Seiche Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Short and humorous speculation about the fate of the missing silmarils. Spoiler alert that Santa Clause and Marsellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction are implicated. http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/26/a-history-of-the-silmarils-in-the-fifth-age/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 28 minutes ago, Seiche said: Short and humorous speculation about the fate of the missing silmarils. Spoiler alert that Santa Clause and Marsellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction are implicated. http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/26/a-history-of-the-silmarils-in-the-fifth-age/ +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Seiche said: Short and humorous speculation about the fate of the missing silmarils. Spoiler alert that Santa Clause and Marsellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction are implicated. http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/26/a-history-of-the-silmarils-in-the-fifth-age/ That was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.T. Phipps Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I always liked the theory the Arkenstone was one covered in diamond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 4 hours ago, C.T. Phipps said: I always liked the theory the Arkenstone was one covered in diamond. No. Just no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstark Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 On 12/28/2017 at 10:12 AM, Seiche said: Short and humorous speculation about the fate of the missing silmarils. Spoiler alert that Santa Clause and Marsellus Wallace from Pulp Fiction are implicated. http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/26/a-history-of-the-silmarils-in-the-fifth-age/ +2 this was beyond great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I hope sologdin reads the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slurktan Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I liked the link, particularly San Tulkas. Although weirdly the wikipedia page for Maglor in there says he cast himself into the sea based on the Lay of Leithian but the Silmarillion doesn't say he died at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 7:30 PM, larrytheimp said: I hope sologdin reads the link @sologdin did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 On 12/29/2017 at 9:14 AM, Ser Scot A Ellison said: No. Just no. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 40 minutes ago, Ghjhero said: Why not? It diminishes the Silmarils to mere trinkets or novelties. This is an artifact so potent that the Valar themselves went to war over them. That destroyed a fair portion of Middle-Earth. That one could be recovered by happenstance is just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 12 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: It diminishes the Silmarils to mere trinkets or novelties. This is an artifact so potent that the Valar themselves went to war over them. That destroyed a fair portion of Middle-Earth. That one could be recovered by happenstance is just wrong. I can see that. I just like the idea of the Silmarils being part of the overarching theme of Middle Earth’s history that pop up from time to time. A kind of Easter egg if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Ghjhero said: I can see that. I just like the idea of the Silmarils being part of the overarching theme of Middle Earth’s history that pop up from time to time. A kind of Easter egg if you will. Again, reducing them to “easter eggs” just seems wrong to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HexMachina Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Ghjhero said: I can see that. I just like the idea of the Silmarils being part of the overarching theme of Middle Earth’s history that pop up from time to time. A kind of Easter egg if you will. That’s what Galadriel’s phial is no? Sam explicitly points this out iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghjhero Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 3 hours ago, HelenaExMachina said: That’s what Galadriel’s phial is no? Sam explicitly points this out iirc Exactly. That’s why I thought it would be neat if they were to show up in the Hobbit as well. Although I understand where Scott is coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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