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2009-01-10T00:32:22Z

Vanwaquettar:

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I have begun to write something. I do not wish to create my own entirely new world and lore of elven legend and heritage, but do wish to create something uniquely apart from things already done. There are two options as I see it. Either paying homage either to some of the history created by Tolkien, or that of Dungeons and Dragons. I currently favor that of Tolkien. I've been searchingfor a hole, as it were, on which to center my tail. A realm not that of middle earth, but in the same world never the less.

Perhaps a land to the far south?

"Aldarion sailed to Vinyalonde and then followed the coast southward farther than any Numenorean ship had ever gone. On his return journey, he encountered storms and strong winds and was nearly shipwrecked off the coast of Harad. When he reached Vinyalonde he found the haven ruined by the Sea and by hostile Men. His ships were driven back by high winds three times as they tried to turn west toward Numenor. Aldarion's ship was struck by lightning and lost its mast. The ships finally made it back to Numenor in 843."

http://www.tuckborough.net/numenoreans.html#Tar-Aldarion

In skimming the history of the world which Tolkien has created, I would find it hard to believe that the Valar would not know of such a place, by way of never mentioning it. Perhaps, Eru had another thought once the Aniur left for Arda and became the Valar?

Or possibly, I should try to create a new world of my own which would not share any ties to world so beloved. The thought of creating my own history for such a place in not a daunting one, but the idea that I would have to come up with my own elvish language or two is ... all but a nightmare.

Any input into the matter would greatly be appreciated. I would also like to note that, I have never written anything other than for myself, been published, nor have I written anything in a very long time, but I started writing a story for some unknown reason, and I cannot stop.

I would strongly suggest creating your own world; especially if you want to get it published. Also, I believe it's more satisfactory to relise you can invest so much time into something and look at the outcome. I've studied language much, and have created a world of my own, with it's history, language, and such, like a real world or middle earth. [[User:Breragor|A good day to me, is waking up in Middle Earth!]]

Oh the time and task one would endure to create a language structure (not to mention symbols)that is sound in its practice ... fudge. LostWords.

Forums:Age

2009-01-09T20:52:27Z

Vanwaquettar:

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Tolkien labeled/chronicled Middle Earth through Ages(F.A.,S.A.,T.A., Years of the Trees, etc.) How long is an age? How many mortal years make up F.A., etc. and the Years of the Trees? {{unsigned|Breragor}}

:"Age" is not a standard unit of time. A new Age starts, well, when the last one's over. The First Age lasted some 590 years, the Second 3441, and the Third 3021. See [[Timeline|here]] for more info. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 20:29, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

::Who decides when an age ends/begins?[[User:Breragor|A good day to me, is waking up in Middle Earth!]] 04:08, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

:::The chroniclers, the politicians, and history itself. They pretty much all end with a cataclysmic war, one that we today would describe at a "[[World War I|World War]]" - the [[War of Wrath]], the [[War of the Last Alliance]], and the [[War of the Ring]] in this case, though the Fourth Age started two years after the passing of [[the Ring]]. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 21:16, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

From what I have skimmed, the first age far surpassed the length of any other
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Age

Forums:Writing

2009-01-09T20:27:13Z

Vanwaquettar:

Forums:Writing

2009-01-09T20:26:02Z

Vanwaquettar:

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I have begun to write something. I do not wish to create my own entirely new world and lore of
elven legend and heritage, but do wish to create something uniquely apart from things already done.
There are two options as I see it. Either paying homage either to some of the history created by
Tolkien, or that of Dungeons and Dragons. I currently favor that of Tolkien. I've been searching
for a hole, as it were, on which to center my tail. A realm not that of middle earth, but in the
same world never the less.

Perhaps a land to the far south?

"Aldarion sailed to Vinyalonde and then followed the coast southward farther than any Numenorean ship had ever gone. On his return journey, he encountered storms and strong winds and was nearly shipwrecked off the coast of Harad. When he reached Vinyalonde he found the haven ruined by the Sea and by hostile Men. His ships were driven back by high winds three times as they tried to turn west toward Numenor. Aldarion's ship was struck by lightning and lost its mast. The ships finally made it back to Numenor in 843."

http://www.tuckborough.net/numenoreans.html#Tar-Aldarion

In skimming the history of the world which Tolkien has created, I would find it hard to believe that the Valar would not know of such a place, by way of never mentioning it. Perhaps, Eru had another thought once the Aniur left for Arda and became the Valar?

