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| Scenes from Edoras by Elemmírë | 16 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 5/9/2007 |
| I like that scene in the movie with them singing and good for them, getting Frodo involved! :) Namarie, God bless, Antane Author Reply: I adore that scene, especially when Merry accidentally kicks a Man's ale out of his hand in his enthusiasm. I couldn't write a book version of Edoras without finding some manner of including that song somehow ... and naturally I had to involve Frodo too. He needed some levity especially when he would be guilt-ridden in the next chapter. I think on some level Merry and Pippin knew this too. And as for Sam, well he just knows when to stay out of the cousins' way like any good hobbit with sense. LOL! ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/9/2007 |
| A sweet story, dear Elemmire. Sam shows his nurturing once more. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: As always, my dear Antane, I thank you and am glad you enjoyed! ~Elemmírë~ p.s. I have Internet service at long last in my new apartment!!!!!!!!!!! It's so very nice to be able to read new tales about my fav hobbits once more and I plan to post soon again too!!!!! :D | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 5/9/2007 |
| Frodo needed to hear those words from Aragorn, similar to the ones the king spoke at his coronation, that it was through the efforts of others that he came to his throne and was able to wed Arwen. I have learned much recently about Aragorn's humility. I don't know if Frodo was able to believe those words until he went West where he learned about his littleness and greatness to paraphrase what the professor said or at least hoped would happen. I'm glad the dream comforted him even if he couldn't remember it. Makes me wonder waht that dream was about on the Quest that he couldn't remember but woke refreshed. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I don't know why, but I've tended to find movie-Aragorn to be a bit more humble than book Aragorn. Don't get me wrong, they're both humble but let me explain: movie-Aragorn is humble throughout the entire story; he does not wish to be king at all which in and of itself is an example of his humbleness. And as much as he loves Arwen, he loves her deeply enough to want only the best for her even if it means he will never see her again when she sails West. It is only through Frodo's own sacrifice that Aragorn finally allows himself to take up the sword reforged, becomes more comfortable with his fate to be the King, and into his own being. "For Frodo." Book Aragorn walks around as a Ranger carrying the remnants of Narsil, knowing the day will come when they are to be reforged. He knows that he has the power to reforge the North and South realms of Men. He already contains the humility in him, yet it is not brought out fully until Frodo offers to take up the Ring. Each step of the Fellowship's journey and the trials they bear force Aragorn to embrace his humility until he at last is indeed crowned king only through the sacrifice of one small hobbit. They're both humble, but to me it's brought out slightly differently IMO. What are your thoughts on Aragorn's humbleness? Ohh, this line of thinking just sparked a thought for the story you know I've been working on, where Frodo receives tending from a certain someone! :) I don't feel that Frodo could truly believe Aragorn's words the way he might have wished to until he was set on the path to healing. I think Frodo would have wanted to believe Aragorn and did take stock in his words to a certain degree, but he would not find the true meaning or take comfort in them until much later I fear. It's good that both Gandalf and Galadriel were with him on the ship and in the Blessed Realm to be able to remind him of others' sacrifice coupled with his own. Thanks for reading! ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/16/2006 |
| *blinks back tears* I'm glad they had this talk. I wish I could write so well of deep matters. This is so gentle, even while it's a little sad. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: WHAT??? You wish you could write so well of deep matters???? But YOU do!!!! You may not realize it, Queen Galadriel, but you have written well of deeper matters in some of the stories you've posted, evoking those same kind of emotions in all of us, as you have felt through this chapter of mine. I'm very flattered though and I thank you from my heart for such a kind compliment. *blushes deeply* Anyway, Frodo needed to have this talk with those he came to love and trust. He needed to realize that the parting of Elrond and Arwen was not his fault and to not add the guilt of their eternal separation add to his already overburdoned spirit. Thank you so very much for reading and reviewing this entire tale, Queen Galadriel. As always, I appreciate the feedback and it makes me want to write even more! ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/16/2006 |
| LOL! This had me clutching my sides! Especially Sam's "knowing better than to get involved"! LOL! Yep, he's a wise one! Oh, sweet Pippin! God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Sam was a very, very practical hobbit indeed. Pippin, of course, knew just the thing to get his Merry merry again. As another reviewer said, Trust food or drink to help Merry's grief." Unfortunately, all the revelry and celebrating of the proud people of Rohan do little to help poor Frodo. He is cheered for a time ... but a short time only. ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/16/2006 |
| Aww! Hobbits and horses! Sweet! And the stable is so very Rohirric! God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: LOL! Two of my favorite things ... horses and hobbits! I did my research on that stable. I knew pretty much how I wanted to describe the Royal Stable of Edoras, but double-checking some of the details gave me another excuse to watch ROTK ... again. LOL! Due to his growing need to take care of Frodo and watch out for Gollum, dear Sam sort of forgot about his beloved Bill the Pony for a little while there. But, at least that was one happy ending to the story when Sam and Bill were reunited once more, as we all know. Thank you for reading/reviewing, my dear Queen. ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/16/2006 |
| Oh, delightful! *grins* I can just see Pip juggling! And yes, he would want to just be a tween again after all that, poor Hobbit. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Yes, poor Pippin out of all the hobbits needed to be a kid again and not the more mature lad he'd been forced to become due to the journey and experiences of the Fellowship. He needed the chance to act a tween, even if just for a short time, in order to relieve the stress of war. Thanks for reading, Queen Galadriel! ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 9/5/2006 |
| It's right that Frodo should be contemplating partings, I suppose. He is certainly more detached from life than he used to be - but the vision of peace will sustain him to a degree. (And poor Elrond/Arwen. You just have to hope that time is seen so differently among elves - and that he will be as happy in the West as she will be with Aragorn that both can endure this parting.) Author Reply: Yes, the Ring and his journey to destroy it changed poor Frodo in so many ways. Perhaps it was his dreams of the far off shores that sustained him until he could reach them. Elrond knows Arwen will be happy with Aragorn and he knows that Aragorn will take care of her to the best of his ability and then some. His fear lies of what will happen to her after Aragorn dies and she is left alone to mourn. I think that seeing his own wife, Celebrian, will do much to help heal Elrond in the West, although he will never forget Arwen. Thank you so very much, Bodkin, for reading and reviewing each chapter. I'm glad you enjoyed these littel glimpses of the hobbits as they passed through Rohan on their way home. I hope you continue to read my tales, if I may say so. :D | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 9/5/2006 |
| Merry needed the wake to help him release his sorrow. Mind you, he wants to be careful - dancing on tables can be dangerous. Author Reply: Yes, he most certainly did need that time to grieve and accept Theoden's heroic death. LOL! Yes, dancing on table (especially when drunk) can be very dangerous indeed--that's why practical Sam was smart enough to stay away from the revelry. I don't think the men of the Rohirrim would let either Merry or Pippin come to any harm if it could be helped. (I once had a friend in college who ended up cracking her ribs when she was doing a kegstand.) Thanks for another review! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/5/2006 |
| Shadowfax makes a great guardian - he has taken the hobbits under his care. Author Reply: Shadowfax just kind of trotted his way into the story when I was writing it. He knows how much Gandalf loves the hobbits and over the course of the War and its aftermath, he came to know and love them just as much. I hope to write a longer hobbit/Shadowfax tale in the future--it's been on my idea list for a while now and I love horses (and hobbits)! Thanks, Bodkin! | |