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Art credits: Texturelabs.

Fonts: Bagnard, Gaeilge.

The Mallorn Trees of Lothlórien

Lothlórien acrylic painting I made for this thrifted frame from Stockholm

Description from characters/Tolkien:  

“That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no trees like the trees of that land. For in the autumn their leaves fall not, but turn to gold. Not till the spring comes and the new green opens do they fall, and then the boughs are laden with yellow flowers; and the floor of the wood is golden, and golden is the roof, and its pillars are out of silver, for the bark of the trees is smooth and grey.” (2.6:335) 

“A light was upon for which his language has no name. All that she saw was shapely, but the shapes seemed at once clear cut, as if they had been first conceived and drawn at the uncovering of his eyes, and ancient as if they had endured for ever. He saw no colour but those he knew, gold and white and blue and green, but they were fresh and poignant, as if he had at that moment first perceived them and made for them names new and wonderful. In winter here no heart could mourn for summer or for spring. No blemish or sickness or deformity could be seen in anything that grew upon the earth. On the land of Lórien there was no stain” (2:6:350-351) 

Tale about Elves of Nimrodel/ Lórien of the Blossom: 

Nimrodel was lost far in the south, in the passes of the White Mountain, after the Elves of Nimrodel’s kindred left their home. She was so lost that she did not come across the ship of her lover, Amroth. Now in the spring, when the wind is in the new leaves, her voice may still be heard. And then the wind is in the south, Amroth’s voice comes up from the sea. (2:6:341)

Galadriel: 

(description of Galadriel and Celeborn) “Very tall they were, and the Lady no less tall than the Lord; and they were grave and beautiful. They were clad wholly in white; and the hair of the Lady was of deep gold, and the hair of the Lord Celeborn was of silver long and bright; but no sign of age was upon them, unless it were in the depths of their eyes; for those were keen as lances in the starlight, and yet profound, the wells of deep memory.” (2:7:354) 

Has one of the Elven-Rings

Gifts given to the company: 

Aragorn: Sword Sheath 

Boromir: Golden Belt 

Mary and Pippin: Silver Belts with a clasp wrought like a golden flower 

Legolas: Bow, longer than the ones used in Mirkwood, and strung with a string of elf-hair 

Sam: a box of dirt for his garden at home 

Gimli: a lock of her hair 

Frodo: Crystal Phial 

I may be addicted to lace knitting, I fear.

Ψ Elf Origins ↝

pt; Elf Origins

Lothlórien - a flag for (Tolkien) elves who hail from Lórien. Rivendell - a flag for elves who hail from Imladris. Mirkwood - a flag for elves who hail from Eryn Galen.

Colours inspired by region names and personal associations. Spear [link], scroll [link].

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