How does The Elder Scrolls series compare to the ���Lord of the Rings?
There are many similarities but also quite a few differences:The Dwarves of the elder scrolls universe are a subtypes of elves and there are proofs that actually weren’t smaller then other races. Their actual name was the Dwemer .Most people who call them them dwarves in the elder scrolls universe do so in reference to a fable were Giants saw them as small.The dragons of the elder scrolls universe are immortal beings that are said that have always exisisted .They can be killed , but only a mortal with the soul of a dragon , a Dragonborn can kill them indefinitly by absorbing their soul.They dont have genders and dont reproduce, so they dont lay eggs either. The dragons of Middle Earth communicate telepathically, while the elder scrolls dragon talk.They have their own language called the Dovahzul where combining three words results in a shout. Shouts are a powerfull form of magic that can slow down time, control the weather, etc. Originally, only dragons had the ability to use shouts, but eventually, mortals were given that possibility too, however, shouts takes years to master . That is, unless someone is dragonborn. Such people can learn shouts in just a few seconds .The orcs or Orsimer , are also a sub-type of elves born from the curse of the Daedric prince of deceit and treachery, Boethiah . Unlike the Tolkien orcs, they are not inherently evil and can be part of the rest of societies, though they do have of history of being the pariahs of the continent.
Do the Rings of "Lord of the Rings" actually symbolize the Main Religions of Earth?
It might tie into the ancient mythologies that he borrowed so heavily from (Norse/Viking Eddas/Sagas, Finnish Kalevala, Anglo-Saxon etc.). There is no organized religion represented in any of his Middle-earth writings outside of Pagan myth. The very clear good and evil and how best to deal with it could be tied to ANY modern religion, and many of those Pagan beliefs. Tolkien himself said over and over that there was no allegory in his reworking of the ancient tales, only applicability, and an attempt to give a WAY better mythos to northwestern Europe, England in particular. Regardless of his own devout Catholicism. He actually hated when people tried to do this. Here's something for YOUR eyes and ears to see, if you have any courage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acqOGX62g...
The BIBLE compared to Lord of the Rings?
Wow, pretty funny. I can't wait to see how many people get mad. I'm christian but i can enjoy the humor of the ignorant rants you'll soon receive
What is the most powerful race in Lord Of The Rings?
Well, it depends on what you mean by wizards. Are you referring to the 5 Istari that came to Middle-earth only? Also, I assume we mean their bodily form, since there is a precedent for Wizards and Elves being allowed to return once they're "dead", since they don't actually die. The Wizards are basically angels (Ainur) in human bodies. If you only take the Maiar, the weaker form of angels that the wizards (Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast, Alatar and Pallando) belonged to, then there is not even a remote chance for the other races to win. Remember, the Wizards hide most of their power, and the only other Maia we see is the Balrog, who has lost most of his power through being evil and staying incarnated in that form, and has just woken up, and you still see how ridiculously powerful he is. So with the hundreds of those there's not really a question of who would win. More interesting is if we take the 5 incarnated Wizards. Assuming you get them all back together and on the same side, they'd probably lose. I mean, we know that Gríma managed to kill Saruman's body (and that's what we're counting here, not the Maia Curunír), so it'd just be a numbers game until they died. We know that Orcs are prone to sunlight, and without Sauron or Morgoth shielding them with a cloud of darkness, I doubt they'd get far. And without Sauron or Morgoth, they'd have no-one to motivate them, and they'd just be rabbles (You can see how the bicker among themselves in the book). If we're talking about the whole history of Middle-Earth, then it would probably be a close one between the Elves of the First Age and the Great Armament of Númenor, but the Elves would probably just about win, despite being outnumbered, because, let's face it, at that point, the Eldar (the Noldor in particular) could even defeat Balrogs. At the time of LOTR, most of the Elves are gone, so they would be easily outnumbered, and the ones that stayed behind were pretty weak to begin with. There are too few Hobbits to really be able to face a united force of Dwarves or Men, and while Dwarves are pretty strong, remember that we also get the Men of the South and East, who are now united, and they would eventually bring down all the others. So yeah, as they all say by the end of LOTR, Middle-Earth is now the world of Men.
In Lord of the Rings, is Middle Earth a continent or a whole world?
From what I remember, when Tolkien created Middle-Earth (the world of mortals) it was supposed to be likened to our Earth (the whole world), except that his stories took place during a fictional period of time and the names and locations were fictional. Middle-Earth was primarily the home for mortals, though there were some Elves that lived in/on Middle-Earth that had not yet "crossed over the sea" . When the Elves leave, they are going to another continent. This continent was called Aman,and the Elves had to travel across the Belegaer (a large body of water, often called the Great Sea) to get there. In the books, I don't think they make mention that Aman is a continent, but is made to seem as though it's another "world". If you were to ever read more into Tolkien's studies, there is a lot of information to be found on the languages and places mentioned in his books. Aman is said to be a continent to the west of Middle-Earth, and Middle-Earth is but one continent of Tolkien's "Earth" called Arda. Within Aman are several realms, like Valinor (or the Undying Lands, though Aman is sometimes also referred to by this), the home of the Ainur (spirits), Valar (similar to angels), Maiar (kind of like "lesser" angels) and three races of Elves: Vanyar, some Noldor, and some Teleri. Aman and all of its realms was eventually made unreachable by Men, and only Elves were granted passage after Numenor was destroyed. Only immortal beings and souls were allowed entrance into Valinor. However, in the last book of the Lord of the Rings, Frodo and Bilbo Baggins--and Samwise Gamgee much later, if I remember correctly-- are given permission to enter Valinor by the Valar, because they were all bearers of the One Ring.
How many rings are in lord of the rings?
Okay, I just saw this commercial for an animated Lord of the rings movie. I heard the poem, one ring to rule them all one ring to find them.... but I wanted to know, How many rings, including the master ring are there? ive read the book, but i dont remember how many....