Post by Syenë on Jul 14, 2006 9:59:41 GMT -5
Laurelindórenan
‘Land of the Valley of Singing Gold’
‘Land of the Valley of Singing Gold’
Excerps of the Lórien lands:
"Like those of Northern Mirkwood, the people of Lothlórien were mostly Silvan Elves of Nandorin descent, who were originally of all the Eldar those who most closely resembled the lost Avari of the east. As such, their earlier settlements lay scattered throughout the wide forests on both sides of the upper Anduin, having originally lingered there upon refusing the crossing of the Hithaeglir in very ancient times.
Before the end of the First Age the Silvan Elves had relocated east of the Anduin, to escape the growing power and influence of the dwarves of Khazad-dûm, but their culture and knowledge was considerably enriched by the arrival of Sindarin Elves from west of the mountains early in the Second Age: even the Silvan language was gradually replaced by Sindarin. Amongst these arrivals was Amdír, who became their first lord, as well as Galadriel and Celeborn, who also crossed the mountains and the Anduin to join these southern Nandor after the destruction of Eregion during the War of the Elves and Sauron. Ultimately, Amdír led an army out of the forest as part of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, just as Oropher, another Sindarin lord, led the Silvan Elves of the north in the same victory over Sauron, so it can be assumed that both northern and southern woodland realms had been founded by then.
With the gradual return of Sauron's malign influence to the forest east of Anduin, the northern Silvan Elves led by Thranduil son of Oropher moved even further north to escape it, and those of the south returned west across the Anduin, although without their last Sindarin lord Amroth son of Amdír, who departed to Edhellond after his lover Nimrodel had fled there.
The southern Silvan Elves then took Galadriel and Celeborn as their new Lord and Lady: the forest west of the river had been originally known by its Silvan names Laurelindórinan (Land of the Valley of Singing Gold) and Lórinand (Golden Valley), but was renamed Lothlórien (Lórien of the Blossom) in memory of the Lórien the exiled Galadriel had left behind long before in Aman.
The name was often shortened to Lórien. (The latter can be translated "Land of Gold", although it carried within it also the meaning of "dream". Treebeard referred to it as "The Dreamflower".) Other, later names given to the land included the much later Rohirric name Dwimordene (from dwimor "phantom", an allusion to the perceived magic of the Elves), and the Westron name The Golden Wood.
This 'magic' was later revealed as being that of Galadriel's Ring, the presence of which enriched the land by preserving its flora from death and decay, and in wielding it she created a powerful ward against all creatures of evil intent: in fact the only way that Galadriel's Lothlórien could have been conquered by Mordor is if Sauron himself, the master of all the Rings of Power, had come there.
Lothlórien was famous for having the largest trees in Middle-earth, and for long was also the only place in Middle-earth where the Golden mallorn tree grew, brought there from Valinor by Lady Galadriel."
Wikipedia
Once Lady Galadriel left for Valinor, Lothlórien had been in a commotion, most of them wished to leave and soon the lands would be deserted, to be no more. But then a reduced group decided to stay and re-organize all that couldbe. To keep the elven spirit alive and of course, they could not do it all on their own. They searched for a leader, one that would not let them down at any cost and of really good backgrounds. They looked on earth and sea just to find him/her.
In the end, after an exasperated journey two elves met Syenë and knew she could make a fair Queen.
She had promised long ago, to those that saw her grow up, that she would work on maintaining the honour of her past 'Gil-Galad'. Such fair and powerful Noldor should always be reCitizened by his deeds and those of his children.
She took the throne, it was quite a ceremony for Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn had been keepers of the Lórien woods for such a long time. Everyone attended with hopse for a better life.
The afternoon of her bow to being Queen shone like the crystals of the Castle. The sun was warmly welcoming the act and the flowers fed up the place with strong deffined fragrances, none of the alike, all different in many ways. She knew all what would be on her back from now on, still she knew it was good to accept responsabilities that would drive you into the best person you can be.
It all seemed to had happened all of a sudden, still joy was spread all around Lothlórien.
It began to recover it's old mystery and splendour making it all fit into better times.
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A week after the coronation, the Queen made rearangements to the throne room, and decided to include more flowers on the balcony and a greater diversity of drinks and decorations that really fited to the crystal charms of the Castle.
Then she went over to the throne to work on wha she had to and await for any visit.
