Re: [Epic] Will it, won't it...

From: Greg Lane <greg_at_...>
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 21:02:57 -0500

Drew Kitchen wrote:

> > Meter also is a literary meaning for flow of words in a rhythmic pattern
> >used when writing epic style poetry.
> >
> >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.
> > One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them'
> > One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them
> >In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
> >
> >
> > A "poem" was the reason for the post in the first place!
>
> If anyone Rule#8's this, they deserve to be hung by their toes!
>
> P.S. - Are you sure Sauron is a good handle? You seem more like the Grey
> Rider to me ;-)
>
> Drew Kitchen
> DrewKitchen_at_...
> Johns Hopkins University

I think the reference has more to do with his "Tower" and the toys in it! He
certainly doesn't fit the psychological bill to be Sauron ... at least not on
this list.
Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 02:02:57 UTC