Shadows of Nan ElmothO golden cage of Gondolin, is covetousness a crime?Behind the bars a bird felt freedom for first timeAredhel Ar-Feiniel and Eöl, elven smithFound wonder in the woods, between branches didn’t breatheAs she in the shade stood he saw her beauty bloomLove piercing as a lance in the gathering gloomHer freedom loving heart in shadows shimmers lightGo
Shades of GreySummary: Manwë visits Melkor in the Void, and finds pity for the former enemy in his heart. Sometimes, there are shades of grey between white and black...Rating: K+Disclaimer: Just Retelling Reuel's TalesBeta reader: Cairistiona--------------------------------------------------------------It was cold here, upon Taniquetil. The air was thin, and the snow on the peak never melted. The wind didn't blow. It was peaceful, serene a white silence stretching through the halls of Ilmarin. There, high above all, Manwë sat on his throne, and his sight was directed to the east. The threat to Middle-earth has been destroyed. The
Turin TurambarYou want to be a master of your fateAnd believe still that you can win this fightBut anger kills as surely as a bladeAnd so is dimmed for you Doriath's lightFor king's judgement you did not want to waitBut fled instead - fugitive in the nightWandering lost, you found men of the nightAnd joined with them, and shared their lonely fateOn Amon Rûdh you will for your friend waitHis love will guide him, make him join your fightThen Bow and Helm will bring to these lands lightUntil the bond is severed by the bladeThe sword is black and cruel is its bladeWhen it cuts flesh in darkness of the nightWhat you have done, you'll see in flash of lightAnd understand the evil turn of fateFor it is not an enemy you fightBut Beleg's death that in your hands did waitFor other man the elven maid did waitBut love is as dangerous as a bladeThat Gwindor sees, and gives up without fightThen bridge was build, and dragon came in nightAnd so is sealed Nargothrond's tragic fateIn Pool o