New Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Sit down to a delicious selection of prompts served on bingo boards, created by the SWG community.
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Bingo Cards Wanted for Potluck Bingo
Our November-December challenge will be Potluck Bingo, featuring cards created by you! If you'd like to create cards or prompts for cards, we are taking submissions.
Tolkien Meta Week, December 8-14
We will be hosting a Tolkien Meta Week in December, here on the archive and on our Tumblr, for nonfiction fanworks about Tolkien.
New Challenge: Orctober
Orcs on a quest for freedom seek a place sheltered and safe from the Dark Lord. Fulfill prompts to gather the clues needed to bring them to freedom.
New & Updated Fanworks
[Writing] An End to All Things by Thorveig
Mairon stood in utter stillness for it seemed to him that the voice of his master mocked him from afar...
At the end of the First Age, Sauron makes a choice.
[Reference] Mapping Arda, Part III: The Second Age by Anérea, Varda delle Stelle
A series of articles featuring fan-made maps of all the lands of Arda. Part III explores the island of Númenor and mainland Middle-earth during the Second Age.
[Writing] The Reckless Hearts of Mortal Men by mouse
Two years before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Húrin and Huor journey from Dor-lómin to Eithel Sirion for a war council with their new allies from the East. A story about the stirring of hope and foreshadowing of woe. Well-peppered with humour.
[Artwork] Valier & colours by daughterofshadows
Semi-abstract arts representing the queens of the Valar.
[Writing] Collection of Potluck Drabbles by Artano
This is a collection of true drabbles completed for the 'Four Words' drabble bingo card.
[Artwork] 2024 Potluck Doodles by silmalope
Assorted prompt fills for the 2024 Potluck bingo boards, to varying degrees of completion! :)
[Writing] Ransom of the Fairy Twins by Rocky41_7
Maglor and Maedhros trade Elrond and Elros to King Gil-galad in exchange for a Silmaril, but they have miscalculated.
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Potluck Bingo
Help yourself to a collection of prompts on bingo boards designed by members and friends of the SWG. Read more ...
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Mapping Arda, Part III: The Second Age by Anérea, Varda delle Stelle
A series of articles featuring fan-made maps of all the lands of Arda. Part III explores the island of Númenor and mainland Middle-earth during the Second Age.
Doom and Ascent: The Argument of ‘Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics’ by Simon J. Cook
Simon reads 'Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics' to conclude his account of the Anglo-Saxon tower of its allegory.
Why People Don't Comment: Data and History From the Tolkienfic Fandom by Dawn Walls-Thumma
A reworking of the 2018 article for Long Live Feedback that includes data from the 2020 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey, pointing to a lack of comments as related to skill, confidence, and community connection.
Featured Themed Collection
Part of our Themed Collection series for our newsletter, this collection features fiction, artwork, and essays that transcend the idea of Orcs as the enemy, instead considering their humanity.
Alliterative Verse for Arda by Rhunedhel
Part of our Themed Collection series for our newsletter, this collection features alliterative poems about Middle-earth.
Beyond the Silmarillion
[Writing] Homage to the Song of Durin by Flora-lass
Legolas is inspired by Gimli's song - and by Gimli himself.
[Artwork] Long-tressed Wingildi by Anérea
"... the long-tressed Wingildi ... spirits of the foam and the surf of ocean."
~ a painted sketch for Scribbles and Drabbles 2024.
[Writing] Partners in Craft by elennalore
Annatar realises that he might like Celebrimbor too much.
Around the World and Web
Fluffcember 2024
Fluffcember is a Tumblr event with daily fluffy prompts during the month of December.
Hidden Paths 2025
Hidden Paths, an event dedicated to the celebration of smaller Tolkien canons, has released their early prompts for the 2025 event.
Teitho November/December Contest: Healing
The theme for Teitho's November/December contest is healing.
Lord of the Rings Secret Santa 2024
LotR SESA has been ongoing for twenty-one years and is running again this year as a prompt meme hosted on AO3 for all genres of Tolkien-based fanfiction.
