Reviews for "The Shield-maid's Dance of Death"

Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:03 am

You should get points, Marta, if only for use of the word "dwimmerlaik" in a poem! But this is excellent work. First, mechanically, your meter is perfect without a single false step, and its simplicity familiarity are nicely undercut by the complexity of the content. As for that - I think every verse turns on itself in a wonderfully surprising way - first Eowyn thinking about herself, sounding somewhat doubtful, then extending her feelings to the Witch King, and then finding her nerve. Great stuff. I might almost think this something a minstrel had composed after the fact except that this so perfectly catches Eowyn's inner spirit - the blade will drink, losing her honor etc. Great work, Marta.

Addenda: I read your notes after reviewing; I don't know the other so this does work perfectly well on its own.

Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:38 pm

I absolutely loved this piece. Your words captured the moment, perfectly.

Great job!

Michelle...

Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:32 pm

Wow.

I'm sorry, there are no other words. Just... Wow.

Thu Aug 18, 2005 6:24 am

Caught this elsewhere, but it was worth a re-read. My thoughts are the same, and you should consider doing other works of this ilk. Thank you for sharing.

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Reviews for "The Shield-maid's Dance of Death"