The unfinished The Lost Road was intended as a tale of "time travel" where descendants of Ælfwine experience memories or visions of their ancestors, connecting the present time with the mythological back to the fall of Atlantis (Númenor).
The later Quenya or "Elven-Latin" name Elendil translates the name Ælfwine.
Conceptual origins
In the continuity of The Book of Lost Tales, the character's real name was Ottor Wǽfre (called by the Elves Eriol). He set out from what is today called Heligoland on a voyage with a small crew but was the lone survivor after his ship crashed upon the rocks near an island. The island was inhabited by an old man who gave him directions to Eressëa. After he found the island the elves hosted him in the Cottage of Lost Play and narrated their tales to him. He afterwards learned from the Elves that the old man he met was actually "Ylmir". He was taught most of the tales by the old Elf named Rúmil who is the lore master living on Eressëa. Eriol became more and more unhappy as a man and yearned constantly to be an Elf. He eventually finds out that he can become an elf with a drink of Limpëwhich he is denied by the leader of Kortirion (Meril-i-Turinqi, great-granddaughter of Ingwë) on multiple occasions.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.
Great Britain and Ireland was a set of special commemorativepostage stamps issued by the Royal Mail in 2006. The stamps were the final part of the British Journey series, which had previously featured Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. It was available as mint stamps, as a presentation pack, stamps cards, and a first day cover.
British Journey series
These stamps are the final issue in the British Journey series; which started in 2003 with Scotland, followed in 2004 with Northern Ireland and Wales, and South West England in 2005. The series was brought to a premature end with this issue due to a lack of popularity amongst collectors.
Stamp details
The stamps were issued as a block of stamps, five wide by two deep. The photographs selected for this issue show no sky but are intended to demonstrate the colours and textures of the United Kingdom. All values are first class.
The Anglo-Saxon mission began in the last decade of the 7th century in Frisia, whence, Benedict reminded the monks he urged to come to the continental missions, their forebears had come: "Take pity on them, for they themselves are now saying, 'We are of one blood and one bone with you.'" The missions, which drew down the energy and initiative of the English church, spread south and east from there. Almost immediately the Anglo-Saxon missionaries came in contact with the Pippinids, the new dominant family in Frankish territories. The earliest monastery founded by Anglo-Saxons on the continent is Willibrord's Abbey of Echternach (698), founded at a villa granted him by a daughter of Dagobert II. Pepin II, who wished to extend his influence in the Low Countries, granted free passage to Rome to Willibrord, to be consecrated Bishop of Frisia; Norman F. Cantor singles this out as the first joint project between Carolingians and the Papacy: "It set the pattern for their increasing association in the first half of the 8th century as a result of their joint support of the efforts of the Anglo-Saxon missionaries"
A video summarizing the character origins and history of Ælfwine by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
2. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien
Credit: Billett Potter
https://variety.com/2017/vintage/features/tolkien-lord-of-the-rings-1202506533/
3. Photograph of Christopher Tolkien
Credits: François Deladerrière/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oua/news/2016/nov-03
4. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
5. The Book of Lost Tales, 1916-1917, lined exercise book, 'The High School Exercise Book.' Bodleian Libraries, MS. Tolkien S I/1, fol. 1a.
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
6. J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
Credit...
published: 23 Jul 2022
How Tolkien Connected Middle-earth to Us | Frame Narrative, Red Book, Ælfwine - Building a World
Tolkien uses a frame narrative in the telling of his legendarium, from The Silmarillion, to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and today, we explore just how Tolkien uses characters such as Ælfwine and Bilbo (among others) to accomplish this! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on the frame narrative device in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
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published: 26 Dec 2021
Ælfwine
Meu presente de despedida pra vocês, mais uma história que ficou de fora do Legendarium. :)
Obrigado a todos! Viva o professor!
published: 24 Feb 2019
Aelfwine and the Red Book
published: 08 Jun 2022
Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: A Colloquial Summary
A video summarizing the essay “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth” by J.R.R. Tolkien in colloquial speech.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust 2015
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
2. Finrod
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-753406695
3. Maria Thorpe [video game screen shots]
Directed by Alexandre Amancio; Designed by Alexandre Breault
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, 2011, Ubisoft
4. Illustrations to Robert Blair's ‘The Grave’, The Soul Hovering over the Body, Object 9
Credit: William Blake
http://www.blakearchive.org/copy/butwba10.1?descId=butwba10.1.wc.09
5. Eru Iluvatar timeless palace
Credit: enanoakd
https://www.deviantart.com/enanoakd/art/Eru-Iluvatar-timeless-palace-40214122...
published: 19 May 2022
What is the origin of the name Ælfwine?
