Growing Wisdom by Anérea

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Fanwork Notes

For Himring, who first popped the idea in my head of exploring the relationship between the two Edain wise-women, Andreth and Adanel. Thank you! I'm enjoying playing on this little nook of the Legendarium! 

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Andreth's childhood in Estolad, and her relationship with Adanel.

Major Characters: Adanel, Andreth

Major Relationships: Adanel & Andreth

Genre: Family, General

Challenges: Jubilee, X Marks the Spot

Rating: General

Warnings:

This fanwork belongs to the series

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 868
Posted on 15 February 2023 Updated on 22 December 2024

This fanwork is a work in progress.

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Table of Contents

List of canon characters and one textual ghost:

  • Baran, Bëor's son: leader of the House of Bëor at this time; he was in his late teens/early twenties when they crossed the mountains into Beleriand, and thus also met Finrod;
  • Boromir:  Andreth's father and Baran's grandson (and great grandfather of Beren)
  • Amie: Andreth's mother is not named in canon; in my headcanon her hand-dyed fabrics and embroidery are renowned and even Elves appreciate her craftsmanship.
  • Aunt Nel: Adanel, wise-woman of her people, Andreth's aunt by marriage (age 29)
  • Uncle Bel: Belemir, great grandson of Beor and Adanel's husband (age 29)
    (Nel-Bel is the family's collective nickname name for the couple)
  • Breg: Bregor, Andreth's nine year old brother
  • Bear: Beril, Andreth's three year old sister
  • Andreth is a precocious seven years old here, and while she enjoys making up nicknames for everyone else, she insists on her full name being used.

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Thank you so much! That means a lot to me because I have all these headcanons for her, and Adanel that I really would like to share. This is actually just the intro to something I wanted to write that is itself a prequel to Fabric of Love, Of Circles and Cycles but all my writeability leaked out after I posted.(And I only posted the intro hectare I wanted the stamp, but I'm so glad I did because your comment has given me a boost I wouldn't have received if I hadn't.)  Since Ive managed 200 words for instadrabbling, mywriteability might be seeping back in so there's hope yet that this might actually get written! 

ETA a correction that this is a prequel to Of Circles and Cycles; I think Fabric of Love would have taken place just before they depart for the festival. 

Your comment also made me realise that I hadn't crossposted Of Circles here, so I've just rectified that! That version also contains the full ending that wasn't in the AO3 version because at the last minute I realised that Lferion had requested something happy, and, well, this is the Silm which tends to act like Teflon to happy!