Neither Speak Nor Answer by Idrils Scribe  

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Fanwork Notes

This story was written for Mereth Aderthad 2025, to accompany the presentation "Cherished antagonist, despised protagonist - a defence of Elu Thingol" by Stella Getreuer-Kostrouch.

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Summary:

A nameless, kinless messenger brings terrible news about the newly arrived Noldor that is slowly poisoning the Doriathrim against their kin. Thingol must drag the truth into light before Morgoth's machinations further sunder the Eldar from each other.

Major Characters: Elu Thingol

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Genre: General

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Rating: General

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Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2, 049
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I thoroughly enjoyed following Thingol through all his thought pathways, as he navigates such a difficult and delicate situation.   Lovely fic!

It was such a privilege to read part of this powerful story at the event. Poor Thingol, weighing up so many different options and pieces of advice, while dealing with his own pain - I feel even more for him now than I already did! Even though I know full well that he bans Quenya, it still somehow comes as a bolt out of the blue when he arrives at that decision. Fantastic writing! 

this fic is *incredible*.  the lowering sense of unease at the potential machinations that have such a dubious source but cannot be gainsaid, the way Thingol is fighting with himself, trying to find a way forwards amidst something he truly has no idea how to deal with, and GODS finrod ("this is not the look of a man falsely accused") and the way he does the best he can in such a harrowing situation!  truly incredible characterization (and now i really need to reread the bit in the Silm and try to decide what Finrod has actually done...again...since that's always such an ambiguous question...)

What a fantastic character study of Thingol. The language is incredibly well-judged, it has a rhythm to it, like the slow plodding feet of Thingol's responsibility and grief bearing down on him. I hope this becomes a classic "Thingol fic" -- it is for me, regardless!