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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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I love the idea of the library of Cîr Imladris and this is an especially fascinating document and commentary! I appreciate both the uncertainty about the provenance and the archivist's precise observations (until right before the end, that is, when he gets deliberately vague).
[I do hope you don't mind my mentioning it, but you have somehow ended up with one instance of "here" for "hear"]
Thank you! (And thank you for the typo-catch too. Fixed now.)
Originally it was just the double-drabble, and then the archivist in my head piped up with 'You can't just leave it like that!" and the note practically wrote itself. I'm delighted it spoke to you!
Oh! This is wonderful. But you are kicking in an open door with me. I love Fuingon and Maedhros so much. Love Fingon's warmth, heart, courage, and noble aspirations so much in this. So tragic and beautiful.
I love this whole concept so much. The details of the works are so well thought out, and the archival processes (and hiccups) so detailed. The personalities come through so clearly. And there's pathos, and humor, and curiosity. Delightful, every time.
I really love how you construct these - so many little delightful details, like the Dwarf-made paper and oak-gall ink. It really does read (to my layman's eyes) very much like someone describing an ancient text!
An arrow loosed from bowstring twined of hair & shadows plied
It's an interesting and cool idea, to write something for a fragmentary idea in the form of fragmentary manuscript pages! I like your explanations for the various confusions. And I'd be fascinated to read the "Beren Strongbow and the Princess of Night" version(s)!
Your poem is so evocative, the visual presentation as a forest by a lake just gets me so excited, and then to top it off all the little archivist details are simply marvellous!
Wow!! The poem itself but that art and presentation is next level! And I love the commentary on it, guessing the age based on little clues and questioning translations... <3
Comments on Pages from the Archives of Cîr Imladris
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