J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees. Thy starlight on the Western Seas.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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• O Elbereth! Gilthoniel! We still remember, we who dwell In this far land beneath the trees. Thy starlight on the Western Seas.

  

  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Remember
  • Trees
  • Seas