08-26-2003, 01:24 PM | #21 |
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08-26-2003, 01:33 PM | #22 | |
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I think I've somewhat made up my mind of which place is the best. When it comes to visiting, I'd most of all like to visit Gondolin. Gondolin must have been a great city for a tourist with lots of tourist attractions. But I wouldn't want to live in a city which is that remote and isolated as Gondolin, even though I'd love to live in a city. But since there doesn't seem to have been many good cities around in Beleriand, I guess the best place for me to live would probably be Doriath. Finrod and his Nargothrond will have to excuse, but I couldn't live in a cave no matter how fantastic it was. I'd rather live in the woods of Thingol's kingdom, where I would be able to see the sun and some vegetation
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08-26-2003, 01:49 PM | #23 | |
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08-26-2003, 02:40 PM | #24 | |
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08-26-2003, 03:02 PM | #25 |
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I don't know quite why, but Gondolin has always enchanted me ...
*imagines living there with Tuor the noble, the valiant, the stud-muffin* *realizes that this might look a little weird, since her Entmoot name is the name of Tuor's MOTHER* OK, people, I chose "R*an" for my Moot name because I liked how it looked and sounded, not because she was Tuor's mom! I think that people generally think of the city when thinking of Gondolin, but there are beautiful non-city parts, too.
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08-26-2003, 03:05 PM | #26 |
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I had forgotten about Nan-tathren - that must have been a very beautiful place to make Voronwë forget about the sea ...
"in the fair fields of Nan-tathren, where the spring is sweeter than heart's desire."
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08-27-2003, 12:22 PM | #27 |
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Gondolins kinda the most fantastic image of a place ever. In Encircling hills hidden from the world tall and white and beautiful. Of all the storys of the Silmarillion i have to say if i could see one battle broiught to life it would be that the desperate defence of the best city this side of the great sea .
Still give me safty anyday
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08-29-2003, 02:28 PM | #28 |
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Probably Menegroth, mostly due to Doriath, (I would want to see that forest). But Nargothrond would be a good second choice (a learning centre as it was) . Gondolin, being an enclosed city would be a nice place to visit, but since it doesn’t have the wood expanses of elsewhere, and since one cannot leave, it doesn’t have the appeal other places have (to me).
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09-02-2003, 11:02 AM | #29 | |
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Of course Gondolin is the most beautiful place in Middle-Earth. I wonder how Dor Firn-i-Guinar , the Land of the Death that live, would compare with the other places, especially when Lúthien wore the Nauglam*r:
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And it was said to him that this was Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva, or the Cottage of Lost Play, and at that name he wondered greatly. I know that this place is outside of Beleriand and outside of Tolkien's later legendarium, but it is a place of great beauty and hope. While the other great elf kingdoms of Beleriand, could have been way more beautiful, there were always under the assault of Morgoth. I don't think that neither kingdom in ME could be truly happy with the overpowering presence of him, and also, there was not that mixture of elves and men in them. For example it didn't exist in Nargothrond, Gondolin or Menegroth. In contrast, the Cootage of Lost Play, being an early conception was a place in where both Men and Elves could live side by side in harmony and peace. A place where there was an integration never to be seen again. It was truly the Cottage of Lost Play where no Play was lost.
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10-19-2003, 01:05 PM | #30 |
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For an elf---(if not in Turgon's crowd) The willow reeds of Nan-Tathren
For a human--- (if not one of the three classy people allowed in Gondolin), Dor-Lomin For a dwarf---Belegost (among other things, get to pick up the pieces after the dummies in Nogrod try to rumble with elves, Beren, and ents) For an ent---Taur-Im-Duinath (bigger then other Beleriand forests. Lots of "room to grow" for the relatively young ent polity.
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10-19-2003, 04:02 PM | #31 |
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I wouldn't get into Nargothond because SGH would always have the guest bedroom booked. Gondolin for me, but I gotta love Afro-elf's comment about the Havens.
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10-19-2003, 05:04 PM | #32 |
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And it would be impossible to sleep, laying awake all night listening to SGH and Ruinel fighting.
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10-19-2003, 05:27 PM | #33 | |
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10-19-2003, 10:23 PM | #35 |
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Gondolin has always caught my attention, because of its renowned history and its beauty. I'd definitely want to visit there, but as for a home, I would say I'd be happier in Doriath.
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01-18-2004, 05:48 PM | #36 |
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The small river of Tol Galen has always beem special to me.. hehe
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01-19-2004, 01:57 PM | #37 |
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i reckon Angband would be a great tourist attraction. They even get to see a Valar at no extra cost.
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04-17-2004, 10:51 AM | #38 |
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I would like to live in Doriath. I think Menegroth is more beautiful than Nargothrond. But Gondolin is great, too.
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04-17-2004, 11:24 AM | #39 |
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Hey Celeborn my dear, welcome! Would you perhaps like to introduce yourself in this thread? I would love to know who I'm married to.
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04-17-2004, 11:43 AM | #40 | |
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For all of you who think that Gondolin is not the best place, beat this description:
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