Eorling Mead Hall Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

JennyHallu · 12-15-2006, 03:42 PM

Can I close out the day? Pretty please? That would give me plenty of time to perfect my post...

Except that I'm going to be away the 21st-26th. So if that's ok, can I close out the day?

If it's not let me know quickly so I remember to post up before I leave.

Folwren · 12-18-2006, 08:55 PM

Elempi, ye don't mind waiting a bit, do you, before Thornden leaves Eodwine's company, do you? Or before I answer you? If you're in a hurry to do something with your character, I can add something to my last post and ... somehow answer you. Actually, I can do that anyway. Ne'er mind. But - if you want Eodwine to be able to leave, I'll need to know. Otherwise, I'll just have Thornden answer and continue with his breakfast and not necessarily give you a good chance to leave. Of course, Eodwine could always just get up and leave...but you can decide, I guess.

-- Foley

littlemanpoet · 12-18-2006, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Folwren

Elempi, ye don't mind waiting a bit, do you, before Thornden leaves Eodwine's company, do you? Or before I answer you? If you're in a hurry to do something with your character, I can add something to my last post and ... somehow answer you. Actually, I can do that anyway. Ne'er mind. But - if you want Eodwine to be able to leave, I'll need to know. Otherwise, I'll just have Thornden answer and continue with his breakfast and not necessarily give you a good chance to leave. Of course, Eodwine could always just get up and leave...but you can decide, I guess.

-- Foley

Eodwine is not of a mind to do anything but sit and let the world move.

My post re Saeryn has been altered.

Folwren · 12-18-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Eodwine is not of a mind to do anything but sit and let the world move.

Excellent! I have edited my post, then, and all is well. You have my answer and may move on if it so suits your fancy.

-- Folwren

P.S. Elempi, you are not in a grumpy mood, are you?

littlemanpoet · 12-19-2006, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Folwren

Excellent! I have edited my post, then, and all is well. You have my answer and may move on if it so suits your fancy.

-- Folwren

P.S. Elempi, you are not in a grumpy mood, are you?

ME!?

Nah.

Eodwine is though.

Thinlómien · 12-19-2006, 05:47 AM

Welcome to the hall, Lhuna!

Good post.

Lhunardawen · 12-19-2006, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Welcome to the hall, Lhuna!

Good post.

Thanks!

I'm looking forward to spreading mischief-- I mean writing with you all.

Kath · 12-19-2006, 07:44 AM

Lhuna! Wonderful to see you here.

Folwren · 12-19-2006, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

ME!?

Nah.

Eodwine is though.

Good! I wanted to make sure Eodwine's mood was not reflecting yours.........

--

Welcome, Lhuna! Looks like your joining character could be fun!

--

Fea, I am very sorry that you are leaving so unexpectedly and for a time unknown.

That's sad.

-- Folwren

littlemanpoet · 12-19-2006, 07:01 PM

It appears that interest and plot possibilities are high enough such that it may serve us best to make this a full day instead of a foreshortened one. So let's do it. That means Formy can post as soon as he likes, too.

Full Day!

Lhunardawen · 12-20-2006, 02:07 AM

Thanks, Kath and Foley!

Elempi, do you mind if I leave Randvér to you? You don't have to write for him or anything, not if you want to, but Eodwine could just call Ginna and pass along the message. She's used to her father disappearing without a word, anyway.

littlemanpoet · 12-20-2006, 04:16 AM

So the idea, Lhuna, is that Randvér has left Ginna at the stables and gone in to the Hall to speak with Eodwine? If so, I can write a post making such conversation happen as would be appropriate, and then have Eodwine see him off. Even though R. might disappear, Eodwine would have none of it, and would want to have father introduce daughter.

Formendacil · 12-20-2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

It appears that interest and plot possibilities are high enough such that it may serve us best to make this a full day instead of a foreshortened one. So let's do it. That means Formy can post as soon as he likes, too.

Full Day!

*digs way down into the depths of his mind to recall what his... um... dwarf... is called.

