The Prisoner of Dol Guldur - Epilogue

[wiseheart]

Although the story is still no way near being finished, a few days ago what I think is the perfect epilogue just jumped into my mind. You can read in on edhellondawards, and yes, don't fear to tell me what you think.

Actually, this part was grown from an Ages-old grudge I feel for Professor Tolkien. Yes, you saw it rightly. I'm very angry at the Professor for the end he gave that poor Arwen. All the Arwen-bashing of the inane fanpoodles couldn't be half as cruel as what he did to that poor woman.

Let's see the list:
1. Give up immortality for a man? Check.
2. Have said man leave her behind, alone and confused and in incredible pain, just because he decided it would be the proper thing to die while he was still in best form, just like a primadonna retiring on the peak of her dancing career? Check.
3. Die alone in Lórien that has withered away since Granma and her sparky Ring aren't conserving it any longer? Check.
4. Be forgotten by the very people whose Queen she has been for a frigging century? Check.

If you ask me, being eaten by a Balrog would have been faster and perhaps less painful. So I gave that poor woman at least some support.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

LOL, loved the check list, so true. I've made my comments over at the story (which is very nicely done). I don't know what possessed the Professor, but as I said over there, it seemed that every elf/human paring was fraught with awful events and sad endings. I mean you've got, kin-slayings, destruction of cities and havens, etc, etc. It seemed like he was punishing all of these individuals, and yet without them we wouldn't have the descendants that move his stories forward. In many ways the descendants of these parings redeem the fall of the elves and clean up the mess left by the Valar ignoring Melkor and his mischief. Just my two cents.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

What angers me most is that Arwen seems to be nothing more than some sort of... well, tool. First to trigger frigging Aragorn to finally got his lazy ass into gear and become King. Than to give frigging Aragorn heirs. And now that she isn't needed anymore, she has to die, but preferably forgotten and unnoticed, so that she wouldn't take away from the fame of her selfish, idiot husband.

What sort of love was it when that stupid King couldn't stay alive a little longer for her sake? She wasn't ready yet, dammit! She has only been mortal for 120 years, compared with almost 3000 years as an immortal Elf! I'm sure she'd have looked after him, should he become a little dotardy from old age, and that would help her getting used to the idea of dying.

But nooooo, the manly Man had to die when he was still strong and hale and leave her behind to bear it as well - or, in our case, as badly - as she could. What a frigging hypocrite!

But that's Catholic thinking for you. The woman has to run the house, produce children, then shut up and die when she is no longer needed for those domestic tasks.

[gone2thedogs.livejournal.com]

That's me above, thought I was signed in.

[jastaelf.livejournal.com]

I've always thought Arwen was silly not to have the best of both worlds. When Primo Don was checking out at the height of his fame, Legolas was still there.... :-) She could have had him escort her to Lorien, set up housekeeping, and been perfectly happy until all three of them set sail (Arwen, Legolas, and his Dwarf buddy!) for Valinor... where they could have happily chatted about the times when Aragorn thought he looked SO cool, but had spinach in his teeth.... *g*

I love your writing. And I love your sense of the ironic!

Hugs,
Jasta

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

There is a reason why you are honorary member of the DOLC, you know. *g*

For that you deserve a handsome Avari. *points at icon* That is Alagos, by the way. Played by Sean Bean. Avarified by archet, the talented one.

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... an Arwen/Legolas/Gimli menage a trois? Do I smell a plotbunny???

(A bunny that vaguely squicks me, so I won't be taking it home...but maybe someone else out there would like to play with it?)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

A what? Oh, you were reflecting to Jasta's suggestion! Well, she has an idea about an Arwen/Legolas/Aragorn triangle, although she still has to write that one. After she has finished Dark Leaf, that is.