A Common Root, by Himring
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tolkienshortfanworksAuthor: Himring
Title: A Common Root
Characters: Fingon, Hurin
Pairing: n/a
Text type / Format: Ficlet (drabble)
Source / Fandom: Silmarillion
Rating: PG
Warnings: allusion to canonical character deaths
Word Count: 100 words
Summary: Fingon, the High King, and Hurin, lord of Dor-lomin, have both suffered grievous loss, but Hurin has recently won a battle for Fingon. A bonding moment.
Author notes: Inspired by today's discovery that the canonical bynames of Fingon and Hurin are (probably) etymologically related, although they are not usually rendered in the same way. Prompt fill for the prompt "name".
‘I hear they are calling you Thalion, now,’ said Fingon, almost casually.
‘I guess they do.’
‘Don’t be embarrassed, Hurin—it is well-deserved! Do you know they used to give me a similar byname? The Valiant. The Quenya word astalda is related. It was intended humorously, originally, I believe.’
As far as Hurin knew, everyone was still calling Fingon ‘Valiant’ and they were entirely serious in doing so, regardless of their recent grievous losses.
‘I suppose a partly shared name constitutes some sort of brotherhood?’ offered Fingon wryly.
‘Of course it does,’ said Hurin heartily. ‘Brotherhood! Let’s drink to that!’
A/N: Thalion is usually glossed as "steadfast" or "dauntless". The common root would be STAL. See Eldamo here.
Title: A Common Root
Characters: Fingon, Hurin
Pairing: n/a
Text type / Format: Ficlet (drabble)
Source / Fandom: Silmarillion
Rating: PG
Warnings: allusion to canonical character deaths
Word Count: 100 words
Summary: Fingon, the High King, and Hurin, lord of Dor-lomin, have both suffered grievous loss, but Hurin has recently won a battle for Fingon. A bonding moment.
Author notes: Inspired by today's discovery that the canonical bynames of Fingon and Hurin are (probably) etymologically related, although they are not usually rendered in the same way. Prompt fill for the prompt "name".
‘I hear they are calling you Thalion, now,’ said Fingon, almost casually.
‘I guess they do.’
‘Don’t be embarrassed, Hurin—it is well-deserved! Do you know they used to give me a similar byname? The Valiant. The Quenya word astalda is related. It was intended humorously, originally, I believe.’
As far as Hurin knew, everyone was still calling Fingon ‘Valiant’ and they were entirely serious in doing so, regardless of their recent grievous losses.
‘I suppose a partly shared name constitutes some sort of brotherhood?’ offered Fingon wryly.
‘Of course it does,’ said Hurin heartily. ‘Brotherhood! Let’s drink to that!’
A/N: Thalion is usually glossed as "steadfast" or "dauntless". The common root would be STAL. See Eldamo here.
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Date: 2024-05-31 08:19 am (UTC)I don't actually know when Hurin got his byname, but he seems to have had it before the Battle of Unnumbered Tears already. So that unnamed battle in the aftermath of the Dagor Bragollach where he saves the west of Hithlum seems to be as good a moment as any.
Hurin seems to be one of the characters I tend to write obliquely more than directly. So although I had written Fingon thinking about him, I think this is the first time I have written them talking directly to each other.
Are "valiant" and "dauntless" the same? It's like an essay topic!
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