94 Chronicles and scholars
Shire's consideration of language learning is the last thing. Because he thinks that what he has now is "enough".
In fact, in Gondolin, with the exception of the royal family and some ancient nobles, the other elves rarely use the Quenya language of Noldor in their daily lives.
Because the language Sinda Elf is relatively difficult to learn, Noldor learns Sinda quite quickly, and the Quenya language was once banned, and was once rejected by all Sinda.
At the same time, there are far more Sindar spirits in Gondolin than there are Noldor.
He doesn't talk to people much outside, and even if he does, he can speak in Sinda.
Inside, he didn't mind being ridiculed.
After receiving a letter of introduction from Turgon, Charles put it on hold for the time being. When I had nothing else to do, I was going to go to the library to find the scholar named Pungoloz.
It's just that what he didn't expect was that without waiting for him to come to the door, within a few days, the guy named Pengolotz took the initiative to come and visit.
"I'm compiling a record of events in the Beleriand area, and I have some questions about Linton." The other party explained, and Charles understood.
The elven scholar named Pongoloz has the usual black hair of Noldor, a high nose, and slightly cold features.
After a little cross-examination, it was discovered that he was similar to Charles, a hybrid of Noldor and Sindah.
As one of the senior scholars of Gondolin, this one was very young, not even three hundred years old.
However, such a "young" age can be compared with many scholars who are thousands of years old, which shows that he is extremely talented.
The two elves sat around the stone table in the courtyard, and the sun was shining, and they saw that the one who was sitting in his carry-on bag took out a neatly bound brown parchment book and placed it on the table, and then flipped to the end.
When Charles looked at it, he could see the beautiful lines of Gondolin Runi writing with passages of recordsβ
155 years,
$108, at this point, after a long period of peace, Morgoth tried to take advantage of Finland's unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack on him.
He sent an army into the white north, turning first to the west, then to the south, down the coast to the ......"
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260 years,
For $116, the first northern fire dragon, Ururochi, the Graulon, took advantage of the darkness to leave the gates of Angban.
His flames were raging, and the elves were all frightened before him, and they fled to Ered Wesling and Dosonian, and he ......"
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In 353,
$119, Apothecary was born in the dense forests of Osiriande, and in the same year, the Kingdom of Linton was officially established, and it was mainly composed of the Nando tribe, King Carnir was the family of Al-Finner, the White Princess of Noldor and the King of Dorias Singar......
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In 354,
For $125, the Battle of Norgrod broke out in the mountains of Eredluin, where the Dwarves suffered heavy losses, but eventually managed to repel the enemy with the help of their allies, the Kingdom of Linton, and Glauron was killed by the Giant Garnier, King of Linton (this section is circled, questionable). β
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"The potion actually first appeared when I lived in a human tribe."
After a few glances, Charles replied, "And in a sense, the kingdom of Nando, or Linton, has not yet been officially established. β
"What's the explanation?" Pengolotz asked busily.
"Because the national capital is still under construction, I have not been officially crowned." Charles replied.
Pengolotz nodded, but asked again, "What about your potion?" When was this knowledge first born? And what's the matter with the giant? And what exactly was the time of your attack on the Haradins? β
The first impression of Charles was that of a journalist rather than a scholar.
But he didn't reject it. After answering all the answers, the other party carefully recorded his words on another piece of parchment shredded paper, and then he was satisfied and ready to leave.
"Thank you very much for the information, so when do we start with the language teaching issue?"
Before leaving, he said: "Actually, I can't wait a little, you know, Gondolin's information is usually very closed, which is a big obstacle to the progress of my work, and if you agree, I would like to ask for advice while teaching." β
"I'm not in a hurry, but if you want." Charles thought for a moment and said, "We can start in two days." The main thing I wanted to do was to go out, I was curious about the mountains around Gondolin. β
His hair couldn't be seen for a short time, and it was useless to hold it at home, so it was better to go out and look for inspiration.
It was just in time that he could go and find out if the open-pit vein was black ore or not.
