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| The Last Yule in Halabor by Soledad | 60 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 12/2/2005 |
| Tegan seems a skilled woman - and a sensible one to opt out of a life in tanning! I love the difference in customs that matched her with a rather younger shy Rohir. And, as it turns out, it's probably a good thing that she didn't have any children to suffer. This is a very sad arc of tales! Author Reply: Not all vignettes will be sad, I promise. It's just that we know the outcome, I guess. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/2/2005 |
| What an interesting little family! I've been toying with learning naal-binding; it was, after all, a precursor to knitting. But so far I've not had a chance to attend any events where it has been taught (I'm in the SCA.) Sprang I am less familiar with--I know the term, but not how it is worked--isn't it also used in net-making? Or am I confusing that with something else? Author Reply: Actually, I took the idea from the Regia Anglorum website - just cut 90 per cent of the descriptions. It's entirely possible, though, that I completely misinterpreted what I was reading. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 12/2/2005 |
| An interesting vignette. I like the contrast of the customs between Tegen's family and customs, and that of the Rohirrim, and the easy friendship between Tegen and her sister-in-law. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed 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. | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed 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. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/1/2005 |
| I love the picture of this busy, successful family. Iathan is a bit on the smug side - but I suppose he has reasons to feel self-congratulatory. If they only knew what was going to happen! Yet only in hindsight can people read meaning into events. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/1/2005 |
| Poor Telta. She is one who, it seems, might welcome death - especially if Merryn suffered a painful fate. | |
| Imrahoil | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/1/2005 |
| Das ist ja alles sehr schön - es ist wirklich gut, nur damit mir niemand ins Gesicht springt -, aber ich warte schon seit Ewigkeiten auf die Fortsetzung von "The shoemaker's daughter" und wie wäre es dort mal mit einem Update, das ist mehr als überfällig. Bitte. Allerdings ist es ja schon positiv, daß überhaupt mal wieder was gekommen ist. Aber es gab da auch noch "Visits in Eregion", wie sieht es damit aus? Sorry, ich werde unnüselig, wenn man mir ständig 1. Kapitel als Appetizer vor die Nase setzt und dann kommt nichts mehr. Not fair. So, updates, please. Author Reply: Es freut mich daß Dir das kleine "Nebenprodukt" gefällt. Du kannst eine frühe version zur Kapitel 2 von "The Shoemaker's Daughter" lesen wenn Du hier guckst: http://s4.invisionfree.com/Otherworlds/index.php? Ich bin mir noch nicht sicher wieviel ich davon streichen sollte, Du bist also willkommen einen Komment abzugeben. :) | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/30/2005 |
| I continue to be so impressed, Soledad, at your ability to weave all of these details into your stories - I could easily picture myself in the shop and see the building. And you either know much about spices and such, or did much homework. I look forward to these daily posts. Author Reply: I know a little about spices, but it was mostly homework. :) | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/30/2005 |
| This is going to be very interesting. I can tell you have thoroughly researched this and used historical models for your little town. It sounds roughly 13th-14th century? Or did you mingle some of the times and cultures? I look forward to more. Author Reply: Thanks. The model to the town is Yvoire, a medieval village in Savoy, France. More background info about Halabor is being added to the Otherworlds board as quickly as I come around to type it up. There are name lists ordered by occupation, locations, a layout and so on. (http://s4.invisionfree.com/Otherworlds/index.php?) | |