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| Sundry Scrolls III by Raksha The Demon | 11 Review(s) |
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| Soledad | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/23/2009 |
| Yay, Ioreth! I do love her so much. It's a shame that she isn't involved in more stories. Author Reply: Ioreth was indeed great fun to write! She probably isn't involved in more stories because it might be hard to get her to stop talking so that other characters could speak...I think she was a woman of great courage. | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 5/28/2009 |
| I like this very much. It evokes a lovely image of Ioreth sitting by the fireside with her little granddaughter and remembering this most crucial of days. And I'm happy that you included the reference to hair of Faramir and Eowyn, that has always been one of my favourite images in the book. Author Reply: Thanx for reading and reviewing, Virtuella. I had fun writing Ioreth; a character I've always liked. Of course I couldn't omit the bit with my favorite couple kissing on the walls with hair of raven and gold mingling in the wind...Sigh. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/31/2009 |
| I love your depiction of Ioreth here,so brave and so dedicated.I liked her relationship with young Bergil and the lad's desire to defend her. Also a lovely glimpse of Faramir and Eowyn.I great story for March 25th! Author Reply: Whoops, I'm late answering this one. Anyway, thanx for the review, Linda. I think Ioreth has a kind heart. Bergil would want to follow his father's example in being a brave Guardsman, and would consider it his duty to defend Ioreth. It just seemed very natural that Bergil would take up his dagger at that point...And of course, Faramir and Eowyn would have their moment too, between shadow and sun. | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| Yay, Ioreth! All of this was quite lovely, but that last image of Merry dancing with Bergil stayed with me... *grin* I love New Year fics. Author Reply: Dear Merry of course would have an even greater understanding of what caused the Shadow to fall, and I could see the joy just spilling out of him; he just has to dance with someone, and Pippin's not there, and Bergil is (the kid's also closer to Merry in height than Gondorian adults). I'm sure that Pippin and Bergil got to know each other a little during those ten days between the Battle of the Pelennor and March 25... Thanks for the review, Celeritas! | |
| Inzilbeth | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| Yours is a most convincing Ioreth, and I love the idea of her looking out for Faramir and Eowyn and mothering Bergil. Very well done. Author Reply: Ioreth is not someone I normally write, being usually more drawn to the more lordly folk, but I always admired her; so I'm glad you found my version of her to be convincing. I was sure that she'd be still be bringing medicines (or at least mixing them) for Faramir and Eowyn, and it just happened that she was the one to be there with Bergil when it looked like Doom would fall; Ioreth was a kind-hearted woman and would try to 'mother' him at that moment. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| Oh, how beautiful! I love seeing this through Ioreth's eyes as she tells it to her granddaughter! I especially love the image of her and Bergil, hudded together, but little Bergil defiantly holding up his little dagger! Such a brave little boy! What do you mean, is that all? Why, you silly lass, what more could there be? *grin* Ioreth can be discreet, too, if she wishes. I see no mention of kisses atop the battlements in view of the entire city... By the way, it tickled me to read of "possets", as I just recently came across a recipe for them. I love those sorts of coincidences! Author Reply: It has bothered me for years that PJ depicted the residents of Minas Tirith as helpless and terrified; when Tolkien went out of his way to show that not only were the soldiers and lords extraordinarily brave and resolute in the face of doom, but so were the common folk, including Bergil and Ioreth. And I just saw them both grabbing onto each other for strength as the Shadow rose, and Bergil vowing to protect Ioreth. No mention of certain embraces atop the battlements; Ioreth had to have known how to occasionally practice discretion. Though I bet she was thrilled to see Faramir and Eowyn getting so chummy. That's funny, and an indication that great minds can think alike, that you were researching possets near the time that I was... Thanks for reading and reviewing, Dreamflower! | |
| Cairistiona | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| Every time I read stories about the Fall of Sauron I feel like dancing around singing, like the Munchkins, "Ding dong, Sauron's dead, evil Sauron's dead!" And this one captured that feeling nicely! I loved the sense of building dread, and Bergil's bravery, and then laughed when almost immediately Ioreth's thoughts turned toward warming the possets back up. Ever the practical one, our Ioreth! Author Reply: Ding dong indeed! I think Bergil was a brave kid, but also that it helped him deal with his own fear to try to protect someone else. Yes, the Shadow departs, the sun comes back out, and Ioreth goes back inside to warm up the possets. She strikes me as a very practical lady. Thanx for reading and reviewing, Cairistiona! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| The Sun returned, and the day was fair and filled with light once more. What a joyous moment! This is beautiful, and a wonderful tribute to March 25. Author Reply: Thanx for reviewing, Shirebound. What a great day that was; I never tire of reading about it and trying to write it from different angles. | |
| utfrog | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| You beautifully captured an important moment. I loved that you used Ioreth to tell the story. Thank you. Author Reply: Oh, you're welcome, Utfrog - I'm glad you liked the capture of that great moment, and it was fun to see it through Ioreth's eyes. | |
| Nesta | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/25/2009 |
| Wonderful writing, Raksha! So like Ioreth, but epic in imagination as well, just as JRRT can combine the splendid with the homely. I think what I like best of all is Ioreth taking up the possets and going back to warm them. Whatever huge events may take place around them, sensible people go on doing sensible, kindly things, and where would we all be if they didn't? The bit about Ioreth thinking of her family reminded me of a scene in Christabel Bielenberg's 'The Past is Myself', when as the wife of a German dissident in Nazi Berlin she is caught outside in an RAF bombing raid and thinks she's about to die. All her thoughts go to her family. That's when you find out what really matters. Like the last messages from the innocent passangers in the plane on 9/11. Author Reply: Thanx Nesta; I'm glad you enjoyed the ficlet. Ioreth is a great character, able to bring an old verse, and hope, to Gandalf's attention, and also prone to chattering on various subjects. I'm sure she's a good nurse. I was struck by her bravery, when hearing of the battle, her only concern was that the horde of invaders didn't come bothering the patients. Yes, she would be the one to take the possets back into the Houses to warm them up, and let Bergil dance around with Merry; because it's her job and vocation. I hadn't heard of Christabel Bielenberg; but I'll have to check out her work. I would think that in moments of utter terror and danger, one's thoughts go to those who are closest and the things that matter most, at least with many people. | |