HeyJaredThe Fellowship of the Readers
CURRENT QUEST: A year-long slow read of The Silmarillion! ORIGINAL QUEST: A year of reading The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, in which you can follow along and even read each chapter as they coincide with our year.
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Beren buries Barahir (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThen he revealed the devil's snare in which he fell, and failed; and last begging forgiveness, wept, and passed out into darkness. Beren woke, leapt up as one by sudden stroke with fire of anger filled. His bow and sword he seized, and like the roe hotfoot o'er rock and heath he sped before the dawn. Ere day was dead to Aeluin at last he came, as the red sun westward sank in flame; but Aeluin was red with blood, red were the
Gorlim’s Wraith (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThrough moor and fen, by tree and briar he wandered far: he saw the fire of Sauron's camp, he heard the howl of hunting Orc and wolf a-prowl, and turning back, for long the way, benighted in the forest lay. In weariness he then must sleep, fain in a badger-hole to creep, and yet he heard (or dreamed it so) nearby a marching legion go with clink of mail and clash of shields up towards the stony mountain-fields. He slipped the
Barahir’s Farewell (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThus Gorlim died an evil death, and cursed himself with dying breath, and Barahir at last was caught in Morgoth's snare; for set at naught by treason was the ancient grace that guarded long that lonely place, Tarn Aeluin: now all laid bare were secret paths and hidden lair. Dark from the North now blew the cloud; the winds of autumn cold and loud hissed in the heather; sad and grey Aeluin's mournful water lay. 'Son Beren,' t
Sauron Deceives Gorlim (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThen Sauron smiled, and said: 'Thou thrall! The price thou askest is but small for treachery and shame so great! I grant it surely! Well, I wait. Come! Speak now swiftly and speak true!' Then Gorlim wavered, and he drew half back; but Sauron's daunting eye there held him, and he dared not lie: as he began, so must he wend from first false step to faithless end: he all must answer as he could, betray his lord and brotherhood,
Gorlim’s Bargain (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedHe sat in dark encampment near, and thither his butchers dragged their prey. There now in anguish Gorlim lay: with bond on neck, on hand and foot, to bitter torment he was put, to break his will and him constrain to buy with treason end of pain. But naught to them would he reveal of Barahir, nor break the seal of faith that on his tongue was laid; until, at last, a pause was made, and one came softly to his stake, a darkling
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