Anonymity cloaks you well,
beware it does not enslave you
‘ere you age another day.
Your name will be known
by lord and servant,
laying a legacy of hope
that rivals your forefathers.
Hidden for years, too long,
ill at ease with your countenance,
do you evade the gaze
of yourself or of The Enemy?
Doubt always trails you,
gnawing resolve and endurance,
like a faceless wight.
Grim you have become
in the eyes of friends,
too rarely does your face
relax in the throes of levity;
feel pity for us all,
for those that witness it,
truly see the face of a King.
Cast aside now all hesitation,
there is but one path
left for you to tread.
Ride fast, walk far, endure,
strength, will and compassion
shall carry you to your destiny,
completion of all our hopes.
Neither the living
nor the dead
shall hold any dread,
or raise any barrier against you.
Fear not temptation of The Enemy,
for you are of the blood of The Faithful,
who held true the ideals of Numenor.
Rise for me now,
oh hero’s son.
Stand forth, anew.
From the cold comfort
of the days long shadows,
to blind the world
with the sunlight in your heart.
24/8/07
Author notes
This piece is written from the perspective of Arwen talking to Aragorn the night before he leaves Rivendell with the Fellowship, trying to diminish his fear and doubt.
The idea for this began germinating last night. Was contemplating Aragorn, both in the book and film versions, in particular his doubts and his somewhat understated "reluctance", for want of a better word.
Not great, nor anywhere near the brilliance of Tolkien's work, but, there you go. This is my first (completed) Tolkien inspired/fan-fiction piece. I have an incompleted Silmarillion piece (probably going to be rather large) sitting on the back burner which I intend to finish at some point, hopefully soon.
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Spellbinding.
Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it...!
Ah, the story between Arwen and Aragorn is my favourite. Thank you for entering this. It was a pleasure to read.
Senkura.
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Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it.
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This felt very medieval to me. I felt as if someone was speaking from that era, which made it refreshing and different. I liked your choice of words and how noble you sounded, if that makes sense. Nice idea. I see how it can relate to LOTR as well!
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Thank you. I tried to go for the language that would try and give it as old a feel as possible, whilst also trying to marry it with what the character of Arwen would be likely to say. It flowed a lot faster than I thought it would as I thought that would hamper it or leave me having to think about it for a while, but it seemed to work.
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pretty darn good
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Thank you very much.
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Oh I like this
Cast aside now all hesitation
There is but one path
Left for you to tread
You have done a nice job with this.
Thank you for your entry.Best wishes -
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Thank you. Was good to write this piece, though as I've said elsewhere a little nervewracking.
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Now that is what I call poetry! Very refreshing to read this style and it is done so wonderfully! Excellent work and thank you so much for entering this beautiful piece in my contest!
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Thank you. Was an enjoyable piece to write.
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this is amazing! i love it so much! some poems are just great... this is that kind. truthfully i'm not the bigges fan of Tolkien, but i have seen the movies (i couldn't bring myself to read the book) and this is a wonderful piece.
good luck
~lostevlenchild
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Thank you very much. Reading the books can be very daunting, but if it is the kind of genre that you enjoy, it is worth it, if you can find the time and concentration to get through it as it is such a long read.
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WWWOOOOWWWW That was very very VERY well I can't place the word right now. My brain hurts when I think too hard right now Lol. I like the end, after all that there is sunlight in your heart u said. Very nice wording says I, good job. I bet u had a good time writing it for I had a great time reading it. I enjoyed every word
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Thank you. Yes it was enjoyable to write this one, though a little nerve racking as I wanted to do Tolkien's character justice.
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Great Tolkien inspired piece. Wonderfully done. Thank you for entering and good luck to you.
Chelsea
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Thank you very much. I wasn't too sure about it not only because it was a Tolkien piece and I felt doing anything Tolkien inspired has always left me a little uncomfortable (or intimidated) as I wanted to do the subject matter justice, but doubly so with this piece as I wasn't sure how well I could handle doing something from an inspirational viewpoint, as most of my other work is negative.
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Well Son... you know where I stand on all things Lord of the Rings.
I think you brought it all together in one simply amazing package and got to the heart of Aragorn's dilemma - to be king, or not to be king. I think that if Arwen had been able to say what she was thinking, this would have been it.
This is a very moving and emotional piece and I truly love it. Can't wait for the Silmarillion work to be done, as I know with your passion for Tolkien, you will do it complete justice.
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Tah muchlies.
It came across not too badly for my fist Tolkien ispired piece (first prose piece, at least).
The Silmarillion one is going to be long and is taking a wee bit of time (due to real-life chaos, lack of motivation and general empty-headedness), not just that, but I am having to cross-reference a lot of my Middle Earth reference books as the event I am covering is written in the Silmarillion, but is vague, so I want to get what little details that are there correct.
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