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Heart of the Elvenking Series
29 Jun 09 - 6 stories
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27 Jun 09 - 7 stories
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Andúril
The Blade that was Broken, reforged.
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Elven-sheath for Andúril
Celeborn and Galadriel's gift to Aragorn.
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Featured Story
Blessing the Garden
Author: Regina
Rating: General
Status:
General
Chapters: 1
Word Count: 1,338
Genre: General
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Last Edited: 23 Jul 03
Summary
Gimli helps Faramir and Eowyn select the site for their future home in Ithilien, and offers a special dwarven blessing of his own to the couple.
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Drummer
Ch. 8: Chapter 8
Posted By: Arcadia
02 Jul 09 - 4:56 AM
Torture, pure torture to leave it at that! In retaliation, I refuse to review the chapter.
Who am I kidding? :P It was awesome to see Adhael get what he had coming to him -- the princes of Dol Amroth are quite ruthless when it comes down to it! The tracking was a nice touch, like something out of the books. All in all, a very good chapter, even if it ended on an anxious note!
The Game Lost
Ch. 1: The Game Lost
Posted By: Elena Tiriel
01 Jul 09 - 11:30 AM
Oh, my Larner, I'm glad I saw Nath's comment: this is indeed chilling!
I loved how you brought Amandil into the story (though I would be sad if courageous Amandil died in the same manner when he arrived... he certainly didn't deserve that!) , and how he confronted his former friend with the truth, though Ar-Pharazôn, as usual, wouldn't face it.
To the detriment of them all.... what an ugly price the Númenóreans paid for the hubris of their King!
Very nicely done!
- Barbara
Passover and Pilgrimage
Ch. 4: Author's Notes
Posted By: Larner
29 Jun 09 - 2:42 PM
Oh, Freyalyn, I'm so glad you liked this! I started writing this last spring, and it took so long to finish--I'm grateful I could indeed get it posted for the solstice. Thank you so very much! And how better to memorialize the place where at last Sauron was thrown down than by providing the type of flora best beloved by the Hobbits who saw his Ring destroyed?
Thanks so very, very much!
In Empty Lands
Ch. 4: Well Met by Moonlight
Posted By: Larner
29 Jun 09 - 2:40 PM
I am so glad you like the idea of Aragorn remembering the child Boromir once was, Rani. It must be a bit of a shock to see him now a man grown and a warrior such as he is.
And I suspect both of them would be most careful in choosing words at this point. Aragorn must be reassured he is not facing one who thinks of himself as his father's image, I'd think.
Thanks again!
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5 Most Recent Reviewed Stories
Between Shadow and Sun
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Author: Raksha
Rating: General Chapters: 1
Genre: General Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Ioreth remembers the moments when everything changed, on a dark day in March 3019.
(Originally posted on the H-A email list for the Day 25 B2MeM09 Challenge.) [overview]
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O Merry Mine
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Author: Larner
Rating: General Chapters: 1
Genre: General Era: 3rd Age - Ring War
Summary: Often would Merry waken to these words.... [overview]
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The Conscience of the King
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Author: lindahoyland
Rating: General Chapters: 1
Genre: Drama Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War
Summary: Aragorn faces the first difficult decision of his reign.
Written for a challenge. [overview]
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The Last and Greatest Adventure
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Author: lindahoyland
Rating: General Chapters: 1
Genre: General Era: 4th Age
Summary: Aragorn prepares for his final journey.
Written for a challenge.
300 words as counted in MS Word. [overview]
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Grace
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Author: Imhiriel
Rating: General Chapters: 1
Genre: Drama Era: 1st Age
Summary: Glorfindel has a moment of despair, but Ecthelion can offer a sign of hope. Drabble. [overview]
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July 2009 Birthday Cards
July has begun. Summertime! I suspect many prefer to spend much of their time in the sun (or in cooling water
) rather than in front of a computer... But why not use the time you
have to do the latter to be creative and bring joy to a fellow HASA member?
Birthday folk: Is your birthday in July and you would be delighted by a little story gift from your fellow HASA members? Then state your request here in this thread.
Create a
birthday workshop story to collect your birthday cards in one place, and enter it into the
July Challenge.
Authors: Let yourselves get inspired by the suggestions - a chance to be creative and to make a fellow HASA member happy at the same time! And don't forget to add your birthday cards to the
Birthday Cards Workshop the recipient of your birthday card has - hopefully - created.
Any questions or suggestions? Simply use this thread or, if you prefer, e-mail me privately.
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Re: White Tower, in Quenya?
Hi Nath,
Thank you so much... that is exactly what I needed to know!
- Barbara
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Re: White Tower, in Quenya?
Mindon Fána would do very well, I think.
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