April/May, 2009 - Last Words 

The Fork in the Road - by Aeärwen  A very private moment, on a hillside outside Edoras.

The Game Lost - by Larner   What happened to Ar-Pharazon and those who accompanied him to Aman? Were there any last attempts to warn him of his impending fate?

Children of Lindórinand - by Darth Fingon  "Galadriel saw that Lórien would be a stronghold and point of power to prevent the Shadow from crossing the Anduin ... but that it needed a rule of greater strength and wisdom than the Silvan folk possessed." -- Unfinished Tales, p 317

But what is to say the Silvan folk wanted such rule? And to what lengths would those rulers go to make their realm great? Throughout the Third Age, the Nandor of Lórien (who are said to have "regretted the incoming of the Elves from the West") were slowly assimilated by the colonising Sindar until, by the time of the Ring War, their own language and culture had disappeared. Perhaps this was intentional.

An Attempt At Redemption - by Amber   Maedhros tries to set things right.

Last Words: Morituri - by Fiondil  As Gondolin falls one Elf has a final comment.

On The Eve of Battle - by Jay of Lasgalen  On the eve of the battle before the Black Gate, Elladan and Elrohir are in a sombre mood.

Parting Glass - by Ellie   Life for those who stayed behind in Valinor after the Noldorin rebellion was not all sunshine and roses, especially not after news of the hither lands came to them.

What Should Have Been Joyous - by Lady Anne76   What should have been a joyous event for Denethor, turns to tragedy.