What is the origin of the name Ælfwine? What does Ælfwine mean?
published: 14 Dec 2017
Ælfwine Pyttel being elevated to the Order of Defense
Ælfwine Pyttel being elevated to the Order of Defense
Court - Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023
Recorded at The Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023 in the Barony of Flaming Gryphon.
published: 04 Jun 2023
AElfwine and Duncan - Heavy 1/21/2020
Hope Valley Practice
Heavy - AElfwine and Duncan
Unedited, so pardon the background sounds.
published: 28 Jan 2020
AElfwine and Duncan - Heavy 1/28/2020
Hope Valley Practice 1/28/2020
Heavy - AElfwine and Duncan
Unedited, so pardon the background sounds.
published: 02 Feb 2020
AElfwine and Duncan - Heavy 2/4/2020
Hope Valley Practice 2/4/2020
Heavy - AElfwine and Duncan
Unedited, so pardon the background sounds.
A video summarizing the character origins and history of Ælfwine by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
2. Photo...
A video summarizing the character origins and history of Ælfwine by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
2. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien
Credit: Billett Potter
https://variety.com/2017/vintage/features/tolkien-lord-of-the-rings-1202506533/
3. Photograph of Christopher Tolkien
Credits: François Deladerrière/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oua/news/2016/nov-03
4. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
5. The Book of Lost Tales, 1916-1917, lined exercise book, 'The High School Exercise Book.' Bodleian Libraries, MS. Tolkien S I/1, fol. 1a.
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
6. J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
Credit: Dave Malan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/christopher-tolkien-and-the-legacy-of-his-father-j-r-r-tolkien-the-steward-of-middle-earth
7. Wulfstan Archbishop of York
Credit: Joseph Strutt (1749–1802)
http://www.ststeve.com/2019/01/19/saint-wulfstan-bishop-of-worcester-7/
8. 4K UHD Sailing Yachts and Stunning Boats in Seaside Paradise - Relaxing Ambient Music - Ocean Sea
Credit: Calm Lake Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz0jbPIWU30
9. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
10. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker: Gridania
Publisher: Square Enix, 2013
Director: Naoki Yoshida
11. Map of Anglo-Saxon Migrations
Credit: Wikipedia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglo.Saxon.migration.5th.cen.jpg
12. Heligoland
Credit: GeoBasis-DE/BKG(2009)/Google (2022)
https://www.google.be/maps/place/Heligoland,+Germany/@54.0995281,7.331666,7z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b5b5f6bcbddf37:0x4248963c6580400!8m2!3d54.1803268!4d7.8889438
13. Hengist and Horsa
Credit: Edward Parrott
Pageant of British History (1909)
14. Open sea
Credit: Alejandro Olalde Miranda
https://unsplash.com/photos/au3tcB7Fxyg
15. Battle of the Five Armies
Credit: Alan Lee
16. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
17. Map of Southern British Isles
Credit: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex#/media/File:Southern_British_Isles_9th_century.svg
18. Tol Eressëa
Credit: Karen Wynn Fonstad
The Atlas of Middle-earth (Revised Edition), 1991
19. Northern Europe: Iceland (Wild weather off the south coast of Iceland)
Credit: Stefan Hefele
https://www.stefan-hefele.de/en/landschaftsbilder/island/#&gid=1&pid=89
20. Älvalek
Credit: August Malmström
21. Morgan's Ship of Twelve Maidens
Credit: Anna-Marie Ferguson
http://annamarieferguson.com/gallery
22. Smith of Wootton Major
Credit: Alan Lee
23. Shipwreck beach
Credit: Eoin Flannery
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Yaq2yV
24. Ulmo
Credit: kimberly80
https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/art/Ulmo-389897836
25. Island Night Lights
Credit: Linnaea Mallette
https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=261533&picture=island-night-lights
26. Ælfwine glimpses Valinor
Credit: Janet Georgiou
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:Janet_Georgiou_-_Ælfwine_glimpses_Valinor.jpg
27. Wind-blown clouds and the moon
Credit: Steve Warmowski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QzNOAgix4Q
28. Pengolodh the Wise
Credit: Morgan Rogers
https://silmaspens.tumblr.com/page/20
29. The Laughing Philosopher
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
30. Photograph of C.S. Lewis
Credit: Hans Wild/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
31. The Silmarillion - Akkalabeth
Credit: Grrrod
https://www.redbubble.com/people/grrrod/works/4693547-the-silmarillion-akkalabeth
32. The Grey Havens
Credit: John Howe
https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=88&mode=search
33. Edward the Elder
Artist Unknown, ca. 1300-1340 AD
Royal MS 14 B VI (page 2)
https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_B_VI
34. Alfred the Great Battles the Danes
Credit: Osprey Publishing
https://pt-br.facebook.com/7188464611/photos/a.10150439685644612/10153065401384612/?type=3
35. Vessels: Anglo-Saxon Ship
Credit: Charles Knight
Knight's Pictorial Gallery of Arts; London Printing and Publishing, 1858
36. Anglo-Saxon Hall
Artist Unknown
37. The Mystery of the Milky Sea
Credit: BBC Earth
https://www.bbcearth.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-milky-sea
38. Tower of Song
Credit: Matt Beard
https://mattbeardart.com/tower-of-song/
39. Haven of the Eldar
Credit: Frédéric Bennett
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XkQD
40. Sage
Credit: Bryan Sola
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, CD Projekt S.A., 2018
https://gwent.fandom.com/wiki/Sage
41. Silence of the Beechwood
Credit: Anna-Marie Ferguson
http://annamarieferguson.com/gallery
42. Meadhall
Credit: MerlinsArtwork
https://www.deviantart.com/merlinsartwork/art/Meadhall-188454149
43. Saxons Carousing
Credit: Patrick Nicolle
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/saxons-carousing-pat-nicolle.html?product=art-print
44. Viking Attack
Credit: Angus McBride
A video summarizing the character origins and history of Ælfwine by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
2. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien
Credit: Billett Potter
https://variety.com/2017/vintage/features/tolkien-lord-of-the-rings-1202506533/
3. Photograph of Christopher Tolkien
Credits: François Deladerrière/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oua/news/2016/nov-03
4. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
5. The Book of Lost Tales, 1916-1917, lined exercise book, 'The High School Exercise Book.' Bodleian Libraries, MS. Tolkien S I/1, fol. 1a.
