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Titel: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Mai 2015, 18:23
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Behind the walls of the Pelóri the Valar established their domain in that region which is called Valinor, and there were their houses, their gardens, and their towers. In that guarded land the Valar gathered great store of light and the fairest things that were saved from the ruin; and many others yet fairer they made anew, and Valinor became more beautiful even than Middle-earth in the Spring of Arda; and it was blessed, for the Deathless dwelt there, and there naught faded nor withered, neither was there any stain upon flower or leaf in that land, nor any corruption or sickness in anything that lived; for the very stones and waters were hallowed.
J.R.R. Tolkien – The Silmarillion



Everybody knows and, rightly, loves Middle Earth, its lands, its events and its characters; but, maybe, not everyone knows completely the history, the regions and the inhabitants of Middle Earth's 'rival'/opposite and hidden continent.
The 'Lands that never wither' are the realm of the Valar and their people, the Maiar, and house of the most ancient realms of the Eldar.
The First Elves, that decided to reach the Splendour of Valinor, faced a long and perilous journey, guided by the Vala Oromë, through Middle Earth in forgotten times, years in which all the World was dark and dangerous, enlightened only by the Stars, and Valinor was the only place blessed with the eternal and legendary Light of the Two Trees.
The history of the Two Trees of Valinor was deeply interwoven with the future events of Arda, from the First Age to the Third Age.



THE UNDYING LANDS

I created this blog to talk about my favourite continent and region of Eä, the Undying Lands.
Blessed, holy, hidden, protected and mysterious lands beyond the Sea, of which Tolkien didn't give us many details, because, I think, he didn't want to 'ruin' the Magic and the unspeakable wonder that permeate them.
Lands where I would surely desire to live, if I could choose among the various places of the Tolkien's Legendarium :)

I find them spectacular and fascinating also for the fact that they are inhabited by immortal beings, and that they are the 'true' homeland of the Elves and their only truly safe place; where the Elves can fulfill fully their nature of immortals and live beside the Light.
Not to mention that the Undying Lands are the motherland of my favourite character and other mighty Elves.

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TOL ERESSËA

Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Island, is the easternmost land of the Undying Lands, and it is situated in front of the Bay of Eldamar. It was originally a mobile Island, and it was used by the Vala Ulmo as a ferry, to carry the Three Kindreds of the Elves across the Belegaer, to make them reach Aman and establish in the Realm of the Valar.

The largest settlement of this green and beautiful Island is Avallónë, the easternmost port, founded and established by many of the Eldar (mostly Noldor and some Sindar) that sailed back to the West after the War of Wrath, at the end of the First Age; this port thus became the first landfall for the Elves that lingered still in the World in the Second and Third Age, and wanted to return to Aman. The white Towers and Palaces of Avallónë were even visible from Númenor, during the merry days of the Edain, and were often and wrongly considered, by ordinary Men, as Towers and Palaces of Valinor itself.

The Teleri, guided by Elwë's brother, Olwë, were the last ones to cross the Belegaer, and, the Vala Ulmo, being them enchanted and overwhelmed by the beauty of Eressëa, and desiring not to suddenly leave the Sea under the Starry Sky for the Light of Valinor, anchored the Island to the waters in front of Eldamar, and the Teleri established there for many years. When the longing for Aman of the Falmari (the Teleri that had crossed the Sea) was too strong, Olwë led his people to Eldamar upon White Ships guided by flying Swans, that they had been taught to build by the marine Maia Ossë, and founded Alqualondë on the Immortal Shores.

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AMAN

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Aman was the westernmost continent and Land of Arda, that emerged from the sea in the last period of the Years of the Lamps, after the destruction of the Two lamps, Illuin and Ormal, and the disruption of the original symmetry of the World (that then would have become the Middle Earth), and thus after the end of the Spring of Arda.
Situated in the Far West of the World, this Land was chosen by the Valar (the 'Archangels') as their new home and realm, after the destruction of their previous residence, the Isle of Almaren.
The Valar were followed by most of the Maiar (the Angels that serve them) and established their dominion and authority in Aman, to find a safe shelter from the terrible dark power of Melkor.

The Valar and the Maiar with their powers made Aman a holy, incorruptible, immortal, bright and blessed Land, and fortified it with the creation of the Pelóri.
In the central region of Aman, the wide green plain protected by this Indestructible Walls, the Archangels concentrated their might and established Valinor, the Blessed Realm; and they gave it the Light with the creation of the glorious and legendary Two Trees of Valinor, the silver Telperion and the golden Laurelin, making Valinor the only enlightened Land in the ancient dark World (apart from the eternal light of the Stars in the sky).


Apart from the Halls of the respective Valar, the main parts and regions of Aman are Eldamar, the Calacirya (the only accessible pass to Valinor, a breach in the Pelóri), Valinor and their cities.

ELDAMAR

Eldamar, or 'Elvenhome', is the bay and the coastal green region situated between the Walls of Valinor and the Sea.
This region was not inhabited by the Ainur and remained 'solitary' until the arrival of the Eldar, after their great Journey along Middle Earth.

Since the Elves were the first and the only ones that settled there and established their cities, this region can be truly considered as their own glorious land, even though it can't be compared to the Bliss of Valinor.
Eldamar is mainly inhabited by the Noldor and the Teleri, and its main cities are Tirion on the Calacirya and Alqualondë on the coast.


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ALQUALONDË

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Alqualondë, or 'Swanhaven', is the city and the port of the Teleri; it was the last city to be established in Eldamar and was founded by the Falmari, the Teleri that eventually managed to reach Aman and moved from Tol Eressëa, the Lonely Island.

There, with the help of the Noldor, they built their Halls and palaces, made of the pearls that they used to find in the sea or of the jewels that they received from the Noldor.
Thus it is said that this haven shines beautifully at night, and more splendidly used to do it in the Ancient Times, when Eldamar was only enlightened by the light of the Stars, like the other regions of Middle Earth.

This port was also the place in which the Teleri were taught by the marine Maiar Ossë and Uinen to build their legendary Swan-Ships, becoming the most skilled mariners in the World.

Alqualondë is also sadly remembered in the general lore for the cruel and tragic first Kinslaying, one of the most shocking events happened in the history of Arda, when Fëanor and his people attacked the Falmari,after the Mariners refused to give them their ships.

The King of the Falmari and the Lord of 'Swanhaven' is Olwë, brother of the more famous Elwë, High King of the Teleri and King of Doriath.

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TIRION

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Tirion is the main city of the Noldor in Aman and the biggest one in Eldamar, this fortified settlement is situated in the valley of Calacirya, upon the green hill of Túna, guarding this pass as a fortress.

 This fair city is famous for its white walls and terraces, and the sand in the streets is said to be of grains of diamond, and white crystal stairs climb from the fertile land beneath to the great gates.
The center of the city is dominated by the High King of all Elves Ingwë's tower Mindon Eldaliéva, whose silver lantern shines far out to the Sea, as a magnificent lighthouse.
Beneath the tower stands the palace that once belonged to Finwë, first High King of the Noldor.
Here there is also the Great Square, where it was planted the sacred White Tree Galathilion, and later the place of the infamous and disastrous Oath of Fëanor.

Tirion was the birthplace of various extremely mighty  Noldor Elves that would have had in the future a pivotal role in the lore of Middle Earth, such as Galadriel, Fëanor himself, Fingolfin, Finrod and many others.

The city was established by the Vanyar and the Noldor as their realm at the entrance of Valinor, because the Eldar still didn't fully trust the Valar and were both amazed and intimidated by their might; they then decided to linger at the Calacirya, where they were partially able to contemplate the gleam of the Holy Light of the Two Trees of Valinor that managed to penetrate the Pelóri, remaining at the same time under the 'dark' starry Sky (Calacirya means in fact 'Cleft of Light').
After the Vanyar eventually decided to settle in Valinor, Finwë became the king of the city and then his three sons Fëanor, Fingolfin and Finarfin established their respective Houses.


After the exile of the majority of the Noldor, Finarfin remained in Tirion and became its ruler and the king of the Noldor in Aman.

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AVATHAR

Avathar is the shadowed and mysterious region situated in the far south of Aman, beyond the Pelóri Mountains, and thus directly connected to Eldamar; a narrow land, characterised  by long and dark shores on the coast and a lot of dreary clefts and caverns.

During the Years of the Trees, this region was only enlightened by the light of the Stars in the sky, as all the other regions of Aman beyond the Walls of Valinor and as the entire Middle Earth; but Avathar was subdued to a terrible and greater obscurity, caused by the evil presence that used to dwell there.

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Ungoliant

Ungoliant was a dark, terrible and very powerful Maia, that was corrupted by Melkor since the Beginning of the World, she then chose to disown him to be independent and fled and hid herself in Avathar, after the destruction of the Two Lamps.
Convinced by Melkor to attack Valinor, she destroyed the Two Trees, poisoning and making them wither with her darkness, marring forever the splendour of the realm of the Valar in the Ancient Times.


She used to take the form of an enormous and horrible dark spider, and, moved by her endless hunger, feed on any source of light (especially the gleams of the holy light of the Two Trees that emanated from Valinor); not only was she able to capture and absorb the light, but also she was able to annihilate it completely, being herself not just the absence of Light, but its ultimate nemesis.
With these terrible dark powers, she managed to repulse the attacks of the guards of the Valar and block temporarily the Vala Tulkas.

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ARAMAN

Araman is the cold and deserted land situated in the the far north of Aman, outside the Pelóri Mountains and along the northern coast of the same continent.
This desolate desert ends with the extremely dangerous and frozen pass of Helcaraxë, that connects Aman with Middle Earth.


It was here that the Noldor, who were willing to leave Aman and chose the exile, were cursed by the Vala Mandos and heard from him their Doom.

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Helcaraxë

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VALINOR

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The Blessed Realm was established by the Valar in the green plain in the centre of Aman, that was since then called 'Valinor' and eternally consecrated to their holy and blessed powers.

No word or tale could fully describe the wonders present in this realm, we 'only' know that this land is eternally full of joy and life, and nothing withers or is subjected to the ineluctable destiny of corruption of the World, as for the other lands of Aman; but Valinor is obviously superior, because the power of the Archangels intrinsically and deeply permeates it and makes it a Holy and Immortal Land.

In this miraculous region dwell the Valar with the Maiar and have their Halls, like the legendary Gardens of Lórien of Irmo and Estë, the Pastures of Yavanna with their Wheat of the Gods, the Evergreen Fields in which runs fast Nessa, the Woods of Oromë full of life, the ethereal and mystic Halls of Mandos and Vairë, the mysterious Halls of Nienna on the grey shores of the Western Ocean Ekkaia or the Halls of Manwë and Varda on the magnificent Holy Mountain Taniquetil.

Valinor reached the peak of its Splendour and Grandeur when it used to be filled with Light by the Two Trees in the 'Day before days'; after their destruction its splendour diminished a bit, still remaining a Holy and Immortal Land.

Apart from the Ainur, the main inhabitants of Valinor are the Vanyar, the Fair Elves live eternally in the Bliss of this Land.
The Capital of Valinor is the Supreme City of Valimar, where dwells the majority of the Maiar and the Vanyar.

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The Vanyar

The Vanyar, the Fair Elves, were the first Elves to awaken in Cuiviénen and to reach the shores of Aman after a long and difficult journey; they, then, decided to leave Tirion and eventually enter Valinor and dwell in the eternal joy of Valimar or at the slopes of the Mount Taniquetil.
They are the Elves most loved by Manwë and Varda, and their High King Ingwë dwells with the two Valar on the Holy Mountain and he is recognised as the High King of all Elves.
After their arrival in Valinor, the Vanyar were never seen again in Middle Earth, apart from their return to Beleriand as the Host of Valinor to fight Morgoth in the War of Wrath.

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The Maiar

The Maiar, the Angels, are the servants of the Valar and their own people; many of them serve a specific Archangel and have thus powers related to their King or Queen.
They also are the guards of the Valar and the lieutenants of the mighty Host of Valinor.
Eönwë is the most powerful and the chief of the Maiar of Aman, he is also the herald of the Lord of the Air and the representative of his authority in Arda.

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The Valar

The Valar are the Kings and Queens of Valinor and the most powerful of all the Ainur.
The Archangels created and shaped the World with their immense powers and gave life to almost all the fundamental elements of the Reality, like Light, Air, Water, Matter, Plants and Animals; they were also the creators of Universal Feelings and Idealistic Things, as Hope, Sadness, Dreams, Rest and Joy.
They established the Blessed Realm in Aman and are the source of its bliss, eternal joy and 'immortality'.


Manwë, Varda, Ulmo, Aulë, Yavanna, Oromë, Mandos and Nienna are the Aratar, the High Ones of Arda, the supreme Valar and the most powerful among them.
These Eight Valar are held in equal reverence, they represent the most fundamental elements of the physical and spiritual existence and are said to possess a majesty that surpasses even the other Archangels.
Manwë is the High King of the Valar and the most powerful of them in authority, being him the dearest Ainu to Eru Ilúvatar.

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VALIMAR

Valimar or Valmar is the capital of Valinor and the Supreme City of Arda and Eä, situated in the centre of the Evergreen Plain of Valinor.
This Holy City was established in the Ancient Times, long before the Awakening of the Elves, by the Valar, and here they built with the Maiar their Palaces and Halls; and it's really difficult to even only imagine how magnificently Fair and Majestic this Holy City is.

The 'City of many Bells' is eternally Joyful and Radiant, and its inhabitants can hear the holy sound of its bells, that resembles the Ancestral Music of the Ainur.
The Vanyar moved here, after they decided to follow the Light of the Two Trees, and built their Houses.
It is said that the majestic Dwellings in Valimar are made precious with Gold, Silver and Polished Bronze, and that they were lifted with spells and their stones are bound with Magic.


The Valar often visit Valimar and its inhabitants, filling its atmosphere with Eternal Bliss.
Notable places near Valimar are the Ring of Doom Máhanaxar and the Green Mound Ezellohar, where the Two Trees of Valinor were created by Yavanna, watered by Nienna and hallowed with Light by Varda.

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Mount Taniquetil

Taniquetil or Oiolossë, 'Ever-Snow-White', is the Holy and White Mountain of Valinor, the highest mountain of Arda, in which Manwë and Varda established their Halls and their Thrones; from this Mountain they contemplate and rule the World and its inhabitants.

The Supreme Palace of the two Valar is also the dwelling of Ingwë, the High King of the Vanyar and High King of All Elves, of many Vanyar and Maiar, and the Great Eagles of Manwë, the Lord of the Air.

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Máhanaxar

The Ring of Doom Máhanaxar is the supreme and majestic Assembly and Council of the Valar, situated outside the Golden Western Gates of Valimar.
Here the Valar sit on their Thrones and discuss about the events that happen in the World and its Destiny.

The Archangels took in the Máhanaxar fundamental decisions for the Destiny of Arda; the Valar decided here to move war to Melkor to preserve the Elves from his evil, to imprison Melkor in the Halls of Mandos, to free him after his Three-Era Captivity and to declare war again to Morgoth in aid to the Noldor in Beleriand, starting the War of Wrath.

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Though they are not their Motherland, The Undying Lands are the only Lands in which the Elves can live fully according to their nature of Immortals; they strongly desire to go there because they are attracted to everything that is Eternal, Blessed and Holy, so the Journey through the Sea is felt like a natural path of their life by many of them.

At the end of the Third Age, many mighty High Elves chose eventually to leave Middle Earth for Aman, because they felt tired to live in a 'grey' and disenchanted World, and desired to reach (or return, speaking about Galadriel) the Eternal Bliss of the Undying Lands.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 26. Mai 2015, 18:25
Such a great post around here. *Thumbs up*
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Linwe am 26. Mai 2015, 19:01
Many of these pictures are nit from the lord of the rings, but seen us, like a "real-life"-fil, when this is so, witch film is it?
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: hoho96 am 26. Mai 2015, 19:31
I think a couple are from THOR ;)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: TiberiusOgden am 26. Mai 2015, 19:38
witch film is it?

Thor and Thor: The Dark World.
Clash of the Titans as well.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Linwe am 26. Mai 2015, 22:06
Okay, thank you :D

By the way, is the film good?
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: bookworm1138 am 27. Mai 2015, 02:03
Depending on your definition of "good."

For me, an avid fan of the Norse tradition, the Thor movies were hard to watch, especially what they did to Loki.

As far as the remake Clash of the Titans go, if you like God of War-style deicide with Liam McIntyre [uglybunti], I mean Andy Whitfield [uglybunti], no, actually Sam Worthington (who looks exactly like the three mentioned above, and even acts in the same Jason Statham-style of over-used anti-hero) playing a low-brow, hard-nosed anti-hero who hates everyone and everything, especially the gods (because that's "in" nowadays: I've even seen Tolkien fans state that the Ban of the Valar was wrong and the Kings Men were justified in trying to take the Undying Lands by force), where CG graphics are emphasized over story, then maybe it is "good"
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Ealendril der Dunkle am 27. Mai 2015, 10:40
Back to topic please. Thanks.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Mai 2015, 09:43
Such a great post around here. *Thumbs up*

Thank you  :)

Many of these pictures are nit from the lord of the rings, but seen us, like a "real-life"-fil, when this is so, witch film is it?
I think a couple are from THOR ;)
witch film is it?

Thor and Thor: The Dark World.
Clash of the Titans as well.

Exactly :) Some of them were taken from the two films of Thor, some from LOTR, some were picked here and there from DeviantArt and the other ones are from Clash of the Titans; the latter was the only film I knew in which there were scenes of god-like creatures sat together in council, and the characters of the Valar were actually inspired by the Olympic Gods about their powers, but definitely not about their psychological behaviour  :P
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Adamin am 24. Jul 2015, 00:49
Indeed there are a lot of great Silmarillion pieces on DeviantArt. I think miy favourit one is this:


(http://orig03.deviantart.net/00e1/f/2014/094/9/e/silmarillion__unforgiving_by_wolfanita-d7br8si.jpg) (http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-Unforgiving-443010114)

(It plays in Aman, so it basically is on topic... :P)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman: The Undying Lands
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Jul 2015, 00:59
Indeed there are a lot of great Silmarillion pieces on DeviantArt. I think miy favourit one is this:


(http://orig03.deviantart.net/00e1/f/2014/094/9/e/silmarillion__unforgiving_by_wolfanita-d7br8si.jpg) (http://www.deviantart.com/art/Silmarillion-Unforgiving-443010114)

(It plays in Aman, so it basically is on topic... :P)

Yes, this is totally part of the Annals of Aman  :)

And it's interesting, since Fingolfin had to carry on the 'Fëanor's business' in Beleriand for more than 300 years, fighting Dragons, Orcs and a titanic malicious Vala just for his hated/beloved brother  :)
Titel: The War for Sake of the Elves
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Jul 2015, 17:11
THE WAR FOR SAKE OF THE ELVES

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VALAR vs MELKOR

Maiar vs Corrupted Maiar (Balrogs, Sauron,...)

The Valar were probably helped even by the sentient and non sentient magical and mysterious Creatures of Aman, unknown in Middle Earth; while Melkor could certainly count on all the evil Creatures and Spirits he had previously corrupted, and on the newly-created race of the Orcs, by torturing and deforming the Elves in captivity with Evil Arts and Black Magic.

The War for Sake of the Elves was a titanic and destructive War started by the Valar in the second part of the Years of the Trees, meant to contest the absolute dominion of Melkor upon Middle Earth and, mainly, to prevent him from harming even more the recently-awakened Elves in Cuiviénen, or even marring irreparably their essence; this War was started for the Love of the Valar towards the Elves, the Firstborn Children of Ilúvatar, and this purpose was never forgotten by Melkor.
The War lasted for almost 9-10 Years of the Trees (almost 100 Years of the Sun) and damaged and marred forever many lands of Middle Earth, modifying again its general appearance.

Previous Events

The Valar and the Maiar of their People had already established in Aman for millennia after the destruction of the Two Lamps and the End of the original Perfection of the World and founded Valinor, the Blessed Realm; the Archangels had then fortified their Holy Land with the indestructible Wall of the Pelóri Mountains and finally gave life to the legendary Two Trees of Valinor, which used to make this Land the only enlightened one of the World.

But the Valar still worried often about the sad fate of the dark and dangerous Middle Earth, forsaken to the terrible and malicious power of Melkor, who, however, never dared to get out from his fortress of Utumno in the far North East, always fearing a sudden assault of his enemies from the West; his powers, though, had been constantly and gradually poisoning the East of the World and corrupting all the surrounding living things, while his vicious Servants often terrified these same territories.
In these perilous times, the Elves awakened at the shores of Cuiviénen (in the Far East), under the Stars created by Varda.
Melkor, due to his numerous spies, was the first one to notice them, and subsequently sent them many evil creatures and spirits; he also captured many of them who had decided to leave their birthplace to explore the surrounding areas, and started to turn them into deformed and evil creatures, the Orcs.

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But, even the Vala Oromë discovered the presence of the Elves, during one of his multiple journeys through Middle Earth, and informed later the other Valar.
Upon their thrones in Máhanaxar, the Archangels took council and eventually decided to move war to their great Enemy for the safety of the First Children of Ilúvatar, and to make his plans for the World useless.

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It is not clearly stated if all the Valar were present during the entire time of the War, then many speculations are possible; but it's logical to infer that Tulkas and the Aratar (the mightiest of the Valar) were present during the most difficult moments of the War.
The Elves were never involved in any fight or part of the War, but managed only to witness distant and very far Lights and Fires caused by the violent confrontations between the two Powers.

THE BATTLE OF THE POWERS

The Battle of the Powers was the initial phase of the War and it mainly involved the Lands in the North West of Middle Earth (the future Beleriand), connected to Aman via the frozen and dangerous pass of Helcaraxë.
Melkor didn't probably expect such a violent and sudden assault, but he had previously built the fortress of Angband in the northern icy wastes of these territories, to guard the borders with Aman, deeply excavated in the Iron Mountains as it was Utumno, but on the opposite side of Middle Earth; Sauron was probably the chief and guardian of Angband, along with some Balrogs and many evil and foul creatures.

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The strike of the Valar was very fast and violent, and caught the enemies unexpectedly.
The Host of Valinor, mainly formed by Maiar, passed the cold desert of Araman and the Helcaraxë, and arrived in Middle Earth, suddenly attacking Angband and all the evil forces there present; the enemy dark ranks were utterly defeated and exterminated, and the gate and walls of Angband were completely torn down by the fury of the Army of the West.

If Sauron was ever present in this Battle, he probably managed to escape and hide himself in the deep Darkness of Middle Earth, waiting for the proper time to be active again and prepare the return of his terrible Master; furthermore, the Host of the Valar didn't unfortunately manage to discover the deepest dungeons and pits of Angband, in which many Balrogs, foul creatures and Orcs found refuge, for this was the first attack, and were mostly concerned of securing the Elves in the East from the direct threat of Melkor.

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The Guard on Cuiviénen

The Host of Valinor, then, moved to the East and put the Guard on Cuiviénen to secure the recently-awakened Elves.
The Elves never took part in any phase of the War, but witnessed from afar the consequences and violent effects of the furious fights, and saw the Archangels and their Angels in their majestic, but still dreadful, forms of terrible and extremely powerful Warriors.

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THE APOCALYPTIC SIEGE OF UTUMNO

The final phase of the War was inevitably the apocalyptic Siege of Utumno, centre of Melkor's Power in the World, and source of all the sorrows and wounds of Arda in the previous millennia.
This titanic Battle lasted for many years, and was definitely the longest and most difficult moment of the War; all the possible strongest forces of both the Good and the Evil were brought there to challenge each other, as an ultimate Battle between the Light and the Darkness.
The Elves could feel from afar the ground trembling and see distant and enormous Fires and Lights in the dark and starry Sky of Middle Earth in the ancient and legendary Years of the Trees.


(http://i.imgur.com/A67JL9b.jpg)

Before the final attack on the fortress, there were numerous violent battles at the doors of Utumno, involving not only Orcs or other corrupted and foul Monsters, but mainly the terrible Valaraukar (Balrogs), the great Demons of Fire, the Dark Maiar who served Melkor; and there were many of them in Utumno at that time.
The whole power of Melkor was reversed in Battle, but it's not clear, though, if the Dark Vala himself was ever involved in direct fights, or remained safe in his Fortress; on the other hand, it's possible and logical to infer that all the Valar (or at least the Aratar) were present to lead their Holy Host.


(http://i.imgur.com/6Fdn4YR.jpg)

Utumno, then, was finally assaulted.
Its Gate, Walls and Halls were completely destroyed and unroofed, and the Power of the Valar descended in the darkest depths of Utumno.
Melkor retreated and hid himself in the deepest and darkest hall of the fortress, but then the Vala Tulkas, the Champion of the Valar, stepped forward and directly challenged Melkor.
Tulkas defeated Melkor and chained him with Angainor, the indestructible Chain created by Aulë.

(http://i.imgur.com/0Xtv8DI.jpg)

Utumno was completely torn down and cleansed forever, and all the other Lands in the North East were laid waste by the terrible power and energy originated from the War; Mountains were levelled, new Rivers and Seas were excavated, and the shape of the World was violently changed again.
But the War and all its consequent destruction were inevitable and necessary to defeat Melkor, even though some of his Servants managed to escape and hide themselves.

(http://i.imgur.com/Y0dbynV.gif)

Following Events

Angband and Utumno were destroyed, the evil forces were defeated and Melkor was brought in chains to Valinor, where he begged forgiveness at the feet of the Holy Throne of Manwë; Forgiveness that the King of Arda didn't grant him.
Melkor was thus brought to the Prison of Mandos in the Halls of Mandos, of which no Vala, Maia, Elf or Human could have never broken out, and was left there for more than 300 Years of the Trees (more than 3000 years of the Sun).

(http://i.imgur.com/NmTD4QN.jpg)

The Elves were finally safe and free from the threat of Melkor, but the Valar still feared that they could have been negatively influenced by the still-remaining Shadows of the Enemy in the World, and also desired their company, being amazed by the Beauty of the Firstborn.
Then, the Valar decided to invite the Elves in their Blessed Realm, hallowed by the Light of the Two Trees, and chose three ambassadors among the Eldar to be brought to Valinor to convince their people; they were Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë, who later became High Kings of their respective kin.
The three Ambassadors were completely amazed by the Splendour of Valinor, and were thus accompanied back to Cuiviénen, to convince their people to accept the invitation of the Valar.
Then the Great Journey, or March, of the Eldar through Middle Earth began.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: CragLord am 31. Jul 2015, 00:53
Nice  DieWalküre!   :)
Are you planning like this through whole First Age?  :)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Jul 2015, 15:38
Nice  DieWalküre!   :)
Are you planning like this through whole First Age?  :)

Thank you  :)

Probably, but now I am mainly focusing on the Years of the Trees and on the events happened in Aman or on the actions of the Valar in Middle Earth; while the First Age mostly involves the Eldar in Beleriand (Middle Earth).

But, as you may know, the Valar did take directly part in a specific moment of the War of the Jewels, so...  :P
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: CragLord am 31. Jul 2015, 16:07
Maybe you can add some maps which shows difference between Utumno and Angaband. :) Think that would be nice. :)  Was Udun other name for Utumno? Think I read that on some map with Lamps in time before all of this. :) 
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Jul 2015, 16:20

Maybe you can add some maps which shows difference between Utumno and Angaband. :) Think that would be nice. :)  Was Udun other name for Utumno? Think I read that on some map with Lamps in time before all of this. :)

Sure, I will do it  :)
For now, I can tell you that Utumno was the original and first dark fortress of Melkor in the Far East of Middle Earth, from which he had already started to corrupt the original Perfection of the World in the Years of the Lamps; the fortress was completely destroyed and cleansed after the War for Sake of the Elves.
Angband was built later as a second fortress in the Far North West, to guard the borders of Middle Earth with Aman.

Yes, Udûn is the Sindarin name for Utumno, and it can also refer to Melkor/Morgoth himself.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: CragLord am 31. Jul 2015, 16:49
I found that map: http://s5.postimg.org/4u9ifpycn/Udun.jpg
Just to show, will remove message later if somehow map don't fit topic. (In your opinion, of course. :) )
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Jul 2015, 17:26
I found that map: http://s5.postimg.org/4u9ifpycn/Udun.jpg
Just to show, will remove message later if somehow map don't fit topic. (In your opinion, of course. :) )

Here it is (probably Utumno should be placed a lot further in the East)  :)

Don't worry, it totally fits, since Angband and Utumno are parts of the topic, fortresses of the Enemy that the Valar fought for long time  :)
And Aman (mainly the cold desert of Araman and Helcaraxë) is present as well in the map, so it's good  :)

Thank you for your contribution  ;)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: hoho96 am 1. Aug 2015, 00:35
I thought I can make it show better  ;)
(http://s5.postimg.org/4u9ifpycn/Udun.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Aug 2015, 01:31
I thought I can make it show better  ;)
(http://s5.postimg.org/4u9ifpycn/Udun.jpg)

You thought good  :)

Nonetheless, I like very much this kind of maps, but, as I wrote above, Utumno should be placed a lot further in the East, not closed to the Blue Mountains and even beyond the Misty Mountains, in the last part of the Iron Mountains, closed to the Orocarni and above Cuiviénen.
Angband and Utumno were both established in the Iron Mountains, the mountainous Chain that goes through the whole North of Middle Earth, but on its two opposite ends.
This map is way bigger  :)

(http://www.elvenesse.net/maps/Arda_FirstAge.gif)

Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Gandalf The Gray am 2. Aug 2015, 09:50
good work you r awesome
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Aug 2015, 11:12
good work you r awesome

Thank you very much  :)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: CragLord am 2. Aug 2015, 13:21

And here is same map from another perspective:
There is greater distance between Angaband and Utumno on this map. :) It is nice anyway. :)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Aug 2015, 01:26

And here is same map from another perspective:
There is greater distance between Angaband and Utumno on this map. :) It is nice anyway. :)

Yes, it is a whole different perspective, when Arda was still flat  :)
It's right, Utumno is rightly placed in the Far North East of the World.

