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Susan Delgado · 05-12-2002, 03:44 AM

How about objects. I mean the kind that can be carried around in one's hand.

A is for Arkenstone, the great jewel of the Kings under the Mountain. It was stolen from Smaug by Bilbo because he thought it was pretty. Later it was used by him as a (failed) token of peace between the Men and the Dwarves. It failed partly because Bilbo, knowing Thorin would take the stone away from him, did not tell Thorin that he was going to give it to the Men, or even that he had it in the first place.

05-12-2002, 03:44 AM	#11
Susan Delgado The Perished Flame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: behind my eyes Posts: 1,096	How about objects. I mean the kind that can be carried around in one's hand. A is for Arkenstone, the great jewel of the Kings under the Mountain. It was stolen from Smaug by Bilbo because he thought it was pretty. Later it was used by him as a (failed) token of peace between the Men and the Dwarves. It failed partly because Bilbo, knowing Thorin would take the stone away from him, did not tell Thorin that he was going to give it to the Men, or even that he had it in the first place. __________________ "Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all 'til we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?"