Day 360: Critical
Apr. 10th, 2008 11:22 pmThis is dedicated to
sgafan and
elena_tiriel, who each in their own way know the irritation of having the wonderful work they did do swept aside by someone complaining about what's "missing"....
Day 360
Critical
Merry turned the leaves of unbound manuscript, admiring the carefully inked drawings of elves, trolls, trees, dwarves, stars and crowns adorning each capital letter or snaking their way around margins.
"It’s beautiful, Pip." He smiled up briefly at his cousin. "But there isn’t much here about the forefathers of the Mark, is there?" Looking back down, he missed the way Pippin’s lips tightened.
"All the important events are there." Pippin’s tone was dangerously patient.
"Oh, I’m sure all the things Gondor thinks are important are there," Merry waved a hand, "but you really should have put in more, you know...."
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It was probably at Great Smials that The Tale of Years was put together, with the assistance of material collected by Merry.
The Fellowship of the Ring, LoTR Prologue, Note on the Shire Records

Day 360
Critical
Merry turned the leaves of unbound manuscript, admiring the carefully inked drawings of elves, trolls, trees, dwarves, stars and crowns adorning each capital letter or snaking their way around margins.
"It’s beautiful, Pip." He smiled up briefly at his cousin. "But there isn’t much here about the forefathers of the Mark, is there?" Looking back down, he missed the way Pippin’s lips tightened.
"All the important events are there." Pippin’s tone was dangerously patient.
"Oh, I’m sure all the things Gondor thinks are important are there," Merry waved a hand, "but you really should have put in more, you know...."