Allusions: LOTR

Posted By: Mesklin (nrwc-sh10-port160.snet.net)
Date: 5/29/1999 at 4:09 p.m.

In response to Myth Allusions at http://myth.bungie.org/legends/delusions/myth_allusions.shtml

I am at odds with two statements made by Todd Proctor:

"Examples -Forest Giants, giant peaceful woodland beings that live in the forest and are covered in bark. In lotr we see 'Ents', beasts which match that description perfectly, and in Myths tag.gor and Artsound.gor files, The files for forest giants are called 'Ent'.

Balor-Sauron. Balor used to mix in with the good( as conacht) guys before becoming a real [jerk] and terrorizing the [w]hole known world.

Sauron used to be in league( or at least pretended) with the old elven kings(gil-galad, elrond, celebrant all those other guys that do not come to mind due to several years of not reading the book) before he decided to be a real [jerk] and terrorise the [w]hole known world.

The nine - The nine. Nine powerful sorcerers who lead the legion, nine travellers chosen to dispose of the ruling ring.

The object of my rejection - In each story line, there is a small object that needs to disapear in order for the ghood duys to win(the ring/Balors head). And how do they get rid of them? throwing them down a great big hole(The devoid/Mount oriduin(volcano)).

Ghols - They remind me alot of orcs, both races are war loving, Dwarf hating, have taken away the Dwarfs ancestoral home(moria/myrgard).

Covenent/Osgiliath - They used to be the major centre of human inhabitance in both story lines, now they are both sacked by the dark."

1) That Sauron and Balor are similar by virtue of the fact they both
"mix in with the good guys" before destroying everything. There is a
huge difference between Balor and Sauron. Balor actually was a hero,
liberating the world from the dark age it was enduring at his birth.
Sauron merely appeared to fraternize with Elves and Men so he could sow
the dark seeds of discord between them. He would have done so forever,
but his body was killed in the fall of N™menor and he was never again
able to assume a form fair to mortal eyes.

2) That Ghols are similar to Orcs. True, the races are both violent and
seemingly stupid, but there is a huge difference. Ghols appear to be
natural, if overly bloodthirsty, creatures. Orcs, on the other hand,
were created through diabolical means by Melkor in the First Age. They
were utterly evil creatures created to be a sick imitation of the Elves
and were used as shock troops in Melkor's and Sauron's armies. The Ghols
are a fairly wild and independent race.

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