"Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold," from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
12A simple reading of a dwarven song from the first chapter of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. Full text and additional information available here: https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Far_Over_the_Misty_Mountains_Cold
0:00 Far over the misty mountains cold...
0:20 The dwarves of yore made mighty spells...
0:36 For ancient king and elvish lord...
0:50 On silver necklaces they strung...
1:04 Far over the misty mountains cold...
1:19 Goblets they carved there for themselves...
1:36 The pines were roaring on the height...
1:53 The bells were ringing in the dale...
2:10 The mountain smoked beneath the moon...
2:32 Far over the misty mountains grim...
Visuals edited from the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated adaptation of The Hobbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgg9VywPKI
Audio recorded and edited via Audacity https://audacityteam.org
Video created via Kdenlive https://kdenlive.org
Background music, "Kyne's Peace," composed by Jeremy Soule for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSujx7MNhyQ
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