The Faerie Queen of the Rings

The Faerie Queen vs. The Lord of the Rings

1). The bringing together of different groups to fight a common enemy.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend!"

For the Faeries . . .

We've got lions . . . . faeries, wizards . . . knights . . . . dwarves . . . and yes, even some trees.

For the Lord of the Rings . . .

Their fellowship consists of hobbits, men, wizards, dwarves, elves, horses, and yes, they had trees too.

2). What kind of enemies did they face?

Was there an evil sorcerer? Faeries: Archimago Lords: Sauramon

Did they face error? Faeries: Error itself Lords: Error in Frodo putting on the ring at the Hotel . . . uh oh!

Did they face some sins? Faeries: All 7 of them Lords: Envy- those who wanted the ring; Lust - Aragon and Eowyn;

Greed - Gollum; Wrath- Mines of Moria; Gluttony - Minas Tithes;

Pride - Frodo refusing to have help; Sloth - Sauramon

Did they face Despair? Faeries: By the same name Lords: Frodo, Gollum, Faramir . . . always so sad - - Arwen.

Was there perhaps something two faced? Faeries: Duessa Lords: Gollum/Smeagle

A big meany at the end? Faeries: Dragon Lords: Sauron

3). What about the characters?

Let's do a bit of comparing shall we . .

Description: The Faerie Queen and The Lord of the Rings

Knight: Red Crosse Aragon

Lovely Lady: Una Arwen

Warrior Woman: Britomart Eowyn

Evil Sorcerer: Archimago Sauramon

Companion: Dwarf Gimli (who is also a dwarf)

Two-Faced: Duessa Gollum/ Smeagle

Nature Help: Lion / Talking Tree Horse/ Talking Tree

Good Wizard: Merlin Gandalf

Christ Figure: King Arthur Elron

4). What about everything else?

Ultimate Goal:

Faeries: save the castle from the fiery dragon

Lords: save the ring from the evil fiery eye

Language:

Faeries: purposely archain, but used influence from Greek and Roman poets

Lords: influenced by old English, Norse mythology, and christian ideals

Formation:

Faeries: written in a series of books with many cantos and in those many stanzas

Lords: three different volumes meant to represent three different eons, and in those volumes are a variety of books