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And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I (R)
by SpaceWeavil.
Chapters [23]
Reviews [ 54] Warnings [violence, sexual content, animal death]
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:19 am
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| This chapter reminds me of the "Masque of the Red Death". |
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Bitter As Blood (G)
by shadow975.
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Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:17 am
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| It's rare that a vignette completely and totally describes the moment. This is as close to perfect as it gets. |
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Marriage of Souls (PG)
by ErinRua.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 13]
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Sat May 21, 2005 12:42 am
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I totally missed the twist! And we just had a foal here, too. Great fun!  |
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A Life of a Nazgûl (G)
by TrissMarigold.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 6] Warnings [none]
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Fri May 20, 2005 9:36 pm
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He's Dangerfield.  |
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And in the Darkness Bind Them: Vol I (R)
by SpaceWeavil.
Chapters [23]
Reviews [ 54] Warnings [violence, sexual content, animal death]
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Fri May 20, 2005 12:06 am
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| I freely admit that I am having problems with Estelian(sp?). He's beginning to remind me of all the Igors of Mad Scientist movies. Limping, smarmy subservience, sleazy personally...I think he's really not an asset to the story. I know you want Marillon to have a foil, so that he can speak to someone who will act as the audience's proxy. But this guy is just too reminiscent of the drooling, hapless helpers to work the way I think you want him to work. |
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Dead (PG)
by TrissMarigold.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 12]
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Thu May 19, 2005 11:55 pm
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| I've always thought that he realized, when it was pretty much too late, what he'd done. This drabble captures that. |
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None Nobler, Just There (G)
by thegraybluebird.
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Wed May 18, 2005 9:50 pm
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| This is a nice poem, but what does it have to do with Tolkien? |
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Tolkien and the Problem of Characterisation: Éowyn and Arwen (G)
by Fionnabhair.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 11]
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Tue May 17, 2005 9:58 pm
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I don't think that Tolkien *ever* saw himself as writing anything but an epic, albeit one in novel form. The characterization is typical of an epic, right down to the standard archetypes (questing hero, etc).
I've read a lot of Mediveal literature. And I would question that courtly love requires the man to "fall" for an older woman; he can & does fall for women of all ages, so long as they are in similar classes. You are correct that most "love" is of a sighted nature--they have their eyes opened by love etc. We see this at least twice in LOTR--Aragorn, of course, and also Gimli with Galadriel.
The essay would have been considerably stronger if you had concentrated on one or the other, but by trying to cover both Arwen & Eowyn, you end up giving both short shrift.
I do think that you are correct about *why* LOTR has captured so many fans' imaginations, as opposed to, say, Dickens.
Oh, and Michael kicks serious a88 in "Paradise Lost". |
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Being and Nothingness (PG-13)
by Vulgarweed.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 8] Warnings [No happy ending, character death]
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Tue May 17, 2005 2:40 am
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| Wow. Just....wow. |
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Mating Season (NC-17)
by Eyborg.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 12] Warnings [Smut]
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Mon May 16, 2005 2:34 am
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They were breeding horses at the barn the other day...hmmm  |
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