#the lady of Ithilien update
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Currently reworking my whole Lady of Ithilien timeline.
I was initially firmly set on the idea of having Enna die at 37—she's born in FoA 1 and she was supposed to die in FoA 38—but since I've introduced a first husband for her and the idea of Eönwë having to get over his first love (and it will take him a while to do so), I might have her live A LITTLE longer. Mind you, she'll die young anyway but, in my mercy, I'll kill her off in her early forties. Based on this latest update, she'll probably die around FoA 42/43 so that she has a few more years with her children. That also means that the twins she was supposed to give birth to in FoA 38 will be born a few years later.
I kinda want to stick to my original plan which had Mírion being 16 at the time of his parents' death (Eönwë dies roughly six months after Enna's demise and that will never change) so he'll probably still be born around FoA 26 and the other children will follow as already planned minus the twins.
But who knows, really. I'm coming up with random characters and events I had never even thought of before and my fingers type whatever they want anyways. So I guess you'll just have to stay tuned and keep on reading.
#the lady of Ithilien update#the lady of Ithilien#eonwexelenna#silmarillion fic#LOTR fic#ao3 writer#ao3 writing
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Characters from my untitled original
(to be updated, revised and more)
[Historical fiction novel set sometime in the Middle-ages/Renaissance. In order to have more creative freedom, I've decided to create fictional kingdoms but, since I have thought of no names yet, I'll use the names of the places they're inspired by when describing the characters. For now, at least. It will be updated when I've come up with decent names]
Families => Main characters
Rúadhán & Cecilia. They live on Celtic-like island (think of a remote Greek Island but settled by Celts) with their four children Órla, Mairéad, Clarice and Giuliano. Cecilia was an "Italian" noblewoman of the House of Contarini—that's probably a placeholder name, but I really like it and the Contarini family were an actual Venetian noble family—who gave up everything she had (or was disowned, I still have to decide on that) to marry Rúadhán (he is a merchant and traveled a lot, that's how they met).
Fancasts:
Rúadhán=> Engin Öztürk
Cecilia=> Selma Ergeç
Órla=> Şeyma Burcu Gül
Mairéad=> Isolda Dychauk
Elena=> Synnøve Karlsen
Giuliano=> Ruairi O'Connor
Royal Family (the country is supposed to be akin to Tudor England)
I don't have a name for the king and queen (might as well end up being emperor/empress) yet, I only know he married three times and two of his wives executed.
Children from his first marriage (from left to right): Princess Elizabeth, Princess Alexandra, Princess Mary
Fancasts:
King=> Anthony Head
Queen=> Hülya Avşar
Princess Elizabeth=> Gaia Weiss
Princess Alexandra=> Gözde Türker
Princess Mary=> Holliday Grainger
King's second wife and son, Prince Arthur.
Queen #2=> Vildan Atasever
Prince Arthur=> Max Irons
Third marriage to Queen Jane and sons Henry and Edward.
Queen Jane=> Annabelle Wallis
Prince (King) Henry=> Ridvan Aybars Duzey
Prince Edward => Oliver Zetterström
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Lady Catherine, the King's illegitimate daughter, her mother is unknown.
Fancast=> Astrid Berges-Frisbey
House of Venier (family crest=> eagle)
I don't know about titles. Italian nobility (they're Italian) used 'Messer' and 'Madonna' so I guess I might keep them. They're nobles, so why not.
Messer Piero and Madonna Maddalena and their children Leonardo/Lorenzo(?), Laura and Lucrezia. Lorenzo (placeholder name for now, but I think it will stick) serves as Ambassador and ends up marrying Elena/Helena
Fancasts:
Piero=> Dustin Hoffman
Maddalena=> Tülin Özen
Leonardo/Lorenzo=> Daniel Sharman
Laura=> Gonca Sariyildiz
Lucrezia=> Merve Boluğur
Matilda Lutz as Lisa (I still have to pick a name)=> Leonardo/Lorenzo's sister.
(HE HAS THREE YOUNGER SISTERS AND LISA IS THE ONE HE'S CLOSEST WITH- SHE MIGHT BE HIS TWIN OR THEY MIGHT TEN/ELEVEN MONTHS APART)
Both countries (both the "Italian" and the "English" one might have "Ottoman" influences as a result of an alliance)
UPDATE: The "English" one definitely has it, not so sure about the "Italian" one
Main couples
Also, these two up above are basically a more historical version of Elenwë from my LOTR/Silmarillion fic "The Lady of Ithilien". Their chapters will be a RETELLING of said fic in a different context.
These are the main characters, this post will be updated periodically as I come up with new ones!
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Hey there! I was randomly scrolling through my YT feed and I found a video I hope you'll like!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cnc2h83K4ro&feature=share9
I literally gasped and immediately clicked the link. I love to see your fic being hailed as the masterpiece that it is. It has quickly become one of my comfort reads and rest assured I will keeping up with it! I already mentioned how I've fallen in love with Sauron because of it and I don't regret it. I liked him a great deal even before stumbling across your novel—that's right, it is a proper novel to me— but your incredible writing helped me understand him and I've grown attached to him. I haven't started working on my Sauron/Thuringwetil/Wilwarien one-shot yet, but I honestly don't think it will be nearly as entertaining as Gorthauro Estel. Fingers crossed I don't ruin a wonderful character (well, two actually. Wilwarien is adorable). I'll give it a try though.
I'd love if you could check out some of my writing as well (I feel like I need guidance to some extent) and I'd love to hear your thoughts on my writing style. I'm kind of a perfectionist and I really would like to improve. (Also, I want to make sure my writing is up to your standards before I start 'messing' with your content)
My username on AO3 is AnnaB99awritersdream. You don't have to read everything unless you want to, but it's just for you to get a general idea of the stuff I usually write. I certainly have a long way, that's for sure. ☺️
Thank you so much for writing Gorthauro Estel and I hope you update ASAP (worry not, there's no rush—i'm just impatient by nature😂)
Hello there :) I'm so glad Gorthauro Estel has been the gift that keeps on giving for you.
I have had that video shared with me before, but I had forgotten about it. It still amazes me that people want to go that in depth with thinking about my story. When I first started Gorthauro Estel, I literally thought I'd maybe have one or two, maybe three or four readers, with no idea it would get so popular. But I'm very grateful that people are enjoying my interpretation of Sauron and his AU path to redemption so much.
I'm sure your one-shot will be lovely and you'll do great with the characters :D
I have your story "Lady of Ithilien" downloaded to my laptop so that I can read through it and comment. Right now, I'm at the tail end of my library's Summer Reading Program, which is the craziest, busiest time of year for me when I basically do nothing beyond eat, sleep, and work. Next week is the final week, after which I'm taking some time off to recover, and I expect to be able to get to your story then and give it the time and attention it deserves.
