Eärendil by Bilbo

A poem Bilbo wrote in Rivendell about Eärendil the Mariner. It has nine sections, whose contents are related below:

1. An introduction to him and the building of his ship

2. A detailed description of him, whose final line was supposedly influenced by Aragorn

3. A description of his fruitless wanderings in search of Valinor 4. How Elwing his wife flew to him in the form of a bird and bound the emerald to his forehead

5. How he found Valinor

6. Concerning his stay there

7. How they built a new ship for him, and how Elbereth gave him wings

8. How he left Valinor

9. How he passed over Middle-earth and became as a star