Regarding Sauron’s and Melkor’s love interests, big ahem. You will note that confronted with Luthien’s beauty, which moves even the villains to lust, Sauron immediately thinks “Oooh, my master would love that”. Just leaving it there. ;-)
I would state that for Morgoth, Lúthien was an object of lust, not love. You could say the same for Arien, considering how that went. I think he loved Varda, but she knew what was up.
I never read any of the others. Read Shannara when I was young along with Hobbit and LOTR. Then Howard, Moorcock and Karl Edward Wagners Kane. Finally getting through the Silmarillion about the time that Terry Goodkind came out. My choices were tailored by whatever was in the used bookstore
Ive watched a few your videos , very good i like the format , would prefer if your voice was a bit louder and music more quiet, i think this might be autism thing in my case😊
Tolkien never said. The biggest allusion to gunpowder, or at least black powder, was the Fire of Orthanc. Gandalf's fireworks were more explicitly magical.
Did Tolkien always intend to bring Gandalf back in The Two Towers, or did he consider a scenario in which Gandalf's death would be permanent after falling into the shadow?
There aren't any early manuscripts that don't contain Gandalf the White, there were earlier versions of him in The Hobbit as well as the idea early on in Book I that the "black riders" were actually Gandalf in disguise, but Tolkien never seemed to consider keeping him dead.
Regarding the discussion about book series, I agree with you on the Narnia Chronicles. Personally, I found Lewis’s space trilogy to be much better and more thought provoking than Narnia. I’d be curious to get your thoughts on the space trilogy 😊.
Yes, the mace is from the films only. Everything about movie Sauron, his size, the armored look with the three-pointed helmet, the heavy blunt weapon - these are why I call the film version "Morgoth Junior". It's not a bad thing, of course, it's a cool design
Excellent! Thank you! I really enjoyed these and this one was one of the best!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Regarding Sauron’s and Melkor’s love interests, big ahem. You will note that confronted with Luthien’s beauty, which moves even the villains to lust, Sauron immediately thinks “Oooh, my master would love that”. Just leaving it there. ;-)
I would state that for Morgoth, Lúthien was an object of lust, not love. You could say the same for Arien, considering how that went. I think he loved Varda, but she knew what was up.
I never read any of the others. Read Shannara when I was young along with Hobbit and LOTR. Then Howard, Moorcock and Karl Edward Wagners Kane. Finally getting through the Silmarillion about the time that Terry Goodkind came out. My choices were tailored by whatever was in the used bookstore
I think the first of many fantasies I remember reading was lined with sci fi. The Dragonriders of Pern, The Allelujah Files, etc.
Ive watched a few your videos , very good i like the format , would prefer if your voice was a bit louder and music more quiet, i think this might be autism thing in my case😊
No, I agree, sometimes it's hard to tell how loud the music is coming though in the recording.
Gandalf had his fireworks. Did they use gunpowder?
Tolkien never said. The biggest allusion to gunpowder, or at least black powder, was the Fire of Orthanc. Gandalf's fireworks were more explicitly magical.
Did Tolkien always intend to bring Gandalf back in The Two Towers, or did he consider a scenario in which Gandalf's death would be permanent after falling into the shadow?
There aren't any early manuscripts that don't contain Gandalf the White, there were earlier versions of him in The Hobbit as well as the idea early on in Book I that the "black riders" were actually Gandalf in disguise, but Tolkien never seemed to consider keeping him dead.
Regarding the discussion about book series, I agree with you on the Narnia Chronicles. Personally, I found Lewis’s space trilogy to be much better and more thought provoking than Narnia. I’d be curious to get your thoughts on the space trilogy 😊.
I think they're great, but it has been a very long time since I revisited them.
but what about his mace? is it just in the movies?
Yes, the mace is from the films only. Everything about movie Sauron, his size, the armored look with the three-pointed helmet, the heavy blunt weapon - these are why I call the film version "Morgoth Junior". It's not a bad thing, of course, it's a cool design
Replace hunger games with sword of truth starring Richard and Kahlan. Or even Elric of Melnibone💀