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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:18 pm
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Aganuzir,
Things don't look at all good for the sisters, or, sadly to say, very many of the others. Everyone will have to wait and see what happens. 
Elfhild thought that it was perhaps time for a new clothing style to be introduced into the southern part of Middle Earth. Tolkien never told us anything about the clothing worn by civilians of Harad. In this, imaginations have to be used, with maybe a reliance upon what was commonplace in ancient civilizations around the Mediterranean, or, for that matter, more modern ones.
What the slaver wants with Goldwyn and her children will be revealed in the next chapter. No hints.
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Sat Aug 05, 2006 4:35 pm
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The story has just been updated with a chapter by Elfhild.
The eyes won't be explained for a few chapters yet to come, but they will play a big part in the story. There will be many more cliffhangers in the future. |
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:08 am
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Khamul, don't worry about the multiple posts. Accidents happen. If you want to, you have the option of deleting the extras or editing them - just go to the page of reviews, find your duplicate, and then click "delete."
It does look dark for Goldwyn and her sons... you just couldn't believe how dark it might get.
Just wait for the next chapter.
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:55 pm
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HeatherRae, I think the bad feelings are not going to lessen, but rather intensify.
Aganuzir, the Rohirrim have never experienced anything like the waterpipe, and in their state, they would believe anything.
You can be sure the slaver has plans for those three boys.
Now think clean here, everyone!  |
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:22 pm
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"Poor Elfhild can never keep her eyes off foreigh men." - Aganuzir
And men can never keep their eyes (and often their hands) off pretty girls.
"Ooo...very interesting. It looks like Elfhild is having an attack of the blame-game, as it were." - HeatherRae
HeatherRae, I thought maybe it was a case of "the lady doth protest too much." Even if she won't admit it, you know she must be flattered by all the attention.
"But if the slaver will choose himself three different women every night he will soon spoil all his merchandise... Or he will leave the virgins alone?" - Aganuzir
No spoilers.
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:25 pm
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Khamul,
Glad you are enjoying the story. Rhûn will be one of the countries which will not be overlooked in this story.
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Agan,
If Gondor is to be a realistic country, not all Gondorians are of the highest virtue or of the strongest character. These two women could have been prostitutes or loose women in their native land. In this chapter, we have explored the phenomenon of falling victim to the captor/captive relationship.
To understand this chapter, I highly recommend the reading below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture-bonding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome
A lot of this story will be dedicated to the slow brainwashing and programming of prisoners.
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Wed May 24, 2006 4:36 pm
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Sulriel,
Elfhild and I try to update every week to two weeks. Of course, there are chapters that require more research and/or are more difficult and take longer.
Expect more explorations of different cultures in the future. This investigation of other Tolkien cultures is a primary theme of The Circles, as a matter of fact.
Agan,
Yes, Volchok means "little wolf" and the name is taken from old Russian letters. Rhûn is going to be a major area for exploration in the far distant future.
As far as I know, there are very few songs or poems about Rhûn. I thought it was time that changed.
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Mon May 15, 2006 4:37 pm
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Agan,
The slavery section in The Circles is based heavily on the practice of the Ancient Romans and other ancient people in regard to slavery. There were state slaves who were consigned to such tasks as constructing roads, aquaducts, buildings, etc. Then there were private slavers, who handled agreements with the military to take a certain percentage of slaves from wars and enter them into the private section. The military, of course, would get a cut of the sale. Thousands of slaves went through the port of Osia in a day and were sold the same day they arrived.
These slavers would have great gangs of unfortunate slaves that would travel during planting and harvesting time. This way the farmers did not have to keep their own slaves. They were "rented out" from the private slavers. Some of the worst off were those who were sent to the mines in Spain. Life expectancy there would not be too high.
So in The Circles, there is a definite separation between the military and the civilians. Tolkien never told us how it worked but this seems the most logical to me.
State slaves for government projects and then those other slaves who went to the private sector.
All the military had to do was keep them intact with no spoiling and then in a central location, turn them over to the slavers with sufficient monetary reward extracted from them, of course.
The captives are now in the hands of the private slavers, who will not despoil them to such an extent that their value goes down. A few kisses, hugs, and harassment, but that is about all. More about this will be discussed in the chapter after the next one. Just remember I am basing this on the ancient Roman practices of slavery.
And, yes, that was a memorable kiss for the poor maiden of Rohan. |
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Tue May 09, 2006 12:23 am
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Agan,
"What a nice chap, this clerk!  I hope he will reappear in later chapters."
The clerk will be back, but not for some time.
Who but Sauron, who always craves order, could figure out such an ingenious numbering system for slaves?
Rohan is probably still in the dark ages, while Mordor has advanced by numerous years.
We will try to do an update soon, but these chapters are very hard to write. They take a lot of research.
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The Circles: Book Two: Journey of Sorrow (R)
by AngmarAndElfhild.
Chapters [24]
Reviews [ 79] Warnings [Violence, rape, very mature themes]
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Mon May 01, 2006 6:34 pm
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Agan,
A quote from Elfhild, since she wrote this chapter:
"Did Elfhild indeed see spirits upon the battlefield? Or was it only her overwrought imagination, a product of her grief? Indeed, it was the four-month anniversary of the battle, but given the sights that the captives had seen that day, and the fear of the future... hmmm...."
Apparently, Elfhild is not going to tell us anything.
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