Trying to think of a way to say this without it sounding cheesy but one thing about Tolkien that means a lot to me is that the darkness of the night only makes the Light of the Stars shine more brightly.
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Eärendil was Elrond's (and Elros') father. He isn't properly a star but he bears on his forehead one of the three Silmarils, the one retrived by Beren and Lúthien from Morgoth's iron crown.
I'm sure the 3 years he lived in South Africa as a baby had a profound effect on him. It's also painfully obvious you've never read the books. A majority of Elves were dark-haired. Aragorn and his kin were also dark-haired. And Orcs had various skin pigmentations: “swarthy”, “pale” and “sallow”.
I read LotR six times as a teenager, the Silmarillion and the Hobbit. The Cotswolds, where I was brought up, was very reminiscent of the countryside he describes.
Your bad manners suggest you were raised in Terlingua.
Not Cheesy! Khalil Gibran wrote, "The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight."
Not cheesy at all. Edgar Allan Poe often used the technique of contrasting darkness against light to heighten a sense of horror. But, of course, the opposite is true, too: bright light contrasted against a dark background can also heighten a sense of goodness and hope.
At almost 60 and over thirty years in veterinary work, I've seen more death than I care to describe. At the same time, that experience makes me treasure the life of my patients that much more.
I think this is very beautifully put and is one of the primary reasons Tolkien is my favorite author. I feel like no other writer manages to capture the intertwining of tragedy and joy like he did.
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Your bad manners suggest you were raised in Terlingua.