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Hello. I am Eldorion, a Tolkien fan who's interested in online encyclopedias (not just about Tolkien) who wanted to try to help improve one that is about something he knows a fair deal on. | Hello. I am Eldorion, a Tolkien fan who's interested in online encyclopedias (not just about Tolkien) who wanted to try to help improve one that is about something he knows a fair deal on. | ||
==Name== | |||
My name is not a misspelling of [[Eldarion]] ([[Aragorn]] and [[Arwen]]'s son), but is the name of a role-playing character I maintain on a Tolkien roleplaying site. It means either "son of the star-land" ([[Numenor]]) or "son of the elf-land" ("El" can mean either), a duality that is fitting as he is half Gondorian and half elven. | |||
==Background== | |||
I first read [[The Hobbit]] and [[The Lord of the Rings<]] several years ago, after the movies came out but before I saw them. I later read [[The Silmarillion]], [[Unfinished Tales]], much of [[The History of Middle-earth]], and [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]. I enjoy reading and learning about Middle-earth bery much. | |||
==The Movies== | |||
I am fairly critical of a number of changes made by [[Peter Jackson]], [[Fran Walsh]], and [[Philippa Boyens]] to LOTR, and I feel like they lack an understanding of the story in several places (including the [[Dead Men of Dunharrow]] and the [[Grey Havens]]. I also think that the films could have been imrpoved as movies. | |||
Nonetheless, I am still a fan of the movies, and have watched all three very long Extended Editions multiple times. I just like the books better. | |||
Revision as of 19:09, 15 May 2009
Hello. I am Eldorion, a Tolkien fan who's interested in online encyclopedias (not just about Tolkien) who wanted to try to help improve one that is about something he knows a fair deal on.
Name
My name is not a misspelling of Eldarion (Aragorn and Arwen's son), but is the name of a role-playing character I maintain on a Tolkien roleplaying site. It means either "son of the star-land" (Numenor) or "son of the elf-land" ("El" can mean either), a duality that is fitting as he is half Gondorian and half elven.
Background
I first read The Hobbit and [[The Lord of the Rings<]] several years ago, after the movies came out but before I saw them. I later read The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, much of The History of Middle-earth, and The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. I enjoy reading and learning about Middle-earth bery much.
The Movies
I am fairly critical of a number of changes made by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens to LOTR, and I feel like they lack an understanding of the story in several places (including the Dead Men of Dunharrow and the Grey Havens. I also think that the films could have been imrpoved as movies.
Nonetheless, I am still a fan of the movies, and have watched all three very long Extended Editions multiple times. I just like the books better.
