Oh Lorien!

So......for the Middle-Earth illiterate (and non-fantasy lovers); this new backdrop will not ring a bell. In fact, it's surprising how even those who have followed each and every word that Tolkien ever wrote, sometimes fail to recognize this place:

Lothlorien -The Land of Golden Sunshine

                                         

This magical, beautiful place is the home of Silvan elves. The golden, crispy blend of reds and oranges that form this fantastical, yet strangely realistic notion of home. Lothlorien, the loveliest of the lovely Elven kingdoms. 

Though not technically a kingdom with a dynasty, and not at all close to a kingdom with a history of war;  Lothlorien is the golden abode of the most tranquil creatures. It's almost like heaven, with sunshine tilting in abundance from the skies and starlight flooding in at night. The poem about Amroth said:

Of Old He was an Elven-King,
A lord of tree and glen,
When golden were the boughs in spring,
In fair Lothlorien. 

Lothlorien: The Land of Silver Moonlight

There is of course, a deeper reason in my choice of this wallpaper. The coming of spring, the season of flowers; the season when sweetness courses through the air like flower petals on a breeze. When the colours ripen around you and nature assembles to celebrate the blossoming of many precious buds; many special moments. The golden wealth of nature. The wealth of Lothlorien, the Valley of Singing Gold, the land Treebeard called 'Dreamflower'.  

Lothlorien is the land of dreams and of course, my personal favorite. While I have pictured the ravishing landscapes of Narnia, Rivendell, the Shire and Oz, there is no place which captures my fancy as much as Lorien. The intelligent will mock me and call this a figment of my overexcited imagination. Lothlorien is but fictional!

The truth is we all know that the creation of fictional places have a root in reality. Lothlorien is not just an ethereal 'place'; nor is it modeled after a glorious county in Great Britain. 

Lothlorien is a state of mind. 

It's an equivalent of heaven and peace. This is the treasured home of the gorgeous Galadriel and her consort Celeborn. These images, these creatures are but the reflection of a serenity that we all turn to when we are in pain or suffering. The reason I adore Lorien is because when I'm down, this place materializes in my head and gives me a sense of security. It's my personal chamber of secrets. And it comes with a triumphant sort of healing quality. 

Okay, and so before I launch into a philosophical 'discourse' on the state of mind, I shall, but naturally, STOP. There's a lot to know about Lothlorien; it's a side of Middle-Earth which will dazzle you to bits and you will yet never know all of it. 

It's only fit to end with this link; the instrumental version of Enya's composition 'Lothlorien'. This beautiful piece of music speaks for itself :) Enjoy!