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| Elf, Interrupted: Book One: Glorfindel Redux by Fiondil | 7 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 2/14/2008 |
| To see the King smiling when Turgon had come down on him--that must have truly caused cognitive dissonance within him. Author Reply: Which is why he came out of the memory the way he did... very disconcerting all around. | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 5/19/2007 |
| How fortuitous that, with Ingwion and Vorondil both gone, Valandur is available to mentor Glorfindel. "But someday you’ll be able to reconcile with your king, won’t you, ammelda? That is something to which you may look forward." -- Good for Alassiel! And luckily neither of them has any idea just how many thousands of years from now Glorfindel will still be looking forward to seeing Turgon.... The Maiar calling him “sword-brother” -- that’s lovely. Then, out of nowhere, a snowball hit him square in the face -- “out of nowhere” is rarely so literally true as in this instance! Author Reply: While it is a good thing Glorfindel doesn't know how many thousand years it will be before he and Turgon can meet, when you are for all intents and purposes immortal, it doesn't really matter, does it? | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 5/17/2007 |
| Glad to know Lirulin is regaining her strength. I wonder how much her parents-in-law and their twisted sight on things may have had to do with her fading. I suppose Glorfindel’s problem is one that many of the Reborn and the elves from Endorë share. So many of them were warriors and have fought all these centuries, and now they have no purpose – a difficult situation, no doubt. Glorfindel reliving this council session in Gondolin was rather disconcerting for him. But it is probably only to be expected that the returning of more of his memories from his first life has to have some repercussions. Hm ... and if he and Turgon quarreled in this council and never got to truly reconcile before Gondolin fell, that explains probably his obsession, as Ingwë noted. Though I got the impression Glorfindel thinks he has failed his King, while I’d say he doesn’t owe Turgon anything. Glorfindel was right, after all, and he saved Turgon’s daughter, son-in-law and grandson. Erunáro throwing the snowball in Glorfindel’s face to push him into the snowball fight was a nice conclusion. And it worked – I think it is about time Glorfindel stops brooding and worrying and is enjoying himself again. Oh, and I love their calling Glorfindel ‚sword-brother’. Author Reply: Glorfindel has a heightened sense of duty. Once an oath is given, whatever happens afterwards between the two parties, the oath stands and the obligations of that oath stand. We will see in a later chapter that Glorfindel did take the same oath that Laurendil took with Finrod, and as I said in an earlier statement, not even the Valar are sure what the full ramifications of such an oath are when even death cannot sever it. As Manveru says, it's time for Glorfindel to move past the self-pity he's wallowing in for no particular reason. Hopefully the snowball incident will help him see that so that he can re-experience joy in living. | |
| Shemyaza | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 5/16/2007 |
| Interesting story, although I'm not entirely sure where you are going with it! :P The one thing that is nearly always missing in most stories about Valinor when reference is made to Manwe Sulimo or the Maiar is the Herald of Manwe. Eonwe holds that position and his sister Ilmare was a handmaiden to Varda Elentari. Your story is no exception yet I would have thought that somewhere along the line the greatest in arms of all the Maiar, beloved by Tulkas would have some sort of house room. Granted he is one of my favourite characters, but it peeves me that he gets omitted from so many stories dealing with Aman. Is it just that authors don't know who he is, so they only ever mention Olorin, Saruman, Radagast and Sauron in the capacity of being a Maia? Or alternative they come up with Maia of their own creation, which is understandable but I would have thought that someone in the eminent position of Herald of Manwe and the Maiar who commanded the Armies of the Valar in the War of Wrath would at least have deserved an honourable mention! Poor Eonwe, nobody loves him. Author Reply: Eonwë is mentioned in an earlier chapter as standing guard at Cuiviénen when some of the Elven fëar journey into the Past and not just any Maia would have been given that job by Manwë. Actually he will appear in his own right in an upcoming chapter that proves critical to Glorfindel. You'll just have to be patient. You don't seem to care that I have yet to even mention, never mind give a role to, Eonwë's sister, Ilmarë, and neither Radagast (Aiwendil) nor Saruman (Curumo) have been mentioned or brought into the story. Can't have everyone you know. I hope that if you stick with the story and reach the part where Eonwë is introduced that you will like my version of him. I, actually, happen to love Eonwë very much, which is why I adapted his earlier name as my screen name when he was Manwë and Varda's son, Fionwë. I always wished Tolkien had either left him as their offspring or had kept the name. | |
| Beruthiels Cat | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 5/16/2007 |
| A new term for Glorfindel...rather makes me wonder what those two have in mind for him in the future. Did he just read the riot act to everyone, or do I miss my guess? Makes me wonder exactly what he may have said to Turgon all that time ago, and why his memories "chose" that particular moment to overlap. Hmmm...and now he's on the mountain, (even if just a little bit) and not alone there. Again methinks the Author has something up the sleeve other than the esteemed arm, lol...More, please! BC Author Reply: Methinks the Reader is reading too much into things, lol... Glorfindel's diatribe is one of those emotional connections that he is beginning to make about his former life, except this time he actually re-enacts it, a sort of PTS flashback, as it were. As for being "on the mountain", the prohibition was against him going to Taniquetil, to Manwë and Varda's mansion, not necessarily against being on the lower reaches of the mountain where the city lies. That's why Erunáro threw the snowball, as a means of getting Glorfindel to stop thinking about a prohibition that has nothing to do with snowball fights among friends. That's why Manwë and Námo are finally relieved that Glorfindel has gotten past the literal-mindedness of his thinking in terms of the ban and can just enjoy himself like everyone else. And last time I looked, the ONLY thing up my sleeve IS my esteemed arm! *lol* | |
| MithLuin | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 5/15/2007 |
| Glorfindel of Gondolin has come unstuck in time. I loved the Council with Turgon scene, and it must have bemused everyone. The Maia throwing the snowball was priceless! Author Reply: I'm sure everyone from Ingwë on down were wondering just what Glorfindel was going on about, especially babbling in Sindarin. Luckily Valandil, being a loremaster, has studied Sindarin and was able to translate. Still, it must have been rather unnerving for everyone there. "The Maia throwing the snowball was priceless!" Who says Maiar have no sense of humor? *lol* | |
| Calenlass Greenleaf | Reviewed Chapter: 92 on 5/15/2007 |
| More Glorfindel goodness. :) Two updates were greatly enjoyed. ~Calenlass Author Reply: Glad you enjoyed them. | |