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
6. J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
Credit: Dave Malan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/christopher-tolkien-and-the-legacy-of-his-father-j-r-r-tolkien-the-steward-of-middle-earth
7. Wulfstan Archbishop of York
Credit: Joseph Strutt (1749–1802)
http://www.ststeve.com/2019/01/19/saint-wulfstan-bishop-of-worcester-7/
8. 4K UHD Sailing Yachts and Stunning Boats in Seaside Paradise - Relaxing Ambient Music - Ocean Sea
Credit: Calm Lake Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz0jbPIWU30
9. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
10. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker: Gridania
Publisher: Square Enix, 2013
Director: Naoki Yoshida
11. Map of Anglo-Saxon Migrations
Credit: Wikipedia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglo.Saxon.migration.5th.cen.jpg
12. Heligoland
Credit: GeoBasis-DE/BKG(2009)/Google (2022)
https://www.google.be/maps/place/Heligoland,+Germany/@54.0995281,7.331666,7z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b5b5f6bcbddf37:0x4248963c6580400!8m2!3d54.1803268!4d7.8889438
13. Hengist and Horsa
Credit: Edward Parrott
Pageant of British History (1909)
14. Open sea
Credit: Alejandro Olalde Miranda
https://unsplash.com/photos/au3tcB7Fxyg
15. Battle of the Five Armies
Credit: Alan Lee
16. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
17. Map of Southern British Isles
Credit: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex#/media/File:Southern_British_Isles_9th_century.svg
18. Tol Eressëa
Credit: Karen Wynn Fonstad
The Atlas of Middle-earth (Revised Edition), 1991
19. Northern Europe: Iceland (Wild weather off the south coast of Iceland)
Credit: Stefan Hefele
https://www.stefan-hefele.de/en/landschaftsbilder/island/#&gid=1&pid=89
20. Älvalek
Credit: August Malmström
21. Morgan's Ship of Twelve Maidens
Credit: Anna-Marie Ferguson
http://annamarieferguson.com/gallery
22. Smith of Wootton Major
Credit: Alan Lee
23. Shipwreck beach
Credit: Eoin Flannery
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Yaq2yV
24. Ulmo
Credit: kimberly80
https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/art/Ulmo-389897836
25. Island Night Lights
Credit: Linnaea Mallette
https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=261533&picture=island-night-lights
26. Ælfwine glimpses Valinor
Credit: Janet Georgiou
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:Janet_Georgiou_-_Ælfwine_glimpses_Valinor.jpg
27. Wind-blown clouds and the moon
Credit: Steve Warmowski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QzNOAgix4Q
28. Pengolodh the Wise
Credit: Morgan Rogers
https://silmaspens.tumblr.com/page/20
29. The Laughing Philosopher
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
30. Photograph of C.S. Lewis
Credit: Hans Wild/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
31. The Silmarillion - Akkalabeth
Credit: Grrrod
https://www.redbubble.com/people/grrrod/works/4693547-the-silmarillion-akkalabeth
32. The Grey Havens
Credit: John Howe
https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=88&mode=search
33. Edward the Elder
Artist Unknown, ca. 1300-1340 AD
Royal MS 14 B VI (page 2)
https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_B_VI
34. Alfred the Great Battles the Danes
Credit: Osprey Publishing
https://pt-br.facebook.com/7188464611/photos/a.10150439685644612/10153065401384612/?type=3
35. Vessels: Anglo-Saxon Ship
Credit: Charles Knight
Knight's Pictorial Gallery of Arts; London Printing and Publishing, 1858
36. Anglo-Saxon Hall
Artist Unknown
37. The Mystery of the Milky Sea
Credit: BBC Earth
https://www.bbcearth.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-milky-sea
38. Tower of Song
Credit: Matt Beard
https://mattbeardart.com/tower-of-song/
39. Haven of the Eldar
Credit: Frédéric Bennett
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XkQD
40. Sage
Credit: Bryan Sola
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, CD Projekt S.A., 2018
https://gwent.fandom.com/wiki/Sage
41. Silence of the Beechwood
Credit: Anna-Marie Ferguson
http://annamarieferguson.com/gallery
42. Meadhall
Credit: MerlinsArtwork
https://www.deviantart.com/merlinsartwork/art/Meadhall-188454149
43. Saxons Carousing
Credit: Patrick Nicolle
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/saxons-carousing-pat-nicolle.html?product=art-print
44. Viking Attack
Credit: Angus McBride
Tolkien uses a frame narrative in the telling of his legendarium, from The Silmarillion, to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and today, we explore just how...
