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“Then Éowyn gave to Merry an ancient horn, small but cunningly wrought all of fair silver with a baldric of green; and wrights had engraven upon it swift horsemen riding in a line that wound about it from the tip to the mouth; and there were set runes of great virtue.” - The Return of the King, Book VI, Chapter 6: Many Partings
 
The wonderful dwarvish horn from the hoard of Scatha the Worm is the one Merry winds during the scouring of the Shire, and it lives up to its promised virtue of alarming enemies and gathering friends who hear it. This farewell gift from Éomer and Éowyn to the brave little hobbit whom they’ve come to love best becomes an heirloom of his house, and this scene of parting is especially poignant when one thinks of the road taken together by Dernhelm and Meriadoc in secret, and the great evil their fellowship conquered.
 
The splendor of the Golden Hall, with its Beowulfian heritage, is a dream subject for any Tolkien artist. Details you might enjoy noticing in this original, hand-done painting:
 
In token of their coming marriage, Éowyn carries the star-spangled cloak given to her by Faramir. In her hand, she holds a bouquet of useful herbs, signifying her determination to become a healer like some of the greatest figures in Middle-earth, such as Elrond, Glorfindel, and Aragorn.
The silver horn bears a fragment of an inscription inspired by Anglo-Saxon treasures, which often revealed their patron or maker. For example, the Alfred Jewel proclaims that King Alfred had it made. Here, the visible part of the inscription proclaims that “Tolkien had me made” in honor of the author.
The horizontal embroidered weaving gives us a glimpse of the friendship of Cirion and Eorl in the history of the Rohirrim.
I am especially indebted to respected Tolkien scholar John Garth for speaking with me about the floor of Meduseld. As he states in his book, The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, there was a Roman ruin near Tolkien’s home in Oxford with which he was fascinated. It has a mosaic floor of colored stone like the one described in the Golden Hall, but given that Rohan does not have a Roman past, I have made the artistic decision to illustrate a mosaic floor featuring Anglo-Saxon motifs.
 
The valor of the great Rohirrim and of the little hobbits is worthy of celebration. By hanging this jewel-like scene in your home, you, too, can feel like the guest of kings and share your love of this magnificent tale within The Lord of the Rings with family and friends.