Erulisse (one L)
· 15 June 2011
· Chapter 2: In Which Invitations are Sent and the Valar are Amused
Ah...now this is the lighhearted Glorfindel that I love through your writings. The irreverant, fun-loving, and considerate ellon who wants everyone to be happy and realizes how unlikely that is. This was very well done, and I think those invitations will be treasured for much longer than anyone would think.
- Erulisse (one L)
Author's reply
Hi Erulisse. Glad you liked the chapter and I think you are right about the invitations -- they will be greatly treasured for a long time. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it.
Kaylee Arafinwiel
· 10 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
*squeals* I'm finally getting to hear the story of The Wedding! :D Yay! I wonder what'll happen next Wednesday...I don't have much specific to say about this chapter other than incoherent squeals of 'I love it, I love it I love it,' but this bit really stood out...
"...In fact, Finrod, Sador and I even called each other ‘hanar’ rather than ‘gwador’."
Eyebrows went up again. Galadriel gave him a haughty look that was ruined by the glimmer of humor in her eyes. "Well, if you think you can call me ‘neth’, you are sorely mistaken."
Everyone was grinning. Glorfindel glanced at Celeborn sitting next to his wife and saw how the ellon was trying hard not to laugh. Then he looked at Galadriel still sitting there imperiously and leaned forward, whispering very loudly, "Neth, neth, neth."
Now everyone was laughing, or at least the Elves from Imladris; those from Lothlórien were stifling their humor, knowing they would have to travel back home with their Lady and they did not want to incur her displeasure. Glorfindel leaned back with a smirk, as if he’d scored a particular point in a game, and took a sip of his wine. Galadriel, to her credit, refused to be baited. "So you were saying... hanar?"
LOLOL!!!!!!!!!
(It also raised the question...what about 'muindor' and 'muinthel', which I thought were the Sindarin words for blood brother and sister? I thought 'neth' meant 'young' in Sindarin? And what's the Quenya for 'sister', exactly? I know "my sister" is 'nesanya', but is it just 'nes'? Or something else?)
Tye-melin,
Kaylee
Author's reply
Hi Kaylee. I'm glad you enjoyed this first chapter, especially the interplay between Glorfindel and Galadriel. It's my favorite part of the chapter, too.
To answer your question concerning 'brother' and 'sister': _muindor_ and _muinthel_ were the old words (properly Noldorin a precursor of Sindarin) that Tolkien gave for 'brother' and 'sister', respectively. [In Quenya the words were _toron_ 'brother' and _seler_ 'sister.] But towards the end of his life he gave _hanar_ and _neth_ (_háno_ and _nésa_ in Quenya, respectively) without necessarily stating that the older words for 'brother' and 'sister' were no longer valid; they simply could be dialectal variations. I prefer to use the later forms of these words, at least in my later stories; in my earlier stories I probably still use _muindor_ and haven't gone back to update them. And you were close about the word for 'young', which in Sindarin is _nîth_. So,'my sister' is _nésa_ + _-nya_ (first person singular possessive suffix).
Hopefully this clears things up for you.
Thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it.
Alquawende
· 9 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
I've been lurking around for a while and been rather derelict in reviewing stories. Apologies! I've really enjoyed In Darkness Bound so far. It's wonderful to read a story take place in a time most writers don't write of, and also oft ignored characters and people.
Anyways, back to this story. I'm just elated that you've started the story about their wedding. It was such a surprise and just made my day. I cannot wait to read what you have in store for the characters, and how the wedding will turn out.
I like how you named the chapters. Do you or have you read a lot of Victorian fantasy fiction? The tone, which I like very much, reminds me of what I've heard of Lord Dunsany's fiction, and what I've read, especially Neil Gaiman's Stardust and Diana Wynne Jones' Howl's Moving Castle.
Author's reply
Hello, Alquawende. I'm glad to hear you are enjoying "Darkness" and I'm glad to know that you are elated to be reading this story. As for the chapter titles go, I read (and loved) Lord Dunsany, and wihle I've not read a lot of Victorian fantasy fiction, I have read Jules Verne and some others. I wasn't consciously thinking of them when I decided on the chapter title format, I just thought it would be fun to use this particular format for the chapter titles and you will see in subsequent chapters how funny some of them are.
Anyway, thanks for reading and reviewing. I appreciate it very much.
ELIZA61
· 9 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Oh God lord, a teenage Glorifindal run amok! I like everyone else at the table can't wait to hear the rest of this story.
Great begining Fiondil
Author's reply
Thanks, Eliza. I'm glad you enjoyed this first chapter and are looking forward to reading more. I appreciate you taking the time to let me know.
bookworm
· 9 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Wedding shennanigens *glee* I wonder if I should start feeling sorry for poor Finrod *now* or wait until we see what sort of chaos Glorfindel & Sador will cause?
Author's reply
Hi Bookworm. Oh, I imagine you can start feeling sorry for Finrod now; he and Glorfindel don't waste any time getting into trouble, as you will see soon enough. *grin* Thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it.
