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  The Purple Barnstar
For your fortitude in intrepidly battling the odds until and even after help arrived. Badmintonhist (talk) 06:34, 2 March 2013 (UTC)


Beleg Strongbow (a poem)

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Beleg Strongbow

A Sindarin Elf of Doriath was he.
Warrior woodsmen that came to be
In Thingol's realm, an archer to be feared.
Haladin aided, a War of Unnumbered Tears.

A Year of Lamentation ensued.
Battle Grief was readily viewed.
Apprenticed Túrin, in arms and deed.
Two great captains, giving aid in need.

Although a bowman by right,
Yet in his last year did take
The sword Anglachel to fight.
His enemies fled in its wake.

His friend Túrin was captured and subdued.
The Orcish captors took him from Amon Rûdh.
Beleg rescued Túrin from this grisly end.
But Túrin bewitched slays his dear, good friend.

And so passes Beleg, the Strongbow Sindarin Elf,
Betrayed by a sword’s malice and a friend to himself.
His Bow Belthronding is buried with him
As Túrin grieves for his unknowing whim.

Favorite excerpts from the Bible

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  • Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)
  • Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent...And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day...No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:29, 39-40, 44)
  • I will praise thee [LORD (v. 4)]; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. (Psalm 139:14)
  • In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. (Psalm 56:10-11)
  • Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (Psalm 42:11)
  • He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (Proverbs 19:17)
  • Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
  • Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
  • Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee. (Jeremiah 1:5)
  • In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)