Fourth Age Familiar Faces

[thorr-kan]

His adobe was abandoned and being reclaimed by Mirkwood.

OMG...that explains so much about Radagast.

*I don't know what you're talking about!*

Frickin' autocorrect. I never even noticed it. Corrected *back*, now.

[Robin Smallburrow]

In regards to elves, don't forget Elladan and Elrohir the sons of Elrond, I'm fairly sure they are mentioned in the Appendices as staying in Rivendell along with Glorfindel, and I have Maglor returning from his long wanderings to reside in Lindon (which becomes the only Elf-land left).

The Mouth of Sauron is in fact the main antagonist in my campaign (in his new guise as Herumor) and behind most of the evil plots that occur.

So how does he survive for so long? Don't forget he learnt much sorcery from Sauron, so I didn't think it too hard for the Mouth to have become a Ringmaker (Saruman also learnt this too!), and thus be able to put much of his spirit into his ring....

Robin S.

[Glorelendil]

I would think the main villains in a 4th Age campaign would be kitchen remodelers.

[Kurt]

I would think the main villains in a 4th Age campaign would be kitchen remodelers.

Haha! Good call.

[Majestic]

That or telemarketers.

[Eucatastrophe]

Is there anything in canon about Radagast ever being a leader among the Woodmen, or is that Francesco's (excellent) invention?

Replying to this discussion a little after the fact, hope that's okay!

There's nothing I know of that explicitly suggests Radagast had a leadership role among the Woodmen. But I think there's a linguistic clue, and it's wonderful that TOR took it up -- Radagast's name can be interpreted as "advisor-guest" in various Germanic languages (such as those used to translate the languages of the Woodmen, Men of Dale, etc.). Since, like Gandalf and Saruman, Radagast's name was probably given to him by the local Men, and since he seems to live most closely to the Woodmen, it would make sense that they were the ones who gave him his name -- and therefore that he was advising them in some capacity.

(Radagast can also be interpreted as meaning "welcome guest" in various Slavic languages -- maybe he was also known to the nearest of the Easterlings!)

[zedturtle]

Is there anything in canon about Radagast ever being a leader among the Woodmen, or is that Francesco's (excellent) invention?

Replying to this discussion a little after the fact, hope that's okay!

There's nothing I know of that explicitly suggests Radagast had a leadership role among the Woodmen. But I think there's a linguistic clue, and it's wonderful that TOR took it up -- Radagast's name can be interpreted as "advisor-guest" in various Germanic languages (such as those used to translate the languages of the Woodmen, Men of Dale, etc.). Since, like Gandalf and Saruman, Radagast's name was probably given to him by the local Men, and since he seems to live most closely to the Woodmen, it would make sense that they were the ones who gave him his name -- and therefore that he was advising them in some capacity.

(Radagast can also be interpreted as meaning "welcome guest" in various Slavic languages -- maybe he was also known to the nearest of the Easterlings!)

Very good... that makes lots of sense.

[Glorelendil]

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