Sharp Things in the Way by Dawn Felagund
Fanwork Notes
This story was written for Himring as a prize for the 2013 Season of Writing Dangerously and remixes her wonderfully poignant Maglor Plays For His People After Doriath. I also borrow Himring's assumption in that story that the Fëanorians used Amon Ereb as a sort of home base after the attack on Doriath.
Elleth has once again offered her help with translations, since I am all thumbs with Tolkien's languages. Meth-e-Laer translates to Summer's End and is intended to represent a festival similar to that of Samhain. Many thanks, Elleth, for the help with this! Names were devised using Darth Fingon's name generator.
And finally, Oshun's biography of Daeron was helpful in catching me up to speed on a character I'd never written before. In particular, her remarks on the Sindarin rejection of the Cirth and the relative value of the Noldolantë over Daeron's "crafting songs for Lúthien" shaped this story.
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Summary:
The consummate poet of the Sindar, Daeron recognizes his potential to shape his people's perceptions of the newly arrived Noldor but struggles to find the courage to assert himself. Inspired by meeting Maglor at the Mereth Aderthad, Daeron nonetheless finds himself besieged by perceived failure, until his final attempt to depict a peaceful history between their peoples might be too late. A remix of Himring's Maglor Plays For His People After Doriath and written as a Season of Writing Dangerously prize for Himring.
Major Characters: Daeron, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maglor
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Artwork Type: No artwork type listed
Challenges: Gift of a Story
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 5, 548 Posted on 26 October 2013 Updated on 26 October 2013 This fanwork is complete.
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