Earendil - by JRR_Tolkien

Earendil

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§0Earendil was§0 §0a mariner§0 §0that tarried§0 §0in Arvernien;§0 §0 §0he built a boat§0 §0of timber felled§0 §0in Nimbrethil§0 §0to journey in;

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§0her sails he wove§0 §0of silver fair,§0 §0of silver were§0 §0her lanterns made,§0 §0 §0her prow was§0 §0fashioned§0 §0like a swan§0 §0and light upon§0 §0her banners laid.

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§0In panolpy of§0 §0ancient kings,§0 §0in chained rings§0 §0he armoured him;§0 §0 §0his shining shield§0 §0was scored§0 §0with runes§0 §0to ward all wounds§0 §0and harm from him;

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§0his bow was made§0 §0of dragon-horn,§0 §0his arrows shorn§0 §0of ebony;§0 §0 §0of silver was§0 §0his habergeon,§0 §0his scabbard§0 §0of chalcedony;

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§0his sword of steel§0 §0was valient,§0 §0of adamant§0 §0his helmet tall,§0 §0 §0an eagle-plume§0 §0upon his crest,§0 §0upon his breast§0 §0an emerald.

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§0Beneath the Moon§0 §0and under star§0 §0he wandered far§0 §0from northern strands,§0 §0 §0bewildered on§0 §0enchanted ways§0 §0beyond the days§0 §0of mortal lands.

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§0From gnashing of§0 §0the Narrow Ice§0 §0where shadow lies§0 §0on frozen hills,§0 §0 §0from nether heats§0 §0and burning waste§0 §0he turned in haste,§0 §0and roving still

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§0on starless waters§0 §0far astray§0 §0at last he came§0 §0to Night of Naught,§0 §0 §0and passed,§0 §0and never§0 §0sight he saw§0 §0of shining shore§0 §0nor light he sought.

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§0The winds of wrath§0 §0came driving him,§0 §0and blindly in§0 §0the foam he fled§0 §0 §0from west to east§0 §0and errandless,§0 §0unheralded he§0 §0homeward sped.

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§0There flying Elwing§0 §0came to him,§0 §0and flame was in§0 §0the darkness lit;§0 §0 §0more bright than§0 §0light of diamond§0 §0the fire on her§0 §0carcanet.

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§0The Silmaril§0 §0she bound on him§0 §0and crowned him§0 §0with the living light,§0 §0 §0and dauntless then§0 §0with burning brow§0 §0he turned his prow;§0 §0and in the night

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§0from otherworld§0 §0beyond the Sea§0 §0there strong and free§0 §0a storm arose,§0 §0 §0a wind of power§0 §0in Tarmenel;§0 §0by paths that seldom§0 §0mortal goes

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§0his boat it bore§0 §0with biting breath§0 §0as might of death§0 §0across the grey§0 §0 §0and long forsaken§0 §0seas distressed;§0 §0from east to west§0 §0he passed away.

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§0Thought Evernight§0 §0he back was borne§0 §0on black and roaring§0 §0waves that ran§0 §0 §0o'er leagues unlit§0 §0and foundered shores§0 §0that drowned before§0 §0the Days began,

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§0until he hears§0 §0on strands of pearl§0 §0where end the world§0 §0the music long,§0 §0 §0where ever-foaming§0 §0billows roll§0 §0the yellow gold§0 §0and jewels wan.

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§0He saw the Mountain§0 §0silent rise§0 §0where twilight lies§0 §0upon the knees§0 §0 §0of Valinor,§0 §0and Eldamar§0 §0beheld afar§0 §0beyond the seas.

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§0A wanderer§0 §0escaped from night§0 §0to haven white§0 §0he came at last,§0 §0 §0to Elvenhome§0 §0the green and fair§0 §0where keen the air,§0 §0where pale as glass

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§0beneath the§0 §0Hill of Ilmarin§0 §0a-glimmer in§0 §0a valley sheer§0 §0 §0the lamplit towers§0 §0of Tirion§0 §0are mirrored§0 §0on the Shadowmere.

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§0He tarried there§0 §0from errantry,§0 §0and melodies they§0 §0taught to him,§0 §0 §0and sages old§0 §0him marvels told,§0 §0and harps of gold§0 §0they brought to him.

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§0They clothed him then§0 §0in elven-white,§0 §0and seven lights§0 §0before him sent,§0 §0 §0as through§0 §0the Calacirian§0 §0to hidden land§0 §0forlorn he went.

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§0He came unto§0 §0the timeless halls§0 §0where shining fall§0 §0the countless years,§0 §0 §0and endless reigns§0 §0the Elder King§0 §0in Ilmarin§0 §0on Mountain sheer;

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§0and words unheard§0 §0were spoken then§0 §0of folk and Men§0 §0and Elven-kin,§0 §0 §0beyond the world§0 §0were visions showed§0 §0forbid to those§0 §0that dwell therein.

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§0A ship then new§0 §0they built for him§0 §0of mithril and§0 §0of elven glass§0 §0 §0with shining prow;§0 §0no shaven oar§0 §0nor sail she bore§0 §0on silver mast:

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§0the Silmaril§0 §0as lantern light§0 §0and banner bright§0 §0with living flame§0 §0 §0to gleam thereon§0 §0by Elbereth§0 §0herself was set,§0 §0who thither came

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§0and wings immortal§0 §0made for him,§0 §0and laid on him§0 §0undying doom,§0 §0 §0to sail the shoreless skies and come behind the Sun and light§0 §0of Moon.

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§0From Evergreen's§0 §0lofty hills§0 §0where softly silver§0 §0fountains fall§0 §0 §0his wings him bore,§0 §0a wandering light,§0 §0beyond the mighty§0 §0Mountain Wall.

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§0From a World's End§0 §0there he turned away,§0 §0and yearned again§0 §0to find afar§0 §0 §0his home through§0 §0shadows journeying,§0 §0and burning as§0 §0an island star

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§0on high above§0 §0the mists he came,§0 §0a distant flame§0 §0before the Sun,§0 §0 §0a wonder ere§0 §0the waking dawn§0 §0where grey§0 §0the Norland§0 §0waters run.

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§0And over Middle-Earth§0 §0he passed§0 §0and heard at last§0 §0the weeping sore§0 §0 §0of women and§0 §0of elven-maids§0 §0in Elder Days,§0 §0in years of yore.

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§0But on him mighty§0 §0doom was laid,§0 §0till Moon should fade,§0 §0an orbed star§0 §0 §0to pass,§0 §0and tarry never more§0 §0on Hither Shores§0 §0where Mortals are;

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§0or ever still§0 §0a herald on§0 §0an errand that§0 §0should never rest§0 §0 §0to bear his§0 §0shining lamp afar,§0 §0to Flammifer§0 §0of Westernesse.