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***Sharkû*** · 01-02-2004, 12:16 PM

In Vinyar Tengwar #42 various essays and notes on nomenclature of Gondor made by Tolkien are published. In the note to the _Halifirien_ essay, he wrote:

"The special horror of the closed door before which the skeleton of Baldor was found was probably due to the fact that the door was the entrance to an evil temple hall [of the same Men of Darkness to which the Oathbreakers presumably belonged - Sharkû] to which Baldor had come, probably without opposition up to that point. But the door was shut in his face, and enemies that had followed him silently came up and broke his legs and left him to die in the darkness, unable to find any way out."

Even though this very essay was abandoned and apparently marked for deletion, the fact given in this note is most likely still valid, perfectly solving the mystery what lay behind the door.

01-02-2004, 12:16 PM	#13
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	In Vinyar Tengwar #42 various essays and notes on nomenclature of Gondor made by Tolkien are published. In the note to the _Halifirien_ essay, he wrote: "The special horror of the closed door before which the skeleton of Baldor was found was probably due to the fact that the door was the entrance to an evil temple hall [of the same Men of Darkness to which the Oathbreakers presumably belonged - Sharkû] to which Baldor had come, probably without opposition up to that point. But the door was shut in his face, and enemies that had followed him silently came up and broke his legs and left him to die in the darkness, unable to find any way out." Even though this very essay was abandoned and apparently marked for deletion, the fact given in this note is most likely still valid, perfectly solving the mystery what lay behind the door.