New Challenge: Bollywood
This month's challenge offers songs, films, and tropes from Bollywood, the world's largest film industry based out of India, as prompts for fanworks.
Include Beyond the Silmarillion Fanworks
A pair of Maedhros x Fingon vignettes from Fingon's perspective, the first focussing on Maedhros' recovery from Thangorodrim, the second in Valinor in the distant future.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Color of ... |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 1, 007 |
Posted on 7 July 2013 | Updated on 23 July 2013 |
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Maedhros’ rescue from Fingon’s perspective, and a slashy but non-explicit encounter between the two of them about a year later.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Graphic) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 485 |
Posted on 22 July 2013 | Updated on 22 July 2013 |
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One night in Doriath, Melian seeks to teach Galadriel something of her magic.
Major Characters: Galadriel, Melian |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: International Day of Femslash 2013 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 985 |
Posted on 21 July 2013 | Updated on 21 July 2013 |
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One oppressive summer in Tirion, Anairë is sent by her father to Alqualondë. A diligent scholar and obedient daughter, Anairë has never made time for love, but finds her womanhood awakened by the most unlikely of romantic partners: Eärwen, daughter of the Telerin king. As the summer draws to a close, both women must accept that their obligations to their families and people do not allow much space for their love. Written for the International Day of Femslash 2013.
Major Characters: Anairë, Eärwen, Fingolfin, Original Character(s) |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: International Day of Femslash 2013 |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 10, 824 |
Posted on 21 July 2013 | Updated on 21 July 2013 |
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The in-universe authorship of LACE makes the document inherently unreliable.
Major Characters: Eriol |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 890 |
Posted on 20 July 2013 | Updated on 20 July 2013 |
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Once upon a time, a little boy made his mother a promise.
Major Characters: Eldalótë, Orodreth |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Experimental | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 597 |
Posted on 15 July 2013 | Updated on 15 July 2013 |
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An explorative response to the question "why didn't Curufin ever make Maedhros a mechanical hand"?
Major Characters: Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 233 |
Posted on 15 July 2013 | Updated on 15 July 2013 |
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Nerdanel remembers (or tries to)
Major Characters: Nerdanel, Sons of Fëanor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 357 |
Posted on 13 July 2013 | Updated on 13 July 2013 |
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In the wake of Finrod's abdication and departure, Finduilas struggles to uphold order in Nargothrond in whatever way she can, and finds herself involved, if quietly, in momentous events. Written for Zdenka at Not Primetime 2013.
Major Characters: Curufin, Finduilas, Huan, Lúthien Tinúviel, Orodreth |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Adventure, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 631 |
Posted on 11 July 2013 | Updated on 11 July 2013 |
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A collection of answers and essays originally written as guest contributions to Ask Middle-earth's Scribe Sunday project on tumblr. Will be updated bi-weekly. Discontinued.
Major Characters: Elves, Eärendil, Maiar, Meril-i-Turinqi, Ossë, Uinen |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 5, 944 |
Posted on 23 May 2013 | Updated on 11 July 2013 |
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These five short vignettes are AUs that might have been canon. Each of them takes an idea that was conceived and then abandoned by Tolkien, and builds a brief scene on it.
Major Characters: Aredhel, Beren, Celegorm, Círdan, Curufin, Eöl, Fëanor, Fingolfin, Gildor, Noldor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 445 |
Posted on 8 July 2013 | Updated on 8 July 2013 |
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Maedhros reflects on the process of teaching himself to fight with his left hand and his motivations for it.
Major Characters: Maedhros, Sons of Fëanor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Moderate) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 613 |
Posted on 8 July 2013 | Updated on 8 July 2013 |
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Elrond meets his mother in an unlikely place. Sequel to 'Fissure'.
Major Characters: Elemmírë, Elrond, Elwing |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 428 |
Posted on 8 July 2013 | Updated on 8 July 2013 |
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This story follows Melkor and Sauron through the main Melkor-relevant events of the Silmarillion. Beginning with Morgoth's triumphant return to Angband with the Silmarils, through the consequences of the taxing battle with Fingolfin and the troublesome Quest for the Silmaril, all the way to Dagor Dagorath... and beyond.
During the course of this story you shall see Melkor risen high and fallen low and you will learn a thing or two about the loyalty of a certain Maia. There will be moments sad and serious and those quite funny as well. Please review!
Major Characters: Melkor, Sauron |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Erotica, Humor, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
Chapters: 13 | Word Count: 89, 483 |
Posted on 26 November 2012 | Updated on 7 July 2013 |
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She was his, his bright-eyed, noisy, always-hungry lovely, until the day the sea called her home. Ereinion, Círdan and a quick look at life in 2nd Age Lindon.
Major Characters: Círdan, Gil-galad |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 686 |
Posted on 6 July 2013 | Updated on 6 July 2013 |
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Shortly after the kinslaying at Alqualondë, Finarfin finds his nephew Fingon on the beach. Always the peacekeepers in their tumultuous family, both must choose where their loyalties lie in times to come.
Major Characters: Finarfin, Fingon |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 352 |
Posted on 5 July 2013 | Updated on 5 July 2013 |
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Melkor's thoughts before the making of the orcs.
Major Characters: Melkor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Experimental, Horror, Science Fiction | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Torture |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 421 |
Posted on 4 July 2013 | Updated on 4 July 2013 |
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Cooking for a large family is harder than it may seem.
Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Fëanor, Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2011 |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 430 |
Posted on 3 July 2013 | Updated on 3 July 2013 |
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In Eregion in the mid-Second Age, an ambitious young scholar sets out to understand the last remaining followers of the House of Fëanor.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death |
Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 20, 209 |
Posted on 14 March 2013 | Updated on 2 July 2013 |
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Major Characters: Curufin, Finrod Felagund |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Incest, Expletive Language, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 868 |
Posted on 28 June 2013 | Updated on 28 June 2013 |
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In which Fingolfin makes a fresh start, and later discusses the First Age with his younger brother
Major Characters: Finarfin, Fingolfin |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 439 |
Posted on 27 June 2013 | Updated on 27 June 2013 |
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After destroying the world, Morgoth reunites with Eru to have an enlightening conversation in the dark.
Major Characters: Eru Ilúvatar, Melkor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 1, 997 |
Posted on 26 June 2013 | Updated on 26 June 2013 |
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An ongoing project to render the ENTIRE history of Arda (From the Music of the Ainur to the Fourth Age) into Verse.
Comments and Suggestions for improvement are solicted and accepted.
Major Characters: Ainur |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 868 |
Posted on 23 June 2013 | Updated on 23 June 2013 |
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At the end of his life, Elros recieves an unexpected visitor.
Major Characters: Elrond, Elros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 293 |
Posted on 23 June 2013 | Updated on 23 June 2013 |
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Varda/Yavanna femslash: photosynthesis as sex.
Major Characters: Varda, Yavanna |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
Posted on 22 June 2013 | Updated on 22 June 2013 |
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