Náin. That was it.

Attempts to reconstruct what was going on in... Náin's life.

Got it.*

So, Kath, I believe that's you and I... do you want to start off our outing, or shall I?

Kath · 12-20-2006, 03:59 PM

Please go ahead Form, I'm happy to follow your lead.

littlemanpoet · 12-24-2006, 03:25 PM

I'm thinking that it's Lhuna's turn to post about Ginna, after which I'll post up for Eodwine (and Randvér). Sound good?

Kath · 12-24-2006, 07:50 PM

Well we're out of the Hall now and on our way into town Form. But we have a slight problem in that I have no idea what is around the place that Kara can show you! Any ideas? What would Nain like to see?

Merry Christmas to everybody! Enjoy your days.

littlemanpoet · 12-25-2006, 03:45 PM

If you've been to York, perhaps you can imagine what it was like 1100 years ago, and use it as a sort of blue-print for Edoras, using your imagination of course!

Folwren · 01-12-2007, 07:14 PM

What needs to be done to get this thread moving again?

Tara, I do intend on writing a post sometime or other with Thornden. Can I address Lys? I still don't know what Thornden is going to suggest to Lys that he can do... Does anyone have any ideas? Tara, have you anything in mind?

Time for dinner.

-- Folwren

Firefoot · 01-12-2007, 07:46 PM

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What needs to be done to get this thread moving again?

I plan on posting this weekend. This week has been hectic for me (and my school is silly, so finals are next week, which isn't helping) - I've known what I've wanted to write for a couple days now (exact lines, even) but no time.

But if this week is any indication, my main posting time may be on the weekends (for all my RPG's, since that affects many of you elsewhere as well). I'll do what I can, though.

littlemanpoet · 01-12-2007, 08:12 PM

I'm waiting for Jenny to have Marenil give a response to Eodwine.

I'm not sure who needs to post next, in terms of getting Falco and 'Rilef' in the clutches of Frodides.

It's too early in the day to post anything for Garreth and Harreld. So that's where I'm at.

Taralphiel · 01-13-2007, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Folwren

What needs to be done to get this thread moving again?

Tara, I do intend on writing a post sometime or other with Thornden. Can I address Lys? I still don't know what Thornden is going to suggest to Lys that he can do... Does anyone have any ideas? Tara, have you anything in mind?

Time for dinner.

-- Folwren

You certainly can address him.

I've actually felt a teensy bit put out that I've had nobody else to get Lys to talk to. No matter, fixed now!

No, I still have no idea. He's a crafty type, good with thread (though it doesn't seem to be entirely appropriate for that to be his profession) and he's also a bit of an artist, I think. Though that also has it's limits. Maybe leatherworking? Designing on saddles and such?

If anyone has any ideas for a boy the stature and age as Lys, please let me know.

- Tara

Kath · 01-13-2007, 12:30 PM

Whoops, sorry Form it seems Kara has left Nain hanging! I'll get onto that soon.

Formendacil · 12-26-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

Well we're out of the Hall now and on our way into town Form. But we have a slight problem in that I have no idea what is around the place that Kara can show you! Any ideas? What would Nain like to see?

Merry Christmas to everybody! Enjoy your days.

Náin would likely, shortly after first arriving in Edoras, have been to Meduseld to see the King (his presence being a boon from King Thorin III to King Eomer), but I doubt if he's seen much else of the town. Of course, all this does is comfortably eliminate the only landmark of which we are really familiar with in Edoras.

Hmm... I suppose there are the mounds of the Kings. Or maybe a graveyard area in general. As a stone-carver, Náin's professional interest would be anything that's stone, and a graveyard seems like the best place to look for stone carvings, though I don't know that headstones would have been the norm...

Other than that, what else might be stone in Edoras? Let's work with that as a basis, since Náin is both interested in stone, and anything with stone would most likely be the grandest place in town. What does one normally see when sight-seeing? Churches, palaces, natural vistas...

Well, Churches are out, this being Middle-Earth, and I'm not thinking of any real equivalent, other than the King's Hall, which Náin has already seen.

