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Msg# 5146
Reviews Final as of 8/17/2005 part 60 Posted by Ainaechoiriel August 18, 2005 - 0:07:01 Topic ID# 5146Title: The <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8772>
White City · Author: Forodwaith
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:41:50 Score: 2
Very lyrical, with that touch of paternal regret and pride; his instruction
is very much in character, as is the inward prayer for forgiveness, should
all go ill. Very well done!
Title: In <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13136>
the Hands of the King · Author: Gwynnyd
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:42:26 Score: 2
What a fine father you give us, concerned for his child but honest; Beregond
gives his son the respect of the truth, with its mingled fear and hope. I
like it!
Title: The Heirs of <http://www.freewebs.com/aure/heirsofisildurthe.htm>
Isildur · Author: Marta
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:42:52 Score: 1
My twin sons thank you! Few things are as horrid as being mistaken for
another by those who should know best!
Title: And Now to
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3596> Bed · Author:
Marigold
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:43:31 Score: 3
I simply love this little peek into something to essential, and so telling,
as sleep; there is great understanding of the personalities and the changes
that these characters have gone through, most impressive for their short
expression in these drabbles. Well done!
Title: Changes
<http://www.dwimordenespage.org/index.php?go=7&id=19&chapter=14> · Author:
Dwimordene
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· Races/Places: Hobbits: Post-Ring War Drabble · ID: 231
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:43:58 Score: 1
This was very sweet, and well expressed; in character and within canon as
well! Very nicely done!
Title: Links
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8126> · Author:
Forodwaith
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:45:01 Score: 2
A lovely remembrance; the imagery of the chain, the thing that binds the
prisoner to his prison, is perfect, as is the shared freedom that Frodo
hopes for his companion. Well done!
Title: Fairer Than
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SlightlyTookish
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:21:46 Score: 5
A cute and funny story, the dialogue is completely in character; each
hobbit's words would have been clearly his own, even if there had been
nothing to say which one of them was speaking. I adored poor Sam's effort at
diplomacy, and seeing Aragorn's mild frustration and amusement. And yet it
was sweetly serious in showing the deep love between the cousins. I really
love seeing this light-hearted moment of fun, before things got so dire at
Weathertop. A very lovely little gap-filler.
Title: One Day <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2019>
· Author: Alawa
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3> · Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Poetry · ID: 72
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:22:47 Score: 2
Ah, yes! The difficulties of writing, and of resisting temptation, and of
getting throught the day with too few words committed to the page. Poor
Bilbo!
Title: To Water the
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Eruanna
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:23:10 Score: 2
What a beautiful thought: that even the little trickle of water that Sam and
Frodo come upon in their need was there just for them, to succor them in
their need, placed there by Ulmo, Lord of the Waters.
Title: For
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eason> Everything There Is A Season · Author: Isabeau
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2> of Greenlea · Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble · ID: 31
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:24:17 Score: 1
Faramir's cousins find themselves cornered by a matchmaker. Very cute.
Title: At the <http://www.lightindarkplaces.net/ATSN.html> Sammath Naur ·
Author: Aratlithiel
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:26:20 Score: 5
From the first time I read this I was stunned at the amazing imagery and
insight into Frodo's soul as he grappled with the last ditch efforts of the
Ring to save itself. His knowledge that he would have to die to accomplish
his task overcome by the Ring's power there in the heart of the mountain,
his feelings of helplessness, betrayal, and finally of his resignation, as
he thought he was going to die, all brilliantly portrayed. One of the best
depictions of this scene I have ever read.
Title: The Problem of
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at Ethics and Values in Middle-earth · Author: Madgamgee
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-08-15 10:52:59 Score: 10
Madgamgee brings a welcome degree of nuance and context to the question of
whether Éowyn is more properly considered a hero or a deserter. This essay
has two parts, one that aims to undermine the charge that Éowyn knowingly
deserted her post, and another containing a novel application of a, shall we
say, 'timely' loyalty structure to serve as a competing ethical structure
that would've created a duty in direct opposition to Éowyn's remaining in
Dunharrow.
