A Promise Lives Within You by Himring

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Fanwork Notes

This evolved from an idea for the Musicals prompt: The Wizard of Oz, Over The Rainbow

The original idea for this prompt was more complex and may get written for the prompt amnesty in January, maybe (I hope!).

This piece is a  short detour from the earlier idea; it was also written for Gondolin Week on Tumblr and for a tolkienshortfanworks prompt.

No warnings, except for allusions to canon-typical background.

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Summary:

Egalmoth has his fears, when Earendil sets sail, but also pins his hope on him.

Major Characters: Egalmoth, Eärendil

Major Relationships:

Genre: Ficlet, Poetry

Challenges: Musicals

Rating: General

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 263
Posted on 13 May 2025 Updated on 13 May 2025

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What a lovely blessing song! After so much loss (and all those lost mariners Turgon sent) no wonder he's afraid for Eärendil.

Thank you very much!

Yes, Egalmoth knows about previous failures and has heard from Voronwe about his harrowing experiences! But also, he has premonitions and is not sure whether they are for Vingilot's voyage or for Sirion's safety, while Earendil is away...

(In one early version in BOLT II, Egalmoth gets killed in Sirion, in another he survives and gets back to Valinor. Tolkien Gateway says "killed by the Sons of Feanor", but that seems to be not quite right, as far as I can tell. In the version in which Egalmoth gets killed, it is apparently Morgoth who attacks Sirion, not the SoF.)