New Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Sit down to a delicious selection of prompts served on bingo boards, created by the SWG community.
A story told through letters of the friendship that grows between Glorfindel, sent to take charge of the newly-discovered valley of Imladris, and Erestor, an assistant to one of Gil-galad’s military advisors.
MEFA 2009 Races: Elves: Featuring Glorfindel or Erestor: First Place
Major Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Adventure, Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 5 May 2009 | Updated on 23 June 2009 |
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(New: see illustration by Robinka, added as Chapter 12.) This is a sequel to my first tale, (Maitimo and Findekáno), in my cycle of stories recounting the life-long relationship between Fingon and Maedhros. It occurs after the definitive fracture between the Houses of Feanor and Fingolfin and the flight of the Noldor to Middle-earth. Beginning immediately after Fingon’s rescue of Maedhros from the cliffs of Thangorodrim, it tells of how Fingon and Maedhros reunite and together resolve to heal the divisions among the Noldor. (Slash.)
MEFA 2008 First Place, Longer Works: General
MEFA 2007 2nd Place, Elves: Incomplete
Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Aredhel, Celegorm, Curufin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Galadriel, Idril, Maedhros, Maglor, Turgon |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Love Conquers All, New Beginnings, One True Love |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Posted on 15 June 2007 | Updated on 16 April 2009 |
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Maedhros enters the Halls of Mandos, and his final fate is revealed. Adult themes.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor, Mandos, Nienna |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Posted on 28 June 2009 | Updated on 28 June 2009 |
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The story follows Glorfindel and Ecthelion’s relationship from the move from Nevrast until the fall of Gondolin in a series of four short stories. The crumbling relationship between Glorfindel and Ecthelion is used to illustrate the growing divisions in the hidden city until its fall.
Major Characters: Ecthelion of the Fountain, Glorfindel |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, General, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
Posted on 12 September 2007 | Updated on 12 September 2007 |
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Cultural differences, a young king, an arrogant Maia, and rather too much wine.
Major Characters: Eönwë, Gil-galad |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Experimental | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
Posted on 12 November 2008 | Updated on 12 November 2008 |
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Galadriel's return to Aman prompts Indis to reflect on the state of her fragmented family and defunct marriage.
Major Characters: Estë, Eärwen, Finarfin, Findis, Finrod Felagund, Galadriel, Indis, Lórien, Melian, Míriel Serindë, Nienna, Vairë |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: Strong Women |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 13 April 2008 | Updated on 1 April 2017 |
This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Banner made for the series by Lingwiloke (Fandom Stocking 2016)
The main story arc of this series goes from just after the rescue from Thangorodrim to Maedhros's death. However, the narrative is not strictly chronological - there are flashbacks, flashforwards and recounted memories. These span from Maedhros's childhood in Tirion to his release from Mandos just before the end of Arda. The individual stories are told from different points of view: Maedhros himself, Fingon, Maglor and Elrond. Although the upshot of the series is that it is pretty tough being doomed all the time, some bits are a lot more gloomy than others. All the dialogue was even wittier before being clumsily translated from Quenya. Considering the subject matter, very little blood and gore (I think). The ratings and warnings for individual sections differ greatly from the overall rating: see the individual stories.
ETA: Since I wrote this description of the series, it has snowballed in all directions. I feel that the description ought to be revised, but it is difficult to know exactly how to tweak it. You may wish to compare the more recent description of the series (with notes) on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/series/36091
Other links that might be helpful are these: a fragmentary timeline (https://hhimring.dreamwidth.org/61360.html), and a listing of original characters: http://hhimring.dreamwidth.org/69187.html (both on my Dreamwidth journal)
Illustrations to the series by Alasse now separately posted on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20456276/chapters/48536480
Major Characters: Elrond, Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: General, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 25 December 2023 |
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When Aredhel leaves Gondolin, Ecthelion is part of her escort. During the journey, he will have to deal with Finwe's grandchild, spitting Sindar, orcs, unlight, giant spiders -- and his unnatural feelings for Glorfindel. Slash, spiky humour.
