New Challenge: Title Track
Tolkien's titles range from epic to lyrical to metaphorical. This month's challenge selected 125 of them as prompts for fanworks.
Nerdanel looks back on her marriage as she watches the return of Finarfin with Anairë and Eärwen.
This is as grim as you would expect.
| Major Characters: Anairë, Eärwen, Fëanor, Finarfin, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: Song of Exile |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 150 |
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A collection of short stories, each one focusing on a different pairing sharing one (stolen) evening.
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Celegorm, Haleth, Huan, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Romance | Challenges: Just an Old-Fashioned Love Song |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 1, 515 |
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| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Back in Nargothrond after several seasons on the northern border, Túrin finds himself entangled in Gwindor's personal and political conflicts and comes to a decision about his own future.
| Major Characters: Finduilas, Gwindor, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 11, 785 |
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Glorfindel and Erestor attend the celebration, but leave early.
| Major Characters: Erestor, Glorfindel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
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Olórin introduces Erestor to Glorfindel, they climb Taniquetil for their coming of age ceremony.
| Major Characters: Erestor, Gandalf, Glorfindel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
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At Nienor's request, the women of Brethil share stories and songs about Haleth, the river's daughter, and those they loved. (Goldberry/Haleth, Goldberry/Nellas, Haleth/OFC)
| Major Characters: Goldberry, Haleth, Nellas, Nienor, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
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The Exiles are coming to Lórien, though Oropher and Amdír have been exiled for far longer than these Noldor.
| Major Characters: Amdir, Oropher |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Song of Exile |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 359 |
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Caranthir the Dark does business with an Edain, and unwittingly gives rise to the hope of Middle-earth. Maedhros forms a plan.
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Fingolfin, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Haleth, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Alternate Universe, Drama, Het | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 602 |
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Rian, mother of Tour, faces the last months of her life.
| Major Characters: Rían |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
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The first Crown Prince of Arnor comes to Mandos.
| Major Characters: Aratan, Ciryon, Elendil, Elendur, Mandos, Valandil (Arnor) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Akallabêth in August, Song of Exile |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 650 |
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Horses are both a dire necessity in the fledgling war against Morgoth and a pressing grievance among the Noldor during those initial years in Beleriand.
Simply, Prince Fingolfin and his followers need them. And they don't have them.
| Major Characters: Edrahil, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Noldor, Original Character(s), Sindar, Turgon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 291 |
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Stay alive until this horror show is past
Eregion has fallen; Sauron is closely pursuing Elrond and Celeborn’s forces, who desperately need somewhere to hide.
| Major Characters: Celeborn, Elrond, Eluréd, Elurín, Elves, Galadriel, Men, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, General | Challenges: B2MeM 2017 |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 5, 848 |
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A young Nandorin woman is saved from death by Amras and taken in by his people.
Part 1 of a series.
| Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Song of Exile |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 9, 398 |
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Sundry tales of Elven politics.
| Major Characters: Beleg, Celeborn, Celebrimbor, Elu Thingol, Erestor, Finarfin, Galadriel, Glorfindel, Saeros, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 9, 917 |
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Short tales that should have remained untold.
| Major Characters: Amras, Amroth, Andreth, Arvedui, Arwen, Celebrían, Celebrimbor, Círdan, Elrond, Elros, Elu Thingol, Erestor, Eöl, Finarfin, Finwë, Galadriel, Glorfindel, Legolas Greenleaf, Maedhros, Rog, Tulkas |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 17 | Word Count: 40, 514 |
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Mithrandir protects Thranduil from a new weapon of Sauron.
(reading 'Dol Guldur' first will add to this)
| Major Characters: Gandalf, Sauron, Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Erotica | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Rape/Nonconsensual Sex, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 976 |
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Of the Petty-Dwarves, the Elves, and first encounters. What they told themselves, and others.
| Major Characters: Avari, Dwarves, Elves |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Horror | Challenges: Noegyth Nibin |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 072 |
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Larnach's daughter kills her would-be rapist.
| Major Characters: Larnach's Daughter |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Horror | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 038 |
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Fëanor in the halls of Mandos has one request for Nerdanel.
| Major Characters: Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 4, 773 |
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Fingon and Maedhros write a song.
| Major Characters: Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 7, 067 |
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Morwen and Hurin's final meeting.
| Major Characters: Morwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 498 |
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The closest thing to Bradir/Niniel fluff that has ever been written.
| Major Characters: Brandir |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 840 |
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Idril watches Gondolin burn.
| Major Characters: Idril |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 245 |
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A tragic story of love between elf and mortal with some political issues that may be offensive to some readers.
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Haleth, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 13, 046 |
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About the Nauglamír and the other side of the story. Of culture clash, betrayal, and lost art.
We have our teaching, and the Elves have theirs. Through countless years, they have continued to tell their own version of events about the Nauglamír. Ever they turn the story against us, saying it reveals the greed of the Dwarves, and our treachery.
They say that Elven memory is perfect. And yet it seems not so.
| Major Characters: Beren, Celeborn, Dwarves, Elrond, Elu Thingol, Elves, Elwing, Finrod Felagund, Gimli, Historical Character(s), Legolas Greenleaf, Lúthien Tinúviel, Thranduil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 10 | Word Count: 39, 223 |
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