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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.

The Box of TissuesThe Box of TissuesFirst TimesThe WordsmithThe Power and the Passion

SWG Fifth Birthday Banner

 B2MEM 2011 passport

B2MeM 2012 Participant

 

Back to Middle-earth Month 2013

 

 

Season of Writing Dangerously 2013 Participant

 

Season of Writing Dangerously 2013 Winner

 

SWG Re-Read 2014: Participant

 

 

Back to Middle-earth Month 2014 Review Challenge--Silmaril Award

 

International Fanworks Day 2015 on the Silmarillion Writers Guild


Fanworks by Himring

This is a Writing fanworkStrings by Himring

Stringed instruments require stringing.
Maglor has used many sets of strings.

Major Characters: Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
Posted on 16 June 2023 Updated on 16 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkEnd of a Reign Unrecorded by Himring

The usurper Tar-Anducal has closed the theatre in Armenelos that his deceased wife, Tar-Vanimelde, so loved.
The group of dancers that conspired with her against his usurpation have been touring everywhere except in the capital, hoping not to draw his notice.
Are their fortunes about to change?

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Númenóreans
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 113
Posted on 16 June 2023 Updated on 16 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkTwo Rohirrim by Himring

Riddles about two female characters from Rohan, and three drabbles each about these two female characters .

 

Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), Rohirrim
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 3 Word Count: 766
Posted on 9 June 2023 Updated on 9 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkBeorn's Wife by Himring

Beorn and his son Grimbeorn the Old are canonical, so Grimbeorn's mother must be, too.
But what was she like?

Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 102
Posted on 8 June 2023 Updated on 8 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkBoromir Drabbles by Himring

Two drabbles on the mourning in Gondor for Boromir's death.

Major Characters: Boromir (Fellowship)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 202
Posted on 6 June 2023 Updated on 6 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkGilraen leaves for Rivendell by Himring

What the title says.
Poem in response to Rhapsody's excellent stories about Gilraen.

Major Characters: Gilraen
Major Relationships:
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 122
Posted on 4 June 2023 Updated on 4 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkand death was his reward by Himring

Once again, Fingon has leapt in to rescue somebody at personal cost.
Turgon retreats to the greater safety of the secret city of Gondolin, from which he re-emerges to try and save his brother—and fails.

Major Characters: Fingon, Turgon
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
Posted on 3 June 2023 Updated on 3 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkThis Moment, All Your Life by Himring

On shores separated by more than mere distance, Maglor and Elwing do not encounter each other, but...

Third Age at the earliest, but probably later.

Major Characters: Elwing, Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 150
Posted on 3 June 2023 Updated on 3 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkBells and Drum by Himring

Playing in Gondolin on the feast of Tarnin Austa (no, not that last Tarnin Austa), Salgant remembers a long-ago music lesson in Valinor.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Salgant
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 321
Posted on 2 June 2023 Updated on 2 June 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkThe Crow's Flight by Himring

One of the crebain drops out of the hunt for the Fellowship over Hollin.

Major Characters: Crebain
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Bestiary of Arda
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 705
Posted on 29 May 2023 Updated on 29 May 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkSong of the Numenoreans by Himring

It is the middle of the Second Age.
The Numenoreans, who always tended to think a little more highly of themselves than perhaps they deserved, have turned oppressive and grasping.
Inhabitants of coastal towns are always happy to see Numenorean ships approaching (not).

Major Characters: Men, Númenóreans
Major Relationships:
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 121
Posted on 14 May 2023 Updated on 14 May 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkA Place for Such Joy as Theirs by Himring

Embittered by Aldarion's departure on a long overseas journey against her will, Erendis dismisses the pair of wonderful Elven-birds that were given to her by visitors from Tol Eressea during her honeymoon. The birds briefly visit Erendis's parents on their flight back to Tol Eressea, but will not let themselves be touched and afterwards, it seems, they are not seen or heard again in Numenor.

