THE BOOK OF ARANTE LAURELINDORIAN
Notes: The Elven phrases that are used in this story are not true elven. In most cases where translation is needed, the word in common speech is in (parenthesis). Although in the series of the lord of the rings, the elves leave middle-earth, We decided to use elves in this story in middle-earth simply because it was a good idea. This story has been made in the likeness of J.R.R Tolkien's writings to the best of our ability.
Prologue
In the woods of Lothlorien, darkness reigned for once. Since the dark lord Sauron had been destroyed, the power of the Lady Galadriel's ring had diminished, and so her kingdom of Lorien was gone. The woods were dark and forbidding now, the light had gone out of them with the elves. It was riddled with evil spells that had been waiting to advance since the earliest days, but had been hindered by the goodness of the elves. The elves of Rivendell over the Misty Mountains had always hoped to recover the land of Lothlorien, for it had been told that if an elf were to set foot in the mysterious tree of Galadriel, the darkness would be thrown out and light would achieve its stronghold once more. Many had tried and failed to advance through the evil forest, and now facts turned into legends and legends into mysteries. No one believed any more that the beautiful Lorien could ever be recovered.
That is, everyone except two elven girls, Luinefalathien, Lady of the Red Flame, and Braethowen, Lady of the Silver Stars. Luinefalathien was purely elven, the great granddaughter of Galadriel. Braethowen was 1/4 human, the granddaughter of Arwen Evenstar, and cousin of Luinefalathien. Both were brave, strong, and beautiful. But, alas, the elvish race was becoming less valiant and worthy than before. The elves of the day were weak and giving up their immortality. Indeed if any of them had tried to conquer Lothlorien it would have been in vain. The elves of the day thought that Luinefalathien and Braethowen were wasting their time by doing a "man's work", as in, practicing sword-fighting and reading the old books and conversing with the wizards. Even Luinefalathien and Braethowen's families thought of them in that way.
Notes: The Elven phrases that are used in this story are not true elven. In most cases where translation is needed, the word in common speech is in (parenthesis). Although in the series of the lord of the rings, the elves leave middle-earth, We decided to use elves in this story in middle-earth simply because it was a good idea. This story has been made in the likeness of J.R.R Tolkien's writings to the best of our ability.
Prologue
In the woods of Lothlorien, darkness reigned for once. Since the dark lord Sauron had been destroyed, the power of the Lady Galadriel's ring had diminished, and so her kingdom of Lorien was gone. The woods were dark and forbidding now, the light had gone out of them with the elves. It was riddled with evil spells that had been waiting to advance since the earliest days, but had been hindered by the goodness of the elves. The elves of Rivendell over the Misty Mountains had always hoped to recover the land of Lothlorien, for it had been told that if an elf were to set foot in the mysterious tree of Galadriel, the darkness would be thrown out and light would achieve its stronghold once more. Many had tried and failed to advance through the evil forest, and now facts turned into legends and legends into mysteries. No one believed any more that the beautiful Lorien could ever be recovered.
That is, everyone except two elven girls, Luinefalathien, Lady of the Red Flame, and Braethowen, Lady of the Silver Stars. Luinefalathien was purely elven, the great granddaughter of Galadriel. Braethowen was 1/4 human, the granddaughter of Arwen Evenstar, and cousin of Luinefalathien. Both were brave, strong, and beautiful. But, alas, the elvish race was becoming less valiant and worthy than before. The elves of the day were weak and giving up their immortality. Indeed if any of them had tried to conquer Lothlorien it would have been in vain. The elves of the day thought that Luinefalathien and Braethowen were wasting their time by doing a "man's work", as in, practicing sword-fighting and reading the old books and conversing with the wizards. Even Luinefalathien and Braethowen's families thought of them in that way.