No. The "friend" refers to the namesake of a fuzzy, four-footed friend.
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"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Is it Gandalf about Beorn?
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No. Wrong book. And see clue above (and many pictures in the "Cat and Puppy Dog Tails" thread).
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Just bringing the quote to the new page:
Is the speaker Farmer Maggot?Voronwë the Faithful wrote:"My friend is dark and powerful shots..."
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Legolas, I assume?
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No to Jude, yes to Frelga.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Is the speaker Aragorn? Did Legolas just shoot down a fell beast?
Note to autocorrect - not "fellow beast".
Note to autocorrect - not "fellow beast".
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I thought V meant above that Legolas is the speaker...
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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I thought Legolas was the friend?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Fuzzy and four-footed?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Well, there is a quote that has "shot" (singular), "dark", and "friend", spoken by Gimli to Legolas, but it's not compatible with Voronwë's hints.
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Oh wait - yes it is.
Different Legolas.
Different Legolas.
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oh... got it. So Friend=Legolas. The quote then becomes:
My Legolas is dark and powerful shots...
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My Legolas is dark and powerful shots...
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'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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I just got it. But it is Frelga's....
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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No, go for it, I'm bookless.
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Go for it, Inanna.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Someone go for it.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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Somebody do something!
Oh wait.
Is it Gimli to the two-legged Legolas?
"That was a mighty shot in the dark, my friend!"
Oh wait.
Is it Gimli to the two-legged Legolas?
"That was a mighty shot in the dark, my friend!"
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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