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Preferred Name: Indy
Preferred Pronouns: she/her
Member since 4 February 2009.
About Me
Mae govannen! I’m Indy.
I first read LotR shortly before the movies came out and liked them well enough, though it took me nearly a year to pick up RotK after I finished TT because I had convinced myself Frodo was going to die. I reread LotR after RotK the movie was released and, from there, moved straight into The Silmarillion, which I fell in love with immediately.
I first became involved in Tolkien fandom– primarily LotR– on fanfiction.net in the 2004 to 2006 timeframe. I slid out of the fandom and didn’t return until the fall of 2008– this time, to the Silmarillion subsection. SWG is my main Tolkien fandom archive and I generally only participate in this fandom on Dreamwidth or in SWG spaces.
I primarily write about Maglor, Elrond, and some of the people related to them. I tend toward genfic and sometimes fics on the darker side of things.
Works based on mine: Fanart, fanmixes, and ficbinding are always welcome. Please ask if you want to translate anything or write fic. Everything else-- including podfic-- is a no.
I am now primarily in Star Wars fandom (Jedi-centric Prequels, JFO, and Rebels) and my non-Tolkien fic can be found on AO3.
Awards Won/Nominated For
2009 MEFAs: Judgement-- First Place, Alternate Universe: General
The Well-- Second Place, Times: Modern Times
2010 MEFAs: Every Wish-- Nominated, Times: Second and Early Third Age: Fall of Númenor
Never Look Back-- Nominated, Drama: Later Aged Elves
2011 MEFAs: A Kind of Poetry-- Nominated, Alternate Universe: General
Rise Again From Ashes-- First Place, Character Study: House of Finwë
Fanworks by Independence1776
Scrapbook by Independence1776
Maglor brings Nerdanel a scrapbook of his time in Middle-earth.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: Maglor & Nerdanel |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: Restoration and Rebuilding |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Posted on 16 August 2022 | Updated on 19 August 2022 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
No Fit Place by Independence1776
Instead of dying, Maedhros is captured by Sauron.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Elros, Eluréd, Elurín, Maedhros, Maglor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros & Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 5, 150 |
| Posted on 26 September 2021 | Updated on 26 September 2021 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
A Wild Tangle of Stones and Vines by Independence1776
An attempt to write for all of SWG’s 2019 challenges in a ‘verse where Celebrían is rescued immediately and therefore doesn’t sail West and Maglor settles in Rivendell.
The series is complete. Nine of the eleven challenges were written in this series; the other two challenges appeared in other fics.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Elrond, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: |
| Rating: | Warnings: |
| Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 12 April 2021 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Tyrant Spells by Independence1776
After an ambush by Morgoth’s army destroys the Fëanorian camp, the survivors seek refuge in the Havens. This is the aftermath, both immediate and later.
This is a dark AU (but not hopeless or grimdark), so the entire series functions under the "Choose Not to Warn" banner because I suspect I'd miss a warning if I attempted to list them all. The first story contains a ton of off-screen character death, on-screen suicide-by-battle, and no good answers. The rest of the series may have references to and graphic descriptions of torture.
This series is complete.
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| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: |
| Rating: | Warnings: |
| Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 11 April 2021 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Fear No Darkness by Independence1776
Silmarillion-Star Wars fusion where Maglor's a Jedi.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
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| Genres: Alternate Universe, Crossover, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: | Warnings: |
| Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 1 April 2021 |
RAFA \'verse by Independence1776
The RAFA \'verse is a series set around \"Rise Again From Ashes,\" a tale in which Maglor returns to Valinor in the Seventh Age. The series is complete and listed in suggested reading order, though the other stories chronologically take place before RAFA. Not all are in the main Maglor-and-Elrond-centric storyline.
Please pay attention to the warnings and ratings; they vary by story.
| Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Celebrían, Elrond, Elros, Eärendil, Eönwë, Gil-galad, Glorfindel, Maglor, Mandos, Manwë, Original Character(s), Sauron, Valar |
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| Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: | Warnings: |
| Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 1 April 2021 |
Every Wish by Independence1776
Duology consisting of “Every Wish” and “Falling Stars.” The former is rated General and the latter Adult. Mestië and Alagos attempt to circumvent Ar-Gimilzôr’s laws.
| Major Characters: Mandos, Manwë, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: General | Challenges: |
| Rating: | Warnings: |
| Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 1 April 2021 |
Rise Again From Ashes by Independence1776
After spending millennia wandering Middle-earth, Maglor returns to Valinor, where he attempts to adjust to both his Valar-imposed restrictions and living once more with the Eldar.
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Celebrían, Eärendil, Elrond, Glorfindel, Maglor, Valar |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 27 | Word Count: 61, 027 |
| Posted on 29 May 2010 | Updated on 19 March 2021 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Enderi 3018 by Independence1776
Maglor is tasked with a mission.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: Season's Greetings |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 268 |
| Posted on 9 December 2019 | Updated on 9 December 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
A Place to Rest by Independence1776
Elrond runs into Maglor after the latter has a momentous conversation with Mithrandir.
