[ Curufin won't disregard any of that. He's always curious about the lives and worlds of other people. The few hints Nike has just given him are intriguing. ]
Yes, the dragons in my world can breathe fire. I wish that some of them had been allies to the Elves, but they were all recruited by Morgoth, and so we only experienced destruction from them. Your dragons are water dragons? I have heard of such creatures but have never seen one, except in Eva's pokemon visions. Obviously, there's a story here! Your dragons helped your people avoid a spiritual calamity, although at great cost?
I only use the word gods to avoid confusion. We had fourteen of them, originally fifteen. They weren't actually gods, since they didn't create the Earth. They were angelic spirits who were given the responsibility of maintaining the Earth and protecting its Elvish and mortal inhabitants. They were called the Valar, which in Elvish means the Powers of Earth. Morgoth's original name was Melkor, and he was the most powerful of them all. He had some sort of grudge, and he decided to destroy what was dearest to them. Needless to say, neither the other fourteen Valar nor the Elves considered him to be holy after that! I guess what happened could be considered a spiritual disaster, though if it was such, I'd have to say that it happened to the whole universe of Arda, not just to the Elves.
I can understand, if spirituality is a sensitive topic for you. I, too, am a skeptic. I've noticed that when intelligent beings create organizations to worship divine beings, their beliefs and hopes tend to harden into dogma. And a dogma is always at odds with reality, or at least resistant to it.
As as for the dreams, I agree with what you say about dreams in general. Silly, frightening, and unpredictable, yes, that's the dream world, though it can also be wonderful and beautiful. But as to prophetic dreams, mine are more often ominous or frightening. And the ones I've had while on board the train usually warn of some danger to come.
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Yes, the dragons in my world can breathe fire. I wish that some of them had been allies to the Elves, but they were all recruited by Morgoth, and so we only experienced destruction from them. Your dragons are water dragons? I have heard of such creatures but have never seen one, except in Eva's pokemon visions. Obviously, there's a story here! Your dragons helped your people avoid a spiritual calamity, although at great cost?
I only use the word gods to avoid confusion. We had fourteen of them, originally fifteen. They weren't actually gods, since they didn't create the Earth. They were angelic spirits who were given the responsibility of maintaining the Earth and protecting its Elvish and mortal inhabitants. They were called the Valar, which in Elvish means the Powers of Earth. Morgoth's original name was Melkor, and he was the most powerful of them all. He had some sort of grudge, and he decided to destroy what was dearest to them. Needless to say, neither the other fourteen Valar nor the Elves considered him to be holy after that! I guess what happened could be considered a spiritual disaster, though if it was such, I'd have to say that it happened to the whole universe of Arda, not just to the Elves.
I can understand, if spirituality is a sensitive topic for you. I, too, am a skeptic. I've noticed that when intelligent beings create organizations to worship divine beings, their beliefs and hopes tend to harden into dogma. And a dogma is always at odds with reality, or at least resistant to it.
As as for the dreams, I agree with what you say about dreams in general. Silly, frightening, and unpredictable, yes, that's the dream world, though it can also be wonderful and beautiful. But as to prophetic dreams, mine are more often ominous or frightening. And the ones I've had while on board the train usually warn of some danger to come.