Lord of the Rings as written by other authors - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 01-04-2010, 07:07 PM

Just found a funny page on this topic, check it out here: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~pierce/lotrbyothers.html

Of course, if anyone has an idea of how another writer would write it, it would great to read some.

Laurinquë · 01-05-2010, 03:32 AM

I the ones by Mark Twain and Douglas Adams are my favourite.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Twain?

Persons attempting to resolve the question of Balrog wings by means of this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to define the nature of Tom Bombadil will be banished; persons attempting to find allegory in it will be shot.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR

Like that would have stopped anyone. If this were a rule on the Barrow-Downs many would experience a painful second death.

Andsigil · 01-05-2010, 04:30 AM

Dashiell Hammett would be a good choice to parody. He's one of my favorites.

Mithalwen · 01-05-2010, 06:34 AM

There was a thread here with parodies on I think.... I haven't found it yet but I remember it was good...

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-05-2010, 06:38 AM

There's a nice long thread with lots of contributions by various Downers here: If LotR had been written by someone else

That thread has traditionally been located on the Books forum for so long that it has not been moved to Mirth. For those who would prefer to post here, I will leave this thread open for now.

If you would like to contribute a new parody tale, please use the above-linked thread so that there will be no confusion when searching. Thanks!

Mithalwen · 01-05-2010, 06:43 AM

That was it... no wonder I didn't find it ... I looked in Mirth....

The Might · 01-05-2010, 08:38 AM

Sorry about that, didn't know there was another one for this.

Well, you could just move the first posts into the other thread and delete this one, that would be ok with me.

01-04-2010, 07:07 PM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Lord of the Rings as written by other authors Just found a funny page on this topic, check it out here: http://www.astro.umd.edu/~pierce/lotrbyothers.html Of course, if anyone has an idea of how another writer would write it, it would great to read some. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

01-05-2010, 04:30 AM	#3
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	Dashiell Hammett would be a good choice to parody. He's one of my favorites. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.

01-05-2010, 06:34 AM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	There was a thread here with parodies on I think.... I haven't found it yet but I remember it was good... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-05-2010, 06:38 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	There's a nice long thread with lots of contributions by various Downers here: If LotR had been written by someone else That thread has traditionally been located on the Books forum for so long that it has not been moved to Mirth. For those who would prefer to post here, I will leave this thread open for now. If you would like to contribute a new parody tale, please use the above-linked thread so that there will be no confusion when searching. Thanks! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-05-2010, 06:43 AM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	That was it... no wonder I didn't find it ... I looked in Mirth.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-05-2010, 08:38 AM	#7
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Sorry about that, didn't know there was another one for this. Well, you could just move the first posts into the other thread and delete this one, that would be ok with me. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown