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Fiondil's Tapestry by Fiondil	7 Review(s)
Sunny	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/25/2008
Ahhhh… Christmas Day! I have luxuriated in the opportunity to be slightly unsociable, for once. (December being an _insane_ month for me, and the Big Day here in Norway being Christmas _eve_.) So I have revisited a few favorite fics today. And one I revisited is this one. Which features Fingon. Not as the main character, but he is certainly _there_. And not shown as he usually is in fanfic. Fortunately. What _is_ it about Fingon, that he seems to _attract_ slash writers, anyway? For some reason, I have found only _one_ fic with Fingon as an important character (and there he actually is the main character!) that is _not_ slash fiction. That one is _To Save the Whole_ by French Pony, here on Stories of Arda. I would have thought, with so little information on him in _the Silmarillion_, and that little basically hinting that his epessë was “The Valiant”, would just _attract_ writers telling of his various deeds of derring-do. Instead … the other. deep sigh Do you think that if you send a few hints to your Muse (or send along this hint from me), that he might reward you with an inspiration or three about Fingon? He is surely a most neglected character. Oh, and his father is, too. Methinks there is rather a dearth of fanfic stories of him, too!! Author Reply: Most of the slash fics concerning Fingon are based on one sentence in the Silmarillion: 'Long before, in the bliss of Valinor, before Melkor was unchained, or lies came between them, Fingon had been in close friendship with Maedhros; and though he knew not yet that Maedhros had not forgotten him at the burning of the ships, the thought of their ancient friendship stung his heart'. [Silmarillion, Chapter 13, "Of the Return of the Noldor"]. What the slash writers fail to remember is: 1) Fingon and Maedhros are first cousins (okay, half-first cousins, but really!) and 2) 'friendship' means 'friendship' and nothing more. The slash writers (99% of whom are heterosexual women, married with children) apparently have this psychological need to corrupt platonic male friendship into something prurient, as if to say that no male is capable of having a deep abiding friendship with another male that is not sexually based. That, in my opinion as a male, demeans men and reduces them to nothing more than sex objects on the part of these female writers. They can excuse themselves any way they wish as to why they write such stories, but in the end it comes down to this: they have no real respect for men (Elves or Mortals) and will not grant them the same right of forming friendships between them that have nothing to do with sex that they give to their own gender. At any rate, you will see Fingon and his father and other members of the family in my Darkening story, which I have begun writing, though they will not be the main characters of the story. Perhaps, if the Muse is so inclined, I will find other stories that feature Fingon and Fingolfin more exclusively. They are rather neglected characters and deserve better treatment than what has been dealt them to date.

Alquawende	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/19/2008
This was a nice in depth story about what Nolofinwe and his sons and nephew thought of Isil and Anar. I enjoyed it. The idea that Findarato was the one to give the idea that they should go to the very doorstep of Morgoth himself is a clever twist. I always had the idea that it was either Nolofinwe or Findecano who put the idea of going to Thangorodrim at the rising of Anar. Thanks for writing! Author Reply: Whether it was Finrod's idea or not, I thought, given his history in "Elf, Interrupted" and the fact that he admits he might have been somewhat mad towards the end of their journey across the Grinding Ice after Elenwë's death, I figured it would be he who would offer the suggestion that they go beat on Morgoth's doors. At any rate, I'm glad you enjoyed this one Alquawendë. Thanks for reviewing.

Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/6/2008
Interesting look at what the leaders of the exiled Noldor might have felt at the first rising of the sun. Finrod was right, of course - no matter for which purpose sun and moon initially had, they had to enjoy the light and to take advantage of it as well as they could. Only a pity Anar didn't have the same effect on Morgoth as it did have on Gollum. Would have served him right. Author Reply: It is a pity Anar's light did not have the same effect on Morgoth as it did on Gollum, but there you have it. I imagine that the sight of Isil and Anar must have been quite disturbing to the elves, both the Sindar who had known only starlight and the Noldor who ahd known the Light of the Two Trees and never thought to see anything like it again.

Independence1776	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/4/2008
Interesting discussion. "A people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." This reminds me of something- either a hymn or a Bible verse, and I can't remember which. Of course, the addition of "two, in fact" made me laugh. As for the timeline: the Silm makes it seem a lot faster. It's hard to believe it took Fëanor nearly ten years to leave Valinor. Frankly, the time involved makes my head spin. But the Elves are immortal and don't see time the way we do. I just have to keep telling myself that... ~ Indy Author Reply: The quote (except for the addition of 'two, in fact') is from Isaiah 9:1 and now that I think about it, the story is rather apropos to this time of year since we are now in Advent: the Season of Light. The Silmarillion does make it seem as if everything is done in a day, but as you say, with Elves (and the Valar), time has a different flow and meaning.

Ellie	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/4/2008
Poor Finrod and his dark emotions. I like your use of "the people in darkness have seen a great light". Finrod did seek to conquer the "night" in response to this new light and in mnay ways he did conquer the "night" of others in his life in Middle-earth though he never lived to see thier new day. Nicely done! Author Reply: Very true, Ellie. I'm glad you liked this one. Thanks for letting me know. I really appreciate it.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/4/2008
Much of grief is now relieved beneath the light of the rising moon and sun, although more is now perhaps remembered, now that these have come at last to warmer times. Now to the business at hand, then? It is too bad that the first knocking at the doors of Angband did no good! Author Reply: Yes, it is a pity the first knocking at the doors of Angband did no good. Well, it it had, there wouldn't have been much of a story afterwards, would there? grin

Sunny	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 12/4/2008
The devil is in the details, and it is those pesky little details that can make or break a story... I can just about _see_ Turucáno standing there with a coltsfoot flower between his fingers, first with a silly smile and then looking sad. Coltsfoot because it is a sign of spring here in Norway. Findaráto not showing much emotion - and those he seem to have right now are not pleasant at all. BTW - were you inspired by the song? Author Reply: Yes, I guesss you could say I was inspired by the song, which has always been one of my favorites. I'm glad you found this story to your liking. Thanks for reviewing and letting me know.

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