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re: LMB Book Club, August 14: Silmarillion ch 4-5

"Of Thingol and Melian" is only 2 pages so we will also read ch 5, "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie" for next week's meeting. Discussion topics to come later. Probably an hour before the meeting as usual, yes. :-)


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re: LMB Book Club, August 14: Silmarillion ch 4-5

For discussion:

(1) Amor omnia vincit: Melian and Thingol...the first of several romances in the Silmarillion, it offers into Tolkien's approach to love stories. So what have we learned? And what might we expect from future romances in the book?

(2) Chapter 5 throws more names at us. Let's start with identifying the geographical ones: the Hither Lands; Arda; Aman; River Sirion; Beleriand; Bay of Balar; Isle of Balar; Falas; Brithombar and Eglarest; Nan Elmoth; Bay of Eldamar; Tol Eressea; Tuna; Pelori; Calacirya; Tirion; Alqualonde; Taniquetil

(3) And some names of people (and a tree): Falathrim; Cirdan; Eglath; Galathilion; and all those descendants of Finwe...

(4) Compare/contrast the interactions of Valar with the elves vs. the interactions of Maiar with the elves in these two chapters. If you were an elf, would you regard the two classes of Ainur any differently at this point?


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re: LMB Book Club, August 14: Silmarillion ch 4-5

Sorry to do this, but...belated change of plans. Due to the Rangers of Ithilien anniversary party on Eleldilmir today...for which three book club regulars are already going to have to miss book club...we'll postpone today's meeting to next Sunday. Sorry folks! But if you want to go ahead and meet and discuss without me and Gaia and Lind and Loc, feel free!


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