tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post8807169110665711408..comments2023-02-23T04:51:05.763-05:00Comments on The Narrowing Road: Fantasy, Part FourAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-7043133392986540072010-03-28T16:54:32.416-04:002010-03-28T16:54:32.416-04:00Alrighty :)Alrighty :)Precentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037567300132532724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-36509209951468152542010-03-28T16:12:19.531-04:002010-03-28T16:12:19.531-04:00Actually, I agree Millard. I've written one a...Actually, I agree Millard. I've written one already and read part of a few books on the topic but it was requested that I do a post on that topic. I will try to keep it light, if anybody wants a more in depth look on my opinion of Rowling vs Tolkien[not just magic, I touch on some other topics of their works] go to the Viewpoint page, it's the furthest right page link on the page link list thingy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-13765808785146421042010-03-28T16:08:02.962-04:002010-03-28T16:08:02.962-04:00*gasps* Sarcasm! :O Where?!
*coughs* On to this c...*gasps* Sarcasm! :O Where?!<br /><br />*coughs* On to this comment section, I am not uber interested in getting another Tolkien, "Gandalf magic or abilities" article :P I have talked it over somewhat, but ol' Steadfast would do a good job so i will read if I must ;)Precentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037567300132532724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-57195210152323616052010-03-18T21:35:17.509-04:002010-03-18T21:35:17.509-04:00I'd love to post them some time, if I post the...I'd love to post them some time, if I post them it will be under the previously mentioned "Viewpoint" page, and not on the main blog, though I will probably let people know during a post that I put it there. <br /><br />I'm not sure why he didn't either. I think it may be that the element of 'magic' in his books and the term in general is just so touchy and complicated that Tolkien would have trouble trying to recreate the word to fit his special kind of 'magic'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-31273288128831789332010-03-18T18:48:55.027-04:002010-03-18T18:48:55.027-04:00Oh, I'd love to read your views of Tolkien'...Oh, I'd love to read your views of Tolkien's work. <br />I appreciated the deep culture and underlying allegory that he founded his books on, and I'd love to hear another's view on things like the Istari and Maia, and other more exclusive fantasy elements.<br /><br />Ya know, Tolkien studied language and words a great deal, and coined a few words of his own (<i>mathom</i> coming to mind). I'm almost surprised that he didn't create a word to use to describe the 'magic' of the Istari.Caciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892525960901159312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-33173413025892192942010-03-18T08:57:50.370-04:002010-03-18T08:57:50.370-04:00I may be misunderstanding you, but the deeper mean...I may be misunderstanding you, but the deeper meaning in the books of JRR Tolkien was that the allegory for God in his books gave Gandalf his abilities. And, actually, Tolkien disliked the word magic and wizard, but he couldn't find a word that described the abilities the Istari and elves had in his books, so he had to settle for the word 'magic', but it doesn't accurately describe the phenomenon that takes place in his books, it's just the most accurate word in the dictionary. But that would be a different post, one that I may do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-33402134518432757282010-03-17T22:35:55.585-04:002010-03-17T22:35:55.585-04:00One person I'd really love to ask about this i...One person I'd really love to ask about this is J.R.R. Tolkien. He just came right out and said Gandalf was a wizard! He didn't say he was just someone who "God" gave magical powers. <br /><br />My view is that it's fine if the book is an allegory. You can do more as long as it has a deeper meaning than the actual words on the paper.Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062797185723683190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-36658163996280477282010-03-17T22:02:27.198-04:002010-03-17T22:02:27.198-04:00Funny you mention that. I'll be doing a brief...Funny you mention that. I'll be doing a brief post on that, trying to give both sides of the equation, but I'm hoping to post a much more in depth article on it in one of the pages on this blog called Viewpoint. But that could be months until I do that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810063271700680848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977469546779421686.post-120327688018866802010-03-17T21:59:25.188-04:002010-03-17T21:59:25.188-04:00Ooh... that gave me an idea. Elves could be ANGELS...Ooh... that gave me an idea. Elves could be ANGELS!!! =P<br /><br />Anyway, I've always wondered about wizards in a Christian view. This topic could go on for posts and posts, but it's still good to cover a little bit =)Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062797185723683190noreply@blogger.com