Scout of the Third House by Himring  

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Fanwork Notes

For the following "Times of Bliss" prompt:

“And in those days the strength of Men was added to the power of the Noldor, and their hope was high; and Morgoth was straitly enclosed, for the people of Hador, being hardy to endure cold and long wandering, feared not at times to go far into the north and there keep watch upon the movements of the Enemy.” ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Coming of Men into the West
 

Reference to the various hazards (including mental) of such a journey in the first chapter; referenced character death in the second chapter.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

In the days of Fingolfin and Malach Aradan, an unnamed scout of the Third House of the Edain (later called the House of Hador) returns from a long journey in the North to Hithlum.

Now with an added narrative frame, in which our no longer unnamed scout in his old age talks to young Hador about his past.

Major Characters: Edain, Men, Hador, House of Hador, Original Male Character(s)

Major Relationships:

Genre: Ficlet, Poetry

Challenges: Times of Bliss

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 678
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Table of Contents

Scout of the Third House: The poem.

The original poem, without the narrative frame.

Scout of the Third House: The extended version

A young Hador listens to the scout's tales in his old age and is inspired to seek out Fingolfin, as Malach Aradan once did.

This is a framing tale for the original poem written for Tolkien OC Week 2025.

Comments on Scout of the Third House

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Thank you very much, Elfscribe!

Yes, the implications of this sentence about the hardihood of those Hadorian scouts were so easy to miss, until reading it in a prompt made me consider what that would have been like for them.

I am glad you liked the final couplet.

The scout is probably a he - not because anything in the poem itself requires it, but because I had a plot bunny about a friendship between the scout and a very young Hador which suggests it. 

The poem is good on its own, but the story now surrounding it is fantastic. I love that Hador wants to hear the stories that the old like Imrach have to tell, and that this extends to wanting to know about the elves. To then be able to hear about the scout from the elves is a lovely turn. 🤍