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In the Second Age, a parody/tribute

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 9 2011, 3:38am Views: 1584 In the Second Age, a parody/tribute In the Second Age a parody/tribute, by me. (to the tune of... you'll know.) In the Second Age of Arda, a dark lord gave the Three, To Elven kings from over the Sea. In the Second Age of Arda, the Seven gaveth he To Dwarven lords, And the Three to Elves from over the Sea. In the Second Age of Arda, some Rings bestoweth he: Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And the Nine to mortal men like me. In the Second Age of Arda, with cunning, fashioned he For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to rule them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, the dark lord's legacy: TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to rule them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, they donned their jewelry. Sixth sense-a-tingling, TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to rule them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, the dark lord thought with glee: Seven Dwarves, I hear you, Sixth sense-a-tingling, TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to rule them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, the folk no longer free Hated the enslavement, Seven Dwarves in terror, Sixth sense betrayed by TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to rule them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, the dark lord’s deputies, Nine Nazgul riders, Hate and fear incarnate, Seven Dwarves in terror, Sixth sense betrayed by TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to rule them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, the dark lord did decree: Them, One to rule, Nine Nazgul riders, Hate and fear incarnate, Seven palantiri, Sixth sense betrayed by TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to bind them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, his sentinels did see: Elendil’s men-a-marching, Then, Elves to join them. Nine Nazgul riders Hated to see them. Seven years besieged, Sixth sense betrayed by TWENTY GOLD RINGS. For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, And himself One to bind them utterly. In the Second Age of Arda, in Dagorlad valiantly, Elves’ spears-a-thrusting, Elendil’s sword-a-swinging. Tenth finger falling, Nine digits quaking, Ate Narsil’s sharpness, Severed at the joint, Sixth sense abandoned. TWENTY GOLD RINGS: For the Men the Nine, Three to the Elves, To the Dwarves Seven, But the One Ring, he lost it utterly. "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Lissuin Valinor Aug 9 2011, 4:35am Views: 768 LOVE it! I expect we'll be hearing some pretty weird carols at the door this year thanks to you.

elvenhobbit Rohan Aug 9 2011, 7:58pm Views: 779 /heheheh good one goooooood one/   Elven by name, Hobbit by nature 'Road lead ever on and on down from the door where it began now far ahead the road has gone down from where all began' -FOTR- and through all the world has changed the ages come and go with time and yet those remain unchanged unto they journey westward over the sea... and through it all we remain strong and true for eternity is bonds unbroken beyond the sea... into the realm of TORN! wheres breakfast? beauty is not skin deep, it is as deep as the wish of the beholder. fore! fore! wassup!

dernwyn Forum Admin / Moderator Aug 10 2011, 12:49am Views: 734 Very clever! I like how you altered the phrases as the song went along, to match the history of the Rings! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915

ByThorinsBeard Rohan Aug 10 2011, 1:14am Views: 718 That's wonderful. Love it Ruxendil!!! "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere." - Albert Einstein.

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 10 2011, 1:31am Views: 756 Thanks so much! Thanks to the above ^^^ for your kind compliments! It was my first-ever post on these TORN forums, so it means a lot. So glad to have a place to post such things, where ppl actually get it, ya know? "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 10 2011, 1:41am Views: 760 Thanks for noticing that! :-) ^ The repetitiveness (!) of 12 Days of Christmas kinda worked to my advantage b/c it gave me plenty of lines and words to alter as needed. It was funny how the English language was there to help tell the story, giving me handy homonyms and sound-alikes. I almost missed "hate" as a sound-alike for "eight", but when it came to me, it all kinda fell into place. By the time it was done I was rather amazed how well the Second Age story fit into the song. It was quite a fun little project! Thanks again! "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Ethel Duath Half-elven Aug 10 2011, 3:33am Views: 713 Great stuff! You used one of my favorite "write your own words" tunes too! I also like how you altered it to reflect the history.

dernwyn Forum Admin / Moderator Aug 10 2011, 10:11am Views: 725 Oh, that's right! Heh, we've gotten so many new folks on these Boards lately, that I can't keep track of who's just starting (even though, of course,I should have taken note of the "place" under your nick)! Welcome to TORn! Did you lurk for a while? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915

grammaboodawg Immortal Aug 10 2011, 1:22pm Views: 711 A classic in the making! Well done :D //   I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world. TORn's Observations Lists Unused Scenes

