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Mithranduil · 11-03-2014, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun

I doubt Mithranduil has any sinister intentions. TORN already has the job of hunting down movie-haters.

Actually, my intentions are solely sinister and evil, Morgoth is my favorite character from The Silma *grins evilly*

(kidding!)

No, seriously, though. You wanna know what my real intention is? Guess away!

(is it ok to keep off-topic here?)

Formendacil · 11-03-2014, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithranduil

(is it ok to keep off-topic here?)

Actually, it is the rare distinction of the Downs that we are far more tolerant of all those Movie-lovers with their love of the movies* than of Off-Topic. The Downs has no Off-topic forum or off-topic threads--though from discussion to discussion, and especially subforum to subforum (Books and Mirth represent the extremes, I'd say) there are degrees of elasticity--not every thread is hyper-focused, but no matter what the forum, stray too far and the Chat Skwerls will come warning...

*Translation also can be read: "those movie-haters with their hate for the movies"

Tar-Jêx · 11-04-2014, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formendacil

Actually, it is the rare distinction of the Downs that we are far more tolerant of all those Movie-lovers with their love of the movies* than of Off-Topic. The Downs has no Off-topic forum or off-topic threads--though from discussion to discussion, and especially subforum to subforum (Books and Mirth represent the extremes, I'd say) there are degrees of elasticity--not every thread is hyper-focused, but no matter what the forum, stray too far and the Chat Skwerls will come warning...

*Translation also can be read: "those movie-haters with their hate for the movies"

I don't understand movie haters for LotR, but I'm definitely onboard with The Hobbit critics.

Mithalwen · 11-04-2014, 07:16 AM

Hate may be too strong a word but personally I think just aboit every character in the film save Boromir was diminished and they missed the whole point of the book by leaving the Shire completely unaffected by the War of the Ring. It looked about right and some of the casting was great . I also find it too boring to rewatch though it was enjoyable enough in an actual cinema. As a film itvwas ok.. as an adaptation a curates egg.

King Naugladur · 05-26-2015, 04:27 AM

Hello everybody!
I am a new member. King Naugladur is my screen name, borrowed from my favorite character from the Book of Lost Tales. I am a fan of Dwarves and everything Dwarvish. May your beards grow even longer!
King Naugladur.

Inziladun · 05-26-2015, 09:06 AM

Welcome to the Downs, King Naugladur!

There's plenty here on Dwarves, and any other Tolkien stuff under the Sun.

Have fun!

Galadriel55 · 05-26-2015, 10:14 AM

Seconded! Welcome to the Downs, King Naugladur! You'll find you're not alone in your love of Dwarves and Dwarvish.

Pitchwife · 05-26-2015, 10:15 AM

Thirded, Welcome to the Barrow Downs Remade, King Naugladur! Enjoy being dead!

Faramir Jones · 05-26-2015, 11:33 AM

Welcome to the Barrow Downs, King Naugladur!

King Naugladur · 05-27-2015, 10:40 PM

Thanks for the warm greetings, everybody!

King Naugladur.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-28-2015, 04:44 AM

Let me add a belated welcome as well, King Naugladur, and hope you find this place comfortable and interesting

Pervinca Took · 05-28-2015, 09:12 AM

Welcome aboard, King Naugladur!

narfforc · 07-08-2015, 08:45 AM

'I'm a newbie honest' said narfforc, as he tried to slide back in under the radar.

'No you jolly well aren't, and you know it' replied The Witchy-king of Wagner, Lord of the Ring-cyclists and Morgue-lord of Minus Piffle.

'But does not visiting for umpteen years not count then?' asked narrforc.

'NO!, now go away' roared Coughsmog The Lord of the Labdogs of Mortcough.

'I'm going to set my friends on you lot' replied narfforc.

'Friends, don't make laugh' giggled Smog the Lonely Dragon of Errorbore.

'Starting with you worm, Throbin Oakenhead son of Thrown son of Throb, and his gang, want a word with you, and you Witchy-king better watch out for Earwax daughter of Earnaught sister of Earmore' said narfforc as he scarpered .................... now who shall I annoy next he thought.

Kuruharan · 07-08-2015, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by narfforc

'I'm a newbie honest' said narfforc, as he tried to slide back in under the radar.

'No you jolly well aren't, and you know it' replied The Witchy-king of Wagner, Lord of the Ring-cyclists and Morgue-lord of Minus Piffle.

'But does not visiting for umpteen years not count then?' asked narrforc.

'NO!, now go away' roared Coughsmog The Lord of the Labdogs of Mortcough.

'I'm going to set my friends on you lot' replied narfforc.

