Preview - 3rd part of the Arafinweans
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House of Finwë

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Preview - 3rd part of the Arafinweans
I'll post them every Saturday, starting with Orodreth
House of Finwë
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
On the eve of Tumhalad, Arothir writes a letter to his son. 313 words.
Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Orodreth/Canonical Wife
Characters: Orodreth's Wife, Orodreth, Arothir
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Tolklang nerdiness warning
Summary: Arothir's wife writes letters to her family. Inspired by A Woman of Independent Means, by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. #This fic follows 'The Match' and might be better understood in the context of what happens in that story.#
Chapter 2 posted - Meril meets the neighbours.
Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Orodreth/Canonical Wife Characters: Orodreth's Wife, Orodreth, Arothir Additional Tags: Epistolary, Tolklang nerdiness warning
Summary: Arothir's wife writes letters to her family. Inspired by A Woman of Independent Means, by Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey. This fic follows 'The Match' and might be better understood in the context of what happens in that story.
The main character, Bess, reminded me of my conception of Arothir's wife. I don't think Arothir was really cut out to be a king, and while I give a lot of credit to Círdan for Gil-galad, I think he must have taken much of his personality from his mother.
I also liked the ways in which Independent Means showed that 'women's work' is hardly trivial. Being mistress of Nargothrond would be a huge job - Arothir might have been the CEO, but his wife was the Chief of Operations. I'm not a huge fan of the female warrior trope, not because I don't think women can be warriors, but because I'm not a huge fan of warriors in the first place. I have far more admiration for Finarfin than for either of his brothers.
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Words: 1,848 Relationships: Orodreth/Canonical Wife Characters: Arothir, Orodreth, Orodreth's Wife Summary: Fingon plays matchmaker to his cousin's shy son, but no one, least of all Arothir, expects the outcome.
Originally posted to ffnet in 2003. Edited 2014.
Unwilling Heirs
This is a WIP ficlet I dusted off and finished in response to http://erunyauve.tumblr.com/post/69067412778 . Usual degree of angst and misery.
Therefore the hearts of the people of Nargothrond were released from their dominion, and turned again to the house of Finarfin... . (1)
He found Artaher in his library.
"I am sorry - I should have spoken to you, but I wished to act quickly. Your people will be restored to the watch-guard once we have finished the new orders and duty rosters."
Tyelperinquar took a step back, shaking his head. "Not my people - they have pledged themselves to you."
A new baby is a mixed blessing under the Doom. (Angrod, Arothir & assorted family) Fluff with the requisite amount of angst (considering that everyone except the baby will die a horrible death in the next 50 years).