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.
Cultural exchanges.
(No warnings. Drabble)
Daeron inspected the curious object. “Remarkably clever,” he said. “How is it held together?”
“The parchment pages are folded and sewn together, like so.” Finrod demonstrated upon a piece of loose reed paper which the Sindar used for their scrolls. “Then bundles are further arranged and bound, adding as many as are necessary to meet the desired length.”
Daeron nodded. “I can see the benefits such would offer, despite its greater complexity. If my people appreciated writing more, perhaps they might adopt such crafts.”
“I will gift you some blank volumes, if you like.”
Daeron could barely contain his excitement.