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| Paradise Lost by Elea24 | 3 Review(s) |
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| Neilia | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/4/2008 |
| Your insight is quite unique. A painfully sweet tale. The Queen's feelings would surely have been along these lines. I know I would have not wanted any child of mine endluenced by such evil. I also believe that in the world of the Valar she would have found forgiveness and peace. Hugs, Neilia Author Reply: Thanks, Neilia! I'm so glad that you found it realistic. Like you, I like to think that Miriel went on to find some peace and redemption. As for the children -well I took a liberty there. Tolkien doesn't mention any children, and I assumed that if there were any heirs they would have been mentioned. I couldn't imagine Ar-Pharazon not wanting a male heir so the logical conclusion for me was that somehow they were unable to have children, or any they had did not survive infancy. I think it would have been a heart-breaking relief for her. Thank you for reading and reviewing. | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/4/2008 |
| Never saw a tale of this moment for Miriel - and I'm glad I had forgotten her blasphemous other name.... Very well written, very sad. I had not thought of her culpability in the downfall of her people.... but she is quite right. There were others she could have turned to for help - the Faithful were there and would have gladly run the scoundrel through... and, perhaps, saved Numenor... but such was not its fate... too long had Sauron whispered his deadly words... too long had the people grown proud... too long had they hated the Valar... too long had they envied the Elves' gift... such a sad ending for a truly blessed people. Sometimes I shake my head and wonder why on earth the Valar didn't do more... Author Reply: I think that she very much would have blamed herself towards the end. Especially being the rightful queen. I think you are right that there were probably people she could have turned to for help, but whether she had the opportunity to enlist such help we cannot say. As the rightful ruler, I suspect that Ar-Pharazon kept her under tight control to stop anyone from using her as a figure head to rise up against him. Added to which, given his character, I imagine they had somewhat of an abusive relationship - if not physically, then certainly emotionally. She may have been too afraid to act out against a such a cruel, formidable man who had an entire army at his feet, in a society where women were expect to support their husbands no matter what their personal feelings were. Tolkien most certainly gave us a tragedy on an epic scale. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/3/2008 |
| She has lost so very much already! Poor woman! But I believe she will find relief unsought. And I can imagine she is glad her children did not live to see this. Author Reply: I hope she found some kind of relief too. Tolkien doesn't mention any children so I imagined she was much like Katherine of Aragon, having a succession of miscarriages. I think it would have been both a terrible tragedy and a welcome relief for her. I think, in normal circumstances she would have loved to have a child to love, something innocent. But I think she would have been too scared that her husband would have tainted and twisted any child they had. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. | |