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Marta

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Member since 22 June 2007.

About Me

I have been a member of the Tolkien fanfic fandom since 2003, and in that time have developed a deep love for the races created by J.R.R. Tolkien, especially as expanded by the "ancient history" of The Silmarillion. While I primarily write Lord of the Rings- and The Hobbit-based fic, it is almost always influenced by The Silmarillion and others of Tolkien's books - sometimes explicitly, other times only implicitly in the assumptions I have made about my characters. Through my use of The Silmarillion to augment my conception of Third Age events and races, I have fallen in love with The Silmarillion in its own right.

I tend to not write much Silmfic because of lack of time and some most insistent LOTR-based muss, but I love reading it and expanding my horizons in that wa. I have also written a few ficlets and short stories which I look forward to sharing with like-minded folk: that's you.

In real life I study philosophy, and as such I tend to like "deep thoughts" and themes. That is what really has won me over to the Silmarillion most fully, the emotional and intellectual depth that can be found in its pages. While I doubt I will ever leave the LOTR corner of the fandom entirely, I do find myself increasingly drawn to the earlier ages - much like JRRT himself, I suppose! I hope you like my stories, and I look forward to enjoying yours.


Fanworks by Marta

This is a Writing fanworkUndimmed by Cloud or Shade of Night by Marta

"They are old swords, very old swords of the High Elves of the West, my kin. They were made in Gondolin for the Goblin-wars. They must have come from a dragon's hoard or goblin plunder, for dragons and goblins destroyed that city many ages ago. This, Thorin, the runes name Orcrist, the Goblin-cleaver in the ancient tongue of Gondolin; it was a famous blade. This, Gandalf, was Glamdring, Foe-hammer that the king of Gondolin once wore. Keep them well!"

"Whence did the trolls get them, I wonder?" said Thorin looking at his sword with new interest.

"I could not say," said Elrond, "but one may guess that your trolls had plundered other plunderers, or come on the remnants of old robberies in some hold in the mountains of the North. I have heard that there are still forgotten treasures of old to be found in the deserted caverns of the mines of Moria, since the dwarf and goblin war."

Thorin pondered these words. "I will keep this sword in honour," he said. "May it soon cleave goblins once again!"

From "A Short Rest," The Hobbit

Major Characters: Elrond, Glorfindel
Major Relationships:
Genres: General, In-Universe Artifact Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 388
Posted on 19 June 2024 Updated on 19 June 2024
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This is a Reference fanworkSauron by Marta

At first glance Sauron does not appear to have much depth as a character. He works rather well as a villain, but we are rarely given a reason to think of him as more than that. As with many of Tolkien's characters, however, they really come into their own in Tolkien's so-called minor works.

Major Characters: Sauron
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Genres: Challenges:
Rating: Warnings:
Posted on 1 August 2008 Updated on 24 March 2021
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This is a Reference fanworkIsildur by Marta

Isildur is one of those characters from The Silmarillion whose name is just as recognizable to those only familiar with later ages as it is to Silmarillion aficionados.

Major Characters: Isildur
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Genres: Challenges:
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Posted on 1 August 2008 Updated on 23 March 2021
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This is a Writing fanworkBeneath a Silver Tree by Marta

"”Now it is told that in the bearing of her son Míriel was consumed in spirit and body; and that after his birth she yearned for rest from the labour of living. And she said to Finwë ‘Never again shall I bear a child; for strength that would have nourished the life of many have gone forth into Fëanáro.’ Then Manwë granted the prayer of Míriel. And she went to Lorien, and laid her down to sleep upon a bed of flowers [>beneath a silver tree]; and there her fair body remained unwithered in the keeping of the maidens of Estë."

In which Indis comes to terms with the legacy of Miriel's choices, and makes a new friend in the process.

Major Characters: Fëanor, Finwë, Indis, Vairë
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, Family, General Challenges: True Leader
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6, 485
Posted on 10 August 2020 Updated on 10 August 2020
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This is a Writing fanworkLords of the West by Marta

Olwe and Fingolfin had more cause than most to resent the Valar's tendency to leave dark lords unchallenged. A meditation on courgae, tragedy, and divine inaction.

Major Characters: Fingolfin, Olwë
Major Relationships:
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Humor Challenges: B2MeM 2013
Rating: Adult Warnings: Character Death, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 4, 235
Posted on 23 March 2013 Updated on 23 March 2013
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This is a Writing fanworkThe Downfall by Marta

"Nine ships there were: four for Elendil, and for Isildur three, and for Anarion two; and they fled before the gale out of the twilight of doom into the darkness of the world. [...] And all the coasts and seaward regions of the western world suffered great change and ruin in that time; for the seas invaded the lands, and shores foundered."

