Tag: Meseems

I so dearly want to do a full re-write of the Fall of Gondolin from Morgoth’s Ring that isn’t…………….bad. 

Like, I could just go through and selectively edit it to match the tone of the published Silmarillion, maybe splice in some of the updated characterizations. BECAUSE GOSH IT HAS SO MANY REALLY, REALLY CHOICE DETAILS
I love Salgant, I love Rog, I love Idril’s dialogue and the moments between her and Earendi, I love Tuor showing Idril his unwavering support and affection, I love the fuckin’ ROBOT DRAGONS OF ANGBAND and the descriptions of the battles

but to find to those tasty bits you have to mine deep into This: 

“Then the lord of the house of the Mole played upon the one weakness of Turgon, saying:“ Lo! O King, the city of Gondolin contains a wealth of jewels and metals and stuffs and of things wrought by the hands of the Gnomes to surpassing beauty, and all these thy lords – more brave meseems than wise – would abandon to the Foe. Even should victory be thine upon the plain thy city will be sacked and the Balrogs get hence with a measureless booty”; and Turgon groaned, for Maeglin had known his great love for the wealth and loveliness of that burg upon Amon Gwareth.”

That is one sentence. 

God, just look at it. Look at it with your eyes.