The Silmarillion in one word - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

FlimFlamSam · 08-04-2011, 06:58 AM

Macalaure spoke: The Silmarillion in one word.
Since the Sil is not as universally loved as the LotR, I'm looking forward to some controversy!

Leperous
corrupting; poisonous

I like Lord of the Rings pure. Not with all that fungal growth attached to it. That stuff is toxic.

Galadriel55 · 08-04-2011, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FlimFlamSam

I like Lord of the Rings pure. Not with all that fungal growth attached to it. That stuff is toxic.

I do not quite understand how The Sil is "fungal growth". And it's not "attatched" to LOTR - more the opposite; even though LOTR was published first, The Sil was the original idea.

Can you please explain why you think so?

And welcome to the Downs! Enjoy your stay!

FlimFlamSam · 08-04-2011, 08:02 AM

Galadriel55 spoke: [I do not quite understand how The Sil is "fungal growth".]
A metaphor and a joke on a Hobbit's love of mushrooms.

Galadriel55 spoke: [And it's not "attatched" to LOTR - more the opposite; even though LOTR was published first, The Sil was the original idea.]
Oh, I'm quite aware of the relationships. Moreso than you would believe.

Galadriel55 spoke: [Can you please explain why you think so?]
The ideas in The Silmarillion were quite "fluid" when it came to writing Lord of the Rings. I liked that Gil-Galad was the only son of Feanor, that Neldoreth (home of Thingol and Melian) was the forest abutting the Sea of Rhun (see HOME War of the Ring; the second map) and other massive changes that he was considering when writing Lord of the Rings.

Those stories were meant as a backdrop, not something to be forever encapsulated in Silma and sworn an oath by.

Galadriel55 spoke: [And welcome to the Downs! Enjoy your stay!]
Thank you.

Galadriel55 · 08-04-2011, 08:31 AM

In that case, we will just have to disagree.

I think that The Sil is a beautiful work, even if it wasn't completed by JRRT.

Nerwen · 08-04-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

In that case, we will just have to disagree.

I think that The Sil is a beautiful work, even if it wasn't completed by JRRT.

I think this guy's just trolling, G55– see his post on the "Why is it so difficult" thread.

FlimFlamSam · 08-04-2011, 09:56 AM

Galadriel55 spoke: [In that case, we will just have to disagree]
Yeppers.

Nice summation of the exisitng words used in the thread so far.
Good work.

Nerwen spoke: [I think this guy's just trolling.]
Yeah... No--that's not it.

Nerwen · 08-05-2011, 06:39 AM

FlimFlam–

You do know that just saying you're not a troll by this stage carries about as much weight as insisting that a violet-eyed half-Elf fan-fic heroine is "not a Mary Sue"?

Galadriel55 · 08-04-2011, 09:25 AM

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08-04-2011, 08:31 AM	#4
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,523	In that case, we will just have to disagree. I think that The Sil is a beautiful work, even if it wasn't completed by JRRT. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

08-05-2011, 06:39 AM	#7
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	FlimFlam– You do know that just saying you're not a troll by this stage carries about as much weight as insisting that a violet-eyed half-Elf fan-fic heroine is "not a Mary Sue"? __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

