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| Agape's Attempts by Agape4Gondor | 5 Review(s) |
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| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 74 on 8/12/2025 |
| “Rumor says he is deadly with a bow.” “He is.” Once again Boromir’s great smile filled their tent. “Beleg would be sore pressed to defeat him.” I forgot to say that reminded me of the other one where Elrond gave Faramir that bow. Mayhap what Boromir says is true, but there might be a slight brother bias. | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 74 on 8/12/2025 |
| …And Théodred was right. Boromir was nearly right too. Back to the beginning: FRIENDSHIP indeed. As for the swords (and this depends what time it was and how old they were), surely Faramir bears one as well as Éomer. Or possibly, (here depending on the time and age), Éowyn might even wield one better than Faramir. [If one were so build to suggest that.] Refutation exists here though (and proof for Faramir bearing one as well as Éomer): Éowyn thought Faramir was a Man whom no Rider of the Mark could outmatch. …But I guess Éowyn could be biased to the Faramir side instead of the Rider side. Anyway, I wonder what would have happened in terms of friendship if all those four had survived unscathed. (or even if all but Éomer had been mortally wounded unless Aragorn called them back). | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 74 on 6/17/2009 |
| It’s bad enough that Boromir foresaw what would happen to Faramir in the future. Had he saw his father as the one trying to set his brother on fire, he would have been devastated. Author Reply: Even I couldn't do that to poor Boromir..... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 74 on 6/16/2009 |
| I don't tend to see Boromir and Theodred as lovers as many do, although they were certainly set to be friends. But this series that focuses on Faramir--it's both delightful and chilling, particularly that last one with its foreshadowing of what did indeed befall. Nicely done! Author Reply: I didn't set out to write slash.... I do love a good Boromir slash Theodred tale - Be that as it may, they were both only around nineteen at the time... great friends... with so many similarities that drew them closer than the average friendship... I can't quite believe that Faramir and Denethor were the only ones in the family with foresight... I don't think Boromir acknowledged it - perhaps he was afraid to... bad dreams were more easily dismissed than foresight... :( | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 74 on 6/16/2009 |
| An interesting set of drabbles; with the last one very sad. Little do either Theodred or Boromir know how true it is... I wasn't sure what Boromir meant when he said that Faramir wielded a sword "like your cousin", meaning, evidently, Eowyn rather than Eomer. Boromir thought that Faramir wielded a sword like a little girl? (if Faramir is an esquire, as I thought the story implied, than Eowyn, who is 12 years younger, would be a small child) It's sort of an odd comment to make. The series reminds me how much Boromir was loved and respected by the Rohirrim. Author Reply: I didn't have the 'word space' to be able to qualify ages and such. I was thinking Faramir was probably around fourteen or fifteen... old enough to wield a bow skilfully, at least in his brother's eye, but young enough to heighten Boromir's 'fears' for him - As for Eowyn, I'm figuring she's about two-ish - headstrong already and running about the house wielding a wooden sword with the best of them *g* (My own 2-year old granddaughter loves her 'sword' - she's a Pirates of Penzance fan and has swung a toy sword (or anything that even approximates a sword) for about the last 1/2 year! The 'Pirate King' song is her favorite... We have mock battles singing it...) Which makes Theodred's 'compliment' wield even more sting.... PS - I do so love Eomer and Theoden's grief at the news of Boromir's death. He was highly prized by the warrior Rohirrim. Bless you and thank you for the review. | |