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Post by Lomadia on Feb 13, 2005 14:22:19 GMT -5
Well, Valentine's Day is here once more, and that mean's it's time to bring up the old topic again:
Which couple in Tolkien's writings is your favourite? What about their relationship interests you? Are there any characters that you think would have made a good couple? Why?
Let's have some fun with this!
Namarie,
Lomadia
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Post by Lomadia on Feb 21, 2005 23:49:52 GMT -5
I just love deep, heated discussions like these.  Oh, come on! Let's talk a little Arnor Amore! Rohan Romance! Lorien Love! I'll stop. But I know there are at least a half a dozen people here who love to talk about the more sentimental parts of Tolkien's works; why not make a good discussion of it? Elen sila lumenn omentielvo, Lomadia |
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Post by Elanor on Aug 23, 2005 10:24:53 GMT -5
right, I must have missed this thread. I would LOVE to talk about this some.
Of the couples I've read about (forseeable) I connect the most to Luthien and Beren. I think their romance is very well written and I can picture them quite easily. Compared to them, even if Aragon and Arwen were portrayed on film AND the fact that I've read LoTR a lot more times than The Sil, i STILL feel I have a more powerful feeling about L. and B.
Actually, one of my favorite couple is Faramir and Eowyn. I think Faramir was the only man who could "replace" Aragorn. I can't picture Eowyn with anybody else! And I was so glad when I read that they would get together, for both their sake, because both of them are such favorite characters of mine. I guess everybody can identify with being in love with somebody who doesn't return your feelings.
elanor
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Post by Goblinglow on Aug 25, 2005 20:51:46 GMT -5
In Tolkien's writings, I'd have to say my favorite would be Nienor and Turin. I know it was rather morbid, because they were brother and sister *shudders* but it was so sad and tragic.  |
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Post by Elanor on Sept 22, 2005 16:21:40 GMT -5
yes it was and I found it a bit too tragic for my taste. It really didn't suit Tolkien's writing style, in my opinion
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Post by Lomadia on Jun 11, 2006 14:23:44 GMT -5
I loved the story of Turin and Nienor, too, Goblinglow... THAT is great story-telling. But is it romantic... no (not that it has to be). Faramir and Eowyn, as some of you know, are my favorite couple. They're two characters who have been rejected by those they love (Denethor and Aragorn), have lost their closest relatives (Boromir and Theoden), and cannot have what they desire (peace and glory in battle). So Tolkien shows us these two people who are utterly alone and creates a circumstance to throw them together (the Black Breath). I think that caring for someone even at their lowest point is the true sign of love, and that is what Faramir and Eowyn do for each other. I'm always so moved when I read what Faramir tells Eowyn: 'I love you. At first I pitied your sorrow, but now, even were you without fear or any lack, even were you the blissful queen of Gondor, still would I love you. Eowyn, do you not love me?' Sigh... that's amore.
It's incredible isn't it, how Tolkien can write such a fantastic adventure story, with battles and other macho business, and then at the end of this masterwork squeeze in a little love story and (in my opinion) still make it utterly brilliant? The man was truly remarkable.
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Post by Elanor on Jun 14, 2006 16:18:40 GMT -5
Oh, those Faramir and Eowyn...sigh
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