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The Eagle on the Ramparts  by Canafinwe 270 Review(s)
CelethReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/27/2015
Wow, its here at last! Another Aragorn tale. And I hope its going to be as long as possible =)

Tsk tsk, the tale is just starting and already he is imprisoned...oh well detained if you want to put it nicely. And those Denethor-shaped stormclouds gathering in the horizon don't really bode well for him, either. Makes me want to take up my favorite pillows and settle in a favorite hiding place so I can lose myself in the tale.

Thank you so much for another tale! Looking forward to its unfolding...

Author Reply: At last? ;-) Fear not: it's gonna be a long one!

I can't help it: 'Denethor-shaped stormclouds' is just too priceless an image!!!

You're very welcome, and thank YOU for the feedback.

KateReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/27/2015
Thank you for posting a new story so soon! Aragorn as always is so patient, so careful to do exactly the right thing. I love thinking about how it must have been for him to behold Minas Tirith for the first time, and I think you explored that well in the last chapter. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us!
Kate

Author Reply: You're very welcome! I'm glad you liked my thoughts on the matter. We get a glimpse of his feelings at the Argonath; this must have been still more awestriking.

UTfrogReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/27/2015
Aragorn had quite a chill welcome to his city. I am sure as he rose in power he made all the changes he could in guard protocol and procedures. As King, he likely made many more. I am throughly enjoying this. Thank you.

Author Reply: I'm quite sure he will do both! ;-)

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/26/2015
Oh, but I love this coming to the land where he must first be accepted as King if he would raise his own homeland back to the status of a Kingdom in it's own right.

Denethor is perhaps harder than I've imagined him, both worthy of his own honor but too dismissive of the outsiders. I can easily foresee the conflicts he will have with this newcomer, who will appreciate Ecthelion's wisdom regarding the former Easterling.

Eirinn LeighReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/26/2015
‘I’ve never met a sell-sword without a sword to sell" - ha! But this is no ordinary sell-sword, man of Gondor!
Can't wait for the next chapter - even with hardly any action the writing drew me on till the end; clicking vainly for the the 'next' button.

Author Reply: Oh, thank you! That's high praise. Because it's as much a tale of court intrigue and daily life as of war and glory, there will be a few times where the action is light like this. I'm glad it's still interesting.

SnehaReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/26/2015
Yay another update! The interrogator trying Sindarin on Aragorn was ironic. I am looking forward to reading about his rise to being the infamous captain (I hope the tale will extend that far and beyond) and understanding the politics of Gondor. I feel the people of Rohan would have been more free and open!
Out of curiosity do you think the people of Gondor knew about the elven realm in the north? For Boromir to seek the council of Elrond they must have know something but perhaps not the common people. An elven queen must have been quite the experience for Gondor and Arwen herself!

Author Reply: Oh, yes! The plan is to take this story right to that dreaded morning on the East bank of Anduin. The political intrigue is going to be *fun*!

We know that there are stories about Lothlórien in Gondor, mostly of the 'perilous faerieland' sort. Imladris is much less well known: neither Faramir nor Boromir know of it until Denethor (whose knowledge of lore is extensive) tells them of it. I do not doubt that their Elven Queen proved a source of great interest and knew knowledge!

AromeneReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/26/2015
Well, it wasn't going to be easy, was it? I like how this is unfolding already, and the parallel stories of Aragorn and Denethor. We already get the inkling of what will happen between the two of them in the future. I think you have Denethor's character down very well!

Author Reply: It's great to know you like my approach to Denethor, and that the mode of storytelling is working. It's an interesting change from the last one, to be able to switch points of view as the need arises!

shireboundReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/26/2015
This is so realistic, and well written. Another interesting tale!

Author Reply: Thank you! I am trying for realism, all right. ;-)

someoneReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/26/2015
It is both strange and almost hilarious to see Thorongil locked up and forgotten in a guard room. Had the lieutenant's captain already gone home and they had to wait until morning? Not exactly the welcome he would have gotten if he had taken Thengel's gifts! And it must be frustating to have people looking down at him for the lack of his father's name.

The ring of Barahir would have raised a lot of questions, and it definitely would not have been mistaken for a Rohirric souvenir. Hopefully the liutenant was not observant enough to notice that Thorongil didn't wear it earlier in the evening.

How did Thorongil come to learn Sindarin near the Misty Mountains, indeed! The ordinary people of Gondor seem to be a little ignorant, as there are several Elven realms and the ruins of Arnor there. Bregol's attempts at showing off with his Sindarin and writing skills were funny, he had no way of knowing where Thorongil had learnt both!

Author Reply: I won't deny there's an element of humour there. Given the culture of Gondor, contempt for the fatherless is all too understandable, but no less pleasant to endure. I grinned at the idea of the Ring of Barahir as a souvenir of Rohan!

Yes, the ordinary folk of Gondor know little of the Elven realms. There are legends about Lóthlorien and its perils, but the existence of Imladris is not generally known: Boromir knew of the first, but had to be told of the second by Denethor. More significantly (since Boromir is not exactly an armchair lore master), Faramir did not recognise the name from the vision. I'm glad Bregold's attempts to show off were funny!

AnneReviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/26/2015
I wonderful start. I am already on the edge of my seat waiting to see how he will be received and what his experiences will be as he becomes one of Gondor's finest.

His interrogation answers were so informative! He has being vague down to an art. Although I was very surprised that he let the guard assume he was a bastard. He could have defended his mother's honor without giving away his father's name. It might not have been believed but still. I am not sure I can picture Aragorn willing to take his dissembling as far as to insinuate dishonor to his mother in this way. But I am still eagerly waiting to read your next chapter. It is a great story.

Author Reply: Thank you so much for the feedback! I love constructive comments, as I'm sure I"ve said before.

In this case, my reasoning is as follows: far from disregarding his mother's honour, Thorongil is treating the remark as beneath contempt. There is nothing to be gained in arguing with an ignorant man, and the fact that Bregold leaps immediately to this conclusion shows just how small-minded he is. Furthermore, Aragorn is confident enough in his worth and Gilraen's that he does not need to leap to her defence as one less secure in himself might do. He will try to dispel the notion that he was born out of wedlock later, but only to those whose esteem he values. As you'll see when we get there, denial of the charge of illegitimacy raises *much* more difficult questions.

Thanks again! I'm thrilled you're enjoying the story.

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