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Risk Assessment by pandemonium_213
Summary:
Noldorin journeymen and masters of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain discuss the secrets of lembas with a Sindarin apprentice to the Yavannildi/Ivonwin.
This was written as a lark in response to the Lembas SWG challenge, but I suppose it could also address the Secret Knowledge challenge. It was meant primarily for SWG site owner’s entertainment, but since I have already embarrassed myself thoroughly via The Apprentice and other self-indulgent hackery, what the heck…I may as well toss this up here on the SWG.
MEFA 2008: Honorable Mention, Elves, General.Rated: General
Categories: Characters: Celebrimbor, Original Characters, Sauron
Challenges: Journey Bread
Genres: General
Warnings: None
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Completed: Yes
Word count: 3735 Read: 535
Published: 08/09/07 Updated: 08/09/07
Story Notes:
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The story takes place in Second Age Ost-in-Edhil of the pandemoniverse. Please be aware that I veer into the AU with my quest to bring rationalism, examination of gender roles, and questions of technology (kurwë/curwë as Tolkien called it) to Middle-earth. Also, the context of the story relies heavily on The Apprentice (same cultural milieu), so if you can bear it, please read or skim that first. These are all original characters (think grad students and post-docs of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain) with fleeting appearances by Celebrimbor (Tyelperinquar) and Annatar (Aulendil). Canonical sources are "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" in The Silmarillion, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn" in Unfinished Tales, and "Of Lembas" in The Peoples of Middle-earth, vol XII of The History of Middle-earth.
With regard to the brief mention of the change of government in Ost-in-Edhil, inspiration comes from Tyellas’ “A Modest Rebellion” in her well-written One Ring to Bind Them. The scenario of an election in Ost-in-Edhil makes eminently more sense to me than say, an armed Elven-junta.
The Ardalambion and the Hisweloke Sindarin dictionary were used as resources for names and other terms. My use of Quenya and Sindarin is less than consistent or orthodox (let alone the smattering of Latin), e.g. the Sindarin woman referring to her companions as "Noldor" as opposed to "Gelydh."
Finally, many thanks to my long-suffering For Your Entertainment/Friday Ficcery readers who are subjected my blathering. You know who you are.