Homage to the Song of Durin by Flora-lass
Fanwork Notes
This poem emerged from the depths of Moria, and still needs some shaping and polishing! Or maybe it's a rather rough translation...
It makes very free with the Song of Durin, but only respect is intended.
Fanwork Information
Summary: Legolas is inspired by Gimli's song - and by Gimli himself. Canon Source: Lord of the Rings Major Characters: Legolas Greenleaf Major Relationships: Genre: Poetry Challenges: Rating: General Warnings: |
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Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 299 |
Posted on 22 November 2024 | Updated on 22 November 2024 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Homage to the Song of Durin
Read Homage to the Song of Durin
For Gimli son of Glóin:
I notice, not without surprise,
That strange light glowing in your eyes.
Your mountain-names give me a thrill:
‘Barazinbar, Zirak-zigil...’
The path of dread we now must choose -
If you go, how can I refuse?
You tap the rock; I listen long.
Could we be hearing the same song?
And while I think of what once grew
I wish to speak of stone with you.
The emblems on the Doors explained
The friendship of the past - now waned
(And we earned Gandalf's ire because
We clashed about whose fault it was!)
As your ancestral halls appear
I watch you enter without fear.
I fix my gaze on Gandalf’s spark
And ponder how you dare the dark.
Your song strikes deep; it fills my mind!
New knowledge of your folk I find.
No stranger music have I known
As Durin wakes and walks alone.
I learn of craft, and gems, and runes
Through echoes of the ancient tunes
Dwarf-minstrels on their harps would play -
The world was fair, in Durin's day!
We see the record of your kin,
Their bravery revealed within
Its pages - bloodstained, burned and ripped -
Some written in an Elvish script!
Their bones lie in the Dwarrowdelf
And history repeats itself.
You linger by Lord Balin’s tomb
While enemies around us loom.
As i attempt to pull you free
Your sorrow settles over me.
We cower before Durin’s Bane -
That evil is awake, again!
For our escape, Mithrandir falls.
New darkness dwells in Durin’s halls.
Now fire-demons haunt our dreams
More hopeless, now, our journey seems.
Yet, as you stoop to Mirrormere,
The sunken stars may still appear.
We know not how this story ends
But - as he wished - let us be friends!
Chapter End Notes
The idea for this came from a discussion at Alliance of Arda, and the suggestion that Gimli's song would have had an impact on Legolas - something I'd never considered before!
Fantastic!
I love the idea that Legolas noticed all of these things about Gimli and the dwarves, even while they were still fairly brusque to each other.
Thank you! There was so much…
Thank you! There was so much for Legolas to notice, once I started thinking about it. :)
The prompt was clever and…
The prompt was clever and your poem was a really good take on it, that shows real empathy and curiosity on Legolas' part.
Thank you for reading and…
Thank you for reading and commenting - I really appreciate it!