Probably, Aman is a little bit small, but it doesn't matter  :P

Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Gandalf The Gray am 7. Aug 2015, 17:06
i rly wanna see a silmarillion movie
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Aug 2015, 18:53
i rly wanna see a silmarillion movie

I really wish to somehow watch, in the future, a hypothetical trilogy about the War of the Jewels as well.

But this is not the right thread; I sincerely suggest you start another thread in the LOTR section, about the possibilities of future cinematographic adaptations of the Silmarillion.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Dez 2015, 18:53
Hi all  :)

As you may have already noticed, there have been some problems these days concerning the pictures of this thread, as I think that a website for pictures sharing that I used was shut down.

Nevertheless, I managed to restore them both here and on ModDB, and add some new.
I also announce that an update is to be follow soon, here.
The text is almost completed, and thus I have to focus on its graphical aspects.

Stay tuned, and never forget the Undying Lands and the Lords of the West  8-)



Yours, DieWalküre  ;)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: VectorMaximus am 16. Feb 2016, 00:22
Hello Walk, I finally thought of something worth posting in your lovely thread. It's really well done btw (loved the Thor pictures for Valimar :))

Anyway, whenever we discuss the early ages and the light that dwelled then, and is now only preserved in the Silmarilis, always is it referred to as the light of the Trees. But first it was the Light of the Lamps of Aule, before the destruction of the World's first form.

So, I'm just curious that we always refer to the light of the trees, and not the light of the Lamps, or just the primordial light. Is it because the Light, bound in the trees, was gazed upon by the Eldar and they remember it so fondly and bitterly thus? And then when the Noldor rebelled and were subsequently exiled, they spoke of the pure light as the Light of the Trees? And so those in the hither lands of Middle-Earth came to think of the pure untainted light as the 'Light of the Trees'.

Or perhaps the Valar never again spoke of the Lamps after they were cast down and the world was changed in their wake, after the destruction of Almaren.
(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/thumb/0/07/Ted_Nasmith_-_Illuin,_Lamp_of_the_Valar.jpg/250px-Ted_Nasmith_-_Illuin,_Lamp_of_the_Valar.jpg)
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/2/2f/428028_mir_tolkien_pic.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140105112843)


However, talking about the real-world fans of Tolkien, I personally believe that because the Lamps are at most a footnote in the Silmarillion, that's why we tend to refer to the Light as the Light of the Trees. I'm interested to hear your opinion on this Walk.

Also, while your own pictures of the Valar are pretty good, this is my personal favorite design for Manwe.
(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/7/7a/Manwe_Sulimo_by_GustavoMalek.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20121114161517)
Truly befitting the image of the wise and benevelant Eldar King, Steward-Sovereign of Creation, no?

Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: hoho96 am 16. Feb 2016, 20:20
A permanent solution for all your images problems is just to upload your images on MODDB. though I suspect you will loose a bit of quality.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Feb 2016, 02:05
Thank you very much, Vector, I'm glad you enjoyed this thread  :)

There are many reasons why the Light of the Two Trees and the Two Trees themselves are the pivotal and archetypal theme of Bliss/Splendour – and the consequent loss of it due to the actions of the Evil – which is periodically mentioned and remembered in the Silmarillion, via the Eldar's words and memory.

Simply, the Two Trees are unanimously recognised as the greatest creation of the Valar; something that gave birth again and spreaded the Good in the World (within the wall of the Pelóri) after the destruction of the Two Lamps and the relative disaster that affected and marred Arda.
The Two Trees made most of Aman an immortal land, in which the Archangels exactly established their own Blessed Realm.
And, Tolkien states clearly that the Two Trees (and, obviously, the Valar themselves in the first place) made Valinor even more beautiful and radiant than Middle Earth during the ancestral Spring of Arda, as the quotation in the first post of this thread says  8-)

Zitat
“Behind the walls of the Pelóri the Valar established their domain in that region which is called Valinor, and there were their houses, their gardens, and their towers. In that guarded land the Valar gathered great store of light and the fairest things that were saved from the ruin; and many others yet fairer they made anew, and Valinor became more beautiful even than Middle-earth in the Spring of Arda; and it was blessed, for the Deathless dwelt there, and there naught faded nor withered, neither was there any stain upon flower or leaf in that land, nor any corruption or sickness in anything that lived; for the very stones and waters were hallowed.”
-J.R.R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion-

It's thus logical that the Eldar have always spoken about and worshipped the Two Trees rather than the Two Lamps.
The Two Trees are clearly said to be the apex of the Bliss and Splendour of Valinor and of the Valar's authority as well, surpassing both the previous Two Lamps and the later Sun and the Moon.
The Three Ambassadors of the Eldar remained astonished by the majesty of the Two Trees, and desired ardently the attendance of the Valar and their Blessed Realm.
The Two Trees exactly represent for the Eldar their past, and inevitably lost, merriest days in Aman, before the sorrowful experience of the Exile.
And, needless to say, the Light of Laurelin and Telperion is the Light partially contained in the Silmarils, the legendary Jewels that were the symbol and centre of the whole First Age and of the War of the Jewels itself  ;)

About that picture of Manwë, I already knew it.
But, I preferred to change it, as I had found it too much Zeus-like (even though this characteristic would have been more than legitimate).



Thank you for the advice, hoho  :)
I already fixed the issue, though, by creating an official account on a reliable picture sharing website.

And, addressing to everyone, I apologise for having not released the update yet, this month, as I had said.
But, I was and am still involved in exams; I will start again working on it soon.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: VectorMaximus am 17. Feb 2016, 03:51
Thanks for the clarification Walk. However, I have to pose a few more questions (if you wouldn't mind giving me a few moments of your time?).

Firstly, which do you think would have been the greater work of grace, and the better world, if Melkor had not interfered - The Lamps, whose holy light shone upon all the world in the beginning, and all the world was tranquil and holy, or the Trees, which were the greater, as you said, but enhanced only the bliss and light of Valinor itself.

For if men had come into the world under the Lights of the Lamps, would they too have known the Bliss of Valinor, which to me would seem as the Bliss of Numenor in the eyes of men, when their days were long and they layed down their lives and accepted the Gift of Men, as they were always meant to?

Secondly, I'm interested to hear your opinion and interpretation of Dagor Dagorath and its prophecy, which I've been reading up on recently and I find absolutely fascinating. :)

This was the only artist interpretation I could find of the Final Battle:
(http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/a/a8/THE-4th-COMING.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160208072716)

"Thus spoke Mandos in prophecy, when the Valar sat in judgement in Valinor and the rumour of his word was whispered among all the Elves of the West. When the world is old and the Powers grow weary, then Morgoth, seeing that the guard sleepeth, shall come back through the Door of the Night out of the Timeless Void; and he shall blacken the Sun and the Moon. But Eärendil shall descend upon him as a white and searing flame and drive him from the airs. Then shall the Last Battle be gathered on the fields of Valinor. In that day, Tulkas shall strive with Morgoth, and on his right hand shall be Eönwë, and on his left Túrin Turambar, son of Húrin, returning from the Doom of Men at the ending of the world; and the black sword of Túrin shall deal unto Morgoth his death and final end; and so shall the Children of Húrin and all fallen Men be avenged.

Thereafter shall Earth be broken and remade, and the Silmarils shall be recovered out of Air and Earth and Sea; for Eärendil shall descend and surrender that flame which he hath had in keeping. Then Fëanor will break them and with their fire Yavanna will rekindle the Two Trees, and a great light shall come forth. And the mountains of Valinor shall be levelled, so that the light shall go out over all the world. In that light the Valar will grow young again, and the Elves awake and all their dead arise, and the purpose of Ilúvatar be fulfilled concerning them. But of Men in that day the prophecy of Mandos doth not speak, and no Man it names, save Túrin only, and to him a place is given among the sons of the Valar.” -  The Later Quenta Silmarillion, Christopher Tolkien; History of Middle Earth, 11th Volume.

 This first part is pretty straightforward - the Valar, even in the undying lands, shall grown weary of the world, and the guard on the Gates of Night will weaken till Morgoth arises once more to wage final war upon the world. Earendil shall drive him down to the fields of Valinor (he just keeps adding to his list of awesome deeds, doesn't he?). However, what I'm interested in this paragraph is the last part about Túrin, one of my favorite non-elven characters (I seem to have a running theme of liking really flawed characters, huh? First Feanor and now Turin :D).
(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/4/41/Alan_Lee_-_T%C3%BArin_Turambar.jpg)
So it says that by the hand of Turin Morgoth shall fall and that 'all fallen men shall be avenged', which seems to imply to me a redemption of sorts for the 'evil men' who were deceived by the darkness, such as the Easterlings and Haradrim. And how the hell does he get the power to slay Morgoth? The gift of men is to allow men to grow to greater things then the world allows and pass beyond it, so perhaps when he returns from this ascended, higher plane of existence (kudos if you get the reference), any man would have the power.

Jumping briefly ahead to the of the second paragraph of the Prophecy. "Save Turin only, and to him a place is given among the sons of the Valar"; could this mean that as Huor, he will be allowed the life of the Eldar? Or does 'sons of the Valar' mean something else, such as a Maia? And what of the fate of the rest of mankind, particularly those living in the Hither Lands during the final battle?

I can't tell if the second song is supposed to come after the entirety of the prophecy has passed, or whether the second song is what the paragraph refers to when it is said "Thereafter shall Earth be broken and remade".  If the entirety of the world was remade, would they really need Feanor and Yavanna? Couldn't they just write the trees into the basic 'code' of the new universe, the remade world? Or perhaps the second song where the world is remade is not to completely 'restart' the universe, but rather 'fix' it from the marring, repairing and replacing corrupted and destroyed parts with completely new creation but leaving the good parts (such as Valinor) relatively untouched.

The rest of the second paragraph is relatively straightforward: Feanor will break the Silmarils and with their light the Trees shall be reborn. I have to wonder whether Feanor could then remake the Silmarils, for though in the Silmarillion he claimed he could never again make their like, Yavanna also claimed such about the trees, and the prophecy says that they shall bloom again. The Pelori shall be leveled so all the remade world may bask in the light of the Trees, and the Glory of the Eldar Days shall yet again come.

One other part that confuses me "the elves awake and their dead arise". The elves are supposed to be immortal and reincarnated in Valinor even if they are slain, so this passage confuses me. Perhaps it simply means all those left in Mandos shall be revived into bodies? Or mayhap, as even the powers weary of the world, the Elves in the eternal realm begin to fade. And though it is not mentioned in the prophecy, Az-Pharazon and his host, will they fight much as the army of the dead did? If so, there is absolutely no way the free peoples and the Folk of the Light should lose.

Also, just because, this in my opinion is the best depiction of Feanor... His great power and skill, if quite unstable emotionally! Alas, if his exile from Tirion had curbed his worse traits (as the Valar intended) instead of making them worse. Things might have gone so much better, and he may not have fallen apart and gone half-mad during the darkening. Might have to write a Fanfiction where that happens, hum....
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/0d/11/ba/0d11baecc93b8e2742e79e035ea1e050.jpg)

Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: CragLord am 17. Feb 2016, 13:47
I will just try to enrich this topic with a bit better resolution of that picture, discussion and some wise comments will leave for another time. xD Need to refresh my memory so I could discuss properly. :)
Also I am enjoying in reading this blog and I am very glad to see descriptive and precise comments in lore terms. They are enriching knowledge of readers as quality of this topic/blog. :)     

Oh, yes, picture:

(http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/data/media/19/THE-4th-COMING.jpg)
The 4th COMING by John Howe


Greetings,
CragLord
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Mär 2016, 12:48
First of all, thank you, Crag, for the kind words.
I always try to make this lore section the liveliest possible, and other people too (you and Vector included, obviously) contribute meaningfully to the whole outcome.
It's essentially teamwork  ;)

Regarding Vector's arguments, it's absolutely true that Men could have lived a truly free and happy life if the Two Lamps – which determined the original symmetry and perfection of Arda – had not been destroyed by Melkor's schemes.
A really fearless and doubt-free life, according to the true nature of the Gift of Men granted by Ilúvatar to Human beings.
The doubt I referred to is the archetypal doubt of Men involving death, the ultimate destiny and the reason of all the pains and sorrows that they have to face by nature due to their lesser physical and spiritual essence; a doubt ingeniously spreaded by Melkor and used by Sauron as well in later times, especially when he took control (metaphorically) of most of the Númenóreans' minds by having taken advantage of their resentment for their mortal condition, and when he finally conveyed all these ill feelings towards the innocent Valar.

But, as you might probably expect, regardless of Men, I like how things developed through time  xD
The eternal conflict between the Good and the Evil, along with the incredible events that took place, is really what gives Arda its pure spirit.
I totally like more the idea of a far, mysterious and isolated Blessed Realm permanently protected from any evil being rather than a totally (most of it) holy World with the Valar's kingdom at its centre (the ancestral and edenic Almaren).

I mean, everything was much more 'dispersive' back then, but I definitely prefer if anything sacred is locked down and guarded in a faraway and protected realm; I know, it's a bit elitist, but I think it's much better  :D
Moreover, if you look at the quotation I posted at the beginning of the thread (my favourite), Tolkien explicitly tells us that what stands beyond the Pelóri surpassed in splendour and beauty the Spring of Arda (though everything is kind of compensated by the fact that Valinor is exclusive and isolated).
A sort of contrast between pervasive/shared holiness (though minor) and concentrated/exclusive holiness (though greater).
Anyway, loyally #TeamValinor  8-)

The prophecy you dealt with is the one I too have knowledge about; but, I think this tale is something collected from other minor stories as you won't find anything more in the Silmarillion than really tiny references, also because the text says that only Manwë and Varda may probably know the true Plan of Ilúvatar and how things will approximately be.
So, since I mainly embrace the lore of the pure Silmarillion, I will just say that things will be as will be, and that everything exceptional will definitely be justified by the will of Ilúvatar itself  :)
I personally think that the 'dead arising' among the Elves could be the mourning spirits of the Elves in the Halls of Mandos that will eventually find redemption only at the End of Time, as Fëanor shall eventually renounce his Silmarils for the sake of Arda.

Furthermore, to address everyone interesting into this blog, sorry if I didn't manage to post the update I had planned long ago, but I don't really have time this period to add this task (which is absolutely not a daunting obligation that I do unwillingly) to the common moderating work I currently do and my academic mandatory obligations.
But, on late April/May I think I will be more than free to continue the development of my plans, for which I have never run out of passion nor determination  ;)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Jun 2016, 19:07
THE WAR OF WRATH

(http://i.imgur.com/thw85Me.jpg)

VALINOR

  • Maiar, Vanyar and Noldor from Aman of Finarfin
  • Survived Noldor (Houses of Fingolfin and Finarfin) and Sindar of Beleriand
  • Three Houses of the Edain
  • Probably some Dwarves from Nogrod and Belegost

VS

MORGOTH

  • All Morgoth's forces and foul creatures at hand
  • Sauron
  • Balrogs
  • Tribes of Evil Men from the East (ancestors of the Easterlings)

The War of Wrath is the terrible, destructive and ultimate War (lasted approximately from the year 545 to the year 587 of the First Age) between the forces of the Good and the Evil in the Westernmost Lands of Middle Earth at that time.
This was the last direct confrontation between the Powers of Valinor and Morgoth, which also closed the cycle of the violent and mournful Battles of Beleriand between the Noldor of Beleriand and the Enemy of the World in the War of the Jewels, abruptly ending the First Age itself.
The Piety and Forgiveness of the Valar caused the definitive Defeat of the first and mightiest Dark Lord, and the total dispersion of the Evil powers in the World for many centuries.


(http://i.imgur.com/JWIP3fw.jpg)

Previous Events

The previous events, that led to this violent end, will be forever remembered by the People of Arda as the War of the Jewels, the Silmarillion.
Legendary yet sorrowful deeds, the authors of which are still mentioned in all the legends of the World, for the Good and for the Evil.

(http://i.imgur.com/Xl7WjcR.jpg)

Fëanor convinced his brother Fingolfin and all the Princes of the Noldorin Royal Family and its People to follow him in Middle Earth, reaching Beleriand via the stolen White Ships of the Teleri or by passing through the extremely perilous Helcaraxë.
His pivotal goal was primarily taking back what Morgoth had shamelessly dared to steal, the three legendary Silmarils, which kept alive the ancient and Holy Light of the Two Trees of Valinor, previously poisoned and destroyed by Melkor and Ungoliant.
Fëanor, along with many of the Noldor, also hoped to create other mighty realms in the free Middle Earth and somehow recreating the Splendour and Glory of Valinor outside the Pelóri, afar from the authority and 'surveillance' of the Valar (whom he believed to have 'contained' the Power and Ambitions of the Noldor in their Blessed Realm).

(http://i.imgur.com/sjZnfbO.jpg)

But the sad yet impetuous High King of the Noldor completely failed his purposes (having also his Mind poisoned by the lies of Melkor), and, as the Valar had predicted, found a rapid and tragic death on the dark and cold Lands of the North of Beleriand; forever bound to restlessly mourn in the Halls of Mandos.

In more than long and suffered 500 years of War, the Noldorin Royal Family had been completely exterminated, apart from Galadriel and the last two sons of Fëanor, Maedhros and Maglor.
All the legendary Noldorin Realms of Beleriand were completely and violently destroyed one by one during the War, the Millennial Kingdom of Doriath (protected by the Magic of Melian the Maia) was laid waste and plundered many times, and the heroic deeds of many incredible characters of this War were sadly not enough to overcome the Enemy.
But Morgoth was also 'indirectly' helped by the very Arrogance and Greed of the Sons of Fëanor, who committed impious and terrible atrocities on behalf of their Oath, even against their own Kin, as the infamous Kinslayings.

(http://i.imgur.com/xKlUzoA.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/K5eZrN3.jpg)

The survived Eldar (Noldor and Sindar) found a momentary refuge on the Western Coast of Beleriand, both threatened by the Enemy in the North and forsaken by the West, as their initial choice of the Exile consequently implied.
Then, in that hour of deep Darkness and Danger, Eärendil, the Mariner, with his wife and a Silmaril (the one rescued by Beren and Lúthien), passed through the Belegaer and the Enchanted Isles with his legendary Ship Vingilot, and finally reached the Immortal Shores.
There, Eärendil asked for forgiveness in front of the Valar, for the sake both of Elves and Men, being him a Half Elf.

At that time, Morgoth controlled almost all Beleriand, and his Power was unmatchable by anyone, mortal or immortal, who lived in Middle Earth.
From the terrible Depths of Angband, and from the Mighty and Terrible Three Volcanic Mountains of Thangorodrim, he could have never known Defeat by any of the remaining Eldar or Edain.

(http://i.imgur.com/Q1CV3SU.jpg)

The Host of Valinor and the Arrival in Beleriand

The Valar listened carefully and pitifully to the desperate and sincere plea of Eärendil, and eventually forgave him, his wife Elwing, and all the Eldar and Edain who had been mourning unspeakable sorrows in the Lands of the Exile, Beleriand, against the Ultimate Evil.
The Archangels of the West enchanted the Ship of Eärendil, Vingilótë (or Vingilot), and made it the legendary flying Ship that all the legends know, and Eärendil became the Legendary Mariner of the Skies, with his Silmaril on his forehead, being him the brightest Star of the Sky, and a symbol of Hope for all the ones, among Elves and Men, who face and experience the snares and horrors of the Evil in all its forms.

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The Valar, then, sat again in Council, on their thrones in Máhanaxar, at the doors of the Supreme City of Valimar.
The Kings and Queens of Aman took the final decision to destroy Morgoth once and for all, removing forever from the World the cause of all the previous and future Wounds of Arda.


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Then, the Powers of Aman, although sadly aware of the consequent and ineluctable destructions, prepared a mighty Army in Valinor, formed mainly by the Maiar and the Vanyar of the Blessed Realm; but, also the Noldor of Eldamar, led by the King of Tirion Finarfin, were part of this sensational force.
Even the Teleri of Alqualondë and Eressëa decided to aid and contribute to this legendary Quest, moved by all the sufferings of their kin of Beleriand (Sindar).
They, though, only chose to carry the Army of the Valar with their White Ships across the Sea, avoiding thus to directly participate in the War, or even put their feet on Beleriand, for their Memory of the Kinslaying of Alqualondë was still present, and they were also shocked by the other atrocities committed by the Sons of Fëanor.

This Legendary Host, then, passed across the Sea, to fight the last major War of the Elder Days, and the most violent one from the Ancient Days of the Two Trees and the War for Sake of the Elves.
It was the last conflict in which the Archangels of Aman showed directly their immense powers to the World (although they were not directly present in this War).
The Army of the West was led by Eönwë, the supreme Herald of Manwë, and the Chief of all the Maiar of Valinor.
He represented the absolute Authority of Manwë on Arda, and was ordered to destroy all the forces of Morgoth in Beleriand and take back the remaining two Silmarils which still were set in the Iron Crown of the Enemy of the World.
But the Herald of the King of Arda was not alone, for many other Maiar followed him, and, among the Eldar, Ingwë, High King of the Vanyar and all Elves, and Finarfin, High King of the Noldor of Aman, followed him as well.
Among the Eldar of Beleriand, there were powerful Elven Lords and Warriors, who would have had a greater role in the future events of Arda, as mighty Commanders or Guardians; the most famous ones were the High King of the Noldor of Beleriand Gil-galad, his Herald Elrond (son of Eärendil and Elwing), Elrond's twin brother Elros (the future first King of Númenor) and Círdan the Shipwright, great Lord of the Sindar of the Coast.

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The War begins: the way to Angband

Morgoth, although always very suspicious and fearful of the Powers of Aman, would have never expected such a violent, disruptive and yet immediate attack from the West.
In his malicious Mind he truly believed to have forever divided the Eldar of Beleriand from the Love of the Valar, and reduced his Enemies in Middle Earth into harmless future Slaves.
His dominion over Beleriand was, though, almost complete (apart from the remaining Western Shores); and his horrible ranks were bigger and wider than ever, counting on a wide range of deadly creatures.

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The Host of the Valar finally landed on Beleriand, and quickly prepared to assault the heart of the Power of Morgoth, his terrible fortress Angband; the forces of the West were joined by the remaining of the Noldor (mainly the House of Fingolfin), of the Sindar and Nandor, and of the three Houses of the Edain, along with the Ancient Dwarves of the Blue Mountains (when they used to be far mightier and extended Mountains).
It is likely, on the other hand, that the Noldor of the House of Fëanor didn't join the War, being them still resentful towards the Valar, and still desperately seeking for a way to get back the objects of their infamous Oath, the two Silmarils possessed by the Dark Lord.

Angband was excavated in the depths of the Iron Mountains, in the Extreme North, in ancient and forgotten Years, even before the Awakening of the Elves, and it had survived a previous assault of the Valar during the War for the Sake of the Elves, although the fortress had been stormed and damaged by the forces of Valinor anyway.
Furthermore, the three titanic Towers (Volcanic Mountains) of Thangorodrim protected the entrance of Angband, and they had been an inviolable defence until that time, resisting the long and suffered 400-year Siege of the Noldorin Princes.
Morgoth, then, now conscious of the imminent threat, decided to remain safely in his inexpugnable domain and to confront his Enemies at its doors.

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The Host of the Valar eventually managed to reach the sad shores of Beleriand, that had begun known at that time as the lands of sufferings for many Eldar. The Host proceeded promptly against the Enemy in the North, firm and justly cruel in its resolution of cleansing Arda from the Evil that had darkened it for so much time.
The whole Beleriand was in an utter turmoil as the ranks of Valinor were ordered in new and terrible forms, and their trumpets and horns made everything around them resound and tremble. Now, the banners and standards of Eönwë could fill that sorrowful land with Hope, that Elves and Men had been awaiting for centuries. The loyal joined forces of the Elves and Edain of Beleriand followed the Herald of Manwë too, and they prepared for the final assault.

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Very little is known in details about all the preceding phases of the last battle, especially how the forces of the Light got through the lands of Beleriand and finally came at the Enemy's iron gate. This is due to the fact that the majority of the Eldar involved in this conflict had come from the Immortal Lands and in the Immortal Lands returned after the War of Wrath, without many possibilities of sharing specific memories of those years with other ones of their kin. Nevertheless, the ranks of the Good consisted also of many Eldar that later decided to linger in Middle Earth, moved by their immense love for the mortal World; one of them was Elrond the Half-Elven, and his twin brother Elros was with him too. Even the new High King of the Noldor Gil Galad fought beside them, and the memories of that legendary war remained forever crystallised in their own mind, as eternal remnants of the Elder Days. On the other hand, Galadriel, one of the last survivor of the Noldorin Royal Family, and his husband Celeborn, a Prince from Doriath, opted for fleeing from that violent and terrible clash and seeking for shelter beyond the Blue Mountains, leading many Elven refugees from other fallen realms.

Albeit not being so clear, as obscure traces of a sad past, the common tales tell that the Host of the Valar headed North, without any kind of difficulty, and reached the plain of Anfauglith, in front of the gates of Angband, where Morgoth had exactly disposed his forces for the last apocalyptic battle of the First Age.

Angband Unleashed

The Anfauglith was previously known as Ard-galen, an enormous plain in the North of Beleriand; a luxuriant ensemble of green fields that would even reach the slopes of the Iron Mountains and the doorsteps of the Iron Fortress. After the return of the Evil and the beginning of the dreadful clashes between Light and Darkness for the sacred Jewels, the plain was ultimately laid waste and turned into a horrible and silent desert of ashes, drought, death and despair. It was thus here, at the turn of the tide, that the Dark Lord eventually decided to bring forth all his power, for he could have never permitted the forces of the Good to triumph over his own dominion; and his whole dominion was, he believed, Middle Earth itself.

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The Dark Throne of Morgoth was thus entirely thrown on the battlefield, unleashing what had being prepared in the dungeons of Angband for centuries, waiting for this exact moment: the decisive fight for the control of all the free lands in the Eastern Continent. Tribes of Evil Men from the remote East of the World, descendants of the people of Bór and Ulfang, answered the call of their Master and gathered at the Dead Plain. Although most of those Easterlings decided voluntarily to serve the Darkness, it is also undoubtedly true that their ancestors of the far East had already been caught in Morgoth's web of deceitful lies since their very awakening; that is, disguised as a mysterious pilgrim, the Dark Lord attended their tribes and managed to have them be resentful towards the Valar and Ilúvatar itself, twisting the real meaning of Human Death (the Gift of Ilúvatar). Then, he convinced them to journey to Beleriand via false promises of green lands to live in, while, in the end, the very beauty of Beleriand was for them denied and they were all turned in nothing more than mere slaves.

The core of Morgoth's might consisted, however, of legions and legions of cruel and dreadful Orcs, bred for millennia by the obscure arts of Sauron in the deepest caves of Angband; the most manifest symbol of the initial splendour of the Eldar that was corrupted and ruined, as a plain sacrilege to Ilúvatar's Plan. Hundreds of thousands of merciless minions that had come out from the deepest halls of the Iron Fortress or that had been summoned from the other occupied and wasted territories of Beleriand. The Dark Lord was immensely feared as he also relied on his widespread control over any sort of deadly creatures, that firstly appeared in the World in dark and unknown times. Among his dark ranks, he in fact could count on trolls, wild and untamed beasts, Werewolves, Vampires and the greatest threat of all: the Urulóki. These were infamously and sadly known as the fire-breathing Serpents of the North, whose rapid propagation caused devastation and unspeakable sorrows for Elves, Edain and Dwarves equally.

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At the top of that evil pyramid, there were the Maiar who had sworn allegiance to Melkor in the years before Arda itself. Almost all of them were the terrible Balrogs, great demons of Fire and Darkness that would lead the armies of their Master as cruel generals. Another Maia served Morgoth; the one, as tales tell, that had previously been a great scholar of Aulë and later known as Gorthaur by the Sindar of Beleriand, Lord of Werewolves and Vampires and master of the foulest kinds of Magic. Morgoth's deadliest servant: Sauron.

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Conscious of such power, the Dark Lord of Arda was preparing to cover the World in a new and perennial Darkness, that would have probably lasted until the End. All the Evil gathered under the threatening peaks of Thangorodrim, known as the Mountains of Tyranny. The incredible vastness of Anfauglith almost couldn't contain that ensemble of forces. It was there, at last, that the ultimate clash between Good and Evil of the First Age took eventually place.

The Apocalyptic Battle of Anfauglith: The Challenged Fate of Arda

The clash that ultimately determined the fate of Arda was maximally violent, and it emanated a terrifying power from both sides, for the might of Valinor is as terrible as the Dark Lord's anytime it is openly displayed on the battlefield. The energy originated, spreaded through land and water, shattered Arda from its deepest foundations and irreparably marred Beleriand. There are not many precise chronicles of those lost and legendary times that could serve us so well in our inquiry into the past, but the Eldar that fought that war remember clearly that the whole Beleriand was in complete devastation: mountains were levelled down, rivers were brutally displaced or totally erased, shores sank into Belegaer and other new rivers and internal seas were created along all Middle Earth. The very Beleriand was bound to face, from then on, the saddest destiny.