Major Characters: Aredhel, Beleg, Ecthelion of the Fountain, Egalmoth, Glorfindel, Mablung, Salgant, Turgon |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Adventure, Humor, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
Posted on 14 January 2011 | Updated on 14 January 2011 |
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Ca. 1000 TA, Glorfindel finds himself unexpectedly alive and on a ship to Middle-earth in the company of five not-quite-Men. Where next? Imladris, of course...
MEFA 2010 Second Place (Genres: Character Study: Silmarillion).
Major Characters: Celebrían, Círdan, Elrond, Erestor, Gandalf, Glorfindel, Original Character(s), Radagast, Saruman |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
Posted on 13 June 2009 | Updated on 16 June 2009 |
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If Quendi are going to live in the Modern Day, someone should teach them how not to break hearts. Featuring Fingon, the apparently Valiant.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Posted on 21 January 2011 | Updated on 21 January 2011 |
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" ...And Beleg and Túrin were companions in every peril, and walked far and wide in the wild woods together." Six vignettes of Beleg and Túrin, on the marches of Doriath and beyond.
Major Characters: Beleg, Mablung, Original Character(s), Túrin |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
Posted on 23 December 2007 | Updated on 23 December 2007 |
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During the earliest years of the Second Age, Melkor’s great lieutenant puts the destruction of Beleriand behind him and travels to the East...with a plan.
MEFA 2010 Winner. First Place; Races: Villains: General.
Major Characters: Eönwë, Sauron |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction | Challenges: Akallabêth in August |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Expletive Language, Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate) |
Posted on 2 August 2009 | Updated on 2 August 2009 |
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What happened to the spirit of Maedhros when he died?
Major Characters: Maedhros, Mandos |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: General | Challenges: Halls of Mystery |
Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Moderate) |
Posted on 28 January 2008 | Updated on 4 June 2012 |
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Excellent work. I love the ending line. It's funny how so many people find the concept of being close to godliness boring, and Tokien was never able to rectify that, because all of his most interesting tales were of the characters witht the greatest flaws. This story higlights that and brings home just how much the judeo-christian influenced concept of what it means to be good is istelf flawed in many ways.
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: No major characters listed |
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Humor | Challenges: B2MeM 2013 |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Character Death, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Moderate) |
Posted on 23 March 2013 | Updated on 23 March 2013 |
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Maglor makes the perfect harp.
Major Characters: Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Horror | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Violence (Graphic) |
Posted on 30 October 2007 | Updated on 30 October 2007 |
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Story of young Fingon’s love for Maedhros and its reciprocation. Set in Tirion before the creation of the Simarils. (Slash.)
MEFA 2007, Second Place: Romance: Second Age or Earlier
Major Characters: Celegorm, Curufin, Fëanor, Fingolfin, Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes |
Posted on 23 May 2007 | Updated on 29 August 2012 |
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Stories written within the same universe and story arc. The featured characters are Fingon and Maedhros but also includes at various points most of the Finweans and their descendants. (Many, but far from all, of these stories include mature themes. Please see individual stories for ratings.)
Major Characters: Amarië, Amras, Amrod, Anairë, Aredhel, Caranthir, Celebrimbor, Celegorm, Curufin, Elrond, Elros, Fëanor, Finarfin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Finwë, Galadriel, Gil-galad, Idril, Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel, Sons of Fëanor, Turgon |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, General, Humor, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 1 April 2021 |
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Nirnaeth Arnoediad is over and Maedhros is looking back and remembering his beloved cousin Fingon.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor, Turgon |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Incest, Character Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate) |
Posted on 22 May 2007 | Updated on 22 May 2007 |
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Newest Chapter: 8 - "Promises and Negotiations." This is the story of the events of the Feast of Reuniting. A continuation of my interpretation of the tales of the Noldor in the First Age, focusing principally, but not solely upon Fingon and Maedhros. (See Maitimo and Findekáno and A New Day, which precede this one in the story cycle.) I'd like to thank the writers of the Lizard Council, including IgnobleBard, Elfscribe, Erulisse, Russandol, Hallbera, Lilithlessfair, Surgical Steel, and particularly Pandemonium. Also, want to thank Spiced Wine for her ongoing support of this story.
