stoneofthehapless:The End of the Age; art by Ted NasmithIt is said that the towers of Emyn Beraid …
stoneofthehapless:The End of the Age; art by Ted NasmithIt is said that the towers of Emyn Beraid … were raised by Gil-galad for Elendil, his friend; and the Seeing Stone of Emyn Beraid was set in Elostirion, the tallest of the towers. Thither Elendil would repair, and thence he would gaze out over the sundering seas, when the yearning of exile was upon him; and it is believed that thus he would at whiles see far away even the Tower of Avallónë upon Eressëa….— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age”Three Elf-towers of immemorial age were still to be seen on the Tower Hills beyond the western marches [of the Shire]. They shone far off in the moonlight. The tallest was furthest away, standing alone upon a green mound. The Hobbits of the Westfarthing said that one could see the Sea from the top of that tower; but no Hobbit had ever been known to climb it.— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, “Prologue” Concerning Hobbits”1455. Master Samwise becomes Mayor for the fifth time. At his request the Thain makes Fastred Warden of Westmarch. Fastred and Elanor make their dwelling at Undertowers on the Tower Hills, where their descendants, the Fairbairns of the Towers, dwelt for many generations.— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, “Appendix B: The Tale of Years” -- source link
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