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Himring
|Member since 30 December 2009.
About Me
I've been a Tolkien fan since I was a teenager and have been recently been whiling away some sleepless nights reading Tolkien fan fiction on this and other sites, chiefly about Maedhros. However, my copy of the Silmarillion and the rest of my Tolkien collection are sitting in various crates in another country, so apologies for any canon errors... (P.S. I've meanwhile regained access to the Silmarillion, but my apologies remain!)
General Disclaimer: 'All mine, all mine!', shrills the magpie. 'Anything that glitters in this nest I stole my very own self!' (Clarifying footnote to that: Silmarils and other glittering material in the nest have been stolen from a) Tolkien, b) Dawn Felagund, c) ford_of_bruinen, d) Oshun, e) people whose work I admire but whose names I can't remember. I've tried to mention those items for which I can reconstruct a provenance in the endnotes of the individual stories.)
ETA (2013): This bio sort of needs revising as I originally wrote it when I just had started writing Silm fic...
Anyway, here is a link to a Silm fic rec/review post of mine at the silwritersguild community on LiveJournal, posted in January 2013:
http://silwritersguild.livejournal.com/209896.html
Please consult this instead of my Favorites section on the SWG site, which I am not really maintaining.
ETA (updated 2023):
Some of my non-Silmarillion pieces are currently only archived at AO3. I also used to cross-post to a number of smaller archives that have since been taken down. I have a small SquidgeWorld account, which only contains non-Tolkien fic.
If you are looking for a "Blanket Statement": see the following entry on LiveJournal, which applies to stories posted elsewhere as well: http://hhimring.livejournal.com/24129.html
ETA 2015:
For recs now also see the SWG re-read on LiveJournal: I've added recs to the fanworks posts there for the majority of the chapters of Silmarillion. (ETA 2018: the SWG re-read has since been mirrored to Dreamwidth).
ETA (at the time of the 5th SWG celebration):
Heartfelt thanks to Alasse, Angelica, Lyra, Oshun and Spiced Wine for the Tokens.
Fanworks by Himring
The Bird In A Cage by Himring
Of the House of Finwe, Aredhel may be the one who most values personal freedom--and nevertheless we see her spending long periods confined: first to Gondolin, then to Nan Elmoth. This is a story about Aredhel's choices.
Part I is the story of her last meeting with her cousin Maedhros before she departed for Gondolin, Part II deals with later events in Vinyamar, Gondolin and Nan Elmoth.
Includes vignettes of Aredhel and Maedhros in Valinor, glimpses of Turgon, and Maedhros's thoughts on a number of matters, including Losgar.
Major Characters: Amrod, Aredhel, Fingon, Idril, Maedhros, Turgon |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Chapters: 8 | Word Count: 7, 214 |
Posted on 2 November 2012 | Updated on 2 November 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
The Tale Of The Telerin Flute Player by Himring
After the War of Wrath, Maglor's wife, a musician of Telerin descent who remained behind in Valinor, learns that her husband has written his most famous composition while in Middle-earth--and that it is entitled Noldolante: The Fall of the Noldor.
Major Characters: Elemmírë, Original Character(s) |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 536 |
Posted on 26 October 2012 | Updated on 26 October 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
A Homecoming at the End of Time by Himring
In the far distant future, Maglor returns to Valinor.
Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General, Science Fiction | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 365 |
Posted on 25 September 2012 | Updated on 25 September 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Maedhros and the Gardener by Himring
Fingon's gardener and his reactions to the invasion of his garden by a son of Feanor. Set in Tirion, a short time after Maedhros's re-embodiment.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 758 |
Posted on 29 August 2012 | Updated on 29 August 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Who You Were, Maybe by Himring
Nellas's fate after the Fall of Doriath.
The paths of Nellas and Maglor cross, by the sea.
Major Characters: Maglor, Nellas |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 414 |
Posted on 8 August 2012 | Updated on 8 August 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Price of a Broken Promise by Himring
Erendis has given up on her errant husband and is no longer waiting for Aldarion to return from his voyage to Middle-earth. Or so she says.
Originally written for B2MeM 2012, but posted here for Akallabeth-in-August and to go with Oshun's excellent new biography of Erendis.
Major Characters: Erendis |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: Akallabêth in August |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 549 |
Posted on 2 August 2012 | Updated on 2 August 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Cowpats by Himring
Maedhros and Fingon have a distinctly unromantic conversation.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: Humor | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 311 |
Posted on 23 June 2012 | Updated on 23 June 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Hithlain by Himring
A very long time before Master Samwise, hithlain rope already had its fans.
Major Characters: Celeborn, Galadriel |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 197 |
Posted on 13 May 2012 | Updated on 13 May 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
"Utulie n'aure!" & Other Poems by Himring
Three poems written about the Sons of Feanor for Poetic Forms prompts during B2MeM 2012, now posted here for (American) National Poetry Month.
"Utulie n'aure": Maedhros on the Nirnaeth and the death of Fingon (sonnet).
Also a haiku (Maglor) and a tanka (Maedhros to Elwing).
Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: B2MeM 2012 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes |
Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 3, 390 |
Posted on 25 April 2012 | Updated on 25 April 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Just and Equitable Government by Himring
In Mithrim, during Maedhros’s time of recovery, Maglor appears one evening at Fingolfin’s camp and asks Fingon to return to Maedhros’s side. On his way back to the Feanorian camp, Fingon remembers the incident that made him stay away. When he finally reaches his cousin, it turns out that there was something Maglor had failed to mention.
With a vignette of Fingon on the quays of Alqualonde.
Warnings for aftermath of torture (Thangorodrim) and violence (Alqualonde) as per canon.
(Fingon/Maedhros; not explicit)
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor, Turgon |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 7 | Word Count: 6, 833 |
Posted on 20 January 2012 | Updated on 20 January 2012 |
This fanwork is complete. |
A Length Of Ribbon by Himring
The fate of a bit of blue-and-silver ribbon before and after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Orcs |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 3, 694 |
Posted on 27 November 2011 | Updated on 27 November 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
True Priorities by Himring
Celegorm's first reaction on hearing about the outcome of the Hunting of the Wolf in Doriath.
Major Characters: Celegorm |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
Posted on 5 November 2011 | Updated on 5 November 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Onlooker by Himring
A short time after Fingon has handed over his realm of Dor-lomin to Hador Lorindol of the Edain, there is a gathering of Noldorin princes in Barad Eithel, the dwelling of Fingolfin and his son Fingon. Fingon's cousin Maedhros attends the gathering.
Unrequited (pre-requited) Maedhros/Fingon, mostly implied.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 053 |
Posted on 28 September 2011 | Updated on 28 September 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Mending by Himring
Maedhros's first conversation with Idril in Mithrim.
Originally written as a get-well-soon present for Erulisse.
Major Characters: Idril, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: Gift of a Story |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 896 |
Posted on 13 September 2011 | Updated on 13 September 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
The House that Fingon Built by Himring
Some time about the end of the Fourth Age, Fingon leaves Mandos, returns to Tirion and learns of the Second and Third Kinslayings and Maedhros's suicide. He finds a way of dealing with it.
Includes flashbacks to Fingon's youth in Valinor and touches on his thoughts about the end of the Nirnaeth.
Fingon/Maedhros.
Sexual content: hardly any. Warnings for references to cow pastures, puff pastry and the perfect tea pot. For the rest, see summary.
Major Characters: Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Parting's Sorrow |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 5, 154 |
Posted on 23 August 2011 | Updated on 23 August 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
View From the Top by Himring
In the halcyon days of Dor-lomin before the Evil Breath, Maedhros and Fingon go for a walk together in the mountains.
Dedicated to the bee-keepers of the Silmarillion Writers Guild.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Holidays in Arda |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 582 |
Posted on 7 August 2011 | Updated on 7 August 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
In Time, Stronger than Silima by Himring
In Mandos, Namo wrestles with the temptation to cast Maedhros into the Outer Darkness.
With a vignette of Finrod and Celegorm and a couple of thoughts on Luthien.
Warning: High levels of angst.
Very generously nominated for the MEFAs 2011 by Elleth; it won Third Place in the category: "Cross-Cultural: Elder Days".
Major Characters: Celegorm, Finrod Felagund, Maedhros, Mandos |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 891 |
Posted on 4 June 2011 | Updated on 4 June 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Once Were Ours by Himring
Celegorm and Curufin learn of the Fall of Nargothrond--how do they react?
A "gap-filler", if you like, except that, this being the Silmarillion, there is almost more gap than story...
Major Characters: Celegorm, Curufin |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 132 |
Posted on 20 May 2011 | Updated on 20 May 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
A Crash Course in History by Himring
Maedhros reads The Lord of the Rings (the Imladris edition).
In honour of Oshun, Biographer-in-Chief, on the occasion of her birthday.
Fingon/Maedhros.
Now a MEFA 2011 nominee. Thank you very much, Angelica!
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: Gift of a Story |
Rating: General | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 264 |
Posted on 9 April 2011 | Updated on 9 April 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Shades of Optimism by Himring
The Sons of Feanor ask Thingol to hand over the Silmaril. Maedhros and Maglor discuss the wording of the letter.
B2MEM 2011, March 28: There was no avoiding it; the letter had to be composed...
Language could be considered mildly expletive by some.
Major Characters: Maedhros, Sons of Fëanor |
Major Relationships: |
Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2011 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 171 |
Posted on 7 April 2011 | Updated on 7 April 2011 |
This fanwork is complete. |
Himring's Gallery
Adaptation of a concrete poem by Christian Morgenstern for the Dark Matter Challenge.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Dark Matter
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Photograph of a tree in autumn (lightly edited) with two lines of accompanying text.
Originally submitted (without the title) for the Manwe's Mailbag challenge for a postcard prompt.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Photo of yellow iris with an inset photo of yellow water lilies.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Photo of moon in the night sky with surrounding clouds, captioned “Fair Ithil".
Major Characters: TilionMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Holiday Party
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |