hmmmmmm

decision time, its either me buy a stone roses t-shirt [for u yanks they were a brillant british band] or the silmarillion [sp?] so is it really worth it for me to buy? i WILL buy it of course but does the t-shirt come first? i'd like some views on the book please cheers

It's a tough choice. S.R. everyone knows. The Silmarillion is less known and so more "in" or cool as you might say. So if you want recognition from only LOTR people your choice is obvious. Think on the book like a geneology of the Ring. It's very boring the first half or so and then it gets into the history that was touched on in the four book LOTR. A reference piece but you don't need the book to enjoy LOTR nor to understand it.

Ignore his 'first half' comments, Spock's from another planet. Yes, The Silmarillion comes before the tee-shirt!

I've moved this from the general Middle-earth forum for obvious reasons.

That's like asking ' What should I buy? If both the items in question were worth the same price:

A boiled egg from a tramp with lepresy

or

A mercedez benz.

Buy the Silmarillion! :lol:

....Trust me on this; if you aren't a fanatic and don't enjoy history, especially ancient non-related history; buy the tee shirt.
.....Brilliant!!

....The rest of you; get a life.

Non-related my foot. Obviously you haven't read JRR Tolkien's lengthy synopsis/essay on why the Silmarillion and the Lord of the Rings are inseparable.

A life? Nah, I'm too busy being a geek. 8o

THAT"S NOT WHAT I SAID. Add "unable to read",to intolerance and dweebness to your qualities list. <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\">