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Old 10-01-2007, 10:44 AM   #850
Rumil
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Rumil has been trapped in the Barrow!
Eye Tricksy it is my precious

Wow Gil this is a difficult one!

here's my current thinking but I'm fairly sure that I'm wrong because a few things need to be twisted to fit...

I'm going for the King of The Dead

Come to me my brethern
a new day is for us
the threat of death is gone
feel my wind


The king is calling his people together on being summoned by Aragorn, the threat of death is gone because they long for Eru's gift, 'feel my wind' (after inducing unnecessary chortles) made me think of the cold wind that blew the Rangers' torches out on the Paths of the Dead

Come to me my sons
we have new friends among us
we are not defeated yet
feel no fear


Again calling the dead together, the new friends are Aragorn & co., they certainly aren't defeated and it'll be the opposition who need to worry about fear!

Come to defend our land
they may come in black
but we shall beat them back with our two hands
feel the hospitality of my table with my lord


The land that used to be theirs needs defending aginst the Corsairs of Umbar whose ships have black sails, they have little need of weapons, the hospitality bit could be a metaphor for finally accepting death??

Come to me my new king
fire means nothing to us
our protector will save us again
feel my age and remember


Aragorn is the new king, they're too ghostly to be bothered by fire. The house of Isildur saved them in the past but they became traitors and were cursed, therefore Aragorn will release them from Isildur's curse and save them 'again' (this is really pushing it, no?), feel my age - well they have been about for 3000 years give or take!

Hmmm, tricksy!

Cheers,

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