The first part of the essay is a rather Jesuitical analysis, but also the
weaker section. I admire the effort to make much vaguer the terms of Éowyn's
regency, and to suggest that perhaps her duty had ended as soon as Théoden
returned from Helm's Deep, but I believe that it founders on the fact that
Théoden explicitly says, when he confines Merry to Éowyn's side, that Éowyn
shall govern the people in his absence. Given that he says this in the
context of keeping Merry out of battle, it seems highly unlikely he would've
been as vague with Éowyn as the essay requires him to be in the setting out
of her duties, such that she could plausibly be said not to have broken her
uncle's decree in leaving Rohan to ride with the Muster. If her duty as
regent had ended upon the king's return, it was quite evidently
reestablished and with the expicit expectation that Éowyn would be
duty-bound to remain in Rohan, or it would've made no sense to commit Merry
to her service as a means of keeping him safe from the battle in Gondor.
Moreover, Éowyn is at hand to hear this exchange, since she rises
immediately afterwards and tells Merry to come with her to show him the gear
she had prepared for him (The Muster of Rohan, 90). Whether or not Théoden
had been vague with her earlier, by the time the host departs, she cannot
claim that her uncle's terms were plausibly vague enough that she had not
disobeyed the terms of her service in riding after him.
The second section, intended to be a second move building on the first,
exists to establish Éowyn's motive, which Madgamgee does in two steps, and
it is this section that I think merits applause. Taking Merry's observation
of Éowyn's hopelessness as accurate, the question becomes: why? What
specifically drove her to ride with Théoden? It isn't, she argues, spurned
love, for the timing doesn't make sense if we assume that her hopeless
attraction to Aragorn is at the root of her decision to ride. After all, she
stayed behind when he told her to. However, that still leaves the
possibility that Éowyn stayed only because she thought Théoden might allow
her to ride with him, thus allowing her to follow Aragorn anyway.
This is where step two comes in, by providing a plausible, positive motive
for Éowyn that has nothing to do with the abortive relationship she desired
with Aragorn. Drawing on the structure of comitatus groups, and using
Tolkien's analysis of one such group in his essay "Ofermod", Madgamgee
convincingly argues that Éowyn's motivation is a cultural one driven by the
terms of a *comitatus* group comprising herself, Théoden, and Éomer, where
to be left behind or exiled from the group is a fate literally worse than
death, as it is a disgrace and a failure of one's obligations. That Théoden
and Éomer did not recognize that they were bound to Éowyn in this manner is
a failing on their part, and must also be taken into consideration when
judging Éowyn.
The nifty comparison of Faramir and Éowyn, arguing that the two are
symbolically complementary, and therefore that they both belong together and
deserve each other is just gravy. While Madgamgee doesn't pretend that she's
definitively answered the question—indeed, she ends by concluding that Éowyn
is both hero and deserter of necessity—she gives an excellent argument that
forgiveness is warranted in Éowyn's case by virtue of mutually incompatible
duties.
Speaking as one who wearies of the fact that it is only Éowyn who is
questioned in this manner (as if Merry didn't do *exactly* the same thing
she did, and also in the face of Théoden explicitly forbidding him to ride
to war—sexism in Tolkien is a debatable matter, but I think sexism in
readership remains a lurking accusation so long as we only put Éowyn under
the microscope, ignoring the question: "Merry: hero or deserter?"), I cannot
but say: "A paper", Madgamgee!
Title: Fool of a Took and the Tree <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2183515/1/>
Wizard · Author: AngieT
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:59:26 Score: 3
This is a very charming and humorous bit of wee!hobbit fluff. It's Pippin's
first meeting with Gandalf, and the little Took is as curious and
irrepressible as ever. I love his non-stop chatter and the way that the
questions jus seem to pour out of him.
Title: Shire <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3035>
Reckoning · Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:01:00 Score: 3
This author does Merry's POV in such a special way, and this story is no
exception. As Merry watches over his cousins and Sam in Cormallen, he
reminisces about times past in the Shire. It's all done in a very sweet and
gently manner, and I love the interaction between Merry and the rest of the
Fellowship as they wait for their heroes to awaken.
Title: Bilbo’s
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2439&cid=9652> Gift ·
Author: Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Races/Places: Hobbits: Pre-War of the Ring · ID: 1177
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:01:30 Score: 2
In all the hustle and bustle of making his escape from the Shire, Bilbo did
not forget his young cousin Merry. Merry's delight at his special gift, and
his love for Bilbo are shown very clearly in this sweet little vignette.
Title: Growing
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2601&cid=10143> · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Races/Places: Hobbits: Children · ID: 1178
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:02:05 Score: 3
This is just an adorable bit of wee Merry and young Frodo fluff. I always
love that particular interaction, and this author has a lot of good insight
into Merry at any age. Frodo is so very much the wise older cousin here, and
knows just how to reassure the little one.
Title: A Light
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge03/9612.html#cutid1> In Dark
Places · Author: Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Genres: Movie-verse · ID: 835
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:02:55 Score: 4
This is a lovely exploration of a movie-verse moment. I really love the
little framing story, with Pippin showing Merry around Minas Tirith, and his
initial reluctance to let his cousin know of his dangerous feat; Merry's
determination to follow Pippin up to the beacon in spite of his own fear,
because he doesn't want them to be seperated again; and his immense pride,
when he realizes that Pippin was responsible for the summons to Edoras. A
very nice story!
Title: Watch Every
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1768> Shadow · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): War of the Ring · ID: 920
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:03:33 Score: 2
A very nice gap-filler, for a moment not often covered in fanfic: Merry's
first encounter with the Black Breath in Bree. Very deft and perfectly in
canon.
Title: Smoke And
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2825> Fire · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Genres: Drama (includes Angst): War of the Ring · ID: 805
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:04:47 Score: 5
This story is so filled with urgency; we are inside Merry's head, as he
desperately fights to find his way to his cousin, trapped in the burning
City of Men. The way his fear and anguish are described, each encounter in
battle, all contribute to the suspense, and the feeling of despair. The
author actually makes me forget for a few seconds that we know all ends
well. It is a very skillful blend of book verse and movie verse, and the
insight into Merry's thoughts and character are a highlight of this writer.
Title: A Walk In The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1545> Woods · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Genres: Adventure · ID: 1179
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:06:04 Score: 3
On a walking trip from Tuckborough to Bag End, poor Merry is seriously
injured, and it is up to little Pippin to save the day. He has to use all
his courage and everything he's been taught to do the job. But it's Merry
who taught him all that he knows. This is just a lovely look at the two
young hobbits, and shows how they grew up to have the pluck to follow Frodo.
Title: Cousins on
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1631> Watch · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Hurt/Comfort · ID: 984
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:07:23 Score: 3
In two parts, we see first Merry watching over Pippin at Cormallen, and in
the second, Frodo and Pippin watching over Merry as a minor illness causes
him to have a relapse of the Black Breath. Merry h/c is this author's
specialty, and she is spot on in catching the reactions of his cousins to
his illness.
Title: Maps
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge13/5559.html#cutid1> and
Legends · Author: Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire · ID: 1191
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:08:04 Score: 3
This is a lovely and poignant explanation of what became of Thorin's map,
the one of the Lonely Mountain that was used by Bilbo to find Smaug's back
door. Frodo has left it for Merry, but he is not to find out or open it
until he is Master of Buckland. Frodo's message to Merry is so full of love
and wisdom, and Merry's grief is so sharp. Very beautifully done.
Title: Cousins,
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2447&cid=9668> Cold and
Comforts · Author: Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire · ID: 908
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:08:53 Score: 3
Just what the doctor ordered: a sweet little tale of hurt/comfort, with all
three cousins being slightly sick, and all three of them taking care of one
another. A nice bit of post-Quest coziness, and only slight angst.
It made me want to just cuddle up with them myself.
Title: Of Fish and
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2552> Feverish Hobbits
· Author: Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama · ID: 1180
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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There is not a lot of Merry hurt/comfort, but what there is of it, a good
deal of some of the best, comes from this author. This story turns the
conventions on its head, as Pippin is the one expected to get sick. But he
has only a small cold, while poor Merry lingers on the brink of pneumonia
during the Quest. But the whole Fellowship pulls together to take care of
him, and show him their love.
Title: Walk Warily
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3255> · Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:12:51 Score: 7
I love this story, and not just because it came from my bunny. This is a
gapfiller for what I find one of the more intriguing sentences in The Two
Towers. Just how and why DID Merry know that the stones might tip up on the
unwary, and let them down into foul pits?
These authors answer the questions brilliantly, and in an unexpected
fashion. Normally, one would expect the victim to be Pippin, and at one
point it seems as though it might be. But it turns out to be Merry who
nearly drowns and Pippin who saves him--using the knowledge and lessons he
has learned from his older cousin.