Enormous clouds of darkness and ashes covered the entirety of Anfauglith, now almost filled with Morgoth's hosts; but in that moment, the forces of the West eventually reached the battlefield, and everything surrounding them was suddenly enlightened and shone of the very Light and Glory of the Blessed Realm itself, that the valiant champions of Valinor had captured in their own armours. Then, the Army of Aman and its numerous allies headed immediately to the gates of Angband, making their way through the innumerable legions of Orcs and terror crawled out from the fortress, as abruptly as a lightning pierces the still darkness of the night sky. Orcs, Dragons and the other foul creatures were completely caught and mercilessly exterminated, as wheat is rapidly consumed in a great fire.

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Then, it was the time of the cruel Spirits of Fire that served the Enemy and had commanded his vast ranks all over Beleriand until that moment. The Balrogs fought terribly and so fiercely for the destruction of the Host of Valinor, so that they brought death and much agony even among the fairest and mightiest Vanyar, seeming to bear the fatigue of battle as unmatchable opponents. Eventually, under the trumpets and guidance of Eönwë and the other holy Angels come from the immortal shores, the Eldar succeeded in that deadly challenge and vanquished the majority of those horrible generals. The very few of the Balrogs that managed to escape and seek for refuge hid themselves in the inaccessible deepest and darkest places of Arda, waiting for the time to be awakened again and doom the fate of other ones in times to come.

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The Apocalyptic Battle of Anfauglith: The Winged Dragons

Victory was near, but the power that had dwelt in Angband for millennia could have never been undone so easily. Fearing in fact the definitive defeat, Morgoth was thus ready to unleash his ultimate weapon. Something that he had worked on and poured many energies of his into for so much time; the result of unknown magical processes of corrupting and disfiguring the original nature of lost ancestral creatures. Something that nor the Maiar or the Eldar of Aman and Middle Earth expected. Something that risked to erase forever any hope to eradicate the Evil from those lands once and for all.

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In his most difficult moment during that apocalyptic contest, the final chapter of that legendary war, Morgoth unleashed the great Winged Dragons from the obscure dungeons of Angband. The feared Urulóki, the fire-breathing Serpents, could have not been compared to those new Dragons' magnitude: immensely vast, fast and so at ease they were in the air, yet immediate and terrible death they caused to the Good's side. No way was the Host of Valinor capable of warding off that incumbent and deadly threat, for the Dark Lord also sent forth great storms and the sky was all filled with thunder, lightning and fire at these creatures' arrival.

Morgoth didn't dare to head out and confront directly his fierce enemies; locked and protected within Angband's mighty walls and Thangorodrim's impregnable peaks, he longed to finally disband the Army of the West with his new and deadliest creations. So, once all the Winged Dragons came out from their lair, it was then the time of the titanic and legendary Ancalagon the Black to play his part in that mythical clash. Ancalagon the Black was the Lord of the Winged Dragons and the mightiest of all the Dragons that had ever appeared in Arda; he was Morgoth's true most destructive weapon, surpassing every abomination that had been previously originated from his malice. Ancalagon was immensely vast even for a common Winged Dragon's standards. His wings covered clouds and seemed at times to darken the whole sky as well; his enormous shadow and roar disarrayed and almost upset the brave hearts of the Light. But, it was not until the Black King of the Dragons made usage of his mortal fire that the whole expedition of the Host of Valinor was in serious peril; so much darkness was poured in him that no one was capable anymore of even containing the unstoppable danger. The Maiar, the Vanyar and the Noldor of Aman had never faced such a relentless evil since the days of Ungoliant and the consequent darkening of the Blessed Realm. Hope was fading, and with it the whole fate of Middle Earth risked to be left forever to Morgoth's obscure and tyrannical will.

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The Apocalyptic Battle of Anfauglith: The Arrival of Eärendil and the Second Chaining of Morgoth

When all faith seemed to be lost forever, the sky suddenly burst into a sudden explosion of intense and pure Light; an otherworldly and holy manifestation that Beleriand had not beheld for long time. Who lay beneath this glorious epiphany was comforted and relieved from the utter desperation borne until that moment. The mythical Light of the Silmarils shone again all over the vastness of Anfauglith and all the forces of the Good felt that Hope was still alive in their aching hearts: Eärendil had come from the brightest depths of the outer skies, upon his enchanted ship Vingilótë, with his Silmaril on his forehead.

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The Mariner was not alone though, because Manwë had also sent his own Eagles and other birds of different kinds, led by Thorondor, the King of all Eagles and all volatile beings of the World. The Vessel of Hope pierced the darkness of the sky and, along with the loyal creatures of the Lord of the Air, prepared to contest the terror of the Winged Dragons of Morgoth, in the last decisive clash.

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The two dreadful fleets fought each other for an entire day and an entire night, full of doubts and fear. Ancalagon had immediately targeted Vingilótë, trying many times to destroy the last Hope of Middle Earth with his unstoppable fire. However, the Light that was before the Sun and the Moon, captured in the Silmarils, could have never been undone by any force existing in Arda. The ancient splendour of the Two Trees of Valinor, of which the Mariner kept one of the last three remnants, was proven to be an inviolable shield against any device of the Evil, and every effort of those deadly beasts was thus made totally ineffective. Then, Eärendil eventually slew Ancalagon the Black, whose immense ruin fell onto Thangorodrim and threw them down, erasing, after more than 500 years, what had been a prominent symbol of the Dark Vala's tyranny upon Beleriand and Middle Earth itself. After that horrible monster's death, the Host of Valinor regained confidence and recovered rapidly from the previous happenings, and, with the help of the Eagles, took down the other Winged Dragons. The few that managed to escape the massacre flew away in remote and unknown places of the World, and they remained silent for centuries after. With every opponent vanquished or fled, the Army of the West finally headed to Angband, aimed to end the Dark Lord's dominion on Arda once and for all and bring him to the Archangels' judgement.

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The gates of Angband were uprooted in front of Eönwë's majesty and the might of the Valar, via the King of Arda's Herald, descended violently into the darkest foundations and depths of the Dark Fortress, devastating its halls, caverns and prisons; many of the Eldar, the Edain and the Dwarves that were held captive there found freedom again. In that moment, sensing the inevitable defeat, Morgoth hid himself in the deepest dungeons of Angband and sought for mercy at the sight of the Chief of the Maiar of Aman. But there was not any trace of mercy in Eönwë anymore, for his deeds were Manwë's will itself and the Valar wanted the once mightiest of their kin completely obliterated and deprived of all of his powers. Therefore, the absolute judgement of the Powers of Arda was mercilessly enforced: Morgoth had his legs cut off from his body, he was chained again with the indestructible Angainor and his infamous Iron Crown became his collar. The two remaining Silmarils were then rescued and taken by Eönwë in his own custody, on behalf of the King of Arda. The Valar ultimately opted for the total removal of Morgoth from the edges of the very physical dimension itself, into the timeless Void. Melkor, the Enemy of the World, was then thrown beyond the Walls of Night, and this door to the outer empty darkness will forever be guarded by Eärendil himself, wielding his holy Silmaril upon his enchanted vessel Vingilótë. Only when the destiny of Arda is to be finally determined by Ilúvatar itself shall the Dark Lord return again for the final clash of all; but the future of the World is not precisely known even by the very Valar, and the holy Manwë and Varda, should have they seen something of what is to be of Eru's Plan, have never revealed it.

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Sauron's Plea and Flight

The relentless malice that had poisoned the World for millennia was then gone forever, but, as tales often and sadly remind us, the wounds that it had caused were too thorough to be healed completely. Some servants of the Enemy found too refuge from destruction and fled throughout Middle Earth, longing for the proper time to spread terror again.

Sauron, the lieutenant of the Dark Lord, surrendered to the Host of the West and knelt in front of Eönwë's magnitude, asking for forgiveness and piety. The Herald of Manwë did not have, though, the authority to grant something of that kind to whom had been such a fierce opponent to deal with and guilty of many sorrows and deaths among the Free People. Sauron was thus invited to sail back to Valinor to be judged by the whole council of the Valar and be sentenced for his atrocities. He was thus greatly afraid of punishment, still consumed by hatred and his obscure desire of dominion was burning him inside.

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Sauron eventually decided to flee and concealed himself in the wild and unknown East of Arda. His plans and schemes will be fundamentally decisive for the World's future and they shall shape indeed the fortunes and misfortunes of Middle Earth, in events that have not yet come to pass in this narration.

The Sinking of Beleriand and the Epilogue of the First Age

The inhabitants of Beleriand and all Middle Earth found a very different and profoundly changed World, at the end of what had been the greatest and hardest war in the whole lore of Arda.

As it has already been narrated in the previous chapters of this tale, the clash between the Archangels and the Evil in the North had shattered the foundations of Middle Earth from its deepest roots. Mountain chains were brutally levelled and rivers disrupted. The physical wounds of this mythical conflict were in fact too severe to avoid the inevitable fate that the western shores of the World would have faced soon after. At last, thus, the poisoned and marred Beleriand sank in the Sea, dragging all those legendary lands that are mentioned with joy or fear in tales into the waters of Belegaer, and forever shall they be lost under its surface. The Blue Mountains, some western traits of coast and very few other territories survived the catastrophe, but they lost almost all of their own past splendour and beauty. The majority of the green and fertile Beleriand was eventually erased by the Wrath of the Powers of the West, and never had a cost been so great for Arda until that moment; but, sadly, the Eldar and the Edain were yet to discover how cruel and more furious the just judgement of the Valar could still be. What happened later, though, belongs to the following Age and its relative tales.

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Before the actual sinking of Beleriand, the Host of Valinor and the Free People that helped it managed to return to the West or decided to move to the East. In those chaotic days, the western shores of Middle Earth were full of dockyards and arsenals in full activity, and many new ships were made to transport the Elven survivors of the War of the Jewels beyond the Sea. The Valar, in fact, recommended all the Eldar that still lingered in the mortal World sail back to Aman, in order to find peace and a shelter that could have never been tainted by the Evil (many were the remnants of Shadow and Darkness that persisted in Arda, and safety was thus not guaranteed out of the holy borders of the Immortal Shores). The majority of the sorrowful Eldar accepted the advice, and, along with the Maiar, the Vanyar and the Noldor of Aman, eventually journeyed through Belegaer and departed from the sad lands of Middle Earth, never to return. The Valar lifted their Ban and forgave all of those who had chosen the Exile; the exiled Eldar landed on Tol Eressëa and they were readmitted again in Valinor with joy and jubilee. Despite the numerous partings, Gil Galad, the last High King of the Noldor, and his lieutenant Elrond decided to remain, moved by their love for the mortal World, and established the Elven kingdom of Lindon; Galadriel, the last living of her royal kin, and Celeborn had already departed from Beleriand before the final war and headed to the East as well, destined to rule over Sindarin realms.

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The Three Houses of the Edain that fought alongside the Good had suffered many losses due to the war's terrible and widespread destruction. The Valar rewarded their incredible courage with a new and safe land, in which the faithful Humans could have found refuge, away from the perils and uncertainty of Middle Earth. So, at Manwë's disposition, a prosperous five-pointed Island came out from the blue depths of Belegaer, located between the Undying Lands and Middle Earth (but closer to Valinor), at the centre of the Sea. Elenna was called, the Land of Gift granted to the Edain by the Powers of Arda; in the years ahead, it will be commonly known and worshipped as Númenórë, and the homonym mighty realm was then established there. Elros, after his choice of embracing the mortal fate, led his people to their new home, under the guidance of his father's Star (Eärendil's Silmaril), and he became the first Númenórean King. His legendary dynasty would have rooted there for more than a millennium, intertwined with the very destiny of Middle Earth itself. The merry days of the Númenóreans thus began, for they were the only ones of the Mortals to have had the privilege to leave so closely to Valinor, symbolising the eternal bond of allegiance and friendship between the West and the Faithful.

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The First Age ended. The Elder Days of Middle Earth had their bitter epilogue with the destruction of Beleriand. The remembrance of what had been remained alive only in the immortal memories of the mightiest High Elves, and much of once was got lost as the World progressively became disenchanted and grey. Unfortunately, this epilogue was made even more bitter by the theft of the two Silmarils that were rescued by Eönwë. Maedhros and Maglor were in fact consumed by their infamous and cruel Oath, and even in victory they eventually dared to steal the two hallowed Jewels that regarded as theirs. Their very endless desire led both of them to death. The Silmarils, at the end of these events, were claimed back by the very Elements of Arda: the fires of the Earth, the immense width of the Sea and the eternal Night and Stars in the Sky (upon Eärendil's Vingilótë). If, then, the three legendary Jewels, that keep alive the lost splendour of the Two Trees, are ever to be found again and used to revive the ancient Light that was before the Sun and the Moon, it will be not before Arda is broken and remade again by Ilúvatar itself, for not even the very Valar could ever have the power to rescue them without facing terrible consequences.

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Beleriand was not the only land that sank into the water. The deadly Helcaraxë was erased too by that natural catastrophe, and the whole Aman would have thus been completely separated from Middle Earth until the End. The Archangels decided not to intervene anymore in the mortal World's affairs, for the sake of both Elves and Men, leaving the fundamental task of contesting the Evil to the undimmed spirit and determination of the Free People.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Jul 2016, 02:59
Very heartful greetings to anyone who has constantly been interested in this topic so far and contributed meaningfully to this discussion with passion and cooperative spirit. After the War of Wrath update, I don't think I will publish other updates of that kind anytime soon; I would rather like to start now and then some holistic lore debates about Aman in general, both referring to specific events of Arda's mythology and also widening the perspective about fundamental basic themes of the Tolkien's Legendarium at the maximum.

If you are intended to discuss anything in particular, just let me know your own propositions here and simply set in motion the topic you are willing to deal with. Hopefully, we will manage to establish useful exchanges of knowledge and opinions  ;)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Jul 2016, 13:36
There often are some particular and apparently of little relevance elements in stories that do instead give so much material to speculate and imagine about. Especially in Tolkien's writings, whose renowned cryptic and tale-like wording can turn out to be quite as tough to manage as his very rich descriptions of events and characters. This one, from the Silmarillion, always catches my attention.

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Fëanor and his sons abode seldom in one place for long, but travelled far and wide upon the confines of Valinor, going even to the borders of the Dark and the cold shores of the Outer Sea, seeking the unknown. Often they were guests in the halls of Aulë; but Celegorm went rather to the house of Oromë, and there he got great knowledge of birds and beasts, and all their tongues he knew. For all living things that are or have been in the Kingdom of Arda, save only the fell and evil creatures of Melkor, lived then in the land of Aman; and there also were many other creatures that have not been seen upon Middle-earth, and perhaps never now shall be, since the fashion of the world was changed.
J.R.R Tolkien - The Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië

The material we are offered is very interesting. After the fall of the primordial holy residence of the Valar in Almaren and after the great cataclysm brought upon by the destruction of the Two Lamps, it is very likely that most of the ancestral animals and plants that inhabited Arda were wiped out by such immense ruin. The Valar managed to rescue, though, much of the Light of Almaren and they may have saved some of those beasts too. Then, as we are told, in Valinor, the Archangels made a lot of new things under the blessing influence of their greatest masterpiece: the Two Trees. That eventually even surpassed the beauty of the lost Spring of Arda. It is therefore possible too that some other new animals and plants were created and hallowed within the Pelóri, so that they would have ever been destined to be absolutely unknown to the outer mortal lands.

So, what kind of sacred and ancestral animals do you think Valinor hides behind its indestructible and inviolable walls? I always thought that flying horses could well fit in the Blessed Realm, also as a very distinctive mount, referred to the mythical figure of Pegasus from the ancient Greek mythology. There could also be a lot of other possibilities, thinking about the famous Woods of Oromë and the variety of fauna that might be present there. Personally, I can't help imagining Ingwë, the High King of the Vanyar and all Elves, leading the holy ranks of Aman upon his white flying horse  8-)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jul 2016, 23:08
A bit closer perspective of the Blessed Realm itself, showing the main places of Valinor and the dwellings of the Valar  :)

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Sep 2016, 05:11
The frozen waste in which are located the two blue Sphinxes of Neverending Story reminds me very much of the frozen and deadly pass of Helcaraxë, that united Aman and Middle-earth before the War of Wrath and the end of the First Age. That ice-land is also immersed in total darkness, if not for the starry sky, and that could be easily relatable to the situation of all the lands out of the walls of Valinor, during the Years of the Trees. Only the Ainur are capable of journeying through it without suffering any toil or pain, while even the mightiest Eldar could find death in the march (as it exactly happened after the Noldor's exile).

Personally, I really like the fact that, even in the continent of the Powers of Arda, there can be such hostile and dangerous places, not less ghoulish than Mordor, Minas Morgul or Moria; just to give some names: the black and long shores of Avathar in the south (once the lair of Ungoliant), the cold desert of Araman in the north and Helcaraxë. I reckon it means that there are no real safe places but the shores of Eldamar and, most importantly, what lies within the indestructible wall of the Pelóri: the Blessed Realm.

(https://media4.giphy.com/media/Ynvv9OQ0TtZLy/200_s.gif)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FegMIpfBcrU/UJGJWuFYpdI/AAAAAAAAAPk/cc_RjfbGq9A/s1600/Southern+Oracle.png)

These deadly places might also be regarded as additional defences, to guard Aman even more from possible attacks from the East, back when the Valar had decided to wage direct war against Melkor.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Sep 2016, 02:00
Other renditions of the Helcaraxë, the frozen waste which only the Ainur can get through unaltered and unspoiled.

(http://media.tumblr.com/afa00b802ce344830c3b7c33134a7358/tumblr_inline_mrtjyfjAjm1qz4rgp.png)

Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Okt 2016, 00:57
An interesting interpretation of the eerie region of Avathar in Aman, lair of Ungoliant until the Darkening of Valinor.

Actually, the picture seems to show Melkor and Ungoliant climbing the Pelóri and probably reaching the mountainous chain's peak. As it's shown, the two are contemplating the blessed lands of the Valar's realm lit by gold-like radiance and are particularly focused on the source of that holy light: the Two Trees.

(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/8/8c/Lady_Elleth_-_Unlight.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Okt 2016, 20:37
Speaking about Melkor and Ungoliant, I can introduce an additional element of Aman, which is probably not so commonly known in tales: Hyarmentir.

Hyarmentir is one of the tallest peaks of the Pelóri (it seems to be the second tallest after Taniquetil) and is located in the south of Valinor, near the Woods of Oromë and the hallowed Pastures of Yavanna. It was this precise mountain, as it's shown in the picture of my previous comment, that Melkor and Ungoliant climbed to reach the beating heart of the Blessed Realm and then put an end to the Noon of Valinor. Particularly, Ungoliant wrought her dark/anti-light web between the clefts and pinnacles of the Pelóri and thus permitted the dark Vala to violate the sanctity of the Powers' domain.

(http://67.media.tumblr.com/a2b88bb4b80344139c6fa6dcf36b1772/tumblr_myysn4WIel1tnfa17o1_r5_500.jpg)

P.S. Look at the size of Ungoliant. She's really titanic and that's how I always picture her in my mind. It definitely took an entity like her to make Valinor sink in the darkness  [ugly]
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Okt 2016, 00:49
Just to wish you all a good night, here it is a possible interpretation of how a flowered field might look like throughout the vast Pastures of Yavanna, in the evergreen lands of Valinor  :)

(http://ift.tt/1tv8Ffl)

P.S. I'm resolved to deal soon with the dwellings of Mandos (Námo) and Nienna in the Blessed Realm. Two very particular places which don't comply exactly with the joyful atmosphere of the context they are immersed into.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Okt 2016, 06:48
This image shows Yavanna and Nienna giving birth to the Two Trees of Valinor: the former starts singing and causes the growth of the Trees to finally have beginning, while the latter waters the two frail sprouts with her tears. Personally, I find it reasonable to think that even Varda was involved, ultimately giving those two creations the blessing of Light, of which she is the only source in Eä.

So, under the star-lit sky of the end of the Years of the Lamps (approximately), the most splendid deed of the Valar enlightened their Blessed Realm for the first time, and so it would do for millennia later.

(https://65.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltwb16sr2m1qb1lhco1_500.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: The_Necromancer0 am 21. Okt 2016, 09:16
I don't know where you keep finding these images but they are extremely impressive in quality. Although I not a big fan of Melkor with goat legs and a tail (what ?  :o) I really like the drawing style of that particular one, the way the two trees are fused together.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Okt 2016, 10:18
I don't know where you keep finding these images but they are extremely impressive in quality.

I have my sources...  8-)

What I grasped so far by examining many different interpretations of the Two Trees is that there is really not a clear indication or measure of their actual appearance. I mean, Laurelin and Telperion are always referred to in very general terms, despite them being the greatest creation of the Valar. Although we are obviously aware of their true importance, the 'simplistic' myth-like wording of the Silmarillion uses often generic terms and the lack of details doesn't help either. Literally, set their holy properties aside, they are most of the times described as common trees would be.

I in fact saw some versions represent them almost as random luminescent trees placed in the middle of a plain. I think this representation doesn't really give the right impression of what we're talking about. After a good deal of speculative activity (the exceptional nature they were endowed with, the vast lands under their radius, the fact that Ungoliant's presence was needed in order to take them down and what happens to her in the aftermath), I believe we can legitimately depict the Two Trees of Valinor as colossal wonders at the gates of the sacred Valimar, at the centre of the very plain of Valinor; worshipped by the Ainur and the Eldar equally. I admit I personally like monumental and majestic things, but in my opinion this is how the Two Trees are supposed to be, apart from everyone's different tastes.

Unfortunately, I have not found yet a version that fully satisfies me, even though one pretty much nailed how I would envisage them.

(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah307/LaValchiria/The%20Two%20Trees%20and%20Valimar%201_zpsrvjjqk5g.gif)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Nov 2016, 18:35
Illuin, one of the two mighty Lamps, whose holiness was one of the sources by which the ancestral Middle-earth was lit. A perfect world fashioned on symmetry among all natural elements.

Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Nov 2016, 01:42
Not only are the vast Pastures of Yavanna evergreen, but also golden, for there grows the Wheat of the Gods, which is nourishment for all Valinor.

(http://www.clipartkid.com/images/797/golden-wheat-fields-pictures-free-pictures-cnU7B9-clipart.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jan 2017, 01:50
Finarfin bidding farewell to his beloved family, before his sons and his daughter depart from Aman. The gentle Noldorin princes choose the path of the exile, being resolute to punish Morgoth for his terrible crimes and being intended to rule over the free lands of the mortal Middle-earth. After an initial agreement, Finarfin eventually opts for returning to Kôr/Tirion and becomes the king of all Noldor in Aman. Only during the apocalyptic War of Wrath (more than 500 years later) shall he land on Beleriand to fight within the ranks of the Host of the Valar.

(http://orig00.deviantart.net/9742/f/2016/044/c/0/lord_of_the_third_house_in_middle_earth_by_ekukanova-d9quzt0.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Jan 2017, 02:18
The ENEMY

(http://orig05.deviantart.net/d0ea/f/2016/298/a/b/morgoth_by_ekukanova-dam6stn.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Jan 2017, 01:13
A possible interpretation of how the greatest harbour of Eldamar might look like: Alqualondë.

(http://alqualonde.altervista.org/sparta.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Feb 2017, 00:43
ELDAMAR

''So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.''
John Bunyan - The Pilgrim's Progress

(http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/ah307/LaValchiria/Dream%20in%20front%20of%20Eldamar_zpshxbvbfm3.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: bookworm1138 am 21. Feb 2017, 07:48
I wish I had artistic skill beyond simply music and prose. Personally, the artistic depictions of Melkor are too clean. I have no problem with Sauron being the clean-shaven, "fair" one, especially since that was his guise as Annatar during the Second Age, but the Dark Enemy Morgoth shouldn't look like a clone of Annatar
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Feb 2017, 11:02
I share your same considerations. After the theft of the Silmarils and the end of the Noon of Valinor, Morgoth is indeed supposed to manifest himself in Arda in his usual terrible appearance, as he had done during the previous wars against the Valar (Years of the Trees) and long before. I would nonetheless say that, at an extent, we can notice some different aspects from Annatar: that is, Morgoth's face already shows the corruption of his essence and the scar inflicted by Thorondor.

There's also another motive that interests me. His expression doesn't express malice nor evil intentions, but rather a sort of subdued feeling (sadness, in a sense, with the broadest connotation): the tragic condition of being evil and not having the possibility to redeem in any way, as if he were a slave of his own character.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Mär 2017, 01:10
Another interesting concept which seems to advocate the interpretation of the Two Trees having a colossal size. The interpretation I cherish the most  ;)

(http://pre03.deviantart.net/8b25/th/pre/f/2016/159/2/1/laurelin_and_telperion__two_trees_of_valinor_v__by_sarkaskorpikova-da5g0ad.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Mär 2017, 00:48
Finwë, mourning the eternal sleep of his beloved Míriel, whose physical body is taken care of by the Maia-maidens of Estë.

(https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e19fd808ed0e45b1ff0791e530f35987406a4c046218c2ef52a0f0d021b690eb.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Mär 2017, 23:29
The marine Maia of the People of Ulmo, Ossë, teaching the Teleri how to build ships to cross the seas and reunite with the other Eldar in Aman. He is the representation of storms and his violent characterisation is due to his initial attendance of Melkor, at the beginning of things. Friendship that he later forswore.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2e/32/f2/2e32f26607bca8a181b90f6bc4574a5e.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Mär 2017, 23:32
Another depiction of Ossë, with her wife Uinen, Maia who rules over the calm sea.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3a/b3/1f/3ab31f4235f4be7f6c41ea0200b4b9db.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Mär 2017, 18:56
Eönwë, herald of Manwë and chief of the Maiar of Aman.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLmJuDmUYAALEef.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Apr 2017, 23:17
Manwë, the king of the Valar and of Arda itself, mourning the ultimate decision of most of the Noldor to depart from Aman, leading to their consequent exile.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/10/87/6b/10876b5e531798d5b6785d3616abfb3a.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Apr 2017, 23:12
This is not just a genealogy. This is a bible!  8-)

(http://pre08.deviantart.net/54e8/th/pre/f/2016/082/3/8/genealogy_of_the_ainur_by_enanoakd-d92dhg5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Ectheldir am 9. Apr 2017, 23:39
Ohhh! This is beautiful! Really, really nice!

But, would you by any chance, know of a higher resolution version? I would love to actually see some parts in better detail (or read them, which is kept mostly impossible as it is now), but zooming in is of no avail, as the resolution doesn't provide it.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Apr 2017, 23:18
This is the resolution (http://pre08.deviantart.net/54e8/th/pre/f/2016/082/3/8/genealogy_of_the_ainur_by_enanoakd-d92dhg5.jpg) you can find on DeviantArt. The quality should be a little bit better.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Ectheldir am 11. Apr 2017, 00:07
Just a little bit. But, thanks anyway.
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Apr 2017, 22:57
Lúthien, the mightiest of the Eldar. The Elf-maiden who won the mercy of the Valar and obliged the Dark Vala to succumb to her singing.

(http://img09.deviantart.net/f627/i/2016/088/e/3/luthien_by_kimberly80-d9wsxeu.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Apr 2017, 00:54
The King and Queen of Arda lying under the Two Trees, in the midst of the blessed plain of Valinórë  :)

(http://i60.tinypic.com/157m2qv.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Apr 2017, 04:07
Memories of a bliss which is no more...

(http://img08.deviantart.net/1862/i/2016/249/2/3/the_time_of_treelight_by_annamare-dagfbbn.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Apr 2017, 14:56
As far as I recall (given that I have already had the chance to find this picture), this should represent either Melkor unleashing his primordial wrath during the ancestral wars against the Valar or him after the theft of the Jewels, although he had well taken a physical shape by the time (as most of the Ainur had exactly done). Thus, I do believe that the former hypothesis seems to be more appropriate and accurate for the case.

(https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ec42abbbeb83e878685f2e35ff08ba1b-c)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Apr 2017, 15:35
The One and its Angels, before space and time.

(http://i.imgur.com/ppXitjz.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Apr 2017, 12:41
The Ainur contemplating the majesty of Ilúvatar and its holy music.

(http://img01.deviantart.net/19ce/i/2014/049/4/3/ainur_valar_by_dietrich_occta-d76zq24.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Apr 2017, 01:25
The bearers of the Three leave Middle-earth, ending an era and determining the definitive passage from magic to mortal reality.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Departure_at_the_Grey_Havens.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Apr 2017, 02:58
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ba/26/04/ba26048ffd630ee6ea4b5b566e02bd4d.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Mai 2017, 02:23
Melian, Elwë and their legendary daughter.

(http://img09.deviantart.net/f73d/i/2015/055/2/d/melian_elwe___luthien_beren_by_j__guo_and_aglargon_by_aglargon-d8em4fl.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Mai 2017, 22:30
The legendary white city of marble and diamond, surrounded by forbidden peaks and cold. Morgoth had to rely on an entire army and on his foulest demons to take it down. With its downfall, the pride and might of the Noldor of the Elder Days were irreparably wounded.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Tuor_Reaches_the_Hidden_City_of_Gondolin.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Mai 2017, 02:01
Elwë and Melian under the trees, in the silent calmness of the night.

