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Huoommm ... rhuom ... so much to comment here ... hom
Yes, Master Barliman, it was also me being surprised about the "restrictions" by Master O'Brian ... rhuoommm ... I also complained about that and then was told to regard of it better as to "having a new idea(topic)" for suggestions ... of course not wanting to limit suggestions to a certain topic ... rhuoommmm ... whatever that means ... gggrruoooohhm ... anyway, some people kept to their own ideas and suggested them, disregarding this new "idea" by Master O'Brian ... huomm ... I feel fine with the result of the last vote, as that Dunlending-musician-suggestion wasn't based on such thoughts .... rhuooommmm ...

Yes, and I do hope he'll be blowing a carnyx ... huoommm ... as I am also sure that The Man's idea of sculpting Dunlendings very clearly always was based on Celtic art and design ... huoomm ... I already talked about that somewhere else lately .... rhuoommm

Indeed, Master Theobald. The ´Eastern group` would be more or less set in the Third Age as you say. A little appreciation,  the Balchoth were called ´Wainriders`(I think it is in English, ´Aurigas`in Spanish) at the beginning of the Third Age (until 2000 TA or so). Somehow the Balchoth and Wainriders were related, so to speak. If I'm not wrong ...

Last edited by erchamion (Tue, Jun1 2010 3:46pm)

Barliman wrote:

Out of interest, what does 'Aurigas' translate into English as? Does it mean the same as 'Wainriders' (i.e., riders on wagons)?

'Auriga' in Spanish comes directly from Latin. Men in ancient Greece and Rome ruled the horses of the racing cars on the circus.

Thank you very much for these detailed informations, Master erchamion! It helps a lot finding the real differences.
As far as I am concerned I do not hide my passion about these troups from the east. I can see clearly now . . .
The reason for floating around this evening making my mind up preparing the next project . . . 

Brodda is a chief of a tribe of men from the east...of Beleriand.  So its entirely likely Brodda was from Eriador. It's also entirely likely that Brodda was from a tribe somewhat akin to Turin's people themselves.

The term "easterling" means "one from the east" its an old, and "real" English word with an old Germanic root. So in the Icelandic sagas, some Norwegians are called Easterlings. In the German sagas, the Huns are called Easterlings. In the Lord of the Rings, the Easterlings owe a lot to those Hunnic tribes. The Silmarillion Easterlings are something more old school.

They could be related. It's likely they are not. MERP explicitly links the Silmarillion Easterlings to the barrow building folk who may have been the ancestors of the Hillmen.

I will definitely go for it (if the calendar allows me to quit family for few days).

I will try to attend also, along with member cfisher.

this is an idea yes... still with so few information regarding a mithrilfest... I don't know what to begin this topic with...
besides, this is supposed to be a GF only event... opening a public topic talking about it in the pony could be a leakage? I don't know but it's certainly a good idea to have a topic somewhere to discuss it... question is.. where..
I wish I could attend too... though I don't know if my time and my money will allow it... it mostly depends on financial matters at the moment..

Huoommm ... please mind that Master O'Brian just tried to sort out about this idea ... huomm ... as far as I can see ... huommmrhuoomm ... so nothing's settled ... just read the latest newsletter before you start hasting your thoughts .... rhuoommm ... though a very good idea that is, indeed ... huom ....

If the thing was in August, I'd go (the sister is getting married), but I can't really hang about till the end of September. There's cats to take care of, you understand.

well indeed that could help... personnaly, visiting Chris in London would be easier than going to Cork lol  (I have some family to host me in London, but nobody at Cork)

Unless Mithril plans to have "logistic solutions" to "host the event" which includes meals, and rooms... like many other shows/events do.... but these kinds of "organised events" with organised hostings only apply to MASS events usually with many thousands people....

Huoommm ... sorry to interrupt this discussion ... hom ... but last Monday Master Rita.de asked me to provide pics of that eagle-thing ... huoommm ... MS553 ... and I promised to do so ... hom



this is what we have seen ...



this is a different point of view ...



and a last one



Master Gildor said that this "little diorama is superb" I do not want to contradict. I think that The Man is improving his way of sculpting eagles very successfully

rhuoommm...hom ... that's it ...

Huoommmrguommm ... eyrie ... those eagles call it ... though I understand 'nest', as I am used to the German tongue .... rhuoommm ...