I'm also looking forward to getting back to writing once Summer Reading is over and I have a life back once again. My next update will be for my humor adventure story "The Fellowship of the Pen" (which also heavily features Sauron), and then "Gorthauro Estel" will be the next one up on the docket again to get a chapter update.
#ask answer#ask tough-girl9#my writing#gorthauro estel#lotr#lord of the rings#silmarillion#sauron#mairon
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Chapter 4: A Few Chats
...I may have neglected my updates for a while. Fear not, for I have returned, and am making good progress! [Please let my motivation continue]. As always, comments and reblogs are a writer's miruvor.
Credit: Donato Giancola
“You would abandon Osgiliath for a romp in the forest with your little sidekicks?” asked Orthordir, taking a long swig from his waterskin.
“The Rangers of Ithilien are hardly ‘sidekicks,’” retorted Faramir with an arched eyebrow, “For one thing, they do not listen to me as much as I would like.”
“You’re a born leader, my lord,” said Orthordir dryly.
Faramir’s brow furrowed. “Boromir was– is. No news has come from Rivendell, and I dare not…” he trailed off, looking despondent.
“I’m sure he’s alive,” said Orthordir hurriedly, wanting the conversation to divert from emotions as quickly as possible, “But in the meantime, I trust you’ll gather the intelligence we need.”
“Just as I trust you to pay me back?”
“I live on tax castars during wartime, my lord. It will all be back to you in due time.”
“Hmm,” said Faramir, unconvinced. “Are you at least enjoying your new sword?”
“Haven’t gotten enough chances to use it,” he said, peering out to the Osgiliath border. “They must be planning something.”
“If they should attack in my absence,” said Faramir, straightening the arrows in his quiver, “Feel free to win the war without me.”
“It would not have crossed my mind otherwise,” said Magrien from a distance, strutting up to the pair with an uncharacteristic smile.
“Delighted at my departure, Lady Magrien?” said Faramir, trying to stuff a comically thick tome into his travel pack.
“I just sold off my entire stock,” she replied lightheartedly, “I suppose public duels are an effective form of advertising.”
“Public duels with yours truly,” corrected Orthordir.
“I doubt you will need reading material in the forests of Ithilien,” said Magrien, ignoring the General entirely.
“Please guard it,” said Faramir, giving up on his packing attempt and handing the enormous book to Orthordir.
“I’m sure the men will be tripping over themselves to obtain ‘The Annotated and Illustrated Histories of the Kingdoms of the First Age, Vol. 3.’”
“It has my own notes and corrections,” said Faramir with a smidge of pride, “as well as a full index of sources that I’ve cross-referenced.”
“Exciting stuff, I’m sure.”
“With that kind and thoughtful farewell, I shall be going,” said Faramir, walking to the southern border.
“Avoid death!” waved Magrien earnestly.
Kyrri walked in stony silence, the rocks under his feet seemingly sharper and the air somewhat denser. He was missing the rest of the Fellowship already, despite their impossibly short time together. Days always seemed to blend together on the road, more so now that a heavy shadow clung to the very grasses that lay beneath his feet.
“How long has it been since you were last in Minas Tirith?” asked Boromir out of the blue, appearing to shake himself out of his own spiraling thoughts.
Kyrri scrunched his eyebrows in thought. “I was either fourteen or fifteen, depending on when my birthday is.”
“You know not your own birthday?” asked Boromir, looking more shocked than what was appropriate.
Kyrri shrugged nonchalantly. “I never found out when I was a child, and the elves didn’t care much for birthdays anyway. Gets difficult to keep track after a thousand years, I suppose.”
Boromir hummed, adjusting the shield slung over his shoulder. In the ensuing period of quiet, Kyrri thought of the vision Aragorn had received from the Seat of Seeing, of Rohan’s destruction and the reign of Saruman. He wished the hobbits had been able to come with them, but apparently they were safer going to a forseen war zone than a current one.
“Foresight,” Kyrri sighed, “it must be a greater curse than death itself.”
Boromir swiveled his head sharply. “My brother has the gift. It was his dream that brought me to Rivendell.”
Kyrri raked his brain for a moment. “You speak of… Lord Faramir, was it?”
Boromir’s eyes lit up at the mention of the name. “I am surprised you never met him, as you are a scholar in your own right.”
Kyrri scoffed. “Impoverished schoolboys don’t exactly hang around a prince of Gondor,” he said, “Although my classmates would often visit the libraries in hopes of catching a glimpse of him. Simpler times, were they not?”
Boromir chuckled, shaking his head fondly. “I’m afraid it has never been so easy for my brother. Our father– well, it is a long and complicated explanation.”
Kyrri gestured to the empty grasslands before them. “We have nothing but time, my lord.”
Boromir waved his hand dismissively. “It is Boromir, please.”
“Carry on then, Boromir.”
Kyrri listened to the tale, nodding in various places to announce his comprehension before self-consciously hoping that Boromir did not take it as a sign of agreement with Denethor.
“...Things did not improve when Faramir became Gandalf’s apprentice.”
Kyrri jerked around to face him. “He learned magic?!”
“You shall have to ask him yourself,” replied Boromir, eyes twinkling, “Though I am inclined to believe that all old Gandalf taught him was the basics of beard maintenance.”
Kyrri patted his own bare face without thinking. “If anybody would know, it would be Mithrandir.”
“That is true,” replied Boromir, wincing slightly as he turned his arm.
Kyrri frowned. “Were you hurt in the fight?” Having quickly let go of his pride, Kyrri had allowed Aragorn to bandage his ribs and smear some athelas on his gaping cuts, requesting an Elvish healing incantation for good measure. Kyrri had always been a rather weak healer, as nobody in Imladris got hurt enough for him to practice, but it was fascinating nonetheless to see one as skilled as Aragorn. He had taken a few notes and asked him to repeat the Quenya, to Aragorn’s annoyance.
“I’ve been worse,” said Boromir, stubbornly walking faster.
Kyrri rolled his eyes, jogging to catch up with him. “You may have an entire country that walks on eggshells when they speak to you, but know that I will not hesitate to say that I told you so.”
“It will not come to that,” he replied through short and labored breaths.
“If you say so.” Kyrri was looking forward to lording this over him later. “What were you saying about Lord Faramir?”
“Ah, he is a scholar first and a soldier second. He did not deserve to be dragged into this war.”
“Who did?” Kyrri started fiddling with the end of his sleeve in his musings. “War takes from us all, in one way or another. It cannot do anything else, at least, from what I’ve read,” he amended hurriedly.
A hint of a smile played on the corner of Boromir’s mouth. “Now you even sound like him. I suppose we can’t all be soldiers, then.”
“War will make soldiers of us all,” Kyrri replied, scanning the gathering clouds over the mountain ranges.
