![]() They also fashioned gems that caught the light. They made them for the King of Dale and for the Lord of the Elves. In ancient times the dwarves under the Lonely Mountain made many hoards of golden objects. ![]() Still, I'll assume for now it's not literal, any more than stringing stars on necklaces or hanging dragon fire on crowns (see the second verse). ![]() The idea of catching light to hide in gems is probably poetic license for fashioning gems that catch the light, although in a world with magic it's possible Tolkien meant that literally. The verb is "caught." The object is "light." "To hide in gems on hilt of sword" is another prepositional phrase. The subject of the second sentence is "they" again. The verbs are "shaped and wrought." The object is "many a gleaming golden hoard." "For ancient king and elvish lord" is a prepositional phrase. The subject of the first sentence is "they," meaning the dwarves. The verse is one long, complicated sentence, although it's really two sentences separated by a comma, with each sentence containing a prepositional phrase. Tolkien maintains this rhyme scheme in the other verses, although some of the rhymes aren't perfect (strung/hung/sun, heights/night/light, moon/doom/moon). The rhyme scheme is AABA (lord/hoard/caught/sword). However in " Goblets they carved there for them selves" Tolkien seems to place stress on the very first syllable, as well as squeezing two syllables between the first and second beat. There are other examples of Tolkien deviating from the meter in other verses, usually by squeezing in an extra syllable. In the second line, though, Tolkien squeezes two syllables in between the first and second beat. Usually each stressed syllable is preceded by an unstressed syllable. They shaped and wrought, and light they caughtįirst, it's four beats per line. Quays docks or landing places on a waterway.I'm not sure what you have in mind, but I'll do my best with the first verse: Promontory a high point of land or rock projecting into water or over lowland. Thorin's confrontation with the Master of Esgaroth allows him to reassert some leadership of the group as he reclaims the title of King Under the Mountain that he inherited from his grandfather. His journey toward leadership and real personal development is not a straight line he experiences set-backs on the way to his ultimate goal. Having exercised great bravery and cleverness in helping the dwarves escape from the Elvenking's prison, Bilbo now seems to revert to his milder hobbit nature in his unhappiness about going on to the Lonely Mountain and Smaug the dragon. Bilbo is very unhappy about leaving Lake-town and heading to the Lonely Mountain. After a couple of weeks, the dwarves know they must go on to the Mountain and they leave, well-provisioned. The Master of Lake-town does not want to oppose the elves, but the townspeople insist that Thorin be welcomed. They discover the Master feasting with elves, who recognize their former prisoners. Thorin, with Fili, Kili, and Bilbo, confronts the town guards and announces that he, the King under the Mountain, has returned and wishes to be taken to their Master. Bilbo helps the dwarves out of the barrels. The barrels float to Lake-town, a town of Men that is also called Esgaroth, located on Long Lake. Unknown to Bilbo, Gandalf has heard of his trouble and is on his way to help. From the raftmen's talk, he understands that the landscape had changed a lot since Gandalf last saw it, and that the dwarves had gotten out of Mirkwood the only way they could. As they float down the river, Bilbo sees the Lonely Mountain far off.
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