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lb:legendarium [2026-03-19 16:38:25] – [Tolkien's Legendarium] ninjasrlb:legendarium [2026-04-06 07:57:52] (current) – [Tolkien's Legendarium] ninjasr
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-**Tolkien’s Legendarium** is a catch-all term to refer to the stories by [[lb:tolkien]] which take place in <span notion>Arda</span>. The main works that are comprised within the <cite>Legendarium</cite> include **<cite>Lord of the Rings</cite>**, **<cite>The Hobbit</cite>** and **<cite>The Silmarillion</cite>**.+<dfn>Tolkien’s Legendarium</dfn> is a catch-all term to refer to the stories by [[lb:tolkien]] which take place in <span notion>Arda</span>. The main works that are comprised within the <cite>Legendarium</cite> include **<cite>Lord of the Rings</cite>**, **<cite>The Hobbit</cite>** and **<cite>The Silmarillion</cite>**.
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 **Linguas**: **Linguas**:
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-  * <div header>[[lb:tl:sindarin]]</div> The language of the [[lb:tl:Sindar]]. +  * <div header>[[lb:tl:sindarin]]</div> The language of the [[lb:tl:Sindar]]. <span midori/> 
-  * <div header>[[lb:tl:quenya]]</div> The language of the [[lb:tl:Noldor]].+  * <div header>[[lb:tl:quenya]]</div> The language of the [[lb:tl:Noldor]]. <span ao/>
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 **Writing Systems**: **Writing Systems**:
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-  * <div header>[[lb:tl:tengwar]]</div> The dominant writing system of Middle-Earth.+  * <div header>[[lb:tl:tengwar]]</div> The dominant writing system of <span notion>Middle-Earth</span>.
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 ===== Reviews ===== ===== Reviews =====
 ==== The Hobbit ==== ==== The Hobbit ====
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 Yeah, I really liked reading <cite>The Hobbit</cite>. I also noticed that the writing style is vaguely similar to my own (vaguely). Yeah, I really liked reading <cite>The Hobbit</cite>. I also noticed that the writing style is vaguely similar to my own (vaguely).
  
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 ==== The Silmarillion ==== ==== The Silmarillion ====
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 Having just finished reading <cite>The Silmarillion</cite>...I don't actually have much to say. I liked reading it and, yeah, it felt like reading a history book. Albeit a history book far easier to read than others that I have. Having just finished reading <cite>The Silmarillion</cite>...I don't actually have much to say. I liked reading it and, yeah, it felt like reading a history book. Albeit a history book far easier to read than others that I have.
  
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 ==== Films ==== ==== Films ====
 === Peter Jackson's Films === === Peter Jackson's Films ===
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 These are good. I dunno what else to say. These are good. I dunno what else to say.
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 I'll possibly elaborate on this later, it's just that besides “good music” I can’t think of anything concrete. I'll possibly elaborate on this later, it's just that besides “good music” I can’t think of anything concrete.
 === The Hobbit: Maple Film's Edit === === The Hobbit: Maple Film's Edit ===
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 This is now my preferred way of watching <cite>The Hobbit</cite> as it is edited into a very satisfying whole. This is now my preferred way of watching <cite>The Hobbit</cite> as it is edited into a very satisfying whole.
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 Get [[http://www.maple-films.com/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit|here]]. Get [[http://www.maple-films.com/jrr-tolkiens-the-hobbit|here]].
 === The Hobbit (Animated) === === The Hobbit (Animated) ===
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 Honestly? I'd say this is a bad film and not a particularly great adaptation. It's more faithful, in a way, because it does include lines ripped straight from the book...but... Honestly? I'd say this is a bad film and not a particularly great adaptation. It's more faithful, in a way, because it does include lines ripped straight from the book...but...
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 The depiction of the elves is also pretty awful and...I'm not a fan of how Smaug looks. While he's too big in the Peter Jackson films...yeah, more dragon-like. The depiction of the elves is also pretty awful and...I'm not a fan of how Smaug looks. While he's too big in the Peter Jackson films...yeah, more dragon-like.
 === The Lord of The Rings (Animated) === === The Lord of The Rings (Animated) ===
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 This film is //not good//, I'll say so bluntly. In fact, it raises a lot of questions...regarding //how// Peter Jackson created a comparatively faithful film trilogy. This film is //not good//, I'll say so bluntly. In fact, it raises a lot of questions...regarding //how// Peter Jackson created a comparatively faithful film trilogy.
  
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 The film also ends abruptly. Like, very abruptly. This is //probably// because it was planned to be a part 1 of 2...but, like, none of the Peter Jackson films end the same way. The film also ends abruptly. Like, very abruptly. This is //probably// because it was planned to be a part 1 of 2...but, like, none of the Peter Jackson films end the same way.
 === Return of the King (animated) === === Return of the King (animated) ===
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 Between this and the previous film...this one is unquestionably better. Between this and the previous film...this one is unquestionably better.
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 Would I recommend watching it? Probably not. Would I recommend watching it? Probably not.
 === The War of the Rohirrim === === The War of the Rohirrim ===
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 I'll be honest: I liked this film a lot. It was about average in quality, but everything //did// fit together. I'll be honest: I liked this film a lot. It was about average in quality, but everything //did// fit together.
  
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