Rhyselle
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Fiondil, that squeal of delight followed by loud laughter coming from the southwest of you was me. :)
I've been thinking about going back to re-read EI and EI2 as well as Elf Academy in order to get my Glorfindel fix; and so it was such a nice surprise to find this opening chapter in my email inbox when I got home from the kids' Wednesday night church activities. After reading the Darkening chapter (I'm slowly catching up on them as time allows), this confection was just what I needed to lift my spirits.
I love how Glorfindel poked fun at himself with the comments about his maturity when he'd been released from Mandos and Lorien. BTW, I really liked the little interplay between him and Mithrandir. It seems appropriate to ask permission to share what he did about Mandos and Lorien.
I'm sure that the forthcoming chapters will give us the opportunity to see the mayhem that is the production of a wedding extravaganza in all of it's glory. With the key players involved along with Glorfindel, I'm sure that there will be moments when Finrod and Amarie will wish that they could simply elope. :)
Thanks for the gift of a new story! It's going to be great to go back to Aman to watch the fun.
Thanks!
Author's reply
Hi Rhyselle. I'm glad this little chapter lifted your spirits and you enjoyed the interplay between certain characters. The Darkening story is pretty depressing, I know, so hopefully, having this little confection to look forward to each week will make reading "Darkness" easier.
And one of my betas had the same thought as you: that Finrod and Amarie should probably just elope and be done with it. *grin*
Thanks for taking the time to read and review. I appreciate it very much.
Ellie
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Oh, what a delightful beginning to an epicly delightful tale! Time to settle in with the weekly popcorn and iced tea for what promises to be a story to remember...
Author's reply
Hi Ellie. I'm glad you think so. And popcorn and iced tea sound pretty good. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Rick
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Yay! I love when you fill in the blanks, and you're off to a roaring start. I look forward to the rest.
Author's reply
Thanks, Rick. I appreciate you letting me know.
6336
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
And he still hasn't matured, though right at the moment he is about the equivalent of a fun loving 18 year old!
A good introductory chapter, other wise we would have had to read E.I.1 and 2!
By the way when did Sador and his Allessiel get married or are they trying to out do Finrod and Amarie in length of betrothal?
Waiting for Wednesday,
Huggs,
Lynda
Author's reply
Hi Lynda. I purposely wrote this first chapter as a way of summarizing certain events in EI so readers (old or new) wouldn't have to go back to that story. At this point in time Sador and Alassiel have not yet gotten married, though they will be married eventually. It won't be as long a betrothal as Finrod's and Amarie's. He hasn't even reached 100 yet (not counting the timeless centuries he spent in Mandos), so he's still considered a bit young to be getting married.
Anyway, thanks for reading and reviewing.
Fantasia
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Fiondil, this is going to be so good! I can't wait to see the wedding.
As a side note, I will say that I feel sorry for Amarië, I remember that in EI I was annoyed with her, but after reading IDB, I do understand her better, whatever we liked or not, Finrod's departure was hard an painful to her, a betrayel. I don't think that he was fair with her in IE.
And Galadriel, calling Lady Almáriel formidable, isn’t ironic?
Waiting for more....
Author's reply
Hi Fantasia. I'm glad you are looking forward to the rest of the story and I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. I'm also glad you are feeling some sympathy for Amarië. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it.
Angwen
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
...and then what happened?
Fantastic framework! A summer 'love story', and another I'll comb through to add names (if any) to your 'Trees'. I got a little lazy keeping the charts updated as I've gone through 'In Darkness Bound', but I'm catching up - I've gone in and added tiny crowns to those that were crowned at some point; it really helps to have the charts when names get all... wibbly-wobbly.
So, will this be a regular Wednesday update, then?
Author's reply
Hi Angwen. Glad you liked the framework. And yes, this will be updated every Wednesday until the story is completed. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
UT frog
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
This was a wonderful beginning to the story. Looking forward so much to each chapter.
Author's reply
Thanks, UT frog. I appreciate you letting me know.
Erulisse
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Oh I am so pleased to see this. I'm on a business trip and WAY behind with reading/reviewing Darkness, but I just had to grab a few minutes and read this one. I'm delighted that we have a continuation of EI2, in essence.
- Erulisse (one L)
Author's reply
Hi Erulisse. I'm glad you are pleased to see this story. I know many people were wondering if we would get to see the wedding. This is a lighthearted story for the most part and I hope people will enjoy it. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I appreciate it very much.
galathil
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
I smell another funny and warm story in the making,can't wait.My hart goes to Namo having to deal with Finrod and Glorfindel.LOL Galathil
Author's reply
Hi Galathil. Yes, a funny (mostly), lighthearted and warm story for the summer. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I quite appreciate it.
Arwen75
· 8 June 2011
· Chapter 1: In Which Glorfindel Reminisces and Our Tale Begins
Thank you for this. I have wanted the story of the wedding for some time and am looking forward to reading about about it. The interaction between Glorfindel & Galadriel has made me smile lots. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses - no doubt with Glorfindel involved there will be hiccups along the way.
Author's reply
Hi Arwen. You're most welcome. I know a number of people were hoping to see a story from me about Finrod's wedding. Glad the interaction between Glorfindel and Galadriel made you smile and I'm glad you are looking forward to the rest of the story. As you say, with Glorfindel involved things are bound be be interesting. *grin* Thanks for reading and reviewing. I really appreciate it.