Tolkien Meta Week Starts December 8!
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Ye'll take the high road / and I’ll take the low road, / and I’ll be in Aman afore ye; / but you and I will never meet again / on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Ivrin.
It was winter, and the sunlight that came into the caves was cold and pale, but Rían still sought it out, bundled up in all of the furs and blankets that they could give her.
Two years before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Húrin and Huor journey from Dor-lómin to Eithel Sirion for a war council with their new allies from the East. A story about the stirring of hope and foreshadowing of woe. Well-peppered with humour.
Annael was the foster-father of Tuor and a Sindarin Elf who played a minor but important role in his life.
Annael tells his fosterling Tuor about the rides of Orome in Beleriand, before the Darkening of Valinor.
The Lady of the Mithrim and the spokesperson of the Tatyar Avari in the early days after the Mereth Aderthad.
The story repeats and yet doesn't, over and over with the aftermath of each battle.
Fingon strips Dor-lomin of men for his grand assault on Angband - only the women and children and defenseless are left behind.
After far too long, Annael of the Grey-elves reunites with one he thought lost.
Drabbles about Annael, Grey Elf of Hithlum:
I. "Because my Land is Fair": Annael refuses to leave Hithlum.
II. "Inspiration": A first meeting between Rian and Annael, just after she has arrived in Hithlum as refugee
III. "Elvish Reminiscences": Annael tells Tuor about his great-grandparents.
IV.: "The Escape Route": Fingon shows Annael the entrance to the Gate of the Noldor.
V. "Under the Stars, in Sunlight": Annael and Tuor talk about the Sun and about elves and men.
VI. "Defeat": Annael in the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.
VII. "Leaf Loss": Annael, after all, ends up leaving Hithlum.
Lalwen witnesses the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and leads as many as she can to safety in its aftermath.
Short scenes in the life of Fingon and Ianneth, his wife.
This is a re-telling of Rian's story, from her pregnancy with Tuor to her death upon the Hill Of The Slain. Hope you enjoy it!
On his sixteenth birthday, Tuor finds a letter from his long-dead mother and comes to a harsh realization about his foster-family.
Young Tuor has a conversation with his fosterfather Annael and tries to decide what he'd call his House if he ever became a Lord.
Annael of the Grey Elves grieves over his unfulfilled promise after Rian´s son, Tuor, is lost. Sequel to "The Wandering Queen" (so it´s just a little less old. ^_^)