![]() ![]() He crawled back into the brambles and laid himself by Frodo's side, and putting away all fear he cast himself into a deep sleep. Now, for a moment, his own fate, and even his master's, ceased to trouble him. His song in the Tower had been defiance rather than hope for he was then thinking of himself. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. Far above the Ephel Duath in the West the night-sky was still dim and pale. The land seemed full of creaking and cracking and sly noises, but there was no sound of voice or foot. Then at last, to keep himself awake, he crawled from the hiding-place and looked out. Sam struggled with his own weariness, and he took Frodo's hand and he was silent till deep night fell. That's how I've taken it as well, but since we're discussing a passage from the book let's actually quote the book so we're all on the same page: Which can be taken as the inspiration not only for the role of Eärendil in Tolkien's work, but also for the term Middle-earth (translating Middangeard) for the inhabitable lands." ![]() "Hail Earendel, brightest of angels / sent over Middle-earth to men." Éala éarendel engla beorhtast / ofer middangeard monnum sended Tolkien was particularly inspired by the lines in Christ: The Old Norse together with the Anglo-Saxon evidence point to an astronomical myth, the name referring to a star, or a group of stars, and the Anglo-Saxon in particular points to the Morning Star as the herald of the rising Sun (in Crist christianized to refer to John the Baptist). Tolkien was also aware of the name's Germanic cognates (Old Norse Aurvandill, Lombardic Auriwandalo), and the question why the Anglo-Saxon one rather than the Lombardic or Proto-Germanic form should be taken up in the mythology is alluded to in The Notion Club Papers. "There is a poem by Tolkien dated to 1914 entitled The Voyage of Eärendel the Evening Star. There are other Tolkien-themed subreddits out there! Say hello to our friends in the following places: We're looking at starting a wiki for these common ones. Try searching before posting a new thread: odds are we've already covered some of the "classic" questions ("Who is Tom Bombadil?", "What happened to the Blue Wizards?", "Why couldn't the Eagles just take the Ring?" etc). Most bots are unwelcome, and content should not be simply copy-pasted from old posts or elsewhere, unless it is a quote with credit given. Please make use of r/TolkienBooks and r/TolkienArt for these. Posts/comments centring entirely on promotion will be removed. You can share your content, but in a discussion-based format. Links are allowed, so long as they contribute to the discussion. No posts that are simply links or title-only. (Some more obscure topics we will allow.) There are other spaces on Reddit to discuss the movies, games, fanfiction, AI-generated content, etc. This sub is intended primarily for serious posts, although humour in discussion is still welcome.ĭon’t discuss topics that stray too far away from having the centre of attention on Tolkien and his works. Stick to the topic instead of commenting on others. No insults, and no aggressive or passive-aggressive comments. For the full descriptions of the rules, follow this link.Īlways keep in mind that we are all human beings, so treat others how you would like to be treated. Multi-reddit of ALL Tolkien Themed Subreddits!īelow are our general rules.Wondering what books there are to read? See /u/ebneter's great postįull list of All Past Reading Discussions and Other Posts of Note ![]() Please see our frequently asked questions. Welcome to r/tolkienfans! This subreddit is a space for the Tolkien nerds of reddit to debate and discuss the whole Tolkien mythos.
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