Lord Foul's Bane is ...

Post by **Landwaster** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:01 pm

What do you think the bane referred to actually was meant to be?

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:57 pm

I voted the Illearth Stone. Tolkien meant the Lord of the Rings to be Sauron, not some kind of veiled commentary on Frodo. Maybe SRD took inspiration from that and, like Tolkien, meant his title to be literally interpreted--not some allusion to Covenant.

Post by **danlo** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:06 pm

While I really believe it is The Illearth Stone I voted for Drool, just to send Furls Fire into another tizzy!

If it was Drool the the book should have been titled: Lord Foul's Pain!

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:10 pm

BRAT!!!

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:12 pm

I'll only vote for the option:
As SRD loves double meanings and possibilities, both Covenant and the Illearth Stone

Post by **danlo** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:12 pm

Post by **Landwaster** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:24 pm

Fist and Faith wrote:I'll only vote for the option:
As SRD loves double meanings and possibilities, both Covenant and the Illearth Stone

Choose other

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:25 pm

Fist and Faith wrote:I'll only vote for the option:
As SRD loves double meanings and possibilities, both Covenant and the Illearth Stone

Well, that's like what I said before...

If you are asking what was the bane of Foul's existence...then I say Covenant or The Land itself.

If you ask what was the bane Foul coveted...it's the Illearth Stone.

whyyyyyyyyy do you guys make me repeat myself???

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:31 pm

Uh, I think I said it first!!! *grumble*

Post by **Landwaster** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:32 pm

Yeah Furls its true that "Lord Foul's Bane" could mean either something detrimental to Foul, or something Foul owns or enacts that is detrimental to others.

Hence in my options I tried to offer examples from both sides.

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:34 pm

oh you did not Fist...

*runnnnnns to the other thread to look*

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:37 pm

Okay...i concede...you said it 7 minutes before I did... LOL!!

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:42 pm

Post by **Vain** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:43 pm

I'd go with The Land

Post by **danlo** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:47 pm

...or maybe the Creator himself?

Post by **Furls Fire** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:48 pm

pssssssstttttt...it's the Stone

Post by **Vain** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:00 pm

Actually, there's so many meanings for the word "bane" that it's difficult to pick one.

(pssssst......maybe he's stoned

)

Post by **Fist and Faith** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:05 pm

Dave's not here, man.

Post by **Landwaster** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:06 pm

Whoops forgot to include the Creator as an option uh-oh

(but its the Land)

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:41 pm

I'm with Fist on this one...many possible meanings -- and with an author as good as Donaldson, I'm sure he meant most of them!

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