But the watch of the great Eagles was now redoubled, and they marked Húrin well, far below, forlorn in the fading light; and straightway Thorondor himself, since the tidings seemed great, brought word to Turgon. But Turgon said: ‘Does Morgoth sleep? You were mistaken.’
‘Not so,’ said Thorondor. ‘If the Eagles of Manwë were wont to err thus, then long ago, lord, your hiding would have been in vain.’
‘Then your words bode ill,’ said Turgon; ‘for they can bear but one meaning. Even Húrin Thalion has surrendered to the will of Morgoth. My heart is shut.’
But when Thorondor was gone, Turgon sat long in thought, and he was troubled, remembering the deeds of Húrin of Dor-lómin; and he opened his heart, and sent to the Eagles to seek for Húrin, and to bring him if they might to Gondolin. But it was too late, and they never saw him again in light or in shadow. For Húrin stood in despair before the silent cliffs of the Echoriath, and the westering sun, piercing the clouds, stained his white hair with red.
Then he cried aloud in the wilderness, heedless of any ears, and he cursed the pitiless land; and standing at last upon a high rock he looked towards Gondolin and called in a great voice: ‘Turgon, Turgon, remember the Fen of Serech! O Turgon, will you not hear in your hidden halls?’ But there was no sound save the wind in the dry grasses. ‘Even so they hissed in Serech at the sunset,’ he said; and as he spoke the sun went behind the Mountains of Shadow, and a darkness fell about him, and the wind ceased, and there was silence in the waste.
–J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Ruin of Doriath”
Then Fingon looked towards Thangorodrim, and there was a dark cloud about it, and a black smoke went up; and he knew that the wrath of Morgoth was aroused, and that their challenge was accepted. A shadow of doubt fell upon Fingon’s heart; and he looked eastwards, seeking if he might see with elven-sight the dust of Anfauglith rising beneath the hosts of Maedhros. He knew not that Maedhros was hindered in his setting forth by the guile of Uldor the accursed, who deceived him with false warnings of assault from Angband.
But now a cry went up, passing up the wind from the south from vale to vale, and Elves and Men lifted their voices in wonder and joy. For unsummoned and unlooked for Turgon had opened the leaguer of Gondolin, and was come with an army ten thousand strong, with bright mail and long swords and spears like a forest. Then when Fingon heard afar the great trumpet of Turgon his brother, the shadow passed and his heart was uplifted, and he shouted aloud: Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! Behold, people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, the day has come! And all those who heard his great voice echo in the hills answered crying: Auta i lómë! The night is passing!
–J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad” (Art by Alan Lee)
TheCrissaegrim were a mountain range, forming a part of the southern Echoriath, the Encircling MountainsofGondolin, and were inaccessible from the ground. However they were home to the great Eagles, and from here Thorondor, Lord of the Eagles, watched for spies in the vale of the River Sirion. Indeed, the Eagles were the chief source of information to Turgon and the Gondolindrim.
Crissaegrim is a Sindarin name that includes the root kris-. meaning “Cleft Mountain Peaks”. It is usually referred to as the “Abode of Eagles”.
It was from the Crissaegrim that Thorondor espied HúrinandHuor when they were lost in Dimbar. The Lord of the Eagles sent two great birds to carry the men above the Crissaegrim into Tumladen, when King Turgon of Gondolin welcomed them.
“At last, in the year when Eärendil was seven years old, Morgoth was ready, and he loosed upon Gondolin his Balrogs, and his Orcs, and his wolves; and with them came dragons of the brood of Glaurung, and they were become now many and terrible. The host of Morgoth came over the northern hills where the height was greatest and the watch least vigilant, and it came at night upon a time of festival, when all the people of Gondolin were upon the walls to await the rising sun, and sing their songs at its uplifting; for the morrow was the great feast that they named the Gates of Summer.”
“Now the thought of Morgoth dwelt ever upon Turgon; for Turgon had escaped him, of all his foes that one whom he most desired to take or to destroy. And that thought troubled him, and marred his victory, for Turgon of the mighty house of Fingolfin was now by right King of all the Noldor; and Morgoth feared and hated the house of Fingolfin, because they had the friendship of Ulmo his foe, and because of the wounds that Fingolfin gave him with his sword. And most of all his kin Morgoth feared Turgon; for of old in Valinor his eye had lighted upon him, and whenever he drew near a shadow had fallen on his spirit, foreboding that in some time that yet lay hidden, from Turgon ruin should come to him.”
1. Turgon - The Tower 2. Maeglin - The Magician 3. Glorfindel - The Sun 4. Ecthelion - The Moon 5. Duilin - Temperance 6. Egalmoth - Judgement 7. Gondolin - Back of the Cards
October problems of landscape design or: Elf like FB or: - Well, pumpkins…
In Tolkien’s personae it may be October in Gondolin: Turgon, Aredhel, and the Orc gardener on re-education. all in all, I got a bit of lady Chatterley in Elvish
Октябрьские проблемы ландшафтного дизайна или: Эльф как FB или: - Ну… тыковки…
В персоналиях Толкина это может быть Октябрь в Гондолине: Тургон, Аредэль и орк-садовник на перевоспитании. В общем, немного получилось леди Чаттерлей по-эльфийски
My first real artwork of 2022 and of course it’s my favorite elves in love
This was an answer to an “ask Mentelossë a question” thing I did on my Instagram. All the questions/answers +more explanations under the cut
When Glorfindel came back to middle earth and they finally got married they didn’t talk long before wanting to try for a child. They’re both good with children and love them. Mentelossë took care of little Earendil and then of Elrond and Elros but she really wanted a child of her own. Especially after Elros’ death, it devastated her. But even if both really really wanted a child it was not working. They tried everything they could, asked every healer, but nothing worked. They eventually came to the conclusion that one of them or both were infertile. In fact, it’s because of all the trauma Mentelossë went through, it hurted her fea deeply. So after a really long time of trying and the grief of a child they could never have they stopped really trying and finally came to terms with the fact that it will only be the two of them. It was hard for them to see Elrond and Celebrian’s children grow, but they helped to raise them and felt happy to be there for them. It’s only after they sailed to Valinor and that the magic land healed Mentelossë that they were eventually surprised by a pregnancy. I don’t often talk about Mentelossë’s relationship with motherhood, but I thought a lot about it.
Their mother actually died of sadness that her love would never be mutual and that she married him only because he needed an heir (of course Fingon also didn’t wanted this he loved Maedhros). She was never really close to her daughter because seeing Mentelossë reminded her of what her life was now. Although Fingon has always been very fond of his children and tried to spend as much time as possible with Mentelossë.
She lived in Gondolin because Fingon thought it would be safer. She spends a lot of time with Idril and they became very close. After the fall of Gondolin they helped each other during these hard times.
She wasn’t really kidnapped by M&M, she chose to go with the little twins (mostly because she didn’t have a lot of relatives left, at the time she only knew Gil Galad when he was a baby and Galadirel who she wasn’t fond of. Following Maedhros was probably the best option).
okay listen to me: Mentelossë, Celebrimbor and Celebrian together ? Worst calamities of the second age They’re this kind of friends who are really smart, but when they’re together they share one brain cell.
And Meril is my best friend’s OC ( @firesn0w ♥️) don’t be fooled by her cute face she’s a demon
And the last ask made me draw their wedding ! Thanks to anyone who took the time to read me rambling about my OC <3
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