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The West Gate of... Moria? by Redheredh	4 Review(s)
Kitt Otter	Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/20/2008
Interesting as ever! I like the whole family being together, and very much acting as siblings. Raendos is lovely- oh, and smart, of course. : ) Celebrian’s ruminations added a great depth, with the tidbits about the currency and her adventures (Bandits and panthers!) I liked the information of just how much work Celebrimbor put into the doors. Why, Celeborn is a...a stinker. Good explanation, though – the mountains knew it. And no one would see it. How clever! Hopping mad dwarves would be funny only from a distance, which I would guess, Celeborn was not. Elrond and Celebrian are a fun match. Celebrian is still impish; keeping the clock just to annoy her husband. laughs -Kitt Author Reply: I am glad you liked it. :) I do like this family, even if it is hard to tell sometimes. This story was written just after I had started CSING, you might have noticed a fleeting reference to Hrassa during the trek to the doors. (Bandits and panthers, indeed!) I never can imagine great works simply springing into existance, like magic. Such feats take time and know-how. Things happen during the process of progress. Celeborn, a 'stinker'? g Only after the fact. He and Celebrian both did not sleep well in Moria for a good... eh,evil... reason. Personally, I think Celebrimbor was the clever one and got adequate revenge for all the frustration he suffered. Really now, the clock had sentimental value and that is why Celebrian held onto it. ;) Thank you for reading and reviewing!

autumn fallaise	Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/24/2008
OMG! I never noticed! Guess Tolkien made a mistake there and never picked it up! I'm glad you wrote this story to explain it, and especially like the fact that it's Celebrian telling the story. There's one comment I don't understand though: 'However, she is a chatelaine, not a commander...Go shopping with her, but never horse-trading.' I'm afriad I don't understand the reference. Author Reply: OMG! I am glad you did notice! Notice this story, that is. ;) Really though, thank you for the review. This was my first ever one-shot. hmm, I'm afraid that I don't understand you question... The remark was just to say that Galadriel was a good bargain-hunter but not very good at bartering.

erunyauve	Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/8/2006
>>"Daeradar had given Khazad-dûm a name,” explained Arwen. “And the mountains knew it." What an interesting explanation for one of the great mysteries of Tolkien's work! The whole scene at the door, I agree, is a reflection of changes Tolkien made as the book went along. Legolas doesn't read the words or guess at the password because when Tolkien wrote the scene, Noldorin hadn't yet become Sindarin and the language of Beleriand. In retrospect, we can explain it as an example of Legolas' reluctance to act as a leader, and it works. But nothing explains why Celebrimbor would have used 'Moria' for the inscription. Probably, Tolkien would have changed it if he'd ever had the time and sufficient focus to revise LOTR. However, this seems to me to be a perfectly sensible explanation. Author Reply: Thank you so much! For the review, of course, but even more for the agreeing nod of the head. :D As you can probably tell, I am intrigued by Tolkien's world. But, I like a good rationalization as much as an entertaining gap-filler. I think I read somewhere that, when designing the illustration of the Doors, it was originally one tree and changed to two. Galadriel's lament also is about only one tree. However, it was not changed to mention its Other. imho, Tolkien realized that he wanted to further carry out the mythical balance of the Two Lamps/Trees. So, quite a few things already written were thus slightly changed. The background/balance of Celeborn and Galadriel being a big one. They are unmistakable images of Telperion and Laurelin - the White Trees and the Golden Trees of Numeanor - kingship and queenship in Middle-earth. However, like that strange fox in the Shire, many of their passages in LOTR were not amended before being published or revised. Again, thank you for taking the time to leave a comment about this story. I really appreciate it.

Nilmandra	Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/26/2005
I enjoyed both the lesson about the door and the family time together. “Give thanks for that, hîn-nin. That what he himself wrought cannot be remade to serve in any way other then what he intended.” So many must have regrets about Celebrimbor's other creations, used in ways he did not intend. Nice contrast. Author Reply: Thank you so much for your review and kind welcome, Nilmandra. I hope you find the next story as entertaining. Especially since reading your "History Lessons" is partially to blame for Celebrian's lecture. Yes, I have become pursuaded that conjecture does not have to be expounded in dry and lifeless essays. This is much more fun.

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