Palaces= Houses, manors, castles, villas, mansions... There might be one or two houses of note in Edoras, but how much sight-seeing could one really do, people living there and all?

And natural vistas...

I'm guessing that if one went out of the city, there could be all kinds of things here, this being right in the foothills of the mountains and all. There could be waterfalls, lakes, streams, caves. Is any of this really suitable for the sort of day we seem to have been leading up to though?

And that leaves... well, I'm thinking places of burial, be they mounds, graveyards, or whatnot... Could there be a town square in Edoras- possibly with some of the finest buildings in town around? Náin may be a stone carver, but wood-carving would interest him. Maybe a town fountain? Or is Edoras "green" enough to have parks/royal preserves/etc...?

I think the problem I'm encountering is that most of things one goes normally to "tour" are the sorts of things that only really appeared come the Renaissance... which is a bit post-Rohirric in nature. Could there be any old Gondorian ruins in the area? Gondor ruled Calenardhon for two and a half millennia. Maybe there was a big ranch house or something in the vale...

Lots of random speculations... note sure where we're going.

littlemanpoet · 12-26-2006, 09:26 PM

I would not protest if you use the movie as a guide to what might be found in Edoras, since I trust the two primary artists for their faithfulness to Tolkien's settings far more than I do the director's faithfulness to Tolkien's characters and themes. So if you have the movie, take a look at Edoras on that, and proceed accordingly.

Having said that, I tend to think that the Edoras of the movies is a rather spartan business, and does not account for the variety of trades that had to exist in the Third Age of Middle Earth in Rohan. Rex Anglorum may help in this regard.

Tanners
Wainwrights
Carpenters
Stone shapers
Goatherds
Horse breeders
sellers of various dry goods
fletchers
smiths
teamsters
the list goes on.....

Lhunardawen · 12-27-2006, 01:08 AM

I'm sorry for my long and sudden disappearance! And to prevent this from happening again, I'll say as early as now that I'll be gone from the 28th (wait...that's tomorrow!) until probably the 2nd of January. I'll run off to read the thread now and post while I may.

Kath · 12-27-2006, 04:58 PM

Well now if we combine these ideas we might be able to form some kind of tour for Nain and Kara.

We're going into town first so we could start with wandering that and looking at all the different trades going on. Nain is a craftsman (or dwarf) after all so might he be interested in that?

Then we could head out of town to some of these Gondorian ruins. Those would presumably be made of stone? Perhaps it could be like when you go to an old castle and all you can see of how it was is the small inch or so high remains of the walls.

By this time it would probably be lunch and so we could head to the more picturesque parts of Edoras with open plains and little waterfalls, and stop in some nice place for a bite to eat.

And then on the way home we could pass old burial mounds and Nain could have a wonderful time explaining the old customs and how tombs were shaped to Kara.

If this sounds like absolute rubbish please feel free to tell me.

12-15-2006, 03:42 PM	#1
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Can I close out the day? Pretty please? That would give me plenty of time to perfect my post... Except that I'm going to be away the 21st-26th. So if that's ok, can I close out the day? If it's not let me know quickly so I remember to post up before I leave. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

12-18-2006, 08:55 PM	#2
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Elempi, ye don't mind waiting a bit, do you, before Thornden leaves Eodwine's company, do you? Or before I answer you? If you're in a hurry to do something with your character, I can add something to my last post and ... somehow answer you. Actually, I can do that anyway. Ne'er mind. But - if you want Eodwine to be able to leave, I'll need to know. Otherwise, I'll just have Thornden answer and continue with his breakfast and not necessarily give you a good chance to leave. Of course, Eodwine could always just get up and leave...but you can decide, I guess. -- Foley __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

12-19-2006, 05:47 AM	#6
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Welcome to the hall, Lhuna! Good post. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

12-19-2006, 07:44 AM	#8
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Lhuna! Wonderful to see you here. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

12-20-2006, 03:59 PM	#14
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Please go ahead Form, I'm happy to follow your lead. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

12-19-2006, 07:01 PM	#10
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	It appears that interest and plot possibilities are high enough such that it may serve us best to make this a full day instead of a foreshortened one. So let's do it. That means Formy can post as soon as he likes, too. Full Day!

