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| Of Falcons and Mūmakil by Lialathuveril | 4 Review(s) |
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| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 6/24/2008 |
| Enjoyed the horse giving tradition you made up for this story, and just about everything else you've thought of, as you've noticed. Eomer's "earned her dinner" and "sympathy for the stags he hunts" were very funny. The dinner scene was most enjoyable as well. I appreciate Eowyn's "intrusion" here (she should be a criminal lawyer if she lived in this century!) poor Eomer was really no match to her! Lothy's subsequent revenge on Eomer had me laughing out loud--in the office! I say serves him right though. :-) Author Reply: It's true Eowyn would be very good at cross-examination. Her poor brother doesn't stand a chance and also she sees things so much more clearly than he does at this point. And Lothiriel had her revenge, although she got a bit worried at her own success. Like I said before, it's a constant see-saw of power between them. Lia | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/24/2005 |
| I should have suggested you post this one chapter at a time, but I forgot :/ I did enjoy these first chapters greatly. Your Eomer is very much the young, headstrong horselord King, and Lothiriel is a spirited maiden of a strong and noble people. One can easily see they are made for each other, but I enjoy the pace of the romance and them getting to konw each other. I also like that you have made the romance and peoples appropriate for the cultures - Rohan has and likes strong women but propriety is important in certain matters. Lothiriel is probably much like Eowyn was or would have been without Grima and Theoden's decline, and its easy to see that Eomer should love her. I also like that Legolas helped her win. I look forward to reading more. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/24/2005 |
| I don't normally read stories without hobbits in them, but something about the title and summary for this one caught my eye. It's a very interesting look at what Eomer's courtship of Lothiriel might have been. Your Lothiriel is wonderful--spirited, mischievous, impulsive, yet also capable and thoughtful. There are many little details in the story that I like: your descriptions of the City and of the Pelennor are very vivid and enable me to just *see* what is there; I truly enjoyed seeing Legolas and Gimli, and Legolas' mischievous involvement with helping Lothiriel win the horse. Eomer's chagrin and fear over her having a warhorse was very realistic, as is the bargain they made to solve the problem. I also enjoy seeing Eomer with his sister, and the way she has clearly picked up on something that neither Eomer or Lothiriel realize themselves--their mutual attraction. I am also intrigued by your Bad Guys. I am not certain who they are, though. They do not seem to be Orcs. Are they Haradrim or Easterlings who did not return home after the War? I appreciate very much the obvious effort you have gone to, in order to keep this all within canon, and look forward to more of it. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/24/2005 |
| I was reading this only this morning in Another Place! I do like the chemistry between Lothiriel and Eomer here. Elphir seems a bit of a stuffed shirt - and poor Melian hasn't got a hope of controlling her sister-in-law - I should think Eowyn would be much more successful at getting her point across. I look forward to seeing where this goes. | |