alicebeckstrom:Little did it ease thegrief of Lúthien to learn that the Lord of Nogrod was slain and
alicebeckstrom:Little did it ease thegrief of Lúthien to learn that the Lord of Nogrod was slain and many Dwarvesbeside; but it is said and sung that Lúthien wearing that necklace and thatimmortal jewel was the vision of greatest beauty and glory that has ever beenoutside the realm of Valinor; and for a little while the Land of the Dead thatLive became like a vision of the land of the Valar, and no place has been sinceso fair, so fruitful, or so filled with light. ~ TheSilmarillion, Chapter 22 (Nauglamir by Tanmorna, deviantART) -- source link
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