Ohhhhhhh!!!!! This is ADORABLE! Beautifully written!

@little meermaid
Thank you^^

Thank you soo much^^
Yes, it is very loosely connected to them. And to one named the/Der Schimmelreiter. Both are folk tales here. I love them to bits^^
These old tales have always fascinated me in my youth. I guess that why this one sounds so much like them.
Do you know the Irish tales of the Sidhe? It is a bit more like them, actually.
And no, I don’t like the stories with a Bad Thranduil inserted just to make a plot run. He was never portaid such from Tolkien. Nor was it actually his Father, Oropher. Just as hotheaded, in some way. But he focused on the Nolder and not on much on the other Elven realms or races.
At least, that is my gist of it.
In the case of Thranduil he Once did even tell us a little about, in the Little Hobbit Tale of his, and in there he descripted him as a grand monarch…honestly, how do the people think Legolas turned out like he did?
sury

This story reminds me of a tale I read in my German classes in high school.
Very nice.

Hello Suryllee and welcome! :)

Wow, this is such a unique take on such a silly request! ;) I will agree with raven and say that I, too, really liked the feeling of classical fairytale here, because it creates a bit of a paradox: we’ve got Tolkien writing his tales and there are certainly elves (fairies, if you like) in them, but at the same time they are so removed (at least this is my opinion) from more “ordinary” fairy tales of (northern) European origin. So, in other words, it’s really fascinating to see these two different traditions woven together! It’s a lovely thing, too, because if I’m not completely lost in my knowledge of folklore, the German Erlkönig is somehow (loosely?) connected to the Scandinavian tales about elven maids seducing your average number of knights and lords and noblemen. And those ballads are just wonderful, and great favourites of mine! So you see, I think you went about this in a splendid way!

And I see that we are of the same persuasion regarding Thranduil. I love to see stories in which is not depicted as a monster (we’ve already got Denethor for that! ;)) but I am sure that he could be ruthless if he perceived it to be necessary. Anyway, I like him as a decent guy, even if he has his own agenda. Which he certainly does here, and which I find quite intriguing! Actually, I never think I’ve ever read a story containing a stand-off between Thranduil and Denethor and the idea is really cool. Somehow I’ve always seen them as very separated from each other, one not really having very much to do with the other.

Oh, and I positively adore the idea of them all being children at the same time. Of course, we all love Faramir here, but mini-Legolas is just adorable. ““Can I keep you with me when we are grown up?” Haha, I loved that!

So thank you for taking on my request! And for giving me a major change of perspective. I very much appreciate that!

Thanks ^^ (hands over some cakes to the drinks)
That feeling was what I was going for. Glad I archived that.
I wonder myself too. I surely would have been a interesting development to watch, thats certain.

First of all: welcome! (offers mug of beer/glass of champagne/cup of herbal tea) I hope you will feel comfortable in this pretty place! :)

I must say I like that sense of “classical” fairy tale that covers the story. When young Faramir roams the tower it reminded me of Sleeping Beauty (or maybe Snow White, because of the mirror). AND now I wonder what may have become of the brothers if they had grown up at the Elven court… certainly we can say the story about the ring would have gone a completely different way!

Plus: Ara- Estel being obviously a happy person who loves to laugh and play with the kids – that´s a very refreshing idea. :) Thank you for sharing!

To Angelstar3999, Thank you^^ No this is a oneshot only. I am currently thinking about another of December’s challenges

Awe this is so cute… I loved the ending when Legolas asked if he could Faramir, because Estel had Boromir. So sweet is there going to be another addition. Well if not well that is okay I love how your story stopped.