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| The Lion and his Lady by Lialathuveril | 76 Review(s) |
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| Cuthalion | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/13/2007 |
| This is absolutely delightful. Lothiriel, coming to the neglected Meduseld like a gush of wind, sweeping dirt and sadness out and healing Éomer with her sheer presence. A completely different take on one of my favorite LOTR-heroes (at least since I frequently read your tales) and a wonderful one to boot. Thank you! Cúthalion Author Reply: I know this is a very different Eomer - I wanted to tackle the idea of him not so easily overcoming the many losses he has suffered in his life. If you think of it, he has lost his entire family except for Eowyn who has moved to Gondor. But hopefully he will have a big and happy family with Lothiriel. After all Tolkien told us he was later known as Eomer Eadig. Lia | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/10/2007 |
| Very clever! Identity kept right up to the last moment. (Although Eomer wouldn't really have been setting up a secret and beloved mistress. It's just not him - he's far too open to cope with a double life!) Author Reply: You are right, Eomer is not the sort to set up a mistress beside his wife, but it was fun to toy with the idea! Lia | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/10/2007 |
| Oh my! Lothiriel must have given her father and brothers more grey hairs than the armies of Sauron. She is very lucky that she fell into Eomer's hands here. Author Reply: LOL! Yes, she probably did give Imrahil plenty of grey hairs and will keep Eomer on his toes as well! Lia | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/10/2007 |
| Ah! What a nice way to develop their relationship! They were able to become friends before they ever met - the wedding will be much less of a shock. Author Reply: Hello Bodkin, how nice hearing from you again! They might even have fallen in love with each other without having met and yes, I'm sure the wedding will be a success. Lia P.S. I've been meaning to thank you for nominating Black Eyes for the MEFAs - thank you very much! | |
| Cuthalion | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/9/2007 |
| Wonderful - and even more as you skillfully toy with the idea hat this might be a "simple" stable girl (or is she more)? The tension between them, her very believable struggle with convention, her own upbringing (and doubtlessly many lessons from books like that of pompous Belecthor) and his passion and warmth are a lovely, thrilling contrast... and that she finally overcomes traditions and courtesy to greet her fiancé properly is simply delightful. Bravo. Cúthalion You should check the horse's name. There are repeatedly missing spaces between Hlaefdige and the following words. Author Reply: She's probably got a bookshelf full of comportment guides! And I did of course do my best to lead you astray as to her identity, which to me was a big part of the fun of writing this story. And in the end she overcame her doubts - but then who could resist Eomer ;-) Lia P.S. thanks for pointing out the problem with the horse name, I've fixed it. | |
| Sorrel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/7/2007 |
| I think that this is a great story! I love Lothiriel/Eomer, and would reccomend this one to anyone I met in the street! Author Reply: Eomer was always my favourite character in the books and now I seem to be pretty much stuck writing about them! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Lia | |
| Alison H | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/6/2007 |
| This was wonderful, Lia.Whenever I see one of your updates I know that I'm going to enjoy the banter between Eomer and Lothiriel....and you describe the feelings that they have for each other so well. Lothiriel's response at the end of this story left me with a huge smile on my face.Never underestimate a girl in love, especially if her betrothed is Eomer :D I'm looking forward to the next update. Ali. Author Reply: Somehow they always end up doing a lot of talking and teasing in my stories, don't they! It can even be difficult to shut them up and get on with the story. And I get the feeling Eomer was also left with a huge smile on his face ;-) Nice hearing from you again! Lia | |
| Alquawende | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/5/2007 |
| I read the first part at GoI, but the other half that was in the dining Hall was new. As you most likely already know, I really like your takes and will wait patiently for more, if I can... The ending was quite a suprise. The gasp from the sister-in-law and the whistles and cheers from the Rohirrim was funny. It's so easy to hear and see what's happening there. Alquawende Author Reply: Well, as you know I tried to muddy the waters and sow as much doubt possible, so the end would come as a surprise to the reader and the characters both. And somehow in my stories Lothiriel always ends up with straight-laced relatives shocked by their behaviour! Lia | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/5/2007 |
| This is just wonderful. The sensory details throughout make it feel very real, and the voice is just terrific. Also, the sexual tension crackles. Just a great read. Author Reply: Thank you for the compliments! This is my first attempt at first person viewpoint, maybe that makes the voice more intimate. Lia | |
| Pryderi | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/5/2007 |
| As usual I enjoyed this tale with all its humour. But unlike Eomer I was very interested in the tale told by the storyteller. I had not come across it before so it sent me back to the similar tales from British tradition with which I am familiar. If you do not know them already you might be interested in Kemp Owyne (sometimes Kempion), The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea, and Alison Gross. There may be more but those were the ones I consulted and the interest sidetracked me from posting the review I should have left at the time. Of course a main protagonist in a lot of these tales is the wicked stepmother. Can you find a wicked stepmother in Tolkien? I can't. I suppose you could make Indis responsible for all Feanor's faults but it does not ring true to me. Well I thought you handled the parallels between the folk tale and the outer story very well. They were not too direct, few straight analogies, and I must confess that it took me a while to recognise that they were there. Having recognised the similarities (and differences) I was delighted. By my own insight of course! but really by your skill. Pryderi. Author Reply: Hello Pryderi, no, I don't know Kemp Owyne, but it's the kind of thing I'm interested in and I'll have to look it up. You can read the Stork Tale in English on this site: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/mcdonnell/hauff/hauff.html#caliph. It has a very oriental feeling which fascinated me as a child, so I tried to infuse a little of that into my own story. As for wicked stepmothers, I can't think of any either. But then since mothers seem to have a very short life expectancy in Middle Earth, that's hardly surprising. It is populated almost entirely by orphans, bachelors and widowers ;-) Good to hear that you enjoyed the allusions to the fairy tale in the outer story, I just could not resist mixing them in (and also a little Frog Prince). Lia | |