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04-17-2004, 05:06 PM
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Maniacal Mage
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Umm...hate to catch you on a technicality (unless the movie has poisoned my mind), but doesn't the engraving on Balin's grave say: Here Lies Balin song of Fundin, lord of Moria?
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04-17-2004, 05:08 PM
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Tears of the Phoenix
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Yes, you are correct. Thanks.
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04-17-2004, 07:15 PM
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Stormdancer of Doom
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inscription
"BALIN
FUNDINUL UZBUD KHAZADDUMU" ...in runes. The inscription is in the book, you can translate it with the table of Cirth in the back of the book.
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04-17-2004, 08:40 PM
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Maniacal Mage
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...wait....so who's right...Imladris or me?
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'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.' |
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04-17-2004, 11:51 PM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
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Mark12_30 gave the correct source.
On the great slab of white stone were deeply graven these runes: BALIN (Balin) FUNDINUL (Son of Fundin) UZBAD (Lord) KHAZADDÚMU (of Moria) At the bottom of the inscribed slab, were these runes (They translate directly into English): *BALINSONOFFUNDINLORDOFMORIA* ------------------------------------------------------------- The words, 'Here lies', were not engraved on the slab. |
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04-18-2004, 08:29 PM
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Tears of the Phoenix
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Thank you Pio. I will once more edit my post. I tried to find the real dwarvish runes, but couldn't after a few minute search. I know I was lazy but I need to get some reading done...
Unless another wants to, I will have the gates barred tomorrow. Cheers to all, Imladris
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04-18-2004, 08:57 PM
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Maniacal Mage
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Ok, very sorry for causing that whole debate over the engraving!
I have no objections Imladris, feel free to barr the gates! I still can't believe i will soon have to kill my dwarf. I'm really gonna miss him. :'( Quote:
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'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.' |
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