November challenge at tolkienshortfanworks
The challenge for November has been posted to the tolkienshortfanworks community on Dreamwidth. Thematic prompt: refuge. Formal challenge: include imitation of a sound. As always, these can be filled independently and also freely combined with SWG and other challenges. New participants welcome!
Truly All Fanworks
This page includes all fanworks from the main SWG archive and the Beyond the Silmarillion section.
Maglor Dreams by MaedhrosFeanorian
Maglor dreams. He dreams about many things, but this night, he dreams of Nelyo. And of how he ended.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 377 |
| Posted on 18 January 2015 | Updated on 18 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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What's Real, What's Stranger by Elleth
Maglor has come to stay the winter with friends, but his reprieve from wandering allows uncomfortable questions to arise. Written for Indy at Fandom Stocking 2014.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 375 |
| Posted on 17 January 2015 | Updated on 17 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Life and Times of Maedhros by MaedhrosFeanorian
This is a collection of prose by and about Maedhros during his life, highlighting some of the most pivotal moments in his story.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Amras, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 7 | Word Count: 3, 638 |
| Posted on 13 January 2015 | Updated on 13 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Dagor Dagorath by Marjolenna
A short poem and among the very first things I've ever written Tolkien-related. It isn't much, but I hope you enjoy it.
Based on the original speculations and in-universe prophecies regarding the Dagor Dagorath, the Battle of All Battles.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Melkor, Tulkas, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 499 |
| Posted on 11 January 2015 | Updated on 11 January 2015 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Swan's Song by Kimberleighe
Chapter 10 includes: politics, dreams, and a lecture.
The tales and travels of Gil-galad's chief counselor during the Second Age.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Amroth, Celeborn, Celebrían, Celebrimbor, Círdan, Elrond, Erestor, Galadriel, Gil-galad, Glorfindel, Original Character(s), Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, General, Romance | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 10 | Word Count: 35, 968 |
| Posted on 25 January 2012 | Updated on 7 January 2015 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Songs of Stone and Mountain by pandemonium_213
I have previously alluded to the deep friendship between Dísa, the noble Dwarf-woman of the House of Narvi, and Mélamírë, the Second Age elven-smith of Ost-in-Edhil, e.g., Chapter 28 of The Elendilmir and Chapter 4 of The Writhen Pool. This is a collection of stories about these two OFCs of the Pandë!verse.
So. OFCs. Pandë!verse. That's fair warning. Probably of interest to a limited audience.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 2, 887 |
| Posted on 3 January 2015 | Updated on 3 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Of Oaths, Common Sense, and a Silmaril by Aiwen
The third Kinslaying was a hideous self-inflicted wound for the elves of Beleriand. With a little common sense and pragmatism, could it have been averted? Or is that asking too much of all parties involved?
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Círdan, Elwing, Enerdhil, Gil-galad, Maedhros, Maglor, Oropher, Pengolodh |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 3, 211 |
| Posted on 16 December 2014 | Updated on 2 January 2015 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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Sea and Sky by Independence1776
Elwing reminisces on the coast of Alqualondë.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elwing, Eärwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 240 |
| Posted on 2 January 2015 | Updated on 2 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Hands Wide Open by Elleth
A group of Easterlings, the rambunctious young High King of the Noldor, and Eglarest in winter may not make for quite as disastrous a day as Galdor of the Havens initially suspected.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Círdan, Galdor of the Havens, Gil-galad, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 055 |
| Posted on 2 January 2015 | Updated on 2 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Patience Enough by Elleth
On Tol Eressëa, Celebrían recovers and remembers.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Elrond, Maglor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 775 |
| Posted on 1 January 2015 | Updated on 1 January 2015 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Brain Fog by Huinare
The Maiar shortly to arrive in Middle-earth as the Istari are faced with an unsettling precondition to their participation in the mission. Salmar has opinions. Curumo has justifications. Alatar has a flask.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Alatar, Gandalf, Oromë, Pallando, Radagast, Salmar, Saruman, Uinen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 872 |
| Posted on 29 December 2014 | Updated on 29 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Supreme Artist by belegur
The Darkening of Valinor from Melkor's perspective. Now also from Turgon's perspective, but still a lot of Melkor in here!
