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{{quote|The Sea! Alas! I have not yet beheld it. But deep in the hearts of all my kindred lies the sea-longing, which it is perilous to stir. Alas! for the gulls. No peace shall I have again under beech or under elm.|[[Legolas]]<ref name="LR-TLB">{{RK|Debate}}</ref>}} | {{quote|The Sea! Alas! I have not yet beheld it. But deep in the hearts of all my kindred lies the sea-longing, which it is perilous to stir. Alas! for the gulls. No peace shall I have again under beech or under elm.|[[Legolas]]<ref name="LR-TLB">{{RK|Debate}}</ref>}} | ||
'''Sea-longing''', or the '''Unquiet of [[Ulmo]]''',<ref name="WJ-TY">{{WJ|V}}</ref> was a | '''Sea-longing''', or the '''Unquiet of [[Ulmo]]''',<ref name="WJ-TY">{{WJ|V}}</ref> was a strong desire to return to the sea that typically affected the [[Eldar]]. | ||
The [[Noldor]] who lingered in [[Middle-earth]] had an unquietable yearning for the Sea, coupled with their nostalgia of [[Eldamar|their home]]. It was slumbering in the hearts of the [[Sindar]], until it awoke<ref>{{App|Elves}}</ref> after seeing [[Belegaer]], the Great Sea to the west of [[Middle-earth]], for the first time. | The [[Noldor]] who lingered in [[Middle-earth]] had an unquietable yearning for the Sea, coupled with their nostalgia of [[Eldamar|their home]]. It was slumbering in the hearts of the [[Sindar]], until it awoke<ref>{{App|Elves}}</ref> after seeing [[Belegaer]], the Great Sea to the west of [[Middle-earth]], for the first time. The cry of the [[gulls]] awakened the sea-longing in [[Legolas]]' heart when he heard them at [[Pelargir]].<ref name="LR-TLB">{{RK|Debate}}</ref> | ||
[[Tuor]] first felt the sea-longing when he looked upon Belegaer, and he felt it ever afterwards. This longing was also passed on to his son, [[Eärendil]].<ref>{{S|Tuor}}</ref> In addition, those that heard the music of the [[Ulumúri]], the horns of Ulmo, would always feel a longing for the sea.<ref>{{S|IIb}}</ref> | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
{{quote|<nowiki>'</nowiki>Twas in the [[Land of Willows]] that I heard th' unfathomed breath<br>Of the [[Ulumúri|Horns of Ylmir]] calling—and shall hear them till my death.|''[[The Horns of Ylmir]]''}} | {{quote|<nowiki>'</nowiki>Twas in the [[Land of Willows]] that I heard th' unfathomed breath<br>Of the [[Ulumúri|Horns of Ylmir]] calling—and shall hear them till my death.|''[[The Horns of Ylmir]]''}} | ||
In the summer of [[1914]] Tolkien visited the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall where the sea left a great impression on him, and inspired to write a poem.<ref>{{B|II}}, pp. 70-71</ref> | In the summer of [[1914]] Tolkien visited the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall where the sea left a great impression on him, and inspired him to write a poem.<ref>{{B|II}}, pp. 70-71</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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Sea-longing, or the Unquiet of Ulmo,[2] was a strong desire to return to the sea that typically affected the Eldar.
The Noldor who lingered in Middle-earth had an unquietable yearning for the Sea, coupled with their nostalgia of their home. It was slumbering in the hearts of the Sindar, until it awoke[3] after seeing Belegaer, the Great Sea to the west of Middle-earth, for the first time. The cry of the gulls awakened the sea-longing in Legolas' heart when he heard them at Pelargir.[1]
Tuor first felt the sea-longing when he looked upon Belegaer, and he felt it ever afterwards. This longing was also passed on to his son, Eärendil.[4] In addition, those that heard the music of the Ulumúri, the horns of Ulmo, would always feel a longing for the sea.[5]
Inspiration
- "'Twas in the Land of Willows that I heard th' unfathomed breath
Of the Horns of Ylmir calling—and shall hear them till my death." - ― The Horns of Ylmir
In the summer of 1914 Tolkien visited the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall where the sea left a great impression on him, and inspired him to write a poem.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Last Debate"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Three. The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings not forming part of the Quenta Silmarillion: V. The Tale of Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix F, "The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age", "Of the Elves"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Of the Valar"
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, "II. 1892-1916: Early years", pp. 70-71