Part 01: Atandil by Eilinel's Ghost

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Fanwork Notes

“I convinced myself the situations were different. I built labyrinths within my reason to justify the pretense, and in their twisting ways I wandered blind till faced with her grief—the tribute paid in pain, as thou hast named it. Till then I could contend that I suffered so thou might be spared; I grieved so that thou might hold love in memory untarnished. That I learned at the feet of Doom to thus keep its step from thine own neck, and so should goodness come of it. Eru forgive me, I was wrong.”

After his conversation with Andreth forces him to face his own rationalizations and hypocrisies, Finrod realizes he needs to come clean to Aegnor and confesses to him both the consequences of his former advice, as well as his own secret grief that motivated it.

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Summary:

“I convinced myself the situations were different. I built labyrinths within my reason to justify the pretense, and in their twisting ways I wandered blind till faced with her grief—the tribute paid in pain, as thou hast named it. Till then I could contend that I suffered so thou might be spared; I grieved so that thou might hold love in memory untarnished. That I learned at the feet of Doom to thus keep its step from thine own neck, and so should goodness come of it. Eru forgive me, I was wrong.”

After his conversation with Andreth forces him to face his own rationalizations and hypocrisies, Finrod realizes he needs to come clean to Aegnor and confesses to him both the consequences of his former advice, as well as his own secret grief that motivated it.


 

Major Characters: Aegnor, Balan, Bëor, Finrod Felagund

Major Relationships: Aegnor & Finrod, Aegnor/Andreth, Bëor/Finrod

Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Drama, Family, General, Romance

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Rating: General

Warnings:

This fanwork belongs to the series

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6, 135
Posted on 22 February 2023 Updated on 8 March 2023

This fanwork is complete.

Table of Contents

- This is Part 1 of what will ultimately be a ~15-20 part series. Bear with me. This is setting the stage.

- This piece assumes the reader has either read or has a familiarity with the content of the Athrabeth Finrod Ah Andreth found in Morgoth’s Ring.

Atandil: a name given to Finrod by the other Elves, meaning “friend of the Atani, or one who loves the Atani”

(Additional notes and translations at the end of the piece)


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