merimas · 28 January 2008 · Chapter 1: Two princes of the Sea-elves come to hither shores
Glad to see this tale has been taken up again, as I felt we were all left hanging after a promising start for 'Unforsaken'. It's interesting to think of Celeborn as an Amanyar Teleri, and how events would have played out differently has this been the case. My one question, since you seem (unless I misread something) to have moved Celeborn and Galathil into Olwe's line, is how the story will play out now that Celeborn and Galadriel are first cousins. This was the main problem with Tolkien's conception of an Amanyar Celeborn: Elves didn't marry kin that close.Of course, this opens up a whole mess of possible (AU) storylines that I'm fairly sure have never been considered. I'm anxious to see were you go with this. Cheers,Merimas
Author's reply
Ah, so you remember that story? :) Yes, it was left an unfinished tale, at that. Well, I have decided to try my hand at telling what might happened. Galathil did call his uncle Grandfather Olwe. You have not misread. However, you might not have read the Prologue where it is explained that Galadhon, Elmo's son and the brothers' father, was Olwe's foster-son. Naturally, they see the king more as a grandfather. This was a major plot point in the past story, and I have not changed it - or any other. Thank you for your question! I am sure you are not the only reader who wanted that cleared up a bit. And thank you very much for reading and reviewing!