An Early Loremaster by Himring  

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Fanwork Notes

This piece was written for the Everyman challenge for the following prompt:

"And the loremasters among [the Númenóreans] learned also the High Eldarin tongue of the Blessed Realm, in which much story and song was preserved from the beginning of the world; and they made letters and scrolls and books, and wrote in them many things of wisdom and wonder in the high tide of their realm, of which all is now forgot." (Akallabêth)

 

No warnings for the events in the fic itself, except perhaps for a bit of internalized bias, but also brief references to canonical events of the First Age, some of which are a lot darker.

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Early in the history of Numenor, Elros's son Vardamir not only gathers much lore himself, but also assembles an early circle of loremasters around him. One of these is Tegilbor, who reflects about lore, Elvish and otherwise.

Major Characters: Original Male Character(s), Númenóreans

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Genre: General

Challenges: Everyman

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 408
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An Early Loremaster

There are some allusions here to other stories of mine set in the same 'verse. It should be possible to read and enjoy the story without picking up on any of these references. But if they catch your interest, they are explained in the end notes.

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I really enjoyed this. I like all the threads linking various people and events from the tales as well as your fics.

Thank you very much, Anerea! I am glad you like the connections.

This was partly me realizing that I did not need to do completely new worldbuilding for some of this, because the set-up in earlier fic could serve my purpose so well. In particular, I had forgotten that my Galdor's backstory really worked for the role I was struggling to fill until a helpful reader gave me a kudos on the earlier ficlet on AO3!

Blessed are the loremasters! Since the recordation of history is one of the central conceits of the whole legendarium, it’s always really interesting to me to see characters undertaking the task in-universe, and this is an especially lovely example for engaging with the Mannish traditions. Yes the elves are amazing and fascinating and have so much rich culture and history, but are the Men not just as interesting? Much of the Beleriand/Middle Earth historical record seems not to think so based on what is prioritized and centered in their narratives, but thanks to this character there will be that much more for future generations to learn from! I loved him!

I found the theme of this fic utterly fascinating! The preservation and transmitting of history, and the difference between Elves who might still remember the Two Trees, for example, and the Edain who pass the knowledge from generation to generation. A enjoyable read.

this was so much fun to read, and it felt so real in a way! I loved the description of the manuscript collection Tegilbor was copying, and that background sense of grief for the traditions and knowledge and lore that had been lost... If you ever write more featuring Tegilbor, I'd love to read it! <3