Moria and the other one

[Anamatar IV]

Dark_Wraith told me to read it. Its a 4 book series like the lord of the rings (very like but more modern) by stephen king.

 

[DGoeij]

I will reccomend that serie to you. Maybe it's a good idea to keep it on the side once you start in the Sil. That book is sure not something to try and read at once. All these names and all this history, can be quite confusing. It's much more difficult than LOTR and certainly the Hobbit.

If you're interested in the dark Tower series, maybe you should read about it here in the Stephen King Thread

 

[Dark_wraith]

Myself i though that the dark tower was easier than LOTR. It is true that there is lots of stuff in it tho. Almost all of steven kings books tie in somewhere

 

[DGoeij]

After reading back my own post, I must conclude I was still asleep at the time of the actual typing.

What I meant was, that the Silmarillion is rather hard to read. Hardly comparable to LOTR, even if it originally comes from the same author, although being edited by his son Christopher.

So my advice was to read the Sil in small portions. I have the habit of changing between difficult and easier books, because I wish to read anyway. So the Dark Tower (first story being 'the Gunslinger') could be the easier book, along with the more difficult Sil. Just an idea that works for me.

I hope I cleared this up.

 

[WakanaTachibana]

Originally posted by Grond
Anamatar IV, it is imperative that you first read the Silmarillion. It will give you soooooo much more than you find in the Lord of the Rings by itself. All of the "obscure" things you hear in the LOTR are expanded upon. You will find out why the Elves cry out "Elbereth Githoniel" when threatened. You will discover how and why the Sun and the Moon exist. You will discover that Sauron is but a servant of the True Dark Lord Melkor. You'll actually understand why I chose this name, Grond. (Melkor's Hammer of the Underworld). By all means read The Silmarillion first... and soon.

i think it is kinda funny how in the movie they portrayed Sauron and his weapon that reminded me very much of the weapon of Morgoth.

 

[Grond]

If you'll look at Alan Lee's painting showing the battle of Fingolfin and Morgoth, you will see that PJ took more from Morgoth than just his mace. PJ's entire portrayal of Sauron seems to be a copy of John Howe's painting (which makes sense since Howe was an integral part of the Movie Team.)

 

[Dark_wraith]

well i know this is gonna make me sound dumb but....... ........who is Morgoth??

 

[Anamatar IV]

apparently saurons master.

 

[pohuist]

Also known as Melkor, one of the (if not the) most powerful Vala who turned to dark power. You will find everything you want to know about him in "the Silmarillion". Sauron was originally an Aule's Maia who was seduced by Morgoth and became his lietenant and commander of his armies. After Morgoth was defeated by Valar, Sauron hid somewhere, and then subsequently re-emerged in ME some time later and began building his own empire with remnants of evil forces still existing at the time.

 

[Lantarion]

In short: READ THE SIL, AND DON'T COME BACK BEFORE YOU DO!!!

No but seriously, read the SIlmarillion. It's IMHO the best book Tolkien has written.

 

[Windfola]

The Silmarillion is definitely more detailed and a much deeper read than tLotR, and I enjoyed it tremendously for its background information on "The Beginning" and very early history of Tolkien's world, but my all time favorite will always be tLotR, for its beautiful story and the way that Tolkien wrote it. He wrote as if he were painting with words--so much so that I feel as if I have stepped into the story myself whenever I read it (now THAT's the mark of a talented writer!).

I stand in awe....