Which obscure fact....

[Barliman Butterbur]

From Gandalf's spiel at "The Council of Elrond":

"...I found nothing save a few fugitives from the South; yet it seemed to me that on them sat a fear of which they would not speak."

Who are these "fugitives from the South?" Dunlendings? Rohirrim? People from Gondor?

I imagine they were Men fleeing from the areas wherever where both Sauron and Suruman were building their power — those folk coming into Bree that made the townsfolk uneasy. And to paraphrase: Dwarves could be seen travelling on the road in unusual numbers, and also Elves — travelling and not returning.

Barley

PS: Correct post count is whatever is shown PLUS 800. For some reason, 800(!!!) posts have been subtracted from my count with no explanation given to me whatever.

PPS: To AV: Just clicked on your noodly appendage — my GOD!!!

 

[Andreth]

I remember that Tolkien once said ( in a letter, I think ) that he would like for others to complete and enrich his mythology, about which he himself didn't know everything... So, I would rather say that, being improbable that some new bits of information directory from Tolkien will eventually arise, I would like to know your own ideas and thought about all of these " missing moments "

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I would want to learn more about the Blue Wizards and their quests. I'd also want to learn more about what's east of Mordor out in Rhun and etc...finally, I'd want to travel to the other continents below Middle Earth and explore them, see what happened there, if anything.

 

[Maiden_of Harad]

I would like to know if there were any pockets of good Haradians in Harad. Gondor was once, after all, either allied to or ruled part of Harad, I'm not sure which one is correct. I'd also love to know why Goldberry is called the rivers's daughter.
And did Radagast remain on Middle-Earth?

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I would like to know if there were any pockets of good Haradians in Harad. Gondor was once, after all, either allied to or ruled part of Harad, I'm not sure which one is correct. I'd also love to know why Goldberry is called the rivers's daughter.
And did Radagast remain on Middle-Earth?

Concerning The Haradrim, you may find this essay to be very interesting...

 

[Maiden_of Harad]

Concerning The Haradrim, you may find this essay to be very interesting...

Thanks for the link, Erestor Arcamen! This is almost exactly what I imagined concerning the Haradrim!

 

[Bucky]

I think it's a interesting article, good as any OPINION I've read recently, but like most things online these daze, total conjecture.

Tolkien puts out a long historical background of the Haradrim & Easterlings being bad guys for thousands of years.

We don't see a single case of mercy coming from them. Just war, war & more war.

It's like saying in 1947, "Are all Germans warmongers?"

Of course not...

But, try convincing some Russian, American, British, Belgian or French mother who's lost a husband in one war & two sons in the next one that.