Silmarillion Extreme - Noldor

Clip to the footage from the Russian LARP game "Silmarillion-Extreme" which was probably the most controversial and the most talked about LARP game among Russian fandom in the last ten years. The music is the famous "Noldor" by Blind Guardian, the footage is the property of "Fangorn-Video" group.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Silmarillion
• Noldor
• LARP
• Blind
• Guardian
• Tolkien

[Sarekai]

This video is fantastic! I really wish I had been there, even though I only speak four words of Russian. This LARP looks so lovingly detailed, so immersive, and on a subject I adore! Of course it's not exactly like the book, who cares. Beautiful work, from what I can see.

I take it the man with the black hair who is on camera a lot is Feanor. He's quite good! There's something very.. fitting about how he plays the part. Who is the man with the long blond hair, who hugs Feanor at one point?

[Arashi110]

It's Fingolfin.

[Arashi110]

Oh, and if you mean the one wearing the pearl tiara, it's Elwe, Lord of the Teleri.

[AlaenorSkybird]

Oh, c'mon you guys! Yes, that guy has a CD glued to his chest. But look at the embroidery on the clothes, and the banners, and all the loving devotion they put into this! It's wonderful! I wish I could do stuff like that!

[Arashi110]

Now they do it much better. ;) This footage is 7 years old already.

[Feanorian27]

Cool footage and fantastic song! I have an issue with some of the elves, though. Most are beautiful, and a lot are FAT! Look at Lord of the Rings-there are no overweight Elves! Hobbits, yes, Men, a few, but no Elves! Feanor was awesome, though.

[Arashi110]

Well, yeah, but keep in mind that wasn't a theatrical production ot anything. It was just a RPG that people played for and among themselves.

[MausuZ]

There is something so deliciously geeky about a Tolkien LARP and I LOVE it so much! There is something even geekier about filming a bunch of people LARPing this and in full costume out in a suitable location. So well done and just spectacular. I love this! The song is a great choice.

[silvertonguedbard]

That looks like so much fun! I'm a big Tolkien nerd, and would love to do something like this.

[Asgardt]

@cuchulain55 My bad :]

Guess I mixed up some names, the Silmarillion certainly has plenty enough to mix up :P Been a while since I read it, guess it's time for a reread..

[cuchulain55]

@Asgardt well he had but he just never returned with the rest of his people and during the events of this video he was still in middle earth ruling the sindar.

[cuchulain55]

@Sarekai the guy playing feanor is perfect. And the guy hugging himm im not sure anmd i m probably wrong but i thought it might be finwe his  father.

[eberalex]

@payoflaco es cierto, pero que caso tiene... la pasaron muy bien y les quedó de puta madre... pienso que es admirable el tiempo y la energía que le dedicaron al asunto. 

[cuchulain55]

@Sarekai i thought maybe finwe his father but thne maybe not.

[helwafinde]

Любопытная, видать, игрушка была. А КД на шее - это символ принадлежности к валар?)

[helwafinde]

@Arashi110 Elwe? Maybe Olwe?

[payoflaco]

they have cd disk hanging in her chests?..0:51....:P...jajajajj­ajaja

[7SonsofFeanor]

@Asgardt

Well, he went on the original journey there, with Ingwë and Finwë, so he saw the Trees. But yes, it would not make any sense for him to be around during these events, which seem to portray the death of Finwë and the Oath of Fëanor. Though his brother Olwë would be around, of course. I imagine one of the hugging scenes was Fingolfin and Fëanor reconciling at the party? (But I have no idea how closely this LARP stuck to the book.)