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Post by Varda on Jun 23, 2004 11:53:27 GMT -5
I enjoyed the Dragon Prince and Dragon Star series until the end of Prince Rohan, anyway. Rohan, where have we heard that word before?
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Post by Varda on Nov 23, 2003 11:29:49 GMT -5
Congrats to Oropher! His character, Froggar, has joined the ranks of 65 with Ulmo and Taglos (Aule). Good luck to you all on AA's, flags, and epics.
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Post by Varda on Dec 14, 2007 10:40:17 GMT -5
Cirith Crissaegrim?
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Post by Varda on Aug 27, 2007 22:52:05 GMT -5
Silmaril
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Post by Varda on Jul 23, 2007 21:05:14 GMT -5
Right. The bird catches the light in the morning as she rises to greet Earendil and is therefore also the dawn. And yes, Vingilot is spelled right.
Glorfindel answered for the Earendil part and Arveleg for the Elwing part. I rolled a 6-sided die with even for Glorfindel and odd for Arveleg, getting a four, so its Glorfindel's turn to ask a question.
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Post by Varda on Jul 22, 2007 23:07:22 GMT -5
Aye, Earendil with the Silmaril on his brow sailed his ship across the sky as what we now call Venus. That does sound strange, aye. But what did Elwing become?
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Post by Varda on Jul 22, 2007 22:11:12 GMT -5
What natural (or perhaps supernatural) wonders in the sky did Elwing and Earendil become?
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Post by Varda on Jul 22, 2007 20:58:05 GMT -5
Mormegil the black blade was made by Eol the Dark Elf from black meteoric iron
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Post by Varda on Jul 22, 2007 19:39:30 GMT -5
Smithing
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Post by Varda on Jul 13, 2007 0:33:24 GMT -5
Aye, it was not intended to be murder.
You have the next question!
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Post by Varda on Jul 12, 2007 21:02:45 GMT -5
Thanks. New question: Turin ran away in guilt from the court of King Thingol who had adopted him. Why? Also looking for a name.
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Post by Varda on Jul 10, 2007 23:49:39 GMT -5
The first kinslaying was at Alqualonde, as Feanor wanted the Teleri swanships so he could chase after his Silmarils that were taken by Morgoth and maybe set up elven kingdoms on Middle-earth. But the swanships were as precious as Silmarils to the Teleri, and they fought to prevent the theft, but they had not expected such an onslaught from fellow Elves in Valinor.
The second kinslaying was at Doriath. The sons of Feanor and their followers attacked King Dior, son of Beren and Luthien, to take the Silmaril that was in the Nauglamir necklace that Dior wore, brought to him in a box by a Green-elf as his inheritance from his parents. Dior fought back, killing two of the Feanorians: Curufin and Celegorm. But he and his two sons were killed, as were many others in the fighting. Nimloth, I think, was Dior's wife and also slain at Doriath.
The refugees of Doriath, including Elwing with the Silmaril, went to the Mouth of the River Sirion where they joined in making a new home along with the refugees of Gondolin. Earendil of those refugees and Elwing married and had the twins, Elrond and Elros.
While Earendil was sailing, the surviving Feanorians attacked the new settlement for the Silmaril in the third kinslaying, but Elwing took it with her as she jumped off the cliff into the sea. Ulmo changed her into a bird and she went to Earendil. He used the Silmaril to go to Valinor and plead the cause of not just one group, but both men and elves, as the Valar had been waiting for. He became the morning star wearing the Silmaril on his brow. Elrond and Elros were captured, but Maedhros took pity on them, possibly due to remembering his own twin brothers, Amras and Amrod, and raised them.
The Valar, in gratitude to Earendil and possibly because of the Maiar blood in the twins, allowed Elrond and Elros Half-elven to choose whether they wished to be counted as elf or man; normally any human blood meant they were human. Elrond chose elf and Elros chose human. Elrond's three children were also given the choice of the Half-elven.
The Ring of Barahir belonged to King Finrod, who gave it to Barahir in thanks for the humans sacrificing themselves to save Finrod and his people in battle, the ring being a pledge of elf and human friendship, saying that Finrod would come at need. Finrod gave up his kingdom and his life for Beren, son of Barahir, when he needed aid against Sauron. The ring passed to Beren's son, Dior, and then to Elwing, and then to her sons. Elrond gave it to Aragorn.
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Post by Varda on Feb 2, 2007 10:44:58 GMT -5
Thanks, Eonwe! Your turn.
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Post by Varda on Jan 30, 2007 17:47:40 GMT -5
That's a really good answer since Ar-Adunakhor was the first Numenorean king to switch from Tar to Ar. He also was into persecuting the Faithful and in his time the Elves ceased visiting Numenor, feeling highly unwelcome.
The question, however, asks for an earlier king under which occurred the split between the Numenoreans of the Faithful (who always seem to be the smallest group in any split!) and the less-than-faithful King's Men.
The Silmarillion is allowed, especially if you guys are otherwise stumped.
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Post by Varda on Jan 15, 2007 23:13:40 GMT -5
*rubs hands together*
During his reign, the people of Numenor became divided into the King's Men and the smaller party of the Elendili (the Elf-friends). What was this king's name?
Yes, you can look it up in the Sil, so I expect proper spelling.
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