http://periannath.com/feature/tolkien-101-how-to-tell-apart-saruman-and-sauron/ Aiya! Periannath.com is a weblog for the genuine Tolkien aficionado. There are no 13-year-old Orlando Bloom fans here. Get news and features about the writings, the legendarium, the languages, collectibles and games, and yes, the movies. Mon, 06 May 2013 05:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://periannath.com/feature/tolkien-101-how-to-tell-apart-saruman-and-sauron/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Neil Sinclair Tue, 29 May 2012 17:28:13 +0000 http://periannath.com/?p=1030#comment-785 Saruman just a "guy", Sauron pretty much a "god". They where both angelic Maiar. When asked by the Ainur to help middle earth they became incarnate. Veiled in flesh they became subject to the travails and weaknesses of a body. they were asked to remain hidden and not use their angelic powers to influence the peoples of middle earth. Gandalf remained true to his set purpose while Saruman, Rhadgast and two other unnamed wizards fell by the wayside. Saruman just a “guy”, Sauron pretty much a “god”. They where both angelic Maiar. When asked by the Ainur to help middle earth they became incarnate. Veiled in flesh they became subject to the travails and weaknesses of a body. they were asked to remain hidden and not use their angelic powers to influence the peoples of middle earth. Gandalf remained true to his set purpose while Saruman, Rhadgast and two other unnamed wizards fell by the wayside.

]]> http://periannath.com/feature/tolkien-101-how-to-tell-apart-saruman-and-sauron/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Eliana Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:08:10 +0000 http://periannath.com/?p=1030#comment-660 Hey, Tolkien changed all our lives. Back to S and S, I really don't see Saruman as a well-intentioned hero, but rather as an over-bearing know-it-all who got tangled up in Sauron's web, realized too late he was out-classed and had failed Evil 101, and high-tailed it to the Shire where he could both hide and lord it over the poor hobbits, all at the same time. I'm glad Grima killed him. Anyway, what about a nice feature on Ungoliant and her delightful offspring? And how about those choice arachnids in Mirkwood? Hey, Tolkien changed all our lives. Back to S and S, I really don’t see Saruman as a well-intentioned hero, but rather as an over-bearing know-it-all who got tangled up in Sauron’s web, realized too late he was out-classed and had failed Evil 101, and high-tailed it to the Shire where he could both hide and lord it over the poor hobbits, all at the same time. I’m glad Grima killed him.
Anyway, what about a nice feature on Ungoliant and her delightful offspring? And how about those choice arachnids in Mirkwood?

]]> http://periannath.com/feature/tolkien-101-how-to-tell-apart-saruman-and-sauron/comment-page-1/#comment-658 same agol Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:49:29 +0000 http://periannath.com/?p=1030#comment-658 hi Tolkien changed my life hi
Tolkien changed my life

]]> http://periannath.com/feature/tolkien-101-how-to-tell-apart-saruman-and-sauron/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Periannath.com » Blog Archive » Roto-Orcs & Invincible Doors: Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 ‘JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings’ Reviewed Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:24:46 +0000 http://periannath.com/?p=1030#comment-407 [...] For the first time, we hear that the book’s Saruman has been renamed “Aruman.” This is because Bakshi assumed the American moviegoing public was so dense, they would not understand the difference between “Saruman” and “Sauron.” As the Peter Jackson trilogy demonstrated, Bakshi was absolutely right. [...] [...] For the first time, we hear that the book’s Saruman has been renamed “Aruman.” This is because Bakshi assumed the American moviegoing public was so dense, they would not understand the difference between “Saruman” and “Sauron.” As the Peter Jackson trilogy demonstrated, Bakshi was absolutely right. [...]

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