King of Shadowed Halls Part Six: The Counsel of the Wise

[jael_the_scribe]

Part Six: The Counsel of the Wise

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[radbooks]

I really enjoyed the first meeting with the wizards.

(On a side note, I've always wondered why the heck Tolkien ever mentioned the Blue Wizards... what was their real purpose? Where did they go? Did he plan to go back and write something about them sometime? So many questions I'd love to ask him!)

What a sad story Turon told Thranduil about his and his wife's earlier life. *sniff*

I'm anxious to see what Thranduil is having made for Lalaithiel in the caves... something to do with their first meeting place, I imagine. :)

[jael_the_scribe]

(On a side note, I've always wondered why the heck Tolkien ever mentioned the Blue Wizards... what was their real purpose? Where did they go? Did he plan to go back and write something about them sometime? So many questions I'd love to ask him!)

All we know is that they went east and 'failed in their mission'. I think the Maiar must have been a royal bunch of screwups, because the only one who didn't 'fail' according to Tolkien was Gandalf.

I always figured that the blue wizards were Gandalf's source for those fireworks and Saruman's for the gunpowder.

What a sad story Turon told Thranduil about his and his wife's earlier life. *sniff*

The fate of Cuivienen is important to address the criticism of those canatics (they are few, thank goodness) who insist that one can never write about the Avari, since they are all still back at Cuivienen.

I may get around to hinting at the fate of those who stayed behind in a future story.

I'm anxious to see what Thranduil is having made for Lalaithiel in the caves... something to do with

[samtyr]

I enjoyed the first meeting with the wizards, especially Radagast. :) I think he will get along fine with Thranduil.

It's clear that Thranduil and Elrond have had the same, er, *ambivalent* for a very long time. *sigh* Understandable, but still a pity.

I hope that his surprise for Lalaithiel works out and doesn't backfire.

[jael_the_scribe]

I like Radagast, whom I often call the Rodney Dangerfield of Wizards. I try to give him a resepcted role in my stories whenever I can.

As for the surprise and whether it works -- it's hard to keep up the suspense when we know Legolas eventually gets born. LOL

Thank you for sticking with me this far. :)