A Story of Seven by NelyafinweFeanorion
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Summary:
A story for Feanorian week. One chapter for each brother. Based on the seven deadly sins and the seven virtues.
I am an unapologetic fan of the sons of Fëanor. I find them (and their parents and extended family) to be the most fascinating, complex and morally ambiguous characters in Tolkien's writings.
I usually tend to view and write them in a positive, redemptive light. This was an attempt for me to write a darker or less appealing side of them. Of course, being me, I had to counter each negative I wrote with its opposing positive.
Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Elrond, Elros, Erestor, Maedhros, Maglor
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Artwork Type: No artwork type listed
Genre: General
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Chapters: 7 Word Count: 9, 714 Posted on 21 March 2017 Updated on 26 March 2017 This fanwork is a work in progress.
Table of Contents
Feanorian Week Day 1: Maedhros
Feanorian Week Day 2: Maglor
Fëanorion Week Day 3 Celegorm
Today has been a crazy day so sorry this is being posted so late. Poor Caranthir must be fuming because I've neglected doing anything for his day tomorrow since I've been absorbed with Celegorm today.
I've deviated from canon on Irisse here and I've patterned the Hunters of the followers of Artemis from Greek mythology. The parallels made sense to me.
Feanorian Week Day 4: Caranthir
Feanorian Week Day 5: Curufin
Feanorian Week Day 6: Amrod
note: I had always thought of sloth as laziness, but the definition of sloth in the context of the deadly sins has more to do with apathy and indifference-more of a lack of feeling, a form of alienation and withdrawal. I think that definition works better in this context
Fëanorian Week day 7: Amras
I chose to give each twin a day of their own rather than put them together so no Fëanor/Nerdanel story. I might tackle those two another day.
this was by far the most challenging combination for me.
I am thinking of gluttony more as a voracious appetite for something, an addiction of sorts.
Temperance: Moderation or self-restraint. Voluntarily refraining from doing something
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