Henneth Annûn Story Archive

Oh, jeez, Lynx!  I'm blushing at your enthusiasm!  Thank you so much for sharing your reaction with me.  I'm  happy that one of my favorites among my tales is touching people's emotions.  No writer can ask for more.

Thank you, Leonora, for your kind and thoughtful comments!  I'm so happy you read and enjoyed my stories, and that you liked the way I play with the fairy tale tropes and traditions.  I was going to post a link to "The Swans" during --- where Legolas sings about Nimrodel, but got busy, etc.  Maybe when we meet Prince Imrahil I'll have another chance ...

I have no intelligent words for this; not a lick. So forgive me if I just babble. This is just a wonderful adaptation of one of my favourite fairy tales. And finding out who Gathnur truly was - stunning reveal!

Hi DrummerWench, it's Tilly from Mark Reads.

These are diverse and lovely! After the one you linked to I read them all. They're not only fun in their own right, but also from picking out the influences and admiring the way you put them all together and transform them. I especially loved "The Swans"; it's like the expanded origin myth I always wanted for the house of Dol Amroth but could never articulate for myself. 

Interesting idea - yes, the sight of snow surely isn't the most pleasant one for Grinding ice survivors.

I like this! :)

Thank you, Lynx of Isengard, for reading and commenting on my various little tales!  I'm so glad you like them.  *thinks* I don't believe there's much bloodshed in my tales--I'm a bit squeamish that way!  If you like tales involving Dwarves, check out Adaneth's stories: start with Rock and Hawk.  About Snow-white and Rose-red, heh, I took some left turns away from that, right?

Shadowbride, Thank you so much for reading and commenting!  I really appreciate it. The tales are not all in this exact vein. You'll find they vary in mood and style, and not all are explicitly based on any particular tale.

I am finally giving myself a treat and allowing myself to catch up on the story.  The best part about being behind is that I can read more than one chapter at a time.  The worst thing is that I was so behind!  Shame on me! 

- Erulisse (one L)

That was a most pleasant Middle-earth version of Snow-white and Red-rose. The ending was absolutely satisfying.

Thanks, DW!  Glad you're still enjoying the character and relationship development.

In the vernacular of children these days: oh snap!

I must say, I haven't read any good Dwarf tales lately, or at all, for that matter. I feel like Orcs are more popular, and they're the villains! I much like this tale of the greedy Dwarf who woke the Balrog.

My goodness - a tale that ends happily in Middle-earth with no bloodshed? What is the world coming to?

Actually, I'm quite fond of the Spiderwebs tale. It's just the sort of tale that my inner Hobbit child delights in reading. Good show!

Thanks for your wonderful comments, Glirnardir -- glad it brings you pleasure even in the re-reading! And I completely love your idea about who that young guard might be -- great idea! A

Your recent updates are so lovely and touching.  The story and different characters with their fraught or less so relationships are just as compelling as always.  I love the continuing development of your MC, and her aspirations.  What a terrific job!

I came here through one of the Orc threads in the forum and so have only read this chapter so far. I definitely want to read more though! This was beautiful. I love how you twisted and transformed the fairy tale into something actually more meaningful than a girl falling in love with an enchanted prince. 

I've just re-read this wonderful chapter. for the dunno-wath-th time.

Tears flowed - as it's right - but I've noticed a detail that escaped from me: the guard who greets the Periain at the beginning. I like to think that he is a 21-year-old Estelion, the briefly-appearing but symbolicly important Son of Hope.

I don't know how much that is possible, but... I very like to think it that way-

Wow Baby, did I not see that ending coming.  Well done, this was a great story and I do mean great.  I love how the tone was dark without getting mean.  Not sure if that makes sense.  You can feel haldirs anger and sadness but you can still feel that he would not hurt Aragorn.

good job, Mellon.