Poems BY Tolkien

[Lanniae of the Axe]

Well, my favorite is still:

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie
One Ring to Rule them all. One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie

That one is still the best, of course the runner-up is Boromir's farewell-song, the one that Aragorn and Legolas sing after they cast away his funeral boat.

Through Rohan over fen and field, where the long grass grows
The West Wind comes walking and about the walls it goes
"What news from the West, O wandering wind, do you bring to me tonight?
Have you seen Boromir the Tall
By moon or by starlight?"
I saw him ride o'er seven streams, o'er waters wide and grey
I saw him walk in empty lands until he passed away
Into the shadows of the North, I saw him then no more.
The North Wind may have heard the horn of the son of Denethor."

That's jsut part, of course, and I doubt I got all the punctuation right, but it's my favorite. Very emotional. I love Boromir's poem. Does anyone know if there is an actual title for it?

--Lanniae