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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.
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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Yes, it is, isn't it!? And for some reason I have started thinking of Celegorm and Finrod as being good friends before it all went wrong...it's fun to write, but makes it all the more tragic :( thank you for commenting!
Thank you! :) I figured that if they were friends for the events of Winter's Lease, it was likely because they had history back in Valinor - and also, in Winter's Lease, Celegorm knows that Finrod has foresight, so I wanted to show him experiencing that early on in their lives.
Hey there! I've had this story bookmarked for a while and enjoy returning to it every so often. It's a very intriguing storyline. I love fiction that shows the Finweions back in their youth, just enjoying life and growing up. I've always headcanoned that they are all close. It makes a lot of sense to me that Findaráto would be capable of visions. I really enjoyed you having Tyelkormo be the one to comfort him. I like to think they were close. Thanks for posting it.
Hi! :) it's so nice to hear that you come back and re-read. I headcanon that they're all close as youngsters too - even if things did deteriorate later.
Finrod's visions...well, we know he has foresight at the very least from the published Silm, and his sister Galadriel is capable of piercing the veils of the future, so it made sense to me too. (I haven't explored it in detail yet but I think there are a lot of gifts that run down Finwë's line, foresight beng one of them.)
I have always enjoyed seeing Celegorm and Finrod depicted as close friends or more; it makes the Nargothrond arc so much more tragic :( I am actually working on a couple of other fics with them so there may be more in this series soon.
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