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Do you have any advice for someone who wants to write Éowyn x Faramir fanfic in a way that remains authentic to who they are/how Tolkien envisioned them? Of all the fics I’ve read on this pairing, yours just stands out to me as being most in character, whether you’re writing them in Middle Earth or a modern!au. I agree with you about Faramir being gentle but NOT a crybaby and Éowyn not a loose cannon and actually somewhat frosty! Any advice you have would be appreciated. Cheers!
bro... 🥺❤️ that is so kind of you, thank you so much!!!! Like holy moly I am going to be riding high on that compliment all week hahaha, i’m giddy thinking about it.
i’ve been fretting about how to answer this question because i think i still struggle quite a bit with their characterisations. also i’m terrible at framing advice, so i’m going to try and answer this by giving my interpretations of certain things and how that effects how i write about them, and hopefully that will be helpful? also i’m so sorry, this is literally 6,000 words, this totally got away from me.
To start quite generally, i think it’s super helpful to realise that almost all of the characters in LOTR are devoid of any significant internal life because the book is structured as a retelling of historical events to frodo, which are later written down and then “translated” by tolkien. unless a character is explicitly telling frodo/someone else what they’re thinking, we don’t really know what’s going on in there (except éowyn and i’ll come back to this later). But the other reason we don’t really get a sense of most characters’ internal lives is because they function as, essentially, heroic/fantastical archetypes and responses to other elements of literature. People tend to shy away from this because of this weird postmodern backlash against tropes, but it’s, i feel, extremely important to remember that these characters aren’t in the books because they’re fully-fleshed out human beings, they’re there because tolkien needed characters to fulfil certain narrative roles. this is not a value judgement, but acknowledging that’s what’s going on here is helpful for us as we try to figure out what these characters would be doing when canon doesn’t explicitly tell us what they’d be doing (or what they’d be doing in an au/a rewrite/whatever).
All this to say: all of these characters are born out of a specific literary and historical context, and i think in the first instance its suuuuuuuupa helpful to go back and figure out what that context is, because it helps you to build out a character profile in your head that feels true to character even when you’re operating in the great canon unknown.
Okay so for some general thoughts on each of the kiddos:
Éowyn
I’ll start with éowyn because i think i’ve spent the most time thinking about her lately and i feel like i’m finally starting to get in her head a little better. I’m not super confident in my take yet, but it’s getting there, i feel.
éowyn’s metatextual character history is really fascinating and really important for understanding who she is. éowyn is, essentially, a direct response to the character of lady macbeth and what tolkien saw as a massive disservice to her character at the end of the play. I had a much better pull quote from tolkien talking specifically about that, but i can’t seem to find it right now so you’ll have to use this really brief overview instead — sorry! I will update this if i come across the quote again.
understanding that foundation in lady macbeth, we can start to ask certain questions about éowyn vis a vis lady macbeth. What are the things that we know — in text — make lady macbeth and éowyn similar? Quite a lot, actually. They’re both ‘fully realised’ women (and i’ll come back to this in a sec), they’re both not naive about the mechanics of power — lady macbeth is a conniver, éowyn is left in control of a whole ass kingdom while the menfolk are away etc —, they’re both hindered by their gender (this is obvious for éowyn, but i HELLA recommend reading lady macbeth’s come you spirits/unsex me here speech and thinking about the relationship between womanhood and violence, especially in light of éowyn’s experience of battlefield violence and later decision to give it up to go be a hippie in ithilien), and they both have to deal with men being frustrating. I love and will defend théoden quite explicitly, but it’s important to realise that he did, in essence, fuck éowyn over entirely and abdiate on his familial responsibilities to her, before you even get to his abdication of duty to the crown etc.
The other big — very big, i feel — similarity between éowyn and lady macbeth is that they are both tremendously emotionally distant and restrained. But éowyn, unlike lady macbeth, is capable of camouflaging her emotional distance when necessary. Here, from ROTK, is a passage of crucial important to understanding éowyn:
‘Alas! For she was pitted against a foe beyond the strength of her mind or body. And those who will take a weapon to such an enemy must be sterner than steel, if the very shock shall not destroy them. It was an evil doom that set her in his path. For she is a fair maiden, fairest lady of a house of queens. And yet I know not how I should speak of her. When I first looked on her and perceived her unhappiness, it seemed to me that I saw a white flower standing straight and proud, shapely as a lily, and yet knew that it was hard, as if wrought by elf-wrights out of steel. Or was it, maybe, a frost that had turned its sap to ice, and so it stood, bitter-sweet, still fair to see, but stricken, soon to fall and die? Her malady begins far back before this day, does it not, Éomer?’
‘I marvel that you should ask me, lord,’ he answered. ‘For I hold you blameless in this matter, as in all else; yet I knew not that Éowyn, my sister, was touched by any frost, until she first looked on you. Care and dread she had, and shared with me, in the days of Wormtongue and the king’s bewitchment; and she tended the king in growing fear. But that did not bring her to this pass!’
‘My friend,’ said Gandalf, ‘you had horses, and deeds of arms, and the free fields; but she, born in the body of a maid, had a spirit and courage at least the match of yours. Yet she was doomed to wait upon an old man, whom she loved as a father, and watch him falling into a mean dishonoured dotage; and her part seemed to her more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on.
‘Think you that Wormtongue had poison only for Théoden’s ears? Dotard! What is the house of Eorl but a thatched barn where brigands drink in the reek, and their brats roll on the floor among their dogs? Have you not heard those words before? Saruman spoke them, the teacher of Wormtongue. Though I do not doubt that Wormtongue at home wrapped their meaning in terms more cunning. My lord, if your sister’s love for you, and her will still bent to her duty, had not restrained her lips; you might have heard even such things as these escape them. But who knows what she spoke to the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all her life seemed shrinking, and the walls of her bower closing in about her, a hutch to trammel some wild thing in?’
Emphasis my own.
there’s a whole hell of a lot going on here, but i’m going to try and boil it down to a couple main things:
1. gandalf and aragorn immediately see misery in éowyn, but they are both very good at reading people. faramir (later, in the steward and the king) also senses the misery, but he is explicitly talented at reading people, and even he takes a while to fully understand what’s going on in her head
2. Éomer, who éowyn feels obligation and duty to (both as her brother, but also her superior in rank) has no idea that éowyn is suicidal. he knows she’s not happy, but he thinks it’s not until aragorn shows up that she finally becomes despondent and is amazed to hear that that’s not the case, to which gandalf responds, essentially: you weren’t meant to know, she was working with a will of steel to hide her emotions from you because she wanted to protect you from it. So éowyn is well versed at controlling her emotions when she needs to, and is not prone to showing them where she doesn’t want to.
3. Gandalf describes éowyn first as wrought from steel (which, short of an incredibly hot fire, is not easy to break), and then amends it to say that she is made of ice. Ice, compared to steel, is far easier to melt. Maybe inadvertently on tolkien’s behalf, i think this speaks to the nature of éowyn and faramir’s relationship — first she is melted by fire (battle, the witch-king, etc) and the she is warmed by the sun (faramir! Minas anor! The winter has passed, etc).