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| Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: Start to Finish |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 336 |
| Posted on 7 November 2019 | Updated on 7 November 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Can No More Stay by Independence1776
Lalwen and Findis say farewell.
| Major Characters: Findis, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 637 |
| Posted on 17 October 2019 | Updated on 17 October 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Without a Word by Independence1776
Haunted by the past two years of his life, Maglor returns to the home he vanished from. Maglor in history.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Family, General, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 379 |
| Posted on 8 October 2019 | Updated on 8 October 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Walking the Starlit Road by Independence1776
After creating the musical The Saga of the Rings with his nephew, Maglor struggles to find his place in a greatly changed Aman.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Maglor, Nerdanel, Nienna, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Science Fiction | Challenges: Solve a Problem |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 5, 359 |
| Posted on 3 September 2019 | Updated on 3 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Retreat by Independence1776
Maglor makes a strategic retreat.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 156 |
| Posted on 28 August 2019 | Updated on 28 August 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Dancers by Independence1776
Celebrían and Mithrandir have a brief talk.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Gandalf |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Pride |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
| Posted on 10 July 2019 | Updated on 10 July 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Mercy by Independence1776
Olwë sentences Maglor.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Olwë |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 298 |
| Posted on 23 June 2019 | Updated on 23 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Encounters by Independence1776
Maglor encounters two people… and a pack of puppies.
| Major Characters: Gandalf, Maglor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: Caprice and Chance |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 113 |
| Posted on 7 June 2019 | Updated on 7 June 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
A New Place by Independence1776
Maglor decides to explore Rivendell.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
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| Genres: Alternate Universe, Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Sirens and Songstresses |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 206 |
| Posted on 6 May 2019 | Updated on 6 May 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Trials by Independence1776
Maglor talks with Nerdanel and stands trial before the Valar.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Nerdanel, Valar |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 598 |
| Posted on 23 April 2019 | Updated on 23 April 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
A Wax-sealed Letter by Independence1776
Veryë, wife of Arahad I, receives the invitation for Elrond's council about the orcs in the Misty Mountains.
| Major Characters: Original Character(s) |
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| Genres: Alternate Universe, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: Hidden Figures |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 304 |
| Posted on 8 April 2019 | Updated on 8 April 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Co-Created Fanworks
Stars, hide your fires by Lyra, Independence1776, Fernstrike, Raiyana
All things in Arda are filled with Song, and each Song is a story - even for that which does not seem to have its own voice. This is the tale of one such thing; of a smith, a dwarf, and a bowman, and the fallen star that sang its way through their histories.
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Bard, Maeglin |
| Major Relationships: |
| Genres: Experimental | Challenges: Block Party |
| General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 9 | Word Count: 3, 445 |
| Posted on 17 May 2020 | Updated on 17 January 2022 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
| Table of Contents and Single Chapters | Show All Chapters |
Independence1776's Gallery
A moodboard for Leaf by Niggle.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Moodboard for TRSB 2023, wherein I request Maglor to be tortured. The collage is not graphic, but does contain images of torture implements or things that can be used as such.
Major Characters: Maglor, SauronMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Adult
Warnings: Torture | | |
A moodboard inspired by Faery.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
An Elrohir/Lindir moodboard in memory of Keiliss, using one of her prompts from Ardor in August.
Major Characters: Elrohir, LindirMajor Relationships: Elrohir/Lindir
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
My second artwork for TRSB 2022. Elrond is secretly visiting Númenor during the reign of Ar-Pharazôn, years after Sauron’s capture, and is captured himself.
Major Characters: Elrond, Sauron, Tar-MírielMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings | | |
My first artwork for TRSB 2022. Huan washes ashore in Fourth Age Harad, where Maglor has been living for decades.
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Huan, MaglorMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
A moodboard for The Lord of the Rings.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Floorplan of Nienna's house.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
The Third Kinslaying: the calm before the storm and the aftereffects.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Opposites Attract
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Mature Themes | | |
Evil Empire! Scrappy Rebel groups that have a similar overall goal and different ideas of the best way to achieve it! Different Elven cultures having unique styles of spaceships! Laser swords! Elven magic!
Maglor and his wife Calien (pictured) are on a scouting mission when they learn information that will lead them deep into the heart of Morgoth’s Empire: to the capital planet of Angband itself. They team up with Beren and Lúthien for the mission despite their groups’ differences.
Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), MaglorMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
A Hobbit lass off on an adventure in the East stumbles across a captive Maglor. Further adventures ensue.
Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), MaglorMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Mature Themes | | |
A graphic of ways Tolkien characters defend themselves, both literally and metaphorically: sword and shield, song and story, family and friends.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Maglor meets Roverandom and goes on an adventure.
Major Characters: Other Fictional Character(s), MaglorMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
