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Stirring Rings by Larner	8 Review(s)
Agape4Gondor	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 10/31/2012
Wow. What a horrid mess. I loved seeing Firiel. And it was fun to be present when the Baggins name came into being. Author Reply: Am so glad you enjoyed seeing Firiel here, for I feel she was important to both kingdoms. Certainly it was through her that the two lineages of Elendil's sons were reunited, making the descendants of Firiel and Arvedui the rightful heirs to both kingdoms. And I love looking at how the various names must have changed over the centuries. Thanks so much for continuing to read, Agape!

shadowfax	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 9/19/2008
One question: When will you update???? Damn good story! Author Reply: Believe it or not, but I AM working on the next chapter, but it's eking out a few sentences at a time, which is frustrating for me as well as for those who are reading it. Thank you--I think it's a good story, too, if this chapter would JUST LET ITSELF BE FINISHED! The last few chapters have been done for quite some time.

Linda Hoyland	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 12/15/2007
An enjoyable chapter. I loved Gandalf's visions. Author Reply: Ah, so you've managed to catch up here, too. am so glad! Now I must run--have a drive to Portland to make soon.

Baggins Babe	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 12/12/2007
Firiel is a very intelligent woman. How interesting to think that the Ring did not function very well in cool water, being a thing of fire. That makes perfect sense. Ah! So that's how the block-headed Bracegirdles came into being is it? What a stubborn, foolish father, to lose his daughter in such a fashion. Platina made the right choice though. This look at the early Third Age is absolutely fascinating. Author Reply: To gain Arvedui's love, she must have been very special. Am so glad that you agree. "It misses the heat of Its Master's hand, which was hot as a glede, that having been what brought the end to Gil-galad" or words to that effect. We've seen this strain of stubbornness amongst the Stoors who followed Bilbiolo and his father over the mountains into Eriador; I think it's here where the worst of it became focused in the Bracegirdles. And it's been wonderful imagining the events that occurred during Gandalf's stay in Middle Earth as one of the Istari. Thanks.

Raksha The Demon	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 12/12/2007
Interesting alliances and feudings between the clans of Baggins and Sackvilles and Bracegirdles. Platina chose well. And the birth of Bucca was a nice touch. Author Reply: Well, we've looked at how the village of the Baggers and its sister village of the Sackinses developed into those two family names; and in "The Tenant" we've seen discussion of how the families separated and came back together; now--how did the Bracegirdles come to be? And it's a joy to see how Bucca came into the story, or so I thought. Am pleased you like it. Thanks, Raksha.

SurgicalSteel	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 12/11/2007
Lots of threads being tied together here - nicely done! Author Reply: I'm honored, SS. It's a time for doing so before the fragmentation that comes in the next phase of ME history.

harrowcat	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 12/11/2007
A chapter worth the wait, (and you have kept us entertained in the meantime). I am loving the development of names as I think I have probably said before. And the joining and sundering of hobbit families is fascinating. And in doing so, the Ring had inadvertently betrayed Itself. It could not move Itself from place to place; and having been born in Fire It required some degree of warmth in order to remain sufficiently aware to call to It the creatures Its fell master and his predecessor had loosed upon Middle Earth. Lost in the river and kept cool by its water, perhaps as Saruman insisted carried unto the Sea itself, It was helpless, for in quantity Water held quenching power over Fire. This is another fascinating idea. That the Ring was helpless in the presence of water. Perhaps another reason for Smeagol's long possession of the Ring was that he kept it mostly on an island surrounded by a dark, underground lake. It would account for Sauron not being able to sense it and call to it. Procrastinators of the World Unite! My downfall when I was doing my Master's degree was playing Spider and Freecell! I wasn't aware of the great world of Fanfiction, or even of the power of the Internet then. Thank goodness or it might never have got written. I find I like the idea of my fictionist (or should that be fictitious, g) friends being on-line at the same time as I am. Author Reply: Yes, the plotbunnies and smaller nuzgul have been driving me crazy, obviously; and just writing this chapter allowed a couple of plot bunnies to attack me, one of which was posted (the one about Nerdanel), and one of which will be posted soon enough. The idea that being in the river helped isolate the Ring to an extent came from someone else originally; but I'll admit that not even I'd thought of the dampering effect of the fact it was kept on an island as it was. Yes, I'm a prime procrastinator--I admit it freely. Glad to know I'm NOT alone!

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 12/11/2007
Another fascinating chapter. I love it when Gandalf roams the lands, seeing for himself how everything is faring. And I particularly love the word 'Barandiwine'. :) Author Reply: I wished to see how the Shire was faring at the time, and how our families might have begun to separate and develop what might be their more familiar forms. And I figured there might have been an interim designation for the river between "Baranduin" and "Brandywine," and wished to explore that. I suspect that Gandalf held a good deal of affection and respect for the Hobbits he'd met for as long as he was in Middle Earth as a Wizard. This was just a good time to explore how that might have come to be. Thanks so for the feedback, Shirebound. Love our Hobbits!

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