 "Sweet fools, fly away!" Erendis said. "This is no place for such joy as yours."

I have written a fix-it for the loss of the Elven-birds, sort of.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Númenóreans
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges: Rejects
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 265
Posted on 1 May 2023 Updated on 1 May 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkSend in the Clowns: A story of Numenorean theatre by Himring

Tar-Vanimelde's last performance turns out more dramatic than her son expects.

Major Characters: Númenóreans, Tar-Alcarin, Tar-Vanimeldë
Major Relationships:
Genres: Family, General Challenges: Block Party
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 3 Word Count: 1, 925
Posted on 2 May 2020 Updated on 1 May 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkDancer of Numenor by Himring

The career of Lominzil, an up-and coming star of the stage in Armenelos, was originally inspired by the example of Tar-Vanimelde.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Gnome Tome
Rating: General Warnings:
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 101
Posted on 31 October 2021 Updated on 1 May 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkMaker of Songs by Himring

Three drabbles about Rian and music (fixed-length):

I. Like to the lark at break of day arising

II. Calling, Calling

III. The many bells of the goats upon the fells

Major Characters: Rían
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 3 Word Count: 306
Posted on 30 April 2023 Updated on 1 May 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkA Day's Journey through Minas Tirith by Himring

Ioreth has to endure some of the physical drawbacks of advanced age, but there are also people who accord her the kindness and respect she deserves.

Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), Ioreth
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet Challenges: Middle-earth Is Multitudes
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 911
Posted on 18 March 2023 Updated on 18 March 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkThe Scarf by Himring

Miriel embroidered a scarf for Indis.
Indis kept it...

Major Characters: Indis, Ingwion
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 234
Posted on 12 March 2023 Updated on 12 March 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkA flower, a memory, a song by Himring

Maglor, wandering, fetches up in England, thinks about nightingales, but does some singing himself.

Major Characters: Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 205
Posted on 31 July 2022 Updated on 11 March 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkBells by Himring

Indis of the Vanyar, queen of the Noldor and a singer, discusses cultural differences with her step-grandson Maglor, the musician.

Major Characters: Indis, Maglor, Noldor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 167
Posted on 8 March 2023 Updated on 8 March 2023
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This is a Writing fanworkAnd better, and better is peace by Himring

Combatants returning from the War of the Last Alliance to the coast of Gondor.

A vignette.

Major Characters: Men, Sindar
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet Challenges: Cheesy Corn Chips
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 458
Posted on 4 March 2023 Updated on 7 March 2023
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Co-Created Fanworks

This is a Writing fanworkBruised Fruit, Bruised Egos by Dawn Felagund, Himring, catadromously, Kaylee Arafinwiel

Curufin tries to steal a book from the restricted section of the library to impress his friends, and it all goes pear-shaped. This plum fine story is the fruit of a relay writing session for the Middle-earth Olympics, and also stems from the Boxing prompt.

Major Characters: Curufin
Major Relationships: Aegnor & Angrod & Celegorm & Curufin
Genres: Drama, General Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics
General Warnings:
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 1, 754
Posted on 25 July 2021 Updated on 12 August 2021
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This is a Writing fanworkFinwean Correspondences on the Topic of the Edain (Posthumously Selected by Elrond Half-Elven) by Dialux, Anne Wolfe, Idrils Scribe, Dawn Felagund, Aprilertuile, janeways, Himring

Letters to and from the Feanorians, on the entry of humans to Beleriand.

Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Finrod Felagund, Maedhros, Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Family, General Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics
Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 7 Word Count: 5, 544
Posted on 8 August 2021 Updated on 12 August 2021
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Himring's Gallery

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 listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Photo of yellow iris with an inset photo of yellow water lilies.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Photo of moon in the night sky with surrounding clouds, captioned “Fair Ithil".

Major Characters: Tilion
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Holiday Party
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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