A Sense of History: Straight Road
The next in a series of articles about ships passing to and from the West, Simon uses "The Fall of Númenor" to attempt to arrive at Tolkien's reading of the exordium to "Beowulf."
Goldberry is the River-daughter.
The lands of the north and the south are coming together again in friendship and alliance, and a celebration is planned, to take place on the lawn of Parth Galen. Gimli makes something particularly special for the occasion.
A Gondorian academic in the Fourth Age explores the development of a solar calendar system among the Noldor in Beleriand.
And it came to pass, while the wood of Nimloth burned, that Tar-Míriel – who had ever loved the night-blossoming Tree – slipped from the palace, and came in secret to the westward shore.
Yet this newest tapestry was different. Elu saw that immediately upon walking into the room. Melian’s hands moved swiftly across the the tapestry, woven in brilliant colors and shapes, picking out new details and marvelous things in clever embroidery, her silver needles flashing in the lamplight.
A wolf, a spider, a bat, a dragon... what do they have in common?
Rúmil invents writing only half on purpose.
Elrond stood in awe, transfixed by the beauty of the song and the lilt of the harp. He felt almost as if he could touch the music, if he bent his mind and will hard enough to the task. He felt Maglor’s voice in his chest, in his heart, in the pulse of the air around him. Everything listened, bending ear to the power of the song.
Together, Maglor and Elrond create visions with songs.
Pengolodh drafts the tale of Aredhel and Eöl.
She has ever been the more courageous: his brilliant, whimsical elder cousin...
Glorfindel and Elenwë, and what came after.
The dust clings. Curufin refuses to bathe. It would be a betrayal.
When Elwë wakes from the long trance of his wedding, the first reach of his mind is for Finwë. Old loves and their consequences.
Olórin says goodbye, finally, to Mairon.
Indis comes to Tirion to be married to Finwë. Fëanor receives her.
Maitimo and Makalaurë tackle parenting in Nerdanel's absence. Formenos is not a happy place.
Maglor cares for a sick Elros and Elrond...it's all new territory and rather unpleasant.
Twelve perspectives on the crossing of the Helcaraxë.
Turgon and Aredhel coordinate the withdrawal of the people of Nevrast to Gondolin.
Turgon and Fingolfin, on two mountains, many years apart.
Edrahil loves Finrod. Silently, faithfully, to the bitter end.
Finrod and Edrahil reconnect after Mandos.
Curufin adjusts to rebirth, and to the difficult gift of Finrod's forgiveness.
Arafinwë considers his place in the House of Finwë.
Eärendil considers destiny and love, alone in the cold on Vingilotë.