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From: phoenix@genat.UUCP (phoenix)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Who is Elbereth? ( *request for spoiler* )
Message-ID: <2609@genat.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Mar-86 14:08:21 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 21 14:08:21 1986
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Organization: Genamation Inc. (Toronto Ontario, Canada)
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Keywords: Eldaren theology
Summary: *SPOILER* given

In article <3060@ut-ngp.UUCP> dlnash@ut-ngp.UUCP (Donald L. Nash) writes:
>I'm relatively new to hack.  I've heard people say something about
>Elbereth and I've read a fortune cookie about naming your sword
>Elbereth, but I really don't know what it all means.  I would be most
>grateful for an explanation.
>
>Also, when you get teleported into the bank vault and the guard asks you
>who you are, is there any name which you can give him to make him let
>you go?
>
>					Don Nash
>

Firstly, name *only* a single two-handed sword:  Orcrist (it means 
"Orc Cleaver" in Sindarin).
Elbereth ("Star-Queen", Sindarin) is the short form of what the Grey Elves
called this being, her full name being, in their language: Elbereth
Gilthoniel ("Star-Queen, Kindler (of Stars)).  She was one of the greatest
forces for good on Middle-Earth and was worshiped as a goddess by both
elves and men.  All that was Evil feared her.  She was one of the Valar,
who helped the One create the Universe, after which she and the other
Valar and the Maiar (a less powerful group) came to Middle-Earth to
live, though they live apart from men.
The name you should give to the Vault Guardian is:  Croesus.  (
(get the joke?)
Be seeing you...

-- 
					The Phoenix
					(Neither Bright, Dark, nor Young)


---"A man should live forever...or die trying."
---"There is no substitute for good manners...except fast reflexes."
---"Never appeal to a man's "better nature".  He may not have one.
    Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage."