/lit/ - Literature

>>20497640
The Wizard King Tu.

Glaurung and Sauron (more so the early Sauron of Beleriand days) were fun reads too. The magic wizard duel between Finrod and Sauron is one of my favorite scenes

>>20454788
>obscure lore
The Vala Orome created the rainbow as a bridge between Valinor and Arda. This is most likely Tolkien's nod to the Bifrost Bridge, the one guarded by Heimdall.

in the earliest versions that Tolkien wrote, there were no orcs, but instead the Dwarves served Melkor. Which is interesting since in the later drafts Dwarves were made by Aule and Orcs by Melkor, who in terms of power and ability are both telluric Ainu.

Melkor and Aule are the two most proficient at psychic ability (like Galadriel)

Turin Turambar is destined to slay Morgoth, and the constellation we call Orion is, according to Tolkien, of Turin.

The Elves actually never stated 100% that Orcs were captured Elves who were tortured and magically altered by Melkor, it was merely their speculation. They also speculated that orcs may have been human, but nixed that theory because orcs were around much earlier than humans. Dwarves, despite being around at the same time as the earliest appearance of Elves and Orcs, were never guessed at, despite many similarities.

Sindarin Elves used to hunt Dwarves, mistaking them for Orcs.

Thorin Oakenshield's grandfather walked freely through Moria after it was infested with Orcs, the orcs left him be. It was only after the orc leader (Bolg iirc?) found out that he killed him, thus began the War of the Dwarves and Orcs

.There was a Noldorin Elf at Rivendell who wrote a treatise on telepathy and its rules, which is available online.