The Lament for Boromir - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 07-02-2019, 07:40 PM

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If we ignore Rohan, it's only people who hung out with Elves who sing laments - and Legolas seems very capable of jumping in to join Aragorn.

Note also that in Rohan, it's the King's designated minstrel who does laments (both for Eorl, and for Theoden). I'm not seeing ordinary Riders spontaneously composing them.

William Cloud Hicklin · 07-02-2019, 07:44 PM

Another thought- it's perhaps significant that Turin composed the Laer cu Beleg in Sindarin, not Hadorian. Although the fact that the only one around to hear was Gwindor might have influenced that!

07-02-2019, 07:44 PM	#2
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,324	Another thought- it's perhaps significant that Turin composed the Laer cu Beleg in Sindarin, not Hadorian. Although the fact that the only one around to hear was Gwindor might have influenced that! __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.