Tolkien's legendarium resonates with the theme of loss, that looking back to a golden age that ever recedes into the mists, just out of reach, and of regret and sorrow. Your story captures this theme of loss beautifully — Findekáno's loss of his brother, of his grandfather, of his lover — and the loss of parts of their essential nature when they left Middle-earth: They had lost this in Aman, the faerie joys, replaced by the weight of time and sad memory…
Yet, you show him finding a hopefulness as he reconnects with the primordial spirit of Endórë: The Song of Endórë whispered forbidden stories, told of creation not as the Valar would tell. No, indeed, Endórë had her own voice, her own Song, and she would whisper it to those willing to listen. That is lovely on so many levels.
His vision of Finwë and the way it inspires him is fabulous! Calmacil sounds like an intriguing fellow, shaman-like actually, and you make me want to read more about him and the guidance he gives to Findekáno. *Looks for The Plunge* and yep, there it is on the SWG (might want to provide a link to that in your footnote).
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Date: 2014-03-23 02:47 pm (UTC)Yet, you show him finding a hopefulness as he reconnects with the primordial spirit of Endórë: The Song of Endórë whispered forbidden stories, told of creation not as the Valar would tell. No, indeed, Endórë had her own voice, her own Song, and she would whisper it to those willing to listen. That is lovely on so many levels.
His vision of Finwë and the way it inspires him is fabulous! Calmacil sounds like an intriguing fellow, shaman-like actually, and you make me want to read more about him and the guidance he gives to Findekáno. *Looks for The Plunge* and yep, there it is on the SWG (might want to provide a link to that in your footnote).
A lovely short story!