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| The Road to Edoras by Dreamflower | 9 Review(s) |
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| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/13/2009 |
| Thought I'd put this separate in case you want to delete it. Noticed a couple of typos: I am first cousin once removed to Frodo. My grandmother Asphodel was sister to his mother Mirabella. his mother Primula. I am also first cousin twice removed to Merry, through the same grandmother-- she was sister to his grandfather Rorimac. I am also second cousin to Merry There were also some spacing issues. Again, I'm so glad we finally get to see the final chapters of this story! :D *goes on to next chapter* Author Reply: Nah, I don't delete stuff, unless it's a blank review or the poster asks me to. Good catch on the Mirabella thing. I'll fix it right away. Are you sure about second cousin? Because Merry is Frodo's first once removed through the same generation. Frodo and Milo are first cousins, just like Frodo and Saradoc, so wouldn't that make Mosco the same as for Merry, only Mosco is one generation further down? (If you are sure I will change it-- you are much more expert in these matters than I!) | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/13/2009 |
| Yay! I'm so glad this is finished at last, and that I finally have time to read it! This is a fun chapter. Eomer seems to be doing well with Lothiriel, and I like that her brother didn't get himself in the middle of their courtship. He was very wise to dodge that bullet. Freddy learns some of the truth of Bilbo's adventures. "Pulling our foot hair" :D Love that! Viola and Beri are now officially courted - wonderful! I enjoyed seeing their flirting from the pov of Arien. Poor Mosco though! I hope he doesn't figure out that Meneldor is only repaying the prince! Author Reply: No, Amrothos has more sense than that! And I think he agrees with his father that she should make up her own mind. I thought "pulling our foot hair" might be a hobbity equivalent of "pulling one's leg". Arien is a good observer, being an outsider. And Amrothos will have only himself to blame when Mosco starts to wax rhapsodic over the family tree! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/9/2009 |
| For some reason "Goin' Courtin'" from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is running in my head... I love Beri's ingenuity in finding yellow hair ribbons so far from home... Bergil and Beregond! Ah, such a nice nightcap... Author Reply: I love that movie! Beri just knew there had to be *something* in Edoras he could use! And he was quite lucky to be right. (Was there ever any doubt?) One of the best things to come out of the delay in writing these last few chapters was that I came up with some ideas that had not occured to me sooner, such as bringing both Beregond and Gloin to Edoras! It's been a delight to unite Bergil with his father after all this time! | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/8/2009 |
| Yes! I am so very glad to find more of this wonderful story. I knew you'd get back to it in time and I am glad the time was now. I am so happy for Berilac and Viola! I've hoped they were going to wind up together before this story ended. Lovely chapter! Author Reply: Oh, I knew it was going to be finished if it killed me-- I hate it when people don't finish their stories! But the last sections of the story just got completely out of my control for a while. I'm very glad I finally got to get it going again! Well, it was kind of obvious where Beri and Viola were headed! *grin* | |
| Mysterious Jedi | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/7/2009 |
| It's about time Beri and Viola make it "official." Also, I'm interested to see how Eomer wins Lothiriel's heart. I kind of feel bad for the prisoner hobbits, but I think Cado, at least, will not have such an awful life. I was glad to see this was updated at last! Author Reply: Yes, it's been "unofficial" until now. But Beri's declared his intentions in a thoroughly Brandybuck fashion! You have not heard the last of Cado. I have sequels. *grin* But they are not ready yet for posting. I was glad to *get* it updated. This story is the most difficult one I've written-- it has been very stubborn, but I have finally wrestled it into submission! | |
| SurgicalSteel | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/7/2009 |
| Oh, hooray, they're officially courting! This was a wonderful chapter, I enjoyed it! Author Reply: Yes, it's official now! *grin* | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/6/2009 |
| *sigh* Wow. I really loved that last scene with Viola and Beri -- well done. :-) Everything has come together so brilliantly! I'll be waiting for more, sad as it will seem with the story coming to an end. *sniff, sniff* I've really enjoyed it all. Author Reply: *grin* I'm so glad. I worried that after all the build-up, people would be disappointed. Yes, this story is nearly at an end, but the sequels are in the works, though it will be quite some time before they are ready for posting! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/6/2009 |
| Ah--what a wonderful promise tradition! Oh, I like! And so glad this at last is being finished! Am ALMOST done with the next chapter of Last Star, but that's as may be, of course. Now, the final chapters of this one approach! Author Reply: Yes, I had decided quite some time ago that a lad offering a lass yellow ribbons was a courtship tradition that had once been widespread among hobbits, but now lived on only in Buckland. (I do hope to see more soon of Lynesse's story!) | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 7/6/2009 |
| YAY! You finally updated! *happy dance* Éomer is making progress with Lothíriel, I see :) *LOL* That was the perfect explanation for the rather silly Elven songs in the Hobbit that are so absolutely different from Tolkien's other work! Of course they had to be embarassed by that sort of song later when they learned Bilbo had written it down in his book and retold it so often! Now I'm wondering which explanation you might find for the serving animals - they were even less believable ;) Good to see that the Hobbits all get to talk to the big folk. And of course, Mosco's little explanation how he's related to the Travellers left me giggling. Love that! And sneaky Meneldor, too. What a way to repay Amrothos for his well-meant and well-justified warning! *grin* That public gathering is certainly the last place where Bergil should tell his father just how he was made a honorary cousin. But Beregond drew the right conclusions anyway. Maybe he will get the details out of his son later, who knows? And it is good to know he appreciates it that this visit to the Shire gave Bergil something of his childhood back. And Beri and Viola are now officially courting, yay! About time, I'd say - it was too obvious that they were in love. Author Reply: Yes!! FINALLLY! I am so excited to be finally finishing this. I have never had such a recalcitrant story before! He certainly is, thanks to Merry's excellent advice. *grin* I'm sure they found it very embarassing to realize that their little joke song was immortalized by a hobbit! I really wanted all of the hobbits to get a chance at conversation at this last feast; and Amrothos is going to be rather surprised when he finds himself cornered by Mosco! I'm not sure if Bergil will tell even his father-- I'm sure that he enjoys his little secret, just between him, Sir Pippin, Sir Merry and Legolas! Yes, the courtship is official! Not that any in the group doubted it, but now Beri's intentions are quite clear! | |