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Fiondil's Tapestry by Fiondil	9 Review(s)
ellie	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/30/2008
This was powerful. so full of the belakness and desolationa dn the poinelessess of things when the only thing you can focus on is survival from moment to moment. I was glad ot see the resolution at the end. It was amazing what they went through to finally reconcile things. I was saddened to hear what Glorfy endured in alqualonde and that his dad was a follower of feanor! Didn't see that one coming! A snowdrift deep, thoughtful tale. well done! Author Reply: There has been next to nothing written about this pivotal point in the history or Arda and the Noldor and I felt it was time something of it were told. I'm glad you found a deep,thoughtful tale. I hope all my readers come away with something to think about with this one. Thanks for reviewing.

Nieriel Raina	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/29/2008
squeals A story about my idiotic elf! ahem, Thandir, too. Very interesting all around. Wow, I've wondered the back story to your Glorfindel's parents for some time and... blinks Yea, better he doesn't remember them yet, I'd say. How horrible! But I'm glad that in the end these two once adversaries came to be friends. Very well done! And you get extra credit for including caribou, polar bears and WOOLY MAMMOTHS! more squees Excellent, fabulous, brilliant! applause Author Reply: Ah... the truth will out, won't it? lol Glad you liked the chapter even if Glorfindel's revelation about his parents was not something you wanted to hear... you should have seen me trying to come up with appropriate names in Quenya for the different arctic animals that might have lived then, especially the wooly mammoth. Thanks for reviewing.

Radbooks	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/29/2008
Oh, nicely done! I cannot imagine having to do something like that... cross the ice and live in the cold and just keep going day after day. I'd have wanted to turn back like the first day. :) I saw in one of your review responses that it was almost 10 years and I was shocked, I had no idea it took that long. You would be totally changed from such an ordeal. Anyway, I really enjoyed this and I liked seeing some of the backstory about Glorfindel's family. How sad for him. No wonder he never talks about them... well, about his father anyway. I liked the tension between Glorfindel and Calamandil. It seemed realistic and I especially liked that Calamandil couldn't even remember what the disagreement between their father's had been about. So typical of grudges that we hold onto. :) I felt bad for the cubs for a brief moment - you know they're cute and cuddly! grin And then I remembered how much worse it would be to leave them to starve to death on their own... that's much less humane. And, the elves did need the meat... it's too bad they didn't get it after all of their hard work and almost dying. Almost dying twice in the case of Calamandil. Very enjoyable story! Author Reply: Hi Radbooks, Yes... it'd definitely not my idea of a good time, either... I think for most of them the only motivation that kept them going was the anger they must have felt for Fëanor's betrayal. Certainly that would've been true for Fingolfin and Finrod, among others. I did not expect Glorfindel to reveal anything about his family as he's never spoken of them before... I'm not even sure he remembers them in EI yet... I'm glad you found the tension between him and Calamandil realistic and hopefully the resolution of their animosity. As for the bear cubs... you're correct... I'm sure Glorfindel would have preferred not to kill them either but realized that doing so was more merciful. And yes... after all that hard work, to lose the meat... but at least they came away from it all with their own hides intact. Thanks for reviewing. I really appreciate it.

Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/29/2008
Lovely story, but a reminder of how terrible the long march over the Helcaraxë must have been, too. And it made it so clear that these elves had to bury the hatchet, so to speak, in order to work together to survive. To continue these petty rivalries and animosities would have been desastrous. Well, at least these two realised it and made their peace. Admittedly I had wondered about Glorfindel's family more than once - now I understand only too well why nobody was there for him when he was reborn, and why he refused to talk about his family at all, even if he remembers them. How terrible to know what his father did! Poor ellon hugs Glorfindel Author Reply: The old social structures and ways of doing things were breaking down, had to be breaking down; it was no longer 'business as usual' for these elves and so they needed to put aside such things as petty quarrels and animositiies and work togethre to survive or they would all perish. When I started writing this story I was unaware of Glorfindel's family background (he refused to talk about it to me previous to this). I'm not sure if he does remember in EI or not... we may find out sometime. I'm sure there are many such stories like Glorifndel's... not only with regards to Alqualondë but also the other Kinslayings and divided loyalties between the different Noldorin lords and factions. Glorfindel, I suspect, is not alone nor his case all that unusual. They all were a bit insane to do what they did. Thanks for reviewing. I appreciate it.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/29/2008
I hate to see the cubs die--but in this case know it was necessary. And to see amity overcome enmity is always good! And Finrod is already showing himself a worthy lord! Author Reply: Yeah, I didn't like that either, but they would've died anyway with their mother gone, so it was more a mercy killing on Glorfindel's part. Finrod, of course has a ways to go before he becomes King of Nargothrond, but he's beginnning to show himself a worthy lord indeed, as Thandir learns. Thanks for reviewing.

