Comments | just_sphinx: And so...it returns.

just_sphinx

And so...it returns.

Aug 02, 2008 03:14

I've been thinking Tolkien, and daydreaming Celeborn. I've wanted to write, except there were no words when I tried to, for a long, long time. This isnt much, by any standards. Just a brief poke of the toe into what was a very long-ago and very cherished part of my writerly life. The plot bunnies are there - this is nice to know. :)

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redheredh August 3 2008, 05:05:13 UTC

What part of the story implied that Galadriel feels she had failed ( ... )

just_sphinx August 3 2008, 12:23:31 UTC

Her apologizing for Celeborn's absence is only to Celebrian. Her apology before Elu and Melian is more for her own behaviour, rather than anything else. For me, Galadriel would only ever feel the need to explain Celeborn's absence to her own children - which is Celebrian, and if the story takes that path, to Amroth.

Her marriage appears to have failed. She failed to stay with her spouse or failed to keep him with her. She failed as a member of his family and also the one he and she created together.I dont think their parting was the result of anybody's failing. Galadriel accepted Nenya (without full knowledge of the side-effects, I believe), and things ran their natural course. Her anger at herself is maybe limited to not being able to stay in Middle Earth until Celeborn was ready to depart too, and it is far more directed at him for not coming with her to Valinor when the War of the Ring was over and their parts seem to have been played. Remember, the reason she stayed in Middle Earth after the First Age is probably for him, ( ... )

redheredh August 11 2008, 05:41:08 UTC

Oh yes, I did get this mammoth response! :D ( ... )

just_sphinx August 11 2008, 09:37:34 UTC

Nenya increased, not decreased, her sea-longing.

I think both UT and LOTR (somewhere in the Appendices) say that it increased her longing for the sea. But then, the exact nature of what the Rings do to the holders is vaguely hinted at, at best.

I think it is notable that she did not use the mirror to track the Fellowship.

Oh, absolutely. I think that that may have been a very interesting period for her, judgment-wise. Certainly her power had limitations, despite whetever she was born with in Aman and what she learnt from Melian. But she's still only an Elf (considering the Maia forces she was playing with), and compared to them, her 'powers' had to have limits.

she did failed to destroy or advocate the destruction of the rings when their true nature was revealed. She took it from Celebrimbor anyway and suggested the others be sent away out of Sauron's immediate reach.Again, absolutely correct. We forget all too easily the reason WHY Galadriel came to Middle Earth. It wasnt for a short, pleasant vacation. She meant it to last a ( ... )

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applegnat August 11 2008, 18:21:25 UTC

I love the undercurrent of snark in the Elrond voice. It keeps it so tight and fresh. I really, really enjoyed reading this - it's been so long. And the Elu scene was throat-constricting.

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just_sphinx August 12 2008, 03:27:33 UTC

:D Thank you, and huggles. I'm glad you like it.

*head desk* THERE IS MORE. I CAN FEEL IT.

THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.