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| Naming the Baby by Salsify | 8 Review(s) |
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| Budgielover | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/19/2004 |
| This was so adorable. I loved Faramir's thoughts and the light it threw on his relationship with his shield-maiden wife. Eowyn's spirit came through so beautifully in this, as well as the difference in their cultures and ways of thinking. A thoroughly delightful story. Author Reply: Thank you. Eowyn gave up being a shieldmaiden, but I could never quite see her giving it up in favor of becoming a mouse. The two of them must have had some pretty lively disagreements over the years! | |
| sqrt(-1) | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/19/2004 |
| I liked this story - it made me laugh, especially this last Sil reference: "Yes," said Faramir gratefully, "and who knows, the child may be a girl. We could call her Aredhel." Does he still not get it, or is he trying to be funny? If it's the latter, I thought it was funny, but I wonder if Eowyn did? Author Reply: I kept asking that myself but I could never get a straight answer out of him. Either way, I suspect he got to test whether he was really as good a hurdler as he thought he was. Thanks for the review! | |
| Chibi_kaz | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/18/2004 |
| Hey, cute ficlet. I had an interesting thought, bouncing off your 'superstition' --- Perhaps Finduilas picked "Faramir"? Rather than being related to Denethor's attitude towards the baby, maybe Finduilas thought by naming her second son after a disobedient soldier who ran off to war and died young, she could protect him from that fate? Cheers, Chibi-Kaz Author Reply: So many people in Gondor seemed to have been named for people who came to famously bad ends that I have to wonder. Faramir was born into dangerous times and Finduilas might very well have thought it was tempting fate to give him a name that was too glorious. Thanks! | |
| Nina the powerwriter | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/18/2004 |
| hehehe, that was great! "I like the way it sounds?" he suggested hopefully. LOL! So cute. I adore Faramir and Eowyn's relationship. Good job :) Author Reply: Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004 |
| That's the way to do it, Faramir. (What a strategist!) Come up with a series of real stinkers, so that when you finally suggest a reasonable option, Eowyn will grab it with both hands and agree! Author Reply: I'm still not entirely sure how serious Faramir was about "Turin", but one of my friends can confirm that that strategy does work! | |
| Lackwit | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004 |
| Bwahaha, very funny! The imagery of Éowyn leaping over a hedge in pursuit of Faramir is just too much LOL! Author Reply: Thank you. I think I'd be inclined to do the same if somebody suggested naming my child Turin. | |
| Calha | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004 |
| LOL! This was good, love it! Author Reply: Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004 |
| Adorable. "Why had he let her get between him and the gate?" I think Eowyn needs to come up with her own name suggestion! Author Reply: Thanks! I think she might have had a hand in coming up with "Elboron" since the name's put together in a way that would probably seem natural to the Rohirrim. Plus there aren't any famous tragedies connected with it! | |