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| Across Arda's Ages by Rhyselle | 6 Review(s) |
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| Kaylee Arafinwiel | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/23/2010 |
| Dol Amroth Blue! I love it! How is indigo obtained, by the way? That's the color I thought of, but I'm not sure how the original dye was procured. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/15/2010 |
| Interesting and unusual piece - never thought of dye as a source of Dol Amroth wealth, but it makes a lot of sense, especially with the murex... Author Reply: Thanks for commenting, Raksha. :) This was a fun way to explore those parts of the map that aren't really detailed, and what seems to be a reasonable explanation for the color used in the Dol Amroth Heraldry as described by Tolkien. I enjoyed coming up with this one almost as much as the one about Thranduil and the early motor car! | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/13/2010 |
| This is great--I loved how you drew attention to the secondary consequences of war--economies, trade, etc. This is the exact kind of worldbuilding that I love. Author Reply: In my planning for the Tolkien Gathering of A Long Expected Party 2: There and Back Again, I decided that I wanted to make an outfit of livery for Dol Amroth, and was trying to figure out just what Dol Amroth Blue was. So I did research on how different shades of blue dye were made in the Medieval and pre-Medieval period, and came up against the info on Tyrian Purple (which was actually more of a magenta shade than purple). I figured that maybe different shellfish's secretions could give a different base color, and thus... this drabble came to be. The costume fabric I finally settled on it gorgeous too--even though the fabric store described it as "Legion Blue". Thanks for reviewing! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/12/2010 |
| A most likely scenario, I'd think. Love the idea of it! Author Reply: Thanks so very much! :) | |
| Lady Bluejay | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/12/2010 |
| Great - all the times I have written of Dol Amroth and I have never thought of this. Talk about learning something new everyday. LOL. LBJ Author Reply: I very much enjoy you Dol Amroth tales. I like it that each of us can bring new things to the table when we write fanfic. Thanks for reviewing! | |
| Vilwarin | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/11/2010 |
| Aha! Dol amroth Blue. How wonderful that it found its way into a drabble. And it's very beautifully done, too. I imagine that this is where a considerable amount of his wealth came from and of course he'd be worried. Author Reply: When I started doing the research, it was for a costume, but nothing one learns is ever wasted when one is a writer! :) So glad you liked it! | |