Beruthiels Cat	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/28/2008
Thought the thunderstorms had passed by earlier, and ended up having to duck out in the middle and come back later... This tale is a most welcome insight into more of the history of two of my favorite characters. Their interaction here in the face of such danger is a great beginning bridge for their friendship and later events in their lives. The more you add to your various stories, the more seamless they become. The best parts of this tale brings into focus the reality of the exodus across the Helcaraxë, something that also needed expanding upon, as the terrible conditions they faced lasted so much longer and were so much worse than readers tend to realize. Saw the dedication, smiles and the feeling is indeed mutual. Couldn't keep myself on track without your valued input! Cat Author Reply: I don't think too many people really understand just how horrific the Crossing had to have been for the Elves... it took them nearly 10 years to reach Beleriand, and in all that time they were constantly reminded of the treachery and betrayal that forced them to make such a perilous journey... that alone must have made everytning that much worse for them. And thanks again for all your help with this story... you know what I was going through as I was writing it.

6336	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/28/2008
Mm. I do like how you tie your stories together. Interesting insight in to Glorfindel's family, what happened to his father, did he make it to Endore(sp)?What a thing to happen, how many who followed tried to stop the slaughter at Aqualonde and died themselves,something else to lay at Feanor's feet, inconsiderate elf! More please, Lynda Author Reply: I thought it was time to show WHY Glorfindil NEVER speaks of his family to anyone in my "Elf, Interrupted" series. I wasn't sure myself just what happened until I started writing this. Thanks for reviewing.

eiluj	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/28/2008
Okay, I am now very sorry I ever wondered about Glorfindel's family. And this makes perfect sense of his responses in "EI" when asked about his parents. [But wasn't he being called "Laurefindë" in "EI"?] I liked the details about what they hunted and ate. It really was a long journey; I suppose it must have taken months and months -- then again, if I look at the Atlas, it was probably at least two thousand miles to Beleriand, so maybe it took years (looking in the Sil just makes me want to pin Tolkien down to a few definite answers about geography, and exactly where certain things took place). Anyway: I never thought about this before, but it certainly was an ironic contrast to the older generation's journey to Aman. Interesting about the "wavering" lights. Is that your detail, or is it something Tolkien mentioned? It is actually raining!!! Author Reply: I originally had "Laurefindë" as a possibnle back translation of Glorfindel in Ei and other stories where he appears, but I recently came across a reference by Tolkien where he specifically states that his Quenya hame was "Laurefindil" so I went back to change it as I like to stay as much in canon as possible. According to Tolkien in such things as the Annals of Aman and the Annals of Beleriand, found in various volumes of HoME, the journey took nearly a Valian year or 9.58 solar years to complete. So yes, they were a long time reaching Middle-earth. The Aurora Borealis is my input with the Elves thinking they were Maiar keeping an eye on them. Tolkien never mentions them excetp in ths "Father Christmas Letters". grin Thanks for reviewing.

Kaylee	Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 6/28/2008
Ai, meldonya!! I get the shivers just reading this...both from the cold and the fear!!!! Question; during the snowstorm scene with the dead polar bears, was it Thandir and Glorfi alone or was Laurendil with them? Because occasionally you said Laurendil and sometimes Laurefindil and I was confused. ~Kaylee!! Author Reply: Sorry, I thought I had gotten all the references to Laurendil changed to Laurefindil. Thanks for pointing it out.

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