Tolkien uses a frame narrative in the telling of his legendarium, from The Silmarillion, to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and today, we explore just how Tolkien uses characters such as Ælfwine and Bilbo (among others) to accomplish this! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on the frame narrative device in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
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http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%86lfwine
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Tolkien uses a frame narrative in the telling of his legendarium, from The Silmarillion, to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and today, we explore just how Tolkien uses characters such as Ælfwine and Bilbo (among others) to accomplish this! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on the frame narrative device in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
#LordoftheRings
#Silmarillion
#Hobbit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirth#Runes_from_The_Hobbit
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http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%86lfwine
https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/102630/how-did-j-r-r-tolkien-learn-about-the-events-of-his-books-in-universe
Khuzdul, Language of the Dwarves - Tolkien's Languages (Updated):
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A video summarizing the essay “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth” by J.R.R. Tolkien in colloquial speech.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. J.R.R. Tolkien in his ...
A video summarizing the essay “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth” by J.R.R. Tolkien in colloquial speech.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust 2015
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
2. Finrod
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-753406695
3. Maria Thorpe [video game screen shots]
Directed by Alexandre Amancio; Designed by Alexandre Breault
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, 2011, Ubisoft
4. Illustrations to Robert Blair's ‘The Grave’, The Soul Hovering over the Body, Object 9
Credit: William Blake
http://www.blakearchive.org/copy/butwba10.1?descId=butwba10.1.wc.09
5. Eru Iluvatar timeless palace
Credit: enanoakd
https://www.deviantart.com/enanoakd/art/Eru-Iluvatar-timeless-palace-402141225
6. Finrod. First encounter with Edain
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-First-encounter-with-Edain-503833390
7. Fireside Harp Music | Medieval Tavern Ambience for Sleep, Relaxation, Study
Credit: DREAM ALLIANCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZqn5YxgQ1I
8. The Old Peasant and Death
Credit: Ilya Repin
9. Finrod [sketch]
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-680959365
10. Maria
Credit: sunsetagain
https://www.deviantart.com/sunsetagain/art/Maria-564476293
11. Finrod The first winter of exile
Credit: Natali Kalashnikova
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8r31Q
12. Finrod & Andreth
Credit: alyruko
https://alyruko.tumblr.com/post/89043524111/heyy-way-to-guess-two-of-my-faves-theres-so-much
13. blue eyes – Stockfoto (close-up of a face with blue eyes)
Credit: Merbe/gettyimages
https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/foto/blue-eyes-royalty-free-beeld/157522456?adppopup=true
14. Melkor (Morgoth)
Credit: Giovanni Calore
https://giovanni_calore.artstation.com/projects/Bmokx6?album_id=928739
15. eyes Andreth Close-up eye-portrait of young caucasian girl watching seriously into camera on blurred lights background.
Credit: Footage.ua/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1024751135-close-up-eye-portrait-young-caucasian-girl-watching-seriously
16. Helcaraxe - Death of Elenwe
Credit: Sara Morello
https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art/art/Helcaraxe-Death-of-Elenwe-616806920
17. The Death of Fëanor
Credit: Jenny Dolfen
https://goldseven.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/the-death-of-feanor/
18. Battle of the Five Armies
Credit: Alan Lee
19. Mandos
Credit: Anna Kulisz
https://www.deviantart.com/kuliszu/art/Mandos-172642077
20. Lord of the Third House in Middle-Earth
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Lord-of-the-Third-House-in-Middle-Earth-589311684
21. The Wild Hunt of Odin
Credit: Henri Lievens
22. Close up of a male eyes. Detail of opening a blue eyes of a man looking at camera. Unhappy and sad caucasian male awake looking
Credit: Soft Forest/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1033357526-close-male-eyes-detail-opening-blue-man
23.Morgoth, He Who Arises in Might
Credit: Dymond Starr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/13Pvq
24. Close-up of a female face, a girl with beautiful natural green eyes, thick eyebrows. Natural beauty. A gorgeous woman with long lashes and an attractive appearance. Slow motion. 4K
Credit: SHUTTERFILM/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1050612235-close-up-female-face-girl-beautiful-natural-green
25. Finrod and Andreth
Credit: Morgan Rogers
26. Dying ember. Fireplace. Free stock video.
Credit: Free Stock Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbHo8Ujdro
27. Finrod and Andreth commission
Credit: @anghraine
https://www.tumbex.com/anghraine.tumblr/post/133828006312/atarinke-finrod-and-andreth-commission-i-made
28. Finrod and Andreth
Credit: Murrauddin
https://www.deviantart.com/murrauddin/art/Finrod-and-Andreth-64874906
29. Men met Dark Elves
Credit: steamey
https://www.deviantart.com/steamey/art/Men-met-Dark-Elves-557051937
30. Luthien in the Halls of Mandos
Credit: Anna Kulisz
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KuliszuArt?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1028021358
31. The Fellowship of the Ring [film clips]
Directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001, New Line Cinema, U.S.A.
