The Collected Poems of Maglor
Edited by Celebrimbor, Lord of Eregion
Foreword
Set down in these pages are the collected poems of my paternal uncle Maglor, second son of Fëanor, known as Canafinwë Macalaurë in the language of the High West. In another age he was a renowned minstrel of the Noldor, one of the greatest singers and composers that Arda has ever known.
It is my understanding that Maglor left these poems with Lord Elrond at the end of the First Age, before disappearing from the histories of Middle Earth. The originals are kept in Lindon, and were written in Quenya without intention of being read. I have translated them to the best of my ability into a language more easily understood, but I fear that my skill with words is less than his, and I have done them little justice. Nevertheless, it is better to let them see the light of day than to gather dust in a corner of a library.
I have attempted to put them into a sort of order, though I know not if this is the order my uncle intended them to be. I will publish each poem as I finish translating them.
I wish you a good, though not a joyful, read.
Celebrimbor, known as Telperinquar, son of Curufin, last of the House of Fëanor, Prince of the Noldor and Lord of Eregion.
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