Pengolotz nodded when he heard this, and then suddenly said, "If you need a guide, I think I can do it." β
Charles wanted to find someone from Turgon, but since he took the initiative to ask for help, he didn't refuse.
So after making an agreement, they set off early the next morning.
At the same time, he also carried a team of royal guards sent by Turgon.
Although Gondolin was very safe, Charles's encounter with Dorias made him feel more in crisis, so he did not refuse Turgon's arrangement.
"Donberery's recent situation is no different from what you wrote. It's just that there may be a little error in timing. "They talked as they walked.
In the early morning, the streets were relatively deserted, the flowers and trees along the road were stained with crystal dew, and there were many elven residents who walked curiously as the procession headed towards the city gate.
Pengolotz nodded, and then began to teach in earnest: "Your Quenya pronunciation is not a big problem, mainly in the use of consonants, such as this. β
As he spoke, he opened his mouth to demonstrate a few words.
Charles heard the words and corrected them appropriately, and then continued.
"There has been a bit of an accident in Nandon Seb north of Doriath, but there hasn't been a serious disaster yet, but you can keep an eye out for it." Charles admonished.
He didn't think that his attack was anything worth documenting, so he didn't say anything.
But he felt that if it wasn't dealt with, the place might be a problem sooner or later.
"Is it false news that Ugolian has allegedly left Beleriand?"
Born before the founding of Gondolin and a scholar, Pengoloz knew the continent better than the Shire.
"I don't know the specifics, and I don't know if the big spider is still there, but in short, Nanton Doseb is a dangerous place." Charles shrugged.
Pengolotz was thoughtful, but that kind of thing didn't matter to him as a scholar, so he complimented him instead: "Your linguistic talent is very good, even comparable to that of your nascent, and after a few sentences there is a clear difference from the first pronunciation." β
"Newborn?"
"It's a topic I'm working on privately. The advent of language is a step forward in our civilization, but it is also a clear obstacle. β
"We have a unique talent for communicating with the mind, but since the advent of language, there are fewer and fewer elves who can use it, because language is easier to understand than a talent that requires practice...... Maybe you don't remember, but when we were children, we learned anything faster than we do now. β
When Charles heard this, he subconsciously thought of his spiritual talent, so he nodded.
His talent really makes him very quick at whatever he learns. And he did understand in the past that his talent did not appear out of thin air, but was an enhanced version of the elven talent.
But he had a different view on this.
"If there were no language, wouldn't all those beautiful poems and all the books and words be gone?"
Pengolotz thought for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded: "It may develop into another form...... But I can't imagine it. β
The two of them just walked and talked. Because they needed to climb the mountain, they didn't ride horses.
Walking through the bustling half of the city, they walked out of the side of the gate of Gondolin and down the white stone staircase down the high hill called Amungovaris, and began to walk on a vast field road.
The sky was clear, but the wind blowing from the gap in the mountains was rather cool, and winter was coming, and the temperature had dropped significantly.
However, although the temperature was not very pleasant, they could still see elves frolicking in some open areas of the plains along the way, riding horses, shooting, gathering crowds to sing poetry, and so on.
The closure of Gondorin has closed off information, but it has also created a lasting peace and stability.
Charles wasn't too interested in this primitive action, but the group of guards behind him watched it with relish.
It was only as they reached the end of the plain that such a sight could not be seen.
The edge of the mountain is remote and desolate, and the surrounding mountains are steep and steep, and they climb along a hand-carved mountain road, one step at a time.
As elves, they are physically dexterous, and even as scholars, Pongoloz is not timid about this kind of rush.
Gradually, their location grew taller and taller, and the fields below grew smaller.
It didn't take long for the elves to stop at a mountainside platform.
Then they saw Charles run to a dark rock wall on the far left side of the road, and drew the hammer and chisel he had specially carried and struck a black corner.
"What is this?" The inquisitive Pongoloz leaned over to ask.
He helped lead the way, but he didn't know what he was for.
"It's black ore." After looking down a few times to make sure, Charles replied with a smile.