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| Burden to Bear by Ellie | 3 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/18/2010 |
| How sad to lose his clan adar, and then to find him yet again in Valinor! And the end is delightful! Author Reply: I apologize for the delay in replying. Things have been insane lately. I had fun coming up with the concept of the clan adar and making Haldir so important - not that he ever thought he'd be clan adar with so many generations between him and the one he tried to save in the story but the battle was a bad one and everyone preceding him in succession died. Thank you so very much for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you enjoyed this story. Ellie | |
| Redheredh | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/9/2010 |
| That was lovely. I always enjoy your reverence towards the paternal. Author Reply: Thank you very much! I see the elves as being very paternal. Their lineage is counted that way and they always tell you who their father is when they give you their name at an introduction. I think the elves who never left Middle-earth would have had social structures based around paternity as well. Tolkien doesn't tell us much about them so there is lots of room for creativity. Thank you for reading and reviewing! | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/8/2010 |
| This is a lovely story, giving us a glimpse into the rich culture of the Galadhrim that we rarely see elsewhere. I saw the water that Haldir crossed as being the border between death on the one side and life on the other with Haldir moving, not from life to death, but just the opposite with the final implied crossing of the Great Sea as the ultimate image of moving from death (living in the Mortal lands of Middle-earth) to (new) life and resurrection in Valinor (through the Edair who have been reborn and the little elfling who is the future). In many ways, I think it's a wonderful Eastertide story with its message of hope and renewal. Thank you for sharing, Ellie. Author Reply: It is fun pondering the cultures of the different clans as well as the responsibilities of the different members - especially those who it seems we know well. I had not considered this as an Eastertide story when I first wrote it but there is definite symbolism there. In some of my other stories, readers have found things I had not realised I had put into the carving of the tales. Thank you for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you enjoyed my story :-) | |