The sweet and tender hurt/comfort is so lovingly shown, and the bond between
the two of them is explored in a way that I find thoroughly satisfactory.
This is a good read: suspenseful, sweet and even humorous by turns.
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:41:50 Score: 2
Very lyrical, with that touch of paternal regret and pride; his instruction
is very much in character, as is the inward prayer for forgiveness, should
all go ill. Very well done!
Title: In <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13136>
the Hands of the King · Author: Gwynnyd
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:42:26 Score: 2
What a fine father you give us, concerned for his child but honest; Beregond
gives his son the respect of the truth, with its mingled fear and hope. I
like it!
Title: The Heirs of <http://www.freewebs.com/aure/heirsofisildurthe.htm>
Isildur · Author: Marta
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:42:52 Score: 1
My twin sons thank you! Few things are as horrid as being mistaken for
another by those who should know best!
Title: And Now to
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:43:31 Score: 3
I simply love this little peek into something to essential, and so telling,
as sleep; there is great understanding of the personalities and the changes
that these characters have gone through, most impressive for their short
expression in these drabbles. Well done!
Title: Changes
<http://www.dwimordenespage.org/index.php?go=7&id=19&chapter=14> · Author:
Dwimordene
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:43:58 Score: 1
This was very sweet, and well expressed; in character and within canon as
well! Very nicely done!
Title: Links
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Forodwaith
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Reviewer: SilverMoonLady
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3> · 2005-08-15 08:45:01 Score: 2
A lovely remembrance; the imagery of the chain, the thing that binds the
prisoner to his prison, is perfect, as is the shared freedom that Frodo
hopes for his companion. Well done!
Title: Fairer Than
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:21:46 Score: 5
A cute and funny story, the dialogue is completely in character; each
hobbit's words would have been clearly his own, even if there had been
nothing to say which one of them was speaking. I adored poor Sam's effort at
diplomacy, and seeing Aragorn's mild frustration and amusement. And yet it
was sweetly serious in showing the deep love between the cousins. I really
love seeing this light-hearted moment of fun, before things got so dire at
Weathertop. A very lovely little gap-filler.
Title: One Day <http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=2019>
· Author: Alawa
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3> · Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Poetry · ID: 72
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:22:47 Score: 2
Ah, yes! The difficulties of writing, and of resisting temptation, and of
getting throught the day with too few words committed to the page. Poor
Bilbo!
Title: To Water the
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:23:10 Score: 2
What a beautiful thought: that even the little trickle of water that Sam and
Frodo come upon in their need was there just for them, to succor them in
their need, placed there by Ulmo, Lord of the Waters.
Title: For
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eason> Everything There Is A Season · Author: Isabeau
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:24:17 Score: 1
Faramir's cousins find themselves cornered by a matchmaker. Very cute.
Title: At the <http://www.lightindarkplaces.net/ATSN.html> Sammath Naur ·
Author: Aratlithiel
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:26:20 Score: 5
From the first time I read this I was stunned at the amazing imagery and
insight into Frodo's soul as he grappled with the last ditch efforts of the
Ring to save itself. His knowledge that he would have to die to accomplish
his task overcome by the Ring's power there in the heart of the mountain,
his feelings of helplessness, betrayal, and finally of his resignation, as
he thought he was going to die, all brilliantly portrayed. One of the best
depictions of this scene I have ever read.
Title: The Problem of
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at Ethics and Values in Middle-earth · Author: Madgamgee
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Reviewer: Dwimordene
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· 2005-08-15 10:52:59 Score: 10
Madgamgee brings a welcome degree of nuance and context to the question of
whether Éowyn is more properly considered a hero or a deserter. This essay
has two parts, one that aims to undermine the charge that Éowyn knowingly
deserted her post, and another containing a novel application of a, shall we
say, 'timely' loyalty structure to serve as a competing ethical structure
that would've created a duty in direct opposition to Éowyn's remaining in
Dunharrow.
