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| Ancestress by Dreamflower | 10 Review(s) |
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| Kaylee Arafinwiel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/25/2011 |
| Following on from my question on the last chapter, Dreamflower, in which sense is Mirime sister to Melian? LOL, I'm as bad as a Hobbit myself, I NEED to know these things! But I adore the parallels here!!! Kaylee Author Reply: The same way as Gandalf. "My" Maia tend to all call one another "sister" and "brother". | |
| Soledad | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/4/2009 |
| Quite right! If Melian could fall for Thingol, whose first reaction was, let's face it, to stand petrified and stupidly for half an age or so, why couldn't have another Maia fall for a handsome - and doubtlessly a lot more responsive - Hobbit? *looks at monster sentence. scratches head* Anyway, we all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 4/1/2009 |
| Yes! Those last two lines of dialogue are spot on. Size would, of course, be immaterial to a Maya, and who's to say you have to be an elven king to be lovable? Also liked the bit about blowing the lock of hair away from her face. Author Reply: Well, I thought so. It's one reason I always thought a Maia was a more reasonable explanation of the "fairy wife" than an Elf. *grin* You seem to be the only one who noticed-- but that little gesture seemed to suddenly come to me as one that might be a family trait. Thank you! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/31/2009 |
| How wonderful! Mirime reminds Frodo of all the hobbitesses that were important to him in the Shire! “And I loved a hobbit, my Tûk, beautiful and mortal,” she said proudly. And she has the right of being proud! For she knew that her time together with Tuk would be very short at the time she fell in love with him, but she did it anyway! | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/31/2009 |
| Oh, I love Mirime's answer! Elves are no better for their immortality, and in fact, hobbits may be the more precious for their mortality. You tend to appreciate things more when you know they won't always be there. Very brave of Mirime, to give her heart so, much as Luthien and Arwen. I love Frodo's determination and straight-forwardness, and how easily Bilbo accepts it all. Author Reply: Elves are no better for their immortality, and in fact, hobbits may be the more precious for their mortality. Yes, very much like Luthien and Arwen. But love bestows itself where it will. And I'm glad you notice the differences in how they are handling it. Bilbo is far more accepting of wonders, but Frodo wants to know. | |
| ArianneG | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/31/2009 |
| “But Melian loved Thingol, a King of Elves, beautiful and immortal!” Frodo exclaimed. “And I loved a hobbit, my Tûk, beautiful and mortal,” she said proudly. Well good for Mirime, I say! In a way she's braver than Melian--Melian went into her relationship with the expectation that one way or the other she would never be parted from Thingol; Mirime knew that her love was mortal, would grow old and depart Arda for a fate unknown; and still she chose to love him, and use well what time they had together. And how many immortals in Valinor can really appreciate the beauty of a finite lifespan? A rare gem, your Maia lady. :D Oh, and I think it awesome that the Tooks (and by extension) the Bagginses have some measure of Maiar blood in them. :D Looks like Frodo and Bilbo are sort of related to Elrond and his kin, in a very roundabout fashion. Author Reply: Yes, it took a lot of courage. But love is love--and she chose to be with her love as much as she could. Hmm...related to Elrond? Now, that I had not thought of! | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/31/2009 |
| Well, it's not so surprising that Frodo finds traces of his closest relatives in this visitor who is their ancestor! After Bilbo and Frodo have recovered from their shock, it must be quite exciting for them to learn that they have a few drops of Maiar blood themselves :) Author Reply: I think they will be pleased once they have had time to process it all. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2009 |
| I found myself enspelled by one of the Children of Ilúvatar.” “But Melian loved Thingol, a King of Elves, beautiful and immortal!” Frodo exclaimed. “And I loved a hobbit, my Tûk, beautiful and mortal,” she said proudly. Love it! And I can think of other hobbits, beautiful and mortal too, that we have been enspelled by too! :) :) *hugs them* Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I'm so glad you are enjoying it! I think that Mirime is quite proud of her true love, and to her it doesn't matter at all that he is "only" a hobbit and a mortal. And so can I. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2009 |
| Oh, so beautiful, the descriptions. He sees reflected in her all the women he has truly loved--mother, foster mother/cousin, aunts, younger cousins--all of whom are descended from her and in whom her legacy lived! Oh, yes! I cannot wait for more! Author Reply: Yes, her legacy lives on, in the appearance and mannerisms of, as you say, all the women he has loved, and in the eyes of green, blue and grey found among those with the most Fallohide blood. I think I know what's next--it's distilling it into a tribble that will take time. | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/30/2009 |
| Somehow Frodo's questioning reminds me of the similar time he tries to get to the bottom of the whole "Yes, but who are you really, Tom?" in FotR. I like how Mirimë doesn't take any truck with the notion that elves are somehow prettier and superior to good old down-to-earth hobbits. And Bilbo taking this more or less in stride is delightful! Author Reply: That's exactly what I had in mind when I had him ask the question. He wants to know the whys and wherefores. I know. As soon as I knew what Frodo was going to say to her (for I fear that perhaps unconsciously he himself may hold a bit of truck with that idea, in spite of evidence all around him to the contrary, if only in the sense that somehow immortality is superior to growing old and dying.) I knew what her answer to him would be. Bilbo is far more accepting of wonders, I think. | |