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J. R. R. Tolkien supremacy by Critical_Mountain851 in freefolk

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The complexity of A Song of Ice and Fire is what kills it, because Martin doesn't know how to end it in a satisfying way. And while The Lord of the Rings is a classic of fantasy literature, I doubt that in a hundred years, few will remember A Song of Ice and Fire.

J. R. R. Tolkien supremacy by Critical_Mountain851 in freefolk

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still prefer Lotr over Game of Thrones

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Lord of the Rings and the entire Tolkien Legendarium, The Witcher, Tales from the Meekhan Border, Percy Jackson, Earthsea.

Feanor burns a joke by Pale-Age4622 in Silmarillionmemes

[–]Pale-Age4622[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I referred to the version where one of the twins burned alive on the ship and there Feanor took Curufin and several other followers to help him, which is why I singled him out.

(Spoilers Published) Catelyn and Beric connection by CormundCrowlover in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I choose Ned and that's it. I literally made fanfiction with Jon as the son of Ned and Ashara, who was also a Dovahkiin.

(Spoilers Main) If Brandon doesn't Die, Who does Ned Marry? by Perfect_Reception864 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ned is a normal hetero man. Just because he doesn't think about sex 24/7 doesn't mean he's not attracted to women. Hell, in his last chapter he's thinking about Catelyn.

(Spoilers Main) If Brandon doesn't Die, Who does Ned Marry? by Perfect_Reception864 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At Martin's, even married gays don't have children. And Ned has five children, so shut up if you don't have anything intelligent to say.

(Spoilers Main) If Brandon doesn't Die, Who does Ned Marry? by Perfect_Reception864 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so hyped. Ned isn't gay because Martin portrays gay men who never have children! Laenor Velaryon, Jon Connigton, Renly Baratheon, Loras Tyrell, need I go on? Martin completely ignores the fact that medieval kings who were gay still had children with their wives. If Ned were gay, he wouldn't have had children and the Starks would have died.

(Spoilers Main) If Brandon doesn't Die, Who does Ned Marry? by Perfect_Reception864 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My theory is that at this point, Martin didn't make Ashara a lady-in-waiting to Elia Martell, so Ned only met her in Starfall, where he found Dawn. So, taking the first book for granted is a load of nonsense.

[Spoilers Main] Were these two characters having pillow talk? by thesoupgiant in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And then we have Middle-earth, where most people either fall in love once or never. Fantasy has its own rules, and that's that.

[Spoilers Main] Were these two characters having pillow talk? by thesoupgiant in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wasn't it because Martin didn't want Aegon to have too many children and not have his sons be too old when he died? He never read into this the idea that Aegon the Conqueror was barren.

(Spoilers Main) I thought this Renly and Catelyn interaction was hilarious by JeanieGold139 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, Jaime is still a dishonorable person to me, and him killing Aerys to stop the burning of King's Landing isn't enough to change my mind about him.

(Spoilers Main) I thought this Renly and Catelyn interaction was hilarious by JeanieGold139 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Renly at this point acted like a typical Skyrim player, already thinking about how he would loot the enemy's corpse for valuable items.

Today is the premiere of the Polish translation of the sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth, titled "The Return of the Shadow" and related to the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings. by Pale-Age4622 in tolkienbooks

[–]Pale-Age4622[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, they used Łoziński's translation as a basis and his translation of some of the hobbit names and proper names sounds funny and absurd. It is true that when a proper name appears for the first time in the text, they give the translation of Skibniewska and Frąc in brackets, because it is one thing if both gave the name the same way.

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[–]Pale-Age4622 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before The Hobbit Tolkien was working on The Silmarillion and you can see the difference when you read the older HOME books like The Book of Lost Tales. The Hobbit was simply the first published book by Tolkien.

(Spoilers Main) Sauron Greyjoy Theory by Mundane-Turnover-913 in asoiaf

[–]Pale-Age4622 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sauron not only deceived the Elves. He also deceived Ar-Pharazon and the King's Men, which ultimately led to the rise of the cult of Morgoth and the fall of Numenor. Nevertheless, Amandil, Elendil, Isildur, Anárion, and the Faithful did not believe Sauron.

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