The Tolkien Coming of Age Club 2 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hilde Bracegirdle · 09-21-2004, 03:09 PM

Huh? What's that? Is the extended version of Return of the King out yet? Oh, I was only dreaming.....zzzzzzzzz....!!! (and snoring with emphasis.)

Ealasaide · 09-21-2004, 04:47 PM

Hmmm... speaking of PJ's movies...this has been bothering me for some time:

What's with Elrond's hairline? Is male pattern baldness common among elves? Or, Elrond being only half-elven, could this be his human side coming out? (So to speak.

) Comments, anyone? I believe this may be the first time I have encountered an elf with a receding hairline.

**The Saucepan Man** · 09-21-2004, 05:29 PM

Poor guy. He raised Isildur's hair as his own, but then it ran off with his daughter.

Incidentally, this issue was recently raised on this wonderfully named thread:

Gillete, The Best Cirdan Can Get!

Snowdog · 09-21-2004, 11:18 PM

Ok, don't get me started on Agent Elrond (Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins) Smith and his hair....

That said... what with the EE ROTK not coming out til December ... 12th I think?

Glad to see you folk in the southeast have made it through the storms.

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-22-2004, 12:22 AM

It is a little-known secret that the Hair of Isildur was actually a toupee, and after being passed down for so many generations, who can blame Elrond for not wanting to wear it?! (canon reference - HoME XIV, 'The Shaping of the Coiffure'. )

**The Saucepan Man** · 09-22-2004, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

It is a little-known secret that the Hair of Isildur was actually a toupee ...

Indeed. For thus it was revealed to Faramir in a recurring dream:

Seek for the Hair that was woven;
In Imladris it resides;
There shall foreheads be open;
Shinier than babies’ backsides.
There shall be shown a token
Of pileous pates near at hand,
For Isildur’s Brow shall beckon,
And the Hairpiece forth shall stand.

Mithalwen · 09-22-2004, 11:00 AM

or it might be worth bellowing into Prof Hedgthistle's ear trumpet to see if he kept the other one......

Hugo has always had a high hairline even when he had a lot more hair (Bodyline,1983)... and since he was wearing a wig, they would have surely reversed the retreat. I just think he look even more intelligent...

Maybe this is the quintessential difference between the underage and coming of age club - Screaming Hugo Fangirl rather than Leggyboppers...

09-21-2004, 05:29 PM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Poor guy. He raised Isildur's hair as his own, but then it ran off with his daughter. Incidentally, this issue was recently raised on this wonderfully named thread: Gillete, The Best Cirdan Can Get! __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

09-22-2004, 12:22 AM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	It is a little-known secret that the Hair of Isildur was actually a toupee, and after being passed down for so many generations, who can blame Elrond for not wanting to wear it?! (canon reference - HoME XIV, 'The Shaping of the Coiffure'. ) __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

09-22-2004, 11:00 AM	#7
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Where did I put that Gauntlet? or it might be worth bellowing into Prof Hedgthistle's ear trumpet to see if he kept the other one...... Hugo has always had a high hairline even when he had a lot more hair (Bodyline,1983)... and since he was wearing a wig, they would have surely reversed the retreat. I just think he look even more intelligent... Maybe this is the quintessential difference between the underage and coming of age club - Screaming Hugo Fangirl rather than Leggyboppers... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

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09-21-2004, 03:09 PM	#1
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Huh? What's that? Is the extended version of Return of the King out yet? Oh, I was only dreaming.....zzzzzzzzz....!!! (and snoring with emphasis.)

09-21-2004, 04:47 PM	#2
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	Hmmm... speaking of PJ's movies...this has been bothering me for some time: What's with Elrond's hairline? Is male pattern baldness common among elves? Or, Elrond being only half-elven, could this be his human side coming out? (So to speak. ) Comments, anyone? I believe this may be the first time I have encountered an elf with a receding hairline.

09-21-2004, 11:18 PM	#4
Snowdog Emperor of the South Pole Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Western Shore of Lake Evendim Posts: 647	Ok, don't get me started on Agent Elrond (Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins) Smith and his hair.... That said... what with the EE ROTK not coming out til December ... 12th I think? Glad to see you folk in the southeast have made it through the storms.