"A Song and a Story," for aramel_calawen

[dawn_felagund]

Aramel requested a story about Elrond and Elros, during their life with the Fëanorians, when they learn in one way or another about the fate of Eluréd and Elurín. And so, for you, Aramel, are two hott Fëanorians, two angsty little Elflings...and a partridge in a pear tree. ;^)

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Re: Last part of my post I swear!

[dawn_felagund]

I'm going to reply to all of your comments in one fell swoop, rather than attaching them to the comment to which they belong, since they're all a single thought. (If that makes sense! :)

Do I write happy stories? Occasionally, yes. ;) I'll link some for you at the end, when you ask for recs for what to read next. But I do find bittersweet or even tragic stories easier, in a way. Yet, a lot of what you've read so far are what I'd consider happy endings: Caranthir and Haleth end up together forever in "The Choices of Spirits"; Feanor is at peace (with hopes of saving the world) in "The Tapestries." They are bittersweet ... but that is how I see Middle-earth. Even Frodo's "saving the world" came at a great personal price. I get tears in my eyes at the beginning of the movies when he is so carefree, knowing what he will become, what he will sacrifice, and wanting his happiness to last much longer than it does. But I digress. :)

JRRT is ambivialent and ambiguous about the relationship between the last two Sons of Feanor and the Twins of Earendil, I have never been quite sure what he wanted it to be, love despite wrong doing or little love because of wrong doing.

I've been uncertain too, so I'm glad I'm not the only one! :) Yet I think Elrond was wise enough to understand the Feanorians more than some others probably did. And there are empathetic portions of The Silmarillion; if we take that book as a translation of Bilbo's Red Book, then he got that information from Rivendell, probably largely written by Pengolodh. And Pengolodh, I don't think, was very kind to the Feanorians. So I think the little moments of empathy we see for them probably came because of Elrond's influence. Or that is my crazy personal theory, anyway. :)

(which reminds me, in Mercy is it your assertion that Celegorm chooses to become a wraith?)

Temporarily, yes. But the last line, I think, reveals that he will answer the call when he feels ready to do so: "But a strong wind blows into the West, and I might almost hear a song like one I’d heard long ago, in the peace of Valinor, and I might even believe that hope still lives for the Noldor-or even for me." I'm also of the opinion that the call of Mandos is not a one-time thing. That's not based on any canon but just my personal feeling that going to Mandos is a matter of will, and whatever one's will demands is what his fate will be. If that makes any sense at all.

I you would prefere not to discuss it I understand but I find so few people I can rationally and pollietly debate on the subject that I usually can't resist the opportuntity (in no way do I intend it to reflect my respect for your work or you as an author).

Please don't worry about this. I do not take it as such; I take it as a compliment that my stories inspire discussion and that I am a worthy person to chat to. :) I have enjoyed our talks in the comments of these stories, so please, feel free to bring up whatever you'd like! I can't guarantee that I won't have strong opinions on certain things, but if you're cool with that, then there are very few things that I'm unwilling to discuss. :)