Lament for the Singer by daughterofshadows
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Fanwork Notes
Maybe this will get expanded one day.
Written while waiting to pick up some pizza for the prompt The Executioner's Song for the Funky 70s challenge
Chapter 1
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Who sings the lament for the singer?
So many songs passed his lips, but who sings for him now that he is gone?
The waves perhaps. Or the gulls overhead.
He was lost to the water, and so it is only fitting that they will lament him.
Or perhaps no one will.
He brought death to countless souls. Why should anyone grieve a murderer?
oh... sorrowful but also…
oh... sorrowful but also very beautiful. <3
Thank you!
Thank you!
Poignant! (And perhaps to be…
Poignant! (And perhaps to be continued later?)
I really want to. I feel…
I really want to. I feel like it needs some people presence. I had an idea for Elrond, but that was the moment the pizza was done and I forgot *facepalm*
Sometimes it's like that. …
Sometimes it's like that. (Maybe it'll come back to you later?)
ah, the age-old dichotomy of…
ah, the age-old dichotomy of Maglor...
you've done a very efficient job of evoking the ever-present problem of the Feanorians, the tragedy and the horror of it all
lovely job
Thank you!
Thank you!
It's a lovely read. Dear…
It's a lovely read.
Dear Maglor...
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
beautiful, and sad.
beautiful, and sad.
that sums it up pretty…
that sums it up pretty nicely, yeah (not just these 60 odd words but also the Silmarillion as a whole, now that I think about it...)
Pithy. I could imagine the…
Pithy. I could imagine the scene, the empty beach, maybe...
An empty beach certainly…
An empty beach certainly feels very appropriate for this!