'Friends, don't make laugh' giggled Smog the Lonely Dragon of Errorbore.

'Starting with you worm, Throbin Oakenhead son of Thrown son of Throb, and his gang, want a word with you, and you Witchy-king better watch out for Earwax daughter of Earnaught sister of Earmore' said narfforc as he scarpered .................... now who shall I annoy next he thought.

Well now, isn't this a surprise.

Welcome back!

narfforc · 07-08-2015, 08:58 AM

I've missed this old place.......

Galadriel55 · 07-08-2015, 09:43 AM

Seconded! Welcome back, Narfforc!

Pitchwife · 07-08-2015, 12:52 PM

Thirded. Welcome back, narfforc! (I never noticed you were gone, but that's because I was gone for about the same time...

*at self*)

Pervinca Took · 07-08-2015, 01:02 PM

Welcome back again, narfforc!

Faramir Jones · 07-10-2015, 08:06 AM

Welcome back to the Downs, narfforc!

It's good to hear from you again...

KarlPeredhel · 09-25-2015, 01:31 PM

Hey, I several someones mentioned this forum at Oxonmoot, so here I am!
I first got into Tolkien with the LOTR films (I was 5 at the time) and since then seem to have "accidentally" read far too many books far too many times.

Galadriel55 · 09-25-2015, 01:34 PM

Hi Karl!

Welcome to the Downs! Reading far too many books far too many times is a noble pasttime.

Pervinca Took · 09-25-2015, 02:37 PM

Hi Karl, and welcome! I was at that room party, if that's where it was that you kept hearing about the Downs.

KarlPeredhel · 09-25-2015, 02:57 PM

The room party was just one of many occasions

Galadriel55 · 09-25-2015, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KarlPeredhel

The room party was just one of many occasions

Can I just mention that I'm really proud of my fellow Downers?

(I wasn't at Oxonmoot, but I'm really happy that the Downs had a strong enough representation to draw your attention!)

narfforc · 09-25-2015, 03:39 PM

I wasn't at the room party, or you would surely have remembered, however welcome home.

Aganzir · 09-25-2015, 03:55 PM

Hurrah glad you joined! I was probably the most vocal about the Downs at Oxonmoot so good to see it wasn't for nothing.

Hope you'll enjoy your stay!

Pervinca Took · 09-25-2015, 04:23 PM

I've been attending Oxonmoots for some years now, and I think 2007 was the first one at which we were graced with shades from the Downs. I considered this visitation (and the subsequent ones - every year since, I think - were some of you at Christ Church?) such an excellent and happy phenomenon that I eventually became undead myself.

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-26-2015, 02:31 AM

The first time I met Downers at a Tolkien Society event was at the big conference in 2005 in Birmingham ("The Ring Goes Ever On"). Incidentally, it took that trip across the water for me to actually meet members of the German Tolkien Society as well and to subsequently join it. Since then I've attended Oxonmoot a number of times, including the one in Christ Church.

At the moment circumstances are such that I can do very little travelling, alas, but in keeping with my nick I do hold on to hope that there will be opportunity for many meetings in the future! (I already have some fabrics for costumes that need to be made and shown...

)

Faramir Jones · 09-26-2015, 09:16 AM

Welcome to the Downs, KarlPeredhel!

I was one of those present at Oxonmoot 2015, who helped to draw your attention...

TilloW · 11-11-2015, 12:43 AM

I hope that this is the place where you introduce yourself! Hello, I'm TilloW. I have read (most of) the books and seen the movies so somebody pointed out to me that this would be a good place to learn even more about the world of Tolkien.

Faramir Jones · 11-11-2015, 07:21 AM

Welcome to the Downs, TilloW!

Please don't hesitate to ask questions of me and your other fellow members.

Galadriel55 · 11-11-2015, 08:06 AM

Seconded! Welcome aboard, TilloW! Lots of discussions here about both books and movies, and other stuff as well!

TilloW · 11-15-2015, 08:50 AM

Great, thanks Galadriel and Farimir Jones!

Pitchwife · 11-17-2015, 01:14 PM

Another somewhat belated Welcome to the Downs, TilloW! Enjoy being dead! This place is not as populated these days as it used to be (and some who haunt it are not as vociferous, mea culpa), but you'll be hard pressed to find a nicer bunch of Tolkien nerds anywhere. Or a nicer bunch of people.

Eowyn-of-Rohan · 11-24-2015, 08:08 AM

Hello!

My name is Eowyn and I am a new Tolkien fan. I just got into it this past summer. I never gave it a try until this year, but I am glad I did. Now I drive my friends and family nuts with my obsession!

