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Mithalwen · 04-05-2005, 11:48 AM

Small measure of joy
brave spirit doom fulfilling
pen and sword wielding

Not really worth the wait I am afraid..

Shelob · 04-05-2005, 01:08 PM

Is it Merry?

"Small measure of joy"
Merry means happy, which suggests joy, and because Merry is a hobbit he's short, or small.

"brave spirit doom fulfilling"
I'm not sure here but I'm guessing this refers to the thing with the witchking and him stabbing it in the knee.

"pen and sword wielding"
he both fought, wielded the sword, and wrote the histories of the hobbits, wielded the pen.

Mithalwen · 04-05-2005, 01:38 PM

Yep - it was about the witch king - and Merry was described as valiant by Eowyn, the spirit was also a reference to the brandy in his surname!

Over to you

Shelob · 04-10-2005, 03:14 PM

Once seen never more
your name nor your form apear.
Wise words slyly spoke.

Good Luck.
(And as before clues given upon request...or, rather, so soon after request as I can get around to giving them.)

Shelob · 04-17-2005, 07:01 PM

Hello out there!....*echoes* 'Elo out 'ere!...*echoes*'elo...

Guesses? Clues? Anything?

Evisse the Blue · 04-18-2005, 05:24 AM

I'll guess Sauron:

He was seen once in a pleasing shape as Annatar. Then he was not to be seen in physical shape, nor have his name spoken. And he was very persuasive and seemed very wise when he made the Elves trust him.

Shelob · 04-18-2005, 11:34 AM

Wow, good guess but not at all what I had in mind (mostly because that never occurred to me). It is interesting though how our minds work in such truely different ways...on such truely different scales...

04-05-2005, 11:48 AM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Small measure of joy brave spirit doom fulfilling pen and sword wielding Not really worth the wait I am afraid.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-05-2005, 01:08 PM	#2
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Is it Merry? "Small measure of joy" Merry means happy, which suggests joy, and because Merry is a hobbit he's short, or small. "brave spirit doom fulfilling" I'm not sure here but I'm guessing this refers to the thing with the witchking and him stabbing it in the knee. "pen and sword wielding" he both fought, wielded the sword, and wrote the histories of the hobbits, wielded the pen. __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

04-05-2005, 01:38 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Yep - it was about the witch king - and Merry was described as valiant by Eowyn, the spirit was also a reference to the brandy in his surname! Over to you __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-10-2005, 03:14 PM	#4
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Sorry...I've had not time even to think of this thread til now... Once seen never more your name nor your form apear. Wise words slyly spoke. Good Luck. (And as before clues given upon request...or, rather, so soon after request as I can get around to giving them.) __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

04-17-2005, 07:01 PM	#5
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Hello out there!....echoes 'Elo out 'ere!...echoes'elo... Guesses? Clues? Anything? __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!

04-18-2005, 05:24 AM	#6
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	I'll guess Sauron: He was seen once in a pleasing shape as Annatar. Then he was not to be seen in physical shape, nor have his name spoken. And he was very persuasive and seemed very wise when he made the Elves trust him. __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

04-18-2005, 11:34 AM	#7
Shelob Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the abysmal Abyss Mall. Posts: 276	Wow, good guess but not at all what I had in mind (mostly because that never occurred to me). It is interesting though how our minds work in such truely different ways...on such truely different scales... __________________ A signature always reveals a man's character - and sometimes even his name ~Evan Esar. Pan for Everyone!