Fall of Gondolin

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Then there's this classic: "Aragorn and Legolas went now with Eomer in the van." Specifically, a Ford Econoline Custom with shag carpeting and quadraphonic sound.

If we're doing vehicles, I find that both Nessa and Glaurung have trains: Nessa's is followed by deer, while Glaurung's is full of Balrogs (presumably hogging the dining car like they always do).

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Note also that the leading cause of death among Balrogs (100% of known cases) is plummeting.

Oh, come now! You can hardly count Gothmog falling into a fountain and onto a particularly pointy elf. So it's only 2/3.

Though we should probably add Turgon, who in the very book we're theoretically discussing in this thread dies in the fall of his tower.

Um... and Eol, I suppose!

hS

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Um... and Eol, I suppose!

hS

Now the fact you should mention him is funny. Really funny.

[Urwen]

.....in the name of Lomion.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

.....in the name of Lomion.

Isn't it usual to bump a thread when there's something to respond to? Are you waiting for a 'what do you mean by that?'? I figured you were just picking on me.

Since this is the FoG thread... what's up with Penlod, Lord of the Houses of the Pillar and the Tower of Snow? He's pretty much the least-referenced of the lords of Gondolin - he's mentioned in the assembly, comes to a meeting, then dies. But for some reason Tolkien not only gave him an epithet, but two Houses to rule? I mean, that's got to make sense somehow, right?

hS

[Urwen]

No, I wasn't picking on you. I just figured out it was funny, since you mentioned Eol, when we wouldn't have the book without his child.

Speaking of which, how do we know for sure that Lomion did what he did? History is written by the winners, after all. And get this: said winners supported Tuor.

[Urwen]

Originally Posted by Huinesoron

Isn't it usual to bump a thread when there's something to respond to? Are you waiting for a 'what do you mean by that?'? I figured you were just picking on me.

Since this is the FoG thread... what's up with Penlod, Lord of the Houses of the Pillar and the Tower of Snow? He's pretty much the least-referenced of the lords of Gondolin - he's mentioned in the assembly, comes to a meeting, then dies. But for some reason Tolkien not only gave him an epithet, but two Houses to rule? I mean, that's got to make sense somehow, right?

hS

Want to hear my biased answer or my non-biased one?

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Want to hear my biased answer or my non-biased one?

You have a biased opinion on Penlod the Tall? o.O This I have got to hear.

And also the unbiased one, of course.

hS

[Urwen]

Well, as it happens, Turgon had three siblings: Fingon, father of Gil-Galad, Aredhel, mother of Maeglin, and Argon, father of Penlod.


So according to my theory, that's why.