(http://img09.deviantart.net/c82b/i/2017/116/6/6/nan_elmoth_by_aegeri-db77z11.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Mai 2017, 21:49
At the gates of the Iron Fortress.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/cc/79/2a/cc792af0cd5700b2eeebcec8d9c3cefb.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Mai 2017, 14:34
The deep and vast halls of Elwë, carved in the stone and immersed in the forests of Doriath.

(http://digilander.libero.it/Metallian73/images/menegroth.gif)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Mai 2017, 22:16
One of the Two Lamps of the Valar.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_Lamp_of_the_Valar_1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Mai 2017, 09:33
The king of Gondolin, as he celebrates the rise of the dawn.

(http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/tolkien/images/c/cb/Turgon_durante_il_Tarnin_Austa_a_Gondolin.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160312235418&path-prefix=it)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Mai 2017, 23:36
Turgon, armoured and authoritative, wielding his legendary sword.

(http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/seigneur-des-anneaux/images/9/9d/Turgon_et_glamdring.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150228204805&path-prefix=fr)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Mai 2017, 14:39
Eärendil reaches the gates of Kôr/Tirion.

(http://www.sharecg.com/images/original/1114.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Mai 2017, 23:23
Elwë, High King of the Teleri and King of the millennium-old Doriath.

(http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e35/14448430_1243764255666329_1663645957083889664_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTM1NTc0OTM4NzQ1MjM0NzYwOQ%3D%3D.2)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Mai 2017, 01:30
After many years of jubilee and solace, the longing for Aman was too much for most of the Teleri to resist. From their harbours in Eressëa, they built white ships and passed across the sea, carried by swans and sailing under the dark sky of the Years of the Trees (lit only by stars and northern lights).

(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/x/good-bye-tol-eressea-hello-eldamar-d-computer-graphics-seascape-elven-boats-swans-fly-ahead-38937868.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Jun 2017, 00:08
The evolution of Arda throughout the millennia. The last phase represents Arda being eventually turned into a sphere, alongside the removal of the Undying Lands from Arda itself.

(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/5/5d/Sage_-_Evolution_of_Arda.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Jun 2017, 20:59
Fingon, High King of the Noldor, duels with the Lord of Morgoth's Flames, Gothmog.

(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/4/41/Ted_Nasmith_-_Fingon_and_Gothmog.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Jun 2017, 00:59
The three great ancestors of the Elven kind. The three first kings under the starred sky: Elwë, Finwë and Ingwë.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3d/86/92/3d86921bf447bc175aab18969be56297.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Jun 2017, 02:07
It lies in the furthest and easternmost East, the second highest mountain of Arda after the Holy Peak. The Walls of the Sun, the mirror of Manwë's holy mount. From the westernmost West, to the easternmost East.

(https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/4/4e/01.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130822190551)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Jun 2017, 22:35
Zitat
Free she runneth and fain, wandering with deer throughout the golden plains of Valinórë.

(http://orig03.deviantart.net/79a6/f/2013/093/3/1/nessa_fragment_by_ekukanova-d60a6ur.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Jun 2017, 14:57
The Bearers of the Three sail.

(http://www.hildebrandt-art.com/art/tolkien/21d6-m.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Jun 2017, 14:15
Zitat
Vast halls in the western ends of Valinórë, in which silence reigns and all surrounds,
Souls rest, mourn and for their final judgement wait, were they to be welcomed in the joyful Aman or from Eä forever depart.

(http://orig11.deviantart.net/c7c6/f/2016/161/0/5/namo_mandos_by_ekukanova-da5lh0z.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Jun 2017, 01:26
The noble Arafinwë, king of Kôr and of all the Noldor of Aman. Although the image itself is absolutely stunning, I don't have idea of what he's doing in such a context; the surroundings resemble too much Middle-earth. So, just to formulate a couple of hypotheses, I would say he's either in Beleriand (during the War of Wrath), or he's inspecting the frozen wastes at the outskirts of Aman. But the environment doesn't seem to look like a frozen waste (a quite alpine touch). After having read the comments below, I learnt that it might be a sort of made-up tale from some fans.

(http://orig01.deviantart.net/018f/f/2017/097/8/5/king_of_the_valinorian_noldor_by_ekukanova-db4ze0a.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Jun 2017, 02:42
Lórien, the Lord of Dreams and of the Unseen.

(http://orig12.deviantart.net/0680/f/2017/108/d/8/lorien_by_ekukanova-db695je.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Jun 2017, 21:41
The mightiest Elf of all times stands proud and undaunted in front of the Evil incarnated.

(http://orig02.deviantart.net/d9bd/f/2015/292/d/a/luthien_before_morgoth_by_ekukanova-d9db5mv.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Jun 2017, 01:26
Eärwen, the Swan-Maiden of Alqualondë.

(http://orig15.deviantart.net/a2da/f/2016/363/b/a/the_swan_maiden_of_alqualonde_by_ekukanova-data4fg.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Fingolfin König der Noldor am 28. Jun 2017, 07:22
@DieWalküre: Just wanted to let you know tha I realy like what you are doing here, even though I never say something but pictures look awesome :).
Just keep going!
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Trapper am 28. Jun 2017, 12:06
Zitat
@DieWalküre: Just wanted to let you know tha I realy like what you are doing here, even though I never say something but pictures look awesome :).
Just keep going!
Must agree !
Very nice to scroll through and look at the pictures you post. :)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Jun 2017, 13:56
Danke schön, an euch beide ;)

I'm really flattered to know that you appreciate the essence and purpose of this thread, which is aimed at a thorough exploration of the pillars and mazes of Tolkien's lore. As for the images, they're splendid indeed, yet all is owed to each respective artist; and I believe it's a marvellous thing that some artists take time and make efforts to depict bits from the books. Absolutely fantastic! Furthermore, if you're interested in the Elder Days, I guess you will rejoice at these important news: when I'm done with my exams (very, very soon), I will transpose my previous work regarding the War of Wrath into poetry, creating a collection of chapters (structured lyrics, a defined style and moderate magnitude of the endeavour). In this way, I hope to give life to an epic composition (in line with the canons of epic poetry), as if it were a smaller version Homer's Iliad, with the War of Wrath as its prime theme. Because this apocalyptic and decisive event could be easily compared to the essence of the Trojan War, in which valiant heroes and deities participate in the conflict 8-)

I was supposed to reveal this project as a surprise, but your kind praises have melted my defences :D
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Trapper am 28. Jun 2017, 15:29
Sounds great!
I does indeed seem that there are quite a few similiarities between the Trojan War and the War of Wrath. :)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Jun 2017, 23:31
It really does. There is a sense of predestined, predetermined and certain outcome, for the forces of Valinor were obviously in an absolute position of supremacy, although both parties withstood the most difficult challenges. But, if I were to draw a line of difference between the two, I would say that Tolkien's major war has definitely a more satisfying ending: given the virtuous nature of the Valinor's host, no immense crime nor injustices derived from the victory of the Good (contrary to the conflicting interests of each heathen god in the Trojan War).
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Jul 2017, 02:48
Elwing, heiress of the Two Lovers, escapes the threat of the vengeful Noldor and brings one of the Jewels with her.

(http://pre06.deviantart.net/1b72/th/pre/f/2017/179/6/1/maedhros_and_elwing_by_turnermohan-dbedglp.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Jul 2017, 00:34
Zitat
Lord of waves and stormy seas, I beg thee,
Thou knowest much of the World and fain would the foretelling of future my cause aid.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/4b/9e/54/4b9e54444d7a0042dec2238df76f0f5e.jpg)



All these lyrics are the loose and personal product of my imagination, of course ;)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Jul 2017, 23:01
Ossë and Uinen, loyal servants of the sea. One brings storms and raging waves, while the other makes the blue calm and to any dweller of the shore gives solace.

(http://img00.deviantart.net/14e0/i/2013/223/1/3/osse_and_uinen_by_steamey-d6hqfkp.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Jul 2017, 00:51
Legolas and Gimli finally behold the Pelóri and reach the much longed shores of Eldamar.

(https://silmarillionseries.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/tn-legolas_and_gimli_reach_the_shores_of_valinor.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Trapper am 18. Jul 2017, 02:22
Nice :)

btw, i have found the original picture to the one you posted 3 months ago with a very good resolution, so that everything should be readable. :)

(http://orig03.deviantart.net/6498/f/2016/082/3/8/genealogy_of_the_ainur_by_enanoakd-d92dhg5.jpg) (http://orig03.deviantart.net/6498/f/2016/082/3/8/genealogy_of_the_ainur_by_enanoakd-d92dhg5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jul 2017, 09:39
Many thanks, really! It was quite hard to go through those texts with such low resolution. Also, speaking about the project concerning the War of Wrath in poetry, you can find a thread in the RPG section in which you may forward your general thoughts on the matter, if you are willing to do that :)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Jul 2017, 22:09
Menegroth, the hidden palace of thousand caves hidden into the stone, whose fashion was mirrored by the grand halls of the Woodland Realm in the Third Age.

(http://www.historiarex.com/uploads/files/1439257425.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Jul 2017, 02:23
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Nerwen, Princess of Kôr, thy grand deeds shall ever-present be in hearts and memory that doth not end,
In glory thy story people are to narrate, as thou makest miracles and the cause of the Good forever thou hast served.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8atqtDWt1CE
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Jul 2017, 23:07
It is surely a quite simple rendition, but it is very much significant: the lyrics of both Finrod and Sauron turn into magic, while narrating the beauty of the physical world and the sorrowful tragedies that the Noldor had to go through. The connection between magic and poetry is a very much recurrent theme in Tolkien's writings and in literature in general. Only in the Elder Days could sung words bend someone's will or undo the stone (as Lúthien did). Magic is might!

(http://img03.deviantart.net/c1e1/i/2017/196/9/1/finrod_vs__sauron_by_elianastarlight-dbge72l.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Aug 2017, 04:22
In no way would I ever discredit LOTR, but this picture is a quite accurate portrayal of the situation. The masterpiece of Tolkien, the trilogy, has definitely very solid pillars from which the whole narration evolved and progressed marvellously!

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/27/8b/a8/278ba82e91b8af8554f4dafd2dd632ae--book-stuff-nerd-stuff.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Aug 2017, 23:22
At the gravest hour, Eärendil showed up in the sky with a fleet of all the creatures of the air that respond to Manwë. The Winged Dragons are caught by utter surprise and they quickly try to counter that new situation. A terrible fight in the wind derives, and the light which the Jewel emanates keeps at bay the fiercest enemy and brought victory to the Good's side.

(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2000/1*B2uCVNHxK0yZ3VbWstk8uQ.jpeg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Aug 2017, 01:14
Another honourable tribute to the Princess of Kôr 8-)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0aGK9nMYTbM
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Aug 2017, 01:05
The history of Elrond and Celebrían, from her captivity in the hands of Orcs, to her sad departure from Middle-earth. The synchronisation of the images is very much well-made and fit for the context. A great piece of fan-art.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=c8iRJjm56Xg
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Aug 2017, 02:43
A busy harbour of Númenor.

(https://talesfromthecards.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/pelargir.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Aug 2017, 02:08
Varda, mightiest of the Valar and kindler of all that is radiant within the halls of Eä. The physical incarnation of Ilúvatar's pure power, and of God's timeless dwelling out of the ends of material existence.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/51/f5/7a/51f57acec60a649b4b0de9f371b6334f.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Aug 2017, 01:21
Zitat
I thank thee and bid farewell, wherever thou farest.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Aug 2017, 02:20
Gathering shadows, on the eve of the storm...

(https://img15.deviantart.net/fa0f/i/2015/243/f/9/minas_tirith_by_kimberly80-d97yl39.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Aug 2017, 03:15
The Nine, the Seven, the Three untainted and the ruling One.

(https://img12.deviantart.net/168c/i/2013/275/a/c/the_ring_by_breathing2004-d6ox5pe.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Aug 2017, 22:15
Zitat
Bright blade in the night of terror and onslaught, thou hast not given up resilience and will to shield the weak, and the darkest fire thou thus faced and in honour withstood, albeit thy very life being the toll of such a deed.

(https://pre10.deviantart.net/b36e/th/pre/i/2017/222/5/a/glorfindel_battles_the_balrog_by_annamare-dbjka0h.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Sep 2017, 00:19
2:34.

Zitat
Thou now farest yonder, where thy gentle people with love and affection thee await, to be together once again, after joy, peril, creeping sedition, exile, war and woes, for thou art the Princess of Kôr, and to Aman thou belongest.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KucsFB02Hps
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Sep 2017, 01:01
Youngest yet strongest among the other maidens of the royal House of the skilled Noldor. Resolution and ambition guided her heart, albeit being ever-respectful and pious towards the just rule of the West. She sought for open air in Middle-earth and lands to reign over. She found love too, and other treasures of diverse guise. She healed some of the world's wounds and her realm with her arts she beautified. The Princess of Kôr, proud and in any time benevolent.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/d36c/th/pre/i/2015/105/3/3/hello__lorien__by_kimberly80-d83dxke.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Sep 2017, 01:32
Zitat
Yavanna has all that is green and grows in her government,
Her ladyship over flowers and leaves has made Arda fairer and colourful,
The fruits of the earth reward toil and labour, and never-ending source of nourishment they were meant to be,
Her grandest deed was at the beginning of elder times, when the Two Trees emerged from the hallowed mound, fountain of eternal daylight and merriment among the ways of the blessed shires.

(https://img13.deviantart.net/1d17/i/2015/110/c/f/yavanna_by_kimberly80-d6jclhh.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Sep 2017, 02:57
Zitat
Tears of mine, sorrowful water of silence and grief, evidence of this world's wounds ye shall be, and dishevelled, withered and stained spoils ye are to wash and clean, and naught fell will in the end be, as wailing conscience justness and hope through the hard way is to find.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/61/ed/8e/61ed8e1f6978e15d38a23232e3952b2d--valar-tolkien.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Sep 2017, 20:51
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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Sep 2017, 01:15
The Fëanturi. The Masters of Spirits. These Valar, of whom two are counted among the Aratar of Valinórë; the mightiest of the Powers themselves. All three have great power and government over the spiritual dimension of Eä. One rules over the domain of dreams and vision. His brother is the ultimate judge of any soul who dwells in or simply passes through the Halls of Mandos. To him the fate of dead belongs. And their sister resides in the westernmost ends of the West itself, treading the shores of the forbidden Outer Ocean. She mourns for the wounds inflicted on Arda, yet grief becomes hope and endurance to bear the burden of toil.

(http://scontent-sea1-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e15/11380838_1427718844218282_1491673396_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTAwMDgwNTAzODAzODkwMTMxNg%3D%3D.2)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Sep 2017, 00:36
Zitat
[...]Well, Dark Lord, there are forces in this world which were before Men and Elves, whose nature someone of your order should know well.

(https://silmarillionseries.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/john_howe_-_the_ents_destroy_isengard.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Sep 2017, 00:42
Zitat
The Eldar sing many things of their home, deeds and tale. Men are rarely to grasp what rests beneath the surface of soothing melodies, for there is also old and conscious wit, narrating both triumph and tragic demise. Death and the merriment of life. The hopeful gaze at what is to be, alongside nostalgia and apprehensive waiting.

Yet, in no way is Arda by phoney images described. Arda embraces all and naught forgets. The World is radiant life for the Immortals, as are they for the World as well.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YQeG_dB0_g8
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Okt 2017, 02:50
Not only does the kin of Arafinwë have the blood of Vanyar running in their veins, but their mother is of the people of Olwë, king of the Teleri of Aman. The three kinds of the Eldar are thus reunited and fused in these royal and extraordinary characters. Wise, gentle, just and gifted with wit.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-cnB_bCcAArtxB.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Okt 2017, 01:00
How could Men of a high ancestry forswear the bliss and rule of the sole Guardians of the World? Bonds were severed and a wicked intelligence made it so that past was forgotten. Mortality became an unbearable burden and even a sin in the eyes of the late Children. Fate was doomed and the one-time Land of the Gift became a somber graveyard under the surfaces of the sea.

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DaQEakX5104/Vhxcp0IuECI/AAAAAAAAHVs/Xt-0z9GTuz4/s1600/011%2Bdestruction%2Bof%2Bnumenor--in%2Bthe%2Bcity.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Okt 2017, 01:49
Zitat
Turukáno, thou art king of glory and valour of old. Dauntless the spirit and incessant the pace, for through the death-bringing Ice thy people thou had to lead. Thy love perished along those frozen ends of miserable destiny. Hazard thou hast faced even when ye, Noldor, to the Hither-Lands have come. Hither ye came and the tenure of power was to be contested. Yet, vigorous blood flowed in thy veins, son of Ñolofinwë the Valiant. A pearl encircled by stone and peaks to thee was entrusted and offered. Consecrated with pride and awe, for thou art prime character of legends and mighty monarch under the bright Stars.

(http://68.media.tumblr.com/84c1e9acafb35a5cf45d621eba659783/tumblr_ob39ecL39Y1uxu3jyo2_1280.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Okt 2017, 18:15
Zitat
Highest of the peaks. Above the very clouds and even higher. Here lies the Holy Mountain over which naught else in the world towers.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/25/53/51/255351e88c4ead9e07629caadc2b45b2--middle-earth-manwe.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Okt 2017, 02:12
Zitat
Wake, first sons and daughters of the Children,
Long ye slept under darkness and amidst lone ways,
The deeds of the Star-kindler ye shall see as prime image, blessed and radiant, compass of your journey it is to be,
Of no illness ye are to bear the deadly toil, the passing of time will not burden your spirit also, for ye are life for this world and this world is life for you, and its fate shall be yours as yours shall be its.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/3267/i/2016/299/a/a/the_first_elves___cuivienyarna_by_annamare-dalqcjz.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Okt 2017, 00:46
Zitat
The last High King, of whom minstrels often sing,
Lone monument of the old valour, in the midst of storm and lack of honour,
The toil of endurance was his dearest ally, yet also burden which makes weary and leads whither solitary souls lie,
Of grand deeds and quests it is a tale, albeit grief for which one may naught but mourn and wail.

(https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/tolkien/images/1/16/Gil-Galas_by_Kimberly.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20160108161519&path-prefix=it)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Okt 2017, 01:07
Zitat
His fell hands were eager to enter the gates of a pure domain,
Hands that labour and without mercy any order are to obey,
These are his deadly pawns in his thrall,
Yet, an older prowess they had to face, and water, begged by words of spell, the passage opted to bar.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/d59a/th/pre/i/2012/165/0/4/nazgul_riders_by_alynaris-d53gtfy.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Okt 2017, 00:21
The gem of the Elder Days, as it was first imagined in the dreams of the king, brought by the magic of Ulmo who never had forsaken the cause of the exiled ones. Then, how the settlement evolved in anonymity and safety, in the ignorance of Morgoth and his vile minions. At last, how the tale ended with the most terrible of the outcomes.

(https://t00.deviantart.net/rjhQHx79kdWtEX9jijZ0d2Mhhqw=/fit-in/700x350/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre00/ebf6/th/pre/f/2014/137/e/5/copy_by_breathing2004-d7is48l.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Okt 2017, 00:55
Vile serpents, breathing fire and mastering the art of illusion. They are a fell labour of the first Dark Lord. Meant to terrorise and torture those who had set foot on the Hither-Lands, which we deem lands of great suffering and strife.

(https://www.3dartistonline.com/users/7832/thm1024/1364821489_Glaurung%26Turin2013web.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Okt 2017, 22:42
Zitat
Elven king under the Stars, a son I gave thee and sole of such fiery spirit shall be, for none is to have kindred skills or the strength to walk the path of legends and tales, but I am not to behold my beloved child's life blossoming, for consumed am I by the most intense fire.

Compelled am I to forsake the shires of the living and to rest in the Halls of the Judge, who all doth right and fair.

(http://78.media.tumblr.com/17b992f13830221840e6f9eae4f60cf4/tumblr_ovn7zmEGKG1us9tp6o1_1280.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Nov 2017, 23:46
Third High King of the Noldor, deemed the most valiant of all ancient monarchs; one who dared battle the Dark Lord in front of the gates of the Iron Fortress.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a5/1a/15/a51a1553f95d18e45620d001285d42cd.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Nov 2017, 00:37
Never has the Vala of the Oceans forsaken whom he considered dear and in need of aid. He headed out, once, from the forbidden underwater palaces that are his dwelling. He took the mighty appearance of one of the Powers and gave words of wisdom to the one who was destined to change the course of the tide.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d8/41/b6/d841b64750afb463ac3bb649fcc920ad--high-fantasy-valar.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Nov 2017, 01:06
Zitat
Infamous tale, aye, I shall speak of thine,
Thy sad story, marred by decay and treason,
A radiant Angel of light and knowledge,
Woes to thee, thou hast chosen darkness and his deadliest servant in truth thou becamest.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/51fd/f/2015/311/e/3/the_silmarillion__sauron__1_by_akami777-d9ftn9q.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Nov 2017, 01:35
The three mightiest Princes of the Noldor.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Nov 2017, 02:00
Zitat
Emperor of the Oceans, of seas known and forbidden, on behalf of the Powers thou hast just spoken, of whom thou art messenger of hope. I shall listen and obey, for thy wisdom is the wisdom of the Archangels, that knoweth all and never is wrong.

(https://images.moviepilot.com/image/upload/c_fill,h_630,q_auto:best,w_1200/ulmo_the_lord_of_the_waters-will-the-silmarillion-ever-be-made-into-a-movie-jpeg-132908.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Nov 2017, 01:40
Zitat
Immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/14/f8/4d/14f84dfa810c77d3622bc99cf9f2dacd.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Nov 2017, 01:52
Once returned in Middle-earth, that strange alliance was just bound to end: Ungoliant seeks to devour Melkor, as the Dark Vala had refused to give up the Jewels and let her feed on their holy radiance.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Nov 2017, 04:33
Elwë meets Melyanna for the first time, under the starred heavens of the Years of the Trees.

(https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/thingol-and-melian-kip-rasmussen.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Nov 2017, 02:25
Ñolofinwë, the most valiant among the heroes of old.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/0/08/Untitled_by_kimberly80-d6l88ln.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20131231040339)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Nov 2017, 02:42
The second High King of the Noldor. Master of doom and of doom a notable victim. Keeper of arts and wisdom that are never to be surpassed.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/fc4b/i/2017/098/2/c/star_of_feanor_by_kimberly80-d9dn5gg.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Nov 2017, 02:40
The Lady's wise brother. Hero of gentle nobility, master of songs and eternal friend of the loyal Edain of the First Age. None was to surpass him in kindness and purity of heart. Quality of rare sort and worthy of heartfelt praise in the legends of the world.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/a18b/f/2017/136/b/7/finrod_by_ekukanova-db9fblx.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Nov 2017, 01:19
Zitat
Princesses of Aman. Fierce, fair and bold.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Nov 2017, 03:29
Once they had gone back to Middle-earth, Morgoth undid his false allegiance with Ungoliant and denied her the possession of the stolen Silmarils, in spite of what he had initially vowed to convince her to partake in the assault on the Blessed Realm. The gruesome Maia went then berserk and, in extreme wrath and unceasing hunger, trapped the Dark Lord into her black webs and was about to devour him completely, if not for the intervention of the Balrogs, headed out of the Iron Fortress for the rescuing of their evil master.

(http://darkermagazine.ru/uploads/files_elfinder/2017/01/Raznoe/Arachnophobia/02.jpeg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Nov 2017, 22:48
The Silver King and the Angel.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Dez 2017, 02:16
The Two Trees of Valinor. Another rendition.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Dez 2017, 02:46
Queen of Doriath and keeper of much ancient lore.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Dez 2017, 00:35
I had been seeking this excerpt for a long time, not knowing that it was an actual theme of the whole score. It's always a mesmerising sensation and pleasure; it resounds at the end of all things. At the resolution of the final conflict, when the One Ring is ultimately undone for good. And I ever picture in my mind this tune (the beginning, especially) as if it were the very melody of Valinor, because the Valar are eagerly waiting for the hero of the Third Age to reach them in their sacred realm, in which naught dies or withers, apart from mortal souls that are bound to leave this universe of matter.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ICK8ppnY8qc
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Dez 2017, 01:23
The pearl-made harbours of the Teleri in Aman, during the Years of the Trees. You may see clearly how light was only within the circle of the Pelóri, the Wall of Valinor. All that would find itself outside the radiant country of the Powers, be it Middle-earth or even Aman, was under the perpetual night of those ancient eras, made lit by the sole lamps of Varda.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/c863/th/pre/i/2017/355/8/e/visit_to_alqualonde__part_1_by_alystraea-dbxc6q2.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Dez 2017, 23:32
The white Tirion, upon the hills of the breach into the Wall of Valinórë.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Jan 2018, 03:28
Another concept of Alqualondë, the pearl-made harbour of Aman, in the long and unceasing night of the Years of the Trees.

(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2c/72/60/2c7260a3568c9af350f05151722e7154--tolkien-middle-earth.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Jan 2018, 02:55
Zitat
She remembers the Day prior to the Moon,
Among the joys of Aman, in endless noon,
Within the safe wall of the Blessed Kingdom,
There lie the Powers and their dwellings, wonders of the earldom.

(http://sonailicious.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Galadriel-from-The-Lord-of-the-Rings.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Jan 2018, 23:45
Amazing art and a very interesting concept too! Not only are the various depictions of the Rings of Power totally on-point, but it also manages to build up that evocative contrast between Sauron being worshipped as a cruel god and Galadriel unleashing raging storms against Dol Guldur, as a furious and sublime force of nature. Top notch!

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0f/0e/d8/0f0ed8f6b616d00a7891d27a0d16ce6b.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Jan 2018, 00:09
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Hail the Light of Eärendil, most beloved among our stars,
That naught makes dim or mars,
Keep it sound, hold it firm, gift of a royal maid,
May it pierce the veil of snares and your mission aid.

(https://78.media.tumblr.com/9bf7d8e7d0924d1400f12338354cbcd1/tumblr_o3nbkuiBym1qj51jko1_500.gif)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Jan 2018, 00:34
Galadriel in her blissful youth, bathing in the light of the Two Trees and gazing at the outer heavens of the world, which were skies made lit by naught but stars.

(https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8f462d9841d8f8d80bacd9027b5dc279)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Jan 2018, 02:15
The Three and who bears them.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=PAotdfBjv4I
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Jan 2018, 02:49
Oncoming ruin...

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/c5/02/c6/c502c6620e065cf94be462c562d645b8.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Jan 2018, 18:11
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Night brings council, they say,
Outside the wall of paradise, far stars see I may,
I wander, lone, along the haven of swans, splendid art,
Gazing at the outer sea, wild, wishing to part.

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/c2/5b/b1/c25bb15d442116f5655e087d405ac140--story-ideas-tolkien.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Jan 2018, 02:15
(https://img00.deviantart.net/9826/i/2017/192/8/5/silmarillion___two_trees_of_valinor_by_wolfnia-dbfxs62.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Feb 2018, 00:08
Facing the Evil Emperor, before the gates of hell.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/e241/th/pre/i/2011/358/7/0/mighty_strike_by_rinthcog-d3lb6wa.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Feb 2018, 01:06
Zitat
White boats part from thy shore,
To seek their goal and save the lore,
Thou, mighty maiden, bid farewell to them shalt,
Thou hast thy kingdom to defend, whence joy came and where prodigy hath dwelt.

(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0182/2915/products/CliffCramp_LeavingLothlorienBN---20-x-11_grande.png?v=1511198754)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Feb 2018, 01:25
Zitat
The Smith fell, parted from his newly-conquered domain,
The lyrics of his plight shall be sung, but not fain,
His pride was crushed by devils, scattered as tears in the rain,
What shall be of him, into the grey realm of the Judge, where souls weep and wane?

(https://img00.deviantart.net/5814/i/2015/304/6/7/feanor_s_last_stand_by_spartank42-d9ezjrn.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Feb 2018, 21:29
Zitat
City of Pearl, perishing in the flaming tempest,
Order of hell, the Dark Lord's conquest,
Tragic end of the tale,
Elves recall and for your fall wail.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/194/544/large/luis-teixeira-gondolin-the-fall.jpg?1409947982)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Feb 2018, 11:51
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Inside the enchanted forest, hidden from vile foe,
There lies a time-less shrine, defying decay and woe,
Melodies of harmony, that often are sung,
Hallowed land, to which Elves verily clung.

