Where the Teleri Ships Irreplaceable?

Ithildin55 · 11-28-2002, 05:33 PM

Suilad, Elanor, mellon nÃ*n.
Interesting discussion here and some good points brought out IMO. I had not previously noticed that about FÃ«anor ruthlessly taking and then destroying the creations of the Teleri while selfishly denying the benefit of his creations to all of Arda.

I think the concept of the ships being one-of-a-kind creations is a good one too. In our world, there were lots of tall ships, but only one Cutty Sark, only one Flying Cloud, etc. A painter could paint a masterpiece, and if it were destroyed, he could still paint more pictures, but that particular masterpiece would be gone forever, it could not be duplicated. I think the Teleri could and did build more ships, but they could not duplicate the original ones as each one was unique.

Ithildin

11-28-2002, 05:33 PM	#21
Ithildin55 Hobbit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 44	Suilad, Elanor, mellon nÃ*n. Interesting discussion here and some good points brought out IMO. I had not previously noticed that about FÃ«anor ruthlessly taking and then destroying the creations of the Teleri while selfishly denying the benefit of his creations to all of Arda. I think the concept of the ships being one-of-a-kind creations is a good one too. In our world, there were lots of tall ships, but only one Cutty Sark, only one Flying Cloud, etc. A painter could paint a masterpiece, and if it were destroyed, he could still paint more pictures, but that particular masterpiece would be gone forever, it could not be duplicated. I think the Teleri could and did build more ships, but they could not duplicate the original ones as each one was unique. Ithildin __________________ â€œWell, I am going back into the open air, to see what the wind and sky are doing,â€ said Legolas. TTT Those who risk nothing â€“ achieve nothing... STS-107 Columbia and Crew: Your Dream will live on. We will keep reaching for the stars.

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