4. Earlier i said the characters in lotr don’t really have a huge internal life, except for éowyn. This is where that comes in: éowyn, we are supposed to understand, has a really intense internal life, because her mind is really all she has. We are meant to understand that she’s got a lot going on internally, but there is a very specific reason we’re not privy to it. That’s important to think about.
what this does is widen the gulf between what éowyn’s thinking and feeling, and what she’s actually saying and doing. If you’re writing (as i tend to prefer) in a way that deals with her inner life quite intensely, building that gap up is much easier to do. She’s going to have a lot of thoughts, and almost all of them are going to be hindered by either other people’s expectations of her, or her own expectations of herself. And that’s going to cause problems for her — maybe not always throwing-herself-at-death level problems, but certainly problems.
so there’s that. Then i think there’s a lot to be said for widening the net on éowyn inspirations. I’ve looked to joan of arc (which i kind of hinted at here) quite a bit. I feel like the joan of arc comparison is easy to understand so i wont waste too much time on it, though i will say i’d actually recommend reading catholic interpretations of joan of arc, not later protestant Girlboss interpretations because i think those miss the point of joan of arc entirely.
I was going to try to comment more on the gender element but i feel like i’m not on great footing with that yet so i will leave that to the side for now.
Faramir
tbh i was kind of dreading getting to this because i still find it exceptionally hard to get into his head, so wish me luck lol
I’m going to be a total bore and recommend you check out this article. Bear in mind that that was written by a dude at the citadel so it’s going to stray into the realm of Military Brain at points, but i think it’s a worthwhile read anyways.
ah christ, faramir. okay. cowabunga.
faramir, more so than aragorn, is the platonic ideal of a romantic hero. Both in the genre sense (as in, romance novels) and in the sense of the artistic movement of romanticism, i know i’ve said exactly this before but it’s worth reiterating. I’ll start with the romantic influence and then go onto the romance.
So the romantic movement is a really important intellectual, cultural and political movement, and you will have to forgive me because i am only loosely a modernist and more a contemporary historian, and not at all an expert in literature or art history, so this is going to be, like, a 101 level understanding of what was going on.
The romantic movement is kicked off as a reaction to both the emphasis on rationality and quantifiability promoted during the enlightenment, and the bourgeois economic revolutions (this is the french revolution, mostly, but the later revolutions across the european continent in 1848 and the kickstarting of the industrial revolution in england). Romanticism was, essentially, a return to intense emotionality, reverence for nature, and appreciation of that which is, ultimately indefinable. Not necessary for writing a fanfic, but reading about the idea of the sublime is kind of a fun rabbit hole to go down if you’ve got time to spare.
A lot of present day writers will talk about the romantic movement as a break with the past, which is, i guess, kind of true, but is also not really true. The romantic movement — as much as the enlightenment — took its inspiration and logical from classic art and thought. But it interpreted the classics differently to the enlightenment. Whereas the enlightenment era thinkers were fascinated by the rationality and mathematical precision of the greeks and romans, the romantics were more interested in their emotional liberty, and the epic (in the truest sense of the word) shows of emotion and experiences of human life.
but what does this mean for faramir? A lot!
The first time we’re introduced to faramir (if not in name) is in fotr, when boromir talks about the destruction of the bridge at osgiliath, when he describes an epic story of war and heroism, wherein only four total people survive swimming from the bridge: two unnamed others, boromir, and faramir. right from the off we know that, if nothing else, he’s not a limp-wristed little lordling, he has the fortitude to survive what few others can.
Then, barely half a breath later, we get a description of faramir’s premonition, the fact that it came to him repeatedly, and that he immediately volunteered to go blues clues his way through it. We get the sense that he’s a guy who doesn’t back down from a challenge. And then faramir goes away for a while, until two towers, when we meet him again in the brilliance that is ithilien. And here i’m going to go back to our friend from the citadel for some interesting character insight:
the rangers under the command of Faramir are armed with long bows, giving them the capability to wage war over distances greater than most of their foes. This is the same type of warfare deemed cowardly and dishonorable by the chivalric knights, but is far more effective and less perilous than the face-to-face [...] This tactic also reveals Faramir to be a conscientious leader, minimizing the risk to his subordinates while maximizing their effectiveness in battle. Faramir was considerate of the risk he put his men to and sacrificed the idea of glorious face-to-face combat in favor of a weapon system that would be less desirable in the eyes of men such as Boromir, but also much more efficient. [...] Using camouflage and stealth, the warriors un d er Faramir's command set themselves apart from all other military units besides the elves in The Lord of the Rings and ultimately align themselves more closely with the soldiers of modern warfare than with the ancient heroes prevalent in the work of Tolkien.
Okay enough of the military history because it’s soul-crushingly boring, but the gist is that faramir is, (whatever else he is) a very unique figure. Taking this as a value neutral statement, we get the sense, before we even hear him own to it himself, that he’s a man apart from the rest. I think it’s important also to think about the extent to which he is situated as a part of nature when we first meet him, even if we later know that he is from this big, awful stone city, we are meant to immediately associate him with nature. And not nature in a primitive sense, i’d argue, but nature in the romantic sense, where it speaks to the beauty of creation etc etc etc
Then there’s the bright sword speech, which im not going to say anything on because cleverer people than me have dealt with it much more efficiently, but i would say that the takeaway from that, besides that he loves peace yada yada yada, is that he likes talking about peace. He has opinions on the war, perhaps even a controversial opinion, and by god, he wants people to know it. So thinking about what that level of immediate and almost impolitic honesty says about him is worth thinking about as you try to write him.
Later, we get to see faramir in the white city, and what we see is that he’s kind of a drama queen! I say this lovingly, but it does correspond to him going off on one immediately about how the war sucks ass and how he’s above it and how all the other people of middle earth are shit, including his own, and how much better life was In Númenor (which is, essentially, the crux of a lot of romantic poetry. And my headcanon of faramir’s connection to romantic poetry is here).
The other thing we learn in the white city is that faramir is very aware of himself as a person, and is actively altering whatever his base inclinations are to fit his desired personality. Here’s what i said in a comment on swaddledog’s excellent hearts and minds:
When Denethor hits him with the "ever your desire is to appear lordly and generous as a king of old, gracious, gentle," he's not saying it because he thinks that sort of behaviour comes naturally to Faramir but because he knows he has to work really, really hard at it. I think inherent in that desire is also the failure — he tries, but sometimes he comes up short (often, even — that kiss on the wall wasn't exactly gracious and gentle!), and it's because he sometimes comes up short that Denethor knows it doesn't come naturally to him. And you get that perfectly, just so, so perfectly.
That gap between what faramir thinks he is and whats to be versus what he actually is is very important for understanding him. Though, as i say, i really struggle with writing faramir, so it’s definitely not an easy thing to work into a fanfic.