32. European Wilderness - Ancient Beech Forests of Germany [film clip]
Credit: Black Forest Collective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyEVL1TwjuQ
33. Time-Lapse: Mesmerizing "Stormscapes" Dominate Skies|National Geographic
Credit: Nicolaus Wegner/National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xohS2u69E&t=33s
34. Majestic Forests Aerial 4K
Credit: PRIMAL EARTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osalW0-0AxI
35. Gandalf Reborn [film clip]
Directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002, New Line Cinema, U.S.A.
36. Nebuchadnezzar
Credit: William Blake
37. The Poem of the Soul: The Flight of the Soul
Credit: Louis Janmot
38. The Poem of the Soul: The Ideal
Credit: Louis Janmot
Credits continued in the comments section...
A video summarizing the essay “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth” by J.R.R. Tolkien in colloquial speech.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust 2015
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
2. Finrod
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-753406695
3. Maria Thorpe [video game screen shots]
Directed by Alexandre Amancio; Designed by Alexandre Breault
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, 2011, Ubisoft
4. Illustrations to Robert Blair's ‘The Grave’, The Soul Hovering over the Body, Object 9
Credit: William Blake
http://www.blakearchive.org/copy/butwba10.1?descId=butwba10.1.wc.09
5. Eru Iluvatar timeless palace
Credit: enanoakd
https://www.deviantart.com/enanoakd/art/Eru-Iluvatar-timeless-palace-402141225
6. Finrod. First encounter with Edain
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-First-encounter-with-Edain-503833390
7. Fireside Harp Music | Medieval Tavern Ambience for Sleep, Relaxation, Study
Credit: DREAM ALLIANCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZqn5YxgQ1I
8. The Old Peasant and Death
Credit: Ilya Repin
9. Finrod [sketch]
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-680959365
10. Maria
Credit: sunsetagain
https://www.deviantart.com/sunsetagain/art/Maria-564476293
11. Finrod The first winter of exile
Credit: Natali Kalashnikova
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8r31Q
12. Finrod & Andreth
Credit: alyruko
https://alyruko.tumblr.com/post/89043524111/heyy-way-to-guess-two-of-my-faves-theres-so-much
13. blue eyes – Stockfoto (close-up of a face with blue eyes)
Credit: Merbe/gettyimages
https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/foto/blue-eyes-royalty-free-beeld/157522456?adppopup=true
14. Melkor (Morgoth)
Credit: Giovanni Calore
https://giovanni_calore.artstation.com/projects/Bmokx6?album_id=928739
15. eyes Andreth Close-up eye-portrait of young caucasian girl watching seriously into camera on blurred lights background.
Credit: Footage.ua/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1024751135-close-up-eye-portrait-young-caucasian-girl-watching-seriously
16. Helcaraxe - Death of Elenwe
Credit: Sara Morello
https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art/art/Helcaraxe-Death-of-Elenwe-616806920
17. The Death of Fëanor
Credit: Jenny Dolfen
https://goldseven.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/the-death-of-feanor/
18. Battle of the Five Armies
Credit: Alan Lee
19. Mandos
Credit: Anna Kulisz
https://www.deviantart.com/kuliszu/art/Mandos-172642077
20. Lord of the Third House in Middle-Earth
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Lord-of-the-Third-House-in-Middle-Earth-589311684
21. The Wild Hunt of Odin
Credit: Henri Lievens
22. Close up of a male eyes. Detail of opening a blue eyes of a man looking at camera. Unhappy and sad caucasian male awake looking
Credit: Soft Forest/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1033357526-close-male-eyes-detail-opening-blue-man
23.Morgoth, He Who Arises in Might
Credit: Dymond Starr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/13Pvq
24. Close-up of a female face, a girl with beautiful natural green eyes, thick eyebrows. Natural beauty. A gorgeous woman with long lashes and an attractive appearance. Slow motion. 4K
Credit: SHUTTERFILM/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1050612235-close-up-female-face-girl-beautiful-natural-green
25. Finrod and Andreth
Credit: Morgan Rogers
26. Dying ember. Fireplace. Free stock video.
Credit: Free Stock Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbHo8Ujdro
27. Finrod and Andreth commission
Credit: @anghraine
https://www.tumbex.com/anghraine.tumblr/post/133828006312/atarinke-finrod-and-andreth-commission-i-made
28. Finrod and Andreth
Credit: Murrauddin
https://www.deviantart.com/murrauddin/art/Finrod-and-Andreth-64874906
29. Men met Dark Elves
Credit: steamey
https://www.deviantart.com/steamey/art/Men-met-Dark-Elves-557051937
30. Luthien in the Halls of Mandos
Credit: Anna Kulisz
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KuliszuArt?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1028021358
31. The Fellowship of the Ring [film clips]
Directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001, New Line Cinema, U.S.A.
