Interesting article on Malekith by Bill King

Tyrannus deathbringer · Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:17 pm

Title says it all...

http://www.williamking.me/2011/10/14/malekith/

Tyrannus deathbringer · Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:24 pm

and another, this time on High Elf/Dark Elf backstory.

http://www.williamking.me/2011/09/14/elves-and-imagery/

Kabbala · Post by **Kabbala** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:46 am

A couple great reads! Wonderful find TD!

Red... · Post by **Red...** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:25 am

Agreed Kabbala. Great find!

Nightcall · Post by **Nightcall** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:54 am

Thanks for those; nice articles!

Norelle · Post by **Norelle** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:56 pm

Epic reads!!! Well done!!!

Sezax · Post by **Sezax** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 2:27 pm

I think warhammer world is totally different ( much more realistic ) from LOTR catholic fairy tale.

I think Morathi represents what would become of Galadriel if she took the One Ring from Frodo.

Norelle · Post by **Norelle** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:15 am

Sezax wrote:I think warhammer world is totally different ( much more realistic ) from LOTR catholic fairy tale.

I think Morathi represents what would become of Galadriel if she took the One Ring from Frodo.

Hey!!! Do not insult LOTR!!! IT's a well written and thought out storyline!!!

Kabbala · Post by **Kabbala** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:24 am

I think may be confusing LOTR with the Chronicles of Narnia. That series is much more the Christian "fairy tale."

Norelle · Post by **Norelle** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:25 am

Yeah, Narnia is more fairytale like, but they're both great reads, from great authors!!!

Post by **Drainial** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:55 am

Tolkien's books are based around a pagan, mostly Celtic, mythology, but that is going somewhat off topic. I like these interviews, they show a man who has done his reading. I read the Darkblade books (some of them at least) with pleasure but pretty much every chapter had something that made me think 'has this guy even read the armybook?'.

Sezax · Post by **Sezax** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:31 am

Tolkien's books are based around a pagan, mostly Celtic, mythology, but that is going somewhat off topic. I like these interviews, they show a man who has done his reading

Yes they are based on but not like these societies. That world is without sexuality, without real moral challenge or questions.

Its a fairy tale about fight between absolute good and absolute evil. Any promise of depth is from the beginning dead because Tolkien was a catholic.

Elves are good, orcs are mean. Their nature is strictly dictated by their own specific natural biology. The few pitiful attempts to pretend, that there is some moral challenge or grey zone, can be found in any fairy tale as well.

I actually like Tolkien, but I refuse the idea that we are supposed to worship Tolkien as some Jesus of Fantasy. Fantasy was founded long before Tolkien.

He did not even come up with the Elves first as everybody claims. The idea of beautiful immortal forest folk with more or less indentical appearence was well popular in England thanks to Midsummers Eve (they were just called faeries)

I just dont think author needs to compare his work to Tolkien. Its fun to do so, but not when one does it like really seriously.

Norelle · Post by **Norelle** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:04 am

Read 'The Silmarillion' if you haven't already, if you want Elves behavely badly. There are a couple of villainous Elves in that book.

Sezax · Post by **Sezax** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:30 am

I read it, thats what I call attempt to look serious. Warhammer world provides real strife of mortals with their own desires and needs, unlike this fairy tale, which is lovely to read as well, but lacks depth, because depth does not come from new fake language, but from moral message.

Ma1us · Post by **Ma1us** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:18 am

Drainial wrote:I read the Darkblade books (some of them at least) with pleasure but pretty much every chapter had something that made me think 'has this guy even read the armybook?'.

Remember that these were written before the new army book was released