I realise i’m probably not articulating this as well as i should, but that’s because dealing with faramir is a tremendous arseache for me, lol. I think basically my advice here is to familiarise yourself with a lot of these romantic figures and try to bear them in mind as you write. pierre bezukhov from war & peace actually fits quite closely to what i imagine young (as in, pre-ring war) faramir is like, with some necessary alterations for canon, and the fact that faramir seems like he’d be slightly more responsible than pierre. And certainly far, far, FAR more confident.
So that’s the romantic, and then there’s the romance. I saw a post a few months ago that identified faramir as, essentially, a love letter to women. And he totally is: he’s this fucking baller guerrilla warrior who quotes poetry and reads widely and falls in love deeply and sweeps a woman off her feet because he finds her beautiful and incredible and worthwhile even when she’s at her absolute worst. emotional intimacy is real, hallelujah! And so i think any time you’re writing faramir you’re going to have to keep that in mind, because he is this sort of breathless romantic. He’s a character that exists (inadvertently because tolkien couldn’t predict the future) to act, outwardly, as an antidote to the All Men Are Shit mindset. How much you actually keep him on that pedestal is up to you. I like to nuance his character with a bit more chaos, let him be a bit of a shameless flirt in his younger years, let him be so high and mighty in his romantic behaviour that he doesn’t realise that sometime éowyn just wants to fucking chill, that sort of thing.
There are lots of other character moments that stick out to me that i dont want to say a huge amount about, but will instead link to this incredible meta about faramir’s númenóreaness, with the disclaimer that dealing with that sort of capability in any serious way scares the shit out of me, so i have mostly just Pretended I Can’t Read every time i think about it, except for a super brief reference at the end of this fic.
Okay onto the meat of this (oh my god, i’m so sorry for how long this is)
Faramir + Éowyn = true love
Before i start, i just want to point out that in terms of seeing their relationship, we only really get it in the steward and the king, which is significant for a lot of reasons. For one because tolkien got a huge amount of shit for how quickly they fell in love (people accused it of being war-bride stuff, which typically was not a great arrangement for those involved) — tolkien himself said ‘shut the fuck up dude’ to that, and this is probably because tolkien married his wife, edith, right before he went off to war. I’ll come back to that in a sec because it’s important.
The other reason it’s important is because the steward and the king features some of the most consistent lofty and high-fantasy prose of the entire series. Tolkien does this magical thing where he weaves high brow purple prose in with deeply casual, familiar (for the early 20th century) vernacular, and to great effect. And he does this for a reason, he wants to create the sense of this deeply developed, fantastical world that extends well outside the bounds of what we are allowed to see in text while also allowing us the rhetorical space to relate to the characters we see. It is, then, significant that there is almost none of the “low-brow” vernacular speech in the steward and the king. It means tolkien’s got all thrusters on full, so to speak, in terms of the romance. He wants to evoke arthurian romances, courtly/chivalric love, the sort of fated-by-the-stars love that nobody would think to deny because of the time constraints because it seems so abundantly obvious that this love is Meant To Be.
But that’s just what he’s doing tonally. In terms of content, he’s weaving a more complex picture.
We’ll start with the obvious. Emotionally, both éowyn and faramir are at their worst. Sort of. éowyn’s worst might have been when she did her suicide run on the pelennor in terms of self-destructiveness, but i think her real low point is actually when she wakes up in the HoH, basically immobilized, prevented from dying, and now aware she’s going to have to do the One Thing she refused to do, which is watch everybody she loves go off to die, and then sit about and wait for her own death. faramir, meanwhile, went off to a hopeless battle (expecting to die) after mouthing off at his father, then wakes up to find out he’s not only alive, but the only surviving member of his family (for some reason! because don’t forget gandalf is very clear that he shouldn’t find out about denethor’s death until Later), is now the fucking steward of gondor, and also this mythical king is Back. also he too has to sit around and wait for death. So emotionally neither of them are doing too great.
Their first impressions of one another are very important.
faramir, of éowyn: “and he turned and saw the Lady Éowyn of Rohan; and he was moved with pity, for he saw that she was hurt, and his clear sight perceived her sorrow and unrest.”; “He looked at her, and being a man whom pity deeply stirred, it seemed to him that her loveliness amid her grief would pierce his heart.”
So he knows who she is, and he can see that she’s physically hurt, but also can see she’s feeling all kinds of fucked up. And the first emotion he feels is pity. He’s assessing her in terms of pain and sorrow, and all of these sorts of emotions éowyn seems desperate to divorce herself from. And he offers her pity. That’s significant.
éowyn, of faramir: “she looked at him and saw the grave tenderness in his eyes, and yet knew, for she was bred among men of war, that here was one whom no Rider of the Mark would outmatch in battle.”
She doesn’t know who he is, not really, but she does immediately think he could kick ass. And that’s her first and only real assessment of him. That’s also significant.
And éowyn is miserable, and she’s so miserable she’s actually willing to openly talk about if (if only to a limited extent) and faramir does what is, I think, one of the most incredible things in the entire book. He functionally disarms her, lets her down gently, and places them on equal footing with a single joke:
‘What would you have me do, lady?’ said Faramir. ‘I also am a prisoner of the healers.’
There’s merit in interpreting this straight, but I actually think it's quite funny to relate the safety and security of a hospital in wartime to a prison, to a cage. And I think tolkien’s aware of this, and not really intending us to read it straight. What this does is soften éowyn up enough that she asks for what she wants, but also seems to make her more interested in dealing with him, even if she reacts badly to his compliment of her.
And then they fall in love, and whatever. The chapter’s there, there’s a million fanfics out there about it, whatever.
But faramir’s proposal is Big, and deserves thought for what it says about their relationship. People like to bitch about it because they take it to mean that éowyn has had to change all this stuff about herself, give up her desire to be a firebrand or whatever to go off and be a lovely prince’s wife in this noble hippie commune over those hills yonder. I think that’s totally wrong.
I think what’s going on in faramir’s proposal and éowyn’s response is a really fascinating illumination of the accord they’ve reached with one another through their (admittedly brief) courtship. Here’s why:
First, faramir tries to approach the conversation with a bit of subterfuge. Not in the weird negative way, just in that he’s not hitting it head on at the start. He obviously still doesn’t understand what’s going on inside her head fully, so tries to ask around the question (‘why aren’t you at the cormallen?’) instead of asking the question he’s obviously interested in. éowyn has no time for this, and tells him to nut up or shut up. And he does!
But then there’s this line:
But I do not offer you my pity. For you are a lady high and valiant and have yourself won renown that shall not be forgotten.
Two things going on here: one, faramir’s rescinding his initial emotional reaction. He felt pity for her, but has now come to know her well enough that he realises she doesn’t need pity, and isn’t dumb enough to try and force it on her. But the second thing, almost more important, is that he assesses her in the terms that she prefers, which is that she has won herself renown and has shown her valour. These are not the things Faramir values, we know this, that’s the whole point of the bright sword speech. But they are the things éowyn values, and he loves her, and is willing to acknowledge what her desired self image is. That’s a huge concession she’s won off him, that’s big.
