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Urwen · 07-23-2019, 02:19 PM

Gurthang?

Huinesoron · 07-23-2019, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Urwen

Gurthang?

Nope.

hS

Urwen · 07-23-2019, 03:05 PM

The Palantir of Orthanc? It speaks by allowing Sauron and Saruman to communicate.

Urwen · 07-23-2019, 03:08 PM

Or it could be Maglor's Silmaril, but the third stanza doesn't fit.

Urwen · 07-23-2019, 03:12 PM

I do not sit, enthroned on mountain's bones,
But I remember. - One lies with Maedhros in earth's core
I do not light the sky with stars that fly,
But I remember. - One with Earendil, in the sky
I do not stand alone, as grey as stone,
But I remember-- The last one in the ocean, and it's not alone, because there are two others like it, and they are a memory of the ancient past as a whole

Huinesoron · 07-23-2019, 03:27 PM

You're quite right that it doesn't fit.

That's because it's not the answer.

hS

Urwen · 07-23-2019, 03:42 PM

But only the Silmarils fit the second stanza.

07-23-2019, 02:19 PM	#1
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Gurthang? __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

07-23-2019, 03:05 PM	#3
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	The Palantir of Orthanc? It speaks by allowing Sauron and Saruman to communicate. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

07-23-2019, 03:08 PM	#4
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Or it could be Maglor's Silmaril, but the third stanza doesn't fit. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

07-23-2019, 03:12 PM	#5
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	Explanation I do not sit, enthroned on mountain's bones, But I remember. - One lies with Maedhros in earth's core I do not light the sky with stars that fly, But I remember. - One with Earendil, in the sky I do not stand alone, as grey as stone, But I remember-- The last one in the ocean, and it's not alone, because there are two others like it, and they are a memory of the ancient past as a whole __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia.

07-23-2019, 03:42 PM	#7
Urwen Spirit of Nen Lalaith Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Meneltarma Posts: 5,408	But only the Silmarils fit the second stanza. __________________ Tuor: Yeah, it was me who broke [Morleg's] arm. With a wrench. Specifically, this wrench. I am suffering from Maeglinomaniacal Maeglinophilia. Last edited by Urwen; 07-23-2019 at 03:57 PM.

07-23-2019, 03:27 PM	#6
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,971	You're quite right that it doesn't fit. That's because it's not the answer. hS