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| Tailings and Tales by Canafinwe | 41 Review(s) |
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| Aranadhel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/6/2015 |
| I think and feel you portray Aragorn the way how it should be (from the books) rather splendidly. Have read a couple of other stories in this forum by the other authors but you my dear Doctor got it spot on! It's as though I'm reading an extension of the late Professor's work. Now as you know me by now, I have a very very soft spot for the Noldor and also for the Dunedain of the North. However, I would love to see if you could introduce a few new characters of your own in your future stories, instead of the usual suspects of Halbarad, Dirhael and the sons of Elrond. I would imagine that even though 30 were able to be summoned hastily to ride South from the ROTK book the Dunedain would easily be in their hundreds if not at least a few thousands, just thinly spread out throughout Arnor Very pleased with your works. Need I remind you that always, Doctor? :) Have a good weekend. Aranadhel from Malaysia. Author Reply: Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. To begin, I'm absolutely thrilled to know that you like my portrayal of Aragorn. Staying faithful to these beautiful characters is the most important thing in my writing. Thanks, too, for the remarks on the Dúnedain! I've been "seeding" the North slowly through my works: both of Halbarad's parents, Beldir from "The Valley is Jolly", and in the following generation Meneldur, remembered by Aragorn to Eldarion. I'll be drawing on these characters when I need them. I agree that there must have been hundreds of Dúnedain at the time of the War of the Ring, but I would draw the line at under a thousand for one simple reason. The thirty men who rode as the Grey Company depleted the strength of the Rangers to such a degree that they were no longer able to protect Bree and the Shire despite the fact that there were no other major fronts in Eriador. For this to be a significant loss of manpower, I would estimate that the able-bodied adult male population would have been no more than five or six times that number (i.e.: that the loss was at least 20%, as historically in our world a loss even as high as 15% of a guerrilla force has been considered sustainable against foes superior in number and weaponry). We can enlarge this figure a little, because we also have to account for the casualties at Sarn Ford on Sept. 22 of the previous year, but even generous estimates allowing for a baby boom precipitated by optimism at the Chieftain's more frequent presence in the North after Bilbo leaves the Shire, an extrapolated total population is still quite small. Thank you for the reminder! It's never unappreciated, and often sorely needed. Cheers! Canafinwe | |