Ñóletúri

ÑÓLETÚRI

THE GUARDIANS OF THAM ANGOL

The keepers of Tham Angol (the Hall of Lore) in the Vale of Imladris are known as  Ñóletúri (Lore-masters), the protectors and seekers of knowledge and culture that hat threatens to disappear. Head Archivist Isilime Siliel, is a scholar of languages and the history of the Ñoldor, and her lifelong companion Argollon Laechendir, is a scientist and botanical scholar, both raised in Ost-in-Edhil before it fell.

THAM ANGOL — THE HALL OF LORE

Tham Angol [S. — 'Hall of Lore'] is the building in which the library and craft hall are housed, tucked away in the quiet of Imlad Gelair, Rivendell. It was built or originally for those Master Jewelsmiths of the Gwaith-i-Mirdain who survived the Fall of Eregion, that they would have a place to continue their work. Now, it contains the archive of all the knowledge the Mirdain saved and spirited to safety.

Within the building there is a functional jewelsmithing workshop and  welcome the use of their space for craft, study, quiet reflection, inquiry, games, art, and social interaction--perhaps even the occasional game night. 

Many come to spend time in the gardens for reflection or peace beneath the wide branches of the trees.
 

THE LORE — ARCHIVES & COLLECTIONS

The preservation and translation/transcription of the written and artistic works the Gwaith-I-Mírdain rescued from  the Sack of Eregion in the Second Age have been Hiril Isilimë's life work, and has broadened to include research, translation and preservation of First Age materials as well, such that her body of work essentially includes the Ñoldorin diaspora as a whole. The body of work in the library is not only the original works, but their translations to Sindarin if necessary, and Westron, that the hard-won learning and knowledge of the Ñoldor—and any others who commit their teaching, learning, or musing to the archives—will never be lost again.

The Lore contained within Tham Angol covers many subjects, and in addition to the Ost-in-Edhil archive, the more unique collections include all 65 volumes of On Jewelsmithing: a Practical Guide to an Esoteric Craft by Silwë Mírdan, one of the few remaining Master Jewelsmiths of the Gwaith-I-Mirdain (and Hiril Isilimë's father), a large collection of personal journals, and several dozen cookbooks. Much of the lore collected is that of the common folk, and the collection of amateur personal records and documents, songbooks, poetry, sketchbooks, family histories, legends, mementos and artifacts from those who wish to be remembered where the formal histories forget grows with each season. 

As educators and scholars, the Ñóletúri of Tham Angol welcome those who wish to share their own history, delve into historic records, ask questions or engage in thoughtful discussion. 

(OOC: Tham Anglo is physically located at 3 Cape Rd, Mírband, Belfalas Homesteads, but in character, it is located in Imlad Gelair, Rivendell)