Firiel...

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by morwen edhelwen

there was an implication in the poem that she died years later. Notice how she's not mentioned in the last stanza.

Since she's mortal she dies eventually. I think that the last stanza refers to the whole mortal world rather than her as an individual. And the "time leap" is a much longer leap than a lifespan of a human. "Never" - eternity. Firiel might have passed on, and her children and grandchildren etc, but one thing that stays the same is that the Elves (and whatever they symbolise in your eyes) forsook our world forever.

[morwen edhelwen]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Since she's mortal she dies eventually. I think that the last stanza refers to the whole mortal world rather than her as an individual. And the "time leap" is a much longer leap than a lifespan of a human. "Never" - eternity. Firiel might have passed on, and her children and grandchildren etc, but one thing that stays the same is that the Elves (and whatever they symbolise in your eyes) forsook our world forever.

Yeah, that fits... about the jewels on the dress and the water symbolising the enchantment.. does that mean that (whether literally or metaphorically) when Firiel stepped out near the water, her clothes were transformed into a jewelled dress?

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by morwen edhelwen

about the jewels on the dress and the water symbolising the enchantment.. does that mean that (whether literally or metaphorically) when Firiel stepped out near the water, her clothes were transformed into a jewelled dress?

I think Helen meant that there were no actual jewels at any point; there were dew drops. No transformations, just a metaphor-symbolism-thing-whatever.

I really like that interpretation. I wanted to rep that post, but apparently I have been picky lately.