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| Makalaurë by Eruanneth_Luin | 3 Review(s) |
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| Vicki_Turner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 9/11/2005 |
| I love this story! Maglor is one of my favorite sons of Feanor and I wished for a story like this so badly. The small family is so cute and I can't wait to see Maglor healed. Please update soon! Author Reply: It is with a grateful heart that I read your review. Maglor is my favorite of the Fëanorion (sons of Fëanor), but like all that suffer from deep guilt and remorse the hardest part is to accept forgiveness and love as they feel unworthy and cannot in most instances forgive themselves. This tale started as a single chapter and has grown far beyond my original thought. Alassiel and I have been astounded at the depth of detail we see concerning this young family of elves and the implications of their paths crossing that of an infamous legend of the long distant past. Thank you for you review, Vicki_Turner | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 9/10/2005 |
| I can understand Linwe's jealousy of Maglor - and I am glad to see that he overcame it for the sake of his son and for the need he saw in Maglor. It is a good name for him to wear - and the memory of his love for Elrond and Elros is probably the best thing for him to consider. Veryandil is probably the best healing that can be offered - and the acceptance of the child's parents will ease his heart. I'm really enjoying the atmosphere you produce in this story, and I am hopeful that healing will come to Maglor. Author Reply: Even for elves the special time of children can be a bit unsettling, and he is their first child and they are young as well. I also was glad that Linwë could release some of his resentment. Nyello indeed suits Maglor, and though a child may trust without reservation, adults frequently have a more prolonged struggle. That you enjoy the atmosphere is especially moving to us in that we are taking great care to be as true to Tolkien and his sub-creation as possible given that this time and place were unexplored territory. For elves who had never faced the trails and terrors of Middle-Earth life would have been far different, though the past is never far from them in the memory of those returned or re-housed. Thank you for your review, Bodkin. | |
| lwarren | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 9/9/2005 |
| This is such a good story! I haven't reviewed all of it, but you know I was so glad when Maglor decided to return to Valinor! He's such a volatile elf - so full of anger, bitterness, hurt...you wonder if he can ever really find any peace and healing at all. I really like the gradual emergence of Maglor - it's almost like he's a wild, untamed animal that must be carefully, gently coaxed into contact with the others. Veryandil is just the right one to do it, too. The memories Maglor has of caring for and growing to love Elrond and Elros are triggered by his care of Veryandil - thus the boy's part in Maglor's healing (I suppose!). Those were very touching memories, too - although I saw a brief flash of the angry, aggressive Maglor I've come to know! :-) After I thought a bit about Linwe's reaction to Maglor's care for his son, I finally understood how he would really be jealous of some strange elf taking his place in caring for his son so closely. And I suppose he felt some guilt that he had not been there when his son awoke in pain all alone. I really like this story, Eruanneth (Maglor deserves some respite from his pain and I like the way you're gradually leading him to it). Well done! linda Author Reply: Of the seven sons of Fëanor, Maglor is perhaps the only one who could seek and ask for pardon. He was reluctant to pursue the having them at the last, and cast it from him rather than perish with it. The long real-seeming memory of elves would be a torment to one who had committed such atrocities. Yet I believe him to be utterly filled with remorse and desirous of forgiveness and reunion with his family. Yes, I agree, Veryandil is a most delightful child and certainly the most logical to reach Maglor. With no preconceived distrust or revulsion, just the pure love and friendship of the very young, he provides a strong link with his fond memories of the twins, Elrond and Elros. Dark deeds long suppressed are coming to the surface, and the anger and guilt associated with them bring pain as well as healing; infection must be released that recovery may begin. Thank you for your review, lwarren. | |