32. European Wilderness - Ancient Beech Forests of Germany [film clip]
Credit: Black Forest Collective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyEVL1TwjuQ
33. Time-Lapse: Mesmerizing "Stormscapes" Dominate Skies|National Geographic
Credit: Nicolaus Wegner/National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xohS2u69E&t=33s
34. Majestic Forests Aerial 4K
Credit: PRIMAL EARTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osalW0-0AxI
35. Gandalf Reborn [film clip]
Directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002, New Line Cinema, U.S.A.
36. Nebuchadnezzar
Credit: William Blake
37. The Poem of the Soul: The Flight of the Soul
Credit: Louis Janmot
38. The Poem of the Soul: The Ideal
Credit: Louis Janmot
Credits continued in the comments section...
Ælfwine Pyttel being elevated to the Order of Defense
Court - Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023
Recorded at The Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023 in the Bar...
Ælfwine Pyttel being elevated to the Order of Defense
Court - Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023
Recorded at The Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023 in the Barony of Flaming Gryphon.
Ælfwine Pyttel being elevated to the Order of Defense
Court - Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023
Recorded at The Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023 in the Barony of Flaming Gryphon.
A video summarizing the character origins and history of Ælfwine by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
2. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien
Credit: Billett Potter
https://variety.com/2017/vintage/features/tolkien-lord-of-the-rings-1202506533/
3. Photograph of Christopher Tolkien
Credits: François Deladerrière/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/oua/news/2016/nov-03
4. Photograph of J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
5. The Book of Lost Tales, 1916-1917, lined exercise book, 'The High School Exercise Book.' Bodleian Libraries, MS. Tolkien S I/1, fol. 1a.
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
6. J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
Credit: Dave Malan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/christopher-tolkien-and-the-legacy-of-his-father-j-r-r-tolkien-the-steward-of-middle-earth
7. Wulfstan Archbishop of York
Credit: Joseph Strutt (1749–1802)
http://www.ststeve.com/2019/01/19/saint-wulfstan-bishop-of-worcester-7/
8. 4K UHD Sailing Yachts and Stunning Boats in Seaside Paradise - Relaxing Ambient Music - Ocean Sea
Credit: Calm Lake Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz0jbPIWU30
9. An Anglo-Saxon
Artist Unknown
10. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker: Gridania
Publisher: Square Enix, 2013
Director: Naoki Yoshida
11. Map of Anglo-Saxon Migrations
Credit: Wikipedia
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anglo.Saxon.migration.5th.cen.jpg
12. Heligoland
Credit: GeoBasis-DE/BKG(2009)/Google (2022)
https://www.google.be/maps/place/Heligoland,+Germany/@54.0995281,7.331666,7z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x47b5b5f6bcbddf37:0x4248963c6580400!8m2!3d54.1803268!4d7.8889438
13. Hengist and Horsa
Credit: Edward Parrott
Pageant of British History (1909)
14. Open sea
Credit: Alejandro Olalde Miranda
https://unsplash.com/photos/au3tcB7Fxyg
15. Battle of the Five Armies
Credit: Alan Lee
16. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
17. Map of Southern British Isles
Credit: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex#/media/File:Southern_British_Isles_9th_century.svg
18. Tol Eressëa
Credit: Karen Wynn Fonstad
The Atlas of Middle-earth (Revised Edition), 1991
19. Northern Europe: Iceland (Wild weather off the south coast of Iceland)
Credit: Stefan Hefele
https://www.stefan-hefele.de/en/landschaftsbilder/island/#&gid=1&pid=89
20. Älvalek
Credit: August Malmström
21. Morgan's Ship of Twelve Maidens
Credit: Anna-Marie Ferguson
http://annamarieferguson.com/gallery
22. Smith of Wootton Major
Credit: Alan Lee
23. Shipwreck beach
Credit: Eoin Flannery
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Yaq2yV
24. Ulmo
Credit: kimberly80
https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/art/Ulmo-389897836
25. Island Night Lights
Credit: Linnaea Mallette
https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=261533&picture=island-night-lights
26. Ælfwine glimpses Valinor
Credit: Janet Georgiou
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:Janet_Georgiou_-_Ælfwine_glimpses_Valinor.jpg
27. Wind-blown clouds and the moon
Credit: Steve Warmowski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QzNOAgix4Q
28. Pengolodh the Wise
Credit: Morgan Rogers
https://silmaspens.tumblr.com/page/20
29. The Laughing Philosopher
Credit: The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
30. Photograph of C.S. Lewis
Credit: Hans Wild/The Tolkien Estate
https://www.tolkienestate.com/life/
31. The Silmarillion - Akkalabeth
Credit: Grrrod
https://www.redbubble.com/people/grrrod/works/4693547-the-silmarillion-akkalabeth
32. The Grey Havens
Credit: John Howe
https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=88&mode=search
33. Edward the Elder
Artist Unknown, ca. 1300-1340 AD
Royal MS 14 B VI (page 2)
https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_B_VI
34. Alfred the Great Battles the Danes
Credit: Osprey Publishing
https://pt-br.facebook.com/7188464611/photos/a.10150439685644612/10153065401384612/?type=3
35. Vessels: Anglo-Saxon Ship
Credit: Charles Knight
Knight's Pictorial Gallery of Arts; London Printing and Publishing, 1858
36. Anglo-Saxon Hall
Artist Unknown
37. The Mystery of the Milky Sea
Credit: BBC Earth
https://www.bbcearth.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-milky-sea
