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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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  Tolkien 101: How to tell apart Saruman and Sauron

  04.13.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 4 Comments

  As an aficionado of the original books, I find it strange that viewers of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy have trouble telling the difference between the villain characters Sauron and Saruman. But I have heard from more than one intelligent, attentive moviegoer that they were confused on this issue. So let’s get this cleared up…

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