Crossword-Solution: BALAN 5 letters, 3 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Here again, however, I proved unfortunate,--what ill-luck made the book open at the sorrowful history of Balin and Balan? “And he vanished anon,” I read: “and so he heard an horne blow, as it had been the death of a beast.

Balin and Balan Pellam the King, who held and lost with Lot In that first war, and had his realm restored But rendered tributary, failed of late To send his tribute; wherefore Arthur called His treasurer, one of many years, and spake, “Go thou with him and him and bring it to us, Lest we should set one truer on his throne.

And on the right of Balin Balin’s horse Was fast beside an alder, on the left Of Balan Balan’s near a poplartree.

Then Balin rose, and Balan, and beside The carolling water set themselves again, And spake no word until the shadow turned; When from the fringe of coppice round them burst A spangled pursuivant, and crying “Sirs, Rise, follow! ye be sent for by the King,” They followed; whom when Arthur seeing asked “Tell me your names; why sat ye by the well?” Balin the stillness of a minute broke Saying “An unmelodious name to thee, Balin, ‘the Savage’—that addition thine— My brother and my better, this man here, Balan.

King, Methought that if we sat beside the well, And hurled to ground what knight soever spurred Against us, thou would’st take me gladlier back, And make, as ten-times worthier to be thine Than twenty Balins, Balan knight.