Discussion The Noldolantë

[Elbereth Vala Varda]

Had so much fun writing this! If you have any thoughts on it, drop them here!

 

[Glorfindel Goldtress]

Had so much fun writing this! If you have any thoughts on it, drop them here!

Your writing is very beautiful and evocative of the images you describe. As an extremely imaginative person, I felt very much immersed in the telling much like it is mesmerizing to watch waves crash endlessly on the shore. Only, it's the tale of the Elves' "Akallabêth"-- she who is downfallen-- washing over the reader. The Noldolantë. I've always wondered how Maglor would have written it, and this feels very much plausible, especially with the beautiful, sorrowful musicality of the Quenya. It feels like just the right mix of which Maglor would incorporate into such a personal lament for what was and what came to pass in the end.

Your writing also stirred another connection in my mind. Have you heard the song "Land Where Flowers Grow" by Lind Erebros? It carries that very same style of nostalgia for what was pure and untainted and is now forever lost. I'll attach it here.

 

[Elbereth Vala Varda]

Your writing is very beautiful and evocative of the images you describe. As an extremely imaginative person, I felt very much immersed in the telling much like it is mesmerizing to watch waves crash endlessly on the shore. Only, it's the tale of the Elves' "Akallabêth"-- she who is downfallen-- washing over the reader. The Noldolantë. I've always wondered how Maglor would have written it, and this feels very much plausible, especially with the beautiful, sorrowful musicality of the Quenya. It feels like just the right mix of which Maglor would incorporate into such a personal lament for what was and what came to pass in the end.

High praise, I thank you, my friend! I am deeply gratified by your kind words, and delighted that you, as someone very imaginative, could picture it and feel immersed. I think that's one of the most powerful aspects of poetry, when it is done well. It can be a bridge between having gained the information as if one was there, and actually feeling like you were there, however much you weren't. Thank you very much. Yes, I thought the Quenya would be a nice touch, and likely make it far more authentic than it would be with merely English words. However, as Elves, perhaps it's assumable that everything would have been in Elvish. That is hard to say, however, since many of Tolkien's poems for the Elves are in fact, not in Elvish as well.

Your writing also stirred another connection in my mind. Have you heard the song "Land Where Flowers Grow" by Lind Erebros? It carries that very same style of nostalgia for what was pure and untainted and is now forever lost. I'll attach it here.

I have not, but wow, what a beautiful piece of music! I thank you for sharing this!