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| Drabbles, Vignettes and Such by Gandalfs apprentice | 6 Review(s) |
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| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 8/7/2006 |
| I love the way that you mark the passing of time here. Author Reply: I think Arwen must have found her change in the sense of time a bit frightening. | |
| RS | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/24/2006 |
| Aha! So Arwen is getting anxious eh? I'm pretty uneasy myself for Arwen. Her nervousnes is pretty contagious! You know that I am following "Sword of Elendil" closely and I am loving this little piece! I like the way you've "woven" her thoughts and her "spinning" together. Author Reply: I imagine that Arwen's sense of time shifts as she feels closer to Aragorn, so that these nearly thirty years seem to her impossibly long, whereas to an Elf, they are nothing. Of course, this story is completely within the "Sword of Elendil" universe. The as-yet unwritten part of the story will make that even more evident! Thanks for your review! G.A. | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/23/2006 |
| As I recall, even when they first met, as she greeted him as a distant kinsman, she said something like "I have been compared to Luthien, and perhaps my fate will be like hers." I always thought that she knew even then that eventually they would be together. So she is spinning and weaving the grey cloth of the Galadrim with her grandmother. I wonder if she had helped to make the cloak that was given to him years later when the Fellowship left. Hmm. Sweet, quiet, mood here. Well done. Author Reply: As I tell the story, Arwen at first had conflicting feelings about Aragorn--she was attracted to him, strongly in fact, but after all he really was rather young and wet behind the ears at that point. She is also frightened at her own feelings and unsure--but as the years go on, her doubts ebb. I'm going to tell this story in fuller form some day! But as you know--because I do believe you are a reader of "Sword of Elendil"--some of this story is told there, but from Aragorn's point of view. I'm glad you liked the piece. It's very hard for a mere mortal like me to imagine how an Elf conceives of time. G.A. | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/23/2006 |
| A lovely and unusual angle from which to approach Aragorn's arrival in Lothlórien. It seems to go with another story -- though the details are in fact contradictory. This is quite an old story: "Thorongil," by Eledhwen, written in 2002. Late in the last chapter, Aragorn arrives in Lothlórien. Until I read your fanfic, I assumed Galadriel kept her counsel about the new arrival, but having read your story, now I think Arwen was perhaps *not* surprised when Aragorn showed up on Cerin Amroth. http://www.dreamyaspirations.co.uk/thorongil.htm Author Reply: I know of Eledhwen's work, but I haven't read her take on Aragorn's arrival in Lothlorien. "Spinning" takes off from my much longer, WIP "The Sword of Elendil," also at Stories of Arda, a tale of Aragorn's youth that deals extensively with his feelings for her as a young man. It is AU in some respects. Reading between the lines, I think Arwen must have had some feelings for Aragorn before he came to Lothlorien--otherwise the Tale makes it sound like she fell in love with a suit of clothes! I hope you will read "The Sword of Elendil" and let me know what you think! G.A. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/23/2006 |
| You are a good word-weaver GA. This is lovely. Author Reply: It's a real challenge to try to capture the time-sense of an Elf! Being a mere mortal, I have to really work at it. I'm glad you find the piece moving. G.A. | |
| meckinock | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/22/2006 |
| Very powerful, and very poetic. Lovely imagery. Author Reply: I'm glad you enjoyed it! G.A. | |