AndeonOfficer
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re: Chapter 10 questions - of the Sindar
by Andeon on 2011/10/01 5:38 am
Questions for the Silmarillion
#1 – we return to Beleriand, and cover events that occurred while we watched the events in Valinor. Time here is marked in the 3 ages of Melkor's chaining...where do we find the 3 ages of melkor's chaining?...
#2 – The Elves meet the dwarves, which they call the Naugrim – discuss all the various curious ways in which the two races are similar, and in which ways they are different, and in what ways they both seem to benefit in this early age
#3 – Thingol and Melian learn the arts of war – as the evil creatures of Melkor's first (?) army make their way down into Beleriand, we are introduced to wolves, or things in wolf shape, and the already familiar in the arts of war Dwarves teach the making of arms and armor and fortresses and warcraft to the elves
#4 – the oft-maligned (in LOTRO) “Runes” are introduced. Here, the dwarves seem to take to runes, or Cirth, with much greater love than the elves do – how do you think this passage might reflect on the oft-maligned runekeeper of LOTRO? And where else do runes show up in Tolkien's Middle Earth?
#5 – Menegroth – the elven abode of a thousand caves. What does this story do for the age-old stereotype of the elven tree-huggers? Does anyone remember the abode of King Thranduil in the Hobbit?...
#6 – How far is a league?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_%28unit%29
somewhere between 3 miles and 5.5 kilometers...or the distance a person could *arguably* travel in an hour.
Angbad (the fortress of Morgoth) is about 150 leagues from Menegroth...
#7 – our last paragraph – brings us even in time with the events we've read, as Feanor reaches the mainland of Beleriand. Note that no message, physical or spiritual, comes from Aman (where Valinor is) after the destruction of the trees.
**your questions format may seem somewhat different, as they are posted by Andeon at the behest of lady Lennidhren, rather last minute-ish...still, I hope they prove to be useful**
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