Stone leaves trembled in the flickering torchlight. That small detail lets everyone know about the weight of the battle; a great touch!
Here and there gleamed jewels that caught the flame like watching eyes. This part made me shiver while reading due to the atmosphere it helps in getting under your skin while you read.
until they were fighting beneath an archway twined with wild roses. What I’ve liked throughout this thus far is how, like the quote I’ve just given, you interweave the beauty of the palace into the grim and harsh realities of the battle facing the Noldor.
laughing among the trees on Tol Galen and teaching a child to fight with willow stems. I remember reading this ...
And now I’ve come to the end of this part of the story - wow! I was so caught up in this, wondering who was fighting - the part with the Noldo and the Sinda who was Erestor. Know as I may how this will go (and it’s been a long while since I’ve read the Silmarillion), my breath was caught and so caught up in it was I that, for a moment, that knowledge was forgotten.
This section, for me, is probably the most important part of the whole story -- because Erestor's life is the thread that links all my Silmarillion stories, in one way or another, and this is such an important stage of his development for me. I'm so glad it made an impression!
//This part made me shiver while reading due to the atmosphere it helps in getting under your skin while you read.//
Oh wonderful! I wanted to set the scene for the poor murdered stone thrust just down the line. And it was fun, in a horrible way, to set up the contrast between the beautiful surroundings and the fighting.
//I remember reading this ...//
Yes, some of the drabbles are bites out of bigger stories.
Yes, some of the drabbles are bites out of bigger stories. Phew! I thought I'd either read it or was imagining reading it due to how clearly I could picture everything while reading!
That small detail lets everyone know about the weight of the battle; a great touch!
Here and there gleamed jewels that caught the flame like watching eyes.
This part made me shiver while reading due to the atmosphere it helps in getting under your skin while you read.
until they were fighting beneath an archway twined with wild roses.
What I’ve liked throughout this thus far is how, like the quote I’ve just given, you interweave the beauty of the palace into the grim and harsh realities of the battle facing the Noldor.
laughing among the trees on Tol Galen and teaching a child to fight with willow stems.
I remember reading this ...
And now I’ve come to the end of this part of the story - wow! I was so caught up in this, wondering who was fighting - the part with the Noldo and the Sinda who was Erestor. Know as I may how this will go (and it’s been a long while since I’ve read the Silmarillion), my breath was caught and so caught up in it was I that, for a moment, that knowledge was forgotten.
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//This part made me shiver while reading due to the atmosphere it helps in getting under your skin while you read.//
Oh wonderful! I wanted to set the scene for the poor murdered stone thrust just down the line. And it was fun, in a horrible way, to set up the contrast between the beautiful surroundings and the fighting.
//I remember reading this ...//
Yes, some of the drabbles are bites out of bigger stories.
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Phew! I thought I'd either read it or was imagining reading it due to how clearly I could picture everything while reading!
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