The last gift of Oromë by SkyEventide
Fanwork Notes
The story includes hunting-related blood and gore, as well as ritualistic eating of raw meat and blood drinking. It depicts animal death in several instances, also due to the hunting themes. None of it aims to squick or disturb the reader per se, but it's graphic and definitely present.
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Summary:
Celegorm, who was friend of Oromë, who often visited the Vala's house and learnt the language of all birds and beasts - but hunted them also. This is a story of the noontide of Valinor, of a hunting party and of the deities of bow and arrow, loyalty yet untarnished, gifts and wisdom, and what it means to understand and talk to the things you kill. Sometimes Snow White and the Huntsman are the same person.
Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Aredhel, Celegorm, Huan, Oromë, Tilion
Major Relationships: Celegorm/Oromë, Celegorm/Tilion, Celegorm & Huan, Celegorm/Original Character
Genre: Adventure, General, Poly, Slash/Femslash
Challenges:
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Graphic)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 7, 381 Posted on 14 February 2021 Updated on 24 April 2021 This fanwork is complete.
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Language notes:
1. Quenya names are used throughout. Celegorm is referred to as Tyelkormo or Turco, his familial nickname (c/k spelling depends entirely on my aesthetic preferences and there's nothing I can do about it). Aredhel is ĺrissë, she is at one time called Arafániel, the Quenya adaptation of Ar-Feiniel; I additionally decided to have Celegorm call her Arelda as the Quenya adaptation of Aredhel, though I haven't made up my mind about whether Arelda/Aredhel is another sobriquet or a mother-name. In any case, the names used here are ĺrissë Arelda Arafániel.
2. Elwenon is a name that is weirdly close to Elwë and I know it, but the compounding is made from elwen (heart, Lost Tales) + on (stone), not Elwë+non. Andaleptë is taken from Qenya anda-lepta, long-fingered. Indilerë is indil (lily) + erë (draft word for iron, Lost Tales). Sartaldir is from sarta (loyal) and I don't remember how I compounded it, I'm very sorry. Hlarindë is a neologism for hearer, and Rániel, it's intended as wayward-daughter but also an easter egg for the alternative name of moon, once it comes into existence. I know there's no reason at all to explain the names of all these OCs but I'm like that.
3. Arǭmēz is the Valarin name of Oromë. Nielíqui is originally, in early drafts, the daughter of Oromë and Vána, here I reinterpreted her as a Maia of Vána who also follows her not-dad sometimes.
4. Thou/thee is used as the informal singular form to remark a difference in rank. Celegorm uses it with his lord, Oromë uses it with Celegorm, but not the other way around.
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