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Museum-Quality Matte Paper Print available in two sizes:
12" x 16" (30cm x 40cm): $35.00
24" x 32" (60cm x 80cm): $48.00
 
“...it was an old tradition that away over there stood the Grey Havens, from which at times elven-ships set sail, never to return. 'They are sailing, sailing, sailing over the Sea, they are going into the West and leaving us,' said Sam...” - The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 1, Chapter 2: The Shadow of the Past
 
Sam’s poignant quote captures the feeling of longing evoked by J.R.R Tolkien’s elves. Here, a silver-haired elf mother leads her two children towards the waiting ship. They drift across the sand like the clouds in the sky, a gull accompanying them on this pilgrimage. The identity of this family group is up to you. We know so few of the elves by name, and so many made this journey. The elves were tied to Middle-earth in a way that was quite different from mortal Men, and they had to live in faith that they would be part of the new world to come in some way when it was remade. It's such a complex and beautiful story Tolkien wove, full of questions and mystery.
 
Meanwhile, until those times, we can look all about us for the things the elves hallowed and loved. The beauty is still here for us to revere. By hanging a museum quality print of the elves making their ancient journey to the Grey Havens, you may be inspired to enjoy the natural world of Middle-earth which the elves were awoken to assist to full fruition before they departed. Professor Tolkien once remarked that the mind of the writer of fairy-stories may be on higher things, and in this scene, I hope you can glimpse how true that is.