And then éowyn responds:
I will be a shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
here’s my potentially controversial take. I don’t think she’s giving up on her desire to be a fighter of some sort, but she’s giving up on some specific traditions, which is that of the mythical (but, let’s be clear, functionally nonexistent, save for éowyn) shieldmaidens, and of the riders of the Mark, who, as we have been told throughout the books, are given to valorising warfare and martial acts above all. This is supported by her saying “nor take joy only in the songs of slaying.” she’s not saying she won't take any joy in it, or that she won’t still praise it when it earns her admiration, but that’s not going to be her only raison d’etre anymore. Her life is going to move beyond the realm of death and killing and battlefield survival to growth and life and the future. That’s also a concession on her behalf.
And then there’s this hella romantic kiss on the walls, which is fucking brazen behaviour, but is also i think representative more of the unique situation than setting a trend for them. It is, i think, the positive equivalent of éowyn’s slaying of the witch king in terms of its uniqueness. In the same way that she’s not going to keep going around throwing herself headlong into fights she’s not meant to win, she’s also not going to be publicly playing tonsil hockey. This is the big moment, and then it’s back to the reserve from there.
Really, their entire relationship is, to me, about a series of negotiations. One culture and another, wives and husbands, old and new, war and peace, life and death, etc. they are similar in a lot of ways — both are intensely headstrong — but they’re similar primarily in character, not necessarily in belief, and so much of what they’re going to have to do as a pair is work to find their harmonious accord, if that makes sense. Sometimes they’ll do it peaceably, sometimes they’ll have blow up fights, but their entire relationship is going to be predicated on negotiating the space between, if that makes sense?
Okay i said i’d say some stuff on the relationship of tolkien and his wife edith to faramir and éowyn. Tolkien was adamant that they were beren and lúthien (that’s on their tombstones), and i’m full willing to grant him that. But i think it’s complicated by the fact that faramir is, in some senses, tolkien’s self-insert. Obviously authors can have stand-ins for their opinions without the character having to be them exactly (and i think there’s more merit certainly to saying that tolkien’s 100% self-insert is tom bombadil) but i think there’s something worth exploring to the connections between beren and lúthien and faramir and éowyn. I know the morality issue makes B+L more closely comparable to arwen and aragorn, but, as I argue for here, the mortality issue (or lifespan issue) isn’t totally alien to faramir and éowyn.
As i write them, there are some core themes i’m pretty consistently thinking about, so i’ll just list em here in case that’s any help to you.
Family
This would be: life after orphanhood, life as the last of a family, what your obligation to your family is, how you go on and have your own family after having had a less than ideal childhood, etc.
Duty
Here’s what I said about their differing approaches to duty in a now-abandoned draft chapter from willow cabin:
Faramir has said, not in as many words, that she should not begrudge him for following orders. This, she knows, is a crucial difference between them. They each hold duty above all other charges, but their interpretation of what exactly that means is different. It comes from the differences in power they wield: he has ever been empowered to change the course of decisions before they are made, while she is forced to react to them after. To him, then, it would be unreasonable to disobey direct orders, given that a failure to change them in advance is a reflection upon his skills, not the legitimacy of the command. She, however, has rarely had control over how and when orders are given, and so sees no inherent legitimacy to them, and thus no reason not to disobey orders that are unjustly given.
Time
As I alluded to above, éowyn is going to live a significantly shorter life than Faramir, and she is no doubt very aware of this. But this also means that they’re going to experience time differently, and that will have an impact on their behaviour. What might seem like foot-dragging to éowyn seems like impatience to faramir, etc
Healing
We never actually see faramir’s reaction to finding out denethor tried to burn him alive. That’s a lot. We have no idea if he knows when he proposes to éowyn. When does he find out? What does that do to his mood? Etc. but also, éowyn says she’ll become a healer — what does that really mean? Is she going to be nurse/doctor éowyn from now on? Will she broaden the definition of healing (for my part, i say yes, which is what i’ve been trying to do in willow cabin, though a little less successfully than i’d hoped)
Gender
This is a slightly less popular theme in the bookverse fics, but i think as part of éowyn and faramir’s relationship of negotiation, they’re going to have to deal with éowyn not feeling one hundo thrilled about being a woman. And i think that raises some interesting questions about what faramir’s response to that will be. men/manhood is often treated as the historical default — so what happens when someone like, say, éowyn, starts challenging the notion of gender and gender roles around faramir? How does he react? What does that do to his own self-image? Etc.
Okay. yes. That’s all i can think of right now. I am so, so sorry this is so long, i just totally brain dumped there. If you have any questions at all though please please do hit me up and i’m super happy to read whatever you’re writing (literally gagging for farawyn content rn lmao), if you’re comfortable sharing etc.
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For the writing asks: 3, 4, 17!
FYI - original ask post here
Also, thank you for sending asks! I have no one to talk to my writing about besides, like, one fanfiction pal I keep up with and it really makes one starve, sometimes.
4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like).
I really love imagery and symbolism. Cicadas are a theme for “my” Legolas (first shows up here), and I really like how the imagery works to thread it together in these few lines here:
Elboron laughed tremulously, his chuckle vibrating with the terror that racked his body. "You both look very silly," he murmured, as they all turned as one to face the open window.
"Mm, you do, too, Elboron," Legolas smiled behind the cloth. "Ill-defined and rather lumpy."
A cicada came flying in through the window; its wings aflame, it pelted helplessly to the kitchen floor.
"Jest later, and follow me now. We go this way--come!"
And then Ithildim took Legolas by the upper arm and dragged him through the window and into the night--Elboron trailed from Legolas' hand like a wisp.
All around them, cicadas plummeted from the sky like felled stars; heavy and hopeless, they covered the ground. The insects writhed and crunched underfoot as they began to run.
This is from a WIP called “A Small and Passing Thing” that I abandoned for a while, but a new chapter is forthcoming next weekend. Takes place in Ithilien during a blip of civil unrest. :)
17. Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?
I have no idea how my readers perceive me. Literally none. However, I think perhaps they would be surprised that (a) I think about fanfiction constantly and obsessively even though I only update sporadically; and (b) that sometimes I write solely because I’m still a teenager inside and need to feel anything at all besides either (i) the horrific things I read about and study and do for work or (ii) the logical staidness that is controlled writing in academia.
Also--because I write very emotionally and one of my strengths in writing is believable relationships, I think-- I would hazard a guess that readers falsely believe I am far more suave and emotionally intelligent than my painfully awkward self actually is.
They also probably think I’m far more a stickler for canon than I actually am. As long as there’s a thread of potential logic in it, I will buckle up for the ride.
