This story is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend and writer, Rosemary St. George. She, like Finduilas of dol Amroth, died untimely, sadly of her own decision, but her memory lives on and is cherished.

Boundless bouquets of gratitude to my long-lost 'sister,' Amy. Without her allowing me to sit in on her Tolkien class, I would not have discovered fanfiction and I would certainly never have considered writing any myself. Her encouraging words and a CD she made for me, "Rohan Music for Thevina Finduilas," (delightfully heavy with David Arkenstone!) have been my constant companions over the past several months. My heartfelt thanks also to several HASA members who have provided support and oftentimes much-needed constructive criticism. Nessime tops the list (my sycldesweoster and friend!), Lasbelindi (RL has taken her far from the soothing waterfalls of Henneth Annun), Maura Mellon, and Jen from Parma Eruseen, who beta read the whole story. Thank you, dear heart, for catching all of my inappropriate dialogue punctuation!

Anglo-Saxon words
I carried around A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students by John R. Clark Hall, London, 1894, for about 6 months, and finally turned it back into the Vanderbilt University Library, though I'm sure I'll check it out again. All of the Anglo-Saxon words in my story came from this book, which is Anglo-Saxon to modern English only, so I've had hours of fun poring through it to finding appropriate words and names.

Peter Jackson
My thanks to Peter Jackson for making the LotR trilogy, and for his brilliance in casting Miranda Otto as Éowyn. Her acting has inspired me all through this story.

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