The Silmarillion in one word - Page 2 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Boromir_bg · 01-01-2007, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liriodendron

Dry......

Yes,I'd say almost the same.
But you told it first,so I'm gonna say :
"The Bible of the Middle earth"

Thinlómien · 01-04-2007, 07:41 AM

Magnificient

yavanna II · 01-21-2007, 01:22 AM

I'm surprised nobody wrote this before

historical

littlemanpoet · 01-21-2007, 07:49 AM

Debated.

Child of the 7th Age · 01-21-2007, 08:55 AM

- unfinished

Elmo · 01-21-2007, 11:36 AM

ethereal

Orominuialwen · 01-21-2007, 01:05 PM

Complicated

shieldmaiden4xsword · 01-21-2007, 06:50 PM

Intense

Tar-Meneldur · 01-21-2007, 07:22 PM

compelling

Bêthberry · 01-21-2007, 07:40 PM

doctored , or, for those of a different persuasion, emended.

piosenniel · 01-21-2007, 08:31 PM

nascent

Son of Númenor · 01-21-2007, 09:39 PM

tertiary

Lalwendë · 01-22-2007, 01:18 PM

Nutty

Laitoste · 01-22-2007, 08:04 PM

Layered

***Thenamir*** · 01-24-2007, 12:55 PM

I think the one word that sums up the Silmarillion, at least as I see it, it that it is many threads most dealing with...

Loss.

Son of Númenor · 01-24-2007, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thenamir

I think the one word that sums up the Silmarillion, at least as I see it, it that it is many threads most dealing with...

Loss.

What exactly is it that's lost?

***Thenamir*** · 01-24-2007, 02:06 PM

There are so many responses to this that my keyboard is smoking. In various losses of innocence, of perfection, of the trees, Silmarils, kingdoms, freedoms, lives, loves...though there are victories of "good" over "evil" here and there, the Silmarillion reads to me in sum like a long, slow defeat with periodic respites. A more detailed analysis of this topic might merit a separate thread from this one-word idea.

luthien-elvenprincess · 01-28-2007, 09:18 AM

revealing

Lhunardawen · 03-04-2007, 12:36 AM

nakakapagpabagabag

Bêthberry · 03-04-2007, 06:14 AM

'l' of a story.

(Note, I perpetually omit the first 'l' of the jewels' name.)

03-05-2007, 09:06 AM

Bleak

Iluvatar

loss

Knight of Gondor · 03-07-2007, 08:36 PM

Several one-word descriptions of the book that I can think of.

Tragedy

Destiny

History

Bible

But if I had to sum it all up, I would say lumenyáre.

04-07-2007, 09:39 PM

Revelation

narfforc · 04-08-2007, 02:06 AM

Christopher

Sir Kohran · 04-08-2007, 04:44 AM

Overcomplex

I'm hoping that's one word...

LjósÁlfr · 04-08-2007, 08:36 AM

Norse

It looks a lot like Norse saga's tales edda's etc.. + Dwarves and Elves are taken from Norse mythology

. (That wasn't a negative thing by the way, I can imagene you see this as "Ripped from Norse mythology" but that wasn't my intention)

Sauron the White · 04-08-2007, 08:55 AM

Teasing

blood of angels · 06-16-2007, 06:11 PM

Headace
got sore head reading this book, love it but sore lol

Andsigil · 06-16-2007, 06:24 PM

Homeric

Morthoron · 06-16-2007, 09:03 PM

Cosmological...
as opposed to cosmogonical, of course, which would only refer to the Ainulindalë specifically.

Rikae · 02-14-2008, 06:36 PM

Short.

Valesse · 03-19-2008, 08:18 AM

Novel. (in both senses)

Eönwë · 03-19-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by narfforc

Christopher

I think you've got there.

Groin Redbeard · 03-19-2008, 01:53 PM

Fascinating!

Ibrîniðilpathânezel · 03-20-2008, 07:49 AM

Didactic

Bêthberry · 03-20-2008, 09:36 AM

Fate

(On a side note, good to see you back, Ibrîniðilpathânezel. Just the other day Esty and I were worrying that it appeared you hadn't weathered the recent forum woes.)

kementari · 06-01-2008, 06:25 AM

Intricate

Eönwë · 06-01-2008, 08:06 AM

Changed (edited)

Siiw · 06-21-2008, 01:22 PM

Distant (so far into the past that the stories are less detailed)

Lush · 06-21-2008, 05:38 PM

Elegiac

(Not in the sense of couplets... Perhaps couples

).

01-04-2007, 07:41 AM	#42
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01-24-2007, 12:55 PM	#55
*Thenamir* Spectre of Capitalism Join Date: May 2001 Location: Battling evil bureaucrats at Zeta Aquilae Posts: 987	I think the one word that sums up the Silmarillion, at least as I see it, it that it is many threads most dealing with... Loss. __________________ The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~~ Marcus Aurelius

01-24-2007, 02:06 PM	#57
*Thenamir* Spectre of Capitalism Join Date: May 2001 Location: Battling evil bureaucrats at Zeta Aquilae Posts: 987	There are so many responses to this that my keyboard is smoking. In various losses of innocence, of perfection, of the trees, Silmarils, kingdoms, freedoms, lives, loves...though there are victories of "good" over "evil" here and there, the Silmarillion reads to me in sum like a long, slow defeat with periodic respites. A more detailed analysis of this topic might merit a separate thread from this one-word idea. __________________ The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. ~~ Marcus Aurelius

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Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	'l' of a story. (Note, I perpetually omit the first 'l' of the jewels' name.) __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away. Last edited by Bêthberry; 03-04-2007 at 04:56 PM.

03-05-2007, 09:06 AM	#61
ADubiousSource Guest Posts: n/a	Bleak Iluvatar loss

03-07-2007, 08:36 PM	#62
Knight of Gondor Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 744	Several one-word descriptions of the book that I can think of. Tragedy Destiny History Bible But if I had to sum it all up, I would say lumenyáre. __________________ Eagerly awaiting the REAL Return of the King - Jesus Christ! Revelation 19:11-16

04-07-2007, 09:39 PM	#63
Neithan Tol Turambar Guest Posts: n/a	one word to rule them all Revelation

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LjósÁlfr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr. There is a place in the sky, that's called Elf Home. Posts: 23	Norse It looks a lot like Norse saga's tales edda's etc.. + Dwarves and Elves are taken from Norse mythology . (That wasn't a negative thing by the way, I can imagene you see this as "Ripped from Norse mythology" but that wasn't my intention)

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