Reviews for "Mairen - A Life Once Lost"

Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:40 pm

Hi Fianna! Welcome to OS! Very Happy smiley face

This fic is great - what a wonderful start! I can't even guess where you will take their story! The Haldir surviving HD was very smoothly done and believable. Well done!

Looking forward to seeing what happens to Mairen and Haldir!

Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:50 pm

Oh, what a splendid story this is! I enjoy everything you write, Fianna, and I personally think you just keep getting better and better with every story. Mairen is strong and believable, and Haldir is just so awesome, just the way I like to see him portrayed. As always, the story has already taken unexpected twists and turns, so I expect you will have more in store for us in upcoming chapters. You write all the fighting scenes extremely well, providing details to an extent that I almost feel like I am there. But you also write the other kinds of scenes beautifully too. What a wonderful imagination you have! Oh, and I just love the way Mairen keeps calling Haldir "handsome elf". She has the right idea, lol. Now.... how to get these two together... what will you do? I can't wait to find out!
--Julie

Sat Feb 07, 2004 12:07 am

I've always been so mad that Haldir dies in the movie! I'm pretty good at pretending he was only seriously wounded and not killed, and lo and behold I find your story! I like that it could have worked out this way and i'll probably remember it every tim eI watch TTT! Keep up the brilliant writing!

Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:56 pm

Hi! I'm very much enjoying this story, as I have enjoyed your other works. I like seeing an OFC who is strong without being brutish or overly snappish, and who is not utterly flustered beyond recovery by our favorite March Warden. I also like the fact that she's simply never considered her identity as a woman before. Entertaining! The plot fits neatly into movieverse while... er... _correcting_ a few of the necessary details. Wink smiley face

Also, thank you for having good spelling- it's a lovely thing to behold as much for its rarity as for the innate beauty of the language. Speaking of which, it makes me wonder what the singular forms of Rohirrim are, as Rohirrim is presumably the plural, as in seraphim and cherubim. But it's tough to extrapolate gender from that, as there's no distinction made, and if Metatron can be believed, they're all as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll anyway. Oh, what a mess. If only Tolkien had organized a Languages of Middle Earth Primer: See Eorl. See Eorl ride. Ride, Eorl, ride!

*grin* Quillusion

Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:06 pm

Finally! An update!!

Another lovely chapter. The characterisations are still fresh and interesting and it did not take me long to get back into this story - despite waiting a gazillion years for the update Rolling Eyes smiley face

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Will you be including the Woses in this story? Just wondered...

Im utterly delighted that Haldir survived and you wrote it 100% believable. At no time did i question your scene!! Even if you had Rumil and Orophin there Wink smiley face

when we know they wasney.

“I think that was unnecessary, Haldir!” he protested with indignation.

That bit cracked me up! Poor 'Phin! His pretty hair! Bad Haldir! I should be there to cuddle the poor elf and make him forget his lopsided hairdo Twisted Evil smiley face

Looking forward to more, my wee henny! Very Happy smiley face

Fri Feb 20, 2004 6:21 pm

Sorry Mora but you're wrong, I have a pic of Rumil at Helms Deep standing behind Leggy... Fallen angel smiley face

I'll get my scisors and we can fix 'Phin's hair for him.

As always, a fab chapter Fianna! I'm getting a little worried about Mairen though. She really needs to get some rest Sleep smiley face

And speaking sindarin in your sleep isn't a good sign either (wait are we talking about Mairen or me?)

Another masterpiece in progress, write more soon!
Nienna

Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:09 am

Great chapter! Things are really moving now and the tension is building! I underestimated this fic. I thought it would JUST be a romantic dalliance with interesting characters. I can see now that you have MUCH more planned and i cant wait! Very Happy smiley face

Nienna - Actually, both Jason and Jorn confirmed to me and to others that neither Orophin nor Rumil were at HD. Jorn is in the picture you refer to but not dressed in blonde wig as Rumil. He calls him his HD elf and i believe Argonath have named him. Hmmm smiley face

Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:30 am

chapter 6 seems to repeat itself... about halfway down we get to the part where she falls near the fire...but then we go back to the stream bit and it goes from there again... great story though...

Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:49 pm

Leilana.. sorry about the confusing pasting at the end.. my computer had a mind of it's own when I uploaded it and I didn't see that it repeated.. (again.. I thought I had it fixed...)

so sorry.. I hate that kind of stuff. thanks all for reading.. chapter seven will be up soon.. on it's way to be edited..

hugs
Fianna

Tue Apr 13, 2004 6:49 pm

Two more great chapters! I'm intrigued by the problems Mairen faces... this is going to be an interesting psychological exploration of her mind, and a fantastic exercise in characterization. The contrast between how she feels about herself and how the other Rohirrim see her (especially as a warrior) adds quite a bit to the tension in the story, and I can't wait to see how she resolves the two. I also can't wait to see her start eating her words about not wanting somebody to love her. (I imagine she'll find them tasty... they usually are.) I also like how Mairen goes through the gamut of emotion, slapping Haldir on one occasion and then quietly acknowledging the fact while asking why he wants to help her on the next occasion.

In addition, the matter of potential possession vs incremental reincarnation is an intriguing one that has piqued my interest. It makes me want to look at Mairen in her mirror in the morning and see if her ears are slowly developing points. There are, of course, many opportunities inherent in the situation for all kinds of mischief, and I find myself hoping Mairen will get at least one chance to make Haldir blush. It's only fair, after all. ;-P

I also wanted to compliment you on the depth of your knowledge about the history of Middle Earth. This all weaves nicely into what Tolkien himself wrote, with the occasional artistic license, about which I won't quibble even a bit as it serves the story so nicely. Your work also reflects what is found in Tolkien's other writings about the traditional disapproval of pairings between the Eldar and the Edain, which is not much mentioned in the film outside of Elrond's misgivings, which seem so entirely appropriate for any father fond of his daughter (and which were far less emphatically stated in the book than in the films).

One last thing. I grew up on the Atlantic Ocean and now live far from the sea, and there are times when I hear its call as clearly as the Elves must have done. The image of Haldir, waist deep in a night-dark sea, is a profoundly beautiful one that has touched my imagination and made me just a little homesick. Here's hoping we see a little more of the elusive ocean, which Tolkien dangles so tantalizingly just outside our field of view, and into which you have just let weary travelers step with blissfully bare feet. Smile smiley face

--Quillusion

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