The first part of the essay is a rather Jesuitical analysis, but also the
weaker section. I admire the effort to make much vaguer the terms of Éowyn's
regency, and to suggest that perhaps her duty had ended as soon as Théoden
returned from Helm's Deep, but I believe that it founders on the fact that
Théoden explicitly says, when he confines Merry to Éowyn's side, that Éowyn
shall govern the people in his absence. Given that he says this in the
context of keeping Merry out of battle, it seems highly unlikely he would've
been as vague with Éowyn as the essay requires him to be in the setting out
of her duties, such that she could plausibly be said not to have broken her
uncle's decree in leaving Rohan to ride with the Muster. If her duty as
regent had ended upon the king's return, it was quite evidently
reestablished and with the expicit expectation that Éowyn would be
duty-bound to remain in Rohan, or it would've made no sense to commit Merry
to her service as a means of keeping him safe from the battle in Gondor.
Moreover, Éowyn is at hand to hear this exchange, since she rises
immediately afterwards and tells Merry to come with her to show him the gear
she had prepared for him (The Muster of Rohan, 90). Whether or not Théoden
had been vague with her earlier, by the time the host departs, she cannot
claim that her uncle's terms were plausibly vague enough that she had not
disobeyed the terms of her service in riding after him.
The second section, intended to be a second move building on the first,
exists to establish Éowyn's motive, which Madgamgee does in two steps, and
it is this section that I think merits applause. Taking Merry's observation
of Éowyn's hopelessness as accurate, the question becomes: why? What
specifically drove her to ride with Théoden? It isn't, she argues, spurned
love, for the timing doesn't make sense if we assume that her hopeless
attraction to Aragorn is at the root of her decision to ride. After all, she
stayed behind when he told her to. However, that still leaves the
possibility that Éowyn stayed only because she thought Théoden might allow
her to ride with him, thus allowing her to follow Aragorn anyway.
This is where step two comes in, by providing a plausible, positive motive
for Éowyn that has nothing to do with the abortive relationship she desired
with Aragorn. Drawing on the structure of comitatus groups, and using
Tolkien's analysis of one such group in his essay "Ofermod", Madgamgee
convincingly argues that Éowyn's motivation is a cultural one driven by the
terms of a *comitatus* group comprising herself, Théoden, and Éomer, where
to be left behind or exiled from the group is a fate literally worse than
death, as it is a disgrace and a failure of one's obligations. That Théoden
and Éomer did not recognize that they were bound to Éowyn in this manner is
a failing on their part, and must also be taken into consideration when
judging Éowyn.
The nifty comparison of Faramir and Éowyn, arguing that the two are
symbolically complementary, and therefore that they both belong together and
deserve each other is just gravy. While Madgamgee doesn't pretend that she's
definitively answered the question—indeed, she ends by concluding that Éowyn
is both hero and deserter of necessity—she gives an excellent argument that
forgiveness is warranted in Éowyn's case by virtue of mutually incompatible
duties.
Speaking as one who wearies of the fact that it is only Éowyn who is
questioned in this manner (as if Merry didn't do *exactly* the same thing
she did, and also in the face of Théoden explicitly forbidding him to ride
to war—sexism in Tolkien is a debatable matter, but I think sexism in
readership remains a lurking accusation so long as we only put Éowyn under
the microscope, ignoring the question: "Merry: hero or deserter?"), I cannot
but say: "A paper", Madgamgee!
Title: Fool of a Took and the Tree <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2183515/1/>
Wizard · Author: AngieT
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 10:59:26 Score: 3
This is a very charming and humorous bit of wee!hobbit fluff. It's Pippin's
first meeting with Gandalf, and the little Took is as curious and
irrepressible as ever. I love his non-stop chatter and the way that the
questions jus seem to pour out of him.
Title: Shire <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3035>
Reckoning · Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:01:00 Score: 3
This author does Merry's POV in such a special way, and this story is no
exception. As Merry watches over his cousins and Sam in Cormallen, he
reminisces about times past in the Shire. It's all done in a very sweet and
gently manner, and I love the interaction between Merry and the rest of the
Fellowship as they wait for their heroes to awaken.
Title: Bilbo’s
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2439&cid=9652> Gift ·
Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:01:30 Score: 2
In all the hustle and bustle of making his escape from the Shire, Bilbo did
not forget his young cousin Merry. Merry's delight at his special gift, and
his love for Bilbo are shown very clearly in this sweet little vignette.
Title: Growing
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2601&cid=10143> · Author:
Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:02:05 Score: 3
This is just an adorable bit of wee Merry and young Frodo fluff. I always
love that particular interaction, and this author has a lot of good insight
into Merry at any age. Frodo is so very much the wise older cousin here, and
knows just how to reassure the little one.
