The Children of Hurin Review - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Alchisiel · 06-11-2007, 07:15 PM

I am currently reading The Children of Hurin, (and loving it by the way) when I came across a review of the book by Elizabeth Hand on the internet which she states "Morgoth's forces, whose members -- Orcs but also Men known as Easterlings -- resemble marauding Vikings more than the crude, slightly cartoonish regiments depicted in The Lord of the Rings." This statement bothers me. My opinion of the Orcs/Easterlings are far from slightly cartoonish in the LotR. Reading LotR I did not think of the Orcs or Easterlings as cartoonish-I feared them. I would like to get other people's opinions on this.

I wish I knew how to copy a link onto my post but unfortunately I do not know how to do it, however the review is on washingtonpost.com

Alchisiel

06-11-2007, 07:15 PM	#1
Alchisiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: At The Golden Perch enjoying the best pint in the East Farthing! Posts: 68	The Children of Hurin Review I am currently reading The Children of Hurin, (and loving it by the way) when I came across a review of the book by Elizabeth Hand on the internet which she states "Morgoth's forces, whose members -- Orcs but also Men known as Easterlings -- resemble marauding Vikings more than the crude, slightly cartoonish regiments depicted in The Lord of the Rings." This statement bothers me. My opinion of the Orcs/Easterlings are far from slightly cartoonish in the LotR. Reading LotR I did not think of the Orcs or Easterlings as cartoonish-I feared them. I would like to get other people's opinions on this. I wish I knew how to copy a link onto my post but unfortunately I do not know how to do it, however the review is on washingtonpost.com Alchisiel __________________ YOU shall not pass!! Even the smallest person can change the course of the future... Last edited by Alchisiel; 06-11-2007 at 07:19 PM.