38. Tower of Song
Credit: Matt Beard
https://mattbeardart.com/tower-of-song/
39. Haven of the Eldar
Credit: Frédéric Bennett
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XkQD
40. Sage
Credit: Bryan Sola
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, CD Projekt S.A., 2018
https://gwent.fandom.com/wiki/Sage
41. Silence of the Beechwood
Credit: Anna-Marie Ferguson
http://annamarieferguson.com/gallery
42. Meadhall
Credit: MerlinsArtwork
https://www.deviantart.com/merlinsartwork/art/Meadhall-188454149
43. Saxons Carousing
Credit: Patrick Nicolle
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/saxons-carousing-pat-nicolle.html?product=art-print
44. Viking Attack
Credit: Angus McBride
Tolkien uses a frame narrative in the telling of his legendarium, from The Silmarillion, to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and today, we explore just how Tolkien uses characters such as Ælfwine and Bilbo (among others) to accomplish this! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on the frame narrative device in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
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http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Thain%27s_Book
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Red_Book_of_Westmarch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirth#Runes_from_The_Hobbit
https://hobbylark.com/fandoms/lord-of-the-rings-runes
http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%86lfwine
https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/102630/how-did-j-r-r-tolkien-learn-about-the-events-of-his-books-in-universe
Khuzdul, Language of the Dwarves - Tolkien's Languages (Updated):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc_3-4R_gvc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2uprM_1DJg
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Tyler Josef Lund on Strikingly (mystrikingly.com)
The final image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song used in this video:
Windswept by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4629-windswept
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
The last song used in this video is from:
https://library.techsmith.com/
Many related and/or used art come from these artists and sources:
Ted Nasmith:
https://www.tednasmith.com/
Jenny Dolfen:
https://goldseven.wordpress.com/
Alan Lee:
https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-alan-lee/
John Howe:
https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/
Hildebrant brothers:
http://www.brothershildebrandt.com/Brothers.htm
DonatoArts:
https://www.deviantart.com/donatoarts
Magali Villeneuve
http://www.magali-villeneuve.com/
Wolfanita:
https://www.deviantart.com/wolfanita
Gerwell:
https://gerwell.tumblr.com/
Mirach Ravaia:
https://www.deviantart.com/mirachravaia/gallery
Kaprriss:
https://www.deviantart.com/kaprriss/gallery
EKukanova:
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/gallery
steamey:
https://www.deviantart.com/steamey
Laurelinartistry:
https://www.instagram.com/laurelinartistry/
SaMo-art:
https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art/gallery
kimberly80:
https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/gallery
Anke Eissmann:
http://anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html
isuru077:
https://www.deviantart.com/isuru077/art/The-Red-Kindle-of-Westmarch-760483578
bewdbmoo:
https://www.deviantart.com/bewdbmoo/art/Bilbo-and-Frodo-Baggins-20190922-815059136
worthpoint:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/red-book-westmarch-prop-replica-lord-1834890748
Herckeim:
https://www.deviantart.com/herckeim/art/Red-Book-Of-Westmarch-843999274
A video summarizing the essay “Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth” by J.R.R. Tolkien in colloquial speech.
Pictures in order of appearance:
1. J.R.R. Tolkien in his study, ca. 1937
Credit: The Tolkien Trust 2015
https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/tolkien
2. Finrod
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-753406695
3. Maria Thorpe [video game screen shots]
Directed by Alexandre Amancio; Designed by Alexandre Breault
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, 2011, Ubisoft
4. Illustrations to Robert Blair's ‘The Grave’, The Soul Hovering over the Body, Object 9
Credit: William Blake
http://www.blakearchive.org/copy/butwba10.1?descId=butwba10.1.wc.09
5. Eru Iluvatar timeless palace
Credit: enanoakd
https://www.deviantart.com/enanoakd/art/Eru-Iluvatar-timeless-palace-402141225
6. Finrod. First encounter with Edain
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-First-encounter-with-Edain-503833390
7. Fireside Harp Music | Medieval Tavern Ambience for Sleep, Relaxation, Study
Credit: DREAM ALLIANCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZqn5YxgQ1I
8. The Old Peasant and Death
Credit: Ilya Repin
9. Finrod [sketch]
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Finrod-680959365
10. Maria
Credit: sunsetagain
https://www.deviantart.com/sunsetagain/art/Maria-564476293
11. Finrod The first winter of exile
Credit: Natali Kalashnikova
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8r31Q
12. Finrod & Andreth
Credit: alyruko
https://alyruko.tumblr.com/post/89043524111/heyy-way-to-guess-two-of-my-faves-theres-so-much
13. blue eyes – Stockfoto (close-up of a face with blue eyes)
Credit: Merbe/gettyimages
https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/foto/blue-eyes-royalty-free-beeld/157522456?adppopup=true
14. Melkor (Morgoth)
Credit: Giovanni Calore
https://giovanni_calore.artstation.com/projects/Bmokx6?album_id=928739
15. eyes Andreth Close-up eye-portrait of young caucasian girl watching seriously into camera on blurred lights background.
