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mark12_30 · 03-12-2003, 02:41 PM

No, no, the elvish braids belonged to Retya. Retya was the wide-eyed innocent decoy. Gamba was the tornado who ran up behind Retya and leapfrogged him.

Now I'm going to go back and read your Master's Thesis on dreams. Wish me luck!

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Hmmmm.

All right-- for now. But I'm going to go back to HoME 5 and scan that Elendil story again.... I'm SURE that when he woke up in Numenor, he didn't know he was really from England.

I know Bombadil's house and Lothlorien are dreamy places, but this is different, surely? This isn't visions, this isn't far-seeing, this isn't remembering; this is dream-transportation. And the example I know of that fits that is the Elendil/ Herendil one. Admittedly I'm not as well-read as you are! But this whole thing is beginning to make my head spin.

I don't yet have that Flieger book (I have the other one, Splintered Light, which I got partway into and then got distracted...) And I can't get the Flieger book you mention for another two weeks minimum (having overcollected already, and am now "paying the price"...)

Ah, well, I have a feeling this debate will continue, my dreamy friend. Cheers, a toast, and sweet dreams to you...

[ March 12, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ]

03-12-2003, 02:41 PM	#346
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	No, no, the elvish braids belonged to Retya. Retya was the wide-eyed innocent decoy. Gamba was the tornado who ran up behind Retya and leapfrogged him. Now I'm going to go back and read your Master's Thesis on dreams. Wish me luck! (edit) Hmmmm. All right-- for now. But I'm going to go back to HoME 5 and scan that Elendil story again.... I'm SURE that when he woke up in Numenor, he didn't know he was really from England. I know Bombadil's house and Lothlorien are dreamy places, but this is different, surely? This isn't visions, this isn't far-seeing, this isn't remembering; this is dream-transportation. And the example I know of that fits that is the Elendil/ Herendil one. Admittedly I'm not as well-read as you are! But this whole thing is beginning to make my head spin. I don't yet have that Flieger book (I have the other one, Splintered Light, which I got partway into and then got distracted...) And I can't get the Flieger book you mention for another two weeks minimum (having overcollected already, and am now "paying the price"...) Ah, well, I have a feeling this debate will continue, my dreamy friend. Cheers, a toast, and sweet dreams to you... [ March 12, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.