Middle-earth Journeys

serinde wrote:

Verily, that way lies our hope, where sits our greatest fear. doom hangs still on a thread. Yet hope there is still, if we can but stand unconquered for a little while.

Happy New Year, eh? Serinde

I believe that Gandalf says this in speaking to Theoden after curing him at Edoras.

I think...

You are correct, O Resident of Rivendell

I'm trying to remember if Gandalf informed Denethor of Frodo's connection to the Ring -- how devastating if he had passed that info through the Seeing Stones (a big flaw in the Movies, I always thought, Saruman having too much info)

your turn, eh?

Serinde

Okey Dokey...Level 2

" Few now remember them, yet still some go wandering, sons of forgotten kings walking in loneliness, guarding from evil things folk that are heedless."

Riv Res wrote:Okey Dokey...Level 2

" Few now remember them, yet still some go wandering, sons of forgotten kings walking in loneliness, guarding from evil things folk that are heedless."

I know it is about the Rangers, but who says it? Hmmmm...

Serinde

Took me a while to find it Riv, I believe this was said by Tom Bombadil in the chapter "Fog on the Barrow Downs"

Marilyn

It has Tom's poetic way of speaking, doesn't it?

Marilyn wrote:Took me a while to find it Riv, I believe this was said by Tom Bombadil in the chapter "Fog on the Barrow Downs"

Marilyn

Yes ma'am!! Your turn my dear.

Merry wrote:It has Tom's poetic way of speaking, doesn't it?

When I first read LOTR I was fascinated by how Tolkien made you think about a character when they were introduced to the story and language played an important role in this. You would be happily reading a few chapters understanding each carefully crafted phrase and then somehow the language would subtlely change and you had to backtrack and read the whole thing again. The poetry and sing-song style of the chapters with Tom Bombadil in made me do this.

Thanks Riv, and now to my question, a level 2 perhaps.

Who said

"He leads now in all perilous ventures. But his life is charmed, or fate spares him for some other end."

Marilyn

I love that one Marilyn! It is one of my favorites. It is Mablung describing Faramir.

Your turn Riv!

Marilyn

Level 1

To know that I lived and walked the earth was a blow to his heart, I deem; for he knew it not till now.

A very nice scene it is; Aragorn reveales Andúril to Sauron through the Palantir, to announce his presence:

He drew a deep breath. 'It was a bitter struggle, and the weariness is slow to pass. I spoke no word to him, and in the end I wrenched the Stone to my own will. That alone he will find hard to endure. And he beheld me. Yes, Master Gimli, he saw me, but in other guise than you see me here. If that will aid him, then I have done ill. But I do not think so. To know that I lived and walked the earth was a blow to his heart, I deem; for he knew it not till now. The eyes in Orthanc did not see through the armour of Théoden; but Sauron has not forgotten Isildur and the sword of Elendil. Now in the very hour of his great designs the heir of Isildur and the Sword are revealed; for I showed the blade re-forged to him. He is not so mighty yet that he is above fear; nay, doubt ever gnaws him.'
The Parting of the Grey Company, The Return of the King

LOVE it Beren!! Tag! You're it.

level 2:

On the threshold sat an old man, aged beyond guess of years; tall and kingly he had been, but now he was withered as an old stone.

Aha! That would be Théoden speaking to both Éowyn and Éomer about the Paths of the Dead after learning from Éowyn that Aragorn has taken that route.