Poetry in LOTR - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 02-21-2004, 09:50 AM

Singing songs/poetry is also a way of bonding with your friends. Think back to all the times you've sung with your friends. They don't necessarily have to be formal songs, they could easily be drinking songs. You feel a heightened form of camaraderie with your friends afterwards. The same applied in Middle-earth. The Hobbits' drinking songs, the Rohirrim's war songs, and the Elves' ballads all brought the singers together, and kept the bonds of fellowship strong in world that was fast falling to darkness.

02-21-2004, 09:50 AM	#12
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	Singing songs/poetry is also a way of bonding with your friends. Think back to all the times you've sung with your friends. They don't necessarily have to be formal songs, they could easily be drinking songs. You feel a heightened form of camaraderie with your friends afterwards. The same applied in Middle-earth. The Hobbits' drinking songs, the Rohirrim's war songs, and the Elves' ballads all brought the singers together, and kept the bonds of fellowship strong in world that was fast falling to darkness. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.