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Saerang by Azrubel
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Dec 2025
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Soon after the Golden Company swear their swords to Aegon Targaryen at Selhorys, they find themselves in a strange and alien land. Surrounded by danger and far from home, how will the lost mercenaries, their captains and their young king seek to survive?
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'Fanon' Character Biographies and Background Information for Desperate Hours AU by Susana Rosa (SusanaR)
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Dec 2025
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Some of the 'fanon' type biographies and other background information essays I've created for canon characters and original characters in the Desperate Hours AU, to use as 'cheat sheets' for myself, to help me remember: how I picture them in my mind's eye; how I've interpreted/changed Tolkien canon as it relates to them; how they relate to (and refer to) other characters; and various other details. Also, essays/discussions on other topics. An Index of chapter topics is now included as chapter 1.
updated with:16. Kingdoms and Settlements of Tol Eressea in Fourth Age Valinor (including Kingship Rotas)
17. Criminal Justice on Middle Earth (as background for upcoming chapter on criminal justice relating to Reborn Kinslayers)Recently updated with:
13. Maedhros' Multiple Reasons for the Later Kinslayings
14. The Fate of Feanor and his Sons after their Deaths
15. Maglor and his Family Character NotesSeries
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'Fanon' Character Biographies and Background Information for Desperate Hours AU by SusanaR
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
16 Dec 2025
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Some of the 'fanon' type biographies and other background information essays I've created for canon characters and original characters in the Desperate Hours AU, to use as 'cheat sheets' for myself, to help me remember: how I picture them in my mind's eye; how I've interpreted/changed Tolkien canon as it relates to them; how they relate to (and refer to) other characters; and various other details. Also, essays/discussions on other topics. An Index of chapter topics is now included as chapter 1.
updated with:16. Kingdoms and Settlements of Tol Eressea in Fourth Age Valinor (including Kingship Rotas)
17. Criminal Justice on Middle Earth (as background for upcoming chapter on criminal justice relating to Reborn Kinslayers)Recently updated with:
13. Maedhros' Multiple Reasons for the Later Kinslayings
14. The Fate of Feanor and his Sons after their Deaths
15. Maglor and his Family Character NotesSeries
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A Hallowed Fëa by EatsBooks
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
15 Dec 2025
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Hari picked up the Hallows, and very much regretted that when she died. Given only two options, she chooses the one that seems more interesting.
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- Part 1 of A Hallowed Fëa
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In Loco Paternis by InfiniteRiver
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
14 Dec 2025
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adverb, Latin: in the place of a father
How Ereinion Gil-Galad becomes the son of none of the usual suspects, but of still far too many fathers for any reasonable member of the Eldar to possess in one lifetime. Setting out to prove the plural in Scion of Kings.
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𝙆𝙊𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀𝘽𝙄 by linaaparkes
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
14 Dec 2025
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𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢- (𝐧.) 𝖠 𝖩𝖺𝗉𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗇𝗈 𝖽𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇，𝗋𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗎𝗇𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗌，𝖼𝖺𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝖾，𝖽𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝖽𝗈𝗐．
A Targaryen soul once forged in fire and betrayal is reborn as Amaryn Aurëthil, an Elven princess in Middle-earth's dawn. With dragon-song on her lips and memories of lost children in her heart, she heals where she was once burned. But will the fire within save this new world, or consume it in a familiar, tragic flame?
(In which Rhaenyra Targaryen is reborn in Middle Earth)
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- Part 1 of 𝙈𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙊 𝙑𝙄𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙀
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The joining of souls by Ondeline for Vanja86
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)
13 Dec 2025
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Buffy jumps to her death... but Dawn has other ideas. Gathering her energy, she takes her sister to a place where she can accomplish her destiny, and become the legend she deserves to be.
Too bad the elves of Gondolin are not ready for a bubbly california girl to rock their world. One Elven Lord, in particular, is NOT happy that he had to play human sitter. -
The Adventures of Finrod and Beren by Masterminds5
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
13 Dec 2025
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Beren thinks he’s going on a heroic quest.
Finrod thinks he’s going into another cousin-related disaster.Featuring:
• Finrod’s emotional damage (ancient, vintage, perfectly aged)
• Beren’s dry realism
• Feanorian grievances no one asked for
• A shocking amount of Mandos gossip
• One (1) duet gone horribly wrongA comedic First Age road trip no one asked for, but everyone needed.
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Chains of Light and Shadow by Iconicament3
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
13 Dec 2025
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Freed after three ages in chains, Melkor returns to Valinor cloaked in false penitence, sowing discord among the Noldor. Yet when his gaze falls upon Lady Artanis - not yet Galadriel, but already radiant and unyielding - his hunger for light stretches beyond the Silmarils.
His plan is set: destroy the Two Trees, steal the Silmarils, and take her with them.
