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The One Ring Forums: Off Topic: The Pollantir:
The Silmarillion is better than Lotr?
Poll: The Silmarillion is better than Lotr?
Yes it is
No it isn't
They're equal
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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor


Jun 20 2014, 5:57pm

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The Silmarillion is better than Lotr? Can't Post

 


Darkstone
Immortal


Jun 20 2014, 6:01pm

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Nope. [In reply to] Can't Post

There aren't any hobbits in the Sil.

QED


Arannir
Valinor


Jun 20 2014, 6:03pm

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Cannot vote. [In reply to] Can't Post

I read them so differently I couldn't judge or say what I find subjectively better.

As as book to read in bed before going to sleep, LotR is more suited though, imho. Or to read almost every year around Christmas (or listen to on audiobooks).


Magpie
Immortal


Jun 20 2014, 8:42pm

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although... [In reply to] Can't Post

listening to Martin Shaw read the Sil will put me out in minutes! That is, listening in bed before sleep.

So I guess it depends on what you want from a book before bed. :-)


Magpie
Immortal


Jun 20 2014, 8:43pm

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Are oranges better than Swiss chard? [In reply to] Can't Post

can't compare.

I need that option here: can't compare as for 'better'.

In terms of what I like most: LOTR. But I don't know if that makes it better.


Arannir
Valinor


Jun 20 2014, 9:42pm

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True :P [In reply to] Can't Post

 


Ethel Duath
Half-elven


Jun 21 2014, 2:58am

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I can grow Swiss Chard here, but not oranges. Therefore [In reply to] Can't Post

I find chard something I can eat frequently and have as a more regular part of my life, whereas oranges seem more exotic and yummy, but tend to have unexpected flaws inside at times. (I'll leave you all to guess which I think is which . . .)


sevilodorf
Tol Eressea


Jun 21 2014, 3:02am

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Depends on your purpose for reading [In reply to] Can't Post

The Silmarillion is not a fully realized narrative, though some parts are readable as such. To me, it's more a series of notes about various parts of the universe. Encyclopedia articles if you will.


DaughterofLaketown
Gondor


Jun 21 2014, 3:25am

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I didn't get this vibe at all [In reply to] Can't Post

It feels like a collection of wonderful legends to me. I prefer it to Lotr because the scope and history is huge. But then I am fond of mythology and am used to reading what may be considered to encyclopedic to some.


(This post was edited by DaughterofLaketown on Jun 21 2014, 3:25am)


Vepariga
The Shire


Jun 21 2014, 4:15pm

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Each has its merits [In reply to] Can't Post

LOTR is superior in its narrative and characters, and the Sil is great for its over view and tales of various happenings.

I place them on equal-ish grounds but placing LOTR just that little bit higher. Sil is great for diving deeper into the lore and finding answers for questions you ask in your mind.


Mikah
Lorien

Jun 22 2014, 4:28am

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Agreed.... [In reply to] Can't Post

"The Silmarillion" is my favorite book. I absolutely love it. There are parts of that book which stirred my imagination like no other book has, such as Beren coming to Doriath. I like Lord of the Rings, as does any Tolkien fan, but there is something very special to me about the Sil. Like you, I rather enjoy lore and legend. My husband gave this book to me as a birthday gift and it is easily the best gift I have ever been given.


Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal


Jun 23 2014, 12:32pm

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I said no, but some of that was my reaction when it was first published. [In reply to] Can't Post

I'd been waiting for years, and then when Tolkien died I gave up hope that we'd ever see it. So I was so excited when it was finally published. But I'd been expecting another novel, and wasn't prepared for what it really is. So I was bitterly disappointed at the time.


Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal


Jun 23 2014, 12:33pm

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That was pretty much my reaction. [In reply to] Can't Post

On an unrelated note, I tell my students that QED stands for "that's what we were trying to get", which is a reasonable rough translation of the Latin :-D


Noria
Gondor

Jun 24 2014, 9:20pm

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I love them both for different reasons. [In reply to] Can't Post

LotR is the easier read, being a novel in an almost conventional format.

The Silmarillion is a collection of stories in different voices that tell one overarching story. As much as I love LotR, I have to admit that for sheer beauty, The Silmarillion has it beat.


Konrad S
Lorien

Feb 7 2015, 11:28am

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Yes it better! [In reply to] Can't Post

 

 
 

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