3. What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway)
I have started writing scenes following Aragorn’s death and Faramir’s several times and never finished, because I am a glutton for tasteful angst--an absolute glutton. And the magnitude of the moment of Aragorn’s death--it is the metaphorical end of an age. It’s ginormous, and I have always worried I shan’t do it justice. But I wrote a sweet moment around it back in 2016 that I abandoned to the great graveyard of unfinished one-shots, taking place the day of Aragorn’s death, in which Legolas finally asked Gimli to sail the Straight Road with him). But now that I’ve rediscovered it I think I shall turn into a proper one-shot this weekend!! Unedited and barebones dialogue excerpt below cut :)
[excerpt] "Why I even ask--"
"Are you in a poor mood today, gimli?"
"Am I in a poor mood?"
Silence, then: "Oh. Yes. I see."
"Mm, good. I am in a poor mood because our last dearest friend is gone, and his lady is following, and you will leave me soon, too. Of course I am in a poor mood! What do I have to be happy for?"
"I am not leaving you."
"You will sail."
"I will. I thought you would come with me."
"Legolas. This should have become abundantly clear over the past one hundred twenty odd years. I am not an elf. I am not welcome there."
"You are. I asked?"
"Who in aules name did you ask, you fool? Manwe himself?"
“No, mithrandir."
"You asked Gandalf. “
"Before he left."
“What did you say? 'Hey-o, Gandalf! You know my elf-friend? Well I am loathe to part with him--will you make an exception for my wee dwarf and allow him passage to the undying lands?’"
"More or less."
"And what did he say?"
"What he said is not important. He sent a letter via the Merry and Pippin from the havens, for they had gone to fare Frodo farewell. He and galadriel and elrond conferred, and said they would argue on your behalf and so, please, to come. He knew I would need you, and that I could not leave you here alone after Aragorns death, but also that if I stayed with you, I would never leave at all, for my love of that mortal spark, and so waste away into yearning spirit forever."
"I have never gotten used to your tendency toward drama, and I am not sure I want to be on a ship with you on unknown waters for goodness knows how many months."
Silence narrator nlanlblah blah blah blah blah BLAH
"So you will come, Gimli?"
"Legolas, there was never a doubt." [/excerpt]
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I'm definitely including the Dagor Dagorath in my fic. I kind of want a happy ending for my babies. Maybe it will be the epilogue (out in approximately 20 years), but the prospect of having Elenwë marry to only be together for roughly eighteen years just breaks my heart. I'm a sucker for angst so their kids will be alone for most of their lifetime anyway, but need mom and dad to make a comeback. Eönwë is supposed to fight in the Dagor Dagorath anyway (it's canon to me and I'm ready to argue with anyone who says otherwise) and it will be wonderful to see him fight alongside his boys and maybe one of two of his girls. The battle is over, the Trees are in full bloom again (about time, Fëanor) and he just runs to his wife and they kiss. Also, all of the kids and Enna take part in the Second Music because duh, they have to.
The End.
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New OC for you all to hate. She will not appear in this next chapter but she will be mentioned. She doesn't have a name yet and she'll be just referred to as "she" or "that wretched idiot" (courtesy of my girl Elarien)
Elarien's face whenever said girl is around. I love Elarien so much. She goes into "protecc mode" whenever Enna is involved in stuff and/or slandered.
These two in the same room and one choice before you: either you run away as fast as you can or you eat popcorn in full armor. There's no other option.
Elarien for the win. Always.
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Maiar in 'The Lady of Ithilien'
(to be updated with new information as the story progresses. As such, things may change)
Eönwë
Herald and banner-bearer of Manwë, the High King of Arda. He's among the most powerful Maiar in Valinor and the mightiest in arms. Military leader and High Commander of the Host of the Valar, he was one of the key fighters during the War of Wrath, which marked the end of the First Age of the Sun.
Birth: he entered Arda shortly after it was created.
Married to Elenna of the House of Húrin.
Fancast: Daniel Sharman
Ilmarë
Eönwë's younger sister and handmaiden of Varda, Queen of the Valar and Manwë's wife. Along with her brother, she's one of the chiefs of the Maiar.
Birth: she entered Arda shortly after it was created.
Eventually married to Eldarion, Crown Prince of Gondor and Arnor.
Fancast: Matilda Lutz
Olórin
Also known as Gandalf (one of his many aliases), he has served several Valar throughout the various ages of Arda. He's mainly associated with Manwë and Varda, but he also served Nienna, Valië of sorrow and compassion and Irmo, Vala of dreams and visions. (Olórin is a Quenya name and its meaning is something along the lines of "dream of mind")
Birth: he entered Arda shortly after it was created.
Fancast: Sir Ian McKellen (as Gandalf during the War of the Ring. He sticks to this form for a little while longer before switching back to his usual one); Bradley James (as Olórin)
(they give the same vibe tbh)
Wilwarin
Maia serving Irmo and occasionally Nienna. She's had a major crush on Olórin ever since she met him. She's not the sharpest tool in the box (sorry girl, I still love you), but she's kind-hearted and keeps to herself because no one wants to befriend her due to her perceived stupidity. SHE NEEDS LOVE AND AFFECTION, which no one has ever given her because most Maiar are stuck up and arrogant. Extremely naïve and completely clueless at times, she's been nicknamed "Wilya" (meaning airhead) by her fellow Maiar. She's obsessed with Olórin because he's the only one who's ever actually interacted with her.
Birth: She entered Arda at the beginning of the Second Age of the Sun, following the War of Wrath.
Fancast: Tuğba Melis Türk
Isilmë
Maia of Vayanna. Considered among the most beautiful Maiarin women to ever enter Arda, she has been obsessed with Eönwë ever since she first saw him. They had a brief fling following the War of Wrath, which, needless to say, ended very quickly (and badly). She's firmly convinced he's still in love with her and will do anything to get him back. Her name is Quenya for "moonlight".
Birth: she entered Arda following the War of Wrath (around the same time as Wilwarin)
Fancast: Beste Kökdemir
Isilya
Maia of Yavanna. She's Isilmë's close friend (or so she believes). She fails to realize Isilmë doesn't really love her or value their friendship, but simply uses her for her own purposes. She blindly follows her "friend" and indistinctly agrees with everything the latter says or does, as she's been brainwashed into thinking she's perfect. She doesn't seem to have a mind of her own, modeling her own behavior after Isilmë, as she's afraid to lose the connection they share. She's petty and very annoying, but not inherently evil and might even redeem herself eventually. Who knows. Her name is Quenya for "the third day of the week" according to the Númenórean calendar.
(It might sound odd, but I picked the name purely because it sounds similar to Isilmë and because I like the sound of it, not necessarily because I had a specific idea. I'm terrible at naming characters, I know. Please don't be mean)
Birth: she entered Arda following the War of Wrath.
Fancast: Dilara Aksüyek
Elenna's household
Four Maiarin ladies enter her service after her marriage to the Herald.
