Henneth Annûn Story Archive

Bardess and Gandalf:

Thanks. I am glad the characters are working for you--I think I would prefer "plausible" to "mature" (although I hope Eomer appears to be the more mature of the two). I don't want anyone to get too comfortable with the concept of maturity.

Hiya! Fun chapter -  your love of the characters is transmitted well through the writing, leaving me with a hearty affection for them, too.

I caught one typo in this chapter:

It had been a long day and most of the company had sleep very little

- Raihon 

Hello again,  just back from a hot, humid week in D.C.  How about the recipe for that white sauce?  It might be delicious with lobster and baby green peas.  OK, enough fooling around.  I'd like to comment on the use of the term 'of Rohan' and the word 'Rohirrim.' 

Here's the deal.  Some phrases in your novel, such as 'the rowdy Rohirrim' work very well.  Other phrases, such as 'Rohirrim riders' and 'Rohirrim directness' seem syntactically awkward.  The people of Rohan are called the Rohirrim.  Therefore the the riders of Rohan would be called Rohirrim, but not Rohirrim riders.  Did Professor T. use the word 'Rohirric' as an adjective or adverb to describe thing done in the typical manner of the people of Rohan? I can't remember, but it seems somehow to fit.

As an aside, I like your sidebar story about an absurd and drunken Legolas getting confused with weird human sexual/social behavior. You do very well with the idea of putting characters who seem to have been typecast into 'complete opposite' type situations.

Glad you enjoyed my LaCE challenge story. The sweet compliant Legolas of a lot of fanon doesn't fit my conception at all; although he can hardly be seen as "canon" in the fic you refer to either—not even mine!

So many chapters at once read?Too much to bare.

I have but to agree with the comments adove,especially with G.A.Oh,and add how eager I am to read your Arwen's version,which seems really interesting.