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Pitchwife · 08-16-2009, 03:21 PM

I've got an idea... Elves heading south, as in, Tuor and the exiles of Gondolin on their march to Sirion's Mouth via Nan-tathren? In this case, the helper would be Ulmo, whose power was in the great stream and protected them (or words to that effect). Is that it?

The Might · 08-16-2009, 06:17 PM

Well, the answer does indeed make sense, but it's not what I had in mind.

I'm thinking Third Age.

Pitchwife · 08-17-2009, 02:31 AM

Ah... then maybe the Elves are Amrod, Nimrodel and company heading from Lórien to Edhellond? UT, History of Galadriel and Celeborn:

Quote:

'If she [Nimrodel] came through the settled lands of Gondor', they said, 'she would not be molested, and might receive help; for the Men of Gondor are good[...]'

So the answer would simply be 'Men of Gondor'?

The Might · 08-17-2009, 06:44 AM

You apparently have a palantir of your own with which to find the answer within the works.

I have not expected this to go this quickly... thread is yours!

Pitchwife · 08-18-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Might

You apparently have a palantir of your own with which to find the answer within the works.

Grrr...you found me out!
Apparently Feanor had his apprentices make some small-scale models in imitation of the stones he made himself. Don't ask me how they survived all the cataclysms of the intervening ages, but occasionally they're still sold as marbles at car-boot sales - that's where I got mine. Works perfectly, but it hurts your eyes trying to read a book in it.

Speaking of books:
Which person of royalty was famous for making books with his own hands?

The Might · 08-19-2009, 05:55 AM

Hmm...

The only that I can come up with right now is Merry.

The first part - he was "royalty" I guess since he was the Master of Buckland after all, and part of the ruling house of Buckland.

The second part - from all the people that I could think of he is the only one that made several books, all other "royalties" wrote just one for example Elendil with the Akallabêth. Merry at least wrote the Herblore of the Shire, Old Words and Names in the Shire, the Reckoning of Years and contributed to the Tale of Years.

Pitchwife · 08-19-2009, 02:38 PM

Nice thought about Merry, but sorry, no. You've got to think of somebody way more exalted - I do mean royalty as in 'a house of kings'.
Elendil, although he wrote only that one book (that we know of), is warmer.

08-16-2009, 03:21 PM	#1
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	I've got an idea... Elves heading south, as in, Tuor and the exiles of Gondolin on their march to Sirion's Mouth via Nan-tathren? In this case, the helper would be Ulmo, whose power was in the great stream and protected them (or words to that effect). Is that it? __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

08-16-2009, 06:17 PM	#2
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Well, the answer does indeed make sense, but it's not what I had in mind. I'm thinking Third Age. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

08-17-2009, 06:44 AM	#4
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	You apparently have a palantir of your own with which to find the answer within the works. I have not expected this to go this quickly... thread is yours! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

08-19-2009, 05:55 AM	#6
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Hmm... The only that I can come up with right now is Merry. The first part - he was "royalty" I guess since he was the Master of Buckland after all, and part of the ruling house of Buckland. The second part - from all the people that I could think of he is the only one that made several books, all other "royalties" wrote just one for example Elendil with the Akallabêth. Merry at least wrote the Herblore of the Shire, Old Words and Names in the Shire, the Reckoning of Years and contributed to the Tale of Years. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

08-19-2009, 02:38 PM	#7
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Nice thought about Merry, but sorry, no. You've got to think of somebody way more exalted - I do mean royalty as in 'a house of kings'. Elendil, although he wrote only that one book (that we know of), is warmer. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI