"Ah... well. The fine details vary. We are not all one people, after all. The Noldor, as I said, court with gems. Usually something you've made yourself, is considered appropriate. The Vanyar preferred poetry and flowers, and if jewellry, gold only. Amongst the Teleri, giving the one you are courting fish caught by your own hand. The Sindar, I'm sure, have different traditions to. But the common denominator appears to be - the gift must come from your own hand, if at all possible, and from the hand of kin, if not."
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Date: 2019-02-07 02:03 pm (UTC)"Ah... well. The fine details vary. We are not all one people, after all. The Noldor, as I said, court with gems. Usually something you've made yourself, is considered appropriate. The Vanyar preferred poetry and flowers, and if jewellry, gold only. Amongst the Teleri, giving the one you are courting fish caught by your own hand. The Sindar, I'm sure, have different traditions to. But the common denominator appears to be - the gift must come from your own hand, if at all possible, and from the hand of kin, if not."