Cirdan's History

[Yavanna Kementari]

Cirdan~ The Shipwright, is his other name
and one of the reasons he stayed so long is he had trusted the Red Ring of Fire to Gandalf and told him he would await him until Gandalfs purpose was fulfilled.

Cirdan to Gandalf "Take now this ring, for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy from weariness. For this is the Ring of Fire and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to th evalour of old in a world that grows chill. But as for me, my heart is with the Sea, and I will dwell by the grey shores, gaurding the Havens until the last ship sails. Then I shall await thee. But when all these things were done, and the Heir of Isildur had taken up the lordship of Men, and the dominion of the West had passed to him, then it was plain that the power of the Three Rings ended also and to the Firstborn the world grew old and grey. In that time the last of the Noldor set sail from the Keepers of the Three Rings rode to the Sea...
Silmarillion pg 365-6 Hope this helps!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ~Yavanna

[ January 12, 2003: Message edited by: Yavanna Kementari ]