04-01-2003, 04:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2003, 04:31 PM by Nicodemus Phaulkon.)
As much as I eagerly plopped down dollars for the released Glamdring sword, it was as much the history and background of the blade from the books as it was its successful translation on the screen that won me over.
With these, however... I'm finding my interest waning from "sellout" to "ho-hum" rapidly.
The Shards of Narsil
-considering you could buy the sword WHOLE for the same price... I'm having a hard time figuring out their marketing strategy, here. Call me "simple", but I don't buy into the esthetic. :huh:
Strider's Ranger Sword
- a complete film creation. Considering that Strider was supposed to be swinging Narsil (renamed "Anduril") from the get-go (or at least from the point of leaving Rivendell... this blade is a complete film falsification and departure from Tolkien's "holy writ". That being said... I have to admit that this blade is by far the most attractive of the bunch, after Glamdring. I enjoy its simple lines and lack of ... er... "glitz". Also, that mounting plaque just hits a homerun with me. :)
Hadhafang - Sword of Arwen
- also Elrond's sword during the Last Alliance... along with this fabrication that it belonged to Idril, daughter of Turgon (who owned Glamdring originally). I held this one in my hand yesterday. Different. I'd hoped to fall in love with it, but it wasn't meant to be. The handle is akin to Sting's design, which is supposedly "elven". Considering that Glamdring was an Elven-king's blade; that doesn't hold water. Another discrepancy I have a problem with is the blade's obvious scimitar influence... when Tolkien usually attributed scimitars and curved blades to the "wicked throngs of the Dark Lord". Unless, of course, you're idea of a scimitar is closer to a machete *points*. Yet another construction completely from the movie. Idril never was a warrior... and Arwen (or is that XENArwen) wasn't either. When Elrond brandished a sword as the Herald of Gil-Galad, it would have been closer in kind to Glamdring, methinks. I even knew its name at one point... *rummages through books*.
By the way: Hey Elric, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think their translation of Hadhafang is a tad "off". The best I could come up with in my researches was "Hadhol" and "-fang". Two Sindarin words that would translate directly to "Dwarf-beard". That would indicate a whole other situation, now wouldn't it. :blink:
Ah well.
Maybe they'll release Legolas' Bow of Galadriel with the last movie. That one will be on my wall, I guarantee it. Either that or Aeglos, the Spear of Gil-Galad... I'd pay money for that.
*tips helm*
With these, however... I'm finding my interest waning from "sellout" to "ho-hum" rapidly.
The Shards of Narsil
-considering you could buy the sword WHOLE for the same price... I'm having a hard time figuring out their marketing strategy, here. Call me "simple", but I don't buy into the esthetic. :huh:
Strider's Ranger Sword
- a complete film creation. Considering that Strider was supposed to be swinging Narsil (renamed "Anduril") from the get-go (or at least from the point of leaving Rivendell... this blade is a complete film falsification and departure from Tolkien's "holy writ". That being said... I have to admit that this blade is by far the most attractive of the bunch, after Glamdring. I enjoy its simple lines and lack of ... er... "glitz". Also, that mounting plaque just hits a homerun with me. :)
Hadhafang - Sword of Arwen
- also Elrond's sword during the Last Alliance... along with this fabrication that it belonged to Idril, daughter of Turgon (who owned Glamdring originally). I held this one in my hand yesterday. Different. I'd hoped to fall in love with it, but it wasn't meant to be. The handle is akin to Sting's design, which is supposedly "elven". Considering that Glamdring was an Elven-king's blade; that doesn't hold water. Another discrepancy I have a problem with is the blade's obvious scimitar influence... when Tolkien usually attributed scimitars and curved blades to the "wicked throngs of the Dark Lord". Unless, of course, you're idea of a scimitar is closer to a machete *points*. Yet another construction completely from the movie. Idril never was a warrior... and Arwen (or is that XENArwen) wasn't either. When Elrond brandished a sword as the Herald of Gil-Galad, it would have been closer in kind to Glamdring, methinks. I even knew its name at one point... *rummages through books*.
By the way: Hey Elric, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think their translation of Hadhafang is a tad "off". The best I could come up with in my researches was "Hadhol" and "-fang". Two Sindarin words that would translate directly to "Dwarf-beard". That would indicate a whole other situation, now wouldn't it. :blink:
Ah well.
Maybe they'll release Legolas' Bow of Galadriel with the last movie. That one will be on my wall, I guarantee it. Either that or Aeglos, the Spear of Gil-Galad... I'd pay money for that.
*tips helm*
Garnered Wisdom --
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.