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KayQy · 02-08-2001, 02:15 PM

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Re: Athelas

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It was low and dusky, windowless, fragrant with herbs that hung drying from the crosspole of the roof, mint and moly and thyme, yarrow and rushwash and paramal, kingsfoil, clovenfoot, tansy and bay.
- A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula le Guin

If athelas is a made-up herb, it's used by more authors than just Tolkien<hr></blockquote>

I read that Ursula le Guin put kingsfoil into her novel as a subtle homage to Tolkien. You know, that might make a good thread...

The days are fated to be filled with marvels.</p>

02-08-2001, 02:15 PM	#33
KayQy Wight Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Currently Spain Posts: 250	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 47</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Athelas <blockquote>*Quote:<hr> Quote: It was low and dusky, windowless, fragrant with herbs that hung drying from the crosspole of the roof, mint and moly and thyme, yarrow and rushwash and paramal, kingsfoil, clovenfoot, tansy and bay. - A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula le Guin If athelas is a made-up herb, it's used by more authors than just Tolkien<hr></blockquote> I read that Ursula le Guin put kingsfoil into her novel as a subtle homage to Tolkien. You know, that might make a good thread... The days are fated to be filled with marvels.</p> __________________ Do you really want to know / Or are you a little scared, Afraid that God is not exactly what you'd have Him be? --OC Supertones, "Wilderness" "Good sense about trivialities is better than nonsense about things that matter."* -- Max Beerbohm