https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxgsxaFWWHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKU0qDpu3AM
Extremely Lucid explanations of Lotr Topics
Extremely Lucid explanations of Lotr Topics
Extremly lucid and somewhat flippent, but mixed with a bit of modern humor. I did actually find these Youtube vids very interesting. give them a watch and see what you think. Like them or hate them, the guy is pretty accurate and I must admit gave me more in 10 minutes (2 vids) than I had learned in 20 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxgsxaFWWHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKU0qDpu3AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxgsxaFWWHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKU0qDpu3AM
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
Re: Extremely Lucid explanations of Lotr Topics
they were interesting and even though I knew what he said before hand. I will say this though its a good way to explain the Lord of the Rings in short order.
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Peter Remling
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Nice and concise, I liked them.
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robinhoodsghost
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I liked them because, I never could get through Tolkien's Silmarillion....loved the THE LORD OF THE RINGS, liked the THE HOBBIT...but was bored to tears when trying to read THE SILMARILLION. Personally, I didn't need that much back story into the origins of the world..... to me ALIEN is better without PROMETHEUS....But hey, to each his own.
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Elleth
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Very cool summaries! The narrator sounds familiar.. I think he does a history series on youTube as well?
I always loved the Sil - but it's a story that needs to be heard, not read. The formal language is near impenetrable on the page, but spoken? Poetry.
This fall try getting a fire going, get a kettle on or even mull some wine, settle on the sofa, and set the audiobook playing in the background.
Close your eyes, and imagine that's a bard reciting the lines of the old stories...
Heaven.
I always loved the Sil - but it's a story that needs to be heard, not read. The formal language is near impenetrable on the page, but spoken? Poetry.
This fall try getting a fire going, get a kettle on or even mull some wine, settle on the sofa, and set the audiobook playing in the background.
Close your eyes, and imagine that's a bard reciting the lines of the old stories...
Heaven.
Persona: Aerlinneth, Dúnedain of Amon Lendel c. TA 3010.
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Oh what a wonderful idea, your discriptive instructions paint a sensuous picture of a perfect evening!Elleth wrote:Very cool summaries! The narrator sounds familiar.. I think he does a history series on youTube as well?
I always loved the Sil - but it's a story that needs to be heard, not read. The formal language is near impenetrable on the page, but spoken? Poetry.
This fall try getting a fire going, get a kettle on or even mull some wine, settle on the sofa, and set the audiobook playing in the background.
Close your eyes, and imagine that's a bard reciting the lines of the old stories...
Heaven.
BTW I saw several full legnth (I believe) audios of the Silmarilion right on the Youtube page that showed these little clips.
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
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Eledhwen
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I love the Silmarillion. I have read it at least once a year for decades. 
Knowing the lore has always been an interest of mine, and I have an especial interest in the 1st & 2nd Ages. Beleriand calls to me, it's forests and hidden places. Numenore calls even more strongly, that star-shaped island within far-sight of the Blessed Realm.
Don't get me wrong, the 3rd Age and all that goes with it is awesome stuff, obviously, but the Silamrillion hooked me hard, I have to say.
I haven't looked at the links up there, but I read the books, and the Histories, constantly, as well as some fan stuff like 'Isildur'. Don't really need explanations or summaries myself, but I can see where others might find them useful.
Eledhwen
Knowing the lore has always been an interest of mine, and I have an especial interest in the 1st & 2nd Ages. Beleriand calls to me, it's forests and hidden places. Numenore calls even more strongly, that star-shaped island within far-sight of the Blessed Realm.
Don't get me wrong, the 3rd Age and all that goes with it is awesome stuff, obviously, but the Silamrillion hooked me hard, I have to say.
I haven't looked at the links up there, but I read the books, and the Histories, constantly, as well as some fan stuff like 'Isildur'. Don't really need explanations or summaries myself, but I can see where others might find them useful.
Eledhwen
Nandalad!