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| In Empty Lands by Larner | 13 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/7/2008 |
| I'm glad to see another chapter here. Our Frodo's strength is strong indeed and this is only the beginning. Cute to think of Boromir being a chubby child. Touching that Aragorn would not wish to see him fall. That will hurt then when he does. I hadn't thought before Aragorn would have known him before hand. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Thorongil left Gondor while Boromir would have been a toddler; the realization that the Man he was meeting was the child he must have seen when in the White City must have been a bit of a shock! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/7/2008 |
| Oh my, it never occurred to me that Ulmo might have subtly influenced the waters to keep the Ring hidden from Sauron. What an interesting idea. Poor Aragorn has so much -- and so many -- to worry about, it's amazing he can stay as strong as he does. It's nice to hear his respect for Frodo voiced, and I wonder if he ever told Frodo about that respect before the end of the Quest? Author Reply: As the Ring was born of fire, I always felt that water would help subdue It and help keep It hidden from Sauron. And that Ulmo's own power would add to this is, after all, logical, or so I see it. And I agree about Aragorn. Now he must forget the rest of his responsibilities, for it is only by focusing on this new one he can best serve all others. Also, once he'd experienced the insidious nature of the Ring and saw just how strongly Frodo fought the influence of the Morgul shard I believe his initial lack of confidence in Frodo's apparent ignorance of the Ring's power would fall away. How could he help but come to respect this Hobbit, having seen him fighting the nature of the Ring and the shard both? | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/7/2008 |
| The capital "It" was a bit jarring (that's not in Tolkien, is it?) but otherwise, a good chapter. Aragorn's form of temptation was very realistic and in keeping with his character, and I also could very well see him as the kind of man to push himself to the point of burnout, simply because it must be done. Author Reply: No, I don't think that Tolkien used the capital "I" when speaking of the Ring, but I've been doing so since my first story just to help identify the Ring and Its influence, as I see the Ring as such a personality in Its own right. I hope you can get past the initial feelings of this usage as jarring. Author Reply: And I so agree with the feeling that Aragorn would indeed be one to push himself to sheer exhaustion. It is due to this that I feel Shirebound's story "Keep Him Secret, Keep Him Safe" is so possible. As for the ways in which he might have been tempted by the Ring--oh, I agree there, too! That and more! | |