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| Elros' Gift by Agape4Gondor | 4 Review(s) |
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| Kitt Otter | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/19/2010 |
| This choked me up. Elrond's position is a unique one - his brother's descendents and ideas running about everywhere but he himself is gone. This was a beautiful take on that concept. Thanks for sharing! :) | |
| Lady Edlyn | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/16/2010 |
| This was beautifully written and I see nothing that disappoints. The long memory of elves would definitely cause long ago griefs to rise anew. I loved the expression of emotion from Elrond, especially the laugh about the obelisks and the memories of the twins' years in Cirdan's stronghold. Bravi, bravi, bravissimi! Edlyn | |
| silmarien | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/16/2010 |
| I love, love, love this. I do concur with Larner's quibble about riding. Author Reply: Thank you! Elrond it getting pretty nasty. I'm afraid he wants more... We'll see! Bless you for your comment! Most appreciated... See note regarding horse in response to Larner's comment. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/16/2010 |
| The idea of this is so intriguing, that Elrond would recognize his brother's influence in the construction of the city. The sight of the particular elements that pleased Elros most--the use of marble throughout, the construction techniques and widespread use of columns--so perfect, as is the first impulse to mourn, followed by the laughter of recognition of detail. Only niggle--few ride upon the slopes of steep mountains, particularly at such elevations. Other than that, it is perfect. Author Reply: Thank you! I so love it when I get a 'vision' and see things like this. Do you know how exciting it was to 'see' Elrond sitting there upon his horse overlooking what was, in essence, his brother's city???? Ah - life is good. As for the horse. Well - many sources say that Mindolluin was riven with valleys and such. The quarry for Minas Tirith was on the mountain. The Wose lived on the mountain. It always seemed to me that the terrain was varied. Minas Tirith rose about 1,000 feet into the air (with the Tower). That's not that high. So - I'm figuring that our Lord Elrond is sitting ahorse somewhere in a grassy area that is still not too high, and yet high enough to see a lot of the city. Now, most experts call a mountain a mountain that is anything 1,000 feet or more. So, if Elrond was above even the Tower, which he might not have been, still he was not very high upon the mountain. Also, it seems the city was built on the Hill of Guard... so that's not very high on this decidedly very high mountain. If you look at PJ's Mindolluin, the city barely fills the mountain's base. Again, bless you for your comments. I hope my little explanation satisfies? | |