The Encyclopedia of Arda - Standing Silence (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates First observed in II 3319 at the earliest;1 practised at least until III 3019 Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians (and perhaps also Men of Arnor) Indexes: Alphabetical: S Others About this entry: Updated 24 May 2018 This entry is complete A custom among the Gondorians Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "...we look towards Númenor that was, and beyond to Elvenhome that is, and to that which is beyond Elvenhome and will ever be." Faramir's explanation of the Standing Silence_The Two Towers_ IV 5_The Window on the West_ A tradition of the Dúnedain, at least of the South-kingdom,2 in which they would turn to the west and stand for a moment in silence before the beginning of a meal. The Standing Silence commemorated the lost land of Númenor, from whose people the Dúnedain of Middle-earth were descended, as well as the lands of the Elves beyond the Sea, and also the land of the Valar in the Uttermost West. Notes 1 All we can say for certain about the dating of the Standing Silence is that the custom was known to have been followed in Gondor at the end of the Third Age. Since it commemorated downfallen Númenor, the tradition cannot have preceded the Downfall of II 3319, but of course it may have developed long after that event. Given the intention of also remembering Eldamar and Valinor in the West, it is conceivable that the Standing Silence grew out of an earlier observance among the Faithful of Númenor. 2 It's unclear whether all the Dúnedain followed this custom; we only see it observed by the people of the South-kingdom, and it may therefore have been confined to the people of Gondor. There's no record of Aragorn or any of the Northern Dúnedain so much as mentioning the tradition, but this is hardly conclusive (the Gondorian Boromir never made reference to it, either, despite his long travels with the Fellowship). See also... Gondorians Indexes: Alphabetical: S Others About this entry: Updated 24 May 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates First observed in II 3319 at the earliest;1 practised at least until III 3019 Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Gondorians (and perhaps also Men of Arnor) Indexes: Alphabetical: S Others About this entry: Updated 24 May 2018 This entry is complete A custom among the Gondorians

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV "...we look towards Númenor that was, and beyond to Elvenhome that is, and to that which is beyond Elvenhome and will ever be." Faramir's explanation of the Standing Silence_The Two Towers_ IV 5_The Window on the West_ A tradition of the Dúnedain, at least of the South-kingdom,2 in which they would turn to the west and stand for a moment in silence before the beginning of a meal. The Standing Silence commemorated the lost land of Númenor, from whose people the Dúnedain of Middle-earth were descended, as well as the lands of the Elves beyond the Sea, and also the land of the Valar in the Uttermost West. Notes 1 All we can say for certain about the dating of the Standing Silence is that the custom was known to have been followed in Gondor at the end of the Third Age. Since it commemorated downfallen Númenor, the tradition cannot have preceded the Downfall of II 3319, but of course it may have developed long after that event. Given the intention of also remembering Eldamar and Valinor in the West, it is conceivable that the Standing Silence grew out of an earlier observance among the Faithful of Númenor. 2 It's unclear whether all the Dúnedain followed this custom; we only see it observed by the people of the South-kingdom, and it may therefore have been confined to the people of Gondor. There's no record of Aragorn or any of the Northern Dúnedain so much as mentioning the tradition, but this is hardly conclusive (the Gondorian Boromir never made reference to it, either, despite his long travels with the Fellowship). See also... Gondorians Indexes: Alphabetical: S Others About this entry: Updated 24 May 2018 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2013, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.How do your personal strengths fit in with career matching? How can you identify them? Try a free personality test from myDISCprofile.