Most Tragic Figure - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Odysseus819 · 02-20-2001, 09:54 AM

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Re: Feanor

Some random comments on the responses, which were all very interesting.

Preliminarily, I have now learned never to refer to LotR as a trilogy -- sorry, i guess that's a major no-no. Since about 9 of you brought this topic up -- I read somewhere that LotR once comprised seven (not six) books. My Q is, what was the "extra" small book?

Back to the thread -- I was thinking of Turin. His story certainly reads like a Greek tragedy. He was a worthy man, but his stubborn refusal to return and accept Thingol's judgment set in motion the whole chain of events that ultimately led to his tragic death.

But I also had Boromir and others (Hurin, e.g.) in mind, and I wanted to find out what others thought. One of the posters was very down on Boromir, but I note that Aragorn though him a vaaaliant man, and the fact that he was willing to face the balrog certainly shows courage. And he dioed heroically. But Turin certainly fits the classic definition better.

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02-20-2001, 09:54 AM	#11
Odysseus819 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 699	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 101</TD><TD><img src=http://images.ofoto.com/photos51/1/40/56/13/93/0/93135640103_0_SM.jpg?v=1 WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Feanor Some random comments on the responses, which were all very interesting. Preliminarily, I have now learned never to refer to LotR as a trilogy -- sorry, i guess that's a major no-no. Since about 9 of you brought this topic up -- I read somewhere that LotR once comprised seven (not six) books. My Q is, what was the "extra" small book? Back to the thread -- I was thinking of Turin. His story certainly reads like a Greek tragedy. He was a worthy man, but his stubborn refusal to return and accept Thingol's judgment set in motion the whole chain of events that ultimately led to his tragic death. But I also had Boromir and others (Hurin, e.g.) in mind, and I wanted to find out what others thought. One of the posters was very down on Boromir, but I note that Aragorn though him a vaaaliant man, and the fact that he was willing to face the balrog certainly shows courage. And he dioed heroically. But Turin certainly fits the classic definition better. </p>