At forge's fire
Beauty is created
And with magic it's bounded
A master crafter, lord of elves
But deceived was he
Lord of gifts
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Claimed him to be
And gained its trust
The forge was corrupted by his evil
This way the rings were forged
with doom they cursed
all those who beared
The Avantgarde Music vinyl edition brought this to my attention; I'm a bit late, but wow.
Lots of genres are spanned here and yet it remains really cohesive. Epic, ghastly, slightly ambient. No need to be a hardcore Tolkien fan or anything either – just dig in and enjoy. Alice M.