Title: A Light
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge03/9612.html#cutid1> In Dark
Places · Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:02:55 Score: 4
This is a lovely exploration of a movie-verse moment. I really love the
little framing story, with Pippin showing Merry around Minas Tirith, and his
initial reluctance to let his cousin know of his dangerous feat; Merry's
determination to follow Pippin up to the beacon in spite of his own fear,
because he doesn't want them to be seperated again; and his immense pride,
when he realizes that Pippin was responsible for the summons to Edoras. A
very nice story!
Title: Watch Every
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1768> Shadow · Author:
Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:03:33 Score: 2
A very nice gap-filler, for a moment not often covered in fanfic: Merry's
first encounter with the Black Breath in Bree. Very deft and perfectly in
canon.
Title: Smoke And
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2825> Fire · Author:
Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:04:47 Score: 5
This story is so filled with urgency; we are inside Merry's head, as he
desperately fights to find his way to his cousin, trapped in the burning
City of Men. The way his fear and anguish are described, each encounter in
battle, all contribute to the suspense, and the feeling of despair. The
author actually makes me forget for a few seconds that we know all ends
well. It is a very skillful blend of book verse and movie verse, and the
insight into Merry's thoughts and character are a highlight of this writer.
Title: A Walk In The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1545> Woods · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Genres: Adventure · ID: 1179
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:06:04 Score: 3
On a walking trip from Tuckborough to Bag End, poor Merry is seriously
injured, and it is up to little Pippin to save the day. He has to use all
his courage and everything he's been taught to do the job. But it's Merry
who taught him all that he knows. This is just a lovely look at the two
young hobbits, and shows how they grew up to have the pluck to follow Frodo.
Title: Cousins on
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1631> Watch · Author:
Anso
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6> the Hobbit · Books/Time: The Lord of The Rings: Hurt/Comfort · ID: 984
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:07:23 Score: 3
In two parts, we see first Merry watching over Pippin at Cormallen, and in
the second, Frodo and Pippin watching over Merry as a minor illness causes
him to have a relapse of the Black Breath. Merry h/c is this author's
specialty, and she is spot on in catching the reactions of his cousins to
his illness.
Title: Maps
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge13/5559.html#cutid1> and
Legends · Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:08:04 Score: 3
This is a lovely and poignant explanation of what became of Thorin's map,
the one of the Lonely Mountain that was used by Bilbo to find Smaug's back
door. Frodo has left it for Merry, but he is not to find out or open it
until he is Master of Buckland. Frodo's message to Merry is so full of love
and wisdom, and Merry's grief is so sharp. Very beautifully done.
Title: Cousins,
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2447&cid=9668> Cold and
Comforts · Author: Anso
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:08:53 Score: 3
Just what the doctor ordered: a sweet little tale of hurt/comfort, with all
three cousins being slightly sick, and all three of them taking care of one
another. A nice bit of post-Quest coziness, and only slight angst.
It made me want to just cuddle up with them myself.
Title: Of Fish and
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6> the Hobbit · Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama · ID: 1180
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:09:47 Score: 4
There is not a lot of Merry hurt/comfort, but what there is of it, a good
deal of some of the best, comes from this author. This story turns the
conventions on its head, as Pippin is the one expected to get sick. But he
has only a small cold, while poor Merry lingers on the brink of pneumonia
during the Quest. But the whole Fellowship pulls together to take care of
him, and show him their love.
Title: Walk Warily
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2> the Hobbit/Marigold CoAuthors · Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Drama · ID: 1175
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
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5> · 2005-08-15 11:12:51 Score: 7
I love this story, and not just because it came from my bunny. This is a
gapfiller for what I find one of the more intriguing sentences in The Two
Towers. Just how and why DID Merry know that the stones might tip up on the
unwary, and let them down into foul pits?
These authors answer the questions brilliantly, and in an unexpected
fashion. Normally, one would expect the victim to be Pippin, and at one
point it seems as though it might be. But it turns out to be Merry who
nearly drowns and Pippin who saves him--using the knowledge and lessons he
has learned from his older cousin.
The sweet and tender hurt/comfort is so lovingly shown, and the bond between
the two of them is explored in a way that I find thoroughly satisfactory.
This is a good read: suspenseful, sweet and even humorous by turns.
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