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Nerdanel is in love with a Noldor prince with a reputation for being sullen at best, difficult at worst. Whatever does she see in him? And how will Mahtan get along with him?

Maedhros carries discretion to extraordinary lengths. In the Second Age, Elrond matches him for reticence.

Maedhros/Fingon slash, but sexual content only hinted at and off-stage.

This story has been nominated for the MEFAs 2010 by Dawn Felagund. Thank you very much!

Ælfwine/Eriol on his way back to England after visiting Tol Eressea mourns.

Cabbages, because they are almost entirely unlike Silmarils...
Maedhros has been rescued from Angband by Fingon and has handed over the crown to Fingolfin. He recovers from his ordeals (more or less), sorts out things with his relatives (not quite), and departs with his brothers for points east. Later, after the Dagor Bragollach, he reviews the situation, considers giving up the struggle (not really), and is badly shaken by a presentiment of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Romance (Maedhros/Fingon) and in part a prequel to "Looking at the Stars", but also about Maedhros's relationship with Maglor, the "shadow of pain", etc.
Minor warnings: Non-graphic references to torture and swearing. Non-graphic descriptions of insanity and vomiting. Brief references to prayer.

A life shadowed by the past, a love that can never be. 

MEFA 2009: Genres: Character Study: The Silmarillion, Honorable Mention 

Past meets present; two elves and a sword, words of power sung under starlight. 

MEFA 2009: Genres: Character Study: Friendship, First Place 

A lone inhabitant of Angmar reflects on its terrible king.

When little Elrond asks Maglor to play a game that reminds him of his part in the Kinslayings, how does he deal with it?

The untold story of what happened to Dior's sons during and after the sack of Menegroth.  NOW COMPLETE.

Nerdanel finds herself drawn back to Formenos. There she finds something unexpected. Written for the December challenge, Lost Letters.

Maglor and Tinfang Gelion (Warble). Two great minstrels, elves of like mind and skill; yet so very different. A conflict and the unique, captivating way those two masters of their art deal with it. Set sometime between 1700-1900 Second Age. Oh, and my Tinfang has no beard!

In the depths of a bitter winter, Finrod Felagund receives an invitation from Bëor to attend a strange midwinter festival in honor of the longest night of the year. Written for the 2009 Yule Fic Exchange on Many Paths to Tread.

A fic about hope unlooked for being found in the Fourth Age by one of Beleriands greatest minstrels. Perhaps a journeys end?

"A journey may start in any time or any place, but where that journey will end not even the Wise can say. Perhaps it never shall."

A double-study pair of vignettes concerning Maglor, who isn't quite so noble as we would like him to be.

Falling in love helps Fingon cope with the death of his father, but on a visit to Himring a year later he finds love can't cure everything. Except I couldn't quite leave it at that...

Variation(s) on familiar theme(s). Not only do I not own the characters, I own very little else...

Fingon/Maedhros. Not rated this for incest, as cousins don't usually rate for incest on this site.

Character death only as per canon and also off-stage. Some angst and flashbacks.

This story has been nominated for the MEFAs 2010 by Angelica. Thank you very much!

Dialogue between father and son after Finwë informs Fëanor of his impending marriage

Last conversation of a Dreamer and a Minstrel at the end of the Third Age of Middle-earth.

Finwë remembers his wife's death.

A dark exploration of what might have happened if Maglor had submitted to the Valar after the War of Wrath

 Includes horror themes, insanity and attempted suicide

A reinterpretation: It is Beren who seduces Morgoth with the help of Luthien's magic while she cuts the Silmaril from the iron crown.

On his sixteenth birthday, Tuor finds a letter from his long-dead mother and comes to a harsh realization about his foster-family.

Gil-galad, about to be married to a very nice lady, makes an important discovery about himself with Erestor's help. A heartwarming tale of cluelessness, ill-fitting clothing, impractical pets, and exploitation of Elvish linguistic ambiguity. Tame slash.

At the Havens of Sirion, Elwing must make a choice, Elrond must be brave, and Maglor must keep a promise.

Round robin. Feel free to join in! In honor of SWG's second birthday, we offer a sillyfic about what may have happened if Varda held a party for her beloved husband ... and invited all of Aman. Please see the Story Notes for more details before adding to the story.

Maedhros stands at the precipice and ponders his choices, his folly, and his release.