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Tiberius Ogden:
It's made from silver, only colour is green, like nature, forest or Lothlorien/Mirkwood kingdom. xD
Above is only legend. :P
It doesn't really matter, it's just powerful and nice gem which provides great magic resistance to person who owns it.

Walküre:

--- Zitat von: Gandalf7000 am 27. Feb 2019, 15:25 ---I like this gem suggestion, but why not make the gem silver or white, rather than green as it is said that Thranduil had a particular interest in white or silver gems, and Galadriel is the White Lady after all.

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An emerald jewel is honestly far more unique a concept, in my opinion. As Tiberius pointed out, the common thread underlying the gem's own story has primarily to do with woods and sylvan kingdoms of early eras (Doriath and then Lothlórien); Estë herself is connected with flourishing gardens as well. You may notice the correspondence between those two woodland realms, and the fact that this precious piece of brooch is entrusted to another sovereign under trees, splendidly reinforces the mentioned 'green core' of the proposal.

On the other hand, Elves own tonnes of diamond-white stones already; in addition, that type of treasures is generally linked to quite sorrowful happenings in the lore, and to greed. Thus, I didn't want to go for something clichéd and repetitive. I intended to come up with more extravagant ideas ;)

Sure, she's the Lady of Light, but Verdemárë was not her making :P

Gandalf7000:

--- Zitat von: Walküre am 27. Feb 2019, 17:09 ---
--- Zitat von: Gandalf7000 am 27. Feb 2019, 15:25 ---I like this gem suggestion, but why not make the gem silver or white, rather than green as it is said that Thranduil had a particular interest in white or silver gems, and Galadriel is the White Lady after all.

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An emerald jewel is honestly far more unique a concept, in my opinion. As Tiberius pointed out, the common thread underlying the gem's own story has primarily to do with woods and sylvan kingdoms of early eras (Doriath and then Lothlórien); Estë herself is connected with flourishing gardens as well. You may notice the correspondence between those two woodland realms, and the fact that this precious piece of brooch is entrusted to another sovereign under trees, splendidly reinforces the mentioned 'green core' of the proposal.

On the other hand, Elves own tonnes of diamond-white stones already; in addition, that type of treasures is generally linked to quite sorrowful happenings in the lore, and to greed. Thus, I didn't want to go for something clichéd and repetitive. I intended to come up with more extravagant ideas ;)

Sure, she's the Lady of Light, but Verdemárë was not her making :P

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Greed. Well yes, Thranduil is greedy. I mean, he would start a war for one piece of gems. Maybe it was because he had emotional attachment to them, but still an unwise decision imo.

Walküre:
Right, it's more complex than mere greed. I was rather thinking about Dwarves and their strife while combating drakes and shadows. Notwithstanding that, the annals of Arda are fraught with tales ending very bad for Elves, at whose centre lie magical artefacts of akin category: the Silmarils, the Rings of Power and the lost gems which Thranduil ardently covets. That's the reason why I've opted for a more innovative design :)

Gandalf7000:
Maybe you are right. Reading a little i found out that green gems (emeralds) are the favorite among the elves. I just hope Aragorn won't be given the Elfstone at some point, cause it would cause the copy of this one. Eventually you persuaded me to change my mind. I like the concept, it overall summarizes the essence of Thranduil's personality - the most suitable thing Galadriel would think of bestowing Thranduil would be a nice piece of gem, that holds the essence of the forest and grants protection from the White Lady herself. It would be nice if the shield would also be green (or green-ish) to suite with the gift itself.

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