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Gwaihir the Windlord · 07-16-2003, 01:29 AM

Could it perhaps be Gurthang? Rather a longshot. 'Confused' could point to the story of Turin, and thence, some evidence in the second suggests his sword...

I saw an old king falling -> The sword was made of iron that fell from space

Greed was on his tongue -> Gurthang came to Earth with desire for blood

A woman on the verge of lost -> Nienor Niniel, on the verges of the Teiglin

Radiant shines the hope of all -> The death of Glaurung, who is 'golden-cloud' (-radiant)

It isn't quite satisfactorily coherent, I think, but I'll hazard a go at it anyway.

07-16-2003, 01:29 AM	#11
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Could it perhaps be Gurthang? Rather a longshot. 'Confused' could point to the story of Turin, and thence, some evidence in the second suggests his sword... I saw an old king falling -> The sword was made of iron that fell from space Greed was on his tongue -> Gurthang came to Earth with desire for blood A woman on the verge of lost -> Nienor Niniel, on the verges of the Teiglin Radiant shines the hope of all -> The death of Glaurung, who is 'golden-cloud' (-radiant) It isn't quite satisfactorily coherent, I think, but I'll hazard a go at it anyway.