Most Tragic Moment? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

alatar · 12-12-2006, 11:02 AM

Frodo leaving these eastern shores and the Shire. He gave so much, and nothing was left for him. For the others (except Boromir), there was life after the Third Age. Not for Frodo. He still carried the Third Age in his head, hand and heart, and only Aman offered the possibility of healing.

Bêthberry · 12-12-2006, 01:52 PM

This thread has got me humming an old song of Lou Reed's, with a slight displacement of at least one word. I suppose we could have a go at revising the entire thing.

This tragic moment

mhagain · 12-12-2006, 04:18 PM

Has to be the death of Thingol.

I know it's not canon, but the published version just works so much better than any of the treatments JRRT himself wrote.

"So died in the deep places of Menegroth Elwe singollo, King of Doriath, who alone of all the Children of Illuvatar was joined with one of the Ainur; and he who, alone of the Forsaken Elves, had seen the light of the Trees of Valinor, with his last sight gazed upon the Silmaril."

Sob!

12-12-2006, 11:02 AM	#1
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Frodo leaving these eastern shores and the Shire. He gave so much, and nothing was left for him. For the others (except Boromir), there was life after the Third Age. Not for Frodo. He still carried the Third Age in his head, hand and heart, and only Aman offered the possibility of healing. __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

12-12-2006, 01:52 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	This thread has got me humming an old song of Lou Reed's, with a slight displacement of at least one word. I suppose we could have a go at revising the entire thing. This tragic moment __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

12-12-2006, 04:18 PM	#3
mhagain Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The best seat in the Golden Perch Posts: 219	Has to be the death of Thingol. I know it's not canon, but the published version just works so much better than any of the treatments JRRT himself wrote. "So died in the deep places of Menegroth Elwe singollo, King of Doriath, who alone of all the Children of Illuvatar was joined with one of the Ainur; and he who, alone of the Forsaken Elves, had seen the light of the Trees of Valinor, with his last sight gazed upon the Silmaril." Sob!