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| The Heir Apparent by Mirkwoodmaiden | 122 Review(s) |
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| Janvpals | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 5/18/2022 |
| this fic was so so so soooooo good omg!! i LOVED reading about arathorn and gilraen, and young aragorn growing up, and just. the. feels!!!! and the epilogue was so, so, sooooooooo well done omgggg thanks so much for writing this!!! Author Reply: So many apologies for not writing a response sooner! Life just happens! But though it is late in coming! Thank you so much for your review I poured my heart into this story and I am so glad it is appreciated!! Thanks! MM | |
| Hanasian | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/24/2021 |
| This is a most beautiful read of this period of the Dúnedain history. The dialogue and narrative really fills in the depth of the story and characters well. Aragorn naming his brother-in-law Erithain as regent chieftain for Aragorn is really awesome storytelling! I've only read this far today but plan on reading the rest soon. The only criticism I have is a minor one... Canonically, at the time of these events, Fornost had been an abandoned ruin haunted by wights since its sacking 960 years before by the Witch-King of Angmar, and had become known as 'Deadman's Dike' in local lore. Still, overall, great story this! Author Reply: Hanasian! Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to write! It really means so much to me! I have always been fascinated by the Dunedain and this story is the result. When I started this story many years I had in my mind I was thinking Fornost and after going back and adding chapters and doing some rewriting I discovered my mistake and realised that I should really have been referring to Annuminas. I need to go through the story to see if just changing the name would work or will I have to rewrite bits. Thank you again for reading and writing. Be Well; Stay Safe MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 8/27/2021 |
| So beautiful and sad. It touched me to tears. And there is such peace in this. Author Reply: Nurayy!! I have always loved this Epilogue. It pratically wrote itself! I wanted that reunion between father and son and this poured off my fingertips and out onto the keyboard. So happy it touched you! Thank you for finishing this story! It really means a lot to me that you did! ((hugs)) Be safe! MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 8/27/2021 |
| How much weighs on Aragorn's shoulders. At an age when young people struggle and seek their identity, he has to leave everything behind, all that was familiar and he loved and new well, to find. And accept a new reality. And he masters it all sovereignly. I'm so glad he found a new family, and a new home. And I love how in his heart Imladris and his family there will always be there. All this makes him even more special for the richness he he carries in his being. Author Reply: Nurayy!! I'm guessing that this review was for Chapter Nineteen. After being away from this story for over ten years I decided that this portion of the story needed to be told. Again I am fascinated at what 20 year old Aragorn would have thought about and handled his transition from youngest son of Elrond to the Heir of Isildur. How would his people view him? How did he view himself? What would his re-definition of himself cost him emotionally? But he does find a new home among the Dunedain, acceptance and love. I have another half-finished chapter about Aragorn coming back to see Gilraen, back with her people, one last time before she dies. on this site unpublished. I would like to finish it soon. But I have three stories on-the-go already so it will have to wait! Be well! ((hugs)) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 8/27/2021 |
| This story is so nicely crafted. The characters shaped out wonderfully. What joy to see the reunion of Aragorn with his Uncle. There has been much pain and longing for so long. After the waiting the longing and feeling of loss and all Erithain endured, finally they are together without secrets. I love how you write Aragorn throughout the story. There is greatness and love in him, so noble. He is so much like his father, and his mother too, his family, you showed a great heritage. The rangers, how you write them, you do them honour. A great people. They have endured so much, they lead a hard life. And still they stay strong and fight and hope, so very admirable. I love how you show also Aragorn's/ Estel's elven side how is of both worlds. This story is a wonderful tribute to Aragorn! And so very deserved. Author Reply: Nurayy! Sorry for the late response. I am so happy that you have continued with this story. It is close to my heart. I took great joy in reuniting Erithain and Aragorn. "I love how you write Aragorn throughout the story. There is greatness and love in him, so noble. He is so much like his father, and his mother too, his family, you showed a great heritage. The rangers, how you write them, you do them honour. A great people. They have endured so much, they lead a hard life. And still they stay strong and fight and hope, so very admirable." Thank you for writing this. My love for Aragorn and my complete fascination with the Dunedain is what drove this story to be written so I am really happy that love for their nobility (both Aragorn and the Dunedain) came through strong in the story! They had to be a great and noble people to have survived as they did. hope you are well!! ((hugs)) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 8/27/2021 |
| This story is so nicely crafted. The characters shaped out wonderfully. What joy to see the reunion of Aragorn with his Uncle. There has been much pain and longing for so long. After the waiting the longing and feeling of loss and all Erithain endured, finally they are together without secrets. I love how you write Aragorn throughout the story. There is greatness and love in him, so noble. He is so much like his father, and his mother too, his family, you showed a great heritage. The rangers, how you write them, you do them honour. A great people. They have endured so much, they lead a hard life. And still they stay strong and fight and hope, so very admirable. I love how you show also Aragorn's/ Estel's elven side how is of both worlds. This story is a wonderful tribute to Aragorn! And so very deserved. | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 8/10/2021 |