12-20-2006, 02:07 AM	#11
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Thanks, Kath and Foley! Elempi, do you mind if I leave Randvér to you? You don't have to write for him or anything, not if you want to, but Eodwine could just call Ginna and pass along the message. She's used to her father disappearing without a word, anyway.

12-20-2006, 04:16 AM	#12
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	So the idea, Lhuna, is that Randvér has left Ginna at the stables and gone in to the Hall to speak with Eodwine? If so, I can write a post making such conversation happen as would be appropriate, and then have Eodwine see him off. Even though R. might disappear, Eodwine would have none of it, and would want to have father introduce daughter.

12-24-2006, 03:25 PM	#15
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I'm thinking that it's Lhuna's turn to post about Ginna, after which I'll post up for Eodwine (and Randvér). Sound good?

12-24-2006, 07:50 PM	#16
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Well we're out of the Hall now and on our way into town Form. But we have a slight problem in that I have no idea what is around the place that Kara can show you! Any ideas? What would Nain like to see? Merry Christmas to everybody! Enjoy your days. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

12-25-2006, 03:45 PM	#17
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	If you've been to York, perhaps you can imagine what it was like 1100 years ago, and use it as a sort of blue-print for Edoras, using your imagination of course!

01-12-2007, 07:14 PM	#18
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	What needs to be done to get this thread moving again? Tara, I do intend on writing a post sometime or other with Thornden. Can I address Lys? I still don't know what Thornden is going to suggest to Lys that he can do... Does anyone have any ideas? Tara, have you anything in mind? Time for dinner. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

01-12-2007, 08:12 PM	#20
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I'm waiting for Jenny to have Marenil give a response to Eodwine. I'm not sure who needs to post next, in terms of getting Falco and 'Rilef' in the clutches of Frodides. It's too early in the day to post anything for Garreth and Harreld. So that's where I'm at.

01-13-2007, 12:30 PM	#22
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Whoops, sorry Form it seems Kara has left Nain hanging! I'll get onto that soon. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

12-26-2006, 09:26 PM	#24
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I would not protest if you use the movie as a guide to what might be found in Edoras, since I trust the two primary artists for their faithfulness to Tolkien's settings far more than I do the director's faithfulness to Tolkien's characters and themes. So if you have the movie, take a look at Edoras on that, and proceed accordingly. Having said that, I tend to think that the Edoras of the movies is a rather spartan business, and does not account for the variety of trades that had to exist in the Third Age of Middle Earth in Rohan. Rex Anglorum may help in this regard. Tanners Wainwrights Carpenters Stone shapers Goatherds Horse breeders sellers of various dry goods fletchers smiths teamsters the list goes on.....

12-27-2006, 01:08 AM	#25
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I'm sorry for my long and sudden disappearance! And to prevent this from happening again, I'll say as early as now that I'll be gone from the 28th (wait...that's tomorrow!) until probably the 2nd of January. I'll run off to read the thread now and post while I may.

12-27-2006, 04:58 PM	#26
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Well now if we combine these ideas we might be able to form some kind of tour for Nain and Kara. We're going into town first so we could start with wandering that and looking at all the different trades going on. Nain is a craftsman (or dwarf) after all so might he be interested in that? Then we could head out of town to some of these Gondorian ruins. Those would presumably be made of stone? Perhaps it could be like when you go to an old castle and all you can see of how it was is the small inch or so high remains of the walls. By this time it would probably be lunch and so we could head to the more picturesque parts of Edoras with open plains and little waterfalls, and stop in some nice place for a bite to eat. And then on the way home we could pass old burial mounds and Nain could have a wonderful time explaining the old customs and how tombs were shaped to Kara. If this sounds like absolute rubbish please feel free to tell me. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”