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| Eclectic Whimsies by Ellie | 68 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 6/6/2012 |
| Well, and why not this as well as any other scenario? Although I must admit I like MINE, of course! Heh! Author Reply: Hey, there are many possibilities when one is writing a gap-filler. Tolkien should have been more explicit. LOL! Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 6/6/2012 |
| How true to the two of them and the times within which they lived. And these Men and these Elves managed to live with and for one another, achieving he cooperation that made the world in which they lived safer for those who lived alongside them. Author Reply: A great deal was achieved by the friendship of Finrod and Barahir. Could either of them have imagined that the ring would have made it all the way to Aragorn? Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 6/3/2012 |
| This conversation had to have taken place at some point. Yeah, the general attitude must have been, "They're descended from who-all?" and "So what are they?" and "Nobody's family tree could be that mixed up: you're just pulling my leg!" My Sindarin is -- to say the least -- poor, but I'm enjoying translating these elves' names as Wise Guy and Windbag. I'm also enjoying contemplating the supposed purpose for this list -- whether seriously or not. A census of all who fought in the War of Wrath? A census of all the elves of Beleriand who might end up wanting to sail to Aman? A census of all the elves of Beleriand who had a connection with Aman, to notify their relatives in Aman, should they die or refuse to sail? Or simply one of a list of several dozen crazy but totally pointless requests designed to punish Istadan and Sűlion? And then there's the question of whose nerves they got on (not necessarily the same person who gave them their assignment): Arafinwë? Gil-galad? Celeborn? Círdan? Eönwë? Author Reply: Yeah, they do have an interesting background, don't they? I think that Windbag's name actually translates to "son of the wind", but I'm sure that Istadan thought that Windbag would suit him well... I'm not really certain who they angered. I think that once the two were born, someone realized that since they were destined to be the leaders of the remnants of Gondolin and the folk of Doriath, it was important to know their exact lineage. Obviously this story poses more questions than it answers! LOL! Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 6/3/2012 |
| Well what else could you call them? Nolsintelmaed's? Just so long as you don't call them late for supper! Huggs, Lynda Author Reply: I like your name for them. That would be very amusing, but somehow Elrond Nolsintelmaed just doesn't have the same ring to it...LOL! Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 12/2/2011 |
| As powerful the second time reading this as the first time, Ellie. The imagery is so immediate. I like the way you "explain" the destruction of the Silvan armies. It makes the deaths of Amdir and Oropher less a consequence of stupidity on their part and more as a result of the Enemy's manipulations, redeeming them in our eyes, as it were. The way the Elves were so easily convinced of the rightness of their hatred and disregard for the Noldor is absolutely frightening, because we can see that same kind of manipulation going on in our own world today without us really realizing what is happening or why. This is truly a cautionary tale for our own times, I think. And I don't think I'll look at a thunderstorm quite the same way, again. Excellent story! Author Reply: Just realised I never responded to this. I could fully believe that minds were manipulated in this way during wars with the likes of Sauron. Thanks so very much for reading (and rereading) and reviewing! | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 11/30/2011 |
| Wow. This ties many threads together and makes a believable explanation of the events of that war and after. Author Reply: Just realised I never responded to this. Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 11/4/2011 |
| Well that is an interesting viewpoint, never thought that, maybe, Hobbits were created by other than the he One! There is quite a mystery concerning their origins after all. Huggs, Lynda Author Reply: I figured speculation on their origins made for an interesting story... Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| Ellynn | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 9/30/2011 |
| Beautiful, poignant, touching story of friendship. Wonderfully done, Ellie. Author Reply: I'm glad you found it to be a beautiful and touching tale. Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 9/29/2011 |
| I doubt he knew, when he made that pledge, what it would cost him. Lynda Author Reply: I don't think he knew either. However, I think he still would have done it anyway. Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 9/10/2011 |
| What a wonderful pastime! I love it! Yes, Ents would enjoy such activities, I'd think. And I imagine wee folk finding and possibly enjoying them and the amenities! Lovely! Author Reply: I'm glad you enjoyed this. Thanks for reading and reviewing! | |