Into Water by avi17

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Summary:

“...and so perished the lord of the Fountain after fiery battle in cool waters.” – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin. The death of Ecthelion.

Major Characters: Ecthelion of the Fountain

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Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Drama, Experimental

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Rating: Teens

Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 637
Posted on 25 August 2011 Updated on 25 August 2011

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Into Water

Written in my head on a long car drive. I love Ecthelion, and his death is one of the ones that has always stuck in my mind.

Warning for a somewhat graphic depiction of drowning. Death is not pretty, and I do not write it that way.

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You made me re-read the "Fall of Gondolin".

I had forgotten how much more dramatic that battle is in the early version than in the published Silmarillion! I suppose Tolkien would have retained a lot of these details, if he'd got around to revising this section thoroughly...

No, death in battle isn't pretty and Ecthelion's certainly wasn't! But, truly, a hero.