Butterflies and Flutes by Flora-lass  

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Fanwork Notes

I wrote this last year for the Hungarian TS Mailing Competition - the task was to write a folk tale told by the Elves of Mirkwood, in a maximum of 800 words. My headcanon for a long time has been that young Thranduil played what I would call the recorder (but I use the word flute here as I think it sounds nicer); and as the best recorders are made of wood, this seemed a good theme to make use of.

When I wrote this, I hadn't yet fully decided on the relationship between young Thranduil and my visually-impaired OC Linna (who has so far only appeared in 'The Songs of the Stars'). So she seems to have been overlooked here (although there is an indirect reference to her, but not by name). I hope to give her her due very soon!

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Summary:

A short tale exploring young Thranduil's arrival in Greenwood the Great, and how he came to consider it home.

Major Characters: Thranduil

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Genre: Ficlet

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Chapters: 1 Word Count: 807
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Loved this! I really liked the kind of snapshot of how Thranduil became known to and attached to and then integrated into the people he would rule over. Lovely and magical <3

I think my favourite lines were ‘The trees provide us with the means to make music,’ they explained, ‘and we offer our music back to them in thanksgiving. We need nothing else. You should try a wooden flute.’

(This is actually my first comment on the SWG!)

Thank you for sharing it!

Thank you so much for this lovely comment! It really made my day, and I'm honoured to be the subject of your first on SWG. :) Are you aware of the commenter stamps available on the current SWG 'Bake-Off' challenge? You'd be entitled to one for commenting on a fic which previously had no comments - just let Grundy know!

(Btw, did you see my note about my OC, Linna? She makes Thranduil's wooden flute  (recorder) for him. :) )