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Anguirel · 09-23-2005, 01:28 PM

...disseminating a wee bit of propaganda. Those of you who plan to vote or have voted for Thranduil, take a minute to peruse this well-written and readable essay-

http://henneth-annun.net/stories/cha...56&SPOrdinal=1

By voting for Thranduil, you are following a stereotype trod by thousands of Legolas fangirls, demonising the "evil father"; and neglecting the evidence in the Hobbit and the LOTR appendices, which definitely settles on Thranduil being a good, even great king. Remember also that he was the last Elvenking on Middle-earth; truly the last whose realm was free, if not "fair and free", of ancient Sindarin race and great practical abilities.

You are also rejecting the closest Tolkien's Elves come to a truly beautiful and chilling piece of our folklore; the fay wood-dwellers, the Hunters of the forests, in a word, the elfin-court, as celebrated in its marvellous, terrifying brilliance in ballads like Tam Lin:

"I used to go out hunting
But I fell from my horse one day.
The Queen of Fairies captured me
And in their land I must stay.

"The faerie land is a pleasant place
But there's a darker side as well.
At the end of every seven years
They make a sacrifice to hell.

Later on:

The faerie horses came riding by
In the middle of the night
And some were black and some were brown
But Tam Lin's was milk-white.

She pulled him down from off his horse
With her arms around his shape.
The faerie court gave an angry yell
"Tam Lin is trying to escape!"

And:

At last he was himself again
So she wrapped him in her cloak.
She was rejoicing in her victory
When the Queen of Faeries spoke.

"If I had know, Tam Lin," she says
"that you were up to no good
I'd have taken out your green eyes
and put in eyes of wood."

"If I had known, Tam Lin," she says
"you would have always been alone!
For I'd have taken out your mortal heart
And put in a heart of stone."

Incredible, heartrending, poetic tradition; represented by Thranduil the Elvenking. I entreat you all, if you are swayed, change your votes to Gollum.

09-23-2005, 01:28 PM	#33
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Doing what I do best... ...disseminating a wee bit of propaganda. Those of you who plan to vote or have voted for Thranduil, take a minute to peruse this well-written and readable essay- http://henneth-annun.net/stories/cha...56&SPOrdinal=1 By voting for Thranduil, you are following a stereotype trod by thousands of Legolas fangirls, demonising the "evil father"; and neglecting the evidence in the Hobbit and the LOTR appendices, which definitely settles on Thranduil being a good, even great king. Remember also that he was the last Elvenking on Middle-earth; truly the last whose realm was free, if not "fair and free", of ancient Sindarin race and great practical abilities. You are also rejecting the closest Tolkien's Elves come to a truly beautiful and chilling piece of our folklore; the fay wood-dwellers, the Hunters of the forests, in a word, the elfin-court, as celebrated in its marvellous, terrifying brilliance in ballads like Tam Lin: "I used to go out hunting But I fell from my horse one day. The Queen of Fairies captured me And in their land I must stay. "The faerie land is a pleasant place But there's a darker side as well. At the end of every seven years They make a sacrifice to hell. Later on: The faerie horses came riding by In the middle of the night And some were black and some were brown But Tam Lin's was milk-white. She pulled him down from off his horse With her arms around his shape. The faerie court gave an angry yell "Tam Lin is trying to escape!" And: At last he was himself again So she wrapped him in her cloak. She was rejoicing in her victory When the Queen of Faeries spoke. "If I had know, Tam Lin," she says "that you were up to no good I'd have taken out your green eyes and put in eyes of wood." "If I had known, Tam Lin," she says "you would have always been alone! For I'd have taken out your mortal heart And put in a heart of stone." Incredible, heartrending, poetic tradition; represented by Thranduil the Elvenking. I entreat you all, if you are swayed, change your votes to Gollum. __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso