"Thus led by Tuor son of Huor the remnant of Gondolin passed over the mountains, and came down into the Vale of Sirion and fleeing southward by weary and dangerous marches they came at length to Nan-tathren, the Land of Willows, for the power of Ulmo yet ran in the great river, and it was about them. . . There Tuor made a song for Eärendil his son, concerning the coming of Ulmo the Lord of Waters to the shores of Nevrast aforetime and the sea-longing woke in his heart, and in his son’s also." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
@esotolkien week day 2: waters, music ❃ TUOR IN NAN-TATHREN
[ID: an edit comprised of four posters primarily in shades of green, blue, and peachy orange. Each picture contains text from J.R.R. Tolkien's poem The Horns of Ylmir. From top to bottom, left to right, the images show:
1: Willow branches hanging over gently rippling water. A thin white rectangular frame encompasses the center of the picture, with a cutout at the top in which cursive text reads "Nan-tathren." Smaller white serif text at the bottom of the frame reads "Twas in the Land of Willows where the grass is long and green— / I was fingering my harp-strings, for a wind had crept unseen" / 2: Waves crashing on a rocky shore, lit by warm sunlight. Same format as Image 1, but the cutout is at the bottom, and reads "Belegaer," while the serif text is at the top and reads "And was speaking in the tree-tops, while the voices of the reeds / Were whispering reedy whispers as the sunset touched the meads / Inland musics subtly magic that those reeds alone could weave" / 3: Ocean waves rolling onto a beach, a distant headland visible in the haze. Same format as Image 2, but the text reads "Great Sea" and "Twas in the Land of Willows that once Ylmir came at eve. / In the twilight by the river on a hollow thing of shell" / 4: Reeds and cattails growing by green water. Same format as Image 1, but the text reads "Land of Willows" and "He made immortal music, till my heart beneath his spell / Was broken in the twilight, and the meadows faded dim / To great grey waters heaving round the rocks where sea-birds swim."//End ID]
