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Tolkien 101: Fëanor
07.14.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

Fëanor is one of the greatest characters of The Silmarillion; although Beren Erchamion, Lúthien Tinúviel and Túrin Turambar are more traditional heroes, it’s Fëanor’s choices for both good and evil that create the conflicts that drive the bulk of the story.

The story of Fëanor (told here as briefly as possible) begins as the story of the earliest Elves…
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Sauron’s Blog #68: It’s Been a Busy Five Centuries
07.01.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Another thing I’ve learned is that Celebrimbor is obsessed with recreating the Silmarils. It took a while for him to open up about this, as Galadriel and Gil-Galad both have come down on him for it. I encouraged him; but secretly, I think it’s a terrible idea. Those stupid rocks just drove people crazy, even Melkor, who stapled them to his head and walked around like a giant track lighting feature, whatever that is.
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Sauron’s Blog #56:That’s It, I QUIT!
12.14.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

With post #52, Sauron’s Blog began the story of Beren & Lúthien (told from Sauron’s point of view). Now, the epic tale continues, as Sauron learns that Beren and Lúthien have stolen a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth…
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Tolkien 101: Sauron Gorthaur
06.29.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 3 Comments

Sauron is the titular character and primary villain of The Lord of the Rings. He is introduced as The Necromancer in The Hobbit; and his origins and history are recounted in The Silmarillion. But who is Sauron? Why is he so evil? And how did he become so obsessed with locating missing jewelry?
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Tolkien 101: The Basic Cosmology of Tolkien’s World
06.09.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

In order to give meaningful background information for characters like Gandalf, Sauron, Galadriel and Elrond, I will have to refer to cosmological and cosmogenic ideas laid out in The Silmarillion, which tells the early history of Tolkien’s world.