a sad literary fate
 

Ladies and gentlehobbits! (drumroll) Please allow me to direct your attention to the most sadly neglected individual in the Lord of the Rings!
You think it must be a woman? True, true, but compared to this character, Arwen is a fully fleshed-out heroine, with a depth of feelings, described in detail.
This poor woman is not even granted the dignity of a name! She speaks not a word; her only reason for existing is to give her companion someone to speak to. She has only a second-hand identity. I speak, of course, of Ioreth's kinswoman, a country cousin who serves as a backdrop for Ioreth's monologue in RotK.
It is time we honour this worthy woman, for without her we would not have a wonderfully comic, almost Shakespearian moment in a largely serious book. Let's hear it for Ioreth's kinswoman!

Here, here!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

-réd

I agree! A most underrated and ignored character! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

The Rosencranz & Guildenstern of LotR !

She needs a dignified name! Any suggestions?

Great idea, Aralaithiel! Please do explain the reasons for your choices when you submit names.

Some people call her ... Tim?

- Cirdan

she is Arthur, King of the Britons!

Well *I* didn't vote for her!

..but I'll gladly down a pint of mead in her honor [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

*Claps her hands and jumps out of her seat* Yeeaaii!! (I'm just showing my support!) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

A good name for her would be......Salabiel which means Herb Woman. Why? Because i think she had some kingsfoil that Ioreth talked about... yeah stupid name but hey you asked for one [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I propose her name be ELDRIDA- it is of anglo-saxon meaning wise or prudent advisor.

Good One, Eol!
"Ah...now we see the violence inherent in the system! Come look at the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"
This is an anarcho-syndicated commune, isn't it? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]