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| Beyond Imladris by PSW | 2 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/11/2025 |
| I've got to admit, I'll be glad to see the back of Baradhald. Dorhaur, I wouldn't mind so much if he hung around. Would that be the same flat protected hollow where Strider found evidence that Rangers had been there, and left the firewood, some decades hence? (TIL the meaning of Amon Sûl!) And now the tower (before it was ruined) reminds me somehow of a lighthouse, withstanding the storms. No wonder the three kingdoms fought over it, if I'm remembering right. Baradhald had better watch out. I'd walk lightly around Glorfindel if I were him. Do I detect a hint of peas in a pod? ("You could not prevent me.") And "climbed steeper with worse injury..." Ah these Rangers. No wonder I want to read more about them. Estel's thoughts about lessons vs. "the real thing" certainly ring true! I remember exploring ruins as well as reconstructed historic sites, and I can definitely identify with young Estel and his enthusiasm. I wonder what great forces were employed to destroy what must have been a mighty tower. within a week of returning Elrond would likely know every Elf who had made such a statement within the bounds of Imladris, whether Estel had overheard or no. Ah, yes. In my stories, this phenomenon is known as the Talk of the Tooks (whose gossip seems to carry more destructive power than the common gossip of other Shire-folk, perhaps because of the feyness of that family, with the rumors of fairy ancestry). I might also imagine that the irritation of being forced to endure Baradhald's company over the past days has added to Estel's poor opinion of Men. "rejoice in what you are" Words of wisdom. Along with the challenge to be a Man that others would be proud to follow. Be a Man who can draw forth the valor and the love which lies hidden in other Men. I have an inkling as to the topic of the upcoming conversation between Elrond and Dorhael. It will be interesting to see if I've guessed right. Um. He's alone on Weathertop, unless Elrond and Dorhaur are still there. Is he going to overhear part of their conversation? Or is he going to encounter danger? It may even be possible that the hilltop is haunted by restless spirits of the Men who died there. Author Reply: Yeah… Baradhald isn’t worried about whether anyone likes him, that’s for sure. Dorhaur, on the other had, did grow on me very quickly! :-) I can’t imagine it was easy for Estel (even completely canon Estel) to grow up in Imladris and yet make peace with the fact that he was a Man. Everything around him is Elven. Rivendell is his home (which he all but admits in ROTK), Elrond is as a father to him, and he eventually marries an Elf. He is, I suspect, as close to being an Elf as one can be … and yet he’s not. This is something I think he must have had to wrestle with at least a little bit… and I feel like Men of some sort had to have played a part in his acceptance of it. We shall see! Thx so much for reading! | |
| Mirkwoodmaiden | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 2/4/2025 |
| PSW! Immediately the scene where Viggo Mortensen battles the Nazgul on Weather top! and then as Elrohir speaks in the chapter I hear "put it out you fools. That's nice ash in my tomatoes!" LOL I love excited Estel. And Elrond the understanding father, ""Ai, Estel, I have indeed missed you." Elrond dropped one arm about his shoulders and hugged him close. "Yes, of course. I would not have you stay over the night at this place without such an opportunity. It is one of the reasons I chose for us to stop." :-) Baradhald is such a pill, no wonder Estel will be glad to see the back of him! Ah the exuberance of youth! "Estel scrambled up at breakneck pace, barely hearing his father's words of caution from behind as he flew over loose stones and collapsing stairs. He reached the summit well ahead of the others, and burst onto the flattened, paved surface that was the peak of Weathertop." I remember scrambled up rock formations near our local lake while camping with much the same excitement!! ""Estel?" Elrond's raised one brow, and he turned his own gaze toward the ruins. Estel shrugged, embarrassed, and moved away. "A lot of people died here, didn't they?" Intuitive child. I have a similar idea in one of my short stories, "Shards of Memory." ~*~*~*~ "But not all races join themselves with Angmar! Elves may fight each other, but they stood together against Morgoth and Sauron. Everyone knows that Men are weak." "Everyone knows this?" Dorhaur's voice was low and tight, and Estel knew that he had deeply offended his friend. Elrond held out one hand to the Man, his eyes never leaving Estel. Dorhaur pinned the Elf with an angry, accusing gaze, but stilled. "And who is everyone, my son?" Estel hesitated, then looked away from his father's piercing gaze. "Not everyone," Really interesting turn of conversation here. Reminds me of when Aragorn and Arwen in FOTR are speaking where the shards of Narsil are kept in Imladris. Nice! Love the discussion between Elrond, Estel and Dorhaur. Love how Dorhaur paints the kind of Man that Estel WILL become! Must dash! or I will be late for work! will finish chapter later today! (((hugs))) MM | |