Stories of Arda Home Page
About Us News Resources Login Become a member Help Search

Naming the Baby  by Salsify 8 Review(s)
BudgieloverReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/19/2004
This was so adorable. I loved Faramir's thoughts and the light it threw on his relationship with his shield-maiden wife. Eowyn's spirit came through so beautifully in this, as well as the difference in their cultures and ways of thinking. A thoroughly delightful story.

Author Reply: Thank you. Eowyn gave up being a shieldmaiden, but I could never quite see her giving it up in favor of becoming a mouse. The two of them must have had some pretty lively disagreements over the years!

sqrt(-1)Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/19/2004
I liked this story - it made me laugh, especially this last Sil reference:
"Yes," said Faramir gratefully, "and who knows, the child may be a girl. We could call her Aredhel."
Does he still not get it, or is he trying to be funny? If it's the latter, I thought it was funny, but I wonder if Eowyn did?

Author Reply: I kept asking that myself but I could never get a straight answer out of him. Either way, I suspect he got to test whether he was really as good a hurdler as he thought he was.

Thanks for the review!

Chibi_kazReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/18/2004
Hey, cute ficlet.
I had an interesting thought, bouncing off your 'superstition' --- Perhaps Finduilas picked "Faramir"? Rather than being related to Denethor's attitude towards the baby, maybe Finduilas thought by naming her second son after a disobedient soldier who ran off to war and died young, she could protect him from that fate?
Cheers,
Chibi-Kaz

Author Reply: So many people in Gondor seemed to have been named for people who came to famously bad ends that I have to wonder. Faramir was born into dangerous times and Finduilas might very well have thought it was tempting fate to give him a name that was too glorious.

Thanks!

Nina the powerwriterReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/18/2004
hehehe, that was great!

"I like the way it sounds?" he suggested hopefully.

LOL! So cute. I adore Faramir and Eowyn's relationship. Good job :)

Author Reply: Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

BodkinReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004
That's the way to do it, Faramir. (What a strategist!) Come up with a series of real stinkers, so that when you finally suggest a reasonable option, Eowyn will grab it with both hands and agree!

Author Reply: I'm still not entirely sure how serious Faramir was about "Turin", but one of my friends can confirm that that strategy does work!

LackwitReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004
Bwahaha, very funny! The imagery of Éowyn leaping over a hedge in pursuit of Faramir is just too much LOL!

Author Reply: Thank you. I think I'd be inclined to do the same if somebody suggested naming my child Turin.

CalhaReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004
LOL! This was good, love it!

Author Reply: Thanks!

shireboundReviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2004
Adorable. "Why had he let her get between him and the gate?" I think Eowyn needs to come up with her own name suggestion!

Author Reply: Thanks! I think she might have had a hand in coming up with "Elboron" since the name's put together in a way that would probably seem natural to the Rohirrim. Plus there aren't any famous tragedies connected with it!

Return to Chapter List