SOME PLUS MATERIAL-Part III

There are some songs related to Tolkien's masterpieces. Enjoy!

Blind Guardian-Nightfall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azt8p7rWFaQ
It is a song about the first age when Melkor and Ungoliant destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor and the beginning of the Nightfall of the world came!

In Dreams.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYkzVrLl1O4
It is a song of hope and the bonds of companioship. Even when everything will be dark and misty...hope will be always in the deepest of our hearts!

Evenstar-Arwen Undomiel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28YhJ17BJxU
Unique beauty, loving heart, great power, everlasting hope, courage, wisedom, love........this is everything Arwen incarnates!!!!!!!!

The Passing of The Elves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUNOl_zbrqk
The time of the Elves is fading.....the leave forever from Middle-Earth and set sails to the Deathless Shores!

NOTE: I own none of the videos above.

HEROES OF TOLKIEN-LEGOLAS' FRAME Part 3

And now let us focus on Legolas the Greenleaf. Legolas is an Elf from the Forest of Mirkwood .Son of King Thranduil, Legolas is the Prince of Mirkwood. Although he lives among the Silvan Elves (the elves of the woods) he does not belong with them. He and his father actually come form Lindon and they are Sindar, Grey Elves that is. He speaks the Sindarin tongue (elvish dialect) and as all elves, his senses are extremely developed. He is a very good fighter and has great capacities in battle. The characteristics of his tribe are very obvious on him: He is very tall, with fair, almost golden, hair (although there are opinions that he might have been dark-haired) and has bright blue eyes and perfect eye-sight. Tolkien describes him as "an Elf, clad in green and brown". He is almost always light-hearted and when the fellowship tried to cross Caradhras, he remained in a good mood. He was little affected by the blowing winds and snow, he did not even wear boots, only light shoes, and his feet scarcely made imprints on the snow - illustrating the Elves' otherworldliness!
Legolas is the perfect assassin! He kills the enemy with amazing accuracy. He can perfectly handle the bow and arrow as well as the sword. He is a great horse-rider and one of the charismas of his tribe that has passed straight to him is that he can "talk" to animals so they obey and follow him not by fear but by love and reliability. He is also very open-minded as he becomes very good friend with a dwarf. (Dwarves and Elves were in great dispute since the beginning of the second age). He has a kind and loving heart and he is extremely loyal to the Fellowship and to the great goal they must achieve.
In The Return of the King, Legolas and Gimli accompanied Aragorn on the Paths of the Dead, along with the Grey Company. After Aragorn summoned the Dead Men of Dunharrow to fight for him, Legolas saw them frighten away the Corsairs of Umbar from their ships at Pelargir. Galadriel's prophecy was then fulfilled: as Legolas heard the cries of seagulls, he began to experience the Sea-longing — the desire to sail west to Valinor, the "Blessed Realm" which was latent among the Sindar. His heart longed to see the shores of the Immortal lands.
Legolas' age is never well and plainly presented. Some passages though in Tolkien's books, give some sort of information:
"The forest is old, very old," said the Elf. "So old that almost I feel young again, as I have not felt since I journeyed with you children. It is old and full of memory. I could have been happy here, if I had come in days of peace."
"These are the strangest trees that I ever saw," Legolas said; "and I have seen many an oak grow from acorn to ruinous age. I wish that there were leisure now to walk among them: they have voices, and in time I might come to understand their thought."
"Five hundred times have the red leaves fallen in Mirkwood my home since [the building of Edoras]," said Legolas, "and but a little while does that seem to us." Thus Legolas must be old enough for men and dwarves but a lot less than middle-aged according to the Firstborn.Legolas is certainly older than Gimli and Aragorn, who are 139 and 87 respectively at the time of the War of the Ring .
Here follows the prophecy ,and warning as well, given to him by Galandriel:
"Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!
If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
Thy heart shall rest in the forest no more."
After the destruction of the One Ring, Legolas remained in Minas Tirith for Aragorn's crowning and marriage to Arwen. Later, Legolas and Gimli went travelling together through Fangorn forest and to visit the Glittering Caves of Helm's Deep, as Legolas had promised Gimli. Eventually, Legolas founded an Elf-colony in Ithilien and spent his remaining time in Middle-earth, helping to restore the devastated forests of that war-ravaged land.
It was told in the Red Book of Westmarch (first written by Bilbo Baggins, continued by Frodo Baggins and supposedly finished by Samwise Gamgee), that after Aragorn's death in the year 120 of the Fourth Age Legolas built a grey ship and left Middle-earth to go over the Sea to Valinor, and that Gimli went with him!!!!!!!!!

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"Come on mister Frodo, I may not carry it for you, but i can carry you!"

"There is still some good in this world mister Frodo, and it's worth fighting for it."

Ai! laurie lantar lassi surinen,

Yeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!

Yeni ve linte yuldar avanier

mi oromardi lisse-miruvoreva

Andune pella,

Vardo tellumar

nu luini yassen tintilar i eleni

omaryo airetari-lirinen.

Si man i yulma nin enquantuva?

An si Tintalle Varda Oiolosseo

ve fanyar maryat Elentari ortane

ar ilye tier undulave lumbule;

ar sindanoriello caita mornie

i falmalinnar imbe met,

ar hisie untupa Calaciryo miri oiale.

Si vanwa na, Romello vanwa, Valimar!

Namarie! Nai hiruvalye Valimar.

Nai elye hiruva. Namarie!

INFO.

The first two verses are some wise words Sam has told to Frodo during their journey.

The next is a poem, Namárië, also called "Galadriel's Lament" (Altariello nainië Lóriendessë). "Namárië" is Quenya for "farewell. Here is the translation:

Ah! like gold fall the leaves in the wind,
long years numberless as the wings of trees!

