Windbeam
Horn of Elendil
Windbeam was the name of the great Horn of Elendil blown only in extreme circumstances, according to one of the outlines of The Lord of the Rings as published in The Treason of Isengard. Other than this outline, the horn is not mentioned in any other writing on Middle-earth. It was, however, mentioned in the Letters from Father Christmas, stating that Father Christmas had not had to blow it for over four hundred years.
History
When Windbeam was blown in the Battle of the Morannon, even Frodo Baggins faintly heard its sound and looked "North-west" at "the dust of battle" as he climbed Mount Doom alongside Samwise Gamgee towards the Sammath Naur.
Other writings
In the Letters from Father Christmas, Windbeam, the great "golden trumpet" or Horn, hung "over the fireplace in the hall" of Father Christmas's Cliff House, where it was gathering dust due to not having been used for over four hundred years. The sound of Windbeam was apparently capable of traveling "as far as the North Wind" blew.
In early October in the autumn of 1941, the Goblins, taking advantage of the war, sought to take over the North Pole. By November, they even besieged, and had nearly taken, the Cliff House. As a consequence, Father Christmas blew "three blasts on" Windbeam to summon reinforcements from snowboys, polar bears, and Elves, who all arrived three days later. A year after the battle, the Goblins were still recovering from their defeat and Windbeam was gathering dust again "over the mantlepiece" of Father Christmas's Cliff House.
In his commentary, Christopher Tolkien notes that in both the Letters from Father Christmas and the legendarium, Windbeam, called the Great Horn in the note, is only blown in extreme scenarios and can be heard at a great distance. He also notes that "beam" in Windbeam is related to bēam in Old English, which is derived from bēme ("trumpet").
Referencias
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