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Have you ever wondered what would happen if the characters in The Silmarillion were smoooooth like they were sippin' a Sex on the Beach on a party barge in the harbor at Alqualondë? The "Yacht Rock Silmarillion" retells The Silmarillion as though the characters all had perms…
"Move farther north," Caranthir says to her a month after the attack, gaze steady on her even as his hands continue briskly gutting fish. "There is plenty of land closer to my fortress, and my people can help protect yours if there is another attack."
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…
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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…
A Chieftain is dead. And whilst the events surrounding his death are unclear, a son tries to come to terms with his loss.
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I love this. Elros is SUCH a character to me, and the way he talked about the uncertainty of death as a peredhel was an interesting and compelling look at it.
"Or perhaps you will one day, far in the future, when you sail into the west? Perhaps you will stop for a time on our island and see what my children and their children’s children have made of it. Oh, I hope that you will, and I hope that it will be as beautiful as I imagine it now."
Those lines are so painful, alas the Numenor fell! I really feel like, were they to be kept on Tol Eressea, it would be a comfort and a pain for Elrond to be confronted with these letters that are a loss of his brother, and of Numenor, whilst also dealing with the loss of Arwen, who also chose Elros' path, and the dream to rebuild a mighty kingdom which, like Numenor, may also fall terribly.
What a beautiful thing this is. It is so real that I could just imagine sitting in the corner of their tent listening to the rain patter on the canvas watching as Elros writes, pressed up close to his brother. He holds the paper and pen, balanced at an awkward angle on his lap so that he still has a hand free to stroke Elrond's hair. He is so thoughtful and full of life the way you write him. It is delightful.
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