Fantastic, lovely, sweet, touching, brave, beautiful, cute to the extreme. Awesome read. You put many wonderful factors into one story.

I love the perspective, how loving and loyal the sword is to its rightful owner. I love the relationship that Estel has with his family. I love his adolescence, his innocence, his reality. The humor, the courage, the familial love, the pride of his first sword, the history and Elros.

~BGE ;)

Unusual. When you said 'fariytale' i worried but this is definitely not what i expected, thankfully. I cant quite remember (its been awhile since i read silmarillion) but didnt Tolkien have Turin's sword seemingly have a personality? I liked how the sword seemed to sing and call for him and call him 'mine'. Something about that is too funny. Plus how it wouldnt let others hold it or place it back on the wall. Also this bit:The sword wanted him. Do not look at me like that! You did not have it nearly take your head off, when I simply wanted to hang it back on the wall!""

is funny, i can just imagine Glorfindel's face. Again good work on interaction and the characters, and tying Elros in even if Estel is unaware of the significance of that just yet :P

Aw I have never read such a story about a sword and it's master. That was good and dare I say it, cute.

Absolutely wonderful! Nice slant, a sentient sword. Almost puts me in mind of some of Mercedes Lackey's stories. Hope you have more in a similar vein.

A deserving winner,this is moving and beautifully written. I like the characterisation of both Estel and the sword. You should try this at HASA.

What an incredibly wonderful story and about as unique as one could ask for. I was enthralled from beginning to end and it did indeed come across as some classic fairytale of old. I loved the tie-in with Elros and the bit of whimsy there at the end with Glorfindel and Erestor. Absolutely brilliant writing, as we have all come to expect from you.

Very nice. Wow, that sword sure was determined, and I'm glad it was. We don't usually get to learn much about Elros, and it's fascinating to learn what he was like--one who chose to be Mortal. Thanks for sharing! :-)

Brillant. Absolutely, positively brillant.

Alma's Muse

This is a delightful story, and very original in voice and perspective. I enjoy seeing the cast of Imladris come together to deal with this rather mundane, and yet very important, task: choosing a boy's First Sword. All of their characters come through beautifully, particularly Elrond and Estel's, and I laughed out loud at Glorfindel's line about the Balrog killing him before politesse did. Very nicely done.

Wonderful story, told by a sword. OK you did the typing. I sure did enjoy reading it. All of Imladris trying to find the perfect sword for Estel, and the sword trying to make it's way to him.

A friend on Royal Mirkwood group recommended this story to me and I'm so very, very glad she did.

I love it! The unusual POV, and the emotion in it just captured me. Thank you so very much for sharing this lovely tale!

Definitely going on my favorites list!

Very, very good, one of a young mans first rites of passage, to receive his first sword! To have it be his many times great grandfathers makes it even more special! May it serve him well!
Lynda

lol! i chuckled when i read that bit about guts! how very appropriate for a young man with a mind filled by visions of battle and granduer without the somewhat grittier reality to go with

can i just say- i am really liking this! i've never read a story from such a completely different point of view before

whose was it?? i've got a list of several names, but can't decide..

*coughs* oh, ~yes~ some things do just beg to be bought..

oh! i was right :( *huggles* i wondered if it could possibly have been Elros'; what a huge span of time for it to have survived

*dies laughing @ the cup of tea!!* a decent cuppa can indeed set the world to rights! :p

wow! this was totally fantastic! thanks for another excellent story. *bounces off* xx

Impeccable realization of a most innovative idea. There were times when I almost cried for the sword. Glad to have found this.

COngrats to first place!

For a moment you fooled me here at the end, when you told us about the new hilt. I first thought that Elrond had given Estel *his* old sword from days long past. ;)

I like the story very much!