Live Blogs The Silmarillion: Elves Behaving Badly

TolkienOtaku2014-02-20 22:57:06

Hello, Tropers. This is Tolkien Otaku with, shock of shocks, a live blog about something Tolkien wrote. Specifically, the first of many posthumously published collections of Middle Earth backstory, The Silmarillion. The Elves Behaving Badly part of the live blog title is from a pin on my geeky Pinterest board. I believe it sums up the work quite well.

I will be mentioning many bits of Tolkien fanon and personal headcanon as we go along. I will also be occasionally referencing a particular fanfic. It's called The Silmarillion Rewrite and I highly recommend it for all Tolkien fans who want a good laugh.

Don't be afraid to give constructive criticism if I happen to be doing this whole live blog thing wrong. And feel free to comment with your own witty thoughts on The Silmarillion or Tolkien's work in general.

Comments

Quag15 Since: Dec, 1969

Feb 26th 2014 at 8:14:21 PM

"Aulë's spouse is Yavanna. She is the one in charge of trees and animals. Probably kind of a hippie."

Clearly, Tolkien will always be associated with hippie-related stuff.

In serious terms: I like the idea he had: A Greater God (Eru) who had 12 Ainur, and one of them became the Big Bad. Melkor is basically Satan, though he could also be the Judas of the group, though without any kind of remorse like that apostle.

Sereg Since: Dec, 1969

Mar 7th 2014 at 5:41:20 AM

Well! This should be fun!