by jontan » Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:30 am
I recieved my autograph about 2 mounths ago. But I never posted it up here, it took me about a mounth to get it.
When I looked through others pictures, I noticed noone have the same "mark" as me. Thats why I decided to upload my success.
At first I had no idea what it meant. But later on when I watched The Hobbit, I noticed that Gandalf drew this mark on Bilbos door with his staff.
It has obviously something to do with helping the dwarves finding the right hobbit hole. I think it's cool!
Edit: I've done some research. "The mark the movie uses is an Elvish "G," which is a mark Tolkien describes Gandalf as using to sign letters. Thorin explains the meaning of the mark: "Burglar wants a good job, plenty of Excitement and reasonable Reward, that’s how it is usually read. You can say Expert Treasure-hunter instead of Burglar if you like." It does not make much sense that Gandalf's initial means that. Tolkien researchers believe that Tolkien actually had in mind three runes roughly corresponding to a B for Burglar, a D for Danger, and a diamond for Treasure."
Ian McKellen
Independent Talent Group Ltd.
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK
I recieved my autograph about 2 mounths ago. But I never posted it up here, it took me about a mounth to get it.
When I looked through others pictures, I noticed noone have the same "mark" as me. Thats why I decided to upload my success.
At first I had no idea what it meant. But later on when I watched The Hobbit, I noticed that Gandalf drew this mark on Bilbos door with his staff.
It has obviously something to do with helping the dwarves finding the right hobbit hole. I think it's cool!
Edit: I've done some research. "The mark the movie uses is an Elvish "G," which is a mark Tolkien describes Gandalf as using to sign letters. Thorin explains the meaning of the mark: "Burglar wants a good job, plenty of Excitement and reasonable Reward, that’s how it is usually read. You can say Expert Treasure-hunter instead of Burglar if you like." It does not make much sense that Gandalf's initial means that. Tolkien researchers believe that Tolkien actually had in mind three runes roughly corresponding to a B for Burglar, a D for Danger, and a diamond for Treasure."
[b]Ian McKellen
Independent Talent Group Ltd.
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK[/b]
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