Lórien, treasure of old, in a world growing chill,
Raised and built as fine kingdom, whose pillar is indomitable will,
Golden Wood, ruled by a mistress of magic, the Lady of Light,
Ancient maiden, born in paradise, whom we deem wise queen of might.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Frodo_and_Haldir_in_Lothlorien.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Mär 2018, 00:45
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Soon shall we part from this realm of grief,
From our fond dwellings, splendour among stone, water and leaf,
Grey times advance, breaking the spell of that lie, malicious and sham,
That we could carry on our lives in bliss, as the kind innocent lamb.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotrminecraftmod/images/d/df/The_grey_havens_by_careldewinter-d5giarf.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170715150621)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Mär 2018, 16:58
Zitat
A sacred valley,
Within hard stone and hallowed wood,
Shelter for the prey of fear and folly,
Magic which warms and nourishes one's mood,
Home to the wisest immortal lord,
Millennia-old and keeper of his sunny kingdom,
Versed with command, science, tale and comforting word,
A secret he hides, that beauty makes perennial and slows time in the earldom.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/664d/f/2013/123/6/5/655a3a33d252036d65fe72689c3d2927-d63yd28.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Mär 2018, 01:50
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Silver lord and grand king,
Elf of ancient sagas to sing,
He met an angel once, of kind holy and good,
She was to be his queen, within carved halls and enchanted wood.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/c5/1c/87/c51c87e54a069ce226f2a214ffb02677.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Mär 2018, 14:13
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Melyanna, of the People of Aman,
Land immortal, blessed by marvel and warm sun,
Arda you loved much, enjoying the path among the singing bird and tree,
Until she found love, a silver-lord, ruling mortal shires of Beleriand, wild and free.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/08/df/ba/08dfba6da831c83a60ba1e4dca004784.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Mär 2018, 11:42
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A bell tolls in the dark night,
Folks rush, cry and fight,
Wooden roofs set on fire,
Maidens wail, woeful choir.

Doom has come on wings,
To ravage the world and burn things,
Behold, someone gave up not and climbs chimneys as swift sparrow,
Ready to slay the demon, flying a black arrow.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/1d4a/f/2011/184/d/2/smaug_attacks_laketown_by_tobycarr-d3kvbv9.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Apr 2018, 14:53
Zitat
Leaving these sorrowful shores behind,
Great relief for a troubled mind,
Passing through the ways of the blue,
Away from mayhem, woe and gloom.

(http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3101/632/1600/grayhavenleicester.0.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Apr 2018, 15:58
(https://pre00.deviantart.net/b737/th/pre/i/2011/145/5/7/eowyn_and_nazgul_by_digitaltofu-d3h8jd0.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Apr 2018, 22:47
The Smith, father of all Dwarves and craftsman of wonders since the beginning of time in the world.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/6bd0/th/pre/i/2015/111/c/c/aule_by_kimberly80-d6fu6k4.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Apr 2018, 22:55
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Ride, ride fast, White Pilgrim,
To defy the grimness of our times, getting our hope dim,
Empyrean envoy, for how many man's lives did you fare?
The Enemy comes forth, his plot unveiled and bare.

May your steed not fail the quest,
This war shall close the age, the very last test,
Guardian of light, ride resolute against the inexorable doom,
Daring whom we greatly despise, a foe seeking endless darkness and hopeless gloom.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/483f/th/pre/f/2015/113/7/6/minas_tirith_by_anthonyavon-d8qoaq0.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Apr 2018, 00:44
Forebear of all Noldor, one of the Three Ambassadors and noble father of Elf-kings from the oldest sagas.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/tolkien/images/3/31/Finwe.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150912112549&path-prefix=it)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Apr 2018, 01:18
Zitat
Behold, the White Rider is here,
To relieve the city from doubt and fear,
The Black Land is a whole rage of ashes and storm,
Much dread we the Great Eye in its foul fiery form.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/b38c/th/pre/f/2012/254/7/a/minas_tirith_by_tnounsy-d5ec84r.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Apr 2018, 17:57
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Gandalf is greeted by the Keeper of the Havens himself after the wizard's landing on the westernmost shores of Middle-earth. The Elf-sire was one of the very few who saw through the mystery around the Istari's arrival in the world, grasping their real imperative purpose and original might. Adding to that, Círdan immediately foresaw the leading role that the Grey Wizard would later undertake even among his fellows, recognising and hailing in honour his very pure heart, together with an incredibly sensational wisdom. Hence the decision to give up to him the crimson Ring of Fire, so that it could aid the perilous mission of the Grey Pilgrim by easing the burden of worldly hardship and inspiring courage in hearts grown chill.

Círdan awaited the return of Gandalf for more than two millennia, until the task was done and both were therefore ready to part from that grey shore, sailing to the sundering waves in the company of the last mighty ones of their immortal kind.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/tolkien/images/3/3a/Gandalf_giunge_nella_Terra_di_Mezzo.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180217171455&path-prefix=it)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Mai 2018, 17:04
An interesting artwork consisting of a concept that portrays a Númenórean queen, taller and naturally more imposing than the common woman standing beside her.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/d7bc/th/pre/i/2013/195/9/e/queen_of_numenor_by_turnermohan-d6de41s.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Mai 2018, 18:43
Two mighty figures, mocking the grand command of their empire and paving the way to their glorious kingdom.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/de/a4/09/dea4090eefcf7cb9820335c6666caeb6.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Mai 2018, 15:00
Zitat
Under the lamps of an old night,
Yonder, vessels burn, flaring bright,
Treason at last came, so did the course of things wheel,
Stranded in the frozen wastes of chill.

(https://t00.deviantart.net/RCDB9sDFm7qRHbUlIVwV1JfEIkM=/fit-in/700x350/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre00/410d/th/pre/f/2014/019/d/3/maedhros_and_fingon__the_betrayed_by_ffey-d72vfgj.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Mai 2018, 09:20
Zitat
Anywhere else I would not dwell,
Hither heads the Hobbit and always shall,
Our happily beloved Shire,
Green and bright of hearth-fire.

(https://tr-images.condecdn.net/image/eEWLY05gAQ6/crop/1920)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Mai 2018, 15:26
Zitat
Good marvel, the sea-lord has come at last!
At the head of his infinite vessels, solid and fast,
Behold, before the very world,
Such immense fleet, greater than any earthly force, tenfold.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/f385/i/2015/104/c/e/arrival_ar_pharazon_in_umbar_by_ivanalekseich-d8pp44b.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Jun 2018, 17:03
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Grand isle, old empire,
Salvation star, in times dire,
Closest to western seas,
Whence friendly ships once came, fulfilling dreams and pleas.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/0daf/i/2013/022/0/8/numenor_by_feliche-d5scl80.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Jun 2018, 20:49
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Splendid tower,
Marble-made, before which all foes cower,
Seat of Men's great power,
Where the White Tree grows, nourishing of hope the flower.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1a/74/df/1a74df2f3bdc558dfc15777d22bf15b7.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Jun 2018, 21:31
Zitat
Upon the hard marble of the City,
All behold the White Rider going for the rescue, guided by pity,
Fell winged beasts, away!
The wizard shall spell his magic and you back shall he sway.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Nazgul_at_the_Walls.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Jun 2018, 23:44
Zitat
Green darkens, trees agonise,
A menace looms on woods, sinister spirits arise,
The forest wails and cries help in its whole,
Alas, still rests the Woodland King in his hidden hall.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/63d0/f/2009/295/b/b/into_the_mirkwood_by_thalion_art.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Jun 2018, 23:27
Zitat
Mordor, amidst venom and ash,
So fast and busy thy servants dash,
Thy pawns, Dark Lord,
Bound to thee and thy treacherous word.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/db04/i/2010/258/e/7/mordor_by_edli-d2yrha5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jun 2018, 14:08
Zitat
Green was once vivid,
Vibrant, not timid,
At the time of peace, as winds many seeds used to sow,
Before the war none could fore-know.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/00b6/th/pre/i/2014/009/2/8/lost_in_mirkwood__by_caoranach-d71hcat.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Jun 2018, 13:20
Zitat
During darkness and black,
Ancient forces worked for good and luck,
Star-kindler, to us you gave hope,
In form of stars, which all may see from peak, isle, plain or slope.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/a78c/th/pre/i/2015/130/f/7/varda_of_the_stars_by_kiprasmussen-d8sww7n.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Jun 2018, 21:54
Zitat
It shines of pale green,
Nought but a shadow of life and sin,
Plagued, infested by wights,
Luring Men through devilish lights.

(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-f52af7973a9323ed3484191c26edf2a4)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Jun 2018, 16:22
Zitat
Lieutenant of fiend-fire,
A fiery demon, vilest sire,
Flame of hell which wanes not,
A cruel king he's deemed by his evil lot.

A king surpassed in darkness,
Just by the Fallen Vala, harbinger of wilderness,
Three treasures he used to keep,
Locked in his stronghold, buried deep.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/deee/th/pre/f/2017/103/d/3/_sfm__sauron_and_his_master_by_ithinksteve-db5nd2s.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Jul 2018, 19:18
Zitat
In the pits horrors dwell,
A gruesome beast and fell,
Too far from the joys of bliss,
Too deep for light to reach, in the abyss.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7c/93/07/7c93074597662ac7d409ad9d98b7de63.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Jul 2018, 15:52
Zitat
A gem among her blessed folk,
Beside the suffering she'll ever walk,
Riding fast in the gleaming night,
Bearer of mercy and holy light.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/66f7/i/2005/101/b/e/arwen_by_lathronaniron.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Jul 2018, 14:56
Zitat
My lord of grand deed,
Accept, I beg, this my vow,
Soon-to-blossom seed,
To defend thee I swear now.

Thy realm hath found,
A new servant of will,
Hearken, ye devils around,
The tiny guard shall fight in fire and chill.

(https://doubtfulsea.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/image7denethor.jpg?w=529)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Jul 2018, 00:26
Zitat
Higher than mount or wall,
The Blue Titan rises in storm,
From beneath the seas, from his deep hall,
Calming the waters with music, making the cold warm.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/0351/f/2018/088/a/2/ulmo_by_ekukanova-dc79gcc.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Jul 2018, 21:11
Zitat
So, behold thou, the seat of Might!
Beyond cloud and height,
Above splendour and marvel,
Thence the King decreeth words and chooseth well.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a8/3e/53/a83e53cd4e3f75e11751998a3d7ea476.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Jul 2018, 18:18
Zitat
A mine, fountain of riches,
One-time crossroad of old,
In no way to adventure into, as everybody beseeches,
Lest evil unfold.

A mine, not a tomb,
Merry past, not sorrowful doom,
Now rest the dead quiet, life out has worn,
Tale to bear in heart and tearfully mourn.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/1e34/th/pre/i/2009/172/6/0/moria_mines_theme_by_coccoluto.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Jul 2018, 00:28
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The broken way ahead,
Such staggering a sight,
Despoiled treasure, lying sad,
Severed bridge in plight.

The remnants of craft,
Grand doing of old,
Touched by greed and lust,
Yet fabled strong and bold.

The greatest jewel of Dwarves,
Dug long, carved without pause,
Pride which hides naught and ever shows,
Fallen, at last, trapped in fangs and claws.

Therein, evil anew awoke,
For avarice rarely forgives,
And often one binds under yoke,
Deep down, where grow not leaves.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/dd6e/i/2013/076/0/e/moria_by_karezoid-d4lldgj.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Jul 2018, 16:53
Zitat
Thou, Bane of Earth,
Reveal to me what knowing is worth,
Together, these two towers shall rise above all,
As thou art to commence the war which Arda shall bind to fall.

(https://assets.saatchiart.com/saatchi/1062032/art/4327119/3396959-OMODSMFP-7.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Jul 2018, 17:50
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The Exiled shall have his throne anew,
Too long has he walked the woods amidst the morning dew,
Tasting the rough savour of hare stew,
Accustomed to wildness among his loyal few.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/eac3/th/pre/f/2013/016/6/6/strider_by_detkef-d5rqb1j.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Jul 2018, 18:56
Zitat
Fell and loathsome like few before,
Callous as only nasty lords in dire lore,
His coming freezes green and conjures ice,
A beacon of sinister ones, lured by sham faith and vice.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/dd13/th/pre/i/2015/106/9/7/witch_king_of_angmar_sketch_by_kimberly80-d7uv42c.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Jul 2018, 16:07
Zitat
Hurrying with haste, passing by bush and thicket,
The wizard's watch on woods scares a lot the wicked,
For his odd soul has even won the heart of beasts,
Conjuring aiding spells when his rod's top he twists.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/e4ea/th/pre/i/2016/025/b/f/radagast_the_brown_by_youngphoenix3191-d9paz14.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Jul 2018, 23:09
Zitat
Behold the mighty Flame of the West!
Prime blade, be it of much avail for the quest!
Shards of what was once broken, and later forgotten by fools,
With this you may conquer the hardest temper and subjugate ghouls.

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRejlalZjG3HXnoErV-K2y-gjw7zzJXGr4z1a9R4R2_9O2qlS-E)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Jul 2018, 00:12
Zitat
Offspring going back very far in the past,
At the time of endless mornings which eternal would last,
The worst demon then besieged that perennial noon,
And her awful brood crawls now unseen along the spooky City of Moon.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/be1d/th/pre/f/2014/209/4/e/sam_vs__shelob_by_rafamaciel-d7j81mt.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Aug 2018, 18:25
Zitat
Tend the wound and wipe the curse,
From a prideful woman who long has battled on her swift horse,
Ranger, chant the melody anew,
The blessing of your western people, sages of science known solely among few.

(https://stephencwinter.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/hohra-20.jpg?w=440)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Aug 2018, 23:43
Zitat
Much and long have the Noldor fought,
To keep the foul North at bay, besieging the Enemy, trapped and caught,
Shields were shattered, as glowed swords in an age bygone,
Eventually, victory shone clear, albeit hardly won.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/2262/f/2018/172/e/1/dagor_bragollah_by_ekukanova-dcf1t08.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Aug 2018, 18:35
Zitat
Ride! Ride facing ruin and just clash!
Giant beasts bar the path, their horns armours slash,
May the knight not stray and so his high-born,
Until the foe is crushed for good and torn.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/0bec/i/2011/239/9/1/pelennor_fields_by_onlymilo-d1unaea.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Aug 2018, 21:30
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Traitors, murderers that forswore their honour,
Growing paler in time, dimmer than moonlight colour,
Forgetting the sweet tastes of life,
Turning then into spectres, lingering in the world upon the edge of a knife.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_King_of_the_Oathbreakers.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Aug 2018, 23:47
Zitat
Versed smiths and gallant warriors, stranded in the cold,
Master of ore, of steel and molten gold,
Middle-earth shall not bid you fond greeting,
There will you struggle, guilt-ridden and piety-seeking.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c5/90/71/c59071d8af5c86d1d9eb69a9e4106b16.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Aug 2018, 15:14
Zitat
Old and very sage of the green,
Prince of lost days, who seldom fails or wrong is to mean,
A potent silvan lord, ruler of great bows and golden trees,
Much he may presage, for very distant he sees.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/b1c5/th/pre/i/2017/247/e/1/celeborn_in_the_fourth_age_by_alystraea-dbm7el8.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Aug 2018, 16:50
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Edain, very feeble and weak at the unaware eye,
Men who bear the scars of time, who often mourn and sigh,
There is more, harboured deep in their flaming temper,
Whose candour is lively fire which evil winds don't hamper.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/2047/i/2009/309/1/9/the_edain_by_wf74.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Aug 2018, 17:55
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Long shall the grey pilgrim voyage still,
For the sake of his task, and nought else to do he will,
Far must he head, stumbling into wrong and trouble,
Be it old woods, hidden shrines or mighty strongholds of marble.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/2fa9/i/2015/086/0/d/gandalf_the_grey_by_d17rulez-d26d5wk.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Aug 2018, 23:15
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Pure beauty, that words cannot describe,
The mirror of bliss, a heavenly vibe,
Who could then will to part from the Enchanted Valley?
But those moved by utter folly?

(http://www.soyuz.ru/public/uploads/files/5/6866237/201611111106536f60d452c5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Aug 2018, 13:23
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Survivor of incredible fame,
Elven lord, whom even infernal fire did not tame,
Victor of death and doom, sent from sacred noon,
Reflecting only virtue and hope-filling moon.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/92a9/th/pre/f/2017/271/e/0/st_glorfindel_by_annamare-db252cw.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Aug 2018, 01:19
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A steward, an old keeper,
Wishing nought but good, of balance seeker,
His rule grew weaker of late,
As grimmer turned the prospect, lingering powerless as mere bait.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Aug 2018, 15:17
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High King, thou hast borne the heaviest weight,
Such was reigning at the mercy of fate,
A throne worthy of legend, yet blood-stained,
Until all was gone and forever waned.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/3635/f/2012/118/6/c/fingon_by_venlian-d4xtisq.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Aug 2018, 00:01
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Folks know you as the finest arrow,
Prince of woodland, bane of filth hiding in hollow and burrow,
Swift you fire your deadly dart,
Sure as your goodwill, unknown to human craft or art.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/73b6/th/pre/i/2014/052/2/2/legolas_by_albapalacio-d77e0m6.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Aug 2018, 12:11
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Before the very gate of hell,
Whence shall swarm all we deem fell,
Infernal ranks seeking to kill our brotherly bond,
For a last invasion, tearing asunder what we hold fond.

(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54e310f0e4b0f4a6ba3ac899/t/58d435b986e6c04becf15bed/1490302421752/)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Aug 2018, 18:52
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Stories and lies, beside the fireside,
That shall you hear, clear and wide,
Many tongues in the tavern, many unfriendly mates,
The feeble candle makes its way through dimness and slowly fades.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-At_the_Sign_of_the_Prancing_Pony.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Sep 2018, 22:27
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Fell demon, thou shalt regret this day,
As thy blade into the king's heart hath made its way,
Avenged shall be the lives of the pure,
Smiting thy empty ruin, while I this fate-tenson endure.

(https://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Eowyn_and_the_Lord_of_the_Nazgul.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Sep 2018, 12:43
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Jewel surpassing legend and tale,
Today jesters recall not the song and fail,
Crown of potency, which no king has worn,
For it plunged his realm into tears and made it war-torn.

Antique craft, suddenly lost as blows the wind swift,
Meant as a token of good faith and gift,
So should have augured well the fabled heirloom,
It stirred instead woes and brought doom.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_Nauglamir.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Sep 2018, 22:21
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Thither shall you go fain,
Leaving behind ruins and this very world's bane,
Weary Elf, doubt not and fare ahead,
Whither none gets old or even sad.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/31de/i/2012/046/2/e/lord_of_the_ring_fan_art__by_mernrock09-d4ptew1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Sep 2018, 11:43
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How did fine green turn so ill?
No hand could ever cure the ailing wood, no art will,
Unless the intruder be driven out for good,
Restoring quiet life and lively mood.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/a234/f/2011/223/6/7/671e22409be87946a8bbc7ee127334c5-d466d13.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Sep 2018, 12:37
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Crimson locks of pure will,
Devout guard, unwavering zeal,
Patrolling routes, trodden by none,
Only nightmares seem to abide in the green, since much harm was done.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/0388/i/2013/310/8/2/tauriel_by_rheatheranger-d6t8zgg.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Sep 2018, 13:41
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Lone seat, resilient kingdom,
Sung across shires and along the earldom,
Recalled in chronicles, of how fared the Dwarven sire,
Ere annals slew the gallant monarch and put him on a pyre.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/3762/th/pre/f/2013/309/4/c/4cb712fb5e2cc8622245a9c536522f58-d6t6ro0.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Sep 2018, 21:35
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Colossal fort of night,
Exerting fear and terror,
Gaoling its foe and binding him tight,
In the endless chain of horror.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/6b95/i/2013/049/4/7/barad_dur_by_mforcearts-d5ve3ss.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Sep 2018, 02:17
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Banned, outlawed and forsaken,
He seeks to garrison allies and his country's force awaken,
His spear shall he cast, piercing the White Hand's beast,
Prelude to much worse ill that rose in the East.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/fe58/i/2014/235/f/0/eomer__lord_of_the_mark_by_hades_the_mighty-d7wftq2.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Okt 2018, 15:27
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Look, behold ahead,
Across friendly faces and a green thread,
Of folks and gentle souls,
Who neither need sword nor walls.

Behold, a grey pilgrim comes forth,
Calm as summer and its sunny worth,
What shall he bring?
Strange trinkets or other verses to sing?

Not in vain does the wizard arrive,
Wise and potent as his fellow five,
Telling stories of fey sense,
Fathoming such kind spirits in but a glance.

Once parted, we hope he'll be back nigh,
Missing more knowledge to live by,
Longing to greet a loved guest again,
Fancied by Elves, stubborn Dwarves and fine Men.

(http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lord-of-the-rings-Credit-Weta.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Okt 2018, 18:43
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There shall be times of joy and times of ire,
Years of wealth and splendour, under the reign of your high sire,
Sun will die slowly, caressing the seas surrounding the Star,
Resting from fatigue, ere the lamp fades away and heads far.

Shall the haven of friendship stay open, abreast,
As long as the ally remains the finest and best,
So will Elves still sail to sunrise, yearning the immortal friend,
Until Men choose trust and good, reason of great gift to send.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/eafb/f/2013/254/e/5/ancalime_in_numenor_s_harbor_by_steamey-d6lv717.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Okt 2018, 16:16
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Fair shines the ancient sign,
Of past friendship and lost might,
The gate to lovely chants and flowing wine,
A passage of silence and dim light.

Hazard lingers still afore the bridge,
Fouler perils may too slumber in the deep,
The fortress surrendered to fire and siege,
Two vast wings of death and a flaming whip.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/90ad/th/pre/f/2012/239/c/0/mines_of_moria_lotr__war_in_the_north_concept_by_shortbowshinnon-d5cn6cf.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Okt 2018, 17:49
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Strange, but no fool,
Loving green and all things of nature that men lure,
Abiding lonely at the edge of the wood,
Of which is loyal keeper, fathoming its state and voluble mood.

Mistaken is whoever views buoyancy as fault,
Fallacy lies not in him, as idleness in lightning bolt,
Wise in curing and healing ill,
While forests suffer heat, venom or sudden chill.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/5d18/th/pre/i/2013/017/7/b/radagast_by_blookarot-d5rsxa3.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Okt 2018, 13:27
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Audacious is the fighting guard,
Promptly watchful, the army's shard,
Atop the fabled rings of the Tower,
Which he's bound to defend from foul power.

A sentry, a grand town,
Finer than silk, fairer than every maiden's gown,
Clothed in marble and stone,
White as morning glare and ivory bone.

(https://cafart.r.worldssl.net/images/Category_62552/subcat_111494/mDUfr8jy_1705182218231gpadd.JPG)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Okt 2018, 19:06
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Thither, to the Realm of Wonder,
Lying so far from death, along the tides of yonder,
A straight way must lead the immortal across every wicked wave and meander,
Passing over the great sea which two continents would once keep asunder.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_Shores_of_Valinor.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Okt 2018, 15:12
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I shan't call it an end,
Ere we sort this mess and wrong mend,
Master, a better fellow could not be found,
One who dares flames, depthless pits and cursed ground.

Then shall the quest be over for good,
For any gallant hero who proudly stood,
Firm against doom and brave before fire,
Forswearing deception and scolding the liar.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Okt 2018, 12:04
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Do not fear, young heart,
And much valiant and brave,
Amidst wicked blade and dart,
Being afore a grim earth to save.

Draw your sword,
Be it thin or small,
Beside a greatly revered lord,
Ready to face anything set to befall.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/0dea/th/pre/f/2013/189/9/a/ebe_pippin_by_ebe_kastein-d6cjasq.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Okt 2018, 21:12
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Blue shelters on the sea shore,
A passage, the westernmost door,
Safe and calm as morning wake,
Wreathed in secret as mountain lake.

The last fair home of a scattered kin,
Fate had them suffer from war and sin,
Albeit spared to see the dawn of other ages,
As thirst for avenging wrongs within the stone now rages.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Okt 2018, 16:15
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Enchantress, Dame of Wonder,
Born in legend, come from yonder,
Stretch your arm and cure the ill,
Bound by fate's cruel wheel.

Speak your magic and chant the song,
That cleanses filth and mends the wrong,
Fey Maiden, keep my worried heart secure,
Within your golden realm, where ruthless time you ever endure.

(http://fan.theonering.net/~rolozo/images/nasmith/small/smith.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Okt 2018, 19:23
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Captain of valour, not of ill,
Among those who justness ever will,
Brave guard of trees and streams,
Not worthy of fatherly love, it seems.

Unwise judgement, for sure,
The steward goes weaker, every dawn more,
His weary rule might not pass next winter,
Mistaking his loving son as mere savage hunter.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/ffb7/i/2004/311/f/a/faramir___in_ranger_armour_by_prideofgondor.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Okt 2018, 21:29
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I would thou wert beside,
I would thou troddest wide,
And far, to rescue folks that languish,
Daring proud aught fiendish.

'Tis time light shone,
So radiant, so vivid,
No place is there for a king timid,
No man shall rise alone.

We need find a crown,
A crown her people will have found,
Perhaps not from gold or oil,
Likely from forest dirt and harsh soil.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/8921/th/pre/f/2012/041/5/e/aragorn_by_arcturian627-d4p9l5g.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Okt 2018, 13:27
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Come, folks of the blue,
Your heart begs to part and sail through,
Passing mist and tides,
Fast as evening gale which wave rides.

Alas, stronger is the wish to linger here,
By staying shall the Elf be made wiser and seer,
Thither you shall not head,
Not yet, for by love is the silver sailor led.

I shall teach you lore,
Of all that was afore,
Wonder beneath the sea,
Indomitable and ever-free.

Storm is not to be feared,
Her song by dread will not be smeared,
May you heed my word and keep it secure,
As keep abysses their mystery, for ages to endure.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Nov 2018, 19:08
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Vastness of water, in which hopes and pain sink,
Sundering sea, that two worlds once would link,
Gate and access to everlasting good,
Secure from hatred and foul brood.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/TN-Primeval_Ocean.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Nov 2018, 17:34
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Pit and trap, one may say,
Let him speak,
Let him go his way,
Sea dwellers and folks of peak.

They know not,
They ignore the peril we've long fought,
Very few tell the plights of Rohan,
Foes we loathe and ever won.

The tide is turning against the ship,
Now, alas, woes return and forth leap,
Blood runs through hay and straw,
Corpses waste in sadness and get raw.

A stone-fort shall be the tomb,
So hopes the cunning wizard, in sudden night and soon,
Within the rock, mounts shall be the finest armour,
In spite of chilling rain and iron clamour.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Nov 2018, 16:43
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Whither are you heading?
Is fate to the just path leading?
To the Black Land that doesn't rest,
Seat of devilry which none has dared to best.

Sole folly will take the gentle inside,
Vast as a nightmare, and sour and wide,
Fumes and poison to breathe,
Ashes mask the secret and evil wreathe.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/368f/i/2013/010/f/2/mordor_by_yinetyang-d5r1b42.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Nov 2018, 16:43
Zitat
Inns and taverns,
Warm and lit,
So far from forest and caverns,
Prudent travellers and much wit.

Beware of the abroad,
Outside the wooden wall,
Of which is sung no ode,
Where shadows draw near and fall.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/96d7/th/pre/f/2017/211/a/5/across_middle_earth___bree_by_ralphdamiani-dacyldj.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Nov 2018, 18:58
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Ye gods! What would a ghost do?
Inside the merry Shire, through and through?
Black knights as the vicious night,
So appears the cruel queer wight.

They must be seeking an unlucky lad,
To torture badly and drive mad,
Indeed, tales spread from the faraway East,
That phantoms ride or check the skies atop some winged beast.

(http://img-fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images/hickman/blackrider.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Nov 2018, 13:34
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Resting in glory is the dwarf-king,
His glowing blade near,
Embellished by gem and ring,
To his people greatly dear.

Set out for a quest,
Leading a company of fine,
Battling for life's best,
Friends, jolly songs and wine.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/9fd3/th/pre/i/2015/355/a/1/farewell__king_under_the_mountain_by_seraphimcrystal-d7jgk4v.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Nov 2018, 16:37
Zitat
Beacon of hope and trust,
Ward off this fiend of blood-lust!
A ghoulish beast creeping about the gate of hell,
Devouring both pious and fell.

Lady of Light, I wish,
Release me from anguish and break the leash,
My path compels deeds for all to praise,
I must rid myself of dirt and pass the maze.

(https://watchaholics.hu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/a-kc3a9t-torony-5.jpg?w=300)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Nov 2018, 14:44
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A potent horn to make all resound,
A sharp sword to hold the ground,
Reinvigorating the weary bound,
Sent afar, when doom's token was found.

Your kingdom you wanted to save,
Against a nasty coming wave,
To survive storm and gale,
Only to perish, midway, before the end of the tale.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/fba2/f/2011/332/b/6/end_of_boromir_by_melvinvinyl-d4hkopn.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Nov 2018, 19:32
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An ugly visage of despair,
A doomed bridge, undone and bare,
A city, once pearl of fine making,
Until utter miserable breaking.

Marble shattered and shaken,
The stronghold of good was taken,
The task passed on to the white sentry,
Guarding the edge of light, the ultimate entry.

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/media01.bigblackbag.net/50615/portfolio_media/lwsm_osgiliathps3_3244.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Nov 2018, 16:24
Zitat
Much fabled was his celestial spear,
For no akin weapon hath ever been near,
Near the mastery of the Elven High King,
One of few who could truly dare the Dark Lord's Ring.

Reader, thou canst hear lies and truth of yore,
Yet, never wilt thou doubt the annal of this our lore,
Thou mayest sing and praise the two sires,
Remember, though, to spread the tale right among squires.

Beside the Star fought the prime of Men,
Finest kind, partaking not in the breach of the Ban,
The wisest of the mortal crown,
Vanquished, alas, by doom smitten down.

So perished the grand immortal, struck by fiendish flame,
Strangled in fiery grip, which augured nought but maim,
Both bowed and fallen, before the Prince of Night,
Tyrant of demons and potent in might.

Mournful ended that great duel,
Bloody and terrible, as deadly and cruel,
The vile emperor beseemed to pass his test,
Whilst his foes trembled and failed the Good's behest.

