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Nimruzimir, a natural philosopher recently out of his apprenticeship, hardly considers himself very important to anyone, least of all his colleagues. When his strange, prophetic fits bring him to the attention of the High Priest, however, he may find that his existence is less superfluous than…
This is my new poetical attempt to add my own interpretation to Tolkien's Cosmology as to Eru's Creation and the Valar's minds and behind-the-scene providence reasons and mechanisms.. I often review Eä as part of our own world, just in another dimension, this is why I have always seriously…
My newly drawn map of Aman, as complete as I could make it.
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The arrival and departure of ships across the Great Sea carries mythic significance for the peoples of Middle-earth. The image of ships crossing out of and back into a mysterious West appears as well in Beowulf and is alluded to in Tolkien's tower analogy in his lecture "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics," where the tower allows those who climb it to observe the passage of the ships.
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He and Diamond were visiting, though Pippin had been disappearing every afternoon, and taking Frodo and Elanor and most other lads and lasses in the neighborhood with him—though why they couldn’t use Pippin’s own pony, Sam couldn’t imagine.
So gathered they were to Bree, what lieutenants who could be spared, from their scattered watches west and east, for their chieftain had returned from his long sojourn in lands godless and mountains strange.
Aragorn returns from the South to tells his tales. Halbarad listens.
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Thank you! I'm not sure myself if this will turn towards canon or not. I think Tolkien wrote somewhere (Letters, maybe) that after the War of Wrath Sauron tried to be good out of fear. I like to think he's currently at a point where it could go either way with him. And at least Celebrimbor is warned (not sure how much good that will do, he's still a Feanorian after all XD).
Gondolin is gone, but lots more people survived because they had a chance to evacuate before the attack. There's actually a huge chunk of the fic posted, if you are interested (and I realise now I might have added a link): https://www.silmarillionwritersguild.org/node/4749 I'm currently in a bit of a writing low and my WIPs suffer from it, but it is not abandoned.
Ooh, it gives such a delicious extra flavour to Annatar in Ost-in-Edhil fics when you put Maeglin in their midst. Annatar’s feelings when he sees Maeglin there must have been all over the place. It was somehow heartening to read that he wished to have met him there in the first place. I of course love Celebrimbor’s reaction when he learns about Annatar’s identity from Maeglin. Just as I see him. This was an enjoyable story!
Mairon can see how good Maeglin is at what he's doing and he misses to talk to likeminded people. He's a bit lonely, I think, and not completely past the point of no return. Celebrimbor wants so much for his vision to work and if that means to give Sauron a chance, he's going to do it. Maeglin knew he'd decide like that, I think, and he's going to keep an extra pair of eyes on Annatar.
This is so powerful and ominous, from the very first sentence! I really enjoyed reading it. I love Maeglin and Celebrimbor together. And I love your use of the prompts!
Thank you! This can go many ways (although I have a thing for repenant bad guys ;).) I love to have Maeglin and Celebrimbor together, they can be so good for each other.
For starters, I just love the idea of Maeglin and Celebrimbor together in Ost-in-Edhel. And then... well, one of the joys of AUs is there's no knowing how closely they'll follow canon, so there's so much suspense here. What will Celebrimbor say to Annatar? All Annatar's plans could go to ruin with Maeglin here, hut will be end up being influenced by them and actually building the better world he claims to desire? Very intriguing!
I don't really know myself where this is heading (but I admit I have a thing for repentant bad guys). I think Annatar can still change his mind, (and he's been a bit lone for a while, I think) but he also knows now that Maeglin knows and will be extra careful, if he should decide to go through with world domination.
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