Darkened paths by daughterofshadows

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Fanwork Notes

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Aredhel walks a dark path.

Major Characters: Aredhel

Major Relationships:

Genre: Poetry

Challenges: Tengwar

Rating: General

Warnings:

Chapters: 1 Word Count: 64
Posted on 25 May 2024 Updated on 25 May 2024

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Darkened paths

A really short poem about Aredhel's time in Nan Elmoth.

I imagine this pretty much ending just before she meets Eöl for the first time. Maybe I'll get something written for that at one point, too.

It's a fill for ungwë (spider web), though this is a rather metaphorical spider web.

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How strange these woods, how dark and cold.

So unlike those I walked in days of old.

No hound or horse are at my side

And if another thing lives here,

in shadows do they hide.

But there! A path! Oh, could it be?

At last a way out of the dark?

Birdsong rings now in my ears,

Dawn’s chorus, oh beloved lark!

Chapter End Notes

I fought hard to get that lark rhyme in there XD I thought it was a nice twist, since dawn is often associated with hope, but in this case everything is about to go very wrong for Aredhel.

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A perfect Nan Elmoth atmosphere in this poem, and I think it describes very well the magic of the woods (or Eöl's magic). I love it how in the first part she's all alone and thinks that if there's anyone else in the woods, they're hiding in the shadows. But then she sees a path and hears a pleasant birdsong. It must have felt inviting! Of course she would go that way. I enjoyed this poem very much (and am happy that my photo also gave you inspiration to write).