At the latest moment, when grave story was almost made,
Wielded royal kin the shards of fatherly blade,
Severing cursed gold from devil,
Forcing shadows to part and vanish as ghostly evil.

"Such heirloom shall then belong to me",
Said the new monarch, knowing not what was to be,
Bethinking just to claim his spoil,
He, son of western seas and master of Kingsfoil.

The conqueror thus became slave,
Overcome by destiny's impetuous wave,
For future ones to grieve and wail,
That so sad a man was caged in fate's gaol.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bd/c4/0c/bdc40c4dbb9e8854e60b302cf1cc59d1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Nov 2018, 14:03
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Nay, not only sole and lone,
Grand stories on cloth were sewn,
The Lonely Kingdom beneath the rock,
One which fiends never belittle or mock.

Home to the throne of Dwarves,
Warmest hearth, not wood of wolves,
Absolute seat of power,
Afore whose glory beasts may nought but cower.

(https://t00.deviantart.net/uShe74z7eZDyfBbDjd6OrWyjwzs=/fit-in/700x350/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre00/a219/th/pre/i/2014/072/f/f/erebor_by_caoranach-d7a28ql.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Nov 2018, 16:57
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Lord of songs and lays,
Sire of Ever-Sun and diamond ways,
Master of harp and melody,
Prince of wisdom and serene harmony.

He was there, to greet the Second,
Of hallowed memory the very beacon,
The latest of the Children to awake,
The fair paladin them taught and sage was to make.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Felagund_Among_Beors_Men.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Nov 2018, 18:33
Zitat
Two colossi paving the way,
To the realm of glory and lay,
Commanding obedience and order,
Be wary, whilst crossing the border.

Stunned in fame and awe,
Similar fashion you never saw,
So high and huge the marble giants stand,
In defence of all of goodness throughout the land.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_Argonath.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Nov 2018, 19:10
Zitat
"Henceforth shall we rule,
As wanted saviour from ghoul,
Now shall roots reclaim their right,
Avenging wrongs in the furious fight.

In battle shall the Orc come to dread,
The wise shepherd that its kind to war led,
May the forest find peace anew,
To navigate grief and pains through."

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/TN-The_Tree_Shepherds.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Nov 2018, 16:28
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Unto death and oblivion,
Past fell deeds and shadow's dominion,
I shall love thee, even in face of utter end,
Even when evils each of us bend.

Thou haddest one to dream at night,
Whom to call and bethink of in direst fight,
Thy half will not flee the raging war,
The Eve-Star is not to leave what was afore.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/33/c0/4a33c01fb083671577dbd5840f33c759.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Nov 2018, 15:03
Zitat
Sinister ever stands the lone tower,
So close to gruesome power,
Lying at the infernal end,
Foes whom light away may not fend.

Guarding a passage, in truth,
A secret stair, home to no ruth,
Gate to hell and wicked fire,
Seat of demons and their dark sire.

(http://thelandofshadow.com/mordorgate/1darkdomains/ungol/cirith-ungol1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Nov 2018, 19:52
Zitat
Riddles, voices in the cave,
Who shall the lost Hobbit save?
In the company of ugly fate,
A very sad story in the tale.

There has dwelt a creeping one for long,
Fond of fresh fish and silly song,
Forgotten, perhaps, by the world's bold,
Carrying, it seems, some eerie shining gold.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Nov 2018, 21:40
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Dark sky, ghostly night,
No wheat field, just blight,
Festering fast in the Land of Shadow,
There flowers die and so does meadow.

Infested by wraith and wight,
Boding fates ill, in the fiefdom of non-right,
Everything dominates the fire mountain at the core,
Whose flames feed molten iron and the plan for war.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/368f/i/2013/010/f/2/mordor_by_yinetyang-d5r1b42.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Dez 2018, 14:51
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A king! A king of past days,
The Ban he defied not, for ill desire of untrodden ways,
His gaze commanded utmost love and trust,
Fallen by evil hand, his lifeless body to raw ash was cast.

Not in vain, for his loyal kin undid the yoke,
Saving their grand mortal domains and their folk,
Splendid sovereign, now lie your spoils inside hallowed marble and fable,
Inside the Citadel and the Tower, resilient and stable.

(https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/199/177/large/oleg-kuzmin-1.jpg?1410273390)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Dez 2018, 16:13
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One Ring to rule them all,
To blaze lands and crush the wall,
To cage foes and gaol the world,
Pouring hell and malice in foul gold.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/93/0f/5c/930f5c756e87608ca9a435206a6d1248.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Dez 2018, 15:33
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Greedy, driven by fiery desire,
To plunder the mount-realm and kill the sire,
Flames and death so hit the fabled kingdom,
The king had succumbed to gold and lost wisdom.

Wrath was rapid to undo and mar,
For the door to misfortune had been left ajar,
On huge wings came sorrow,
Summoning raging typhoon and blood-red morrow.

(http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/The_Hobbit_The_Desolation_of_Smaug_Concept_Art_EreborSmaugBattle_MoltenGold_NK.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Dez 2018, 19:34
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King under the mount,
Finest lord and best count,
Many winters has your beard endured,
Within solid ramparts your realm you have secured.

Much wealth and shining gems,
Is this what from glory stems?
Malady was same to befall your kin,
Dreaming about riches and welcoming sin.

(https://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/762/761504/King_Thror_on_his_Throne_in_Erebor.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Dez 2018, 15:21
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Evil then appeared high,
Amidst clouds we sense it nigh,
A screech of horrid wraith,
Plunging men in despair without faith.

Slaves of one viler will,
Colder than even death and chill,
Dead they aren't, but an empty shell of vainglorious kings,
Wing-borne, serfs wearing Rings.

(http://www.tolkiendrim.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/alaune_daRoz.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Dez 2018, 18:05
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Evil Men, cowardly deceived and enslaved,
For them the path to doom was then paved,
Forced to revere the frightful lidless eye,
No prayer for him, but faithless plea and grievous sigh.

Reduced in serfdom and terror,
Captive of malevolence and error,
Aren't they too one of Men's kinds?
If only some undid the chain which tight binds.

(https://media.indiedb.com/images/members/4/3052/3051516/persian_caravan_by_variones-d97voec.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Dez 2018, 11:27
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Mount the steed and be calm!
I'm with thee to face harm,
To battle we head in good grace,
Daring hazard and fell black mace.

My lovely friend, do not dread the star-less night,
Nought we must but fiercely fight,
Sun shall rise and sweep the filth away,
We'll ride together and save the day.

I would thou wert to live,
Thy deeds a maiden on tapestry shall weave,
My wounded heart longeth for foes to slay,
Toll of honour for the lady of heath and hay.

Hearken to me, make this vow,
I need hear the oath now,
Lay my spoils on the flowered meadow,
Where rest only kind, clear from shadow.

(https://i.imgur.com/MLEcvpd.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Dez 2018, 13:16
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Seek a half-man dwelling in green,
Where none potent has ever been,
My Ring they took and hid,
Kill them and bring it hither! So orders the Eye with no lid.

(https://artfiles.alphacoders.com/109/109738.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Dez 2018, 14:32
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Inside the wood a power dwells,
Shielding trees, home and Elven bells,
Inside the wood a power lies,
Kept by mighty and known by wise.

The Ring of Water, prodigious wonder,
About which fable was told for much to ponder,
The Ring of Adamant, that all veils,
So that the Elf-maid never mourns or wails.

(http://corecanvas.s3.amazonaws.com/theonering-0188db0e/gallery/original/galadriel_reveals_nenya.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Dez 2018, 19:18
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A blinding thunder of bright,
Piercing through ghoulish night,
A figure of pure sacred sight,
Veiled in mercy and holy light.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d4/54/db/d454db4159d01f2e96314a44ad851b72.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Dez 2018, 16:49
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The savour of friendship he brought,
Battling villains, a war he fought,
For the sake of his gentle companion,
Whom he followed unto the fell dominion.

The taste of bravery, the flavour of good,
Jolly spirit, buoyant mood,
To see clear, out of the wood,
Keen on labour and pleasant food.

(https://i.etsystatic.com/10016378/d/il/a41db7/771095606/il_340x270.771095606_jf5q.jpg?version=0)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Dez 2018, 17:00
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The spectre of the East,
Horrifying diabolical beast,
Desperation brings the haunting ghost,
Residing in mystery, to the many unbeknownst.

He serves his master of doom,
Round whom wraiths soar and loom,
Keeper of dungeons and wicked fort,
Concealed deep in woods of spook-sort.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c3/72/9b/c3729b087eb40b80f7862f6d5cdbfa88.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Dez 2018, 17:47
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It shall breach the gate and crush,
Bequeathing nought but grievous ash,
To shatter hope, to take the sentry down,
For the end of the fair city, gem of the crown!

Then shall a devilish dusk be cast,
Waking dormant horror and fire blast,
Monsters howl and roar to the moon's red,
This may the Hammer, the Wolf's Head.

(http://thelandofshadow.com/mordorgate/2darkservants/grond/grond4.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Dez 2018, 18:36
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Tales of yore are tales of gore,
Bloody contest tells the ancient lore,
Wherein the Noldo-king his silver blade wields,
In lays of fearsome hosts and broken shields.

Storm had called so evil winds,
And shadows swarmed at the behest of fiends,
Demons waving fiery whips,
Slayers of heroes whom the lone bard weeps.

Unto the arrival of the Western Lords,
Whose clamorous chant was potent words,
The Herald came to free the yoke,
For the sake of the rueful gentle folk.

(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/rpg_games/neverwinter_nights/elven-female-fighter-battling-balrog-demon.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Dez 2018, 23:36
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"Foolish forest of rotten trees,
The Eye storms in ire and all sees,
Wishing but tempest to sow,
As fell gales ever-furious blow and go;
It's time your wood served my sharp steel,
Always turn must machine and wheel,
To build the army which wars wins,
Sinking wheatgrass into drought and sins."

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/df/6b/d8/df6bd891ffcf3d06e9f5ba3cbfd0f1e1--tolkien-middle-earth.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Dez 2018, 13:57
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Blessing of rare, under the stars born,
The clothes of moonlight thou hast worn,
To ride across vales and green,
On aiding the innocent thou art ever keen.

Go, now, a gentle's in peril!
In need of thy gaze and marvel,
Foe, nought canst thou do,
To stop the Eve-Star from passing through.

(https://cdn51.picsart.com/181599400002202.jpg?c256x256)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Dez 2018, 13:59
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The White Rider is getting near,
To free us from dread and fear,
Bearer of light and secret fire,
Potency of holy, power of prior.

He comes at the time of doubt,
Seeking not gain or vain clout,
For his counsel may do far more,
When acts fail and shadows breach the door.

(https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/384/663/large/najeeb-najjar-gandalf-the-white.jpg?1420337548)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Dez 2018, 16:42
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The chasm of doom spares none,
Atop the slopes whence one can't run,
There was misery forged and given fashion,
Another snare, another scheme to carry on.

One Ring, to rule them all,
For the end of order, for faith's fall;
An artefact to bind the same art,
Spelling a coming twilight, of horror the start.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b2/da/4f/b2da4fe98523d1f6566c7b6eaf548729.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Dez 2018, 18:23
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Three Rings to keep and care,
From time which all strippeth bare,
Which stone eateth with hunger,
As Orcs that dark infest and cities plunder.

Three Rings, worn by the chief,
Within fair vale or golden leaf,
Or about the tide of western sea
Where thou, deathless, art to be.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ea/d4/2f/ead42f7e2e3a6ff18b7f40c85131a5e3.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Jan 2019, 16:31
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Fallen by black hand and hammer,
The tale of fables and epic grammar,
Duel of doom before the Iron Gaol,
Whose victor we loathe and loser we wail.

Thus ended the tenson in grim,
When years get dreary and foul beseem,
Recall the contest of elder,
Of ages ruined by war and blessed by wonder.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/39/00/cd/3900cdfb4b920a44e5c5610086febb32.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Jan 2019, 17:41
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Beneath the solitary oak
Shalt thou find calm,
Merry spring just awoke
To sing her tune and psalm.

Beneath the lone willow
Bid two friends good-bye,
Not in gloom or sorrow
Knowing adventure is ever-nigh.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b6/12/4e/b6124e904b93cfe654c2fd8ac396fb93--the-hobbit-movies-bilbo-baggins.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Jan 2019, 21:03
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Carry me away
From burning wheat and hay!
Witchcraft has come to kill,
And slaughter, in much nefarious will.

The longing of the vile mage
Who war against the heath is to wage,
Ardent is the desire to see the realm ablaze
As the horse-sire lacks wit and from right strays.

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRWyP7qC17KYJhDSTXOb51a79h7m4hTHi5784WIljTlLU4vDXqc)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Jan 2019, 23:24
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Resilient bastion of northern times,
Sung in elegy and rhymes,
In songs of disgrace and decay,
That ever darken a joyous day.

Capital of the ancient North,
Chest of treasure and worth,
She fell woefully by cursed sword,
Drawn and held by some vicious witch-lord.

(https://www.mentedigitale.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fornost.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Jan 2019, 12:01
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Champion of Valinórë, come in the hour
Of ancestral strife, paladin and never bower,
Hither he travelled afore the rising sun,
Ere the Two Trees were even known to man.

Before the Western Shire shone
Of grandiose splendour and golden tone,
One great duellist defied darkness and vanquished the Foe,
The enemy past the night-gate he was thus to throw.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/eb/99/c3/eb99c384db40621a51b7f735e3c9790f.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Jan 2019, 14:00
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Uncanny is the tale of the beast,
Of a kind deemed lesser and least,
Inhabiting the dark sombre wave
Before the gate of the mines, which the stubborn dwarf could not save.

Do not disturb the water
Lest it be carnage and slaughter,
The Watcher ever guards the eerie shore,
For how long shall remain shut the door?

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/7/73/WatcherInTheWater1.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171215204606&path-prefix=it)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Jan 2019, 16:22
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Clad in the garments of poor,
One hunter foes may not lure
Or deceive and beguile,
Used to walking day and mile.

In truth, his blood narrates far nobler lore,
For he's heir of old and afore,
Skilful, and of everyday man twice the size,
Which he masks well behind lesser guise.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/28/3c/79283cbaff344b384c7dbd3243b9f7c7.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Jan 2019, 16:55
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Beside wild thickets lives the Brown Wizard,
Musing on woods and pipe,
Avoiding icy pass or nasty blizzard.
Verily, one queer funny type.

A watch he keeps on lands,
Ensuring peace among beasts,
Through the magic of his staff and wands,
Praying the Above during star-feasts.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/60/23/5a/60235af12729b6ed19d8f4a60b26afde.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Jan 2019, 17:04
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The Vale, near the falling blue,
No blur or stain seems to pass through
The defence of the stout herald,
Whose Ring keeps safe from chaos and peril.

Mayhem may rumble and roar,
Abroad, anguish asunder tore
Acts of gentleness and goodwill,
Anywhere but in the realm of ravine, that love makes lasting and still.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Rivendell.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Jan 2019, 18:14
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Wise and immortal beings
Of grace that always wins,
Over darkness about to ascend
Whose havoc they are to mend.

White authoritative mage,
Along his fellow grey sage,
A potent fair maiden
And the Elf-lord dwelling in shrine, with joy laden.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ef/ee/fb/efeefb64ee06d8bb75c0b5bad9fd3dec.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Jan 2019, 19:32
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Old and ancient as sea-rock,
About the shore he lives
And often builds and stocks
Great amount of ships, past the western trees.

The silent guardian awaits the hour
Of final parting from port and tower,
Until the kind wizard is back
In the company of good mood and luck.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Jan 2019, 20:46
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"Bright Vala or foul fiend,
Vast ocean and raging wind,
May Manwë and Varda witness
That I vow in whole power and no weakness
To pursue the Foe unto the other shore,
For the reclaiming of my honour and lost lore.
Woe to thee, disgraced traitor!
The Elven blade shall avenge me, soon or later,
For the blazing flame of my ardent wrath,
Which is terrible fire that great sorrow ever doth."

(https://storage.googleapis.com/fl-media/photo%2F57%2F50%2F2%2Ftolkien_esdla%2F1205710706_f.jpg?GoogleAccessId=legacy-storage%40fotolog-web.iam.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1548979200&Signature=o5b6XHCKEAIuNjyNi8HQQJHa9R5Urvm1fLI%2B2DzDBqzuZLSlk82q8FE0RbzfpfkxJW5X%2BywyJ9X50Iiz%2BgZ2N9pdgEE1Yy6T%2FAp2SF9uat3kJCDKOmiLws6cYdH3%2FkZaed8zbFph%2BNQRkH3PrMTcY6WU2kEJZRWb2K%2FhJwmiP8FofULv5iMwqLcepOKk1YzbXyYnsOBkqYwA%2Buy%2BNPVvkL0neEbvnOE5VZt0ICAwR%2Fp2OAN4mcVpPUFFLqhUyLf5DunAVFlSFLckZJFHQ0fetdaOTzDoQNSAHLDiwy3f6FcoX0bSMj5DhThSNv5JApaAmbetDIWucVxNKmHrT5sIYQ%3D%3D)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Jan 2019, 14:30
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Stubborn dwarf, you need not weep
And wail ruin which upsets deep,
Because shadows shall for once be driven out,
Along with gruesome beasts roaming about.

The void of the mine will not torment your spirit,
As long as you're true to trust and merit,
Warring against a cruel fate
Which to avert seems now so very late.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/830/712/large/chris-mcgill-balins-tomb-02.jpg?1486580356)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Jan 2019, 16:25
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Proud feet and intense stare
Are nice ornaments to wear,
Good qualities to boast,
Though one appears unfriendly for the most.

Actually, kindness hides itself in unusual hearts
Quite profound to grasp, divided in parts,
Cold-stone temper may yet again be kindled,
Renewing fond thoughts which for once dwindled.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/995330337671610379/W1PS1vmu_400x400.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Jan 2019, 19:51
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Let us make a foray into the realm of stone,
Round whose plains and fields we roam
With jolly mind and never lone,
Gazing at sundering seas and coast foam.

Here lie harbours and ports,
Secure haven for Gondor and her ship,
Splendid multitude of forts
That push the adversary back, as true evil's whip.

(http://i.4pcdn.org/tv/1407304557921.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jan 2019, 21:14
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Guide me to the sombre altar
Of the unlucky dwarf-lord who didn't falter
In front of coming ruin from the deep,
Lying now silent, for anyone to weep.

Such horror befell the one-time jovial mine,
Once joyful stronghold where Dwarves would dine;
May you rest in peace in beloved shrine
Beneath the shrouded mount and evergreen pine.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/27/2e/0b/272e0bec35d5f64c8dc6a81d9c4bd404.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Jan 2019, 23:05
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Glory to thee, my master-king!
Thy mythic deeds I shall fain sing
As it doth right to the Elf-lord
Who devils battled and drew sword.

Ye gods, that in the Miraculous Land dwell,
Have mercy of your courageous child
Who perished by cursed hand and fell,
Electing to avenge his kind unto the wild.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b9/55/60/b95560150b5f6af97f004051283b81ca.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Jan 2019, 12:19
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Fair damsel of valiant kin,
To redeem thyself and clear sin
Thou hast come to the hither-shore,
Partaking in struggle and elder lore.

Heiress of resilience and wit,
Bound to travel and dark love meet;
Beside thy blood, to joust and hunt,
Which renounce ye ever shan't.

(https://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TN-Aredhel_the_White_Lady.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Jan 2019, 18:17
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Master of lyrics and rhyme,
Thou hast lived for not long time,
Watching thy beloved craft fall
Under cruel wicked thrall.

Perished in horrid fortress,
But defiant and dauntless
Before the deceitful Lord of Snare,
Whom with fateful song thou wast to dare.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/49/fc/83/49fc836ce5d186a8a62c8caf978d0ec0.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Jan 2019, 12:54
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The Black Tower and its spikes
Speak far ancient tell,
Of so arcane likes
Amusing the listener not so well.

It's mighty home to a mage!
Clothed in stainless white,
Reputed great among sage,
Keen on watching stars from the height.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Orthanc_in_the_Second_Age.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Jan 2019, 14:32
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Finest dweller of the green,
Those we hail as mean
Thou keepest away
In every good story and say.

Who art thou, I enquire?
Not cheap conjuror or silly liar,
But as old as the very earth
Which is still deemed happy and worth.

(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*JOKoLzSvZ2uoPb8YH2ZjhA.jpeg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Jan 2019, 18:22
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She gave me three fair locks,
Of radiance that sunless past mocks,
When the immortal kin abode in wonder
Across the sundering seas and farther yonder.

Gold kindling hearts to joy,
Pure silver which time does not alloy;
Henceforth shall I name no other gift well
As the Lady's, of whom folks great tell.

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Sz-KDB7jGhM/Vf6A0RZ34GI/AAAAAAAADGk/-_J7u31rIRw/s1600/galadriel_4.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Jan 2019, 14:35
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It's time you bade good-bye
To folks we deem strong and high,
And much valorous and big,
As quiet Hobbits who till the ground and dig.

Round the Shire perils pry
As days got shorter and passed by;
Nights grow darker and very grim,
Giving way to shadows that foul beseem.

(http://www.councilofelrond.com/wp-content/uploads/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/illustrations/nasmith/nasmithfellowship/nightintheshire.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Jan 2019, 22:29
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Thou sayest wrong of elder tale,
When deeds beseem mere cry and wail;
Bespeak, instead, of gallant king
Daring ominous fates on Morgoth's Ring.

I beseech thee, the story ought not to rest untold.
Grave events which smote Beleriand and were then to unfold,
Bringing ruin and laying waste
To fine grand realms, as hazard was faced.

(https://t00.deviantart.net/HBfjcY28cCErljntwEBWYh5o71s=/700x350/filters:fixed_height(100,100):origin()/pre00/e24e/th/pre/i/2015/239/d/5/beleriand_and_realms_of_the_north_by_sirielle-d6u0ecg.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Jan 2019, 13:04
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Sing the glad tune and be content!
Behold in marvel! It is my intent
To wake the faint trees to reason,
Preventing harm and awful treason.

I shall chant, careless and merry
The beauty of bushes, streams and berry,
Heading home to meet my joy,
Who ever welcomes this nice jolly boy.

(http://elanillounico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Kimberly80-Tom-Bombadil.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Feb 2019, 21:46
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Bogey-story of worn age
Telling war and tenebrous mage,
Harbinger of fell chill,
Laying despair by malicious will.

A witch-lord clothed in night
For the ailing of just rule and kingly right;
Amassing large host of beast and spell,
Shedding regal guise to grow ferociously fell.

(https://ajcarlisle.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/spirit-of-the-witch-king.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Feb 2019, 15:43
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"Come hither, I wait for thee.
Through thick mist thou canst not see
Swathing evil about to strike,
Akin to which is naught alike.

Thou wilt slumber in howling wind,
Inside the room of nasty fiend
That seeketh his plot to unmask
Once sun is down, at fearsome dusk."

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6d/62/9b/6d629b46958b408992f8f7e3bdbca861--barrow-a-photo.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Feb 2019, 16:18
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When kneels tremble and feet fail,
One wondrous lady you ought to hail;
The stream-maid, herald of spring,
Whom folks revere and in legend sing.

At the sky she waves to summon rain
Refreshing woods and country lane,
Awaiting her love at the edge of green,
Where all stays well-tended and clean.

(http://kafence.com/pics2/tolkien/1977goldberry.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Feb 2019, 18:35
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Giants roam loose and wild,
Witless, savage and never mild;
Unaware of vicious chain
Which is of evil worst bane.

Minions need beasts to tame,
To enslave and plunder they solely aim,
Until green lands ail and choke
Under the Dark Sire's yoke.

(http://www.thelandofshadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/SiegeBeasts1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Feb 2019, 15:38
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Above, the Grand Star rose
For the dread of ghouls and foes,
Therefore clearing the elder night
When holy hosts would clash in might.

The fleet of Manwë battled fire
Across heavens, celestial and higher;
O! Sublime Mariner come from bliss,
Thou wonst war and laidst bare the abyss.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d6/ab/01/d6ab019ed55d397010cd4c939895ea7d.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Feb 2019, 17:36
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At the sign of the Prancing Pony
Tales are told, sham and phoney;
Enter, come inside!
Folks who travel and far abide.

At the sign of the lively inn
Shall you see gross load of sin,
While unfriendly eyes ever gaze
At foreign guest immersed in haze.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/intermediary/f/31ca8292-e979-4e41-a025-8b13994f6690/d6htwmm-ef7a095a-167f-44b8-9f9c-2afa003f2200.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Feb 2019, 19:41
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Fare, now, to grievous shire!
Bear my will and the Power's ire
Which faithless fiend undoth,
Gales shall blow and sound my wrath.

Great Wing of mine,
With such grace of thine
Wilt thou voyage skies
Unto lands, yoked in lies.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/50/84/67/508467111b5437acdb68b9815bbdc960.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Feb 2019, 20:26
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Ride quickly, dear wizard!
Naught may hinder thee in truth,
Neither wuthering nor blizzard,
For thy quest is born in ruth.

Fare well and stray not!
Thou shalt fly on whispering wind
Through much talk, 'why' and 'what',
Unless thou be'st to enter gloom and battle fiend.

(http://corecanvas.s3.amazonaws.com/theonering-0188db0e/gallery/original/95tcal_03.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Feb 2019, 22:28
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Foreboding death and terror,
Far inland, within the realm of horror;
Under drearily endless nightfall
Portending ruin and downfall.

Beside the fire-mountain,
Of molten stone fountain,
Stands his dark seat and throne,
Damasked with grief and human bone.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fd/e5/7c/fde57cd548c73e73b28a8bff8bd37c32.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Feb 2019, 23:25
Zitat
Ah, thou willest to know more
Of queer Wizards and their lore,
Enough to please thy wit
With worn tales that bards befit.

Then, they're all wise and five in number,
Daring the unknown we deem sombre;
No trifles is their power,
But means to avail those grown yet sour.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/008/614/170/large/ivan-cavini-gli-istari.jpg?1513931696)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Feb 2019, 14:30
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Farewell, my fine brave friends.
No need to make amends,
For every woe betided,
As with right we justly sided.

I'm soon to part and sail
To lands one won't bewail,
Resting quietly and fain
Within the vast Sunny Domain.

(https://greyhavensgroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/609_nasmith_departure_at_the_grey_havens1.jpg?w=840)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Feb 2019, 15:42
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Of triumph the sweet savour,
Voices fade and quaver.
Grand flares wound the skies,
And mighty wings soar and rise.

The Holy Ship will clear and sweep
Dirty wrongs rooted deep,
So the Iron Stronghold is bound to fall
By deed of the bright Saviour we had to call.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/af/7b/1a/af7b1a17e314c73f6fd62b1aecebb473.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Feb 2019, 16:20
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The Steward thinks and schemes
Not by chance or whims,
Locked solitary in his hall,
A war he seeks to forestall.

Indeed, a token seems to give him wisdom
To govern faraway town and loyal fiefdom;
Yet, much anxious he also grew
When shadows began to creep and closer drew.

(https://www.3dartistonline.com/users/5755/thm450/1352545833_Denethorok.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Feb 2019, 17:42
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Mongering rumour and talk
Among the folks that on water walk,
Bent by cold and hardship,
By awful rule of greedy lordship.

A wary lady with inquisitive mind,
Sure and proud of her lake-kind,
Peering ever at foreign deed
Which often is of ill the seed.

Yet, some valour might slumber still
Inside such lively fierce will;
A fire turning peasant into hero
Who battles wrongs and faces shadow.

Left herbs and nets aside,
Her furious cry resounds wide,
While charging devils and wielding her spear
For sake of the poor she holds dear.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/peter-jacksons-the-hobbit/images/c/c7/Hilda_Bianca.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140331174852)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Feb 2019, 17:54
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Forged unstained and pure,
Made in trust to endure
The grave earthly sickness
Which all devours and worsens weakness.

Should one the story enquire
I speak of the Ring of Sapphire,
On the finger of great wise-lord,
Versed in medicine and master of sword.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/84/9f/73/849f73167c77a4d9a9c267c5bfbd198f.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Feb 2019, 18:20
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Fine Ring of warming crimson,
Good to dare hazard and tenson,
Defying toil and strain
When valiant heroes fade and wane.

May fiery ruby avail thy quest
In dire time of deathly test;
A beacon of hope in endless abyss,
Pray, thou wilt not fail and go amiss.

(https://img00.deviantart.net/fd50/i/2018/062/7/4/narya_by_bellezarte-dc4v68r.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Feb 2019, 20:40
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As leaves wither, as winds crumble wall,
Shall grief thee befall,
My dear daughter, Star of the Eve,
Of whom legend they sing and weave.

Once gone and spent,
The force thou hast so gladly lent,
Will dying woods welcome thy spoils
Neath sick boughs and wasted foils.

(http://art.cafimg.com/images/Category_67556/subcat_140501/Desbois_Arwen.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Feb 2019, 21:44
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White swan-ship crossing waves,
Bound thither, for Light she craves.
Longing to rid her colours of sorrow and weight,
She passes swiftly through thunderous fate.

On the other side of the ether
The burdened Elf is not to dither,
As blissful shires lie ahead,
Far away from gloom and dread.

(http://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/e5/98/e5988020-8945-4742-ace5-3293e656495e/mec47_preview1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Feb 2019, 21:59
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Ye were born and blessed
Afar from good and rest.
It doth be the Immortal's fate
To linger on, until times get late.

