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In one of her meadows, towering over all the other trees, her arms as branches reaching skyward, Yavanna stirred, and reached out to the little shadow as it made its way west, catching it as she caught baby birds who fell out of their nests, and cradling it in leafy arms. Her thoughts reached out to Estë's with the feeling of a sudden frost, shocked into stillness. The wounded shadow was one of their own—it was Melian.

Inzilbeth, daughter of Lindorie of Andunie, struggles to maintain her childhood faith, when she is pressured into marriage with Gimilzor, prospective heir to the throne of Numenor, and finds herself surrounded by fervent adherents of the King's Party at court.

The birth of her elder son, the future Tar-Palantir, gives her hope.

King Thingol sets the doom of Doriath into motion.  And Galadriel and Celeborn argue. 

Sauron is driven out of Dol Guldur, but the dungeons are not empty.

Roots, knowledge, and pain, a tangle of possibility

Vairë speaks to Tuor, and to Lúthien.

for the "A True Leader" strong women challenge 

"I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think." ~ Margrethe II of Denmark

The story of the first Orc's birth in Utumno, and of how that race was fashioned.

Written, on the last 100 meters, for the Tolkien Gen Week 2020 - Day 7. 

Aredhel remembers the Ice, while alone in Nan Dungortheb.

As they watch the destruction of Beleriand, a Noldorin elf and a Man of the Edain have to tackle hard questions: Was the victory over Morgoth truly a victory for Men? What is the point of mortality and the price that the mortals have to pay for the mistakes of the Valar?o

Durin I Deathless was the very first dwarf Aule had created. He lived a very long, successful and glorious life, and achieved many great deeds. This is a collection of vignettes from his life.
Chapter 1: During his long sleep, Durin I Deathless has a very special dream that will help him establish the greatest kingdom of dwarves on Arda ever.
Chapter 2: After waking up in a cave in Mount Gundabad, Durin starts his long journey alongside the Misty mountains.
Chapter 3: After a long journey, Durin finds what he saw in his dream.
Chapter 4: Durin and his people discover the beauties of their new home.
Chapter 5: Something new and very strange is happening to Durin, and he is trying to figure out what it is.
Chapter 6: Durin meets someone special.

Elrond is a few weeks away from sailing to Valinor, and he's had a tough time of it lately.

Luckily, his dads are willing to put aside their differences to help him.

Finwë looked at Elwë, and then at Ingwë. "What if we volunteered?" he asked. "I'm not afraid—and I want to see these Trees that Oromë keeps telling us about."

An alternate version of my fic "Give the Children Closure"

Maedhros is unsurprised by Elrond coming to let him out of the Halls, though he knows he won't actually be leaving. This is a kinder hallucination than most.

Nienor meets her cousin.

Poèmes et chansons elfiques sur le passage du temps.

Elrond is pretty sure that visiting the Halls to pick up his foster father shouldn't be this difficult.

Maedhros is pretty sure he's about to be thrown into the Void, and he's okay with that.

It's an important day for the royal family of Gondolin.

Amandil is pushed by developments into rejecting his loyalty to Ar-Pharazon. 

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In which some Elves of Dorthonion learn a thing or two about cheese-making, and about Eldalótë.

The tale of a perfectly ordinary day in the life of Elrond Peredhel. A day without grand councils, dark lords or epic battles. Nothing about today will be remembered in song and story, but the Lord of Rivendell still has his hands full: he is a husband, father, ruler, teacher ... and healer.

Accidents happen, even on ordinary days.

A giftfic for Anoriath. Many thanks to Firstamazon for the beta read!

“It is said that Amandil set sail in a small ship at night, and steered first eastward, and then went about and passed into the west. And he took with him three servants, dear to his heart, and never again were they heard of by word or sign in this world, nor is there any tale or guess of their fate." - The Silmarillion, “Akallabêth”

Cirdan and his people return from the War of the Last Alliance to Mithlond. 
It is not an easy home-coming, after what they have been through.

When Maglor son of Fëanor surrenders to Eönwë at the end of the War of Wrath, no one expects him to reveal the secret of the Silmarilli. And yet... However, he still participated in the Kinslaying, and Námo isn't known to be merciful...

The downfall of Numenor, from three different points of view: Sauron, Uinen, and Elendur, son of Isildur.

Sequel to "Lunatic Idea". Six years after reading about Erwin Schrödinger's hypothesis of parallel universes, which Maglor of all people on Earth knows to be true, he finds himself in the unique opportunity to meet the old physicist.