A Sense of History: Thálatta! Thálatta!
While he never climbs the stairs of this Elf-tower, in Lothlórien Frodo Baggins descends a flight of steps to look into Galadriel’s Mirror, wherein he first sees the sea. This post examines the view.
Sunset brings another surprise
(No warnings. Drabble)
Círdan dropped another report before Gil-galad, more despair than hope, but that spark was one he still clung to.
“A band of Men was seen to the south. Survivors of Sirion, perhaps. They fled before our ships could make landfall.”
Gil-galad clenched one hand into a fist, resisting the urge to hit something. However, his reply was interrupted by a commotion from without. They took to the balcony to look down on a murmuring crowd pointing at the sky.
It took them but a moment to see the cause. An unexpected star in the west, bright against the new-come evening.