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Of Elves, Men and Peredhil  by Rhyselle 2 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/10/2009
The question as to whether she and her beloved should be punished for their temerity in coming here does need to be answered, after all. She does well to wonder, I think.

Author Reply: It must have been very frightening not knowing if Earendil would ever return to her, or if she would be dragged away to face the judgment of the Valar and face an unknown, and therefore even more frightening, punishment.

CeleritasReviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/6/2009
The Teleri of Alqualonde would have an especial interest, I think, in knowing of Elwing's sad story, since their city was the first casualty of the Noldor. But it must have been hard waiting, not knowing what would happen next!

Author Reply: I'm glad that the difficulty of waiting came across so clearly. I have a lot of sympathy for Elwing, really. She was trapped into making a very difficult decision, based upon the pressure of her history and what she had been taught was her primary duty. She lost far more from that choice than she gained, even accounting for the gift of the Life of the Eldar that she was granted in Valinor. And then, Tolkien implies that she lived a life in Aman still isolated from the majority of the population there, in that tower, where she waited for Earendil's return from his stellar voyages. But I like to think that she was always welcome in Alqualonde, even if being at the Havens might have aroused sad memories of the Mouths of Sirion.

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