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Is it possible that Meduseld's roof is in fact covered with gold?

Discussion in 'Lord of the Rings' started by pinkring, Aug 6, 2013.

  1. pinkring

    pinkring Well-Known Member

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    Simple question, is it possible that Meduseld's roof is in fact covered with gold? Most likely Rohan wasn't specially rich kingdom, the Rohirrim were good farmers, breeders of best horses (and best cavalry, training mounted warfare for centuries, overall their knowledge about horses was unmatched), they probably also had lots of craftsmen (saddle making, carpenters building from logs of wood their large houses, some furriers, hunters, herdsmen which had large herds of cattle, maybe sheep and of course great amount of horses), possibly they traded with Gondor and were supplied with weapons and armors from superior gondorian forges. Kings of Rohan on the other hand seems to posess some significant wealth, Herugrim's scabbard, (Theoden's sword) was incrusted with gold and green gems, the Rohirrim also put some goods into king's barrows after their deaths (like treasures of teh Barrow Downs).
    So what do you think? Maybe some gold leaf on the roof and golden ornaments are possible (I doubt that the roof was pure gold, it would be too heavy :)
     
    #1 pinkring, Aug 6, 2013
  2. blackstone

    blackstone Well-Known Member

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    Tolkien is, I think, intentionally a bit ambiguous about this. Legolas says 'it seems to my eyes that it is thatched with gold', which is a little bit hedged. This particular feature of Meduseld is a reference to the Old English poem Béowulf, where the great hall Heorot is described as being goldfáh 'decorated with gold' (l. 308), a goldsele 'gold-hall' (l. 715), and fǽttum fáhne which means 'adorned with decorations', and may specifically have the sense 'adorned with (gold) plate'
     
    #2 blackstone, Aug 6, 2013
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