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**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...

Hilde Bracegirdle · 09-22-2004, 02:05 PM

Here, I thought it just the elven version of a mohawk! Elrond...such a rebel.

Ealasaide · 09-22-2004, 02:49 PM

AHA! So THAT'S what they have been talking about all this time...the hair of Isildur! heehee Well, I suppose I should be grateful that Elrond didn't go in for the comb-over look.

Scary!

But...while we are on the subject of Elrond's hair.. what about those two tails that hang down on either side of his face? Dreadlocks, perhaps? With a mohawk? Someone needs to have a word with his hairdresser.

Brilliant poem, Saucepan Man!

Mithalwen · 09-23-2004, 10:46 AM

Perhaps the knots are to remind him of something...
Surely it was the "hare of Isildur" that was required ....or perhaps the heir of Isildur's hare... explains what Aragorn was doing int he wilderness all that time..

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-23-2004, 12:27 PM

The heir of Isuldur's hairy hare??

Har, har!

Mithalwen · 09-23-2004, 12:51 PM

I believe Isildur's hares produced very fine warm wool that was prized, especially by elven rug weavers

09-22-2004, 11:00 AM	#2
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

09-23-2004, 10:46 AM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Perhaps the knots are to remind him of something... Surely it was the "hare of Isildur" that was required ....or perhaps the heir of Isildur's hare... explains what Aragorn was doing int he wilderness all that time.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-23-2004, 12:27 PM	#6
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The heir of Isuldur's hairy hare?? Har, har! __________________ '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...'

09-23-2004, 12:51 PM	#7
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	I believe Isildur's hares produced very fine warm wool that was prized, especially by elven rug weavers __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 09-23-2004 at 12:52 PM. Reason: typo

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09-22-2004, 02:05 PM	#3
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Here, I thought it just the elven version of a mohawk! Elrond...such a rebel.

09-22-2004, 02:49 PM	#4
Ealasaide Shadow of Tyrn Gorthad Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Fencing Lyst Posts: 810	AHA! So THAT'S what they have been talking about all this time...the hair of Isildur! heehee Well, I suppose I should be grateful that Elrond didn't go in for the comb-over look. Scary! But...while we are on the subject of Elrond's hair.. what about those two tails that hang down on either side of his face? Dreadlocks, perhaps? With a mohawk? Someone needs to have a word with his hairdresser. Brilliant poem, Saucepan Man!