I can't believe I never noticed this
 

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I have read the Silm , more than a few times , but this passge finally came to my attention .
It is not exactly a qoute but it is attributable, to whom?

&quot;...whose power is at rest,whose joy is as an air that they breathe all their days,whose thought flows in a tide untroubled from the heights to the deeps&quot;.

'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' Lindil is often found on posting on the Silmarillion Canon Forum at the Barrowdowns discussion board. </p>

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Seems like a reference to Ilúvatar. I suppose it's too simple to attribute the quasi-quote to Manwë?

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Of The Sindar

But the attributes you quote are applied to one of the Maiar, to whom Thingol is merely compared

PS Why did you reveal your own secret in another post? :eek:

PPS Anyways, thanks. I reread half a Silm last night in search of an answer. It was great as usual :D (going to go on tonight)

...less doth yearning trouble him who knoweth many songs, or with his hands can touch the harp - his possesion is his gift of glee which God gave him...

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Sorry

I revealed it the other post because I thought it was so beautiful , i didn't care!
as for the attributes being of the Maiar, yes it is true , but the tale is saying that Thingol had [due in large part to his union w. a maia] attained this state [for a while!].

Ask on.

Lindil is often found on posting on the New Silmarillion Canon Forum at the Barrowdowns discussion board. 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p>

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after a delay

...for which i beg your pardon.


Let us make this thread a place not for proper, but attributable quotes. So, who was described as one who

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

I would guess that's a descriptoin of one of the Istari, namely Gandalf.

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I'll take a risk of being thought pedantic, but I insist on being given his proper name according to the period when the attribute was applied to him (Gandalf is a given name of far more later period)

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Olorin! (sorry, I haven't learned how to create the accent marks yet)

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Now I'm well pleased :), carry on

For accents, press and hold down the ALT key while typing the four number code on your NUMPAD, then release ALT.

À 0192
à 0224
Á 0193
á 0225
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â 0226
Ä 0195
ä 0228
Æ 0198
æ 0230
È 0200
è 0232
É 0201
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Ê 0202
ê 0234
Ë 0203
ë 0235
Ì 0204
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Í 0205
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Î 0206
î 0238
Ï 0207
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Ò 0210
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Ó 0211
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Ô 0212
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Ö 0214
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Ù 0217
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Ú 0218
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Û 0219
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Ü 0220
ü 0252
Ý 0221
ý 0253
ÿ 0255

To quote Mr. Underhill, whom I own the info, Now you can make cool (and accurate) references to the likes of Húrin, Mîm, or Aulë at will. Enjoy!

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Thanks for the accent info!

About whom (or who?) was this said:

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> &quot;A tall crown he wore like silver, from which his long hair fell down as foam glimmering in the dusk...&quot;<hr></blockquote>



-amyrlis</p>

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Ulmo?

<h6>'Spring is all around you / and calls your name softly in the wind / Burning when the day is dying / she kills the rays of a boundless sun. / And falls after years of death / eternally on your tears of joy. / So feel, feel the hands of glory / that will lead you into a golden sea.' (Kirlian Camera, 'Ascension') </h6></p>

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<blockquote>Quote:<hr> &quot;...and he cast back the grey mantle that hung about him like a mist, behold! he was clad in a gleaming coat, close fitted as the mail of a mighty fish, and in a kirtle of deep green that flashed and flickered with sea-fire as he strode slowly toward the land. In this manner the Dweller of the Deep, whom the Nolder name Ulmo, Lord of Waters, showed himself...&quot;<hr></blockquote>

You are correct Sharku! Carry on.

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Easy, but I can't resist...

&quot;a big thick-limbed horse, and on it sat a man of wide shoulders and huge girth, but old and grey-bearded, yet mail-clad and black-helmed and bearing a long heavy spear.&quot;

Who is it?


<h6>'Spring is all around you / and calls your name softly in the wind / Burning when the day is dying / she kills the rays of a boundless sun. / And falls after years of death / eternally on your tears of joy. / So feel, feel the hands of glory / that will lead you into a golden sea.' (Kirlian Camera, 'Ascension') </h6></p>

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Forlong

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Forlong the Fat, for you!
<img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> Correct, you hasty Ghost-Prince!

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Aye, I am fast, fast, fast mwahahahaha! :D

Or, more seriously, here's the next one up:

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Beren

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Correct. your turn to puzzle us

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

&quot;If Saruman has become evil, as you say, then their [the Rohirrim's] doom canot be long delayed.&quot;

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Gwaihir the Windlord to Gandalf the Grey

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

RIGHT ! Had to get a Gwaihir quote in there.

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Théoden to Gandalf?

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Correct. Ask on

...without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless...

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Ok...
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> But tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless?<hr></blockquote>

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Could that be Smaug to Bilbo during their banter inside Erebor?

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Good guess. But no.



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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Should I give a hint?

But tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless?</p>

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It would be nice of you :)

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

OK, here's what the speaker says right before:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Don't you know my name yet? That's the only answer.<hr></blockquote>
This might be a bit of a giveaway for some... but then maybe I'm the only one who's been dwelling on it. <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)">

But tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless?</p>

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I've found it - 'twas Tom Bombadil to Frodo :)

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Re: I can't believe I never noticed this

Congratulations! Of course I'm not going to mention that this happens to back up my stand in the TB thread. <img src=wink.gif ALT=";)"> Ask us!

But tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nameless?</p>

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Re: Invitation to Wine

Galion the Elvenking's butler, to the chief of the guards.

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Correct, ask on.

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Re: Speak Memory

Who said:

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror . . . <hr></blockquote>

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Re: Speak Memory

Gimli to Legolas, lamenting his departure from Lórien (and the presence of Galadriel).

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Re: Speak Memory

Correct; your turn.

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Re: Speak Memory

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> I do not wish for any sword.<hr></blockquote>Who to whom?

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Re: Speak Memory

Frodo to . . . Gandalf? On the field of Cormallen?

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