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This first [[Cantos of the Lay of the Leithian|Canto]] of the [[Lay of Leithian]] tells of [[Elu Thingol]], and [[Lúthien|Lúthien Tinúviel]] and [[Doriath]]. It runs to 98 lines, the shortest canto save the last, unfinished one.

== Concerning the Canto ==
This canto starts out with one of the more popular paragraphs, concerning Thingol.
{{blockquote|A king there was in days of old: 
ere [[Men]] yet walked upon the mould...|vv. 1-2}}

The descriptions of jewels is contrasted with the love of his daughter, whose description soon follows.
{{blockquote|There beryl, pearl, and opal pale 
and metal wrought like fishes' mail 
... 
all these he had and loved them less 
than a maiden once in Elfinesse; 
for fairer than are born to Men 
a daughter had he, Lúthien.|vv. 15-6, 19-22}}

Then it introduces [[Endor]] and orients the reader.
{{blockquote|To North there lay the Land of Dread 
whence only evil pathways led 
... 
to South the wide earth unexplored 
to West the ancient [[Belegaer|Ocean]] roared, 
unsailed and shoreless, wide and wild 
to East in peaks of blue were piled...|vv. 49-50, 55-58}}

Note the reference below to fairies, not uncommon in older works. One thing about the Lay is that it commonly connects Beleriand and Faërie.
{{blockquote|''[[Esgalduin]] that fairies call 
in many a tall and torchlit hall|vv. 67-68}}

Note also that the name of '''Dairon''' is spelt here with an "i", as opposed to '''[[Daeron]]''' of later works.
{{blockquote|When leaves were long and grass was green 
then Dairon with his fingers lean, 
as daylight melted into shade, 
a wandering music sweetly made...|vv. 79-82}}

It ends on a note of change, signifying the end of the introduction and the beginning of the tale.
{{blockquote|...until a day beneath the [[sun]], 
when many marvels were begun.|vv. 97-98}}

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 {{lolcantos}}
-This first [[Cantos of the Lay of the Leithian|Canto]] of the [[Lay of Leithian]] tells of [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]], and [[Lúthien|Lúthien Tinúviel]] and [[Doriath]]. It runs to 98 lines, the shortest canto save the last, unfinished one.
+This first [[Cantos of the Lay of the Leithian|Canto]] of the [[Lay of Leithian]] tells of [[Elu Thingol]], and [[Lúthien|Lúthien Tinúviel]] and [[Doriath]]. It runs to 98 lines, the shortest canto save the last, unfinished one.
 == Concerning the Canto ==