AHA!
* Intent on the further mystery which discovery now uncovered, Gandalf leapt to his feet, knocking against the table as he rose. Mithadan's wine-glass tilted at the rim of the table. Clutching the stem of the glass, the wizard saved himself from joining Gamba for kitchen duty, though his robes now bore penalty stains. Rimbaud smothered a smile and muttered something about patrons showing respect for the elegance of his Inn by the neatness of their clothing. Varda smiled in anticipation of a story. Ransom gazed at the map noting its script's similarities to Easterling writing. *
* Gandalf pronounced his verdict: *
The Ithryn Luin have had a hand in the making of this map. Though the flowing red script is unfamiliar, note well the subtle shading of dark blue along the lower edge of the hilly pass at the bottom: The Tengwar marks for both Pallando and Alatar have been interwoven to form part of a boundary line.
As for the red script, it distantly resembles the Harad writing style. Not closely enough, however, for me to do anything besides guess at the likely translation of a handful of words based on the easternmost dialect of Southron speech.
[ November 24, 2002: Message edited by: Gandalf_theGrey ]
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