Blad The Inspirer
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I have been carefully re-reading Three is Company, and for the first time ever I own a copy of The Fellowship of the Ring that contains a detailed map of part of the Shire, so I have been following the hobbits' path very closely - but now I've gotten stuck.
After the hobbits meet up with the elves, they continue on the path towards Woodhall. Then the text says, "At last the Elves turned aside from the path. A green ride lay almost unseen through the thickets on the right; and this they followed as it wound away back up the wooded slopes on to the top of a shoulder of the hills that stood out into the lower land of the river-valley. Suddenly they came out of the shadow of the trees, and before them lay a wide space of grass, grey under the night. On three sides the woods pressed upon it; but eastward the ground fell steeply and the tops of the dark trees, growing at the bottom of the slope, were below their feet. Beyond, the low lands lay dim and flat under the stars. Nearer at hand a few lights twinkled in the village of Woodhall."
At first, I naturally thought that this place was at the location labeled A on the map. But as I read the passage again, I started to second-guess myself and wonder if they are actually at location B, particularly because of the parts of the passage that I have typed in bold.
At this early stage of the course we were still moving pretty quickly, so I don't think we covered this. I expect that you can visit this location in LOTRO, but I don't have access to it.
Does anyone have any additional information about this? Thanks!
After the hobbits meet up with the elves, they continue on the path towards Woodhall. Then the text says, "At last the Elves turned aside from the path. A green ride lay almost unseen through the thickets on the right; and this they followed as it wound away back up the wooded slopes on to the top of a shoulder of the hills that stood out into the lower land of the river-valley. Suddenly they came out of the shadow of the trees, and before them lay a wide space of grass, grey under the night. On three sides the woods pressed upon it; but eastward the ground fell steeply and the tops of the dark trees, growing at the bottom of the slope, were below their feet. Beyond, the low lands lay dim and flat under the stars. Nearer at hand a few lights twinkled in the village of Woodhall."
At first, I naturally thought that this place was at the location labeled A on the map. But as I read the passage again, I started to second-guess myself and wonder if they are actually at location B, particularly because of the parts of the passage that I have typed in bold.
At this early stage of the course we were still moving pretty quickly, so I don't think we covered this. I expect that you can visit this location in LOTRO, but I don't have access to it.
Does anyone have any additional information about this? Thanks!