Art work – Earendil and Elwing approach Valinor by Donato GiancolaIgnobleBard sent me a link to an interesting article from The Guardian:
Birth of a new world: the Tolkien poem that marks the genesis of Middle-earth by John GarthHe begins with:
“On this day in September 1914, as war broke out, Tolkien created the mythical land that led him to The Lord of the Rings. Here’s the story of the poem that changed his life.”
But the punch line is, “That seminal opening line ‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit’ is usually seen as Tolkien’s breakthrough moment. The real honour should go to ‘Éarendel sprang up from the Ocean’s cup’.” Definitely worth reading.
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