Very strange theory. There is nothing in Tolkien about the 'endless social engagements' of princesses of the Eldar. The Tale of Years states that it was Celeborn who led the assault on Dol Guldur, though after it was taken, 'Galadriel threw down its walls and laid bare its pits'. And there was neve...

Galadriel was one of the leaders of the Noldor at the time of their Exodus from the Undying Lands. She rabble roused with Feanor in the councils calling the people to go to war - thus she was culpable. However she did not personlly partake of the kinslaying on the Teleri (and had no part whatsoever ...

Sauron and Melkor are two great enemies of Middle-Earth; each in his own way. Both have caused untold suffering and damage to its inhabitants, and although for a long time Sauron was Melkor's servant (and by that, "less evil", as Tolkien tells us in Morgoth's Ring), when he gained "i...

You're all forgetting the other Rings. The 3 Elven Rings were extremely powerful. They couldn't slaughter armies or destroy mountains but they could affect time, heal and renew. Sauron created the One Ring to have control of the others and that's it. Tolkien did say in a Letter that it augmented Sa...

Nature of the One Ring 1. It is intelligent and has its own willpower being a carbon copy of Sauron. 2. It can change its own size and mass so that it can appear heavy and slip off a finger. 3. Its almost indestructable. 4. It can disguise itself as an ordinary plain gold ring as its binding spell ...

The hero of the Lord of the Rings is "the Fellowship" as a group, with supporting cast. For the Gap its "Trumpet's people" with supporting cast.

I think Elena offered herself to Covenenat for one - or maybe both - of two reasons. 1. She wanted to breed a 'superlord'. Lena was an ordinary girl, Elena was High Lord at a younf age due to her power, this may be because was because her father was the white gold wielder. While insest is bad at the...

Troy was too easily seduced by the power and beauty around him in the Land. After all, with Lords and Bloodguard and Giants and the mighty Warward, how could he possibly lose? He was like a pitbull in his attitude, ready and eager to take a bite out of Lord Foul. There was just no room in his think...

Pollinator misunderstands me, but that is understandable. :wink: What I proposed is subtle. The 'conscription' I advocate is seperate to conscription as we see it, which is mandatory. Hile Troy could use the philosophy of the Land to accept that compulsory service by law is not acceptable, but moral...

The question really is would ytou rather be a scumbag or a victim. There are few people who have principles who are not being trampled over constantly.

Dolph Ubikwe was in a good position, not too deep in the misery yet able and willing to do something about the crud flying about.

In the end I found Covenants persistant unbelief illogical and the Land had too many parallels to a cheap version of Middle Earth. It was good but not as good as the Gap series. In the Gap series Donaldson lets fly with his love of anti-heroes, makes the tech consistent and plausibly balanced, by so...

Hile Troy is my favourite character. He has human faults and strengths is believable and advances the plot strongly. He was also a good warmark, just not as good as he should have been. Before I progress further I will state that Hile Troy fulfilled his part of the plot. Donaldson wanted a military ...

New poster here from the UK. Thomas Covenent hater (the person) and lover (the books). How many times have I said to myself: If I met Covenent in the Land I would promise on my return to Earth (where the Oath of Peace doesnt apply) to whip him until his leprosy caught him and turned him into somethi...