This tale is absolutely beautiful and utterly mesmerising. I only wish that I had discovered this earlier, but now that I have I'm sure I will read it many, many times.

The story itself is compelling and engaging. I definitely believe Aragorn would have wanted a memorial to the hobbits, not only as a personal remembrance, but also to share with all the impact of those many may think as as weak or useless. It certainly is an important message that everyone is worthy and important, no matter their race or stature.

And the characters! Oh, the characters are so, so brilliant. They certainly bring life to the tale, infusing it with the wonderful array of emotions. All the original characters are fabulous - I paticularly love Ririon and Ruvemir, and how they show utterly how disability makes no difference to the skill that an individual can have. The characters of Tolkien's work are also wonderfully portrayed in a way that very seems true to them.

Again, as above, I am certain I will read this tale many times over as it well-worth reading such a brilliant master piece. Everything about this is simply amazing.

I just want to thank you for producing such wonderful work, and for sharing with us all to read as we might.

So thank you, for giving this gift to us.

small error, you have gimli mentioning gloin was the only one of his fanily to survive smaugs initial attack on erebor, Oin his brother was a member of thorin and compay and dwalin and balin being close cousins(with thorin,fili, and kili all being a bit more distant cousins)makes this untrue.

You are a marvelously talented writer. If I was compiling a list of the ten greatest fanfic writers of all time you would be on it. You have, however, one failing that is driving me to distraction.

Consistently, throughout your stories, you use 'troupe' as the collective noun for a unit of soldiers or guardsmen and 'troupes' for members of such a unit. This is incorrect. 'Troupe' refers to a company of performing artists such as actors, dancers, or singers. The correct name for the equivalent military unit is 'troop' and the members of the unit would be 'troops'. The two words come from the same root but 'troupe' was adopted into English from the French and 'troop' from the German.

It's probably too late to do anything to put this right; you have used the incorrect term literally hundreds of times and going through all your stories to correct the error would take a long, long, time. But please use the correct term in future.

PS I was rereading this story and, to my astonishment, this un-posted review appeared when I reached this page. I've noticed that, in your more recent stories, you have been using the correct word 'troop' - obviously you've spotted the error yourself.

Hi!

This story was really really really brilliant! I really don't have the words to tell you how brilliant! The next time I read this, I must review on the different chapters because this time I just had to read it in one go! I only stopped to get something to eat and drink (and for other necessarily bodily functions :D) and now I am so tired, and at the same time so pumped (I hope this is the right word!) that I'm not sure how much sense this review will make...

I loved the complexity of this peace. You could say, that what Ruvemir did with stone you managed to do with paper! :-) It is beautiful! I especially loved the broad range of characters. There were the original past (that we are naturally interested in) and really good OCs. I always wanted to know what happend after the ringwar (the everyday live, the slow healing, politic...) and the appendixes didn't tell much about it. So your story cloesd quite a few gaps for me :-)

Thank you for writing and sharing this with us!

Reading this for the second time, it's still just as wonderful. I have such an image in my mind of it, though I wish I could see your ideas...

Wow. Well-delivered.
I *loved* the chapters when the hobbits came to Minas Arnor.
You're great at doing characterisation and styling thoughts, particularly of "outsiders".
Thank you!
The ending was...interesting. And good.

Aaaaaahhhhh!
I love this fic, I love it! The way you weave the stories-within-the-story, your handling of various things, and of course your characterisation! :)

This story was very slow going in the beginning - so slow I almost gave up. Never have I been as glad I nevertheless continued.

This is well written, interesting, characters are shaped full, the language rich enough. Beautiful :).

forget my last review hardorn is bowman i see that now silly me

okay i have a valid question i've read this story about twice now in storiesofarda and i can't figure out who bowman is unless he's mentioned by name a little later, but if not a little help please? unless a third reading will work just as well

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I so wish this story could be published. It's so right, heartbreaking and funny and sweet and altogether perfect. the details are amazing and the depth of knowledge shown immense. If you don't mind I would like to spend the next several days, since I spent the last several reading, copying this into a word document that I can keep on my Kindle simply so I can read it again whenever I want or whenever my heart needs lightening. I pray this does not offend I only wish to keep this superlative work of art close to my heart. The Lord of the Rings was my childhood and where I hid from the taunting I received for being different; for being a bookworm as a matter of fact which in the 70's when I was young wasn't very much understood even by some of my own family. If this story were printed and bound I would put it right next to the Lord of the Rings books on my shelf. The best I can do is put it in my Kindle.

A truly beautiful story. Your use of language is lovely, and your characters come to life on the page (or screen in this case). I'm incredibly impressed with the way you wove the many threads of your plots and subplots together and added to the depth and intricacies of cannon. My only complaint is that the story seemed to lag in a couple of places. Bravo!

This is one of my favorite stories, and the meeting between Frodo and Ruvemir always touches me so much! Hmmm... Ruvemir and Pippin both managed to give Frodo and Aragorn something to surround them with love! Whenever I think of the mantle and blanket it makes me smile! As always, please accept my thanks for writing these stories! :)

I'm not sure how many times I've read this story, Accepted Sacrifices, Lesser Rings and Light of the way. Each time I find them as interesting as the first. I love your writing.

I love the character of Aragorn. I have one request. Can you write stories about Aragorn's exploits as Estel, Aragorn, Thorongil, Elessor etc.