| Dear Mirkwoodmaiden Again such an important chapter. First the scene with the sword was deeply moving and meaningful. The faith Elrond has in Aragorn, how he is supporting him, steady and calm is so important for Aragorn and the destiny he has to fulfill. So much is expected of him, still so young, but his foster father sees the great man he is growing to be. And then his meeting with Arwen; you described it so well, and the feeling, the love that grows there... So difficult for Aragorn to know that what his heart desires is bringing grief to the people he most loves. And yet we know he will carry it all, through all the difficulties, he will succeed but there will be a cost. You describe the situation so well, and their emotions are palpable, I feel for them all. And you make me admire this man even more for his strength, his perseverance and the respect he shows for all the loved people involved and his destiny. He knows his responsibility and he will carry it to the end, and yet he would not give up or deny his heart. So extremely well done! I hope you are doing well. Author Reply: Nurayy! Hello! Sorry for the delay in response. I am well but it has been a long week! So happy to see your review! The scene with the sword harkens back to a short story on here called "Shards of Memory". That scene in the "Fellowship" when Aragorn encounters the sword has always stuck with me and produced some nice reflection of it in my fanfic. Also the relationship between Aragorn and Elrond has always fascinated me. It is such a complex one made even more difficult when Aragorn falls in love with Arwen. Two people among the ones Elrond loves most in this world. It always break my heart when I think of all Elrond has sacrificed for Middle Earth. Yes, everything that Aragorn has to endure...and he does it so well. Obviously I am enthralled and this story and the other short stories are the result! Hope you are well and safe as well. ((hugs)) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 7/22/2021 |
| Dear Mirkwoodmaiden This was a revelation of such importance. And beautifully and deftly written. The emotions of all concerned, I could feel them, I was excited, awed and worried. Such a great and emotional Moment for Aragorn, he will need time digest it. So much lies on him. I am also glad for Gilraen, that she has to hide the truth and her memories and love for Arathorn no longer. Elrond did not lose his Estel, although after this revelation he has grown even more in so short a time. The conversation with the twins about Aragorn's father, his death and his love for the boy made me cry. I hope you are well. Take care 🌸 Author Reply: Nurayy! I can't tell you how much it means that you are reading this story. It was my first multi-chaptered story and it really does hold a very special place in my heart. I have always been fascinated by Aragorn as a child growing up in Imladris. I have always been fascinated by the father-son relationship between he and Elrond. In the LOTR trilogy if you didn't know already you would never guess that Aragorn is Elrond's foster son. Elrond is the only father Aragorn has ever known. I know to emphasis that in the films would have been difficult but it would have been really nice to see. It was good that Elladan and Elrohir were there when Arathorn died so they could tell Aragorn first hand what Arathorn had said. So glad you are reading this and enjoying it How you are well and safe! ((hugs)) MM Author Reply: Sorry for making you cry. Glad you liked it! ((hugs)) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 6/18/2021 |
| *I meant Thranduil BOWING to Estel. not bending, of course. | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 6/17/2021 |
| Dear Mirkwoodmaiden, I hope you are well. This was a wonderful chapter. A new friendship building, tightening so strongly in this short time. Short and intense it was. The image of the young elf and young man together was such a delight. They will have a long way together and I love this friendship so. And seeing their bonding from beginning is very special. I loved Thranduil, impressive as he is, he is also vulnerable when it concerns the ones he most loves, and you showed it so well; his tender heart under the crust. Even it went to my heart to see how insecure he is under what people usually see of him, how he thinks himself unworthy of his loving and wonderful wife. You are showing such nice contrasts here. And I loved to see Lasgalen in his memories, and what great personality she has. Here we really get to know her. It makes me feel so sorry for the loss he/they suffered. Also the memories of the twins of their mother was painful. So touching. And they have this heartbreak in common. I was relieved with them all when they found Estel and Legolas. Loved Thranduil bending to Estel, delighted about his name. So beautiful. The great Elvenking bowing before a human boy in deep gratitude. And how proud the twins are of their little foster-brother. I was feeling such joy for Estel. Author Reply: Nurayy! Hello! I am well. I have just finished my next chapter for "Reunion in Mirkwood!" After my beta edits it should be up this week. So happy that you liked the chapter. These are the chapters I am referring to those chapters in "Reunion" I wrote the first 18 chapters of this story in fifteen years ago *slaps forehead...has it really been that long* long before "Hobbit: Unexpected Journey" was even cast and it is one of the reason I love Lee Pace's Thranduil. His portrayal is as I imagined Thranduil would be and hopefully have written him as. So much torment below the cool, controlled surface. So much pain and memory. Thranduil bowing to Estel. This is the reason for the affection he has for Aragorn in the first chapters of "Reunion". Most of my stories tend to be written with the same timeline. All so they can refer back to other stories within the world of Tolkien that I have written. So happy you are enjoying this, it means a lot to me! Hope you are well! ((hugs)) MM | |