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Sleeping through the ages

Brethil
Half-elven


Jul 26 2013, 6:28pm


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Sorry... couldn't resist the wordplay! No apologies - that's what we do here!
...and it helps that Eol was out galavanting with dwarves... But you wouldn't see the value in that, would you?Wink I can maybe see doing that for a day, or two...or a couple of decades. Maybe. WinkEvil

Denethor, Numenoreans and ancestor-worship! Great one. Let sleeping kings lie! Have you or anyone else read Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence? As I read your reference to the sleeping kings, I was instantly reminded that in Cooper's books one of the main goals of the Light is to Wake the Sleepers (knights) so that they can rise against the Dark in the one big final battle. Hmmm. Sound familiar? Cooper draws on Arthurian legend as well as Celtic (esp. Welsh)-- as does Tolkien--so it's not too strange that they should be similar in theme, if not in tone or complexity. I think we have a lot of ancient references to draw upon here. Arthur springs right to mind (but I think JRRT had a profound dissatisfaction with Arthur's return in the context of his own legendarium - he mentions the difficulty in Letter #154 [I think that's the one] which may be why he abandoned Fall). We have the tales of both Snow White and Sleeping Beauty: both 'asleep' (one physically/spiritually, one lost in the woods with Dwarves. Which sounds fine by me, thank you very much) and 'awakened' with true love's kiss by the Prince in their tale. I think these tales have evolved: from older versions which perhaps were addressing the line between Seen/Unseen and Life/Death metaphors, to more socially symbolic and cautionary tales in the light of advancing Christian mores and social change and the notions of Courtly Love. Another example could certainly be Vainamoinen (sorry I can't do all the umlauts, etc.) from the Kalevala. He is said to be the symbol of Old beliefs who sails off in his boat to 'rest' and will return when needed (interesting inversion here as an inspiration as he may represent the Pagan versus the Christian faith). In addition Bruinen (most excellently!!!) cited the Tale of King Heidrek and The Waking of Agantyr, in which Hervor 'wakes' her dead father to demand the family blade, cursed Tyrfing. JRRT was well acquainted with both the tales. In waking the sleeping knight: in context of the awakening metaphor and specifically Sil and the tale of Tyrfing, I think of Turin, waking with Anglachel when the time is right. So I think you have tapped into a very elemental factor I the telling of the tale - and in much of the Sil as his 'ancient' and Creation text. )And then we have Vlad the Impaler who is supposed to be just 'resting'. I'll skip that awakening party, thanks.)


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TORn AMATEUR SYMPOSIUM Day Six- The Silmarillion topics TORn Amateur Symposium Send a private message to TORn Amateur Symposium Jul 26 2013, 7:06am
    Subthread for "Who was the original owner of Orcrist?" by Dark Jackal TORn Amateur Symposium Send a private message to TORn Amateur Symposium Jul 26 2013, 7:07am
        Really nice reasoning DJ! elaen32 Send a private message to elaen32 Jul 26 2013, 10:09am
            I agree - good bit of deduction! // noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme Jul 26 2013, 12:13pm
            I would love to find out how the swords got from Gondolin to the Trolls hoard DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 26 2013, 5:42pm
                UUT - mithril shirt Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Jul 26 2013, 7:01pm
                    Thanks for the link Ardamire! Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 7:58pm
                        Another one Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Jul 26 2013, 8:19pm
                            I love this theory! Riven Delve Send a private message to Riven Delve Jul 26 2013, 8:30pm
                                Isn't it great? Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Jul 26 2013, 8:39pm
                                Commonality in surviving Beleriand Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 8:47pm
                                    Sounds like that could make for a nice speculative essay next time round, Brethil DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 27 2013, 3:15pm
                                        Its a dangerous business, posting on this forum... Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 27 2013, 3:36pm
                            Another cool idea .. Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 8:35pm
                                Intriguing Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Jul 26 2013, 8:45pm
                                    It not only adds to the mystery Riven Delve Send a private message to Riven Delve Jul 26 2013, 10:13pm
                    That's the one, thank you Ardamírë. DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 26 2013, 8:10pm
                        Agreed Ardamírë Send a private message to Ardamírë Jul 26 2013, 8:21pm
                I wonder about this too, elaen and Daniel Riven Delve Send a private message to Riven Delve Jul 26 2013, 7:58pm
        Love the logic of your construct DarkJackal! Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 3:17pm
        A short but sweet paper Rembrethil Send a private message to Rembrethil Jul 26 2013, 3:29pm
        Beautiful! But - sador Send a private message to sador Aug 4 2013, 10:39am
    Subthread for "The Silmarillion as Awakening to the Real World and Adulthood" by Telain TORn Amateur Symposium Send a private message to TORn Amateur Symposium Jul 26 2013, 7:08am
        Loved reading this Telain elaen32 Send a private message to elaen32 Jul 26 2013, 11:01am
            Re waking & sleeping when the hobbits return to the Shire noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme Jul 26 2013, 12:12pm
            bring forth the "beautiful harmonic"! telain Send a private message to telain Jul 26 2013, 2:12pm
                regressing and proud of it // noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme Jul 26 2013, 2:51pm
                    I shall regress as one of you! // Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 3:52pm
            Frodo's falling asleep Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 3:44pm
        Melian as a sleeper noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme Jul 26 2013, 12:18pm
            Absolutely! telain Send a private message to telain Jul 26 2013, 3:26pm
                Melian and Thingol Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 3:51pm
            Asleep in one's lingerie CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Aug 3 2013, 9:50pm
            about Melian and the silmaril elostirion74 Send a private message to elostirion74 Aug 7 2013, 7:53pm
        So many great examples in the literature Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 3:39pm
            Hanseol and Aretel? telain Send a private message to telain Jul 26 2013, 4:29pm
                Sleeping through the ages Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 26 2013, 6:28pm
        Great essay, thank you telain :-) DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 26 2013, 6:04pm
            I thank you! Ents and morning people... telain Send a private message to telain Jul 27 2013, 10:06pm
                Evolution of the Ents Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Jul 30 2013, 4:34pm
                    that works for me telain Send a private message to telain Jul 30 2013, 10:53pm
                        Ents and Entwives Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Aug 3 2013, 3:44pm
                            ents, elves and eriador telain Send a private message to telain Aug 7 2013, 1:27pm
                                Absolutely relevant (and thanks again for that recc!) Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Aug 7 2013, 5:17pm
                        Of hiding CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Aug 3 2013, 9:42pm
                            Great points on the Elf strongholds CG Brethil Send a private message to Brethil Aug 3 2013, 10:35pm
                            "Dead they looked, and yet it was not so ... Asleep they were." squire Send a private message to squire Aug 4 2013, 2:49am
                                Another Tolkien theme coming into view? noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme Aug 4 2013, 9:03pm
                                    Oog squire Send a private message to squire Aug 5 2013, 12:13am
                                        I agree - caution needed about Good and Evil (with caps) noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme Aug 5 2013, 6:47am
                                        Haemorrheges shrinking without surgery, and the like. // sador Send a private message to sador Aug 5 2013, 7:53am
                            not hiding, just on the road... telain Send a private message to telain Aug 7 2013, 1:40pm
        I finally got to read this. sador Send a private message to sador Aug 4 2013, 10:30am
            and I am finally getting to answer! telain Send a private message to telain Aug 7 2013, 9:40pm
                One of my favorite Tolkien lines, on this squire Send a private message to squire Aug 8 2013, 1:09am
                    oh, nice quote telain Send a private message to telain Aug 9 2013, 10:00pm

 
 
 

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