tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post6830095563466492065..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: LOTR Read-Along: The Passage of the Marshes (TTT Ch. 13)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-45432056324889114612014-03-09T13:19:02.086-04:002014-03-09T13:19:02.086-04:00According to this site, it was the Battle of Dagor...According to <a href="http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Marshes" rel="nofollow">this site</a>, it was the Battle of Dagorlad during the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Which IIRC was when they overthrew Sauron, Isildur got the ring, etc. As for the rest, yeah, it's just creepy and weird and I have no idea what's going on or why. Was the place cursed when Sauron fell, maybe?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-24730420221890340472014-03-09T12:39:01.068-04:002014-03-09T12:39:01.068-04:00I have asked myself many things about the Dead Mar...I have asked myself many things about the Dead Marshes passages: what battle was fought here? Are the dead people really drawing passersby in, or is this just in Frodo's head? But I never wondered at the lights yet...Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-50610295520410613972014-03-05T21:38:39.310-05:002014-03-05T21:38:39.310-05:00Isn't that a great description? I struggle wr...Isn't that a great description? I struggle writing descriptions, so I'm quite drawn to good ones.<br /><br />Yeah, I have no idea what they're supposed to be either.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-76249454583563838222014-03-05T14:06:59.549-05:002014-03-05T14:06:59.549-05:00I hadn't thought in depth about it before... S...I hadn't thought in depth about it before... Spirits maybe? Firefly-ish lights representing spirits that can''t rest??? I don't know... Interesting to think about. And the page 612 quote is just a fascinating combination of words. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.com