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Fiondil's Tapestry by Fiondil	6 Review(s)
Alquawende	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/18/2008
I was so happy to see a story about the early centuries of Numenor. There are so few tales about the people and that time. You did a very good job and I especially liked the parts where the reader was able to read what Almarian thought, since it was never mentioned in "Aldarion and Erendis" what she did think of the estrangment between her son and husband. Thanks for writing! Author Reply: When I saw the prompt and after thinking about it for some time I remembered the story of Aldarion and how he defied his father in not taking up the duties of the Heir to the Throne of Númenor and so this story was born. I agree that there are two few stories (in fact, none of which I am aware) about the early centuries of Númenor or even about Númenor itself. That is one reason why I wrote The Last Messenger. Unfortunately, except for the "Aldarion and Erendis" there is not much else written about those centuries save what is written in the synopses of the "Line of Elros" for each of the kings. Of course, that just gives a writer more for his or her imagination to work with. grin Thanks for your review.

Rick	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/18/2008
I love these little vignettes, & this is a dandy. Mariners are really like that, too. Kipling covered it pretty well - "Who hath desired the Sea? - the sight of salt water unbounded" (from the Sea & the Hills). Poor Aldarion - what he really needed was a brother to do prince stuff. Oh, well. Keep writing... Author Reply: Thanks, Rick. I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I'm sure Aldarion would have liked a little brother to do all the prince stuff for him, but since he didn't.... Oh well, indeed. grin

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/18/2008
And so both sides are in their way repentant due to the long separation. What a waste for both of them! And I feel such pity for Ancalime! Author Reply: Indeed, it was a waste yet eventually they did reconcile. I always felt sorry for Ancalimë, too.

Kaylee	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/18/2008
I like Tar-Aldarion's mother. grin And I like the whole Green Bough of Return and blessing thing. Tar-Meneldur...I would've slapped him too. wry look He reminds me too much of my own father, meldonya. ~Kaylee! Author Reply: Hi Kaylee. Glad you liked this story. Aldarion and his father were both such strong characters they were bound to come to loggerheads at some point. Eventually, though, they did reconcile so that's good. I like the custom of the Green Bough of Return myself. Glad the elves thought of it. grin

Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/17/2008
Well, it's quite obvious that both Meneldur and Aldarion rued the way they acted. For Meneldur it must have been difficult to realise he might have lost his son altogether, and Aldarion had a hard time, obviously, too. Though I understand both of them - the king wants his heir at his side to help rule the kingdom and to produce an heir, and Aldarion himself wants to live out his obsession with sailing and the sea. That doesn't fit well together :( Author Reply: The two were certainly at loggerheads for a while but eventually they reconciled and Tar-Meneldil surrendered the sceptre earlier than expected in favor of Aldarion for policy reasons. Aldarion was actually a better king than one would expect though his personal life wasn't all that well managed. His obsessionwith sailing and the sea cost him his wife and nearly his daughter, yet because of his friendship with Gil-galad, the Númenoreans would come to the aid of the elves during the war with Sauron six hundred years after Aldarion's death.

6336	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/17/2008
If you love someone set them free to fly back to you. In other words don't keep the kid on a string, they are apt to break it and run off, never to return! Another bit of Tolkien fleshed out. More please, Lynda Author Reply: Well eventually Aldarion remained at home and took up the reins of kingship and was even quite successful at it, but I think to the very end his one true love was the sea.

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