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| The Road Not Taken by Jay of Lasgalen | 13 Review(s) |
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| Edlyn | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/16/2008 |
| This was absolutely PERFECT! The last line was my favourite bit. Author Reply: I once wrote a story where the twins went sailing for the first time - Elladan was seasick, Elrohir wasn't! | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/16/2008 |
| Oh, good choice, Elladan. The fate of Elrond's children always makes me stop and think. In some ways, it's like "Elf" is the default setting for them unless they choose otherwise. If it weren't, they wouldn't be several thousand years old. And yet, they're not really elves until they make the choice. You can see that in the Passage of the Dead, when Legolas is the only one not troubled by the dead. He's the only real elf there. It's all very confusing. :-) Author Reply: Tolkien shows them as distinct from both elves and men in several places - the Paths of the Dead, and also in the minstrel's introduction at the field of Cormallen (he mentions Rohan and Gondor, elf and dwarf, and 'ye sons of Elrond'). Yet at the Hornberg they are described as 'two tall men'. As you say, it's confusing! | |
| Ces | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/16/2008 |
| I've always felt that those two sailed eventually. There would have been nothing left for them had they stayed. As each generation passed, it would have taken them farther and farther away from Arwen and Aragorn. Mortals are meant to live for a few years, then depart. Elves are meant to live forever. They could never have lived fully in ME. Besides, Valinor and Legolas await them. And that means more escapades for the three of them to get into! More (even if invisible) grey hairs for Elrond and Thranduil! Loved it! Ces Author Reply: Yes, I've always been sure that they both sailed - but how and when did they reach that decision? Did they sit down and discuss it, or just assume that's what would happen? It's one of the (many) things Tolkien wasn't clear on. | |