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| Shire: Beginnings by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| walkerskye | Reviewed Chapter: 150 on 6/25/2010 |
| I have stayed up way too late on a work night to read this wonderful tale. An Exodus I think the good professor would appreciate. I surely did. Many thanks. and Good night! (or make that good morning, I just looked at my clock!) Author Reply: An extremely belated reply, to thank you for reading, and for stopping to say a good word. I don't know why, but I never saw this review until today. Hope this note finds you well. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 150 on 1/25/2004 |
| First off: This is just too awesome. It is magnificent, a masterpiece!!!!! Second: I'm horrid because I've not kept up with reading this, and you have begun to fall into despair from lack of responses. I'm extremely sorry. Third: I pray you are planning to finish this. I love the hobbits and I love the Shire. While I'm writing one of her darkest times I am thrilled to be reading your story of her birth. I won't abandon you again. Please continue, I will endure the wait. Thank you for this wonderful tale! Pearl Took P.S. I just knew Pick would be tied to Pippin, but how nice to have him tied (and most logically so) to Pippin, Merry and Frodo all three!!! Author Reply: Thank you for the review! We all get busy. There are a couple of fics I was following and got sidetracked from as well. I need to get back to them! I was wondering if this story had lost its way because the number of readers was down, yes, but also because those who were reading had no comments at all. Did I stun them speechless? Or leave them yawning... difficult to tell, when reviews are the only feedback you get. Writing one of the Shire's darkest times? Would that be "When we Dwelt in Fear"? Now that I've finished Freddy's story (my editor is dealing with it now, whew), I can finally dip into that story of yours! Hurrah! Thanks for the encouragement. | |
| finafyr | Reviewed Chapter: 150 on 1/22/2004 |
| I just wanted you to know that I think this is a wonderful story.. I have been a lover of Middle Earth for over 30 years... and find that I cannot get enough stories .. so when an author such as yourself has the spirit and beauty that I equate with Middle Earth I find it a delight... I love finding out more about early Hobbit history..I want to know about Thorn and his people.. thank you.. from the bottom of my heart thank you.. I eagerly await your next chapters.. Author Reply: Thank you for the feedback! I know what you mean about not getting enough stories. LOTR ended too abruptly! It left me wanting more. I think that's why I started writing in the first place, to fill up the corners. I appreciate the encouragement. Thanks again. | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 150 on 1/8/2004 |
| Elf names! What I call "The Sindarin Baby Book" [there is a well-known list at a different site which is actually named "The Quenya Baby Book"]: http://www.councilofelrond.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Semantics&file=index&volume=4 (or: from their home page, go to Languages, then the Elvish name list is the last choice). Modern names, with Elvish equivalents suggested. Lots of repetition, and many are too unwieldy, but it certainly suggests many meanings I'd never come up with on my own. Also helpful (for us non-Sindarin speakers) to watch how he's putting the name together. Here you can download a *free* Sindarin-English, English-Sindarin dictionary (Dragon Flame) to find words with particular meanings: http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/ Male suffixes: -ion, -on. Female suffixes: -eth, -iel, -ien, -wen. But names do not have to have suffixes. You can just pick an appropriate word. Combining words is, alas, for those who really want to devote time to learning Sindarin. Some interesting mostly gender-specific names (note which suffix is used): Doronion/Doronien (oak tree); Sell (girl); Fainiel (white daughter); Faron (hunter); Taragon (horn); Sarnon/Sarion (stone); Merilon/Merilwen/Merileth/Meril (rose); Taurion/Tauriel (forest); Fimmeth (slender); Lenneth/Lenniel (tuneful/sweet); Cuinnien/Cuinneth/Cuinwen (vivacious, alive); Cúnir (bowman); Gornnir (man of valor); Ríon/Riel/Rien/Riwen/Rieth (crown); Eithelien/Eithelwen (water spring); Pathon (smooth); Aras/Arasiel/Arasion (deer); Glánion (white); Lagoron (swift); Nórion (fire). Some names which I am under the impression could be used for either gender: Uinimlad (from the valley); Ethuil (spring season); Túgann (bold strength); Bôr (steadfast); Nîth (youth); Hênarth/Sellarth (lofty); Ardunn (high hill). Hoping I haven't made any dreadful errors here.... Author Reply: Such a wealth of information! Now just to pick and choose a few names... and if *I* make any dreadful errors, hopefully my readers will be gentle in their correction. Thanks much! I had no idea of the resources available, but then I've been writing mostly about hobbits and very little about elves up until this point. What fun! Something tells me the Fallohides will soon be "home" (at least, home for the nonce, until it is time for them to move on to Breeland about 250 years later). Now I have to decide whether to continue after that point (their settling down) in "Shire", making it one of those super-long stories, or if I should have a Shire: Part I followed by Shire: Part II... decisions, decisions... (thoughtful frown) Thanks again for the input. | |