Please note  that this little story and the ones I'll post in the next couple of days are from of the third part of my Haldir-story, 'Imladris'. Therefore, if you would rather read the entire story in the right order and wish to avoid spoilers, you should not read these now. At any rate, I recommend reading 'Rude and Rustic' and 'Maluchen' first.

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Please note that this little story and the ones I'll post in the next couple of days are all from the third part of my Haldir-story, 'Imladris'. Therefore, if you would rather read the entire story in the right order and wish to avoid spoilers, you should not read these now. At any rate, I recommend reading 'Rude and Rustic' first.

Thank you to Cal ( Read more... )

( Did you ever wonder what music Silvans played? )

( So, lethe (and others) prodded me when I waxed about this picture ... )

Ithil (200 words)

As dusk greyed to evening, he peered out under the foliage of a mallorn under which he had taken cover from the drizzle. On the darkening skies, a glowing ball crept upwards, half-hidden behind the tall trees.

The silvery haze lent a hypnotic quality to the red moon: it seemed to grow as he watched. Finally he blinked and Ithil ( Read more... )

2nd Place MEFAs 2009, in category Elves: Incomplete.
( One starlit night in Lothlorien, a healer cares for a difficult patient. )

( Of dry spells and growing things. )

 
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Happy - rather belated - birthday to Lissa who requested a followup to my story "Fell Memories".

Healing Time

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From a sweet dream of peace and safety, Aragorn woke alone, without the strength to open his eyes. The dull misery of broken bones and overstressed muscles spread a weary malaise that pinned him to the lumpy ground. He remembered sitting ( Read more... )

This is a list of my favourite resources, links and stories; stuff that has formed the basis of my personal views of Haldir, of Silvans and of Lothlórien. Please note that I have of course selected the bits and pieces that support my own opinion. You can probably find many contradicting quotes/theories since Tolkien changed his mind many times over ( Read more... )

Appearance, behaviour, clothing and other aspects of Silvan life

Sources:
TH - The Hobbit,
FOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring, chapter Lothlórien: Pages refer to HarperCollins 50th Anniversary Edition.
UT - Unfinished Tales: HarperCollins 2006 edition.

My comments in Italics.

Summary:
The Silvans were a shy and suspicious people; they did not as a rule ( Read more... )