Fanworks Tagged with Mature Themes

Cabbages, because they are almost entirely unlike Silmarils...
Maedhros has been rescued from Angband by Fingon and has handed over the crown to Fingolfin. He recovers from his ordeals (more or less), sorts out things with his relatives (not quite), and departs with his brothers for points east. Later, after the Dagor Bragollach, he reviews the situation, considers giving up the struggle (not really), and is badly shaken by a presentiment of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Romance (Maedhros/Fingon) and in part a prequel to "Looking at the Stars", but also about Maedhros's relationship with Maglor, the "shadow of pain", etc.
Minor warnings: Non-graphic references to torture and swearing. Non-graphic descriptions of insanity and vomiting. Brief references to prayer.

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Nerdanel is in love with a Noldor prince with a reputation for being sullen at best, difficult at worst. Whatever does she see in him? And how will Mahtan get along with him?

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When little Elrond asks Maglor to play a game that reminds him of his part in the Kinslayings, how does he deal with it?

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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.

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Left behind by Finrod, Amárië considers the paradox of her situation: her wish for his return and the only means by which her wish would be granted. A sonnet.

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Maedhros stands at the precipice and ponders his choices, his folly, and his release.

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Furious at the theft of the Silmaril from his iron crown, Morgoth seeks revenge. He has become his own, and everyone else's worst enemy.

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When Angwë returns to Middle-earth after the War of the Powers, he discovers that Dwarves have moved into his mountain, Celebdil, and begun mining there. Then he meets his brother Sauron, who has plans for him.

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Angwë, a Maia, wants to make his mark on Arda. Melkor's rebellion complicates matters...

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Artíre and Sauron have put an end to their destructive feud... for the moment. How long can it last if others want to reignite it?

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Furious at having been forced to take sides between Melkor's forces and the Ainur, Artíre seeks revenge on Sauron.

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Sequel to “Artíre's Choice.” After years of hiding from the wrath of the Valar, Artíre the Watcher decides to emerge, only to find that the world he knew has changed beyond all recognition.

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Artíre is accosted by Sauron, who invites him to take part in the dramas he loves to observe.

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Artíre is induced by Sauron to choose between serving the forces of light and the forces of darkness, when he would rather be neutral.

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The host of the Valar who marched to Middle-Erth to vanquish Morgoth were wreathed in valorous splendor. But what were they like before they set foot on the Hitherlands? A short piece; Thanksgiving present for Ellfine, Fiondil and KiMahalei.

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This series will include small thinglets that do not fit in my other series.

New: Speak Faster. Nerdanel meets Ælfwine on Tol Eressëa. A double drabble.

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Where madness begins; Maeglin takes a one way journey expecting to end up dead. He does.

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At the end of the First Age, religious feuds and civil unrest threaten Valmar and Tirion.  A 'What-If' AU.

New in Chapter 20: Sidaizon sets out to begin his new duties as Oraistar of Oichimyaiva, and learns some disturbing news from Vedezir.

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The story of a mighty weapon and heirloom, spanning the younger ages of the world. 

Thanks to JDE for the thorough beta work and for nudging me to post a story for the first time! 

MEFA 2010 - First Place in Races: Other Beings: General

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Valinor has been left in darkness, and Finarfin is the new king of the Noldor. One night, he awakens with a strange vision: Someone has died in Middle-earth--but who?

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After the fall of Numenor, Nienna ponders the nature of loss. (Also featuring Pengolodh.)

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Many scribes and bards have claimed that the Valar spared Elendil and his sons, but what is fact and what is myth?

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Tar-Miriel faces the wave that will drown Númenor while, in the midst of the forbidden realm of Valinor, Ar-Pharazôn is granted sudden awareness of her fate.

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A young daughter in the House of Anárion asks how the world came to be rounded.

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Finrod shows up and challenges Sauron to a very different kind of rematch at the end of the Second Age.

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