Recall, starlit heavens told your coming,
Divining life afore the Morning.
First to awake in elder days
And tread with pride of yore the ways.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/intermediary/f/76b9a339-12b4-4694-8a03-1064b46dc309/dcsv4qe-da4e4779-aaf4-4f01-9c53-cd1515529add.jpg/v1/fill/w_1280,h_476,q_70,strp/awakening_of_the_elves_by_kuliszu_dcsv4qe-fullview.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Feb 2019, 22:11
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Amidst golden bough and hallowed leaf
Suffer Elves no stain or grief,
For Nenya fills the woods with joy
Avoiding sneer and enemy ploy.

Lands are made fair and young
In manner fey and much unsung;
Time spoils not such fairy-lane,
As sundry wonders bless this Maiden's reign.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/TJgzqRNHfRRrStMr4Vwi8ZlKun2wYtNWD1yW4JRIeRBOjll-RjDZrOfR5DrOKsitJG2CvHEcZ1P2MI58_BMEiJ71S12Lt-0Gp6mUyktO6jotqMNPzXePsfj2_ZTb=s0-d)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Feb 2019, 22:38
Zitat
Good we not always eye
Well enough to undo the lie
Chaining mind and thought,
Mistaking lords for peregrine lot.

A king might hide
His regal guise and pride
Behind dirt and humble sort,
Ere regains he crown and fort.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTwlqDiXIAAfST7.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Feb 2019, 00:01
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Their hearts receive wound and sorrow,
Forsaking greyness and deathly morrow,
As they bid adieu to grief
And part from pain we deem such chief.

I would thou wert to pass
Fond eras, amidst evergreen meadow and sanctified grass,
Rejoicing at the Power's doing,
Ere all plungeth thus in ruin.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ba/8a/0b/ba8a0bcd74e8d8cfb2b77099b4f5aa10.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Feb 2019, 01:01
Zitat
Living ones laud thy deed
In relentless pace along the reed,
After ages had gone and worn,
Banned from joy where Light was born.

Sunless were days afore the noon
When dawn was not to fade so soon.
Laden with angst and loss to grieve,
Thou madest wonder upon the moonlit eve.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/75/02/8f7502d6181951058ba679ed0629f14d.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Feb 2019, 13:50
Zitat
Betwixt storm and light breeze
Lie robust ramparts we never lost,
Nearing peaks which winters freeze
Under thick snow and perennial frost.

Thou mayest sing aloud,
Much gleeful and proud,
How stainless white hath kept at bay
Serfs from dark lands of no-day.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c1/de/f8/c1def8aeeb2e4fbbba0e6ba157bd70f5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Mär 2019, 14:37
Zitat
The Little Folk I hold much fond
And glad am I to cherish bond
Betwixt people of diverging fate,
While heading west, to grey port's gate.

My friend, exiles yearn to pass the sea,
Chanting tales and speaking glee.
Pray, thou shalt proceed and reach thy goal,
To cure this world as thou knowest sole.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/c5/02/0ec5022015693e5a463b167ab573e6d5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Mär 2019, 19:06
Zitat
Watching height of old
That stood in heat and cold,
To lie now declined,
By weather's ire signed.

Observing top of western kin
Which very few could ever win
By virtue of sheer force,
As famished wolves would growl most hoarse.

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/2/2e/Weathertop%27s_view.png/revision/latest?cb=20130117111316)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Mär 2019, 20:52
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Grace of thine, I beseech,
Lay bare such hollow ditch!
Conquer the evil coven
Wherein lightless void was densely woven.

Envoy, thou art bidden to best
The Iron Crown and lands contest,
For the freeing of hither-folks,
For the undoing of loathsome yokes.

(https://scontent-sin6-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/1dc23604fdaf7b36cb8eb67b15215d5b/5D1D96C2/t51.2885-15/e35/31278492_1216031181865816_2561604197111824384_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-sin6-2.cdninstagram.com)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Mär 2019, 21:50
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So light and gracious
Danceth the woodland monarch's precious,
Lifting the spell of doom
Upon elder lands that long to bloom.

So grand a kindred of heaven-sort
Before whom fell the taken fort,
For she's the daughter of Might
And fearsome scourge of wicked wight.

(https://goldseven.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/luthien_gold.jpg?w=800)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Mär 2019, 22:14
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Halt and fly away,
Ghost of gloom and gruesome grey!
Servants of malice abiding far,
Foes of justice and portentous star.

Avaunt, wraith of dread and shiver!
Thou commandest ogres, but not the river.
Now shall I rouse waters and wrath
To smite thee with hoofs and hinder thy path.

(http://img-fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images/nasmith/ford.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Mär 2019, 00:25
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Ride, fine glaring steed!
Behind dell and cheerless reed
Lurks of dark the slave,
Woken live from sombre grave.

Behold, a bright saviour is drawing near,
Heralding will of the fabled Seer
Who dwells in joy by the peak,
Mending rues of hearts grown weak.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/intermediary/f/feca0fbb-6ddf-4fd9-81ae-12b8bbdec81d/dbcsbhq-e383e0fb-980f-47a6-8ed0-b32060470eb4.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Mär 2019, 00:33
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Put aside the ragged raiment of the poor!
Thou art not to govern moor.
Thy royal kindred began not here,
But yond the Sea, whither long grand ships used to veer.

Ere lands and realms decline,
Accept this fateful quest of thine.
Long and glad have minstrels sung
One for whom harps were wrung.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/31/70/0c/31700cf5ddcb0b686407b3786816efa8.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Mär 2019, 17:13
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Austere visages Men mocked in stone.
Deeds of yore they had once sewn.
Ancient figures of dwindling valour
Hued so vivid with wasting colour.

Ye, mighteous, behold
How darkness grew by hundredfold!
Clouds storm across the hem,
Whence staining vapours creep and stem.

(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-351dd8d4227a719d63ae2687141ddc48)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Mär 2019, 10:16
Zitat
Grand sire within the reed.
Wise ruler inside the wood.
Counsel he needn't heed
To choose and judge for good.

Upon his rapid steed
He dashes through the green,
Desiring epic deed
That wipes the land so clean.

(http://orig12.deviantart.net/e77c/f/2013/365/c/0/thranduil___lee_pace_by_tomsgg-d705uw3.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Mär 2019, 15:22
Zitat
Thou hast so long borne
The weight of fearsome doom,
And that thou dost forlorn,
As bogey-spectres loom.

Traitor's hands might claim
Thy precious golden Ring,
Ere thou art its will to tame
And in hollow flame such bane to fling.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/intermediary/f/7e0b70dd-7a23-449e-8ab7-61c0b2ce8f9d/d5q9ms3-721563e1-898c-4855-afe1-5b746a41c69e.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_794,q_70,strp/frodo_baggins_by_yuuza_d5q9ms3-fullview.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Mär 2019, 15:59
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Imperious sight before eyes
Of glaring beauty commanding sighs.
To the Ever-Fair hast thou fared,
Which only fools to battle dared.

Behold, thy wont hath woken wrath!
Beware, for under rocks will end the path
Of those forswearing reason,
Hence wreaking vile their treason.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_First_Dawn_of_the_Sun.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Mär 2019, 18:26
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Hasten, now, and spread the order
For buoyant knights to grow much bolder.
Fords and rivers we are to wade
To send relief and saving aid.

Gondor needs a friend in war,
Partaking same in woe and gore.
Fell crown, begone!
Victorious deed as coat I don.

(http://kshirazee.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/riders_of_Rohan.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Mär 2019, 22:20
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Cry aloud and wide:
Today we chant in pride
The crownless sat anew
On kingly throne of brilliant hue.

Grand monarch of brighter days,
May you rest in songs and lays;
Shall we henceforth hail thee right,
As utmost paladin and knight.

(https://i.redd.it/3s5pwsibb8211.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Mär 2019, 23:29
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Timeworn yet hale
Wanders he as northern gale,
Giving counsel of wisdom
To deeply worried fiefdom.

My, so fey a mage,
Deemed potent skilful sage.
A staff he bears and uses well
To lull the winds and tempest quell.

(https://dhs1n389ze6jv.cloudfront.net/img/product-main/154561420997e2cdbfbc7daaf88ef5f32e01b37100.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Mär 2019, 23:48
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Winding along, through shires of old,
Bound by heat and ancient cold,
As seas would split the world in two:
Half held by Power, half drowned by rue.

Foundering tides smote not thy course.
Thine ever-blue hath witnessed worse,
While drenching lands and gifting life
On starlit paths of wrenching strife.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/intermediary/f/5015d5a9-7437-471e-9aa4-60f3c0119f13/dblxd54-079aa392-bf27-4640-b723-ecb71637e64e.jpg/v1/fill/w_444,h_250,q_70,strp/belegaer_by_mithgaraf_dblxd54-250t.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Mär 2019, 11:37
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Mayhap shalt thou live to see
The tragic end of oath and plea
Which wrought but doom and foil,
Paired indeed with rusting toil.

Funereal elegy sang and told
Of holy stones and Elven-gold
The very tale betiding,
Faring yond and there abiding.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/b8cfd397-d3c2-4d81-b811-f58c103fd7e5/dg4c6e-123f4572-16a7-4192-a813-b24720e72104.jpg/v1/fill/w_1095,h_730,q_70,strp/the_oath_of_feanor_by_aautio_dg4c6e-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9ODAwIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvYjhjZmQzOTctZDNjMi00ZDgxLWI4MTEtZjU4YzEwM2ZkN2U1XC9kZzRjNmUtMTIzZjQ1NzItMTZhNy00MTkyLWE4MTMtYjI0NzIwZTcyMTA0LmpwZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD0xMjAwIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmltYWdlLm9wZXJhdGlvbnMiXX0.qA9HqRVg--EwlvBwH2LX1bOYkm-N3ZRTYZVNQFuTx74)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Mär 2019, 13:06
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Keep the stone and hold it well!
Agin aught dark and very fell
It beareth strength and light of old,
Hewn from peak and wrought by bold.

Fashioned was the forest-gem
In yonder-lands at seas' hem,
As holy shires dwelt in bliss
And Powers deemed nought else amiss.

Drawn it was from stainless ore
In hours young of years afore.
Made to aid by restful Queen
To heave fatigue from weakened being.

Pray, it shall avail thy doing
While faring plains and mending ruin.
It were great ill to forsake the mirthless
Whom so much scarce thou seest worthless.

(http://clipart-library.com/image_gallery2/Emerald-Stone-Free-Download-PNG.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Mär 2019, 13:21
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Sneering hills hoard some fiends
Breathing mist and ghoulish winds,
Awoken again from filthy cairn,
Risen astir, as wolves in den.

Cooling stones could hardly keep
Hatred buried so much deep.
Sun declines and twilight falls
Upon these broken eerie walls.

(https://www.thefandomentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fog_on_the_barrow_downs_by_jonathanguzi-d8zay85.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Mär 2019, 14:17
Zitat
Silver Ewers carrying beads
Of blissful drops and gentle deeds.
Fine works of ancient skill,
Passed on to cheer one's will.

They bear relief and joy
Against malaise that might alloy
Lively roots and vibrant green,
Renewing vim to make it clean.

(https://i.imgur.com/jMVXyBa.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Mär 2019, 19:49
Zitat
Be wailing harps wrung.
Be gripping tunes sung.
Fearful songs glide aloft,
Which cautious murmurs broadly waft.

Havoc thou hast brought in here!
Nought we know to be so sheer
Of malice wreathed in fiery guise,
Borne on wings and fearsome size.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Mär 2019, 21:03
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If thou wert to ponder
Whether good it be to fare such yonder,
Didst thou so fair a deed,
When bound afar, whither tides shall lead.

I would thy snow-white vessel went
Away from plight which tore and rent.
Sundering seas ye will cross,
Ere these shires yield to loss.

(https://pod.museoteca.com/oxford/img/web/images/00402.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Mär 2019, 21:16
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May thy lance be true
To weather pains in rue.
Heath-rider, fly in pride through vicious pike!
Fiends art thou to smite and strike.

Find me men to hail as just,
Whose flaring fury turned to lust.
Gird thyself in iron mail,
Praying we'll last till dawn's first gale.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Mär 2019, 21:21
Zitat
Bare of joyful times,
Are wailing widows mourning.
They weep in cheerless climes
Of sullen morn the dawning.

O gallant Rider!
Life was spent upon thy steed;
Through fey lanes winding wider,
So brave a knight thou wast, indeed.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/009/025/594/large/laurine-metura-imag6403.jpg?1516713118)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Mär 2019, 22:04
Zitat
In sundry tongues they speak so ill
Of holly-lands and breezing chill.
There great smiths would riches hoard,
Earning fame and praising word.

Stowing wonders was not to save
Happy lands from coming wave,
As nights bedimmed a swooning age,
Fraught with storms about to rage.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3e/de/5d/3ede5d8c9b6e0bb04f6ad26a0c9066eb.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Mär 2019, 19:32
Zitat
He led his fellows past the dark;
Infernal roar he was to hark,
And standing firm he dared his foe
Whom none could best with blade or bow.

Shadows rose so tall amok.
Heat undid the molten rock.
A curse was placed on those grim halls.
The fiend was felled and torn were walls.

Legend saith that hope was gone,
When malice hearts had stricken wan.
A work of perfidy beyond recount,
Inside the hollow bogey-mount.

Yet light outlived the dreadful ghoul.
Fight was brought to height and cool,
Where ice lay ill and tempest raged,
And fiery war to vice was waged.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Mär 2019, 22:06
Zitat
Fervour burst anew in land.
Here is king too great and grand
Whom such few words might laud aright,
He who brought the world delight.

Thou henceforth shalt behold a crown
That days daunt not in port or town.
Lordship is again rekindled,
Once years grew bleak and valour dwindled.

(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/thumb/3/34/John_Howe_-_Elessar.jpg/250px-John_Howe_-_Elessar.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Apr 2019, 00:44
Zitat
Wonders sprang thereafter wide.
Ordained was light to spread and glide.
Ancient dweller by the shore,
Thou hast seen much bliss in lore.

Laden was the virgin Vale
In stainless gold of olden tale.
Two fair Trees they lit aglow,
Secure from dreariness and foe.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1182/853403429_46459abb91_b.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Apr 2019, 01:38
Zitat
If thou rodest unto shores,
Which yonder lie, afar from lores,
Were fey mornings swift to rise
Across the lands of eerie guise.

Errands seldom lead one thither;
There hale trees are said to wither.
Grosser fable was never spoken,
For suns loom fair and good foretoken.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-The_Gates_of_Morning.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Apr 2019, 03:30
Zitat
Laid was Arda perfect,
Void of stain and defect;
Wonder of its Wrights,
Bereft of starless nights.

Two Bastions wrought of old,
Bright and radiant as is gold;
Raised afore in blooming Spring,
Which so gladly thou shalt sing.

(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/e/e7/Billy_Mosig_-_The_Elder_Days.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Apr 2019, 18:32
Zitat
To implore is to pray
For godly deed in elder lay
Which be apt to stay
Wrathful act in judgement-day.

Bright Vala, save the gentile on the wave!
He who never dared to crave
Thine endless earldom past the Sea,
Which, sole, might reach this my plea.

O feeble man, so very delicate!
For thee I gravely beg, to mercy impetrate.

(https://pre00.deviantart.net/25df/th/pre/i/2015/123/7/8/elendil_and_his_sons_by_abepapakhian-d23azjc.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Apr 2019, 18:28
Zitat
You shall mayhap lift the curse
That blithe fortune sways to worse,
Ere winter falls on heath;
Ere blade is drawn from sheath.

Dawns get pale and suns subside.
Yeomen till the soil and stride
Along the sullen rueful way,
Afield and flecked by scattered hay.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Apr 2019, 13:03
Zitat
Son, my sprout of mirth!
Prove such gallant mannish worth!
'Tis time thou wert to unmake
This vicious yoke for Heaven's sake.

Winds shall lead thee far,
To friendly harbours devoid of scar.
There wilt thou succeed
To vanquish ghouls in valiant deed.

Let me now fare
To hallow-shires immune to wear.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/26/89/0d2689a61bb3c4a30b0c1c2bdad99a77.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Apr 2019, 15:36
Zitat
Bold Noldo-sire,
Hither hast thou made
Through grinding ice and fire,
And dreary blues to wade.

Sword is drawn to battle
Thine awful ruthless foe;
Theft thy kin shall settle
By dealing harm and woe.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Apr 2019, 17:15
Zitat
Before my throne I summoned thee.
Behold thy host yield and flee!
A Sea-emperor am I,
Whom lesser ones may not defy.

Fell thou art as I might be,
But foreign kings shall kneel to me,
For none is there to joust or best
This fearsome tyrant of the West.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Apr 2019, 17:35
Zitat
Lo! Elvish folks tarry fain
Inside this hidden saint-domain.
We staunchly dread not seething doom,
As kindly flowers spring to bloom.

Immortals may, alack, not cure
The weariness we endure,
Unless there be a Might
That witnessed elder Light.

(https://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/TN-Arrival_at_Caras_Galadhon.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 12. Apr 2019, 18:07
Zitat
Which gift tookest thou,
My gentle foreign guest?
Good thou dost to bow
And not disown the Quest.

Asked was speed so queer
To bless thy heart from fear.
Three golden locks I shall entrust
As needs in dire must.

(https://i.redd.it/4v8e8zva7a721.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Apr 2019, 22:14
Zitat
Stay thy blade! Hold the dart!
Hence I won't again depart.
Sent back was I to fight
This creeping joyless night.

Clad am I in whiteness
And likewise armed with goodness;
Pray, may the Free Folk arise:
Long they trod grim paths of lies.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/012/620/160/large/juan-galeote-00-gandalf-el-blanco-72ppp-con-sello.jpg?1535670871)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Apr 2019, 22:17
Zitat
Thou who bringest doom
Wilt have in bliss a room,
Where twilight never falleth
And mournful bell not tolleth.

'Tis the Golden Wood,
Sunken then in good.
The Immortal Dame shall rule its bounds
And always bless its faultless mounds.

(https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/the-fellowship-in-lothlorien-anna-kulisz.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Apr 2019, 23:24
Zitat
Lay thy hand not on Gold
Which able smiths might never mould
Or shape at will through heat and cold
In countless modes and manifold.

That is no common Ring!
Sorrow-tales we seldom sing,
Where bodes so well such luring thing
We deem it just in flare to fling.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/014/424/198/large/bruno-zumbo-art-one-ring-to-rule-them-all-3.jpg?1543926640)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Apr 2019, 17:16
Zitat
O Sunset Gem! O Evening Star!
Thou faredst through storm thus far.
Divine decree I bear to thee:
Before the Powers speak thy plea!

In holy Valmar Gods abide
With splendent Angels at their side.
Bring the word as is thy ken,
Begging ruth for Elves and Men.

(https://images.curiator.com/images/t_x/art/md64rewiqgzg15hsr5lr/ted-nasmith-eaerendil-searches-tirion.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Apr 2019, 23:55
Zitat
Knights he mustered afield.
Drawn was sword; borne was shield.
Dismal monarch, thee have maidens mourned
And clad were dead in cloth adorned.

Thine utmost valour. Thine ardent strength.
Thou didst just to ride such length
Onto white heights of glaring stone,
Which thou hast seen at last, alone.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/13/cd/5f/13cd5f762dfa41eb19ab3c79a90e3f5d--witch-king-of-angmar-minas-tirith.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Apr 2019, 23:58
Zitat
Raised the gruesome altar,
Men were soon to falter,
As ashes trapped the Isle
Through evil sordid guile.

Fires burst from temple's top.
Pious blood was drawn to drop.
Truth they lost and life was drained,
When Ar-Pharazôn reigned.

(https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/data/media/35/Drowning-of-Numenor-port.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Apr 2019, 01:50
Zitat
Sail ahead to cheerful lands.
Voyage thus to hallowed strands.
Unstained have lain the Undying Shires,
Secure from chill; away from fires.

So long, grey portentous Day!
To journeying ones we crave to say:
May we part from pending plight,
We that strive to reach the Light.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Apr 2019, 02:04
Zitat
Elven-singers, Lady's joy!
Mirthful chanting not to alloy.
Worries never find a way
To Lothlórien's cheerful day.

Greens withstand and pass the ill
Of nasty Weather's grinding chill.
Maidens, grieve ye not this earthly pain
Within the Dame's pure domain.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Apr 2019, 21:02
Zitat
Queen of Green; Dame of Life.
Of the Crafter potent wife.
Worlds thou hast with joy relieved
From the evils Powers grieved.

Olden song had given birth
To the Trees of countless worth.
Would thy touch bring splendour fore
On the eternal yester-shore.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Apr 2019, 16:45
Zitat
O Valmar, Occident's Fortress!
Undying Temple. O Western Mistress!
Unbroken, unto plight and strife;
Unconquered, to the ruin of Life.

Thy Bells had tolled in mirth
At two saplings and Light's birth.
Thou shalt ever be in glory
In sung lays and Arda's story.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Apr 2019, 22:33
Zitat
Middle-lands made of ore.
Middle-earths to the core.
Finer place thou hast not,
Fraught with mighty gallant lot.

Shadows too partake in tale
That we oft recount in wail.
Telling ruins of afore
In the shires made of ore.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Apr 2019, 23:22
Zitat
Darksome King, thee woe betide!
Thy grievous name I herefore cried!
Tenson I shall have in just,
Or my blade be torn and rust.

Hark my vow! Hark my oath!
With but valour deeds I clothe.
Nasty Fiend, depart avaunt!
This my Light thou shalt not daunt.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Apr 2019, 00:05
Zitat
At last thou givest way to Power!
Thunder roars. Heavens glower.
Fairest Queen I will be;
Dreadful omen bards foresee.

Savage seas I shall command,
By the shore, along the strand.
Weather I will bid to fight;
Fear the Lady's ancient Might!

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Apr 2019, 00:45
Zitat
Away with thee,
Vile faithless mage!
Thou art to see
Thy kindred's rage.

White am I gone back,
Sent to end this war,
Which evils sowed, alack,
And stained the stone with gore.

(http://corecanvas.s3.amazonaws.com/theonering-0188db0e/gallery/original/lotrh.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Mai 2019, 01:07
Zitat
Five they are, ye gods!
Faring oft and wielding rods.
Age is not to mar their being;
Wit is fresh and always keen.

Unknown is wizard's utter goal.
Prime is act and worthy role
To keep the straying tides at bay,
Choosing right and arduous way.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Mai 2019, 15:08
Zitat
One potent King of old
Ruled joyously and bold,
On marble-cloven throne
Inside the mountain's bone.

Above lay bright the Stone.
Of many hues it shone,
Well fairer than mere gold,
Though bearing doom to unfold.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/056/054/large/paul-tobin-paul-tobin-hobbit-conceptart-tobin10b.jpg?1479895053)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Mai 2019, 23:30
Zitat
Vanya, fairest sprout!
Skilful sage and fain devout.
Soothing verse thou shalt sing
Before the Vala's Fateful Ring.

Hither thou art come to bathe
In the Lights that ever swathe,
Behind my olden mountain-wall,
Where the Tempest shan't befall.

(http://fantazya.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cc55ee72e0ab741f8a7471f3658d67b3.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Mai 2019, 23:42
Zitat
These cloven halls I built.
My wooden throne thou wilt
Defend to last hazard,
My gallant mighty guard.

These caverns I have filled,
So much as I had willed,
With joy and glinting treasure
To cheer my regal leisure.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Mai 2019, 15:08
Zitat
Rotten lies my City now!
With valiant ones we used to endow
This faulted stone afield
And ever-high was drawn the shield.

Shreds and tatters speak of woe;
Burnt were keeps and buried low.
What might braveness wherefore yield
For the shattered mannish shield?

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Mai 2019, 18:16
Zitat
A song; a jolly rhyme.
Music knows to ease the clime.
Storms outside may never stay,
So do ills in elder lay.

Neither shall the Master will
Relinquish brook, dale or hill.
His is might very old
Of a time mostly untold.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Mai 2019, 16:06
Zitat
The King is faint,
Yet fared a saint
So farther hither,
Where brigands slither.

A light-clad stranger
Beside a ranger,
Who brings some news
To lift Men's rues.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e4/df/0c/e4df0c659454d859cc361a70ccc8b0f8.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Mai 2019, 21:58
Zitat
Fury festers wide.
Dreary chance to bide.
Battle draws so close,
Be they friends or foes.

Hearken to the cry,
Uttered very nigh
Flames and scorching ash;
Shall the blades slash!

(https://www.iamag.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Shadow-Mordor-Concept-Art-17.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Mai 2019, 22:21
Zitat
Hark and well behold
Songs of manifold!
Spread my tiding vast
Past the roaring Blast!

Be ye Light and Hope,
Wrights of pool and slope!
Be ye Shield and War,
Guardians of my Lore!

(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/pelea-versus/images/0/0b/Tn-melkor_weaves_opposing_music.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150518201355&path-prefix=es)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Mai 2019, 00:02
Zitat
Golden Hall, wake astir!
Rid thyself of stain and blur.
Gird thine arms with kingly stone!
To brave deed are monarchs prone.

Guileful counsel, hence thou goest;
To the snare thy vileness owest.
Traitor-mage, I shall win
Over joyless nights and sin.

(https://silmarillionseries.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/394px-angelo_montanini_-_theoden_and_eowyn.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Mai 2019, 14:32
Zitat
In the midst of green,
Be it marred or clean,
Hides the stealthy sentry
Of the marble-gentry.

Arrows fly aloft,
Which the breezes waft
To and fro the air,
At the morning's glare.

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/hallofbeorn-resources/Images/LotR/Characters/Anborn.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Mai 2019, 19:35
Zitat
Were it just and right
To leave the shore for Might?
Doth the Elda well,
To yearn the hallowed Dell?

Blues and mist we pass
To land on stainless grass,
Heading whither travel
Saints combating evil.

(https://i4w8j7y6.stackpathcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/08.TheChildrenofIllvatar_thumb.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 17. Mai 2019, 13:59
Zitat
Get in front of dancing fire!
I shall fain wring my lyre.
Many stories will unveil
Good and fairness of the Tale.

Art thou merry well enough,
Within these lonely bounds of rough?
Brutish life is not thine own,
Clement Man who walk'st alone.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Mai 2019, 17:21
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Fly! Soar in haste above!
Hap we need, to save my Love.
The fateful Gem we have retrieved;
Long have folks one foulness grieved.

Lo! Splendid ramparts lie
Unsullied by the sigh
Which Freedom hath despoiled,
Yet never wholly foiled.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 21. Mai 2019, 14:25
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Surrender not, my mortal Lord!
Draw such gallant silver-sword!
Heed the counsel of the Sea,
For I listen to thy Plea.

Night I see to grow tormented,
By the Villain greatly daunted;
Know that waters ever bring
Tale and sorrow to the Ring.

The Ring of Doom wherein we speak
Of Arda wounded and the Peak,
Within the Ice thou fightest vain,
Seat of Evil's waste-domain.

Go, now proceed to find
The hidden Elven-kind!
A Noldo needeth aid,
Lest his Kingdom fade.

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Ruins tell the lay,
Built with ore and clay,
Of the Bridge of yore
By the thriving shore.

Hap soon bade adieu
In the mounting blue,
Bequeathing spear and blade
Which tort thenceforth made.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 24. Mai 2019, 16:04
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Earned was Mercy at the last,
Bestowed upon and justly cast,
Before the grimmest Phantom-Lord
Who speaketh nought but godly Word.

He saith that Love may chance again
To roam the world as common Men,
Until the hour draweth close
For mortal ones to weep their Rose.

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Renown and fame befell
A flowered joyous dell.
Glens of jocund sort
Which Power made a fort.

A sylvan King was glad to reign;
His mighty Queen had blessed the lane.
They grandly strove to rule in rest
And spend the elder age abreast.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Mai 2019, 16:12
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Thou darest holy souls
Who once the Foul smote,
Behind their mighty walls,
Abiding so remote.

Evil was in thee,
First afore the Lore.
War had crossed the sea,
To bear thy wrath ashore.

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Eased were flames and chilling cold,
Placated full the yester-world.
Two great Lamps in darkness shone,
When Valar chose an Isle as throne.

All rejoiced at perfect Order,
Placed the radiance at the border.
In the core would Rule abide,
Decreeing fine the fates' tide.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/868/612/large/andrew-bosley-valarlamp-01small-ab.jpg?1434981163)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 27. Mai 2019, 16:37
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We shall depart afar
With speed and lucky star,
And pass the ocean's wave
For bliss we dearly crave.

We covet endless morn
And pearls that bright adorn
The havens wrought of white,
Beside the Power's might.

Across the Gods' shield
Lie halls and hallowed field
Which sung were oft afore
In splendour evermore.

We flee the sombre life,
Strained and worn by strife.
To pain we bid farewell,
Defying vile and fell.

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Sole bones, sole skull;
Ill day, made dull.
The Scourge in Ice
Hath drawn his Vice.

My weary Man,
Thee I not can
Relieve from Death
And dragon-breath.

A horrid mound,
By northern Bound,
Decried have I
In grievous sigh.

Yet weeping doth
Unveil a Path,
Through hapless Rue
In midst of blue.

(http://tolkiengateway.net/w/images/b/b7/Joona_Kujanen_-_The_Fall_of_Azaghal.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Mai 2019, 12:40
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A beast as large as towers.
She howls and fiercely glowers
Her enemies afield
Who donned a coat and shield.

