Ancient Artifacts

On a dusty corner in the western part of the library stand a few red-covered books. Their looks tell the story of tomes that were used often, but now stand in a corner, rarely consulted. The biggest and heaviest of the books measures 16 inches in height. It's title has been imbedded into the back of the book: Mîr iaur, or ancient jewels. The pages display a wide variety of items of old, starting at Aeglos, Gil-galad's spear, and ending with Vilya, the Ring of Sapphire. After you have taken a look at the index (and removed a cobweb or two), you flip the pages, stopping randomly. One of them has a beautiful picture of a Ring on it, consisting of two snakes and a crown.

"The Ring of Barahir, of the First House of the Edain."

By Arlo Cúthalion

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