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Torture |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 7, 475 |
| Posted on 30 August 2013 | Updated on 27 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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More Today Then Yesterday by ElrondsScribe
Just a little Elves-in-modern-day story. Elwe, Olwe, and Elmo struggle to survive in a strange, undriendly world. Fortunately, they are not without friends and allies. This is AU, and it is NOT consistent with Omega and Alpha.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Finwë, Olwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 8, 832 |
| Posted on 24 December 2014 | Updated on 24 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Alpha: The New Beginning by ElrondsScribe
This is just a little oneshot that I posted on FFn last Christmas. It follows Omega directly.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aegnor, Andreth, Arwen, Beren, Elrond, Elros, Elu Thingol, Melian |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 610 |
| Posted on 24 December 2014 | Updated on 24 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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When She Was A Warrior by Dwimordene
Of Aredhel. No, seriously.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Egalmoth, Eöl, Maeglin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 11, 972 |
| Posted on 22 December 2014 | Updated on 22 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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"Lilac" & other ficlets by Himring
An attempt at interior decoration leads to something else.
Now added: "Did the Earth Move...?" (another ficlet set in Valinor)
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 277 |
| Posted on 30 January 2011 | Updated on 20 December 2014 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Five Things That Never Happened to Sauron by Aiwen
Different decisions by Sauron lead to startlingly different futures, while chance causes the best-laid of plans to go awry.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Celebrimbor, Elrond, Finarfin, Gil-galad, Huan, Lúthien Tinúviel, Melkor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 718 |
| Posted on 16 December 2014 | Updated on 16 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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What If? by oshun
I wondered recently if I ever thought of writing a Fingon/Maedhros piece where they made different choices. This was as close as I could get. So, the answer is, I guess I do not have it in me to change their fate. Canon heretic that I am, however, I’ve already changed it plenty to suit my taste—happily ever after in Valinor together after the suffering and unhappy deaths given them in The Silmarillion and their requisite rehab in the Halls of Mandos. It’s the only way I can sleep at night.
This is a gift for Himring, who makes them suffer more than I do.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance | Challenges: Gift of a Story |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 199 |
| Posted on 10 December 2014 | Updated on 10 December 2014 |
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| This fanwork is complete. |
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Omega: It Is Finished by ElrondsScribe
Alternate Universe. This is my very first fanfiction. You can find it posted on my FFN dot net profile under the name Elrond's Scribe. The ending of Arda Marred with a twist. You will have to read this little piece to make sense of many of my future stories. Includes the fate of the Silmarilli and much more. Hope you enjoy!
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elves, Eru Ilúvatar, Fëanor, Manwë, Varda, Yavanna |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 489 |
| Posted on 8 December 2014 | Updated on 8 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Gingerbread by Elisif
Aredhel and Fingon supervise Idril and Tyelpe’s Christmas Cookie baking playdate.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Celebrimbor, Curufin, Fingon, Idril |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 991 |
| Posted on 8 December 2014 | Updated on 8 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Kissing It Better by Elisif
Lalwen's lover pleasures her during the Dagor Bragollach
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Lalwen, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 047 |
| Posted on 8 December 2014 | Updated on 8 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 870 |
| Posted on 8 December 2014 | Updated on 8 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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There's No Heat In This Winter Sun by Agelast
Maedhros -- and Himring -- welcomes a visit for the season.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 734 |
| Posted on 5 December 2014 | Updated on 5 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Colour the Morning by Cirth
"Good morning," he says quietly, without looking at me. No one's said that to me in a long time.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 433 |
| Posted on 5 December 2014 | Updated on 5 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Songs for the Seasons by losselen
For everything there is a season. Multi-age. Multiple characters.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aegnor, Andreth, Daeron, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental, General, Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 6, 262 |
| Posted on 4 December 2014 | Updated on 4 December 2014 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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