#alternatley just the most DEVASTATING animatic wherein the first verse or so is carefree childhood in gondolin

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“Son of Man” from Tarzan but it’s the people of Gondolin fondly singing to Eärendil as he runs around the city like the hyperactive, has-only-known-peace preschooler he is

#the silmarillion #earendil #fall of gondolin #alternatley just the most DEVASTATING animatic wherein the first verse or so is carefree childhood in gondolin #but then it keeps going through the fall; through growing up in refuge and marrying elwing and having kids #and sailing sailing #unexpected swan wife with gem #valinor… #on the final ‘son of man look to the sky / lift your spirit set it free’ he’s steering vingilot through the sky #‘someday you’ll walk tall with pride’ slaying ancalagon #‘son of man a man in time you’ll be’ no he’s not he’s an elf now; he’s a star #on the plus side his parents ARE /BOTH/ also here #bc ulmo was like ‘I have done SO MUCH and I ask for ONE THING’ #and manwe was like ‘I explicitly told you not to do any of that’ and ulmo (clutching tuor like a favorite teddy bear) was like #‘SO MUCH…FOR SO LITTLE…’ #and that’s why tuor got the life of an eldar thank you for coming to my ted talk