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 10 2011, 2:41pm Views: 753 Re: Oh, that's right! Thanks for the welcome! Have I lurked for a while? Actually I haven't done much lurking here in these forums exactly. I've heard about the forum recently from some members whom I've interacted with on the Imdb forum for The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey. I also have been posting on that forum regularly, under the same nick, for the past six months or so. However, I've been visiting TORN now and then for years and years, but mainly to check on Middle-Earth-related news and updates on the main page. It didn't occur to me that there was a discussion forum until recently as mentioned above. Now that you mention the matter of designating a "place" for my nick, I'll be looking into that shortly. Thanks again for the welcome! "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Darkstone Immortal Aug 10 2011, 3:50pm Views: 696 Welcome! Take your shoes off and hang around a while. BTW, the place under your nick indicates how many posts you've made: Up to 9 posts: Registered User 10 to 49 posts: The Shire 50 to 99 posts: Bree 100 to 249 posts: Rivendell 250 to 499 posts: Lorien 500 to 999 posts: Rohan 1000 to 1999 posts: Gondor 2000 to 2999 posts: Tol Eressea 3000 - 5000 posts: Valinor 5000 - 10,000 posts: Half-elven 10,000+ posts: Immortal ****************************************** Brothers, sisters, I was Elf once. We danced together Under the Two Trees. We sang as the soft gold of Laurelin And the bright silver of Telperion, Brought forth the dawn of the world. Then I was taken. Brothers, sisters, In my torment I kept faith, And I waited. But you never came. And when I returned you drew sword, And when I called your names you drew bow. Was my Eldar beauty all, And my soul nothing? So be it. I will return your hatred, And I am hungry. (This post was edited by Darkstone on Aug 10 2011, 3:52pm)

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 10 2011, 6:53pm Views: 726 gotta get me to the Shire then i got my work cut out for me! thanks for explaining. "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 11 2011, 1:19pm Views: 812 humble thanks!  for the very kind compliment! Same goes to others above^^^^ "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Gollum the Great Rohan Aug 17 2011, 9:30pm Views: 736 It must be because I'm homeschooled... and I'm serious, this is going to sound really, really sad/pathetic. I'm looking at this song trying to figure out what on earth the tune is and I'm like oh well, probably some weird pop-culture song I wouldn't know... and the weird thing was, each verse got longer and longer! There isn't an emoticon for "feeling extremely sheepish and pin-headed", so imagine one for me... very well done, anyways. Love it! I'm going to print off the lyrics if that's ok and share them w/ my friend. We can drive everyone at quizzing bonkers by singing this 24/7 Lord Sméagol? Gollum the Great? The Gollum! Eat fish every day, three times a day; fresh from the sea. Most Precious Gollum!

Darkstone Immortal Aug 17 2011, 9:37pm Views: 706 Can't be. I went to an inner city high school and I was thinking "In the Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)" by Roger Miller. The tune actually worked for a while. (Of course I doubt anyone has ever heard of the song or the artist.) ****************************************** Brothers, sisters, I was Elf once. We danced together Under the Two Trees. We sang as the soft gold of Laurelin And the bright silver of Telperion, Brought forth the dawn of the world. Then I was taken. Brothers, sisters, In my torment I kept faith, And I waited. But you never came. And when I returned you drew sword, And when I called your names you drew bow. Was my Eldar beauty all, And my soul nothing? So be it. I will return your hatred, And I am hungry.

Gollum the Great Rohan Aug 17 2011, 9:46pm Views: 718 Aw kontrair, my friend I have heard of Roger Miller. Ok actually I wouldn't have a clue who he is except that he was on the Muppet Show episode #321. In fact, probably something like 60% of the celebs I know I wouldn't have even heard of if it weren't for the Muppets Lord Sméagol? Gollum the Great? The Gollum! Eat fish every day, three times a day; fresh from the sea. Most Precious Gollum! (This post was edited by Gollum the Great on Aug 17 2011, 9:47pm)

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 18 2011, 1:11am Views: 719 sure, print and share away! I'd be honored, and thank you for the compliment! I'm sorry you felt sheepish/pinheaded, i shouldn't have assumed everyone would know the song. but by now you've figured it out, right? if not, let me know, I could PM you the answer, or if you prefer, I could PM you a hint. i hope you do sing it, and if you do, let me know how it went, ok? most importantly, have fun singing it "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Ruxendil_Thoorg Tol Eressea Aug 18 2011, 1:17am Views: 727 Oh yeah, that one! I didn't recognize the title or the name, but I looked it up and listened to it. I definitely recognize it from sometime in my childhood--I vaguely remember my big sister teaching it to me. Great song! "That doesn't make much sense to me. But then again, you are quite small. Perhaps you're right."

Gollum the Great Rohan Aug 24 2011, 12:42am Views: 1278 I figured it out when.. I saw 20 GOLD RINGS in bold and I was like, OH, I get it now! Lord Sméagol? Gollum the Great? The Gollum! Eat fish every day, three times a day; fresh from the sea. Most Precious Gollum!