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grammaboodawg
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Nov 30 2012, 5:39pm
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Here's a Book Spoiler of a meeting almost as momentous as when Bilbo "Good Morning'd" Gandalf... for a moment of Tolkien-zen.
From Appendix A: Return of the King (v) Here Follows a part of the tale of Aragorn and Arwen
… "'…at the hour of sunset Aragorn walked alone in the woods, and his heart was high within him; and he sang, for he was full of hope and the world was fair. And suddenly even as he sang he saw a maiden walking on a greensward… …and he halted amazed, thinking that he had strayed into a dream, or else that he had received the gift of the elf-minstrels, who can make the things of which they sing appear before the eyes of those that listen.
… 'For Aragorn had been singing a part of the Lay of Lúthien which tells of the meeting of Lúthien and Beren… …And behold! there Lúthien walked before his eyes in Rivendell, clad in a mantle of silver and blue, fair as the twilight in Elven-home; her dark hair strayed in a sudden wind, and her brows were bound with gems like stars.
… 'For a moment Aragorn gazed in silence, but fearing that she would pass away and never be seen again he called to her crying, 'Tinúviel, Tinúviel! even as Beren had done in the Elder Days long ago.
… 'Then the maiden turned to him and smiled, and she said: "Who are you! And why do you call me by that name?"
… …'Because I believed you to be indeed Lúthien Tinúviel, of whom I was singing. But if you are not she, then you walk in her likeness."
… 'So many have said,' she answered gravely. 'Yet her name is not mine. Though maybe my doom will be not unlike hers. But who are you?'
… 'Estel I am called," he said; 'but I am Aragorn, Arathorn's son, Isildur's Heir, Lord of the Dúnedain: ' yet even in the saying he felt that this high lineage, in which his heart had rejoiced, was now of little worth, and as nothing compared to her dignity and loveliness.
… 'But she laughed merrily and said: "Then we are akin from afar. For I am Arwen Elrond's daughter, and am named also Undómiel."
… 'Often is it seen," said Aragorn, "that in dangerous days men hide their chief treasure. Yet I marvel at Elrond… …for though I have dwelt in this house from childhood, I have heard no word of you. How comes it that we have never met before? Surely your father has not kept you locked in his hoard?"
… 'No," she said, and looked up at the Mountains that rose in the east. "I have dwelt for a time in the land of my mother's kin, in far Lothlórien. I have but lately returned to visit my father again…"
… '…Then Aragorn wondered, for she had seemed of no greater age than he, who had lived yet no more than a score of years in Middle-earth. But Arwen looked in his eyes and said: "Do not wonder! For the children of Elrond have the life of the Eldar."
… 'Then Aragorn was abashed, for he saw the elven-light in her eyes and the wisdom of many days; yet from that hour he loved Arwen Undómiel daughter of Elrond.""
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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It's time for some BS!
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grammaboodawg
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Nov 30 2012, 5:39pm
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Elrond the Dragon-like?
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dernwyn
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Dec 1 2012, 3:48am
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A treasure, fersher :)
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grammaboodawg
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Dec 1 2012, 1:54pm
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Introduction and Explanation of TIME & BS posts for our newbies and lurkers :)
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grammaboodawg
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Dec 1 2012, 1:20pm
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It's time for some more BS!
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grammaboodawg
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Dec 1 2012, 1:27pm
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"...the delight of the living tree itself"
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dernwyn
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Dec 1 2012, 11:23pm
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It's time for some MORE BS!
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grammaboodawg
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Dec 2 2012, 4:21pm
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It does seem a bit odd...
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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 1 2012, 9:42pm
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or...
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grammaboodawg
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Dec 1 2012, 11:39pm
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Perhaps; although...
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Otaku-sempai
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Dec 2 2012, 5:52pm
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