MEFA 2009, First Place - Elves: Incomplete
Major Characters: Daeron, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Mablung, Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 14 September 2008 | Updated on 18 March 2015 |
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On a sea voyage from Umbar to Lindon, Erestor becomes enmeshed in intrigue while fighting his secret feelings for his irritating and compelling companion, Glorfindel.
May, 2021. Improved version. Enjoy!
This story won a first place in the 2007 My Precious Awards for LOTR fanfic in the misc. stories category: "Best where does this story go"
MEFA 2009 Third Place winner in Genres: Adventure: Elvish Lands
Major Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel, Ossë |
Major Relationships: Erestor/Glorfindel, Glorfindel/Original Character |
Genres: Adventure, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
Posted on 17 October 2007 | Updated on 20 February 2023 |
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A bit of pillow-talk between Maedhros and Fingon, framing memories of Araman, the Helcaraxe and Mithrim.
Fingon has to struggle to re-define himself twice, once when he learns what was really going on at Alqualonde, the second time when he realizes that their deepening love means that Maedhros and he have become mutually irreplaceable to each other and what that might entail. Each time, Maedhros turns out to be part of the solution as well as part of the problem.
P.S. In the last update I changed the title, summary and notes. No changes to story.
Major Characters: Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate), Violence (Mild) |
Posted on 27 February 2010 | Updated on 27 February 2010 |
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A chance meeting between elves of Doriath, led by Daeron, and Amrod son of Feanor brings back bad memories and feelings...
Major Characters: Amrod, Daeron, Nimloth |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Mild) |
Posted on 29 June 2007 | Updated on 29 June 2007 |
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Finarfin assists with the re-embodiment of his son Finrod.
Major Characters: Finarfin, Finrod Felagund, Mandos |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Experimental, Horror | Challenges: Nature of Fear, Halls of Mystery, Gift of a Story |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Graphic) |
Posted on 13 June 2007 | Updated on 13 June 2007 |
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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: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language, Sexual Content (Mild) |
Posted on 29 May 2010 | Updated on 19 March 2021 |
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Maedhros is disturbed by a visit with his cousin Fingon. Warning: Adult themes.
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Moderate) |
Posted on 18 May 2009 | Updated on 18 May 2009 |
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In the depths of a bitter winter, Finrod Felagund receives an invitation from Bëor to attend a strange midwinter festival in honor of the longest night of the year. Written for the 2009 Yule Fic Exchange on Many Paths to Tread.
Major Characters: Bëor, Beren, Finrod Felagund |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama, General | Challenges: Gift of a Story |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes |
Posted on 7 January 2010 | Updated on 7 January 2010 |
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A series of connected stories chronicling the life of Maedhros, eldest son of Feanor.
Major Characters: Fëanor, Fingon, Maedhros, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 1 April 2021 |
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The story of Maedhros' captivity in Angband, his rescue and his recovery is in the Silmarillion treated in a few paragraphs. This is a fleshed-out account of the events that may have befallen between Maedhros' imprisonment and his return to his old life... as far as that is possible.
Occasionally drifting into AU territory, depending on how closely you follow the source (WHICH source? :P).
The usual warnings apply - particularly to chapters marked with an asterisk.
Part One completed.
Part Two completed.
Part Three, Chapter 10 added: In which the reconciled Noldor make plans for the future. End of the trilogy.
Major Characters: Aegnor, Amras, Angrod, Aredhel, Celebrimbor, Celegorm, Curufin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Galadriel, Írimë, Lalwen, Maedhros, Maglor, Melkor, Original Character(s), Thorondor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: Turning Point |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Torture, Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Graphic) |
Posted on 13 April 2010 | Updated on 16 November 2013 |
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When the Valar recall Maglor to Valinor to plead for clemency, it falls to a reluctant rival to find him.
Major Characters: Daeron, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major characters listed |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 21 August 2009 | Updated on 21 August 2009 |
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