Thanks for the quotes, Legolas. I knew those from The Silm, but had forgotten about the pearls. I just wondered if anything in HoME addressed what the ships were like. There's the description of Galadriel's ship in Lothlorien but I couldn't remember anything about the ships that were used to sail west.
Viking-style? Roman galleys? I can't see elves building ships that needed slave rowers, of course. Three masters? Maybe it is simply a reference similar to being a tent-maker or a carpenter, something to establish a trade and vocation that isn't lordly but essential.
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