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During a visit to Círdan, Finrod discovers a new hobby involving tying ropes around various objects. Now, he's ready to take it to the next level, but there is a small kink in the plan - he wants a spotter to make sure everything goes well. Fortunately, Edrahil is available.
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.
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…
Of course it was a trap. Maitimo has to survive. He must. But what price is too high to pay for survival?
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Bilbo, the strange old hobbit with the wandering feet, senses something special in young Frodo the first time he sees the lad; as they become close, they find in each other a cameraderie not well understood by other hobbits. Five poignant moments between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins over the course…
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Painful but successful, graphic without being overwhelming or repugment. I think the grace of form overcomes the natural impulse to look away and the redemptive closing for me is most effective. It works for me.
Thank you! I didn't mean for the torture to be so detailed - initially I had a whole different idea for Maitimo, but I think Morgoth stole my pen and had some fun. I'm glad the form balances it out :)
This is great! But you were kicking in an open door when you chose the form. Was just thinking earlier today how this form would suit Maglor for me--seriously--not making this up!
Thank you! And really, you thought of this too? That's so cool :) The idea came to me when I was rereading the start of the Odyssey and realised how well the Silm (and Maglor in particular being the tragic hero kind) would work with that form. I guess I could have made the poem longer but I'm far from being an expert... so maybe I would've ruined it. Who knows.
Love this. I have long thought that there are definitely parallels between the Silmarillion and the Iliad/Odyssey. Even though I know Tolkien's work is based more on Norse myths it is hard to not draw comparisons between the Valar and the Olympians, not to mention some of the individual characters themselves. Lovely idea.
Thank you so much! I definitely agree! Mythological writing style aside, the tragic nature of many of Tolkien's heroes (not in the least the Feanorians) definitely has echoes of Greek tragedy :)
Thank you! :) I'm glad you liked those in particular! My personal favourite is Caranthir's, which is surprising because I struggled a lot over what to write for him. But I am quite fond of the Greek 'epic' style too :)
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