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10-28-2008, 12:01 PM | #1 |
Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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Ghosts, myths and legends of Middle-earth
Since Halloween is coming up soon, and since nobody has made a thread like this so far, I thought that it would be neat to refresh our memories of everything scary that Tolkien imagined.
It can be a true story that Tolkien has mentioned in his books, or just something that really creeped you out. For example, the story about "Mad Baggins." From Feanor's Oath to the things that crawl under the earth, everything scary is welcome! What scares you in Middle-earth?
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10-28-2008, 12:54 PM | #2 | |
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For scary, how about that dirty old Vala Morgoth.
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10-28-2008, 04:20 PM | #3 | ||
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You should have a look for one of my 'horror' or Gothic threads, I've started a couple - I love all that stuff and Tolkien is great at it! I've found loads of scary things!
The top all-time scary thing has got to be the Witch-king's line to Eowyn: Quote:
And this is the second most frightening thing in all of Tolkien: Quote:
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10-28-2008, 05:18 PM | #4 | |
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When it comes to horrific, I always think of a passage in "The Siege of Gondor," beginning with the catapult barrage of Minas Tirith:
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10-28-2008, 08:04 PM | #5 |
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Bombadil. Tom Bombadil.
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10-29-2008, 02:59 AM | #6 | |
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There are several poems in "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" that have scary elements: a troll of whom people are afraid; an island upon which people land, only to find that it is a tortoise' back; the tale of a shadow-bride. However, the creepiest one is "The Mewlips", which I quote here (not quite in its entirety, but extensive passages to show the effect):
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10-29-2008, 06:57 AM | #7 |
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But Bombadil is cool, he's quite cute and sort of cuddly. I agree his singing is horrific, enough to make the ears bleed, though that's not a lot different to most of the popstars around these days, is it?
He'd probably go down a storm on the X-Factor.
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