Elvish Family Trees - Page 2

The Lady of Ithilien · 10-14-2002, 09:49 PM

Now I understand where "Ecthelion of the Fountain" came from. Had known there were especially beautiful fountains in Gondolin and had supposed Ecthelion had them under his care (g), but he seemed more military than maintenance oriented.

Sorry that didn't help much in tracing Glorfindel's lineage. I had hoped maybe there was a reference to a certain family or other group that had been linked in some way to Glingal, the image of Laurelin behind Turgon's throne, or somewhere in the line back to Laurelin itself back in Valinor.

***Rían*** · 10-15-2002, 02:48 PM

Glorfindel is just one of those mysterious loose ends ... I just love the description of him in FoTR when he is riding on his horse, looking for Aragorn, but even before Aragorn had moved or called, Glorfindel stops and looks up towards him. His whole sense of wisdom and power and courtesy (in the old-fashioned sense of the word) that comes thru in that section is really lovely. I'm kind of glad that he wasn't in the movie, because I can't image how they could have possibly conveyed all of that. Now I can just keep the image that I have of him in my head! (although I liked the movie in general)

10-14-2002, 09:49 PM	#21
The Lady of Ithilien Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right here in between yesterday and tomorrow. Posts: 357	Thanks, Lefty. Now I understand where "Ecthelion of the Fountain" came from. Had known there were especially beautiful fountains in Gondolin and had supposed Ecthelion had them under his care (g), but he seemed more military than maintenance oriented. Sorry that didn't help much in tracing Glorfindel's lineage. I had hoped maybe there was a reference to a certain family or other group that had been linked in some way to Glingal, the image of Laurelin behind Turgon's throne, or somewhere in the line back to Laurelin itself back in Valinor.

10-15-2002, 02:48 PM	#22
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Glorfindel is just one of those mysterious loose ends ... I just love the description of him in FoTR when he is riding on his horse, looking for Aragorn, but even before Aragorn had moved or called, Glorfindel stops and looks up towards him. His whole sense of wisdom and power and courtesy (in the old-fashioned sense of the word) that comes thru in that section is really lovely. I'm kind of glad that he wasn't in the movie, because I can't image how they could have possibly conveyed all of that. Now I can just keep the image that I have of him in my head! (although I liked the movie in general) __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! Last edited by Rían : 10-15-2002 at 02:51 PM.

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