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| Masters of Horses by Nesta | 3 Review(s) |
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| Rian Steelsheen | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/31/2010 |
| It is true that he's a good horseman, in RotK he is the only one who manage to stay mounted when there are Nazgūl in the sky... even the Rohirrim couldn't control their horse during the battle of the Pelennor field! Author Reply: He never seems to get the credit he deserves for that, does he? Any more than he gets credit for renouncing the Ring - I do think Gandalf could have dropped a word of commendation there. Perhaps he did do, in private. But it's clear that Faramir was used to being overshadowed by Boromir and the latter getting all the glory, and not resenting that is the mark of a really noble character. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/19/2010 |
| Faramir doesn't get as much credit as he should in fanfiction for being an outstanding rider and horse-master; so I'm just beaming with delight at this chapter. I've always thought that Eowyn would get a lovely dowry of some half-Mearas and build on the strain to create some wonderful Ithilien breeds. And a mention that Eomer really is kind-hearted and loves horses - Yes! He may not be as complex and brilliant as Faramir, but I'm sure he was a good king and a good man (not to mention a mighty warrior as we all know!). Author Reply: I think Faramir being good with horses is one of the things that Tolkien 'bequeathed' to him. Tolkien apparently worked with horses in WW1, and very skilfully too. (Incidentally, I always get furious with critics who accuse JRRT of being unrealistic in his portrayals of warfare. He was writing a romance, after all. And whereas none of the critics has been within fifty miles of a battle, Tolkien fought in the trenches, so what he didn't know ahout the horrors of modern war wouldn't have been worth knowing. I think that's why he doesn't follow Faramir to Osgiliath. Instead he prtrays that battle as an ominous night with flashes and booms of artillery - something JRRT must have been very familiar with, during a big barrage. It's the total opposite of the Rohirrim galloping about in the sunlight, being ostentatiously heroic.) Eomer is really kind-hearted, I'm sure, and he's no fool; he just isn't flexible. I can imagine him trying to offer little sister Eowyn a sweetie or something, after refusing her permission to ride with him, and being totally astonished when she threw it back in his face. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/18/2010 |
| Faramir the horse whisperer! I just loved this. Author Reply: Well, it works, apparently! And there are certainly people who can just manage horses, just as there are people who can walk into a class of unruly children and command instant obedience. I could never do either, so my admiration for those who can is unbounded. | |