The Silmarillion: Ch.1 Of the beginning of days

[Rían]

Originally posted by Dunadan
(PS - I reckon that's a misprint in the text in the quote about Nienna: shouldn't it be "mound" instead of "mould"?)

No; I think it means soil with lots of goodies in it, like mulch *runs to look up 'mould'*

yes, "loose, soft, easily worked soil ... good for growing plants", also "(archaic or poetic) earth or ground".


Nice thoughts, everyone! I like what you said, Artanis -

The beauty here is that something wonderful sprung out of tears and sorrow, combined with the will to repair and make anew.

I had thought about how something good could come out of tears and sorrow before, but I like how you added "combined with the will to repair and make anew."

That's an interesting thought on Tom B, Dunadan - Tolkien's concept of "power" is not just who can destroy the most. It's easy to destroy, but it takes even more skill and power to make something beautiful.