Akedah by Zdenka
Fanwork Notes
Written for 100words amnesty week, for the prompt "delight." 100 words as counted in MS Word.
I was thinking how the story of the creation of the Dwarves we have in the Silmarillion is the Elvish version, and I wondered how the Dwarves themselves might tell it. Or maybe if Tolkien had been Jewish instead of Catholic. ;) With reference to the Silmarillion, Chapter 2: "Of Aulë and Yavanna" and the book of Genesis, Chapter 22.
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Summary:
A fragment from a Dwarvish version of their creation story. (Drabble.)
Major Characters: Aulë, Eru Ilúvatar
Major Relationships:
Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Folktales/Myths/Legends, General
Challenges:
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
Akedah
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Mahal said: “If thou biddest me, I will destroy them.” He lifted his hammer and wept.
And the Holy One called to him: “Mahal, Mahal!”
Mahal said, “I am here.”
The One said, “Do no harm to them, thy beloved children. They too are part of the Forging of the World.”
And it is well that the One bade him hold his hand; for if he had been forced to strike through flesh and bone, destroying the children he loved, would the Smith of the Heavens ever have been able to lift his hammer again in the delight of creation?
Chapter End Notes
Mahal - the Dwarves' name for Aulë.
Akedah - the Jewish name for the (averted) sacrifice of Isaac.