Or possibly, I should try to create a new world of my own which would not share any ties to world so beloved. The thought of creating my own history for such a place in not a daunting one, but the idea that I would have to come up with my own elvish language or two is ... all but a nightmare.

Any input into the matter would greatly be appreciated. I would also like to note that, I have never written anything other than for myself, been published, nor have I written anything in a very long time, but I started writing a story for some unknown reason, and I cannot stop.

Forums:Writing

2009-01-09T20:24:47Z

Vanwaquettar:

<div style="background: #eee; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px">'''[[Main Page|Tolkien Gateway]] > [[Forum:Council|Council]] > {{PAGENAME}}'''</div> [[Category:Council]]



I have begun to write something. I do not wish to create my own entirely new world and lore of elven legend and heritage, but do wish to create something uniquely apart from things already done. There are two options as I see it. Either paying homage either to some of the history created by Tolkien, or that of Dungeons and Dragons. I currently favor that of Tolkien. I've been searching for a hole, as it were, on which to center my tail. A realm not that of middle earth, but in the same world never the less.

Perhaps a land to the far south?

"Aldarion sailed to Vinyalonde and then followed the coast southward farther than any Numenorean ship had ever gone. On his return journey, he encountered storms and strong winds and was nearly shipwrecked off the coast of Harad. When he reached Vinyalonde he found the haven ruined by the Sea and by hostile Men. His ships were driven back by high winds three times as they tried to turn west toward Numenor. Aldarion's ship was struck by lightning and lost its mast. The ships finally made it back to Numenor in 843."

http://www.tuckborough.net/numenoreans.html#Tar-Aldarion

In skimming the history of the world which Tolkien has created, I would find it hard to believe that the Valar would not know of such a place, by way of never mentioning it. Perhaps, Eru had another thought once the Aniur left for Arda and became the Valar?

Or possibly, I should try to create a new world of my own which would not share any ties to world so beloved. The thought of creating my own history for such a place in not a daunting one, but the idea that I would have to come up with my own elvish language or two is ... all but a nightmare.

Any input into the matter would greatly be appreciated. I would also like to note that, I have never written anything other than for myself, been published, nor have I written anything in a very long time, but I started writing a story for some unknown reason, and I cannot stop.

Forums:Writing

2009-01-09T20:20:55Z

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I have begun to write something. I do not wish to create my own entirely new world and lore of elven legend and heritage, but do wish to create something uniquely apart from things already done. There are two options as I see it. Either paying homage either to some of the history created by Tolkien, or that of Dungeons and Dragons. I currently favor that of Tolkien. I've been searching for a hole, as it were, on which to center my tail. A realm not that of middle earth, but in the same world never the less.

Perhaps a land to the far south?

"Aldarion sailed to Vinyalonde and then followed the coast southward farther than any Numenorean ship had ever gone. On his return journey, he encountered storms and strong winds and was nearly shipwrecked off the coast of Harad. When he reached Vinyalonde he found the haven ruined by the Sea and by hostile Men. His ships were driven back by high winds three times as they tried to turn west toward Numenor. Aldarion's ship was struck by lightning and lost its mast. The ships finally made it back to Numenor in 843."

http://www.tuckborough.net/numenoreans.html#Tar-Aldarion

In skimming the history of the world which Tolkien has created, I would find it hard to believe that the Valar would not know of such a place, by way of never mentioning it. Perhaps, Eru had another thought once the Aniur left for Arda and became the Valar?

Or possibly, I should try to create a new world of my own which would not share any ties to world so beloved. The thought of creating my own history for such a place in not a daunting one, but the idea that I would have to come up with my own elvish language or two is ... all but a nightmare.

Any input into the matter would greatly be appreciated. I would also like to not that, I have never written anything other than for myself, been published, nor have I written anything in a very long time, but I started writing a story for some unknown reason, and I cannot stop.

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2009-01-09T19:49:00Z

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