Lord of the Rings discussion thread

**Proctor** · 07-03-2015, 02:47 AM

Post what you think about LOTR in this thread, your theories, your favorite parts, anything.

My personal theory is that Tom Bombadil is Eru Ilúvatar, he is the god of the Lord of the Rings universe, either that or a Valar. The way he acts, his powers, his stoicism and absolute disregard and uncaring attitude towards the ring makes me think he is the one.

**Gooding** · 07-03-2015, 02:53 AM

Gandalf was a pain in Bilbo's ass at the very beginning, but later on Bilbo grew to respect and maybe even like him a little. Oh, Samwell was twice the man Frodo was.

**Smitty** · 07-03-2015, 02:56 AM

Gollum is possibly one of the most humorous characters ever written. Very ingenious.

**Proctor** · 07-03-2015, 03:08 AM

Originally Posted by Smitty

Gollum is possibly one of the most humorous characters ever written. Very ingenious.

Tolkien was a very meticulous writer, that's why I like him so much. He wrote A LOT and still managed to keep it interesting the whole way through.

**Smitty** · 07-03-2015, 03:14 AM

Originally Posted by Proctor

Tolkien was a very meticulous writer, that's why I like him so much. He wrote A LOT and still managed to keep it interesting the whole way through.

Yes, he's very engaging. I'm not the type to really get "into" a story, but Tolkien is an exception.

**Proctor** · 07-03-2015, 03:25 AM

**Proctor** · 07-03-2015, 06:57 AM

Here's a fun fact: Legolas only talks to Frodo once throughout every single LOTR movie to say "and my sword" when offering to help Frodo destroy the ring. No two female characters ever speak to each other as well.

**Proctor** · 07-04-2015, 05:06 AM

Beautiful quote by Tolkien

“It is with this gift of freedom that the children of Men dwell only a short space in the world alive and are not bound to it, and depart soon whither the Elves know not. Whereas the Elves remain until the end of days, and their love of the Earth and all the world is more single and more poignant therefore, and as the years lengthen ever more sorrowful. For the Elves die not till the world dies, unless they are slain or waste in grief (and to both these seeming deaths they are subject); neither does age subdue their strength, unless one grow weary of ten thousand centuries; and dying they are gathered to the halls of Mandos in Valinor, whence they may in time return. But the sons of Men die indeed, and leave the world; wherefore they are called the Guests, or the Strangers. Death is their fate, the gift of Iluvatar, which as Time wears even the Powers shall envy.” -Silmarillion

**Neon Knight** · 07-04-2015, 05:21 AM

Spoiler!

**Hecate360** · 07-04-2015, 06:09 AM

The Silmarillion is my favorite of all of Tolkien's works. I even liked it better than LOTR. It was beautifully written. That said, I wonder if Peter Jackson read it, cuz he's got the Elves looking like frilly-willy frou-frou ladies, eating raw veggies and being all soft and wimpy. Are you kidding me? Read the Silmarillion! Sure the Elves were beautiful and graceful, but they could fuck you up shit creek. And there is a passage where somebody went hunting with Orome. Don't ask me who right now, cuz I'm not getting off this couch. But that would prove to me they hunted for food and therefore ate meat. Not backyard weeds and grass. Pretty sure if you handed a plate of that to an Elf, he would break the plate over your head. That being said, I bet anything the Elves' music of choice woulda been metal. I can so see them windmilling at an outdoor show, the band's instruments powered by the sun itself. Yeah, they'd like classical, too. Lots of metalheads do. Yeah, i can rage on and on about all this shit that doesn't exist lol. Share your thoughts! I love discussing Tolkien. \m/