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| Oliphaunt am I by Elemmírë | 3 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/17/2007 |
| I can't remember if I reviewed this or not but my favorite part is Pippin writing about the horror of nearly losing his Merry and Paladin's horror of what his son endured out there and said son's saying the oliphaunts are real. I love also the idea of Frodo listening to 11-year-old Sam recite his poem. Are you going to do a story of that? Hint hint... or have I missed something? Namarie, God bless, Melinyel, Antane :) | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/29/2007 |
| Oh wow Elemmire. Not all wonders are so great to encounter more closely it seems. Author Reply: No, while Frodo and Sam may have found a brief moment of delight and fascination upon viewing the oliphaunts, poor Merry and Pippin would have quite a different take I think (in the movie, at any rate). As for young Isengar, whether or not he gets a closer view of the oliphaunts remains yet to be seen. His story is in the process of further development. Thanks for reading, Harrowcat! It's always a pleasure to hear from you! ~Elemmírë~ | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/29/2007 |
| Yes, definitely a movie moment there, the thought of finding Merry by the downed oliphaunt. Wonderful tale of the origins of the riddle-poem. Very wonderful. And rather sad, to think Hildigar had gone in search of his big brother and brought home no word. A wonderful reason for his voyaging, though. Author Reply: Hello Larner, Yes, that's always been one of the many moments that's stood out for me in the film version, especially in the EE, when Pippin is searching and searching and then finally finds his poor cousin just a hairsbreadth from being squashed hobbit. Although they both faced many other perils throughout their journey, the oliphaunt would have been the largest in size and weight when compared to the hobbits' small stature. The battle of the Pelennor itself was overwhelming, let alone nearly being crushed by one of those beasts. It's one of many traumatic events that I feel would haunt Pippin (and Merry)for a time upon their return home. And by Pippin adding his own heartfelt verse to the poem allows Paladin to better understand just what the lads suffered out in the world of the Big Folk. Thank you, Larner; I'm very glad you enjoyed the origins of the poem. I really enjoyed writing it and several of the reviews when I first posted this tale at Marigold's Challenge have spurned me to flesh out Isengar's (and in a way Hiligrim's)own story. Why did he take to Sea as a youth and what did his own journey entail? A future story is most definitely in the works. :) As always, thanks for reading/reviewing! ~Elemmírë~ Author Reply: Oops, I meant to say Hildifons, not Hildigrim. Drat that Gerontious Took for having 12 children and naming half of them Hildi-something or other. :) | |