"Behind them came the host of the Harp, and this was a battalion of brave warriors. . . They were dight with tassels of silver and tassels of gold, and a harp of silver shone in their blazonry upon a field of black; but Salgant bore one of gold. . ."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin, "The Tale of the Fall of Gondolin"
houses of gondolin 5/12 ✹ THE HOUSE OF THE HARP
[ID: a moodboard of 9 images arranged in a 3x3 grid, primarily in shades of light blue, gold, and creamy white. Left to right, top to bottom, the images show:
1: A large, ornate ballroom lit by gold chandeliers and lined with statues and elaborate molding / 2: Stacks of sheet music / 3: The hand and side of a light-skinned person wearing a decorated garment in a velvety blue material interspersed with sheer tan panels and embroidered with spangles and embellishments. The sleeve is loose and cuffed with dangling gold beads / 4: A person's hands playing a harp. Their skin is light brown / 5: Three envelopes sealed with gold wax imprinted with tree designs / 6: A group of people standing leaning against one another, wearing white and crowned with flowers. Only the person closest to the viewer is fully in focus; they have blond hair, a septum piercing, and are vietnamese / 7: A detail from a painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, depicting a young man with olive skin and short, dark brown hair playing the lyre in a white stone courtyard before an ocean view / 8: A pale candle burning in a silver candlestick, beside a matching candelabra / 9: Blue stone columns holding up an ornate white and gold ceiling //End ID]
