Survivors by StarSpray
Fanwork Notes
Written for the tolkienshortfanworks community November challenges: the thematic prompt of "a sky that tastes of rain that’s still to fall", and the formal challenge to write 111 words exactly.
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Summary:
Maglor ventures north, and discovers Himling Isle.
Major Characters: Maglor
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Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General
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Rating: General
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Chapters: 1 Word Count: 111 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
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Maglor followed the winds and the tides and the flocks of seagulls, his feet eventually carrying him north up the coast of Eriador, past the rolling hills of Lindon, past fishing villages and farmsteads, for no reason except that he wanted to feel the bite of the northern wind that tasted of rain under steel-grey clouds.
Eventually he looked up and his breath caught, as he glimpsed through the mists an island, a familiar hill dragged across the miles by the breaking and sinking of Beleriand, close enough now to reach from the coast of what had once been Thargelion.
In spite of everything, the walls of Himring still stood.
I love so much the idea of…
I love so much the idea of Maglor finding Himring standing. Can you imagine how many conflicting feelings this would give him? I love the imagery you pack into this 111 words, with the flocks of gulls and the clouds. It paints a picture both bleak and yet a little hopeful, with shades of Tuor's story. :)
Thank you! <33
Thank you! <33