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."
I23: Eöl goes to Dwarven feast in Nogrod
I29: Great Feast of the Gates of Summer
I30: bring out the cold chicken and pickles
N32: cake and ale and coffee
N34: mince pies and cheese
N38: pork pie and salad
N44: beautiful, round seed cake
G50: butter, honey, and clotted cream
G52: nuts, flour, sealed jars of dried fruits
G58: Lembas of Melian
O61: fish abundant all about the coasts
O65: more than a meal! a feast!
O69: hot soup, cold meats, a blackberry tart
O70: eat, drink, and be merry
O71: drink to the memory of the kings