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| And Time Remembered by lwarren | 14 Review(s) |
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| ziggy | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 12/12/2008 |
| This is very moving - I usually avoid the end of the fellowship fics- just cant bear the idea! but this touched me deeply and I am so glad I read it. Am reading all your fics having just stumbled across the latest and love your style! | |
| Nieriel Raina | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 10/11/2006 |
| *wipes tears* What is there else to say? Beautiful! You have a gift for writing. Thank you for sharing. NiRi Author Reply: Hi NiRi! Just slipped you an email and wanted to come here also and say thank you for taking the time to read and review! This story practically wrote itself, thankfully! I have always stuck with the belief that Aragorn and Legolas would not be separated forever...Eru would not be so cruel to His children, I think. A letter seemed a good way for these two to communicate - you know how guys are about the emotional things and as Aragorn said, they talked but did not say half of what needed to be said. I'm glad you think it worked out. Again, thank you for taking the time to review and say such kind words. Linda | |
| Silivren Tinu | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/27/2006 |
| *sniff, sob* Oh, that was so beautiful!!! I loved how you turned the darkness and despair following Aragorn's death and the parting from Arwen into hope and comfort, and all through reading a letter! This story shows the strength of their friendship so beautifully, and also how well Aragorn knows his friend! The funny thing is that I just wrote a story tackling similar themes last week, where Aragorn and Legolas had a conversation about the fates of men and elves, what would happen to Aragorn after his death and whether they would see each other again. I think we really see many things in a similar way - I tend to believe that Aragorn's death will not be the end for them, too, that they are somehow destined to meet again, though no one knows where or when or how. *sigh* I liked all the hints about past adventures, and what you mentioned about Legolas' sea-longing in this story - I hope you will write stories about all of that (if you haven't already), you've really made me curious. *g* "Trust that this is not the end, my friend." - *sniff, sigh* - *hugs Legolas and Aragorn* This letter was wonderful. I was not sure whether I would survive this story when I realized what it was about, but then I started reading and just couldn't stop! Aragorn's words are so warm and loving and understanding, it was as if he had been right there speaking to Legolas. Wonderful story, I loved it (and my SoA fav list will grow again ;-)! Tinu :) Author Reply: Hello Tinu! Wow, thanks for such a wonderful review. This story just kind of happened one evening - it practically wrote itself (don't you love it when that happens?). I had been thinking about Aragorn's passing and how Legolas would grieve, and came up with the idea of this letter intended for Legolas after Aragorn's death. Something to encourage and comfort him and tell him to go on with his life and be happy. Aragorn really DOES know his friend well. And I have to believe that Iluvatar would not keep his children separated forever. So Aragorn wanted Legolas to realize this wasn't all there was - that there was more to come if he would just trust and believe. 'hints about past adventures' and the sea-longing - as it happens, I have written a story about how the sea-longing affected Legolas and how he comes to deal with it in order to remain during Aragorn's reign as King. It's here at SoA and called "The Golden Bell of Greenleaf". (It's also about Legolas and his horses - I love Arod, you see! *g*) Also the characters mentioned in And Time Remembered (Aravir and Arador) are in "Bell". (And that is as unashamed plug for a story as I have ever read! *blushes*) I just know they'll eventually be together, that at the end of Arda they will be reunited in an even better place - Arda un-marred! Wouldn't that be a sight? I'm glad you liked Aragorn's letter and that it showed his understanding and love for his elven friend. Thank you again, Tinu, for such a wonderful review and for taking the time to do it! Linda | |
| Eruanneth_Luin | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 3/17/2006 |
| What a poignant tale of loss and remembrance! Oh, how well you evoked the fading of a lovely and an irreplaceable pair; the Golden Wood and Arwen, but I was heartened to know her brothers and grandfather would watch over her to the end. Letters have a way of undoing us when they are missives from those who have traveled on without us. And yet…memories of those we have loved can bring great joy through the tears. Thank you for a glimpse of friendship at its best. Author Reply: How I missed replying to your review I'll never know, Nancy! I am glad you enjoyed the story - the letter seemed a way these two might communicate. I could just see them trying to be strong for each other, and never really saying what was in their hearts. And I could never let Arwen go off by herself to die...since her grandfather and brothers stayed, it seemed natural that they might be close by for her. Thank you for such an encouraging review - again, sorry it took so long to reply! Linda | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 2/19/2006 |
| I just saw this now (trying to catch up a bit) and it absolutely has me crying. Very touching. Very well written. Author Reply: Thank you elliska. It was a story that practically wrote itself - I tried to stay out of the way! :-) I've always imagined Aragorn and Legolas as very close friends. I can't fathom the grief Legolas must have felt at his friend's passing and when I came across that poem with the line "...and time remembered is grief forgotten...", it just seemed right that Aragorn would somehow remind Legolas of all their shared history. I'm glad it worked, and I do so appreciate you taking the time to review. Thanks! linda | |
