Reviews for The Mantle of Power

Reviews For: The Mantle of Power

Earendilion 2007-06-09 ch 1,	abuseA beautiful story with a wonderful moral. A very interesting contrast between Glorfindel and Celeborn over power - I've never seen that before. Very original. It was incredibly well done, especially with Glorfindel's cloak. My only suggestion is to watch your commas, and be sure to be clear in what you are saying. I really enjoyed reading this. -Earendilion
Kalima 2005-05-08 ch 1, anon.	abuseYou see your writing tempts me from bed, and I read in a room filled with the neighbor's lingering woodsmoke. Wonderful story. I'm glad to see some folk in Imladris too. I'm a little murky as to why Celeborn seemed to want to contest Imladris with Glorfindel, as he seemed determined to win. If Glorfindel had put up a fight, and then Celeborn had said 'but it's all arranged with Elladan,' wouldn't the result have been humiliation for Glorfindel? Would Celeborn have wanted that? Anyway, just thoughts. Mostly I just let myself be swept along for the pleasure of the ride. I love both Glorfindel and Celeborn, so I'm glad to see them together here. I hope they have some great times talking by a fire.
Banba McCuill 2003-12-01 ch 1,	abuseAn unlikely hero saving the Golden Noldor Lord, yet at the same time he rescues himself as well. Again, you description of plants evokes thoughts of gardening. I can almost feel the leaves and stems in my hands and smell the heady scent - even in the cold winter air that surrounds me. Wonderfully done! It was also amusing to read Glorfindel's expression of "Manwe's eagles!" Hah! 'Tis Lord Celeborn instead!
RavenLady 2003-11-22 ch 1,	abuseWow. There's some great description here, and you show the passage of time beautifully. Amazing story, I can't imagine these events any other way now.
Marnie 2003-11-04 ch 1,	abuseThanks for the review, CCasey! I couldn't get back to you anywhere else cos I couldn't find an email address. I'm so glad you thought Glorfindel was 'alien' enough :) I would hate my elves not to be elvish! This is just a vignette with no plans of expansion. But Tolkien does say that a High Elven presence remained at Imladris long into the Fourth Age. And knowing Tolkien's timescales that says at least a thousand years to me. So I reckon the Galadhrim repaired just about everything and kept it running for quite some time afterwards :)
ccasey 2003-11-03 ch 1, anon.	abuseOnce again a wonderful character study! I adore your characters in all of their "elvishness". SOmehow you always manage to walk that fine line between making your elves relate-able ( if that is even a word) and yet slightly "alien" in that they are what we aspire to be. As much as I love how Glorfindel is questioning his own usefulness, and his frustration at the hopeless task of maintaining the crumbling Imladris, you never let me forget for a moment that his is one of the firstborn, and an Eldar at that. Love it! Will you continue this story or was this simply a vignette? Glorfindel's search for the young lords and Celeborn's setting up housekeeping at Rivendell could make for some interesting chapters. (BTW I loved the description of the overgrown gardens and pathways, I'd be curious as to how much the Galadhrim would be willing to repair, as they too would eventually seek the West..) Always a pleasure to read your work!! CC
TreeHugger 2003-09-26 ch 1,	abuseI see you have one I missed somehow. I am sorry that I didn't see it earlier. I will use the last of my "read and review time" to rectify this. This was superb. You depict Glorfindel so well. I think that most people see him merely as the rather light-hearted lord we all love, but there was another Glorfindel in Gondolin, full of pride in his glory and power, as they all were. His time in the Halls of Mandos did for him what it does for them all: brings them back to a realization of themselves, helps them to put off the false trappings of power and ambition. Sets them back on the true path. That was beautifully done. I hadn't really thought about how Lorien would be once Galadriel and her ring were gone. Just as it is to an extent in Rivendell without its lord and his ring. Time comes to the elven realms at last, no longer held in check by their might and magic. The picture of Rivendell with moss and snails, weeds growing amongst the herbs was a perfect way of showing that things have changed. The world has indeed moved into a new age. Wow. Celeborn is his own lovely self, and I adore him more each time you write him. He knows his grandsons very well. They do delight in their adventures more than in ruling Rivendell. It is good that Celeborn and his folk came to Rivendell to breath some life back into it, for there is no Rivendell if there are no people. You are one of the most thoughtful writers out there. This was wonderful. Thank you so much. :) Elenath sila am le!
kingmaker 2003-09-24 ch 1,	abuseA nice and sad little tale you've written here. The description of fading Rivendell is quite well written and rather depressing.
Tinni 2003-09-23 ch 1,	abuseOh... this is good. I like it.
Lorien of Gondor 2003-09-18 ch 1,	abuseGreat story, Marnie. What's up with that second review? We're looking at Urea?
Sphinx 2003-09-03 ch 1,	abuseAhh...a Glorfindel fic! Was this the one that was supposed to be for the erstwhile CODE challenge?? Nice to see a little something other than Celeborn in your works, though I'll still say that he's yours, and yours only. Glorfindel rehoused is a wonderfully joyous person, and the beginning of the story really brought out the transformation that Mandos can wrought on an Elf. The bit about the weeping for the Trees read well. And Celeborn...wags finger at herself Must stop dreaming about more bugging plot bunnies with the Silver One. Will leave all that to you. :) But I liked the way he just arrived and uprooted everything. Must have learnt that after all those years with Galadriel...:) The line referring to Arwen's children made me a bit snuffly. Dont ask...the Weepy Warg side of my personality surfaced. All in all, a very well written, very complete peiece.
edgy wedgy 2003-09-02 ch 1,	abuseGuess what? We're looking at Urea!

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