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Character of the Month: Marach There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
New Challenge: Allusive Literature and art constantly refer back to each other using allusions, and this month's prompts are inspired by allusions to literature, myth, art, and history.
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
When uneasy dreams bring him back into Beleriand, Daeron finds a pair of twins who have lost their home, and an enemy who has lost himself. The Shadow's reach is growing ever longer, and if they are to survive, they must do it together.
Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new…
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There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
A dissenting voice in Marach's alliance with the Elves of Beleriand, Amlach experiences a change of mind after a mysterious twist in the story reorients his priorities toward enmity with Morgoth.
Erestor finds himself thrust into adventure when Elrond requests his company escorting Arwen to Minas Tirith after the War of the Ring is won. All too aware of the chronic illness that has bound his friend to Rivendell for the past several centuries, Glorfindel has some concerns. Erestor, aware…
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Thank you. I have always had a headcanon that one Fëanorian family council at Himring descended into a seven way snowball fight and I was pleased to get the chance to have it see the light of day.
What a great story! My favourite part so far (sorry boys!) is the Nîd-naur. Really scary - probably playing on my claustrophobia. And Uncle Maedhros is as fantastic as ever.
I'm so glad the Feanorians are talking to you again - Talking Hurts is probably one of the reasons why I'm here. (Incidentally, it was me who contacted you back in 2010 about saving your stories in the Library of Tirion :D)
Oh goodness, thank you ever so much. I am shocked anybody remembers me, thank you so much for taking the effort to email me, I had completely forgot about it and then I discovered my stories were already archived here when I heard HASA was going down. It amazes me constantly the effort wonderful people put in to keeping this fandom alive. I'm in awe of you.
I'm 3/4 way through a degree right now so I've had to take a break from SoN for a few weeks, but I hope to update again in the New Year. Thank you so, so much for the encouragement. It means so much.
Ohh, I wrote a long-overdue review on one of your other stories, and completely failed to notice there was a new one!
This story is fascinating. I like the banter between the...ghosts?...in Mandos. It's humorous but also insightful. And you've done something I thought impossibe; you've made me feel sympathy for Maeglin! He's always one of those characters I was quick to write off, and now I'm feeling guilty for it, haha.
Why do all people hate Eol? I refer to a tale by Marnie, in which his thoughts are explained very well.
And then his son, Maeglin, torn between two worlds, without someone to guide him, like Erenion by Cirdan...
I think, it is a good explanation, he only wants to marry Idril, to get the love,the appreciation, he is missing so badly.
And then this idea, Enerdhil, the one, who made the green stone for Galadriel, in one of Tolkien' s stories, to be the alias of Celebrimbor, who forced it in a different, and both of them are meant to have done it for love? Excellent!
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