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58. The best part of the Silmarillion

Mon Sep 21, 2020, 11:23 AM

Sep 2020

was how Ulmo, Lord of Waters, plays the Music of the creation of the world, in the sound of the sea and surf. Men hearken to it, not knowing what it is, but are drawn to its seductive pull on their consciousness and spirit.

I feel it every time I go to the beach. It's one of the reasons that I live near the coast and almost went insane living away from any body of water.

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I just watched "Lord of the Rings" trilogy again and this hit me like a ton of bricks. [View all] catbyte Sep 2020 OP

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #1

Lord of the rings ampm Sep 2020 #2

🥰 TrueBlueNV Sep 2020 #3

Welcome to DU Alpeduez21 Sep 2020 #18

You Rock! Welcome! n/t Tommymac Sep 2020 #38

Welcome to DU. niyad Sep 2020 #46

Welcome to du, TrueBlueNV! nt Heartstrings Sep 2020 #59

I want to watch the movies- where can they be accessed? Tumbulu Sep 2020 #4

Do you have Prime Video? lunatica Sep 2020 #6

Yes I do, I will go look. I need something to uplift me ! Tumbulu Sep 2020 #7

Oh you have to buy or rent on Amazon.... Tumbulu Sep 2020 #8

If you have Amazon prime you can get tons of their movies free lunatica Sep 2020 #20

I've been watching tons of Feel-Good Hallmark Cha Sep 2020 #43

Your library might have them as well. niyad Sep 2020 #47

They're currently on HBO Max. musicblind Sep 2020 #9

Hmm, I don't have that, but thanks! Tumbulu Sep 2020 #10

HBO Max is not on TV SouthernLiberal Sep 2020 #11

We get HBO Max CloudWatcher Sep 2020 #19

Thanks- I will investigate! Tumbulu Sep 2020 #31

You can purchase the LOTR trilogy on DVD for $12.99 on Amazon; Blue ray costs considerably more Hekate Sep 2020 #26

BE sure to get the extended version DVDs if you buy them! Amaryllis Sep 2020 #41

When I got them at Costco all those years ago, I surely did Hekate Sep 2020 #75

Likely any movie streaming service, including Apple's. Blue_true Sep 2020 #36

HBO Max has them all blugbox Sep 2020 #39

Your local Star-Thrower Sep 2020 #78

"all you have to decide" 0rganism Sep 2020 #5

'There are other forces at work in this world besides the will of evil.' Fritz Walter Sep 2020 #25

I've also called them Orcs, Fritz. Efilroft Sul Sep 2020 #30

Many here have called them orcs. .or death eaters. niyad Sep 2020 #48

Hmmm. Death Eaters works for me. Hekate Sep 2020 #73

Works for me, as well. I think I will return to calling them death eaters. Shorter than what I niyad Sep 2020 #76

catbyte.... Upthevibe Sep 2020 #12

You should stream the trilogy. Like life, it has low and high points, with Blue_true Sep 2020 #37

Make it a point to one day read the books or see the movies. blugbox Sep 2020 #40

You are better off reading the books. LisaM Sep 2020 #53

One of the things I really liked about the movies was the way Middle Earth looked. Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2020 #64

I thought they got Orthanc wrong. LisaM Sep 2020 #65

Love the books, but really liked the movies as well. Except for The Hobbit - too 'Orc-y' & too long GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #72

They didn't even have Orcs in "The Hobbit". LisaM Sep 2020 #77

I saw the Hobbit movies several year ago but I thought that they threw Orcs into the mix. GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #80

Yes, there seemed to be a never-ending supply of them. LisaM Sep 2020 #81

Hear! Hear!! llashram Sep 2020 #13

It is not this day. sarge43 Sep 2020 #14

Love that quote. Hadn't thought of it in awhile bronxiteforever Sep 2020 #15

I'll probably read the books again soon. I don't watch the movies. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #16

Same here. First read the books in 9th grade KatyMan Sep 2020 #27

I read it for the first time in '80 or '81, close to graduating HS. Crunchy Frog Sep 2020 #35

It always does, it always does Hekate Sep 2020 #17

Yes. As patriots we DO see some good in this world Mr. Frodo!..... Illumination Sep 2020 #21

The good vs. evil plays out throughout history. Harry Potter series is also a great portrayal. Evolve Dammit Sep 2020 #22

"Courage, Merry. Courage for our friends." DaisyTom Sep 2020 #23

So many relevent words in those stories catchnrelease Sep 2020 #24

Great scene! When we watch these for movie-time, they are so epic Baked Potato Sep 2020 #28

OK, you win! Fritz Walter Sep 2020 #29

I will play King Theoden's speech at full volume before sunrise on Election Day Efilroft Sul Sep 2020 #32

There are quite a few good quotes in that story... Wounded Bear Sep 2020 #33

Samwise winetourdriver01 Sep 2020 #34

I'm glad I saw the movies first Martin Eden Sep 2020 #42

I'll have to try again. cate94 Sep 2020 #44

The early chapters can be difficult upon first reading Martin Eden Sep 2020 #49

The best part of the Silmarillion jrandom421 Sep 2020 #58

Hard for me to pick a favorite part. Martin Eden Sep 2020 #66

I found an LOTR representative for today's Trump humper Dirty Socialist Sep 2020 #45

For me, it's Alfrid Lickspittle: Ilsa Sep 2020 #69

Tolkien himself lived through very dark times berni_mccoy Sep 2020 #50

In all great mythology's the light side wins, the white hats ride in from the wilderness, randr Sep 2020 #51

That is my favorite passage in the entire trilogy! :) Silver Gaia Sep 2020 #52

I have wondered who the pukes root for in these movies Marthe48 Sep 2020 #54

Well, I know that "conservatives" thought Avatar was a liberal, gay plot to make them look bad. catbyte Sep 2020 #55

Not surprised Marthe48 Sep 2020 #61

"What fresh hell is this" is a phrase that Ilsa Sep 2020 #68

They are the heroes of their own stories; as always, people write themselves into the movie Hekate Sep 2020 #70

why do I just feel like crying 😪? BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2020 #56

So did I. catbyte Sep 2020 #60

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LOTR works its way into all facets of life. world wide wally Sep 2020 #57

Yes. UserNotFound Sep 2020 #63

Tolkien had some great pearls of wisdom woven Ilsa Sep 2020 #67

Kick burrowowl Sep 2020 #71

K&R MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #74

I Love 💖 That Quote...(the movies, the books) electric_blue68 Sep 2020 #79