| Aislynn Crowdaughter | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 2/18/2006 |
| Hi, Iwarren! This is such a wonderful story, sad and soothing at the same time and using a wonderful idea, too. I loved this letter, and the way you combined Aragorn's words with Legolas reactions to it were great. I also loved the idea very much that Celeborn and Elrohir and Elladan were there for Arwen when she passed, even when that opast is AU. Greatly done! Thank you for sharing! Aislynn Author Reply: Hello, Aislynn! I'm glad you liked the letter to Legolas from Aragorn and that Legolas' reactions came through ok. The line in that poem that says "...and time remembered is grief forgotten..." really caught my attention; I wanted Aragorn to have a way to comfort Legolas - to reassure him somehow, and the story just kind of wrote itself from that point on (and it's always a good thing when I can keep out of the way!). And I could NOT leave Arwen alone to die - I just couldn't! I appreciate your kind review so much - thank you for taking the time to comment! :-) Linda | |
| Lyn | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 2/18/2006 |
| So beautiful! Thank you. I think Tolkien's separation of elves and men was not meant to be just another tragic part of a great story, but to show that the elves were bound to Arda and immortality, while men were given a (better?) ending after a shorter life, perhaps next to Eru. I don't know, but my heart says that such great friends as Legolas and Aragorn should not be separated by death. Maybe Aragorn can "haunt" Legolas now and then, or maybe there's a borderland where Elven home and Human home meet, with a small section of existence that allowed elf and man to meet once again. Anyway, thank you for an excellent story! Author Reply: I'm with you, Lyn. I can hardly stand the thought that the elves would remain forever separated from men...hence my story! :-) I certainly appreciate your kind words...thank you for taking the time to review! Linda | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 2/16/2006 |
| He just would, wouldn't he? A letter from Estel - the friend, who has loved him since they first met, rather than the king. An attempt to reassure one who would be left bereft to endure the ages of Arda that they could be sure of being reunited in time. I like the fact that Legolas took Arwen to Lothlorien - and that he knew her brothers and grandfather would be there to watch over her. There is no way that her friends and family would let her walk away on her own to fade and die. And as the first rays of Anor announced the birth of a new day One part of Legolas's life has ended, but I am glad to see the dawn of a new hope for the future. Author Reply: It just seemed like something a good friend might do in order to comfort one he knew would be sorely troubled by his death. And I am such a sucker for a happy ending - I just cannot envision the Firstborn being separated from men after Arda ends. Doesn't Iluvatar translate to All-Father or Father of All? A father would not keep his children apart forever...at least not in my mind. But then like I said - happy endings and all. I had often wondered how Arwen reached Lothlorien...and with Legolas such a good friend and all, he seemed a logical choice...and I know Celeborn and E2 would NOT have left her alone. She might not have known they were there, but they would be. I glad you saw the hope for Legolas - I didn't want him bereft forever. The title came from that line in the poem 'and time remembered is grief forgotten'. That sounded so hopeful to me (besides L has to go the Undying Lands, find his wife and have all those elflings so we can have lots of reflections!) :-) Thank you so much for taking the time to review, Bodkin! linda Author Reply: It just seemed like something a good friend might do in order to comfort one he knew would be sorely troubled by his death. And I am such a sucker for a happy ending - I just cannot envision the Firstborn being separated from men after Arda ends. Doesn't Iluvatar translate to All-Father or Father of All? A father would not keep his children apart forever...at least not in my mind. But then like I said - happy endings and all. I had often wondered how Arwen reached Lothlorien...and with Legolas such a good friend and all, he seemed a logical choice...and I know Celeborn and E2 would NOT have left her alone. She might not have known they were there, but they would be. I'm glad you saw the hope for Legolas - I didn't want him bereft forever. The title came from that line in the poem 'and time remembered is grief forgotten'. That sounded so hopeful to me (besides L has to go the Undying Lands, find his wife and have all those elflings so we can have lots of reflections!) :-) Thank you so much for taking the time to review, Bodkin! linda Author Reply: oh well, double your reading there! sorry! lw | |
| manderly | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 2/15/2006 |
| That was so bittersweet and heartbreaking, but you left us (and Legolas) with hope in the end, and I guess that's all that matters. Thank you for sharing such beautiful words with us! Author Reply: Thank you, Manderly. It was one of those 'sit down and write it in two hours' kind of story. I wish they were all like that! I just cannot believe that Iluvatar would separate his two children (the Firstborn and the Secondborn). It may take a while, but in the end, the two friends will be together. Thanks so much for reviewing! linda | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 2/15/2006 |
| This is lovely Lwarren. The thought that Aragorn would leave Legolas a letter via Arwen is just right. Great dialogue from it too. Author Reply: Thank you, harrowcat. I could just imagine these two tough warriors spending over one hundred years tip-toeing around the topic of Aragorn's death...neither wanting to discuss it. This came to me very quickly (so quickly I've found several typos and a couple of things I left out in my rush to post it!) :-( I'm so glad the letter worked out, though, and having Arwen deliver it after the passing of Aragorn was all right. Thank you for taking the time to review! :-) linda | |