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| Through the Eyes of Maia and Wizard by Larner | 89 Review(s) |
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| Teresa | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 3/22/2012 |
| Shakes head....Namo should have realized that if Gandalf did return to Valinor early like that it would be because of that kind of situation: he'd always be willing to throw himself on the sword (or the Balrog) to protect others!Many thanks for writing this, and I also enjoyed the nod to one of my other favorite worlds..... Narnia! :) Author Reply: But of course such a form of early return ought to have been foreseen! I had to think carefully to catch the comparison with Narnia, for that wasn't precisely planned, until at last I remembered Eustace and Jill being blown to safety from the top of the cliff. I was thinking of one version of Namo's job, which was to provide the grey ships that would carry the spirits of mortals onward from his halls to the proper place for mortals to end up, so I tried to imagine how that journey might be perceived by the departing fea and keep it in line with both JRRT's imagery and what we know of the death process from research carried out with individuals who've had near-death experiences, and this was what came up. After all, Lewis and Tolkien were close friends, and no matter how Tolkien disliked the Narnia series, they both were steeped in much the same mysticism and imagery. And part of what is said to Tolkien, of course, is straight out of another book both were very familiar with. (GRINNING>) Author Reply: I meant, what is said to Gandalf. Gads! | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 3/22/2012 |
| Ooh boy! This was awesome, Larner, and that's about all I can say coherently at this point. *grin* Author Reply: Oh, dear--it left you speechless? I must have done it rightly, then! Thanks! | |
| Soledad, not logged in | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/18/2012 |
| I was always impressed with Gandalf's compassion and understanding for Éowyn, considering how women in Tolkien's books are usually treated. And the comparison with Aredhel is interesting. Author Reply: Gandalf appears to have compassion for everyone, so I'm certain he would have foreseen how hurt she would be when Aragorn came her way while heading for the Paths of the Dead. And when Tolkien imagined two White Ladies, it appeared to beg for comparison! Thanks so! | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/17/2012 |
| I loved this, just beautiful! Author Reply: I'm so very glad you do, Linda. How strange it must have been to see Aragorn clad in ancient Elven armor, standing by Elrond and his daughter, that night in the Hall of Fire! | |
| galathil | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/17/2012 |
| The comparison between the two White Ladies is very intersting.I am loving the drables.LOL Galathil Author Reply: Thank you so very much! How at times Gandalf must have found such comparisons and contrasts springing to mind as he found himself meeting and comparing those dwelling within Middle Earth to those he'd known when he dwelt in Aman as the Maia Olorin. (Technically this isn't a drabble, which is usually a hundred words or some multiple of a hundred words long, by the way, but I appreciate the praise, of course. I've certainly written my share of drabbles, ficlets, and short stories as well as novellas and novels and even a couple of epics over the last few years!) | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 3/16/2012 |
| Very cleverly done Larner. I love the line that the hobbits come to encourage justice. Author Reply: I'm not certain why this one insisted on being presented in this manner, but it did! Thanks so very much, Harrowcat! | |
| Teresa | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/14/2012 |
| I always loved Frodo's reactions at the feast and in the Hall of Fire that night! This was another lovely glimpse into the depth of understanding Gandalf could see forming between Frodo and Aragorn, and how that understanding would strengthen the entire Fellowship on their journey and afterwards. With every story and vignette you write you add to my love of Middle Earth! Thank you! :) Author Reply: I found it satisfying to push that night just a bit further, and to explore just why Frodo might have been convinced he saw Aragorn in Elven armor, standing beside Elrond and Arwen. Thank you so! | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/13/2012 |
| Oh my! Isn't it just like Butterbur to discourse on tea blends while the fate of Middle-earth hangs in the balance! "That letter was important! I told you at the time! Who knows what mischief might come of it having been delayed?" -- Oh my! again -- and where to begin? Just the slight matter of Frodo's injury on Weathertop, with all that portended for his future. Difficult weeks filled with worry, exhaustion, and a totally inadequate amount of food. But if the letter had been sent, the hobbits wouldn't have had their Barrow-blades.... Nob ... gave wary glances first at his employer and then at Gandalf, nodded toward the food, and retreated for the door, saying, “I’ll leave the two of you to it, shall I?” He then scurried out the door and closed it firmly behind him. -- A wise hobbit. Author Reply: How well you have caught it, eiluj! And it's so true that there would have been little chance of them coming by the Barrow-blades had they left earlier and not gone by way of the Old Forest. As for Nob--he certainly has a good sense of self-preservation, doesn't he? (Grin!) Glad you enjoyed it! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/12/2012 |
| Ha ha ha! I'd love to see Barliman with Ioreth! Author Reply: Oh, I do agree, Agape! The two of them can both chatter on, can't they? heh! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/12/2012 |
| "a farmer who’s had a half or two too many into going home to bed before he becomes too much of an embarrassment by becoming maudlin and repetitive" Giggles - I loved that this was thought to be almost as bad as breaking up te common room! Nicely written. Lotho was no good. Glad he didn't get the Shiriff's position, but we all know what happened down the road! Author Reply: My husband twice considered buying a tavern, which in the end he reconsidered, thank Heaven. I'm not certain which is harder to put up with, the maudlin drunk or the belligerent one. Both are very hard for me to bear, particularly as I don't tend to drink more than an ounce or two of wine at a time anyway. And I just can't imagine Lotho would have been good Shiriff material to begin with; yet the minute he was pretty certain he could get away with it he appointed himself "Chief Shiriff" and put Will Whitfoot into the Lockholes, effectively making himself the tyrant of the Shire until Sharkey arrived and put an end to him. So, I have found myself imagining that he had wanted to be a Shiriff earlier and had been rebuffed, so he decided to make himself one anyway. | |