A Sense of History: Straight Road
The next in a series of articles about ships passing to and from the West, Simon uses "The Fall of Númenor" to attempt to arrive at Tolkien's reading of the exordium to "Beowulf."
It pleases me beyond all rationality that I actually received an illustration from Hrymfaxe with authorization for me to use it with this story. (Warning: do not copy without the explicit permission of the artist.)
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Meanwhile, Rhapsody wrote a transcript for this lovely picture of Beleg syanding on the outskirts of the city of Tirion.
Beleg: do I really have to come close to *that* city?
Hrymfaxe: yes, please, it's for Oshun.
Beleg: Oshun, okay, how close?
Hrymfaxe: how close? In the city, playing with water in the fountain basin or you standing on the steps...
Beleg: *in* the city?
Hrymfaxe: yes.... pretty please?
Beleg: I will not enter the city!
Hrymfaxe: but but, how am I supposed to fulfill this request?
Beleg: well there is a hill, so I can technically stand in front of it.
Hrymfaxe: Ooo and of course you with your bow, looking all charismatic and...
Beleg groans...
Thank you, Hrymfaxe and Rhapsody.