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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Lord of the Rings - Fandom, Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Éowyn/Faramir Characters: Éowyn, Faramir Additional Tags: Romance Summary:
It's a long ride back to Edoras.
ohtze replied to your post: “So there is going to be a new X-Files season? I DON’T KNOW WHAT MY...”
OMG. X-Files were my childhood.
wheelrider replied to your post: So there is going to be a new X-Files ...
Heee… I feel your tags.
Yessss, they were mine as well! And I probably would not be in fandom at all if not for them. And glad the tags are relateable, in a way. *more screaming* ;)
wheelrider said #there's also a funny story somewhere about how #Glorfindel was sent with the Fellowship #and avoided a whole lot of trouble #but then it wouldn't be such an epic Quest #now would it #Glorfindel #BTW I kind of wondered why any Men would want to name their children after people who were cursed
Well Tolkien made it pretty clear that sending Glorfindel with the Fellowship would have been a terrible idea. They needed to be secretive and go as far as possible without Sauron knowing they were even coming, and Glorfindel would have attracted so much attention that by the time he was walking Frodo to Mount Doom every orc in Mordor would have been waiting. The mistake of sending Glorfindel with Frodo would have been the mistake of Mormegil revealing himself in Dor-Cúarthol, Nargothrond and Brethil. And if there is one person in all of Middle-Earth who learns from past mistakes, it's Lord Elrond.
As for Men naming their children: they name them after great heroes. Turin wasn't cursed. He was his own curse. More on this here.
wheelrider replied to your post:Pride and Prejudice devotes much effort to...
Ha, wow, I have not yet read P&P *cringes, ducks* but this already sounds flat wrong.
It is indeed very wrong ;)
I'm re-reading for class, so my blog will be pretty spoilerrific this coming week.
wheelrider answered your question “How super self-indulgent is it for the new high priest in Umbar to be...”
That sounds cool! Plus I imagine the Blue Wizards as not being "visible" simply because they were off in the east doing what they could to help the people there resist Sauron
Yeah!!! I read on tolkiengateway that while initially Tolkien saw the Blue Wizards as not having done so well, later he changed them to be more awesome and active at combatting Sauron's growth in the East/South— and there were mentions of cults being formed that may have lasted after Sauron's fall. In that light, becoming high priest of Umbar seems pretty usual, especially if word of him had reached Umbar— but even if it hadn't, who cares??? They'll need a new high priest now that the old one has been executed for spreading lies about Sauron's ineffability XD
Plus I just really like the thought of a Númenor-obsessed Maia who never quite got over the sinking of the island.
wheelrider replied to your post: notbecauseofvictories replied to your ...
Yes thanks! These numbers jive with what had been floating around in my head (well at least my impression of density, or lack thereof), but it’s nice to see actual math. And to procrastinate by reading about it.
Glad to be able to help, hehehe
I actually think the population density should be higher, so that's a conservative estimate!
wheelrider answered your question “Ask me questions about my Black Númenorean story plz ty Obligatory...”
Hi! Is this story being updated at an archive (AO3, etc.) or just on your blog? I don't want to miss anything...
Right now everything is just on my blog, and there is a link to stuff related to it on the front of my blog. School and life hadn't given me too much time to work on writing out chapters in the last few months. Fortunately, vacation has started and the first chuck of wedding-planning stress should pass soon, leaving me more free to ACTUALLY WRITE.
LoTR Questions: #4, #19, #33! (I think this is how it's supposed to work)
Oh hello there!
4. Which scene always makes you cry?
If we’re talking the films, THE HAVENS. Also Aragorn’s coronation. Actually anything from “I’m glad you’re with me, Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of all things” onward.
There isn’t really any scene that makes me cry in the books, but I get really emotional about some parts… like, Eomer seeing Aragorn’s banner at the Pelennor. That section is just gorgeous.
19. What scene always makes you laugh?
Films— the deleted scene from the Two Towers between Eowyn and Aragorn. Gets me every time!
Books— Bilbo having the audacity to write and recite a song about Earendil in Elrond’s halls KILLS ME.
33. Which scene scares you the most?
Films… when I watched The Two Towers in the theater, I swear my heart stopped when Aragorn went off that cliff because WHAT NO THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN WHAT??? Of course, I knew he wasn’t dead (obviously) but my heart in that moment, man. Yikes.
Also when I saw The Fellowship of the Ring in theaters, I was shaking like a leaf when the Balrog appeared.
Books— again, nothing really scares me about it anymore and I first read them when I was in elementary school so I don’t remember my first reaction so well, but there are some pretty heart-stopping moments there. Sam thinking Frodo is dead. Pippin getting crushed by the troll before the Black Gate! Oh no, that. Because then the narrative completely switches over to a different character and you’re left going, WHAT NO WAIT HOLD ON TOLKIEN!!!!
