LotR holiday filk: From Valinor They Marched Away
Title: From Valinor They Marched Away Author: celandineb Fandom: LotR Characters: the Elves in Middle-earth recall the Flight of the Noldor Rating: general Length: 175 words Summary: A Gondorian carol from the Fourth Age. Note: Based on "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear".
From Valinor they marched away, The Noldor brave and bold, With oaths still lingering on their lips - Dissension 'twixt them sowed. "We shall seek out the Silmarils, Whatever that may bring!" The Valar knew not what to say Or what these deeds might bring.
To Alqualondë went they then And asked for ships to sail. Denied, they drew their weapons out And ventured to assail The Teleri who'd done no harm And wished to sail and sing. The Noldor overcame them all, In wicked Kinslaying.
The Helcaraxë soon drew near As northward marched the throng; But treachery raised evil thoughts And some did the rest wrong. For Fëanor and all his sons Would not the ships back bring. O bow your heads, recall the lost, And lament for them sing.
But lo! through Grinding Ice some passed, And Middle-earth would behold; When with the rising of the Moon They reached it unforetold. Grim war would over all the earth Its dreadful burdens fling, Yet without deeds of fell prowess Of what would Elves now sing?