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'''Nost-na-Lothion''', or the '''Birth of Flowers''', was a festival held in [[Gondolin]] during the early spring, with a "revelry of children". | [[File:Sara M. Morello - Fields of Gondolin.jpg|thumb|''Fields of Gondolin'' by [[:Category:Images by Sara M. Morello|Sara M. Morello]]]] | ||
'''Nost-na-Lothion''', or the '''Birth of Flowers''', was a festival held in [[Gondolin]] according to the early version of the [[Legendarium]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales]]''. | |||
It was celebrated during the early spring, with a "revelry of children". It was apparently held to celebrate the passing of winter, when the ice of the [[Encircling Mountains]] melted and [[Tumladin]] took the water and burst into flowers.<ref>{{LT2|III}}, pp. 171-172</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:03, 28 August 2020
Fields of Gondolin by Sara M. Morello
Nost-na-Lothion, or the Birth of Flowers, was a festival held in Gondolin according to the early version of the Legendarium in The Book of Lost Tales.
It was celebrated during the early spring, with a "revelry of children". It was apparently held to celebrate the passing of winter, when the ice of the Encircling Mountains melted and Tumladin took the water and burst into flowers.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "III. The Fall of Gondolin", pp. 171-172
