San rotser simpetalla pinqe by Himring

Fanwork Notes

Choosing not to warn because of allusions to canonical background and the whole re-embodiment issue, not because of anything that happens in this ficlet.

The title means: "then pipes playing their thin music", according to Christopher Gilson as cited by Tolkien Gateway.

It is a line taken from Tolkien's early Elvish poem "Narqelion", which belongs (approximately) to the same period as the first draft of "The Fall of Gondolin".

Fanwork Information

Summary: Ecthelion returns from the Halls of Mandos. He is perhaps not quite as fixed as you might expect but, having sat through a recital of "The Fall of Gondolin", he decides something urgently needs fixing for somebody else. And so, one fine spring day... Major Characters: Eärendil, Ecthelion of the Fountain Major Relationships: Eärendil & Ecthelion Artwork Type: No artwork type listed Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1	Word Count: 202
Posted on 2 August 2022	Updated on 3 August 2022
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