I am also a freshman in high school, yay.

Galadriel55 · 11-24-2015, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Eowyn-of-Rohan

Hello!

My name is Eowyn and I am a new Tolkien fan. I just got into it this past summer. I never gave it a try until this year, but I am glad I did. Now I drive my friends and family nuts with my obsession!

I am also a freshman in high school, yay.

Hi Eowyn! Welcome to the Downs, and to the fandom!

Funny, I also became obsessed with Tolkien and joined the Downs when I was a freshman.

Must be something to do with needing Tolkien at that stage of your life.

Inziladun · 11-24-2015, 08:56 AM

Welcome, Eowyn! Always good to see new Tolkien fans.

Faramir Jones · 11-24-2015, 10:31 AM

Welcome to the Downs, Eowyn-of-Rohan!

Please don't hesitate to ask us any questions.

Eowyn-of-Rohan · 11-24-2015, 02:34 PM

Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

Pitchwife · 11-25-2015, 12:48 PM

I welcome you as well, Eowyn-of-Rohan! No reason to feel shy, we're all pretty well-behaved wights around here.

I still remember that phase of fresh obsession vividly, that urge to tell all the world about this fascinating other world you've just discovered. If only there had been a place like the Downs, and an easy way to find it, back in the Seventies, I'd have felt a lot less like a freak sometimes. However, I babble. Enjoy being dead!

11-04-2014, 07:16 AM	#4004
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,455	Hate may be too strong a word but personally I think just aboit every character in the film save Boromir was diminished and they missed the whole point of the book by leaving the Shire completely unaffected by the War of the Ring. It looked about right and some of the casting was great . I also find it too boring to rewatch though it was enjoyable enough in an actual cinema. As a film itvwas ok.. as an adaptation a curates egg. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

05-26-2015, 04:27 AM	#4005
King Naugladur Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2015 Location: Tumunzahar, Blue Mountains Posts: 14	Hello Everybody! Hello everybody! I am a new member. King Naugladur is my screen name, borrowed from my favorite character from the Book of Lost Tales. I am a fan of Dwarves and everything Dwarvish. May your beards grow even longer! King Naugladur.

05-26-2015, 09:06 AM	#4006
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Welcome to the Downs, King Naugladur! There's plenty here on Dwarves, and any other Tolkien stuff under the Sun. Have fun! __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

05-26-2015, 10:14 AM	#4007
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,377	Seconded! Welcome to the Downs, King Naugladur! You'll find you're not alone in your love of Dwarves and Dwarvish. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

05-26-2015, 10:15 AM	#4008
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Thirded, Welcome to the Barrow Downs Remade, King Naugladur! Enjoy being dead! __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

05-26-2015, 11:33 AM	#4009
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Barrow Downs, King Naugladur!

05-27-2015, 10:40 PM	#4010
King Naugladur Pile O'Bones Join Date: May 2015 Location: Tumunzahar, Blue Mountains Posts: 14	Thank you! Thanks for the warm greetings, everybody! King Naugladur. __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-menu!

05-28-2015, 04:44 AM	#4011
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Let me add a belated welcome as well, King Naugladur, and hope you find this place comfortable and interesting __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

05-28-2015, 09:12 AM	#4012
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome aboard, King Naugladur! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

07-08-2015, 08:45 AM	#4013
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	The Return of The Dank Lord of Bad-odour 'I'm a newbie honest' said narfforc, as he tried to slide back in under the radar. 'No you jolly well aren't, and you know it' replied The Witchy-king of Wagner, Lord of the Ring-cyclists and Morgue-lord of Minus Piffle. 'But does not visiting for umpteen years not count then?' asked narrforc. 'NO!, now go away' roared Coughsmog The Lord of the Labdogs of Mortcough. 'I'm going to set my friends on you lot' replied narfforc. 'Friends, don't make laugh' giggled Smog the Lonely Dragon of Errorbore. 'Starting with you worm, Throbin Oakenhead son of Thrown son of Throb, and his gang, want a word with you, and you Witchy-king better watch out for Earwax daughter of Earnaught sister of Earmore' said narfforc as he scarpered .................... now who shall I annoy next he thought. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-08-2015, 08:58 AM	#4015
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	I'm Back I've missed this old place....... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-08-2015, 09:43 AM	#4016
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,377	Seconded! Welcome back, Narfforc! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

07-08-2015, 12:52 PM	#4017
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Thirded. Welcome back, narfforc! (I never noticed you were gone, but that's because I was gone for about the same time...at self) __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

07-08-2015, 01:02 PM	#4018
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Welcome back again, narfforc! __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

07-10-2015, 08:06 AM	#4019
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome back! Welcome back to the Downs, narfforc! It's good to hear from you again...

