The Shores of Faëry

The Shores of Faëry, or Ielfalandes Strand in Old English, is a poem that is thirty-three lines, and was written on July 8th and 9th in 1915 by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a quick-paced poem about the shores of Valinor, as seen by Eärendel from afar, and exists in several versions.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. II, The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, V: "The Tale of Eärendel", pgs. 262, 271-2
==Poem excerpt==
:East of the Moon, west of the Sun
:There stands a lonely hill;
:Its feet are in the pale green sea,
:Its towers are white and still,
:Beyond Taniquetil
:In Valinor.
==References==
Category:Poems in The Book of Lost Tales