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Húrin?
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No, as I say, quite a bit earlier. When I say "on the right track" I mean it is said about a character who (to me at least) has a similar feeling to Túrin. But not necessarily the same race as he is.
ETA: Here is the quote again to bring on to this page:
"Don't hurry! More than you know. Give him peace."
ETA: Here is the quote again to bring on to this page:
"Don't hurry! More than you know. Give him peace."
"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 spoken about Fëanor?
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Indeed it is!
"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 this before or after the Flight of the Noldor?
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Before. (But not long before.)
"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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If this is correct, then it got drastically shortened:
Aulë to Tulkas and the others present.Be not hasty! We ask a greater thing than thou knowest. Let him have peace yet awhile.
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Yup, that's it. And yes it was shortened pretty good. Particularly the second sentence. Well done!
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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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I thought this would be easy, because it had a proper name in it. But then Translationparty replaced the name with "he" at the last minute:
He always worked, even though he thought he worked for him.
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Is one of the he Saruman?
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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Yes, the first one.
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Is the other he Sauron and is this spoken by Gandalf?
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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No to both - Gandalf is not present when this is spoken.
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Hm. Is the speaker Treebeard?
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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Treebeard is not present.
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If you need another hint...
Hidden text.
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So, Scouring?
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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It's in that chapter, yes...
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Oh, there it is.
Saruman was doing its work all the time, even when he thought he was working for himself.
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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Who's the speaker? Frodo?
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