08-04-2011, 09:25 AM	#8
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,523	Quite a few one-words to describe The Sil (aka a summary of what has been said): Terse (Mac) Formidable (Esty) Mythic (Selmo) Glacial (Lal) Fateful (Ang) [A] jewel (Bb) Deep (Ninja91) Better (Eomer) Magic (TM) Disjointed (Morm) Fey (Mith) Engaging (Valier) Complex (Brinn) Depressing (symestreem) Unfortunate (Lhuna) Tragic (Elempi) Multi-charactered (Firefoot) Sweeping (Elempi) Overpowering (Captain Grishnahk) Splintered (Elempi) Cynical (Alatar) "Totally" (Alatar) Tome-ish (Alatar) Preliminary (Pio) Demanding (Saucie) Long (Enca) Morgoth (Child) Medieval (Child) Interesting (Gil) Challenging (Lhuna) Bold (Elempi) Lore (TM) Epic (High King Fingolfin) Stupendous (Morm) Doomed! (Guinevere) Dry (Liriodendron) Sombre (Guinevere) Colossal (Galadel Vinorel) Fate (TM) Convincing (Legate) Sacred (Amras Oronar) Bare-boned (Pio) "The Bible of ME" (Boromir_bg) Magnificient (Lommy) Historical (yavanna II) Debated (Elempi) Unfinished (hild) Ethereal (Elmo) Compicated (Orominuialwen) Intense (Shieldmaiden4xsword) Compelling (Tar-Meneldur) Doctored (Bb) Emended (Bb) Nascent (Pio) Tertiary (Son of Numenor) Nutty (Lal) Layered (Laitoste) Loss (Thena) Revealing (luthien-elvenprincess) nakakapagpabagabag (Lhuna) "The 'l' of a story" (Bb) Bleak (ADubiousSource) Iluvatar (ADubiousSource) Tragedy (Thena) Destiny (Thena) History (Thena) Bible (Thena) Lumenyáre (Thena) Revelation (Neithan Tol Turambar) Christopher (narrforc) Overcomplex (Sir Kohran) Norse (LjósÁlfr) Teasing (Sauron The White) Headache (blood of angels) Homeric (Andsigil) Cosmological (Morth) Short (Rikae) Novel - in both senses (Valesse) Fascinating (Groin Redbeard) Didactic (Ibrin) Intricate (kementari) Changed/Edited (Eonwe) Distant (Siiw) Elegiac (Lush) Confusing (TGEW) Fall (Nilp) Lovely (Rune) Archaic (skip) Broken (Tietäjä) Enchanting (Agan) Impossible (Diane C) Frustrating (TheOrcWithNoName) Sublime (Eomer) Grand (Zil) Eternal (G55) Nostalgia (Galadriel) Powerful (G55) Transcendent (Ozban) Beautiful (G55) Emotional (Ren the Unclean) Rough (Cirdan) Legendary (oddkins) Imperfection in perfaction (SlverGlass) Saga (SlverGlass) An endowment (SlverGlass) Captivating (SlverGlass) Indomitable (spirit_of_fire) Hope (spirit_of_fire) Valor (spirit_of_fire) Sorrow (spirit_of_fire) Satisfying (Banthro) Leperous (FlimFlamSam) Corrupting (FlimFlamSam) Poisonous (FlimFlamSam) __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

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08-04-2011, 06:58 AM	#1
FlimFlamSam Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25	Macalaure spoke: The Silmarillion in one word. Since the Sil is not as universally loved as the LotR, I'm looking forward to some controversy! Leperous corrupting; poisonous I like Lord of the Rings pure. Not with all that fungal growth attached to it. That stuff is toxic.

08-04-2011, 08:02 AM	#3
FlimFlamSam Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25	Galadriel55 spoke: [I do not quite understand how The Sil is "fungal growth".] A metaphor and a joke on a Hobbit's love of mushrooms. Galadriel55 spoke: [And it's not "attatched" to LOTR - more the opposite; even though LOTR was published first, The Sil was the original idea.] Oh, I'm quite aware of the relationships. Moreso than you would believe. Galadriel55 spoke: [Can you please explain why you think so?] The ideas in The Silmarillion were quite "fluid" when it came to writing Lord of the Rings. I liked that Gil-Galad was the only son of Feanor, that Neldoreth (home of Thingol and Melian) was the forest abutting the Sea of Rhun (see HOME War of the Ring; the second map) and other massive changes that he was considering when writing Lord of the Rings. Those stories were meant as a backdrop, not something to be forever encapsulated in Silma and sworn an oath by. Galadriel55 spoke: [And welcome to the Downs! Enjoy your stay!] Thank you.

08-04-2011, 09:56 AM	#6
FlimFlamSam Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25	Galadriel55 spoke: [In that case, we will just have to disagree] Yeppers. Nice summation of the exisitng words used in the thread so far. Good work. Nerwen spoke: [I think this guy's just trolling.] Yeah... No--that's not it.