The long years have passed like swift draughts

of the sweet mead in lofty halls

beyond the West, beneath the blue vaults of Varda

wherein the stars tremble

in the song of her voice, holy and queenly.

Who now shall refill the cup for me?

For now the Kindler, Varda, the Queen of the stars,

from Mount Everwhite has uplifted her hands like clouds

and all paths are drowned deep in shadow,

and out of a grey country darkness lies

on the foaming waves between us,

and mist covers the jewels of Calacirya for ever.

Now lost, lost to those of the East is Valimar!

Farewell! Maybe thou shalt find Valimar!

Maybe even thou shalt find it! Farewell!

HEROES OF TOLKIEN-SAM'S FRAME Part 3

Since this section began with Frodo, then the next one has to be about his best friend Samwise Gamgee. Samwise, mostly known as Sam, is the perfect definition of what a hobbit is: he loves cooking, eating, gardening and he wants to lead a calm life. But he happens to hear about the Ring Frodo has to carry to Rivendell so he is charged to be his companion to that journey. But as we all know he proves to be his companion to the whole journey to Mordor.

He always gives Frodo hope that everything will end fine and that they will manage to return to Shire. He has a very good heart and he is really courageous. He is loyal to the point of fighting with Orks in order to save his master and best friend. He loves Frodo and is ready even to carry the Ring for him. He takes care of his master and worries a lot for him, in fact he worries most for him than for the destruction of the ring. He is not distorted by the ring and if it wasn't for him, Frodo would never have reached Orodruin. He is suspicious about Gollum and turns out to be right with his suspicions as Gollum betrays them and tries to take the Ring from Frodo. And even when his master sends him away, he senses that he is indeed in danger, and goes back to save him.The truth is, that Sam is the one that provides Frodo with support and very useful help when it's neccesary!!!!!

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Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-Lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the dark Lord on his dark throne

In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

Ash nasg durbatuluk, ash nasg gimbatul, ash nasg thrakatuluk

agh burzum-ishi krimpatul!

One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all

and in the darkness bind them!

Farewell sweet Earth and northern Sky,

for ever blest, since here did lie

and here with lissom limbs did run

beneath the Moon, beneath the Sun,

Luthien Tinuviel

more fair than mortal tongue can tell.

Though all to ruin fell the world

and were dissolved and backward hurled

unmade into the old abyss,

yet were its making good, for this-

the dusk, the dawn, the earth, the sea-

that Luthien for a time should be.

INFO:

The first verse is about the way the Rings of Power were shared.

The second is the command that was given to the One Ring by Sauron when it was secretely made into the unceasing fires of Orodruin.

The third part is a song Beren made for his beloved Luthien Tinuviel, when he was about to face the most lethal peril of his life, when he was about to enter Mordor in order to remove one of the Silmarilli away of the Iron Crown of Melkor. He sang it outloud and Luthien heard his song and came to him, and together they both managed to regain one of the lost Silmarilli.

HEROES OF TOLKIEN-FRODO'S FRAME Part 2

Ok. Let's start. I reckon the wisest way to begin is to analyse the main character in the Lord of the Rings: the ring-bearer, in other words, Frodo Baggins.

Frodo Baggins in a Hobbit. (Hobbits are small-sized humans with hairy feet, happy mood, love for food and a tendancy to remain silent and not to care about the rest of the world). Frodo, loves a good meal, but apart from the hairy feet, he is very different from the other Hobbits. He is curious about the outside world. He loves adventure and this love of his, pushes him to the dead-trap-journey of bearing the ring to Mordor. He knows the Elvish Language very well and he also comes to know a brief history-line of Middle Earth. His knowledge will be very helpful in the future. Frodo differs yet in another thing too: he is not afraid of water whereas most of the Hobbits hate water and fear boats. As a concequence, he won't feel like a fish out of the water when he has to cross a river for various reasons!

Frodo's inside world is very complex and at the same time, truly amazing. He is decisive, ready and willing to take great responsibilities. He does not seem ready to give up when difficulties and hard times appear on the scene. He has a good heart and that is what makes him reliable. But, he is vulnerable as well. He is slowly controled by the dark power of the one Ring. He has the power though to overcome it with his own strength of character and the help of his dearest friend and co-traveller Samwise Gamgee. He does not reveal his identity easily and can hide very well the purpose of his journey most of the times.

I think this is the portrait of Frodo's character. Every comment is well accepted. Stay connected, the next part will be soon here!

HEROES OF TOLKIEN AND THEIR CHARACTER-FRAME Part 1. Introduction

If someone decides to carefully study the Tolkien-characters, he will notice two main axons upon which the author builts his heroes: The characteristics that indicate the origin, the tribe and traditions of the hero and the ones that indicate the hero's special and unique soul-synthesis.

The first group refers to some crucial characteristics that the different tribes of Middle-Earth possess. They help us to understand the background of the hero, his traditions and customs and his ethic code. For instance, it helps us to seperate an elf from a dwarf, justify his positions and behaviour, or even forsee his reactions and outbursts. Furthermore, this group of characteristics has a primordial role to the way the plot will go on!

The second group deals with the personal characteristics, the ones a person develops according to his life experiences, the influences of the environment he lived, his inner morals and the degree of his mind and heart corruption. These characteristics are a very valuable and reliable compass as they indicate us which way the hero will follow in a certain situation. They also give us an idea of the treatment the hero will probably receive from the anti-hero in case he falls to the hands of the latter.

The combination of these two groups is what helps us to understand the plot and the way events evolve. If someone has a clear picture of thes two axons of Tolkien's works, he will be able to easily depict situations, reasons and consequences and find what is hidden behind the visible facts. Good luck people!!