LOTR Drabble: Circumstances
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martasficTitle: Circumstances
Summary: The ladies of Minas Tirith swoon over that mysterious northern captain named Thorongil.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (nothing objectionable)
Timeline: Mid-Third Age (bookverse)
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Celebwen nudged Eäriel as he danced past them at the banquet. He was what the old hens called a gentleman of low circumstance: fair-spoken, and his surcoat of rich cut, but he had no family to speak of. Was he the son of some favoured craftsman from Thengel's court? A battle-orphan from Laketown, perhaps, raised at the mayor's table? The Lord Steward doted on him, that at least was plain, but great deeds could never trump high lineage.
Celebwen knew this, as did Eäriel. Yet Ecthelion's daughters watched him, the one called Thorongil, and could not wholely bury their grins.
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Note: At the risk of over-explaining, I will point out that Denethor is described in HOME XII as "first son and third child of Ecthelion". That implies at least two older sisters who could very easily be in court during the Thorongil years. Of course they could also be married off in Anarion and Cair Andros, but we won't think too hard about that possibility. *g* Quote and reference gleaned from this HASA resource entry.
Summary: The ladies of Minas Tirith swoon over that mysterious northern captain named Thorongil.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (nothing objectionable)
Timeline: Mid-Third Age (bookverse)
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Celebwen nudged Eäriel as he danced past them at the banquet. He was what the old hens called a gentleman of low circumstance: fair-spoken, and his surcoat of rich cut, but he had no family to speak of. Was he the son of some favoured craftsman from Thengel's court? A battle-orphan from Laketown, perhaps, raised at the mayor's table? The Lord Steward doted on him, that at least was plain, but great deeds could never trump high lineage.
Celebwen knew this, as did Eäriel. Yet Ecthelion's daughters watched him, the one called Thorongil, and could not wholely bury their grins.
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Note: At the risk of over-explaining, I will point out that Denethor is described in HOME XII as "first son and third child of Ecthelion". That implies at least two older sisters who could very easily be in court during the Thorongil years. Of course they could also be married off in Anarion and Cair Andros, but we won't think too hard about that possibility. *g* Quote and reference gleaned from this HASA resource entry.