What does Athelas smell like to you? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Morsul the Dark · 11-17-2009, 07:13 AM

Hazelnut

mark12_30 · 11-17-2009, 08:29 AM

Wintergreen. Refreshing, calming, smells like home (grew all around our house) and thrives under the sun and the pines. It grows wild, and can be found in the winter....

Formendacil · 11-17-2009, 03:41 PM

A really good frankincense.

Some incense, however, can be absolutely foul--so not them.

Hakon · 11-17-2009, 03:46 PM

lavender

Pitchwife · 11-17-2009, 04:04 PM

Calendula.

Lush · 11-17-2009, 04:58 PM

Pot.

Or melted brown sugar.

But probably pot.

Airaloske · 01-16-2010, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Lush

Pot.

Or melted brown sugar.

But probably pot.

awesome.

the smell when i step outside when it is snowing. that cold icy wintery smell of frozen pavement and clear air.

Loslote · 11-17-2009, 04:58 PM

Clover.

Alfirin · 11-17-2009, 05:46 PM

Freshly crushed krishna tulsi, a cultivar of holy basil I grow in the summer (imagine a mix of regular basil, anise, and watermelon)

Guinevere · 01-14-2010, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mark12_30

Wintergreen. Refreshing, calming, smells like home

Smells like Bengay, I'd say!

In my imagination Athelas would smell something like Basil leaves. Or aromatic like the Cistus, a flowering shrub that grows in the Mediterranian macchia.

wilwarin538 · 01-14-2010, 03:12 PM

freshly mowed grass......or rain.....or lavender......or cookies

Dimturiel · 01-15-2010, 12:36 PM

Cinnamon, and wet wood, and cinnamon, and old books (seriously, old books smell really nice, much nicer than new ones). And did I mention cinnamon?

Lariren Shadow · 01-15-2010, 02:04 PM

For me it would be the smell after it rained.

As for what I thought in the books, I kind of thought it smelled like wet hemp.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 01-15-2010, 08:23 PM

A smell that can bring me into warmth and comfort from a dark and terrifying place?

The perfect warm blend of skin, soap, coffee, cinnamon, denim, and Old Spice.

Or dark chocolate. But that's a bit anti-dementor for this site...

If I had to pick a plant-ish scent to wake me up and make me feel alive, however, I'd choose lemongrass.

11-17-2009, 07:13 AM	#1
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Hazelnut __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

11-17-2009, 08:29 AM	#2
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Wintergreen. Refreshing, calming, smells like home (grew all around our house) and thrives under the sun and the pines. It grows wild, and can be found in the winter.... __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

11-17-2009, 03:41 PM	#3
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	A really good frankincense. Some incense, however, can be absolutely foul--so not them. __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

11-17-2009, 03:46 PM	#4
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	lavender __________________ Medicine for the soul. ~Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

11-17-2009, 04:04 PM	#5
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Calendula. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

11-17-2009, 04:58 PM	#6
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Pot. Or melted brown sugar. But probably pot. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

11-17-2009, 04:58 PM	#8
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Clover. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

11-17-2009, 05:46 PM	#9
Alfirin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 435	Freshly crushed krishna tulsi, a cultivar of holy basil I grow in the summer (imagine a mix of regular basil, anise, and watermelon)

01-14-2010, 03:12 PM	#11
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	freshly mowed grass......or rain.....or lavender......or cookies __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

01-15-2010, 12:36 PM	#12
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Cinnamon, and wet wood, and cinnamon, and old books (seriously, old books smell really nice, much nicer than new ones). And did I mention cinnamon? __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

01-15-2010, 02:04 PM	#13
Lariren Shadow Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Where the day meets the night Posts: 607	For me it would be the smell after it rained. As for what I thought in the books, I kind of thought it smelled like wet hemp. __________________ Choose treachery, its more fun!

01-15-2010, 08:23 PM	#14
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	A smell that can bring me into warmth and comfort from a dark and terrifying place? The perfect warm blend of skin, soap, coffee, cinnamon, denim, and Old Spice. Or dark chocolate. But that's a bit anti-dementor for this site... If I had to pick a plant-ish scent to wake me up and make me feel alive, however, I'd choose lemongrass. __________________ peace