Tolkien’s Most Beautiful Relationships (Third Age Edition)

(Here’s the original First Age edition, for those who haven’t seen it.) The Second Age is difficult for this, since Tolkien didn’t write much about it (which makes me so sad because there are some great stories from that era that I would love to see fleshed out more.) Just assume that my favorite relationships…

Drowned Elves

I suspect elves are born with some sort of innate talent for swimming (it would be just their luck, right?) There are, in fact, several instances of elves drowning, but always under special circumstances (read: storms at sea): Many of the Noldor drowned after the First Kinslaying at Alqualonde. When they tried to sail away…

Galadriel’s Departure from Eregion

So, this is the official account of Galadriel’s departure from Eregion: So great became his hold on the Mírdain that at length he persuaded them to revolt against Galadriel and Celeborn and to seize power in Eregion; and that was at some time between 1350 and 1400 of the Second Age. Galadriel thereupon left Eregion…