09-25-2015, 01:31 PM	#4020
KarlPeredhel Newly Deceased Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 5	Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Hey, I several someones mentioned this forum at Oxonmoot, so here I am! I first got into Tolkien with the LOTR films (I was 5 at the time) and since then seem to have "accidentally" read far too many books far too many times.

09-25-2015, 01:34 PM	#4021
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,377	Hi Karl! Welcome to the Downs! Reading far too many books far too many times is a noble pasttime. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

09-25-2015, 02:37 PM	#4022
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Hi Karl, and welcome! I was at that room party, if that's where it was that you kept hearing about the Downs. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

09-25-2015, 02:57 PM	#4023
KarlPeredhel Newly Deceased Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 5	The room party was just one of many occasions

09-25-2015, 03:39 PM	#4025
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	I wasn't at the room party, or you would surely have remembered, however welcome home. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

09-25-2015, 03:55 PM	#4026
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Hurrah glad you joined! I was probably the most vocal about the Downs at Oxonmoot so good to see it wasn't for nothing. Hope you'll enjoy your stay! __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

09-25-2015, 04:23 PM	#4027
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	I've been attending Oxonmoots for some years now, and I think 2007 was the first one at which we were graced with shades from the Downs. I considered this visitation (and the subsequent ones - every year since, I think - were some of you at Christ Church?) such an excellent and happy phenomenon that I eventually became undead myself. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

09-26-2015, 02:31 AM	#4028
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The first time I met Downers at a Tolkien Society event was at the big conference in 2005 in Birmingham ("The Ring Goes Ever On"). Incidentally, it took that trip across the water for me to actually meet members of the German Tolkien Society as well and to subsequently join it. Since then I've attended Oxonmoot a number of times, including the one in Christ Church. At the moment circumstances are such that I can do very little travelling, alas, but in keeping with my nick I do hold on to hope that there will be opportunity for many meetings in the future! (I already have some fabrics for costumes that need to be made and shown... ) __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

09-26-2015, 09:16 AM	#4029
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, KarlPeredhel! I was one of those present at Oxonmoot 2015, who helped to draw your attention...

11-11-2015, 12:43 AM	#4030
TilloW Newly Deceased Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 3	I hope that this is the place where you introduce yourself! Hello, I'm TilloW. I have read (most of) the books and seen the movies so somebody pointed out to me that this would be a good place to learn even more about the world of Tolkien.

11-11-2015, 07:21 AM	#4031
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, TilloW! Please don't hesitate to ask questions of me and your other fellow members.

11-11-2015, 08:06 AM	#4032
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,377	Seconded! Welcome aboard, TilloW! Lots of discussions here about both books and movies, and other stuff as well! __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

11-15-2015, 08:50 AM	#4033
TilloW Newly Deceased Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 3	Great, thanks Galadriel and Farimir Jones!

11-17-2015, 01:14 PM	#4034
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Another somewhat belated Welcome to the Downs, TilloW! Enjoy being dead! This place is not as populated these days as it used to be (and some who haunt it are not as vociferous, mea culpa), but you'll be hard pressed to find a nicer bunch of Tolkien nerds anywhere. Or a nicer bunch of people. __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

11-24-2015, 08:08 AM	#4035
Eowyn-of-Rohan Newly Deceased Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 3	Hello! My name is Eowyn and I am a new Tolkien fan. I just got into it this past summer. I never gave it a try until this year, but I am glad I did. Now I drive my friends and family nuts with my obsession! I am also a freshman in high school, yay.

11-24-2015, 08:56 AM	#4037
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Welcome, Eowyn! Always good to see new Tolkien fans. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

11-24-2015, 10:31 AM	#4038
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Welcome! Welcome to the Downs, Eowyn-of-Rohan! Please don't hesitate to ask us any questions.

11-24-2015, 02:34 PM	#4039
Eowyn-of-Rohan Newly Deceased Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 3	Thank you all for the welcome! I was a little nervous about posting for the first time, so now I feel more comfortable.

11-25-2015, 12:48 PM	#4040
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	I welcome you as well, Eowyn-of-Rohan! No reason to feel shy, we're all pretty well-behaved wights around here. I still remember that phase of fresh obsession vividly, that urge to tell all the world about this fascinating other world you've just discovered. If only there had been a place like the Downs, and an easy way to find it, back in the Seventies, I'd have felt a lot less like a freak sometimes. However, I babble. Enjoy being dead! __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI