--- title: "1 Minstrelsy Quotes By J.R.R. Tolkien" description: "1 Minstrelsy quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien. Plus more from J.R.R. Tolkien and more Minstrelsy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/j-r-r-tolkien-204_music_behold-your-music-this-is-your-minstrels_2880990.jpg" --- > [“Behold your Music! This is your minstrelsy; and each of you shall find contained herein, amid the design that I set before you, all those things which it may seem that he himself devised or added. And thou, Melkor, wilt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/behold-your-music-this-is-your-minstrelsy-and-each-of-you-shall-find/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/j-r-r-tolkien-204_music_behold-your-music-this-is-your-minstrels_2880990.jpg) ## More by J.R.R. Tolkien > [“I will vouch for him before the seat of Denethor,' said Gandalf. 'And as for valour, that cannot be computed by stature. 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