Fiddler's Green by Prackspoor
Fanwork Notes
This is essentially a prequel and companion fic to Nine Fingers which takes place shortly after Fiddler's Green. You don't have to have read Nine Fingers to understand Fiddler's Green and vice versa, but both stories complement and complete each other.
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Summary:
After the War of the Ring Goldberry finds a curious guest on the doorstep of Tom's house while doing her autumn cleaning. She and Tom open their doors for the stranger who reveals to be more than meets the eye at first glance - and who has come to them teetering on the edge of his own destruction, looking for what may be his last chance at finding salvation.
Canon Source: Lord of the Rings
Major Characters: Sauron, Goldberry, Tom Bombadil
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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Rating: General
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Chapters: 11 Word Count: 53, 482 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
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Table of Contents
In which a visitor appears at the doorstop of Goldberry and Tom Bombadil
In which Sauron tries to escape the valley and Tom Bombadil takes a nightly walk
In which the conflict brewing between Tom and Sauron comes to a head and more than one thing is broken in the process
In which Sauron discovers that what you belief of yourself and the world can be just a little more than a house of cards
In which Farmer Maggot lives up to his reputation of having a lot of common sense, and tells a story from which hobbits, dogs and even gods can learn
In which Sauron finally asks the right questions, and Tom gives his answers
In which two people meet who would rather not have seen each other again, and Sauron makes a final decision
In which Sauron makes preparations for his leave-taking, and he and Tom go grave-robbing
In which Sauron and Goldberry go hunting, and Sauron regains another name at last
In which there are a lot of last times, lost places and found truths, and which everyone reaches the end, in more than one sense
In which the story comes to its end - or the beginning, depending on how you look at it
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