Major Characters: Anárion, Meneldil
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges: B2MeM 2013
Rating: Adult Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 871
Posted on 15 March 2013 Updated on 15 March 2013
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This is a Writing fanworkWhen We Were Very Young by Marta

"And it came to pass that Tar-Palantir grew weary of grief and died. He had no son, but a daughter only, whom he named Míriel in the Elven-tongue; and to her now by right and the laws of the Númenóreans came the sceptre. But Pharazôn took her to wife against her will..." (The Akallabeth)

Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Elendil, Tar-Míriel
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, Het, Romance Challenges: B2MeM 2013
Rating: Teens Warnings: Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2, 102
Posted on 13 March 2013 Updated on 13 March 2013
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This is a Writing fanworkMarta's Mathoms - BMEM 2011 by Marta

A series of stories written for Back to Middle-earth Month 2011.

  • New! "Jus Ad Bellum" ft. Elrond, Isiildur, and Maglor; 1,472 words
  • NEW! "Things Unseen" ft. Elendil + Pharazon, 1,136 words
  • NEW! "Three for the Elven-Lords II" ft. Cirdan, 200 words
Major Characters: J.R.R. Tolkien
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Het Challenges: B2MeM 2011
Rating: Teens Warnings: Rape/Nonconsensual Sex, Character Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 25 Word Count: 16, 468
Posted on 3 March 2011 Updated on 23 April 2011
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This is a Writing fanworkFire and Smoke by Marta

"Thereafter the fire and smoke went up without ceasing; for the power of Sauron daily increased, and in that temple, with spilling of blood and torment and great wickedness, men made sacrifice to Melkor." (Akallabeth)

Major Characters: Original Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings:
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 1, 384
Posted on 15 July 2010 Updated on 15 July 2010
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This is a Writing fanworkIn Durin's Day by Marta

Durin's thoughts, on history and his people's place in it. A ficlet of exactly 250 words.

Major Characters: Durin I, Dwarves
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Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 255
Posted on 31 May 2010 Updated on 31 May 2010
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This is a Writing fanworkPride and Prejudice by Marta

Aragorn, as the first Gondorian king in nearly a thousand years, chose as his wife an unknown lady from an Elven kingdom. Certainly this would create some friction between Arwen and certain elements of Gondor's stratified society. Imrahil has an idea for how to help her, but to put it in motion, he needs help from an unlikely ally - the new queen's father.

Major Characters: Elrond, Imrahil
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Genres: Drama, General Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 2, 638
Posted on 31 May 2010 Updated on 31 May 2010
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This is a Writing fanworkCoda by Marta

After the fall of Numenor, Nienna ponders the nature of loss. (Also featuring Pengolodh.)

Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Nienna, Pengolodh
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges: Akallabêth in August
Rating: Teens Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 3, 328
Posted on 7 September 2009 Updated on 7 September 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkDefiance by Marta

Of all the Valar, Ulmo arguably knew the Numenoreans best and it was his waves that were used in their destruction. What must he have thought about the Akallabeth?

Major Characters: Ulmo
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 313
Posted on 7 May 2009 Updated on 7 May 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkA Bird in the Hand by Marta

In the Fourth Age, Gondor grapples with the legacy of Numenor that was. (Updated February 2013)

Major Characters: Barahir (Fourth Age)
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Genres: Drama Challenges: B2MeM 2009
Rating: Teens Warnings: Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 2, 816
Posted on 4 April 2009 Updated on 4 April 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkHeresy by Marta

"The cruel servants of Celegorm seized his young sons and left them to starve in the forest. Of this Maedhros indeed repented, and sought for them long in the woods of Doriath."

Major Characters: Celegorm, Maedhros
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges: B2MeM 2009
Rating: Teens Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 965
Posted on 23 March 2009 Updated on 23 March 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkIn the Beginning by Marta

A professor, a typewriter, a rainstorm... and a beginning. (Triple-drabble.)

Major Characters: J.R.R. Tolkien
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Genres: General Challenges: B2MeM 2009
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 298
Posted on 22 March 2009 Updated on 22 March 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkWalking Down Narrow Streets by Marta

What if Tolkien's writings really were translations rather than original creations? Late one night, a certain professor wanders around Oxford, searching for answers.

Major Characters: J.R.R. Tolkien
Major Relationships:
Genres: Challenges: B2MeM 2009
Rating: Teens Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild)
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 2, 913
Posted on 16 March 2009 Updated on 16 March 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkAs Little Might Be Thought by Marta

"For Maglor took pity upon Elros and Elrond, and he cherished them, and love grew after between them, as little might be thought; but Maglor's heart was sick and weary with the burden of the dreadful oath."

Major Characters: Elrond, Elros, Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges: B2MeM 2009
Rating: Teens Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 878
Posted on 7 March 2009 Updated on 7 March 2009
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This is a Writing fanworkFactions by Marta

Isildur's theft of the fruit of the White Tree, from a different perspective. (Beta: annmarwalk)

Major Characters: Isildur, Tar-Míriel
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama Challenges: Akallabêth in August
Rating: General Warnings: Mature Themes
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 1, 707
Posted on 7 August 2008 Updated on 7 August 2008
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This is a Writing fanworkOf Numenor That Was by Marta

The story of the last sacrifice offered to Morgoth by Numenor, told in four true drabbles from the perspectives of four OCs.

 

Major Characters: Original Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate)
Chapters: 4 Word Count: 402
Posted on 1 August 2008 Updated on 1 August 2008
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