Such tools may not avail
A rider in his mail,
For fangs lay waste to foes
And render useless bows.

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Thy name I bellow loud!
I curse the stormy cloud
Which borest thou herein
And Light was nigh to win.

Within the Immortal Fief
The gate was torn by grief,
And Trees decayed too soon,
Where endless gleamed the Noon.

Pursue shall I the aberrant Foe.
A solemn Oath of rage and woe.
I speak before the King and Queen,
Be they to assist or conflict mean.

If I be ruined, if I be spent,
My prideful kin shall be content
With sole revenge and my three Gems:
Wear then your mail; take so your helms!

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s1iEx_s4z58/ViS8j5KH83I/AAAAAAAAAg8/X55M7J4yi3k/s1600/feanor%2Boath1.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Mai 2019, 14:49
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A clash recalled with glorious song
Is gallant deeds which fair belong
To past ordeal, to viler clime;
A bard shall make the fable rhyme.

The Noldo chanced to battle him,
About the lifeless fuming rim.
His hammer fell on pious prince,
For ever-wound to suffer since.

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Below the sleepy silent fir
Are chambers vast, that fires stir.
One roar and blast of howling wind:
A golden foe! A soaring fiend!

His wings beget the future plight
For Dwarven-kin and Durin's right.
As landless lot you shall traverse,
As though on all were cast a curse.

(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/2b/28/5c/2b285c03ccdf3c12e0500f3eedcc2932.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Mai 2019, 16:40
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Frigid routes shall not forgive
The unwary traveller of breeze,
Who dareth chill and algid tempest,
So wont in will to pass the contest.

'Twas deadly path of elder age,
Which godly warmth could not assuage.
Betwixt despair and ageless green,
Lay ice and frost and hopeless being.

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Some rotten wetlands you will pass.
Their ponds bewitch! Their ponds harass!
An ancient battle laid that mere
With baleful ghost and wistful tear.

Proceed ahead, through vast remorse,
Which keeps the marshes ever-coarse.
Next to foulness waters lie,
Wherein all kinds their dearest cry.

(http://www.greatwar.nl/tolkien/tolkiennasmith.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Jun 2019, 13:10
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He chose a fort, his hidden lair.
A den of wolf. A cave of mare.
Arisen once from frozen tomb:
A fearsome harbinger of doom.

His deathly paean sounded loud,
Borne on cruel hailing cloud.
A king of witches summons wraiths,
For last demise of bonds and faiths.

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A wooden belfry burns aglow,
Stricken grave by ardent flow.
Peasants ail, mauled afire,
Forsaken lone by greedy sire.

On wings a raging drake was drawn
To reap revenge till sombre dawn,
And heavens lit were thus at night,
About the lake that dwelt in fright.

(https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/382/053/large/darek-zabrocki-laketown3.jpg?1443927738)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 4. Jun 2019, 15:41
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How staunchly friends remained
Beside the Bearer, almost waned.
On wasted moor; on marble-tower;
Ye battled proud agin his Power!

Humble ones succeed in faith,
Harder still than troll or wraith.
When wiser err in gross mistake,
The Little Folks in quest partake.

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Thee folks much dread.
Thee woes have fed,
As illness woken,
Which fates betoken.

Thine armour beareth
Thy wrong that fareth
So vast across,
With awful loss.

Some putrid fields
Are evil shields,
Round twisted stone,
As pale as bone.

The Iron Crown
Will mankind drown
In gore and blood:
Such lethal flood!

(https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/data/media/66/JH_00042_MinM-port.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Jun 2019, 14:37
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To my plea ye hearken!
Ashes swathe and darken
Morning-dawns of grief,
Lading heavens stiff.

O my kindly boy!
Orcs much glad destroy
The unwary little one,
Unless thou be'st neath sun.

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Shabby are they true
And round the Shire few,
For prone is Ranger well
To foreign gloomy dell.

Woods and glens they walk,
Yet never fond of talk
They keep their secret hidden,
Throughout these ways forbidden.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Jun 2019, 17:44
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Neath the vaults of Arda's King,
Round the Vala's splendent Ring,
Doom is made by firm decree
Along the Plains of ever-glee.

Angels speak no futile word,
Yet oft arise agin the horde;
None shall dare the rightful Keeper,
Lest he be of ruin the reaper.

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Bethought have we of gentle Sire,
Of flawless firmament the Star,
Perished lone amid the Fire
In kingdom tenebrous afar.

A Lance he bore to slay his foe,
Which none was able one to break;
In dauntless will he faced the Woe
Wherein he chose to fain partake.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 13. Jun 2019, 16:31
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Arisen horsemen rode to meet
Their pending fate on ruined wheat,
For fields recount a major clash,
Which left but grief atop the ash.

Shields undid and lances flung
The intrepid rider bards have sung;
In front of doom he never waived,
Since battle's gore was proudly craved.

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Thinkest thou of me,
My beauty ever-merry?
Chance I now to be
In frigid lands of flurry.

Hither have we fared,
Deeming just to follow
Wrath which plain had fared
To chambers lightless-hollow.

Thee I sore regret
Not giving farewell-kiss,
For terror had us met,
Swaying all amiss.

I wherefore beg and pray
That fate be kind to allow
Loving ones to Bay
Which Elves with joy endow.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Jun 2019, 17:27
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Thou wilt further not advance!
Sworn have I to spear and lance!
Here thou hast a wrathful maiden;
A like of fire, with valour laden.

Sink shall I my blade of creed
Inside thy gory fearsome steed.
Be sure of void! Be sure of doom!
Amok thou art to ever loom.

(https://ajcarlisle.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/c3a9owyn-vs-the-witch-king-of-angmar-j-r-r-tolkien-the-return-of-the-king-art-by-the-brothers-hildebrandt.jpg)



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'Tis noble time we fought
Who wickedly has sought
The world to bind to chain:
His raging Fell Domain!

Awake, my tired folk!
Rains are fields to soak
In grief and drowning sorrow,
Yet bards will chant tomorrow!

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Jun 2019, 17:57
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A silver-father once would reign,
Ere sagas ended, killed by bane.
Before had kingdoms burnt afire,
A realm dwelt for all to admire.

His carven halls were best delight
To sylvan folks and Elven-might,
And gleaming ruled an angel-queen
A merry earldom evergreen.

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Two Towers call for bloody night,
Releasing host of wolf and wight
To war commence by evening's gale:
Becoming so of lands the flail.

One is home to potent Wizard:
Tempest-master; lord of blizzard.
The other hails a darksome sire:
Upon its height is Eye on fire.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/21/28/a4212823a8fdf7d637379135c36d50fa.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jun 2019, 16:22
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Thus longest thou to find
A way to crawl behind
The Enemy's patrol,
Where lights die and fall.

Precious, we shall aid
The Master and his Blade,
As ken we have to share
Of wraiths and fiendish lair.

Thy fat witless friend
Is not to make amend.
He saith loathsome words
Which pierce us in like swords.

He knoweth not its weight!
Its Will shall not abate!
Thy vigour will regret
The Jewel thou hast met.

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Summon me,
I bid thee,
Gross delight
Of horseman's might.

In good morn
Blow the horn,
To resound
Vast around!

On my House
Shall I rouse
Oaths to swear,
Fierce as mare.

Deeds, awake!
Fine ye make
This Sire proud
To not have bowed.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Jun 2019, 16:40
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Graver thou dost harm,
In the thrall of charm,
For viler of a mage
Is to fool the sage.

Bind me as thou will'st,
Fearsome iron-fist!
Nay, I shall not quail
In face of pouring hail!

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Healing brought them close.
A Maid in damask-rose.
A Sentinel of reeds.
Two staunchly ardent creeds.

Upon fearless steeds
Were heralded such deeds.
Their pious swords arose
To smite lugubrious foes.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Eowyn_and_Faramir.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Jul 2019, 18:33
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No fouler act to witness here,
Before thy coming with my Dear.
A princess lieth, cold and worn,
For all her kin to grimly mourn.

A poison-dart thou threwest sure,
At the Son ye love to core;
His mother chose to give her life,
Condemning thee to deadly strife.

I fling the culprit off the wall!
Be justice done inside my Hall!
No longer shall the Lonely City
Condone a stranger, out of pity.

May sealed remain her secret bounds,
Preserved unspoilt from bloody hounds;
I pray that future hap to tame
Nefarious demons of fell name.

(http://tednasmith.poverellomedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Eol_is_Led_to_the_Walls.jpg)



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I come to you,
As tides will veer;
I bring not rue,
In guise of seer.

I bear but flame
To light the way.
An ageless dame
Me woke to day.

(https://www.thefandomentals.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/white06.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Jul 2019, 16:53
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Man! Man! Now dance in joy!
No menace, nay, shall glee alloy.
Thy King is back! Thy King is here!
Thou mayest live, devoid of fear.

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Beware of blazing fearsome menace!
We do nought else, but weep and grimace.
The Drake was wrought in secret pit,
Being all unknown to Elven-wit.

A Serpent made to doom and scorch!
So vile a beast. So fell a torch.
Perhaps a Dwarf shall kill the Lizard,
When passed untouched the flaming blizzard.

(http://i.imgur.com/mAUYyO3.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Jul 2019, 16:45
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In number roamed the world
And ever ravaged gold
The Orcs from elder songs
That wrought in end but wrongs.

Yet fiercer Men were there
None of Dark to spare.
In spite of lesser force,
Their will fell not for worse.

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I pray thou shalt so well endure,
For love to grief is ever cure.
Besought were fates in dire day
The Boreal Foe in ice to stay.

Wert thou thyself beyond to bring,
It be on Hound or greater Wing,
The brightest Maid among the Fair
Shall evil Witch and Tyrant dare.

(http://www.tednasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TN-Transformed.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 23. Jul 2019, 20:44
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I find great relish into being
Beside a Spirit of the Unseen.
He gleams alight and never quails
In front of darkness haunting dales.

Radiant garments fine remind
Of olden morns, lit and kind.
His gentle powers vanquish all
That will the sinless to enthral.

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Elf! Elf! Thou canst rejoice
At merry chant and mirthful voice!
The Evening Star shall tarry here,
Where reigneth proud his Ever-Dear.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 26. Jul 2019, 14:42
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Arise and part
From savage fell,
To deal a dart
To Horseman's dell!

The rider-king
From you took Land;
Thence harpers wring
In joy his band.

Their brigands crawl
As rats along,
From Golden Hall
That yeomen long.

To meagre life
Thou wast confined:
Much tiring Strife,
Thy folk to grind.

Reclaim thy moor,
Through fork and Blaze,
So shall the poor
Avenge his case!

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cINic3RUk0s/WuM_8qUXO0I/AAAAAAAAAEc/Auk1MmTjfK8VC8w1e04x5YIGpA573h8-wCEwYBhgL/s1600/Portrait-Of-Pren.jpg)



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Betiding far, in elder age,
They tell the legend of one sage.
An ageless sire; a silver-lord;
He ruled the way of green and ford.

The woodland sovereign wandered long,
Since gloomy days, recalled by song.
His queen resplendent lit the cave,
Which carven was, their realm to save.

(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/0df9c88c-31ea-4a90-80a3-ff05e799d307/dcz8h4k-a08df98b-3817-4335-9f51-c07c7de00328.jpg/v1/fill/w_717,h_1114,q_70,strp/thingol_and_melian_by_samo_art_dcz8h4k-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTU5MCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzBkZjljODhjLTMxZWEtNGE5MC04MGEzLWZmMDVlNzk5ZDMwN1wvZGN6OGg0ay1hMDhkZjk4Yi0zODE3LTQzMzUtOWY1MS1jMDdjN2RlMDAzMjguanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.Yi9ldRVcx14GafmkcGxvNvkoFbmXsm9X3X0c6HoQbGU)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Jul 2019, 11:04
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Be thou content,
A joyous soul,
As wise recall
And rogues repent.

What maketh kings,
But dauntless ghost?
On fortune's wings
They muster host.

High-kindred ones,
Forebears and lords,
By work of lance
Ye halted hordes.

O worried Sire!
Thou art to blame
For giving flame
The chance to fire.

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For leagues uncharted went and rode
The Rider come from saint-abode;
An errand led his mount beyond,
About the shore of ancient pond.

The Speaking Folk received him wary,
For shadows yet partook in story,
So Three he chose to travel yonder,
To witness Noon and Angel's Wonder.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Aug 2019, 14:09
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How bold are ye!
How hard to free!
Bewail shall those
Whom seas enclose.

O Noldo, lo!
The ocean's flow
Will keep thee far
From bliss and star.

A war is fought
By those who wrought
Seditious deed
Against the creed.

Alas, thy blood
Shall wash as flood
The mortal fief
Of blue and leaf.

(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/fb/b0/52/fbb0521b9d4c247521c0bddee268c4e7.jpg)



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The Enchanted Bay I hanker for.
The gate to Noon: the Holy Shore.
I dream the Field; I dream the Plain;
I glad recall the Fair Domain.

The Vala laid his Earldom bright,
Behind the Peaks, by hallow-might.
Two Saplings grew in radiant beams,
Where deer wade anointed streams.

(https://lurkerinthemirk.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/ted-nasmith_the-silmarillion_2_quenta-silmarillion_5_of-eldamar-and-the-princes-of-the-eldalie_med.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Sep 2019, 21:49
Zitat
Aghast hath Bilbo fooled us all,
By plot unheard outside his wall;
And queerness findeth welcome place
On that unchanging guileful face.

Voices murmur of a treasure,
Stowed therein, in home of leisure,
Which past adventure once had made
A kingly trophy not to fade.

(https://artinsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/20181020_123742-e1540149090717.jpg)



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Come in, my toilsome lot!
Will ye yourselves to rot?
Abroad are perils prying
And many squires lying.

What bringeth you herein,
For grace or earthly sin?
Hither voyage chaps
Drawing but mishaps.

Some speak of eerie dullness
In the nights' scaring fullness,
But seldom have I reckoned
That phantoms one hath beckoned.

My little friends, ye need not hear
This town's whisper; a silly smear.
Get forth ahead to find restore,
Once passed beyond the tavern-door.

(http://www.frodolivesin.us/fun/129a59fe0.jpg)



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Finer post thou hast not!
Rid thyself of woeful thought!
The able merchants here reside:
So great a folk, who rivers ride.

The lake is ever gentle giver.
Of fortune grand he was the weaver.
Yet painful past is hard to go,
As wooden tops were all aglow.

(https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/020/040/127/large/svitlana-levkivska-post-6.jpg?1566115630)



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Her black foundations lie
Far under into dry
And cursed benighted kingdom:
The devil's dreadful fiefdom.

His forts on wastelands tower.
His guardians ever glower.
Upon her height burns the Eye,
Wreathed in flame and warring cry.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a6/63/64/a663642a46117f70064eef809543b6cc.jpg)



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O wailing stricken teller!
Thy stone to thee was feller.
Harps thou wrungest fain
To sing the Elder Bane.

About the strand thou wast
To mourn the fight ye lost,
For blues and sheer remorse
Have cast away thy force.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 14. Okt 2019, 18:07
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Thou wilt voyage unto end,
Bereft of trusted friend,
Since Wizards travel lone
And never toil bemoan.

Allies might thee doubt,
Yet ever-firm and stout
The Envoy shall remain,
In verity and pain.

Fine vernal days ahead,
Or frigid months instead,
Await thy rapid pace
Among the talking race.

A Rod thou bear'st in hand,
Thy spell aright to send;
If enemies be near,
They bolted quick in fear.

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I dream of cheerful spring.
I dream of robin's wing.
I covet green and sloe
Which thrive by brooks' flow.

I long to thither go,
Whereto breezes blow,
Once unmade the Ring
That augurs ill to bring.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/017/987/944/large/edith-scottini-the-shire-2.jpg?1558094175)



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A walk on frozen waste,
Untrodden by the Child,
Evoketh grim distaste
In measure seldom mild.

The route of chilling vice
Thou journey shalt across;
The sheer deadly Ice
Will sure demand thy loss.

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/593b8e127291d7354d82c50e10f63cac/tumblr_ocxlw33GlY1v2j33uo1_400.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Okt 2019, 18:01
Zitat
Guileful piping doth deceive,
Apt for wrongs to ever weave
As a web, wrought in lie;
As a song, broad to fly.

Whispers carry thee asleep.
Wit to sanity shall keep.
Alas, the Willow feareth none,
But the Lord of hill and fun.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5e/dd/0b/5edd0b93f02e66b1366a189547618fa2.jpg)



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I would thou foughtest best
To swarming hordes contest,
For Dwarven-kings we need
Who proud resisted greed.

Such battle thou hast won,
However spent and gone;
Upon my arm, I saw thee wane:
As mourning swan declined thy reign.

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/f988913ff233c6e4fa2b30e32018de2d/tumblr_o9pf6e0iDh1sns9vwo1_1280.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 18. Okt 2019, 16:33
Zitat
May foretelling sway the course.
Onslaught shall beget remorse.
Watch the boiling Sea torment,
Drawn by Mariner's lament!

Smith, hearken clear:
Thou wilt perish, quoth the Seer!
By the glowing Elvish blade
Are the Princes bound to fade.

(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5cd19229a0899f7578f3acc8bef52669)



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Precious gift I shall thee hand;
One I love and well commend.
Use it wisely, I beseech!
Orcs remember it and screech.

It is to shine at nearest foe,
Lighter much than wooden bow.
Its iron goeth through deceit,
If Hobbits be my Sting to greet.

(http://www.weapons-universe.com/Brands/Marto/Lord_of_the_Rings/Frodo.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 20. Okt 2019, 16:52
Zitat
He vowed to avenge the Theft,
Of craftsmanship bereft.
He swore to free his Kin,
Distraught and scheming sin.

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Come, marine Folk of mine!
I summon thee to answer fine.
Thou hither fared'st in daunting march,
Beneath the virgin heaven-arch.

I dwell below the raging Wave;
I know the abyss and ocean's cave.
Tempest I in wrath command
Agin the coast of deathly Land.

'Tis time thou wert to sail
Through guileful stormy gale,
Across the foaming Blue
Which once salvation drew.

Aboard a vessel, hewn from trees,
Shalt thou voyage livid seas.
I will sing and teach the art,
To make thee wright and hence depart.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Okt 2019, 18:20
Zitat
Poring over scripture
Records might unveil,
During fey adventure
Under holly-dale.

Chambers keep a book,
Whither exiles fled;
Fortune mine forsook,
Leaving hopeless dead.

(http://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Gandalf-reads.png)



Zitat
I name you heroes, last defender;
Along a wasteland shall ye wander.
I would it were to destine fine,
This grimmest task and quest of thine.

(http://corecanvas.s3.amazonaws.com/theonering-0188db0e/gallery/original/council.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Nov 2019, 18:18
Zitat
I shan't implore for pity.
Battling's my duty.
Thee, o fetid Orc,
I'll hoist on wooden fork.

The Pucelle of Heath
Shall remove the sheath,
Wielding thus her blade,
Drawn by lissom Maid.

(http://www.illuxcon.com/images/eowyn-small_th.jpg?crc=4163137261)



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Disdaining woodland folk
Therefore rancour woke
Among the secret kin,
Fond of hearth or inn.

Yet errands brought them close;
Two former bitter foes.
They trod the world along
To so repair the wrong.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/cf/5e/20cf5eca9c6ecf5960b85dd275885f89.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Nov 2019, 18:03
Zitat
I dreamt a world in shreds
And its unravelled threads.
It sank! It fell! It broke asunder!
Ye gods, alack, it bent to founder.

Fairer homelands we shall seek,
If we chance enough to wreak
Novel wonders on the land
That we strive to render grand.

(https://middle-earth.xenite.org/files/2018/03/raging-sea.jpg)



Zitat
How dare'st thou offend,
My dragon-wit to rend?
How dare the Heir reclaim
My kingdom, marred by flame?

I here am the Lord!
My fang is potent sword!
I breathe demise! I blast the Thief!
Of earthly banes I am the chief!

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Nov 2019, 18:42
Zitat
I come at lightless night
To rescue mage in right,
While walking past the ruin
Of so perfidious doing.

Wraith, now surrender!
Stone I break and sunder.
Shadow, oath I vow:
Fear the Queen of Bough!

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A jolly novice at my will?
You shall amuse and goblets fill.
I want my jester to forget
The woeful magnitude of threat.

Tell some lore of distant shire,
Some I miss and much admire!
Rekindle ears to merry times,
Before we suffer fouler climes!

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c5/0d/26/c50d261534f82943b0163e352784daa2.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 8. Nov 2019, 21:44
Zitat
Cupidity and folly
Shall hardly make thee jolly.
The fortunes of a king
May dwindle, so we sing.

Some desire sundry stones,
Turning friends in utter bones.
Others burrow well below,
Unto biding dormant foe.

(https://notallwhowanderarelost268.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/dwarf-lords.jpg?w=840)



Zitat
Three Bearers of afore
To future mankind's Lore
Have bidden grand farewell,
Pursuing Valmar's Bell.

(https://media.moddb.com/cache/images/members/4/3141/3140794/thumb_620x2000/image.13.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 11. Nov 2019, 17:52
Zitat
Say, o stranger:
Art thou a ranger?
Art thou a fiend
Amid fell wind?

This hamlet, nay,
Is no free way
For all to take
In staying or break.

I will, aye,
For peril's nigh,
Thy business mind
And speak unkind.

That homely inn,
Concealing sin,
Thy scope may aid
And not by blade.

(https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/215/524/large/ilya-nazarov-ilyanazarov-104-large2.jpg?1471198136)



Zitat
You must be twice your age,
As astute a mage.
You must have gone to war
In older winter's lore.

(https://cg3.cgsociety.org/uploads/images/medium/melica-aragorn-fan-art-1-e7fee0c0-n93e.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 22. Nov 2019, 17:24
Zitat
Filthy minion of the Eye,
Men have gone beyond the lie
Which bound us all to grave deceit,
Until the King had kindled wit.

We march abreast to end the war,
Should mankind's fate be sunk in gore;
We battle doom and utter slaves
Whom shadows nurture, deep in caves.

(https://stephencwinter-files-wordpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/stephencwinter.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/092502_20first.jpg?w=676)



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Keep so fair a stone,
Testament of Noon.
Thou shalt sit on throne,
Striking darkness swoon!

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/70/e6/44/70e644c452bccf5fdb8357a78d396781.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 25. Nov 2019, 17:50
Zitat
I shall vanquish wanton ogre:
'Tis a promise by the sword!
Though my ranks have dwindled meagre,
Ever-true I keep such word!

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BNUetDQCAAAfjoZ.jpg)



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How grand a liege could I deceive?
My counsel aideth those who grieve.
If lesser man thou deemest me,
I did aught else but worry thee.

The skilful wizard is to lend
His precious art we all commend,
Should horse-lords heed his good advice
Which none of kings rejected thrice.

(http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28000000/Gr-ma-Wormtongue-grima-wormtongue-28092076-700-1073.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 29. Jan 2020, 17:40
Zitat
You're only fiend and guileful slave
Who kingly friendship was to crave,
Whereas I fell in wicked sleep,
Akin to foe around my keep!

No fool am I to trust you more,
For treason drives your tongue at core;
My rusting blade has will to find
So cunning one, deceitful mind.

(https://afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.rs/~alexp/tolkien/pic/tolk-wormtongue.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Jan 2020, 18:33
Zitat
May hap the day! May hap the light!
The Angel's deed is ever-right.
They not forsook the writhing earth:
To pristine lamps was given birth!

A sun arose agin the dark
To kindle flower, field, and bark,
Until the bough is made content
And nowhere uttered is lament.

(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0656/4353/products/tale_of_the_sun_and_the_moon_by_roger_garland_600x.jpg?v=1549542845)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Jan 2020, 19:16
Zitat
Couth and gentle guest,
Secret I detest.
Tell me, now, I ask:
What do strangers mask?

Mine is jolly inn,
Apt indeed for grin.
Tell me, how may one
Disappear in fun?

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/aa/fc/51aafc874341a78d9143bd06c0f5cca6.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 1. Feb 2020, 22:26
Zitat
Nay, my buoyant keeper,
You shall dig no deeper.
Your eyes were also fooled,
Once gleaming hearth had cooled.

The Hobbit has no word,
Nor could again afford
To suffer devious mind
And face the man unkind.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/43/50/e54350ff5f82439a7efdbac8c8ce6077.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 3. Feb 2020, 17:41
Zitat
Who art thou, if I may?
I know not, nor I say.
Trees are rare to waste a speech;
Tell me, pilgrim, I beseech.

The Little Folk? That is queer.
We but axes only fear,
And the Wizard dwelling west,
Whom I wish to rightly best.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/25/9a/a1/259aa1aeb77bad5dc06e65343c2ca666.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Feb 2020, 15:02
Zitat
Huge the statues grew,
Overhead and sound,
Signifying the true
Realm's outer bound.

Mankind all rejoiced
At the solemn craft,
Willing fain to hoist
Kingly sword and haft.

(https://c.wallhere.com/photos/17/f8/1024x768_px_Argonath_fantasy_Art_river_Statue_The_Lord_Of_The_Rings-608204.jpg!d)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 6. Feb 2020, 17:29
Zitat
So foul encounter in the wood.
He greeted her; he gently stood.
A darkling dweller of the reed
Who cherished night and silent deed.

He was of greyer, eerie kind;
A very insidious of a mind.
He loathed the Princes of the West
And ever hid from great unrest.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/21/26/a72126a0f3aaf7e8a0175d0879833fb5.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Feb 2020, 18:47
Zitat
Come am I! I will to parley.
To dare the Eye is utter folly.
In the Black Land heroes fall,
Bent by chain: caught in thrall.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9e/a1/82/9ea182b734f6eb15c3d6ee3acb14bcb9.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 10. Feb 2020, 14:51
Zitat
Fairer being I not recall.
Lit she kindled Elwë's hall.
Sung were odes and pious words,
Entertaining mighty lords.

Death elected such a maid:
Why doth beauty ever fade?
Yet her heart she gave to one:
Lovers have the night undone.

(https://i0.wp.com/www.tor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Luthien_Filat.jpg?fit=737%2C+9999&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C1000px&ssl=1)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 19. Feb 2020, 12:41
Zitat
A riddle swayed my route thus here:
I need to pry in pain and tear.
Serve me ale, o kindly dame!
I am to read much grievous fame.

The Ring was dear to feeble crown;
It slew a king. It tore him down.
That hidden ken is lore of lays
And secret told by sparking blaze.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/7f/b6/377fb67e236a8bdd8ff6f1c826030770.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Mär 2020, 15:31
Zitat
Make it thine, candid fellow!
Wield it firm in lightless hollow!
Thou shalt chance to challenge peril,
Under strain and snare of evil.

Crimson ruby, fail me not;
Russet hope, aid his lot!
Wear is not to hinder him:
Fill the wizard with thy vim!

(https://pm1.narvii.com/6429/3f23a08f1fd21101bfb3e1f282c368d89891efb0_00.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 30. Mär 2020, 12:47
Zitat
Half a Man, half an Elf,
On a quest he set himself
For the freeing of the world,
That the Tyrant rendered cold.

Half a dead, half a living,
Won the Mariner forgiving;
Yet to heaven flew the Saint,
Up above mundane restraint.

(https://miro.medium.com/max/3200/1*B2uCVNHxK0yZ3VbWstk8uQ.jpeg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 31. Mär 2020, 15:14
Zitat
O starlit Isle of glory!
I chant in awe such story
Which Sovereigns made bereft
Of cowardice and theft,
Until a fiendish Priest,
Among thy court the least,
Had murdered creeds on pyre,
Bestirring Manwë's ire!

(https://i.pinimg.com/474x/1d/cc/5e/1dcc5ef9695e6cf29f1a2bd1fb945d07.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 2. Apr 2020, 11:01
Zitat
Give me reason to forgive!
Thine is creeping deed at eve!
Tell me, wretch, I beseech:
Why crawlest thou as leech?

Here is iron of thy ken!
Speak the truth, ghost of fen!
'Tis a glowing Elvish blade
Which the Ancient Era made.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ba/e0/fa/bae0fa78589a84e2087627cb3e2a0dce.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 5. Apr 2020, 14:13
Zitat
Uncanny, bright divinity,
I hail you Phantom's Trinity,
Whom spirits impetrate
Past Valmar's godly gate.

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/45/80/a04580fd0b694289b38bba26053925c0.jpg)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 7. Apr 2020, 15:09
Zitat
Dawn shall take you all,
My vicious fetid troll!
May the pristine day
Turn the brute to clay!

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a3/cd/67/a3cd676c033497a87edc347e6f5c2818.png)
Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 9. Apr 2020, 13:09
Zitat
Begone! Away!
Me spare, I pray!
No wight in barrow
Shall give us morrow.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 28. Apr 2020, 15:41
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Well remote is a land,
Off the merry Elven-strand,
Where the banished set a keep:
Vaults were carven in the deep.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 15. Mai 2020, 13:45
Zitat
Aye, that is labour of my kind!
None of skill the King may find
To rival such archaic wonder
Among the arts ye mastered yonder.

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Titel: Re: Annals of Aman
Beitrag von: Walküre am 16. Mai 2020, 21:37
Zitat
What might a pallid day of Spring
Agin the sorrow Winters bring?
She were, perhaps, a ghoul to fell;
This sturdy Maiden, brave Pucelle.

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