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Galadriel55 · 12-17-2010, 08:02 PM

The person that fits most of the ones that I thought of is Saruman.
Faithful I, - the flaw in this guess
yet I my lord betrayed - well, he did. He betrayed Eru.
To serve the one who wielded shadow; - aka Sauron
Shadow I helped defeat. - well, half of TTT is about Saruman's double treachery.

Patient was I, but rash move I made. - in "The Voice of Saruman", he begins as a patient but slightly annoyed superior, but then he looses control over himself
Madness tore me; - don't you think he was a bit mad when he met Frodo&others on their way to Rivendell, and even madder in The Scouring of the Shire?
now at last I Know what it is to sleep. - ieI DIED

Doesn't really fit, but fits more than other traitors that I considered. I have the feeling that the real answer is pretty obvious, and its laughing at me right now

12-17-2010, 08:02 PM	#11
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,496	The person that fits most of the ones that I thought of is Saruman. Faithful I, - the flaw in this guess yet I my lord betrayed - well, he did. He betrayed Eru. To serve the one who wielded shadow; - aka Sauron Shadow I helped defeat. - well, half of TTT is about Saruman's double treachery. Patient was I, but rash move I made. - in "The Voice of Saruman", he begins as a patient but slightly annoyed superior, but then he looses control over himself Madness tore me; - don't you think he was a bit mad when he met Frodo&others on their way to Rivendell, and even madder in The Scouring of the Shire? now at last I Know what it is to sleep. - ieI DIED Doesn't really fit, but fits more than other traitors that I considered. I have the feeling that the real answer is pretty obvious, and its laughing at me right now __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera