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**lindil** · 04-05-2001, 08:05 AM

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-*-The X Phial-* said"I wish the days in Lothlorien and Imladris were
given in more detail. "

lindil is in complete agreement there.
btw - we are given more on Lothlorien in UT.

Elanor posted "I always want to read more of "what happened next?" to the main
characters. When I first read LoTR years ago, I missed the
Appendix (I was young and silly, thought it didn't matter...)

I was delighted a few years later to discover all the details of the
Hobbits' children and visits to Aragorn or Faramir. I always wish I
could read more about these in detail, get descriptions and so on. I
always feel a little sad that we just get "Master Samwise and his
wife and Elanor ride to Gondor and stay there for a year." I want to
know what they did, what Aragorn said to them, what Rosie thought
of her first trip out of the Shire, how Sam felt when he saw Aragorn
again....."
IF you have not seen HoME vol. 9 I think it is there is another series of endings of the LotR called the Epilouge which contain a much longer wrapping up w/ sam and your namesake and a very interesting letter from the King. [The longest extant writing in Sindarin I hear].

And I would be greatly remiss if I did not include Gilthalions ,'The Hobbits' and Mithadan's 'Tales from Tol Eressea' both of which expand the story well into yhe fourth age both in M-E and the Undying Lands in a [imho] most excellent manner. see the Fan fic. section of the Downs if you havn't already.

Galadrielle Annatar posted"I would also like to know more about the brooch that came out of
the barrow and who used to wear it, I don't suppose it's written any
where?"
lindil : I agree with you we know virtually nothing about Cardolan and even very little about Arthedain.

I have read in HoME that JRRT actually wrote a detailed "journeys of Aragorn"and "J. of Gandalf" and lost them! To bad they were not included in a Tolkien Reader or some such the very second they were finished.

I am sure we would have learned a lot about the many realms they visited more about the dunedain of the North. Not to mention Rhun and Harad.

I would like to know about the Elves of Dorwinion and wether they were Avari or Nandor and if elves lived on that wooded isle in the sea of Rhun. Or in the ofrests surrounding it.

More than stories I would love to hear more of the Elves converse w/ one another or mortals such as we see [our largest view of] in HoME 10's Finrod and Andreth.

A few volumes of conversations of elves in Lorien about Ropemaking, Lembas, Elven Boat-making, and Gildor's recipe for bread would be nice.

I hae also wondered about the Green - Elves and Ossiriand.

Lindil is oft found on posting on the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowdowns and working on a new Elven/Christian discussion board<a href="http://beta.ezboard.com/bosanwekenta" >Osanwe-Kenta</a> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p>

04-05-2001, 08:05 AM	#12
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 576</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/vilya.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: elaborated part ? --The X Phial- said"I wish the days in Lothlorien and Imladris were given in more detail. " lindil is in complete agreement there. btw - we are given more on Lothlorien in UT. Elanor posted "I always want to read more of "what happened next?" to the main characters. When I first read LoTR years ago, I missed the Appendix (I was young and silly, thought it didn't matter...) I was delighted a few years later to discover all the details of the Hobbits' children and visits to Aragorn or Faramir. I always wish I could read more about these in detail, get descriptions and so on. I always feel a little sad that we just get "Master Samwise and his wife and Elanor ride to Gondor and stay there for a year." I want to know what they did, what Aragorn said to them, what Rosie thought of her first trip out of the Shire, how Sam felt when he saw Aragorn again....." IF you have not seen HoME vol. 9 I think it is there is another series of endings of the LotR called the Epilouge which contain a much longer wrapping up w/ sam and your namesake and a very interesting letter from the King. [The longest extant writing in Sindarin I hear]. And I would be greatly remiss if I did not include Gilthalions ,'The Hobbits' and Mithadan's 'Tales from Tol Eressea' both of which expand the story well into yhe fourth age both in M-E and the Undying Lands in a [imho] most excellent manner. see the Fan fic. section of the Downs if you havn't already. Galadrielle Annatar posted"I would also like to know more about the brooch that came out of the barrow and who used to wear it, I don't suppose it's written any where?" lindil : I agree with you we know virtually nothing about Cardolan and even very little about Arthedain. I have read in HoME that JRRT actually wrote a detailed "journeys of Aragorn"and "J. of Gandalf" and lost them! To bad they were not included in a Tolkien Reader or some such the very second they were finished. I am sure we would have learned a lot about the many realms they visited more about the dunedain of the North. Not to mention Rhun and Harad. I would like to know about the Elves of Dorwinion and wether they were Avari or Nandor and if elves lived on that wooded isle in the sea of Rhun. Or in the ofrests surrounding it. More than stories I would love to hear more of the Elves converse w/ one another or mortals such as we see [our largest view of] in HoME 10's Finrod and Andreth. A few volumes of conversations of elves in Lorien about Ropemaking, Lembas, Elven Boat-making, and Gildor's recipe for bread would be nice. I hae also wondered about the Green - Elves and Ossiriand. Lindil is oft found on posting on the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowdowns and working on a new Elven/Christian discussion board<a href="http://beta.ezboard.com/bosanwekenta" >Osanwe-Kenta</a> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.