[Novlamothien]

Hi,
I recently came across a poem,(I'll post the first few lines in a minute), that I love, but I am wondering if anyone knows what the story surrounding it is. It is in one of the Books of Lost Tales(2?) and starts

Sing us a tale of Earendil the mariner,
chant us a lay of his white oared ship
more marvelous cunning than mortal man's pondering,
family musical out on the deep
chant us a lay of immortal sea-yearning,
the Eldar once made ere the change of the light...

There's a good deal more, but that's all I can remember.


Thanks,
Erin