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Originally Posted by Galadriel55
"Forest's bones" makes me think trees, and therefore something wooden. I agree with Urwen that "iron-death" soubds very much like Gurthang, so possibly painted black. To be honest if it wasn't for the "likely black" part, I would lean to Earendil's ship - a boat of timber felled. Equally though, the second line makes it sound like it's bound in leather.
Oh! Black leather bindings! Is it the book of Mazarbul? Paper made of trees, bound in leather, presumably 3rd line refers to arrow holes and other tears, and black colour?
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This is so close! You're right on paper and leather, though not on the arrow-holes, and you're even right that "iron-death" indicates a colour... but it has nothing to do with Gurthang, and the colour is not black.
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