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tolkien100Author : Himring
Fandom : Silmarillion
Rating : PG
Characters : Indis, Maglor (Makalaure)
Disclaimer : The characters and the bells of Valmar are Tolkien's; the rest is by me.
Spoilers : Allusion to background tensions among the Noldorin elves in Valinor.
Summary : Indis of the Vanyar, queen of the Noldor and a singer, discusses cultural differences with her step-grandson Maglor, the musician.
Indis has a little too much self-control to wince. Makalaure notices anyway.
‘You don’t like the sound of the bells?’
Indis hesitates. She avoids alluding to cultural differences, considering it risky, but Makalaure’s interest seems genuine, even friendly.
‘It is because I have only just come from Valmar. The bells there are different; they play tunes.’
‘Like a carillon?’
Maglor is thinking like a musician.
Indis smiles. ‘Yes.’ She sings a few notes, to demonstrate one of the simpler tunes played by Vanyarin bells.
‘But, now, when I go to Valmar’, she confesses, ‘at first, I miss Noldorin change ringing!’
A/N: Inspired by the difference between the English approach to bell-ringing and traditions in some other countries like Belgium and the Netherlands.
Fandom : Silmarillion
Rating : PG
Characters : Indis, Maglor (Makalaure)
Disclaimer : The characters and the bells of Valmar are Tolkien's; the rest is by me.
Spoilers : Allusion to background tensions among the Noldorin elves in Valinor.
Summary : Indis of the Vanyar, queen of the Noldor and a singer, discusses cultural differences with her step-grandson Maglor, the musician.
Indis has a little too much self-control to wince. Makalaure notices anyway.
‘You don’t like the sound of the bells?’
Indis hesitates. She avoids alluding to cultural differences, considering it risky, but Makalaure’s interest seems genuine, even friendly.
‘It is because I have only just come from Valmar. The bells there are different; they play tunes.’
‘Like a carillon?’
Maglor is thinking like a musician.
Indis smiles. ‘Yes.’ She sings a few notes, to demonstrate one of the simpler tunes played by Vanyarin bells.
‘But, now, when I go to Valmar’, she confesses, ‘at first, I miss Noldorin change ringing!’
A/N: Inspired by the difference between the English approach to bell-ringing and traditions in some other countries like Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Date: 2023-01-10 09:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-01-11 08:13 am (UTC)Thank you!
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Date: 2023-01-13 09:19 am (UTC)Thank you! I'm glad you like the idea!
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Date: 2023-04-26 02:37 pm (UTC)I love this clash of 'ears' here!
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Date: 2023-05-14 03:29 pm (UTC)Thank you! (And thank you so much for your other recent comments on other sites!)
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Date: 2024-01-20 11:32 am (UTC)Oh yes, what a lovely interpretation of the differences between the different locations and their cultures, without going into depth.
— Erulisse (one L)
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Date: 2024-01-21 05:33 pm (UTC)Thank you, Erulisse!