Anghraine

argh, giving in

I reblogged this 2018 post—

I love a lot about Gondor, but one of those things?

1. King Turambar
2. Steward Húrin I
3. Steward Túrin I
4. Lady Rían, daughter of the Steward Barahir
5. Steward Húrin II
6. Steward Orodreth, son of the Steward Belecthor I
7. Lady Morwen, daughter of Belecthor I
8. Steward Túrin II
9. Morwen of Lossarnach, descendant of a Prince of Dol Amroth
10. Ivriniel of Dol Amroth
11. Finduilas of Dol Amroth

—and added:

Gondor is Narn stanning central tbh

While I’m at it, Lothíriel headcanons:

• Physically, she bears a strong resemblance to her father and her aunt Finduilas, but differs quite a lot in personality—in particular, she’s much more straightforward and assertive, within the bounds of what she considers proper conduct
• She’s bi and aro
• She’s proudly Dúnadan and resists assimilation into Eorling norms, instead maintaining Gondorian customs and habits in her personal conduct/court, which doesn’t always go over well
• Like several others in her family, she has a vaguely preternatural command over horses that makes her a fearless rider, which does go over well

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I reblogged this post about Faramir's name and added:

Your regularly scheduled reminder that "Faramir's name means 'sufficient' because Denethor is Just That Awful" is not, in fact, canon.

(We hates it forever, precious! But honestly, it's like ... OKAY. If you're going to assume that Denethor was the one who named Faramir and the name was chosen for etymological meaning, then it's more likely that Denethor went 'I think we should name the baby for the seashore,' which in the context of who Finduilas was and how she felt is honestly sweet. And yet in our year 2020, I've got 'oh, Denethor always thought Faramir would only be sufficient, he is Just That Awful' on my dash. /seethes forever)

People are still constantly going on about how Faramir's name means 'sufficient jewel' lol Denethor, and aghhhhhh



(Note: a) Faramir is a pre-existing royal name, and b) Faramir's mother was the daughter/sister of the great Princes of Dol Amroth on the coast, and longed for the sea of her home.)

So, I've been trying to hunt down decent Denethor/Finduilas fics. 

It's an interesting pairing.  Even apart from being my favourite character's parents, and even given how little we know about them (together, that is -- there's actually quite a lot about Denethor himself), there's something about them that interests me.  On the one hand, you have Imrahil's gentle, wistful sister (if she seriously died from longing for the sea, he's not the only Really Obvious Throwback in their family), and on the other hand you have ... Denethor.  The man who uses chainmail for pyjamas.  At eighty-nine.  

Besides, the craziness of Gondorian politics gives me warm fuzzy feelings, and the whole affair winds itself out in my favourite period in my favourite Middle-earth culture.  So I went looking for fic.  Some was good and most was horrifically bad (abusive!Denethor MAKES NO SENSE).  A few, like this one, left me so ambivalent that I can't even say whether it's good or not.  But there's a certain assumption common to them all.

Ecthelion was composed of purest evil.

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