Reviews for "The Sacrifice of Soldiers"

Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:26 pm

There must be something in the water: I wrote a little Estel/Aragorn vignette last week. lol. Maybe it's because the idea of Elrond as tutor/mentor/foster father to the eventual King is so intruguing. You handled it very well; I could almost see the little soldiers. And I felt the ache of a child who destroys beloved toys because he believes their destruction serves a deeper purpose. Do you have any more stories about these two, or pre-LoTR Aragorn in general? If so, I encourage you to post them! And thanks for posting this one. It was very enjoyable.

Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:09 am

This was really well written, I love the way that you have recreated the character of Estel and yet also given a purpose to the fic, so that it's not just a pointless bit of fluff, I particularly like the way that you used the metaphor of the soldiers, its just how a child would think. Very good!

Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:17 pm

This is a lovely story. I especially liked how Estel even gathered up the bodies of the 'orcs' - it just captures the man he will grow up to become. Well done! Smile smiley face

Wed Apr 14, 2004 10:49 am

What a touching little vignette! Very moving and well written. Smile smiley face

Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:10 pm

Very interesting! I'm glad this popped up as story of the day, since I might not have found it otherwise. I enjoyed this story very much, and the hard lesson. Sacrificing unique and irreplaceable toys is a good prelude to the lesson that human lives are all unique and irreplaceable too, a lesson Aragorn will need later.

One thing that I would love to see expanded on was Estel's imagining of his father being the second who sacrificed himself for the captain. It seems like there's room for a follow-up story where he learns about the responsibilities of the captain, the one for whom others make those sacrifices.

--Rose

Sun Jul 11, 2004 3:09 pm

This is thoughtful and well done Elrond had such an attachment as well as emotional ties to this many generations removed son of his brother.
Training and loving Estel was the last and greatest gift he could give Elros and Middle-Earth.

Sun Jul 11, 2004 9:32 pm

Impressive. I really enjoyed the 'fluff', and I like fluff, but there was an underlying lesson. Train up a child and he will always come back to the training. Elrond took the patience and love to create the man who would inherit Middle Earth when the Elves had withdrawn. I would love to see more little lessons. I am sure you could come up with enough to keep us in popcorn for quite a while. Thank you.

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