Lay of Leithian Canto VI
This
Canto of the
Lay of Leithian starts with a description of
Tirion on
Túna, here called Tûn. It speaks in short of
Fëanor's speech and the
Oath, that he and his
sons spake. It also speeks in brief of the deeds of the
Noldor, such as the rescue of
Maedhros by
Fingon. It tells of how
Barahir, the father of
Beren, aided
Finrod Felagund during the
Siege of Angband. Then how Beren made his way to
Nargothrond, asking for Felagund's aid in the Quest for the
Silmaril, giving the greatest speech he made in his life about the beauty of
Lúthien. Though Felagund was moved, he feared the power of
Celegorm and
Curufin, who took the Oath and were very influential in Nargothrond, despite his own oath to Barahir. Then the two brothers stood and spoke, and so masterful were their voices that for many years after no elf of Nargothrond went to war for a long time. Therefor the people would not follow Felagund on this quest, and he took with him only ten, giving his crown to
Orodreth. "
Then Celegorm no more would stay,/And Curufin smiled and turned away".