Handalimë
Originally a Maia of Vána, she is thoughtful, level-headed, smart and highly practical. Elenna is entrusted to her and she quickly grows fond of her new lady, becoming one of her most trusted servants and her main confidante. She's usually calm and collected and makes it her mission to protect her lady from anyone who might wish her harm—namely her sister Isilmë and a few of the Noldorin elves— and constantly worries about her. Her lady's well-being is her utmost priority.
Birth: she entered Arda sometime before the end of the First Age.
Fancast: Gülcan Arslan
Narael
A Maia of Aulë, she's spunky and crafty but also naive and shy. She loves making rings and necklaces and will be gifting many jewels to her new lady. She can often be found chatting with Gimli, as she's never seen a dwarf before and wants to know all about dwarf customs and traditions (for fairly obvious reasons, I'd say). Kind-hearted and wiser than she lets on, she loves sitting by fireplaces (and lighting them).
Birth: she entered Arda at the beginning of the Third Age.
Fancast: Sophie Turner
Aranwen
A Maia of Nessa, she loves dancing, nature and poetry. She's not a great conversationalist, but when she does speak, one had better stop and listen. She loves reading and will spend many hours discussing books and history with her lady. She enjoys needlework and she's quite a good painter as well. She respects Elena greatly and often reassures her. Even though they get on each other's nerves quite often, she's great friends with Naráel. She too will spend a bit of time with Gimli, but only to try and convince him that ripping down trees is inherently bad. Nevertheless, she grows fond of the lord of the Glittering Caves- she and Legolas will try and teach him how to dance. Whether they will succeed is still unknown.
Birth: she entered Arda at the beginning of the Third Age.
Fancast: Rose Williams
Elenya
Maia of Varda (the name is kind of a giveaway).
She's sweet, kind and very protective of Elenna. She often likes to remark how similar their names are and loves to recount stories that most have forgotten (star-related, of course). She was lady-in-waiting to Ilmarë before she volunteered to join Elenna's household.
Birth: she entered Arda during the Years of the Trees.
Fancast: Yasemin Allen
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I'm still trying to upload gifs and end notes, but the latest chapter from "The Lady of Ithilien" is up! (Chapter 3)
Thank you to anyone who will read it!
6:59 am update 4/5/2023: Reposting bc of issues.
I hate technology (but at least links seem to work now, so probably expect an updated masterlist too)
Update #2
GIFS AND PICS ARE POSTED TOO!
#theladyofithilien#silmarillion fic#lotr fic#ao3 writer#fic writing#eonwe#ao3feed#new chapter#update
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Developer: Monolith
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
ESRB Rating: Mature
Release Date: September 30, 2014
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Trophy List
A Graug’s Heel – Capitalize on a Warchief’s Fear. – Bronze
A Mighty Doom – Acquire a level 25 Rune. – Bronze
A New Master – Brand a Captain while in combat. – Bronze
And it Burns, Burns, Burns – Use the Detonate ability to burn 50 uruks. – Bronze
Bearer of the Shining Lamp – Collect 100% of the Ithildin. – Bronze
Beyond Hope (secret) – Save Lithariel’s life. – Silver
Black Celebration – Poison a Captain at his own Feast. – Bronze
Burning Vengeance – Perform an Execution on a flaming Berserker. – Bronze
Crowned with Living Light – Collect 50% of the Ithildin. – Bronze
Divide and Conquer – Eliminate the bodyguards of two Warchiefs, then draw them out and kill them. – Bronze
Fire of Justice – Complete all Urfael Legend Missions. – Bronze
Fly you fools! – Make 20 uruks flee by dropping Morgai Fly nests. – Bronze
For My Brother (secret) – Kill the Great White Graug. – Silver
Gorthaur the Cruel (secret) – Destroy the Monument Gate and topple the statue of Sauron. – Silver
Height of Despair – Use Strike From Above while at least 60 feet above your target. – Bronze
Iron of Death – Issue a Death Threat, and then successfully kill the target. – Bronze
Jaws of Death – Attract caragors with bait 5 times. – Bronze
Legend of Shadow – Complete a Dagger Mission and begin growing the legend of Acharn. – Bronze
Legend of the Maker – Complete a Bow Mission and begin growing the legend of Azkâr. – Bronze
Legend of Vengeance – Complete a Sword Mission and begin growing the legend of Urfael. – Bronze
Liberator – Complete all Outcast Rescue Missions. – Silver
Lord and Master – Brand all 5 Warchiefs. – Bronze
Master of Mordor – One has walked in Mordor. – Platinum
Master of the Wilds – Complete all Hunting Challenges. – Silver
Memories of Eregion – Activate all Forge Towers. – Bronze
No Power in Numbers – Help a Captain survive a Recruitment Power Struggle, and then kill him and all his new recruits. – Bronze
Paid in Blood – Unlock 4 Dagger Rune slots. – Bronze
Paths of the Dead – Collect 25% of the Artifacts. – Bronze
Power Vacuum – Kill all 5 Warchiefs before any uruk take their place. – Bronze
Ranger of Ithilien – Complete all Survivalist Challenges. – Silver
Ratbag the Great and Powerful (secret) – Get Ratbag promoted to Warchief. – Silver
Repaid in Blood – Complete a Vendetta Mission. – Bronze
Rise and Fall – After an uruk kills you to become a Captain, help him become a Warchief, then kill him. – Bronze
Scout of the Morannon – Successfully complete a Survivalist Challenge. – Bronze
Shadows of the Ancient Past – Collect 100% of the Artifacts and listen to their memories. – Silver
Stinking Rebels – Brand 5 Bodyguards of a Warchief, turning them against him in combat. – Bronze
Strike True – Unlock 2 Bow Rune slots. – Bronze
The Bright Master (secret) – Discover some of the Wraith’s past. – Bronze
The Cold Light – Unlock 3 Sword Rune slots. – Bronze
The Free Folk – Complete an Outcast Rescue Mission. – Bronze
The Hammer Falls (secret) – Kill The Hammer. – Silver
The Hand is Severed (secret) – Kill The Black Hand. – Gold
The Last Shadow – Complete all Acharn Legend Missions. – Silver
The Maker’s Bow – Complete all Azkâr Legend Missions. – Silver
The Spirit of Mordor – Start a Riot by commanding a Warchief to attack another Warchief. – Bronze
The Tower Crumbles (secret) – Kill The Tower. – Silver
The White Rider – Liberate 30 slaves in 180 seconds while riding a caragor. – Bronze
The White Wizard (secret) – Lift Lady Marwen’s curse. – Silver
Thrill of the Hunt – Successfully complete 4 Hunting Challenges. – Bronze
To Rule them All (secret) – Witness the creation of The Rings of Power. – Silver
Unleashed – Free 5 caragors from cages. – Bronze
You Will Obey – Make an uruk yours. – Bronze
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