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| The Tenth Walker by Lindelea | 5 Review(s) |
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| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 82 on 4/17/2025 |
| [‘We started out on one of the longest, darkest nights of the year,’] The LOTR timeline is a puzzle, isn't it? Why did Gandalf tell Frodo to wait till September? Why did they tarry so long in Rivendell - checking the surroundings for nazgul hardly justifies the delay. And then a month's holiday in Lothlorien! Do yuo think Tolkien had some scheme in mind where the times of year are symbolic? Because if Frodo had set out as soon as Gandalf told him about the Ring, the quest could have been sompleted by midsummer! Author Reply: I'm not sure Gandalf told Frodo to wait till September? If I'm remembering right, he said to leave no later than September, and Frodo was the one who kept procrastinating until he'd run out of days on the calendar. But I am badly in need of a nap, so speculation is rather beyond me at the moment. I'm not sure about symbolic times of year, except that I seem to remember hearing at one time that he set the date for the destruction of the Ring (or was it the Battle of the Pelannor?) to coincide with some particular time frame from history or mythology or something like that. But with this groggy brain, I can't seem to dredge up any more details than that. Might he have had some underlying motive for having them set out on December 25? I have no idea. I only know that March was significant somehow, even though I don't remember why. Contrariwise, in my "Ferdi and Farry Go to Gondor" story, I have allowed myself some leeway in terms of timing, and so the New Company set off from Bree in midsummer and are likely to come to Caradhras well before autumn arrives, seemingly an ideal time for traversing mountain paths. I'm sure young Faramir would have liked to follow the same timeline as the original Fellowship in his quest for authenticity, but thankfully, the adults in the room put their collective feet down and set a different schedule than the one he proposed. I am definitely rambling now, so I'm going to leave off answering reviews (or even reading fanfic and then writing reviews), and take a nap. Cheers! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 82 on 9/23/2016 |
| Bill is growing more and more lyrical and philosophical as he travels. "Only a pony," indeed! Only a very wise and loyal pony. I think the company he keeps is rubbing off on him. Author Reply: I have found the ponies and horses of my acquaintance to possess a certain poetry, so it comes naturally to Bill. But yes, I think the company is also rubbing off. My goodness, he's been rubbing elbows, so to speak, with some exalted company! Elves, a wizard, Dwarf ponies and even a Dwarf, not to mention the Hobbits (though of course they bear mentioning) and two noteworthy Men. Thanks! | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 82 on 9/23/2016 |
| Your back! I really miss reading about Bill. It seems that many authors I have been following are not finishing their stories. How sad it is for us readers. We are left hanging. Glad I can count on you to continue. Thanks Author Reply: Bless you! Thank you for the encouragement. I keep intending to start again, and get derailed by events, but... think good thoughts. Here I go, starting again... | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 82 on 9/22/2016 |
| Master, too, of all my hobbit folk seems the most sure-footed. He does not stumble at all, as if somehow he can see his way in the dark, in some way that the other three cannot. That's so perceptive of Bill. I love the names he gives his companions. Author Reply: Bill is a very good listener... he can tell so much by hearing and smelling, as well as seeing. In "A Journey in the Dark" it says "One sign of change that he soon had noticed was that he could see more in the dark than any of his companions, save perhaps Gandalf." I remembered while planning this chapter that Frodo could see better in the dark than before the Morgul blade, but I didn't remember the rest of the quote until I looked it up just now. Maybe I should rewrite the chapter and add in a stumble or two for Legolas and Gimli and the Big Men? Goodness! Or maybe Bill's just being charitable... Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 82 on 9/22/2016 |
| Hooray! Have been looking for another chapter, and am glad to see it on Ring Day! Poor Pippin--he would be the one to take the most falls, of course. And of course Bill is right, for one would expect the awful nights to seem longer than this one on which people are merely stumbling. But milder nights with intermittent troubles can seem to drag on forever, it seems. Love seeing this added to! Author Reply: Thanks to you for reminding me that Ring Day was near! I have been in survival mode for so long, I barely pay attention to the calendar except to note appointments... It was so wonderful to visit with Bill once more. Maybe the Muse will stick around a bit longer so I can keep writing chapters. Whew. Thanks! | |