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Chasing the Stag by Amaranth

An elusive presence haunts Celegorm on a solitary hunting trip and lures him from his path into a mystery-ridden chase where it is unclear if the son of Fëanor is hunter or prey…

Silmarillion-verse, set many years before the Dagor Bragollach.

Rating not necessarily for all chapters but for some explicit parts.

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Elf Academy by Fiondil

Desperate for employment, six Elves who never left Middle-earth, decide to apply for the one position that is ready-made for them — being Elves. There’s just one catch. My thanks to Alassiel as always for the beta.

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Strange Land by Elfique

From the flimsy boughs of a dying tree, a dark figure listens to the chaos of night unfold around him. He strives to do all that he can, knowing that it is already too late. Luck, however, does not always favour the wicked, and this he knows well.

ALEC March 'Feeling Lucky?' 2nd Place
MEFA 2010 Honourable Mention

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The Scent of Old Books by downtide

This is a modern-setting AU featuring Maedhros and Fingon, the spawn of a plotbunny I swiped from Lalaith. The setting is not named but it is actually based on Lincoln, England. There is indeed a cosy second-hand bookshop on the hill leading up to the Cathedral, but it is owned by neither a red-haired elf nor a lady named Edith.

Names: All in Quenya as usual. My Maitimo muse is a snob and he will not permit the use of Sindarin names.
Maitimo ('Timo) = Maedhros
Findekáno (Káno) = Fingon
Atarinkë = Curufin
Ambarussa = the twins, Amrod & Amras.

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He Dreams Of Love with Men by Pink Siamese

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

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They Paved Paradise by Narya

Maglor Fëanorion is sad to discover what has become of a place he once loved.

 Loosely based on phrases from the song Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. Rated Teens for references to drug abuse and prostitution.

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You Live Your Life in the Shadow of the Mountain by darthfingon

At the end of the First Age, religious feuds and civil unrest threaten Valmar and Tirion.  A 'What-If' AU.

New in Chapter 20: Sidaizon sets out to begin his new duties as Oraistar of Oichimyaiva, and learns some disturbing news from Vedezir.

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Chronicles of the Fifth Voyage of the Númerrámar: The Loremaster Arrives by pandemonium_213

Before he became Tar-Aldarion, Anardil, Tar-Meneldur's heir, sailed far and wide on the great ship, the Númerrámar.  While Captain Anardil prepares to embark on his seven year voyage, a young loremaster writes to him, eager to accompany captain and crew in search of strange flora and fauna. In letters exchanged prior to the voyage, Captain Anardil discovers that the loremaster has some unusual ideas pertaining to the origins of species.

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The Man Who Grew Tomatoes by pandemonium_213

Navin, a young boy living in a mystical land in the East of Middle-earth, a civilization as rich in lore and magic as any in the West, visits family friends while his mother prepares to give birth to a new sister or brother. There in the hills, Navin helps his elderly friend in his garden and later, his friend -- a man from a distant land now gone -- tells Navin the story of how tomatoes came to Bharat.

MEFA 2010 Winner, First Place; Races: Cross-Cultural: Gapfiller.  

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Riding the Fire by Raksha The Demon

Fëanor lives!  Join him for a special moment in July 1969. 

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The Last Balrog: Glorfindel in The Fellowship of the Ring by Cirdan

Movie reality, AU. Glorfindel and Ecthelion are sent as part of the Fellowship of the Ring. In Moria, Glorfindel faces the Balrog instead of Gandalf.

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Birth Order by Cirdan

What if Maedhros had been the youngest son of Feanor and Maglor the eldest? The Silmarillion would be different, no doubt.

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Perfect Matches by Cirdan

Love story of Ecthelion and Glorfindel.

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Fly Away by Michiru

When the death of his father goes unpunished, Fëanáro takes matters into his own hands and establishes his own dynasty. His half-brothers' children, determined to oppose him, are drawn into a dangerous realm of intrigue as they work to bring his rule to an end. AU

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Into This Wild Abyss by pandemonium_213

A series of contributions for Akallabêth in August 2009 in response to the following prompts: 1) Sauron fortifies Mordor; 2) Sauron begins to afflict Númenórean settlements to the south; 3) Sauron convinces Ar-Pharazôn to break the Ban of the Valar; 4) storms from the West strike Númenor; and 5) Sauron returns to Middle-earth.

MEFA 2010. Winner, First Place; Genres: Character Study: The Silmarillion.

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Sylvanlight, Book I by slflew

What if Feanor's accusations to the Valar were correct?

What if everything you hoped for was a lie?

Valinor is not the paradise expected to be; Earendil's star has fallen - is it the beginning of Dagor Dagorath?

In Sylvanlight the stories of the Silmarillion are turned over and inside out, mysteries and dark intent surfacing if one simple fact is truth.

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Chance's Strange Arithmetic by Ithilwen

In the trenches of a French battlefield, two young British officers and a forgotten figure from the dim past have a fateful encounter.  Violence, character death.

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No title yet. by ladyoflight

Written to cheer up JDav/JDE who is going through a tough time in RL.Pairing:Gil-Galad/ElrondDrabbleSummary:I know this is one of the most common pairings. JDE will groan on seeing this. Her novel pairings and dizzying epic plot twists in the Sunset AU is panoramic. Genres:Crackfic, AU, slash, fluff, romance, bad language. Humor, fluff, 4 letter explicit language and predictable happy ending, all things that JDE hates.

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Flawless by Feta

AU.  Thorondor never came to the Thangorodrim, and Fingon, in Mithrim, is stranded in the aftermath.

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Judgement by Independence1776

AU. After the War of Wrath, Maglor surrenders to Eönwë. Nominated in the 2009 MEFAs.

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Gathering the Heroes by Moreth

Written for B2Me Prompt 2: "What is the most tedious, routine work that you have to do?" Túrin gets a really long and tedious job!

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The Elf in the Mirror by Amaranth

A young Elf discovers his body in front of the mirror...

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Flights of Fancy by Ithilwen

"And thence at times the Firstborn still would come sailing to Númenor in oarless boats… And they brought to Númenor many gifts: birds of song, and fragrant flowers, and herbs of great virtue." (Akallabêth). Ever wonder what the Elves of Tol Eressëa might have brought back from those sightseeing trips? AU for some deliberately added anachronisms.

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Arkenstone by clotho123

Where did the Arkenstone really come from, and why does it seem so strangely familiar? (Despite the subject most of this story is set in the Silmarillion period)

 

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Silmarils Are Forever by whitewave

A very light but ambitious confection written mostly for the author’s pleasure wherein JRR Tolkien’s male canon characters are cast in roles from Ian Fleming’s work.   Only the crazy plot belongs to the author.

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