A Day for Revelry by Himring  

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Fanwork Notes

For the image prompt of April 8. It is described as a a rainbow gradient done with tiny chips of mosaic glass. Because it is mainly a gradient of pastel colours, it reminded me of  the sky before sunrise. The drabble also fits the word prompt of the day: mesh.

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Fanwork Information

Summary:

An old spring festival is revived in Lindon.

Major Characters: Gil-galad

Major Relationships:

Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet

Challenges: Birthday Bash

Rating: General

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 104
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A Day for Revelry

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Gil-galad looks out on the dawn of the festival of Nost-Na-Lothion. It clearly is going to be a beautiful day. The sky is blue, and in the east the coming sunrise is already painting it the colour of plum and peach blossom.

It is the first time they are celebrating this day in Lindon. Survivors from Gondolin have reported the festival was a tradition there. This year, Lindon has finally begun to prosper enough that such a spring festival seems desirable and feasible.

Things are coming together, muses Gil-galad, the remains of fractured communities fusing to become a whole again.

Chapter End Notes

Nost-Na-Lothion is mentioned in The Fall of Gondolin. It is translated as "Birth of Flowers" and associated with revelry of children in the text.

100 words in MS Word.

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I can’t even imagine what it would be like being in a strange new place and having to start a new life. But a festival named ‘Birth of Flowers,’ seems fitting for new beginnings.

Thank you sharing. This was lovely!

May I ask for a prompt, please?

Thank you very much!

Yes, I think the early beginnings of Lindon cannot have been easy, but it does seem an appropriate festival for beginnings.

Here is your prompt. It is a quotation from one of Tolkien's poems (only published after his death):

The shades of evening loom
Beneath the hills, and palely bloom
   Night-flowers white and sweet.

Respond to the quotation in any way you like!