Credit: Footage.ua/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1024751135-close-up-eye-portrait-young-caucasian-girl-watching-seriously
16. Helcaraxe - Death of Elenwe
Credit: Sara Morello
https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art/art/Helcaraxe-Death-of-Elenwe-616806920
17. The Death of Fëanor
Credit: Jenny Dolfen
https://goldseven.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/the-death-of-feanor/
18. Battle of the Five Armies
Credit: Alan Lee
19. Mandos
Credit: Anna Kulisz
https://www.deviantart.com/kuliszu/art/Mandos-172642077
20. Lord of the Third House in Middle-Earth
Credit: Elena Kukanova
https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/art/Lord-of-the-Third-House-in-Middle-Earth-589311684
21. The Wild Hunt of Odin
Credit: Henri Lievens
22. Close up of a male eyes. Detail of opening a blue eyes of a man looking at camera. Unhappy and sad caucasian male awake looking
Credit: Soft Forest/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1033357526-close-male-eyes-detail-opening-blue-man
23.Morgoth, He Who Arises in Might
Credit: Dymond Starr
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/13Pvq
24. Close-up of a female face, a girl with beautiful natural green eyes, thick eyebrows. Natural beauty. A gorgeous woman with long lashes and an attractive appearance. Slow motion. 4K
Credit: SHUTTERFILM/Shutterstock
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1050612235-close-up-female-face-girl-beautiful-natural-green
25. Finrod and Andreth
Credit: Morgan Rogers
26. Dying ember. Fireplace. Free stock video.
Credit: Free Stock Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDbHo8Ujdro
27. Finrod and Andreth commission
Credit: @anghraine
https://www.tumbex.com/anghraine.tumblr/post/133828006312/atarinke-finrod-and-andreth-commission-i-made
28. Finrod and Andreth
Credit: Murrauddin
https://www.deviantart.com/murrauddin/art/Finrod-and-Andreth-64874906
29. Men met Dark Elves
Credit: steamey
https://www.deviantart.com/steamey/art/Men-met-Dark-Elves-557051937
30. Luthien in the Halls of Mandos
Credit: Anna Kulisz
https://www.etsy.com/shop/KuliszuArt?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1028021358
31. The Fellowship of the Ring [film clips]
Directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001, New Line Cinema, U.S.A.
32. European Wilderness - Ancient Beech Forests of Germany [film clip]
Credit: Black Forest Collective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyEVL1TwjuQ
33. Time-Lapse: Mesmerizing "Stormscapes" Dominate Skies|National Geographic
Credit: Nicolaus Wegner/National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xohS2u69E&t=33s
34. Majestic Forests Aerial 4K
Credit: PRIMAL EARTH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osalW0-0AxI
35. Gandalf Reborn [film clip]
Directed by Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, 2002, New Line Cinema, U.S.A.
36. Nebuchadnezzar
Credit: William Blake
37. The Poem of the Soul: The Flight of the Soul
Credit: Louis Janmot
38. The Poem of the Soul: The Ideal
Credit: Louis Janmot
Credits continued in the comments section...
Ælfwine Pyttel being elevated to the Order of Defense
Court - Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023
Recorded at The Grand Tournament of the Dragon 2023 in the Barony of Flaming Gryphon.
The unfinished The Lost Road was intended as a tale of "time travel" where descendants of Ælfwine experience memories or visions of their ancestors, connecting the present time with the mythological back to the fall of Atlantis (Númenor).
The later Quenya or "Elven-Latin" name Elendil translates the name Ælfwine.
Conceptual origins
In the continuity of The Book of Lost Tales, the character's real name was Ottor Wǽfre (called by the Elves Eriol). He set out from what is today called Heligoland on a voyage with a small crew but was the lone survivor after his ship crashed upon the rocks near an island. The island was inhabited by an old man who gave him directions to Eressëa. After he found the island the elves hosted him in the Cottage of Lost Play and narrated their tales to him. He afterwards learned from the Elves that the old man he met was actually "Ylmir". He was taught most of the tales by the old Elf named Rúmil who is the lore master living on Eressëa. Eriol became more and more unhappy as a man and yearned constantly to be an Elf. He eventually finds out that he can become an elf with a drink of Limpëwhich he is denied by the leader of Kortirion (Meril-i-Turinqi, great-granddaughter of Ingwë) on multiple occasions.