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fileg

drabble: new character

Jan 20, 2006 04:59

This is for the challenge at tolkien_weekly to write in a voice I have not written in before. 100 words is not really enough to say I have written in a new voice, but I have not written this character before (though Chris elladans_witch and I have had plans for a while now to do so together. Real Soon Now, or as we say - Pagan Standard Time) two of you will understand that ( Read more... )

drabble, tolkien, fiction

Comments 9

kortirion January 20 2006, 13:05:17 UTC

Oh yes. *nods* Yes.

And I love the image of such 'veterans' getting into yet another bottle of wine... bet by that time Elu Thingol's locked away the good stuff!

fileg January 21 2006, 05:04:17 UTC

I'll bet by now if they want the good stuff, they have to squeeze Thingol

I guess they can always just put something new away for 100 years...

digdigil January 20 2006, 13:26:49 UTC

Oh, I love this! It includes three of my favourite Tolkien characters: Thingol, Elrond and Idril! Great stuff!

fileg January 21 2006, 05:05:22 UTC

thanks. I'm not really happy with the writing in this one, I was waaaay to conscious of teying to squish it into the wordcount

digdigil January 22 2006, 01:26:11 UTC

That's what I find the most difficult thing about drabbles. There's usually too much I want to say but not enough words with which to write it!

persephonesbear January 20 2006, 15:42:05 UTC

How did the MOMS deal with their babies going mortal?

fileg January 21 2006, 05:13:49 UTC

Terry, it's TOLKIEN! Nobody has mothers!

When Elrond gets all broody over Arwen (only 3000 years old, poor thing) her mother has been gone back to Valinor for almost 1500 years.

Thingol has the least good reason of all, since he is married to a Maia (I wonder if she had parents back in Valinor moaning and groaning about her marrying a mere immortal) and of course he makes the most fuss. Luthien is no shrinkin violet, and if Tolkien had been born a little later I think she would have shown Dad that she was a woman with her own life, not his "jewel in the crown." She rather does, anyway, but there would be a lot more I told you so....

Idril's mother has also gone back to Valinor (or so I assume - and this is the story I am trying to write with Chris) She was killed crossing the ice, and so she has gone back home on the express.
But everything about their family leads me to believe she would have been suppportive - after all they didn't try to make Idril stay home when they crossed the ice into Beleriand

gookachu January 20 2006, 18:00:57 UTC

oh, i loved that. that was beautiful.

fileg January 21 2006, 05:06:17 UTC

thank you. I think it may need a rewrite without the word limit at some point.