Scout of the Third House by Himring

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Fanwork Notes

For the following "Times of Bliss" prompt:

“And in those days the strength of Men was added to the power of the Noldor, and their hope was high; and Morgoth was straitly enclosed, for the people of Hador, being hardy to endure cold and long wandering, feared not at times to go far into the north and there keep watch upon the movements of the Enemy.” ~ The Silmarillion, Of the Coming of Men into the West

Fanwork Information

Summary:

In the days of Fingolfin and Malach Aradan, an unnamed scout of the Third House of the Edain (later called the House of Hador) returns from a long journey in the North to Hithlum.

Major Characters: Edain, Men

Major Relationships:

Genre: Poetry

Challenges: Times of Bliss

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 109
Posted on 6 March 2021 Updated on 6 March 2021

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

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Thank you very much, Elfscribe!

Yes, the implications of this sentence about the hardihood of those Hadorian scouts were so easy to miss, until reading it in a prompt made me consider what that would have been like for them.

I am glad you liked the final couplet.

The scout is probably a he - not because anything in the poem itself requires it, but because I had a plot bunny about a friendship between the scout and a very young Hador which suggests it.