A remarkable number of medieval and early-Renaissance manuscripts (Books of Hours, Bibles, missals, etc.) have survived in good condition, and many of them are filled with decorative and miniature artwork.
Great read! Loved the inclusion of music and art. Do you think Tolkien drew inspiration from Lammas bread when creating the elven "lembas" bread? I'm not a linguist but those look and sound similar to me.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! According to The Peoples of Middle-Earth (written by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by his son Christopher), "Lembas is the Sindarin name, and comes from the older form lenn-mbass 'journey-bread.'" The word Lammas originates in Old English hlafmæsse, meaning "bread mass," i.e., the festival day of (new) bread made from the grain harvest. So I wouldn't say that there's a close linguistic relationship, but it's reasonable to assume that a connection was present, at least subconsciously, in Tolkien's thoroughly linguistic (and extraordinarily creative) mind.
Blue is symbolic of high spirituality in Christianity. You’ll see it all over the orthodox iconography too.
I love that you have incorporated art works with your words. Art communicates in its own way.
Where do you find these beautiful pictures?
A remarkable number of medieval and early-Renaissance manuscripts (Books of Hours, Bibles, missals, etc.) have survived in good condition, and many of them are filled with decorative and miniature artwork.
Lovely, thanks!
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Great read! Loved the inclusion of music and art. Do you think Tolkien drew inspiration from Lammas bread when creating the elven "lembas" bread? I'm not a linguist but those look and sound similar to me.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! According to The Peoples of Middle-Earth (written by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by his son Christopher), "Lembas is the Sindarin name, and comes from the older form lenn-mbass 'journey-bread.'" The word Lammas originates in Old English hlafmæsse, meaning "bread mass," i.e., the festival day of (new) bread made from the grain harvest. So I wouldn't say that there's a close linguistic relationship, but it's reasonable to assume that a connection was present, at least subconsciously, in Tolkien's thoroughly linguistic (and extraordinarily creative) mind.