Onen I-Estel Edain: A Woman's tale
Author's notes
I would like to greatly thank Erin for her help in writing this story. Without her guidance, inspiration and support, it would never have been started, or finished.
I'm going to take a few moments to explain a few points of the story, and where certain songs and passages etc came from.
In part one:
The poem sung at Arathorn's death is my own. Oeric is a completely fictional character, whom I created as a companion for Gilraen.
In part two:
"But long ago he rode away,
And where he dwelleth none can say,
For into darkness fell his star
In Mordor where the shadows are"
This is taken from the tale of Gilgalad, and can be found in the fellowship of the ring. Sam sings it on the way to Weathertop.
In part three:
"The leaves were long, the grass was green,
The hemlock-umbels tall and fair,
And in the glad a light was seen
Of stars in shadow shimmering.
Tinúviel was dancing there
To music of a pipe unseen,
And light of stars was in her hair,
And in her raiment glimmering "
Comes from the lay of Luthien, which can also be found in the fellowship of the Ring. Aragorn sings it to comfort the hobbits at Weathertop.
In part four:
"Lady Gilraen, mother true,
What pain you bore for me.
I'll look to the sky and think of you
Now, you are truly free."
Is a verse of my own. Again, Norgara is a completely fictional character, as is her "father", Oeric.
Throughout the story:
The story of Aragorn and Arwen can be found in the Appendices of the Lord of the Rings. I have tried to change as little as I can, using it only as a guide to where Gilraen went in her life. There is no evidence to suggest that Aragorn even returned to find his mother had died. I made it up. So there.
A few translations:
*"Onen I-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim." means:
"I gave hope to the Dunedain, I have kept no hope for myself."
"Namarië" is elvish for "Farewell."
"Mae Govannen" is elvish for "Well met."
Thank you kindly for reading my fiction. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.