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Prophecy of the Nine
August 13, 2008
Submitted By Stormlord
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Attributed to the seer Dardarian -
‘One Lord, with one ring
And nine more he will attain,
With fire and war and a banner of doom, (1)
Within the house of the Mirdain. (2)
Nine rings for nine kings,
Mightier than the seas,
But flawed they are - for might comes with power
And only with more power would they appease.
One to the Archer, one to the Tainted,
One to the preserver of life,
One to the Once Vain, one to the Outcast,
And one to the bringer of strife.
The third will be granted to the lord
Whose vengeance will misguide him,
The second of the nine for the Shadow of the East,
The fallen, the violent, the most grim.
From the sons of the great in Westernesse,
A black flower will spring,
The Prince, the captain, the sorcerer of old,
Lord of the Nine, a black Witch-King.’
(1) - 'Banner of doom' refers to how Sauron, during the destruction of Eregion, ran through Celebrimbor's body with a pike and held it aloft in the likeness of a banner.
(2) - 'House of the Mirdain' - a place in Ost-in-Edhil, capital of Eregion, where the greatest treasures of that land could be found, including the rings of power forged by Celebrimbor. It was defended by Celebrimbor, but Sauron defeated him, taking the Nine and the Seven from it.
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Wow, I love it - the rhymes, the melody! Good job!
Comment by Kiriwana - September 5, 2008 @ 4:03 AM
Thank you - I'm halfway through the actual story at the moment. It will be a 10-part series portraying the Nazgul after the Witch-king's death up to the destruction of the Ring.
Comment by Stormlord - September 8, 2008 @ 11:54 AM
Good idea. Im looking forward :)
Comment by Kiriwana - September 10, 2008 @ 3:04 AM
Dear Stormlord,
You are very, very talented.
Very sincerely, ltnjmy
Comment by ltnjmy - September 19, 2008 @ 10:02 AM