darkness

The Problem: JRR Tolkien wrote in his unpublished notes and again in Fellowship of the Ring, "[Tom Bombadil] knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside." Christopher Tolkien comments this is a problem, "These words are extremely surprising; for...

Discussion thread for the following topic: https://thetolkien.forum/threads/twilight-amidst-the-everlasting-darkness.31665/#post-598609 @Tyelkormo the Fair and I look forward to your comments! As of now, Chapter 1 has been posted, but there's much, much more on the way!

(Note: This fanfic is a collaboration between me and @Tyelkormo the Fair , adapted from a private RP we've been writing. She wrote the characters of Aredhel and Maeglin, and I wrote Maedhros, and I've done most of the editing to convert it from RP format to fanfic format. Enjoy!) Chapter 1...

Is it death? Is it the void? What could have happened to the sons of Fëanor if they were to break their oath?

Just curious: Did Tolkien ever read "Heart of Darkness" or acknowledge Joseph Conrad? Have you ever read of anyone comparing elements within LOTRs to elements within Heart of Darkness? If you've read Heart of Darkness, can you think of any commonalities within the two stories (even if only in...

I am making an attempt, my way to honour the works of the great J.R.R. Tolkien, to write a story about the light of Belthil after the destruction of Gondolin. It is called "Beyond the Darkness" But as English is not my first language, I am looking for a forum member who will help me edit the...

Post character, any can join: Name: No one knows Yet, known as Black Age:??? Weapons:Two elven blades, Very long hidden knife, and lots of hidden daggers(thighs, arms, etc) Backround: Hazy, never has admitted it. Occupation: Ranger, and In hiding a general Figure: Muscular, Crystal...

Last Stronghold Story: The land has been in darkness for many years, most of the elves have left and the men are in chains deep in Mordor. Only the strong have escaped Sauron's wrath. The only stronghold left in Middle-Earth is Lorien. Ic: The hooded figure emerged from the fog, He was...

Will men come to an evil end, or will they be a part of Arda Remade? Will men ever escape the evil that they fell into? It will be helpful to have read Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth in HoME X to help answer this, as it has a lot of information regarding the fall of men into evil, and their own...

Treebeard says that in the chapter, Treebeard. But which darkness in the north is he talking about? I couldn't figure it out. Is it the original darkness of Melkor? The darkness caused by the Witch-king of Angmar? Or the Darkness of Mirkwood? I'm not sure what it is, does anyone know?

is he the prince of darkness?

How did Sauron make the cloud during the war ofthe ring. There werent any white trees to burn. Was it just something that came from mt, Doom when sauron ordered it to? If so why didnt sauron make it again when the wind drove it away?

In the movie when gandalf says he needs only this one ring to cover all the lands in a... is it second darkness or second of darkness? I always thought it was second of darkness.

Quiz of darkness! This quiz is completely devoted to the creatures of darkness and corrupted people such as Sauron, Morgoth, Saruman and Gollum! So see if you have the knowledge or the skills to answer these stinkers without looking at the book(s)! 1. The Lieutenant of Sauron describes...