The atrocity of the Akallabêth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 01-23-2007, 04:41 PM

Aiwendil But doesn't that require Eru to be 'moral'? In short he is not - not as he is described. He's just there, sparks things off, & disappears. The next thing we see of him is (unless this is merely a Dwarvish creation myth) is giving life to the Dwarves & then he pops up & trashes Numenor. In short, the character is not up to the role he is given in the Legendarium. He remains a plot device, he doesn't fulfil the role of providing a moral & ethical heart to the story, an ideal to be emulated, he is simply something which is intended to fill that gap - & as long as Tolkien can point to something within the story which does that he seems happy to forget all about it & get on with telling the story.

01-23-2007, 04:41 PM	#11
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Aiwendil But doesn't that require Eru to be 'moral'? In short he is not - not as he is described. He's just there, sparks things off, & disappears. The next thing we see of him is (unless this is merely a Dwarvish creation myth) is giving life to the Dwarves & then he pops up & trashes Numenor. In short, the character is not up to the role he is given in the Legendarium. He remains a plot device, he doesn't fulfil the role of providing a moral & ethical heart to the story, an ideal to be emulated, he is simply something which is intended to fill that gap - & as long as Tolkien can point to something within the story which does that he seems happy to forget all about it & get on with telling the story.