But in the depths of Angband, it is Sauron - Melkor’s most trusted servant - who becomes her jailor. To him she is not merely a prize nor a challenge, but a reflection of all he has lost, and a vision of what he might still claim.
Caught between Melkor’s shadow and Sauron’s relentless design, Galadriel must face a terrible choice: surrender her light, or let it burn brighter than ever. Even if it consumes her.
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OR: a First Age AU where Melkor covets not only the Silmarils, but the Elf whose hair inspired their creation.
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slow business by Dalliansss for Skaelds, BaccaratBlack
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
11 Dec 2025
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Glorfindel, having had to close his shop twice, was determined to re-open his business again in Gondolin.
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- Part 24 of Noldorin Finances
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[Podfic] A Boy, A Girl, And A Dog: The Leithian Script by FromTheMouthofKings
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
10 Dec 2025
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The Lay of Leithian Dramatic Script Project: the infamous dark-humorous “screenplay” version of the story of Beren and Luthien — and Huan — and pretty much everyone else in First Age Middle-earth, too. Now in audio for your listening pleasure.
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Delicate Light in a Weary Dark; Veins of Ice in an Iron Heart by Gauntlet_Girlie
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
10 Dec 2025
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That Melkor is obsessed with her, possessive of her, is under no question. His love, if it can be called that, is demanding and forceful. How she is to survive such attentions from a god that should only exist in fantasy tales, she has no idea. Then there is the elf she met who showed her such kindness, whose face she cannot forget, that tugs at her heart. But such feelings can never be explored without dire consequences. On top of all this is Mairon, who is openly hostile and does not agree with Melkor's regard for her, a constant threat in an already unstable situation.
This is a story of evolving relationships, complicated feelings, tough choices, survival, and forgiveness.
***UPDATE 01 Oct 25: Chapters will be dropped when I can as I am having a baby so time/brain capacity will be limited.***
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Dancing In The Dark by Grundy
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
10 Dec 2025
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History remembers Curufin as the villain. There are a few who think better of him.
Written for the Silmarillion Writers' Guild Taboo challenge.
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Gifted and Giftless by TheSandGirl
Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
09 Dec 2025
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Eru’s gift is such that one appreciates it only after it has been taken away. A British neurosurgeon finds herself in Arda Marred. Facing the desolation of time, Lysandra must follow her fate in the Music. From Aman to Middle-earth and back again – the tale of a young woman as she learns to embrace the duties of her new life, celebrate her gains, and mourn her losses.
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- Part 1 of From Aman to Middle-earth and Back Again
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Visions of the Past by TheSandGirl
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
09 Dec 2025
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Prophetic dreams reveal scenes burried in the past, of which there is little to find in the Annals of Aman, Beleriand, and Second-Age Middle-earth. The past reveals the motivation, reasoning, secrets, and thougts of those who helped shape Arda's course of history.
P.S. Can be read as a standalone piece.
Scene 1. Fëanáro, before the creation of the Silmarilli
Scene 2. The Fall of Celebrimbor
Scene 3. Maedhros in the Pits of Angband
Scene 4. Maedhros Chained Under the StarsSeries
- Part 2 of From Aman to Middle-earth and Back Again
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beans by Dalliansss for Antares0606, sallysavestheday
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
09 Dec 2025
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How the humble coffee plant found its way to Beleriand, and eventually, Middle-earth.
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- Part 23 of Noldorin Finances
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In the Shadow's Wake by secondbreakfast123
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
08 Dec 2025
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In the aftermath of the First Kinslaying, the only daughter of Fëanor struggles with her guilt and grief and watches her family fall apart. When her beloved eldest brother is kidnapped, she resorts to desperate measures to rescue him and finds herself trapped in a place of darkness and terror- and against all hope, she finds love and joy in the least likely person. They build a life and a family together in a terrible place, and slowly but surely, they change one another.
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Fierce Twilight by EatsBooks
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
07 Dec 2025
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Aredhel and Eöl have a daughter, and this changes things.
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Glorfindel was tall and straight; her hair was of shining gold by AnnaRobots
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
06 Dec 2025
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This is a little story universe that grew out of my childhood misconception, upon my first attempt to read The Lord of the Rings, that Glorfindel was, in fact, a girl. (Look, I’m not saying I was a smart child.) I explain a little more in this Tumblr post, but all you need to know is that Glorfindel is and always has been female, and otherwise her biography is exactly the same.
Chapters 2, 7, and 8 were previously published as part of my Tolkien Drabble Collection (2025, part 2).
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How Soon Is Now? by Raysmona
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
06 Dec 2025
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When Elrond and Elros vanish into the depths of the forest, Maglor searches for them for days, certain he is about to face another loss he will not survive. Instead of Morgoth’s trail, he finds the children in the company of a strange woman. She fears him, he fears her, and only Elrond and Elros hold a fragile bridge of trust between them. What begins as wariness and reluctant cooperation slowly turns into something deeper: a feeling that grows so gradually it becomes frightening to notice.