taurielsilvan:♛ legendarium charactersEärendil the Mariner & Elwing the White The Valar, having
taurielsilvan:♛ legendarium charactersEärendil the Mariner & Elwing the White The Valar, having listened to Eärendil’s plea, went with a mighty host to Middle-earth, and overthrew Morgoth, and bound him. Eärendil took part in the battle, his ship Vingilótë was blessed by the Valar, and filled with a shining white flame and sent to the skies. He sailed at its helm with the Silmaril bound upon his brow. Alongside Thorondor and the Eagles, Eärendil the Mariner slew the great dragon Ancalagon and cast it down onto Thangorodrim, the event which, along with the sheer devastation caused by the War of Wrath, led to the Ruin of Beleriand. Eärendil lived on in Valinor and the gleaming of the Silmaril upon his brow could still be seen in the skies of the distant West as the bright Evening Star. Those who remained in Middle-earth called it Gil-Estel (“Star of High Hope”). Elwing was given a tower to live in by the shores of Eldamar, and there she fed seabirds that came to her windows. Eventually she learned their language, and was able to transform into a swan, flying to meet Eärendil whenever he returns from his voyages through the sky. -- source link
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