You Live Your Life in the Shadow of the Mountain by darthfingon
Fanwork Notes
Thanks to everyone at the Lizard Council and Garden of Ithilien writers workshops for help and suggestions. It's nice to have a captive audience when writing a story populated almost entirely with Vanyarin OCs...
Language Note: Glossary of terms is given at the bottom of each chapter. Italicised words are ones that I've composed for the purpose of this story; words in plain text are Tolkien's.
I've intentionally chosen to use a number of obsolete early Qenya words for the Vanyarin dialect in order to create greater differences between it and Noldorin speech. Other differences between Vanyarin and Noldorin, such as the Vanyarin use of Z, TH, CH and unclustered D, are real, though attested application of these rules is very limited. As a result, this story contains a lot of linguistic fanfiction in order to recreate a useable Vanyarin language.
Fanwork Information
Summary: At the end of the First Age, religious feuds and civil unrest threaten Valmar and Tirion. A 'What-If' AU. New in Chapter 20: Sidaizon sets out to begin his new duties as Oraistar of Oichimyaiva, and learns some disturbing news from Vedezir. Major Characters: Amarië, Ingwë, Ingwion, Original Character(s) Major Relationships: Genre: Alternate Universe, Drama Challenges: Another Place in Time Rating: Teens Warnings: Mature Themes |
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Chapters: 20 | Word Count: 78, 920 |
Posted on 6 October 2009 | Updated on 18 January 2012 |
This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Table of Contents
This chapter marks the beginning of part two of the story.
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