Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Aims - Jan 08, 2004 7:01:23 am PST #1261 of 3902
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Kate P. - Jan 08, 2004 7:14:41 am PST #1262 of 3902
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Yes, what I meant was that the White Council knew the Ring was lost, not destroyed. But everyone else except the very well-educated thought it was destroyed. The same way no one knew there was still an heir to the throne of Gondor, really...
One thing I love about the book is how dependent it is upon its own myths and legends. When Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli meet Eomer and co. for the first time and tell them about the hobbits they're tracking, Eomer is at first disbelieving, and says (paraphrased), "Do we walk in legends, or upon the green earth in the sunlight?" He always thought hobbits were just a tale, much like the Ring or Isildur's Heir; so part of the magic of the story, for me, is that the characters are living out parts of the legends that they themselves grew up with.
Steph L. - Jan 08, 2004 7:18:39 am PST #1263 of 3902
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Random: which elf is Figwit? And what does that stand for, again?
§ ita § - Jan 08, 2004 7:19:48 am PST #1264 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Figwit= (IIRC) Frodo Is Great ... Who Is That?
He's at the council in Rivendell, and he's the one that speaks to Arwen just when she sees the vision of her son.
Steph L. - Jan 08, 2004 7:20:49 am PST #1265 of 3902
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
And the "Who Is That?" part refers to....Aragorn? (I can't remember.)
sumi - Jan 08, 2004 7:21:21 am PST #1266 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
He sits beside Aragorn at the Council of Rivendell.
sumi - Jan 08, 2004 7:21:48 am PST #1267 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
I thought it was "what is that?
Kate P. - Jan 08, 2004 7:22:14 am PST #1268 of 3902
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
And the "Who Is That?" part refers to....Aragorn?
No, it refers to Figwit himself. 'Cause he's so purty!
Jessica - Jan 08, 2004 7:22:39 am PST #1269 of 3902
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
sumi - Jan 08, 2004 7:25:16 am PST #1270 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!