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| The Road to Edoras by Dreamflower | 13 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 34 on 11/29/2006 |
| Oh, what a wonderful tale within the tale, Dreamflower! Superb! And a welcome addition to the story. Now, to hear the rest of the journey. Author Reply: Thanks! I am doing a lot of that, of course, for that's part of the purpose of the story, for the hobbits and the other races to learn about one another and themselves as well. And a journey lends itself to tales, a la Canterbury Tales. Yes, they will very soon be on the road once more. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 34 on 11/29/2006 |
| Dreamflower, I *loved* this tale! Though it has traces of our own fairy tales, in the first place it reminded me of the Took who was said to have married a Faerie, and the Hobbits very obviously remembered this, too. How lovely to have the hobbits come to the aid of this family and even stopping the son-in-laws from taking over the farm they had disdained earlier in order to get the profit. It is amusing to have been told this story among *men*! Great idea - this certainly was worth the long wait for this story. Can't wait for more! Author Reply: Yes, it's the ancestors of the Tooks, of course. My idea is that the "faerie wife" must have been one of the lesser Maia, perhaps set to watching over the hobbits by Yavanna. We know that Maia can wed the children of Iluvatar, since Melian married Thingol. But I see this particular one as somewhat earthier, and maybe akin to Goldberry. (Because I think Tom and Goldberry are also Maia.) And I did try to keep it in the folkloric tone of RL fairy tales, though trying also to make it in keeping with Middle-earth as well. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 34 on 11/29/2006 |
| I love the story. It reminded me so much of the fairy tales that I used to read as a child. Great chapter and finally, the Hobbits heard a tale about themselves told by another race. Author Reply: Thank you! I wanted to capture that fairy tale feel! I'm glad you think I succeeded. Well, you know in "The Road to Isengard" Theoden says that "they do little, and avoid the sight of men, being able to vanish in a twinkling; and the can change their voices to resemble the piping of birds." He also says there are no tales--but I think these sorts of tales would be more well known among the common folk. And we know that the language of the Shire and that of Rohan had words in common, so there must have been *some* interaction. | |