b2mem | Eärendur’s Souvenirs from the Downs (Arnor)

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Antiquities from the Golden Age of the Northern Realms This is the stall for prompts set in Arnor, both unified and fractured (Arthedain, Cardolan, Rhudaur).

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From:

ladyelleth.livejournal.com

After Tom Bombadil rescues the Hobbits from the Barrow-wights, he carries treasures from the barrow of the Last Prince of Cardolan, and picks a blue brooch to take home to Goldberry. His comments indicate that they knew the woman who bore it, and I'd love to know more about her, about the Cardolan culture of her time, how she met Goldberry and what their relationship was. Either gen or femslash would be great, and I'd prefer it if Tom Bombadil didn't come into the story too much.

From:

suzll.livejournal.com

Gandalf, Tom Bombadil, Farmer Maggot, and Dirhael all get together at Tom's to smoke longbottom leaf and talk about the disparate lives of a wizard, Hobbit, Ranger and...whatever Tom is.

AKA the inaugural meeting of the Wierd Dudes' Club

From:

suzll.livejournal.com

The appendices state that after a time, Gilraen left Rivendell and returned to her people to the North, but I rarely see fic of this transition period in her life--would love to read about how she adjusts to living among the Dunedain again. Also, I've always been on the fence about whether or not Gilraen ever loved again after Arathorn's death (the Appendices claimed that she lived alone but there's no timeframe on that--she could easily have found someone only to be met with tragedy again)--but if that's something you'd like to include, of either the het or femslash variety, I'd definitely be down.

From:

zopyrus.livejournal.com

Both Malbeth the Seer and Ivorwen mother of Gilraen are powerful women of the Dúnedain, both of whom must use their gift of prophecy to advise their people.

I would love to see fic that features the two of them interacting somehow—either through dreams, or just Ivorwen learning about her predecessor, or telling Malbeth’s story to someone else. (Somebody had to teach young Aragorn that long prophetic poem, after all!)

From:

suzll.livejournal.com

We know comparatively little about the lives of the Dunedain in the Third Age, and more often than not the focus is on the struggle of the Rangers in the Wild. But what about the women that are left behind to defend their homes? What about those women who choose the life of a Ranger? What sort of friendships and bonds form among them? Pretty much any fic about the lives of Dunedain ladies would make me happy.

gen/het/femslash/etc all welcome.

From:

ladylunas.livejournal.com

Aragorn has returned to the North after all his long journeys. Yet dark forces are moving and soon he is being hunted. For Sauron has discovered the heir of Isildur lives.

I prefer a hopeful ending, but I understand with this prompt if that doesn't happen. :-)

From:

lindahoyland.livejournal.com

What were the circumstances surrounding Aragorn's birth and its aftermath?
Where was he born? Who was there? How did his parents and his people react?

Edited Date: 2015-03-02 06:16 am (UTC)

From:

samtyr.livejournal.com

When Gilraen arrives in Rivendell with Aragorn/Estel, she says (in Sindarin): "I give hope to Men; I keep none for myself."

To be able to make such a play on words indicates (to me anyway) a fluency that is far beyond basic knowledge of the "hello, how are you" sort. In fact, it could be argued that such fluency can only be learned at a very young age. And while we know that the male heirs of Isildur are educated at Imladris at some point (though probably after age 12), nothing is said of their sisters (for there surely were siblings in some cases, if not all) or other women of the Dúnedain who must have learned some Elvish as well. So when/how did Gilraen acquire her own knowledge?

The quote is in the "put aside the Ranger" scene in RoTK:
http:// youtu.be/ ySQ8WJNGp0U

PS. In my own head canon, the above exchange is how Aragorn acquires the name Estel in childhood.

Edited Date: 2015-03-08 07:49 pm (UTC)

From:

suzll.livejournal.com

"And remember...that my realm lies also in the North, and I shall come there one day." -Aragorn, ROTK, 960.

I would love to see fic where Aragorn returns to Arnor as King and reunites with the Northern Dunedain / starts to figure out how exactly governance of these two realms is going to...work. Basically any scenario would make me happy, but would especially love to see an inclusion of his extended family.

From:

zopyrus.livejournal.com

Aragorn is raised without knowledge of his true name, and presumably without any contact from his extended relatives. What is it like for him to be reunited with his family when he leaves Rivendell to live among the Dúnedain for the first time?

Appearances from Ivorwen, Dírhael, Halbarad, and/or any OCs you might like to create would all be welcome.