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| A Case of Mistaken Identity by Conquistadora | 45 Review(s) |
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| Elena Tiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/12/2004 |
| Excellent work! I always had the feeling that Thranduil was ill-served in much fan fiction, but to see all the original sources quoted really puts it all together. Thank you! - Barbara Author Reply: You are most welcome! :) | |
| Gypsum | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/12/2004 |
| Thank you! Your essay could not be more timely or helpful! I am working on a story where Thranduil plays a semi-prominent role towards the end, and I was utterly clueless as to how one writes him. There is a dirth of information about him and what info you can find is scattered. Your essay brought it together nicely. Thanks again!! Author Reply: Hooray! So glad to help! That's what I'm here for. ;) | |
| Bejai | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/12/2004 |
| Woohoo! Brilliant! While Thranduil has not historically been one of my ... hm, obsessions, these mighty Sindar kings are taking up more and more room in my heart. The connections to Doriath and the first age are particularly facinating. All the great elves living in the third are connected in interesting, important ways -- for example, while the elves of Rivendell and Lothlorien are more my style, I've been discovering that it is impossible to work out their history without knowing about Thranduil, Oropher, Amdir, and Amroth. So I very much appreciate this essay, if for nothing more than a good reflection of what ELSE is going on in the world I like to play in. And I always appreciate someone who can lay down the law regarding the nature of elves in general. Only one or two of the very worst would do even half the things some writers have the best doing Author Reply: I'm not sure what it is about Thranduil that I find so captivating . . . maybe his resemblence to many of the historical figures I find to be facinating. He has all the magnificent temper of Emperor Charles V, all the concerns and high moral standards of King Philip II (who really reminds me more of Legolas; convienient since Philip was Charles' son), all the indomitable drive of St. Joan of Arc or Pope Gregory VII, etc. Poor King Philip also has a monster legend to deal with because of his Armada, so I think Thranduil can sympathize. ;) And yes, I wholeheartedly agree that the scandals of fanfic elvendom should be denounced more often and more vehemently. I kept my (online) mouth shut for a long time outside my own writing, but like Thranduil I finally abandoned the pushover attitude and decided I wasn't having any more of it. I usually avoid confrontations, but I'll stand up for this guy! Anyone who lasts as long as Thranduil did has to be doing something right! I used to not have much use for Lorien, but Marnie has instilled in me a healthy respect for Celeborn, so, greetings from one on the other side! | |
| Kitt of Lindon | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/12/2004 |
| Thank you for writing this! You took the words right out of my mouth in this essay. I too was getting very sick of the horrible jerk-Thranduil fan fiction that is going around. Reading this has brought me back to the ‘magnificent Elven lord of old’ state of mind on Thranduil that had been soiled before. Ah, it feels so good. I bow to you! Hmm, you put in that “he has a sense of humor as well”-how unused that is in fan fiction. And I'm so glad you pointed out the Legolas-Thranduil relationship was not a neglected one. There was never a wasted word in it, so I can only say this is a work of brilliance! Author Reply: You're welcome; I enjoyed writing it! It's about time we Good!Thranduilites found each other and gathered beneath his banner, don't you think? ;) And certainly Thranduil had a sense of humor! "May your shadow grow never less (or stealing would be too easy)! Farewell!" Can't you just see him smiling?! What a great guy! :D | |
| finafyr | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/12/2004 |
| here here... to everything you said.. for too long have the elven peoples and especially Thranduil had to endure stories making him and others out to be beasts.. you have made your statements with much thought and study .. and I for one would like to thank you... I agree 1000% to every thing you said.. now if we could also get rid of the Merry and Pippin evil mean father stories.. (sigh) thank you from the bottom of my heart.. Author Reply: You are more than welcome. :) It was unfortunate that our only good look at Thranduil was at a less-than-opportune moment, and I don't think the poor guy will ever live it down, but no one who really takes the time to know him will conclude that he is a monster. I can't do much about Merry's and Pippin's problems of paternal-misrepresentation, but you have my sympathy! Cheers from a fellow Thranduil devotee. :) | |