New Challenge: Potluck Bingo
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Short stories about the House of Fëanor for the Fëanorian Week.
Day 1: Maedhros - After being rescued from Angband, Maedhros suffers from nightmares and has some dark thoughts.
Day 2: Maglor - Maglor brings his new charges to bed, and wishes the Ambarussa had lived.
Day 3: Celegorm - On their way to Nargothrond, Celegorm realizes he loves Lúthien.
Day 4: Caranthir - Caranthir the Dark settles in Thargelion and meets first Haleth and later Ulfang.
Day 5: Curufin - In the final moments before his death, Curufin reminisces.
Day 6: Ambarussa - As revenge for Celegorm, Amrod and Amras assassinate Dior’s twin sons.
Day 7 : Fëanor & Nerdanel - Fëanor intends to propose to Nerdanel.
Elves, mortals, peredhil, and love.
Elrond meets his foster-father Maglor again, after the fall of Beleriand.
There is mention of the deaths of Elros and Maedhros in this, but neither is described in detail.
Frodo learns of Finrod and Glorfindel.
Elrond rescues Maglor from a laboratory. Hurt/comfort.
Consideration of free will and the nature of elves.
Gil-galad spends some free time at the beach close to his realm in Lindon, thinking he is alone until he realizes that Elrond is present as well.
Based on the wonderful MMM-prompt: "His sword was long, his lance was keen" - and he has to 'polish' it regularly."
Concerning The Shadow, and the battle between Sauron and Elendil and Gil-galad.
The first sighting of Gil-Estel by the Sons of Feanor.
Slightly canon-divergent.
Elrond and Erestor lead the survivors of the defeat at Eregion to a new home, which will eventually become Rivendell.
Sauron tries to enter Lindon.
Elrond tries to improve the morale of Gil-galad.
Set at the very end of the Third Age, just before Elrond sails. He meets someone unexpected on the shore at the Havens. Written for August 2016 Teitho Contest "Oaths" where it received 1st place.
Glorfindel meets a strange being beside the sea at Mithlond and is amazed months later when Erestor makes his way to Imladris to find him. But for everything, there is a price.
"I fear your lord husband is dead, your grace. By the Gladden Fields near the Greenwood we were beset by many foes—orcs out of the mountains. The fight went ill, and my lord told me—he told me to keep this from capture, at any cost."
The shards of Narsil.
Elwing and the wind. (There are powers in Arda that are not told of in the histories.)
With the Silmaril lost, Maglor is driven by Elwing’s words to look for her children.
Bits of memory from Elrond's early childhood. (Double drabble.)
Some of Elrond's relatives in Valinor are more unexpected than others.
A collection of fills written for rthstewart's 3 Sentence Ficathon in 2013 and 2015, for Tolkien-based prompts. (Mostly Silmarillion, with one for Farmer Giles of Ham and Sir Orfeo, and one non-Tolkien crossover.)
Chapters 2 & 3: More Tolkien-based fills written for caramelsilver's 3 Sentence Ficathon in 2016 and 2017.
The Unfinished Tales mention that Celeborn and Galadriel live in Rivendell some time in the second age. Elrond wonders why they have come.
Elrond remembers an old song.
Diplomacy is generally a poor source for exciting stories… except when it goes horribly wrong, leaving Gil-galad and the ambassadors of Gondor and Arnor at death's door, and an assassin on the loose. If any of them dies, can the alliance between the Elves and the Numenorean Exiles survive?
While wandering, Maglor reflects upon his decisions.