As I mentioned in last week’s post, I’m participating in the Nerdist Book Club as they read The Silmarillion. Yesterday we discussed Ch 1.4, which goes further into the origin of species in Middle Earth. This first part starts off slow but it’s still cool seeing how the world we know in Lord of the Rings forms. It’s especially cool seeing why the Ents were created and the origins of them being made the protectors of the forest. We also get to see that the dwarves have a different origin than elves and man and why their loyalties are more towards things they make with their own hand instead of nature. My favorite part, however, has to be the origin of the orcs. It seems like they were captured elves that Melkor transformed. That fact really changes how you view future battles that happen in later works.
This has been my reaction to the first four chapters of The Silmarillion. I promise I’m not turning the whole site into a grounds to discuss one book, but this is what I have to talk about for now. There’s big news regarding a certain ska band that’s featured here *cough*ThePandemics*cough* so stay tuned for that. I’ve also been doing a lot of writing over at Nerds in Babeland so definitely go check that out if you’re looking for some new content of the nerdy variety. Until next time folks!