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05-02-2002, 02:32 PM | #1 |
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Finrod Felagund is the coolest Elven king (the one in the Silmarillion I mean)
FINROD FELAGUND
Thus the realm of Finrod was the greatest by far, though he was the youngest of the great lords of the Noldor. Felagund strove with Sauron in songs of power, and the power of the king was very great; but Sauron had the mastery as is told in the Lay of Leithian… Sauron chanted a song of wizardry, Of piercing, opening, of treachery, Revealing, uncovering betraying Then sudden Felagund there swaying Sang in answer a song of staying Resisting, battling against power Of secrets kept, strength like a tower And trust unbroken, freedom, escape Of changing and of shifting shape The prison opening, the chain that snaps Backwards and forwards swayed their song Reeling and foundering as ever more strong The chanting swelled, Felagund fought And all the magic and might he brought Of Elvenesse into his words Softly in the gloom they heard the Birds Singing afar in Nargothrond The sighing of the sea beyond Beyond the western world on sand On sand of pearls in elvenland Then the gloom gathered; darkness growing In Valinor the red blood flowing Beside the sea where the Noldor slew The foamriders and stealing drew Their wite ship with their white sail From lamplit havens. The wind wails The wolf howls. The ravens flee. The ice mutters in the mouths of the sea. The captives sad in Angband mourn. Thunder rumbles, the fires burn- And Finrod fell before the throne. Thus King Finrod Felagund, fairest and most beloved of the house of Finwe fulfilled his oath. From Sirion’s Isle they passed away, But on the hill alone there lay A green grave, and a stone was set, And there there lie the white bones yet Of Finrod fair, Finarfin’s son Unless that land be changed and gone, Or foundered in unfathomed seas While Finrod walks beneath the trees In Eldamar and comes no more To the grey world of tears and war The green grave of Finrod Finarfin's son, fairest of all the princes of the elves, remained inviolate. But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.
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05-02-2002, 07:37 PM | #2 |
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I think Thingol was much cooler. I know SGH agrees with me.
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05-02-2002, 08:43 PM | #3 | |
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05-03-2002, 08:19 PM | #4 |
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Thanks to SHG I don have a great appreciation for finrod. But I'm partial to Fingolfin
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About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer. |
05-04-2002, 10:04 AM | #5 |
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My favourite seems to be Ingwe. I'm not sure why.
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05-04-2002, 10:18 AM | #6 |
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when someone mentions ingwie I always think of yngwie malmsteen
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05-04-2002, 03:34 PM | #7 |
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Elwe is cool and Fingolfin rocks.
Ingwe really doesn't do anything, as cool as he may be. Fingon's cool and so is Gil Galad. Orodreth is kinda wimpy but Turgon rocks. FINROD IS STILL THE BEST!!!!!!!
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05-13-2002, 01:53 AM | #8 |
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I'd love to know more about Denethor son of Denweg, the first and last King of the Laegrim, Green-elves.
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05-13-2002, 06:05 PM | #9 |
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Any king of Númenórë is far cooler than any...elf...
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05-13-2002, 11:16 PM | #12 | |
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05-13-2002, 11:22 PM | #13 | |
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05-14-2002, 03:09 PM | #14 |
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I like Fingolfin and Finrod more then Thingol. He did sone bad things in his life.
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05-14-2002, 05:02 PM | #15 |
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well..as far as the nauglafring goes with thingol, that wasnt entirely his fault..remember he was under the curse of MÎm the Dwarf.
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05-14-2002, 06:06 PM | #17 |
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well i forgot that there are diff versions..
the one im speaking of is when t he elf Ufedhin was with the Nauglath..thingol gave them gold to let them craft in their halls at Nagrod..they brought them back and asked if they could place the silmaril intot he necklace of the dwarves..after their work was complete they asked for each of them seven jewels of valinor, a few bags of silver dust, and a few of gold dust .. for this he gave all of them lashes..then he gave them nine pieces of gold and one of silver and a small gem. but then for payment of ufedhin staying in his halls he took 1 gold piece and 2 silver from all of them.. imt akina ll this from memory so correct me if im wrong..i think he would have acted differently if the necklace hadnt the curse of Mîm upon it..ofcourse he wouldnt given them all they requested, but it would have been more for their great work with the necklace and silmaril.
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05-15-2002, 09:05 AM | #18 |
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Mrs Finrod?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Oh boy I'd forgotten. SGH said we were married but I really didn't believe her.
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05-15-2002, 11:44 AM | #19 | |
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05-15-2002, 05:57 PM | #20 |
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Tar-Elendil, I can tell by the names ("Ufedhin" and "Nauglath" tells me something right away) you're following a much earlier version. Is that Book of Lost Tales or something? The later Elwe Thindicollo was not under any sort of curse from Mîm, but I think the real story of what happened is so obsure and mysterious it's beyond anyone to pass judgment. Besides what is said in The Hobbit, the only thing we can be sure about is that "Thingol quarreled with the Dwarves" (from the Grey Annals).
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