Letters from Middle Earth - Page 9

Embladyne · 01-20-2005, 09:08 PM

'k, now I've finished reading this whole thread. I'm still in awe of everyone who's attempted some "translating." These are really good.

When I have more time on my hands I'll find something to translate, myself...

Voronwen · 07-08-2009, 02:08 PM

These are great!

You're all so gifted.

***Valandil*** · 07-08-2009, 06:53 PM

Voronwen - yes, my 'Letters of Firiel' are all in this thread - though some are spaced apart by other letters. Did you come up with the patience required to read all 12?

Those were my first attempts at fanfiction. The existence of this thread was one of the things that motivated me to start writing. I settled on Firiel as a subject because it involved Arnor/Northern Dunedain, it was an interesting story, and because she could give accounts of Arnor/Arthedain as someone new to it.

The box your fisherman found though... wasn't it encrusted with barnacles or something? He wouldn't just give it away to an odd stranger (not that you're really so odd... just a manner of speaking

) if it was clearly gold, would he? Unless it was a REALLY good day of fishing!

Voronwen · 07-08-2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valandil

The box your fisherman found though... wasn't it encrusted with barnacles or something?

The box was quite tarnished and salty... making it look like nothing but a cheap trinket box one might find collecting dust in an old lady's attic.

In the clear blue of the New England afternoon, the wind blew from off the harbor, tousling my hair. I looked at the fisherman, who told me they had brought the box up with their lobster pots. He seemed clueless as to what to do with the thing. "I'm a student at the University", I told him. "If you want, I can take it to my art history professor and get her opinion about what it is, and when it's from?"

The fisherman shrugged. "Whatever," he laughed. "It looks like a piece of junk." He was right, it did. But something about it captivated me. I couldn't stop staring at it, wondering ... Why was this thing calling to me? I had to find out. He shrugged again and handed it to me.

Later that same evening, I called a friend of mine from the art department and had him come over with his jewelry tools. He got the box open for me. We knew we really should be showing this to a professor, but decided that for now, it would be our secret. For what we found inside was astounding, to say the least...

It was stuffed with delicate, time-worn yet beautiful scrolls, written in a fine and elegant, feminine hand, in silver and black. The language, if I am not mistaken, is Adunaic...

***Earniel*** · 07-27-2009, 04:12 PM

Pray, tell us, what do the scrolls say, Voronwen?

Although, I do hope the scrolls were wrapped carefully in water-tight cloth if they come form a wet environment...

Voronwen · 07-27-2009, 11:37 PM

Oh, that box was solid, let me tell you! Watertight. Everything inside was intact.

In time, i will reveal the contents of the scrolls...

(ie. when i am not up to my neck in 'real life'

)

***Earniel*** · 07-28-2009, 06:04 AM

Ah. In that case I shal wait patiently.

blogposter12 · 09-22-2009, 12:47 AM

these are good letters. One of these days, I gotta come by and read all of them.

***Valandil*** · 12-15-2014, 06:57 PM

Just found a video of "The Story of Firiel"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRds__wo2yY

01-20-2005, 09:08 PM	#161
Embladyne Honourary Elitist Inklette Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: between the mountains and the sea Posts: 704	'k, now I've finished reading this whole thread. I'm still in awe of everyone who's attempted some "translating." These are really good. When I have more time on my hands I'll find something to translate, myself... __________________ Even on the pinnacle of a palace a crow does not become an eagle. My DA page

07-08-2009, 02:08 PM	#162
Voronwen Lady of Andúnië Join Date: May 2009 Location: Andúnië Posts: 572	These are great! You're all so gifted. __________________ " ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline Last edited by Voronwen : 07-10-2009 at 03:18 PM.

07-08-2009, 06:53 PM	#163
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Voronwen - yes, my 'Letters of Firiel' are all in this thread - though some are spaced apart by other letters. Did you come up with the patience required to read all 12? Those were my first attempts at fanfiction. The existence of this thread was one of the things that motivated me to start writing. I settled on Firiel as a subject because it involved Arnor/Northern Dunedain, it was an interesting story, and because she could give accounts of Arnor/Arthedain as someone new to it. The box your fisherman found though... wasn't it encrusted with barnacles or something? He wouldn't just give it away to an odd stranger (not that you're really so odd... just a manner of speaking ) if it was clearly gold, would he? Unless it was a REALLY good day of fishing! __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

07-27-2009, 04:12 PM	#165
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Pray, tell us, what do the scrolls say, Voronwen? Although, I do hope the scrolls were wrapped carefully in water-tight cloth if they come form a wet environment... __________________ We are not things.

07-27-2009, 11:37 PM	#166
Voronwen Lady of Andúnië Join Date: May 2009 Location: Andúnië Posts: 572	Oh, that box was solid, let me tell you! Watertight. Everything inside was intact. In time, i will reveal the contents of the scrolls... (ie. when i am not up to my neck in 'real life' ) __________________ " ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline

07-28-2009, 06:04 AM	#167
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Ah. In that case I shal wait patiently. __________________ We are not things.

09-22-2009, 12:47 AM	#168
blogposter12 Sapling Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6	these are good letters. One of these days, I gotta come by and read all of them.

12-15-2014, 06:57 PM	#169
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Just found a video of "The Story of Firiel"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRds__wo2yY __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

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