Reviews for "Weeping Iron Tears"

Sat Feb 21, 2004 9:20 pm

Oh honey, this was beautiful... I'm still crying Crying or Very sad smiley face

Your style is
amazing, and you convey the emotion so well.

"He came, my gallant kinsman, on nothing more than faith."

That is a very moving line. I get the feeling that Aragorn truly a
admired his friend for his courage and stead-fastness.

"With sword unsheathed and the fire of the West blazing in his
eyes he strode into the maelstrom that was the Pelennor Field"

I love the use of the word 'blazing' in this line. It speaks of such
passion and conviction...

"I stand upon fertile earth blessed by the blood of our fallen and
it is not my peace. I am but its caretaker and guardian of all that
so many gave up their lives to preserve. To mourn overmuch would
be to belittle their sacrifice, to declare their loss futile and without merit."

Oh yes, absolutely true... I love how you don't dwell on the death, but rather
the life.

"But in my selfish heart of hearts, I wish my friend was here to see all
that we have wrought."

That was the line that made me cry. And now, I'm reading it again, still
crying... Rolling Eyes smiley face

"Strangely I am not surprised when upon an errant current of air I
imagine I smell, ever so briefly, the fragrance of a familiar pipe. Perhaps
he walks with me after all. Smiling I turn and walk towards the city that
we saved, and in the gentle twilight I am not alone."

I love the sense of hope in those lines.

This ficlet reminded me very much of the death of Theoden, when Merry
crawls to his side. The death of Theoden and the death of Halbarad were
I suppose, very similar. They both went to war, not truly excepting to return,
but so brave and so honorable *crying some more* that they were willing
to give up their mortal life because they had the faith that the good-guys
would win.

You did an amazing job, thank you.

Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:18 pm

Wow, we don't get to see Aragorn's kinsmen too often and you have caught the emotion I would expect him to have had. Your writing brought vivid images to mind especially of his holding the banner. I felt moved at your descriptions. Just wanted to tell you, I was impressed with this work. Ilistine

Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:52 am

That was very moving, sad and beautiful. I'm stil crying Bawl smiley face

Your style is wonderfull and I love the way you describe things.

"He came, my gallant kinsman, on nothing more than faith." Is my favorite scentence in this fic.

I'm off now, to read your other stuff! Very Happy smiley face

Islime

Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:40 pm

This is so poignant and so easy to picture. Aragorn is portrayed true to character, never forgetting that he is the guardian of the hardwon peace, not the owner.

It is easy to see him, in a rare, quiet moment, remembering Halbarad. Their earlier relationship, which gets no mention in the books, is wonderfully depicted. Aragorn and Halbarad did not need to share their openly their feelings or even need to talk at all; they simply accept each other. He would miss that camaraderie, especially as king.

And all of that came across in a few short paragraphs.

Well done!

Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:40 pm

The dreaded double post fairy strikes again.

Sorry!

Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:45 pm

This comes very close to being a free-form poem.

But there's one thing you've got to do: watch those run-ons! Uzi smiley face

Bad Erin! Bad girl! Bad! No elf-spanking for you tonight!

Wink smiley face

Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:17 pm

Thank you for this heart tugging ficlet.

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