The Princess Of Dol Amroth

The chief city of Belfalas, Gondor, was named Dol Amroth, the Sea-ward Tower. It was also a great port. This small city had housed many generations of families, and had a medium population. It had a great likeness to that of Minas Tirith, but the tower of the castle, some say, resembled Minas Ithil in its greater days. The waters of the Bay of Belfalas surrounded its great walls, and the palace had a great sandy beach to one of its fair sides.

Lothíriel, Princess of Dol Amroth, was among a small amount of the line of Elros that still resided in the Sea-ward tower. Her father, Prince Imrahil the fair, Dúnadan of Gondor, was a man of great stature, in appearance and in society. He lived up to his name; a great warrior was he, as well as fair. His Elvish ancestry was truly visible- the grace of elves glittered in his eyes, as well as mixing with the blood flowing in his Dúnedain veins.

Lothíriel very much so resembled her father. His dark looks gave her raven hair and sea-grey eyes. Some said that she had the lively spirit of Imrahil, before his dear sister, Finduilas, and most importantly his wife, died.

Her father told her often that she had the daintiness of her mother, whom she never knew, as she had died in childbirth. Tinneth, wife of Imrahil, was willowy and of small to medium height. Her father also often told Lothíriel that she also had the essence of Tinneth and that he could often see his wife in her. Young Lothíriel felt honoured to hear this, and she often stared at the portrait of her mother, in wonder, that was in the entrance hall of the Palace that her and her father lived in.

Lothíriel was close to her cousins in their youths, who lived in Minas Tirith, Boromir and Faramir. They were both quite a few years older than her. Boromir, as he grew, became handsome, but also, he put more time into training for battle with the Gondorian army, and soon was too involved to have time for his young cousin. Faramir was younger and had a gentle nature, and loved to study lore, or listen to, or make, music. He and his cousin enjoyed seeing each other, and they did this as much as they could until Denethor became too stricken with grief over the death of his beloved wife. He sent Faramir into the wild, appointed as the Captain of the Rangers of Ithilien. It was the last Lothíriel saw of her beloved elder cousin, and brother figure, for a long time.

So Lothíriel stayed in Dol Amroth from then on, saddened at the loss of Faramir in her life. She grew into a beautiful woman, but also grew slightly quieter. Having only male siblings meant that she was slightly spoilt by her doting father, but she took advantage of this by requesting books, to read tales and stories from ages passed. Her father, who was well-versed in the history of Arda, also taught her. She learnt of her connections to the House of Húrin through her passed Aunt, Finduilas, and how her elder son, Boromir, was to be the heir to his father, the Steward of Gondor.

Lothíriel's brothers were all a few years older than her, Elphir being the heir to the princedom of Dol Amroth. All had the looks of their mother. Elphir was a strong man, formidable but although being this, he was kind at heart. He had the lighter features of his mother; sandy hair and blue eyes. Elphir sometimes could be considered, in appearance, as a man of Rohan.

Elchirion, who was the middle brother, loved to live up to his father's expectations. Looking for Imrahil's approval, Elchirion was also a stalwart man, although younger, and spent much of his time training with the blade or bow.

Amrothos, the youngest of the three brothers, more represented Faramir to Lothíriel than anybody else, in personality more than appearance. Quiet, and lore loving, he was the closest brother to their sister and spent quite a lot of time with her.Of course, all siblings, including Lothíriel, were trained with the way of the blade, although the latter sibling only for ceremonial uses, as Imrahil decided to put it.

Lothíriel enjoyed walking inside the gardens of Dol Amroth. Due to the elvish blood that flowed in her veins, she was in touch with nature, and soon learned of remedies to cure.

Soon, when Lothíriel was presented to the people of Dol Amroth as their Princess, she was soon put into the spotlight of attention, which she didn’t particularly like. But she withstood it, accepting that the interest would most probably die down soon...

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Not the best ever Prologue, but I hoped you enjoyed!