The Phial of Earendil's Star - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

01-27-2003, 10:06 PM

What exactly is a phial? I can't quite get the mental image of it. I need the help.

eleanor_niphredil · 01-28-2003, 01:01 AM

Its just a glass bottle. I guess it could be any shape you choose. I always imagined it as a star shape.

Iargwath · 01-28-2003, 02:59 AM

The Phial of Galadriel looked somewhat like a crystal globe which contained within, a shimmering fragment of the light of the evening star.
Try a search next time for better results [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Inderjit Sanghera · 01-28-2003, 03:52 AM

It appeared breifly in FoTR extended edition. It will also make an appearance in RoTK,and there you can see it yourslef,otherwise rent/buy FoTR.

01-28-2003, 07:10 AM

The Phial of Galadriel was a glass bottle that contained the light of Earendil(from a Silmaril), the elves favourite star.

Vardadurwen · 01-28-2003, 02:06 PM

Yes, it is the elves' favorite star. Note my quote hehe.

Wouldn't you just love to have the light of a star in a phial of your own? I think that would just be downright amazing. And what better star to have then Earendil's!? Lucky Frodo, hehe.

01-28-2003, 08:42 PM

Thank you all for your help. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

doug*platypus · 01-30-2003, 04:42 AM

Try a search yourself, Iargwath! The only decent thread I could find by searching for "phial" in this forum was... this one!!

I am continually baffled by my seemingly ridiculous, but entirely unshakeable image of the Phial of Galadriel. It's an hourglass (like the one at the start of Days of Our Lives), about 20 cm high and 10 cm round at the ends (if you're not using metric, you should be!). I have no idea why it should be that shape, or even what suggested that to me. But that shape it is, and I'm starting to get kind of attached to it. I think the movie version is great, though (but I was VERY disappointed not to see Sam's G Box).

01-27-2003, 10:06 PM	#1
Pherdacilion the Elf Guest Posts: n/a	The Phial of Earendil's Star What exactly is a phial? I can't quite get the mental image of it. I need the help.

01-28-2003, 01:01 AM	#2
eleanor_niphredil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: england Posts: 805	Its just a glass bottle. I guess it could be any shape you choose. I always imagined it as a star shape. __________________ Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to spend my time on this forum. And by the way, for any of you turning into a penguin, stop it. ~* I am Pippin took in the Female Fellowship*~

01-28-2003, 02:59 AM	#3
Iargwath Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 236	The Phial of Galadriel looked somewhat like a crystal globe which contained within, a shimmering fragment of the light of the evening star. Try a search next time for better results [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ 'I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry'-Psalm 40 My M-e Forum

01-28-2003, 03:52 AM	#4
Inderjit Sanghera Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wolverhampton, England Posts: 716	It appeared breifly in FoTR extended edition. It will also make an appearance in RoTK,and there you can see it yourslef,otherwise rent/buy FoTR. __________________ “If I’m more of an influence on your son as a rapper then you are as a father then you've got to look at yourself as a parent” ~>Ice Cube. "Life is so beautiful"->Don Vito Corleone

01-28-2003, 02:06 PM	#6
Vardadurwen Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 102	Yes, it is the elves' favorite star. Note my quote hehe. Wouldn't you just love to have the light of a star in a phial of your own? I think that would just be downright amazing. And what better star to have then Earendil's!? Lucky Frodo, hehe. __________________ 'In this phial,' she said, 'is caught the light of Earendil's star....May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out...' - Galadriel 'Now there's an eye-opener and no mistake!' - Samwise Gamgee

01-28-2003, 07:10 AM	#5
Elen Guest Posts: n/a	The Phial of Galadriel was a glass bottle that contained the light of Earendil(from a Silmaril), the elves favourite star.

01-28-2003, 08:42 PM	#7
Pherdacilion the Elf Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you all for your help. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

01-30-2003, 04:42 AM	#8
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Try a search yourself, Iargwath! The only decent thread I could find by searching for "phial" in this forum was... this one!! I am continually baffled by my seemingly ridiculous, but entirely unshakeable image of the Phial of Galadriel. It's an hourglass (like the one at the start of Days of Our Lives), about 20 cm high and 10 cm round at the ends (if you're not using metric, you should be!). I have no idea why it should be that shape, or even what suggested that to me. But that shape it is, and I'm starting to get kind of attached to it. I think the movie version is great, though (but I was VERY disappointed not to see Sam's G Box). __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.