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The Last Yule in Halabor  by Soledad 3 Review(s)
DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/2/2005
Oh, this is so sad.

I am not as up on the history of Men as I am of hobbits. I am assuming that the "Old Folk" would have been the Men who dwelt there before the coming of the Numenoreans? Because I cannot imagine the Numenoreans sanctioning any such arrangement as this...

Did you have real world historical models for this sort of family arrangement?

Author Reply: Yes, the Old Folk are the indigenous people who've already lived there. I hae no historical models for this, I made it up from the scratch. And no, I don't think the Dúnedain would like it, but I supposed the Old Folk would be a secretive lot when it comes to their customs.

NilmandraReviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/1/2005
What a hideous life that is forced on poor women. Its hard to know what to say, except that I think you catch the 'matter of fact' tone of it well... people did what they had to to survive, and for the most part, accepted it.

Author Reply: Thank you. I was a bit surprised myself, how dark this vignette turned out. But my intention was to show several different slices of life, so I kept this one.

BodkinReviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/1/2005
Poor Telta. She is one who, it seems, might welcome death - especially if Merryn suffered a painful fate.

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