Fanworks Tagged with Círdan & Gil-galad

Before he was High King, Artanáro Ereinion was simply a peredhel looking for a simple life.

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A trade meeting with a Mannish kingdom goes horribly off course when the recently-crowned Gil-galad realizes that heirs may be expected of him.

Written for Aspec Arda Week 2026 featuring aroace Gil-galad, and general aspec baseline interpretations of some things in HoME and NoME.

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Cirdan has never felt so old.

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As a very young child, Gil-galad arrived on Círdan's doorstep with no memories and nothing but a brief letter containing two things: a request to foster him, and a name, Ereinion. Silver-haired scion of kings, he always suspected his lineage was more vexed than anyone, Noldor or Sindar alike, was comfortable admitting, especially in those fragile last days before the War of Wrath.

Parents as well as kings must make difficult decisions. After the Third Kinslaying, Gil-galad learns this the hard way.

Title is a reference to Elizabeth I's Speech to the Troops at Tilbury.

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Gil-galad is released from the Halls of Mandos in the Fourth Age, but settling into Tirion is not as easy as she would hope.

Written for Tolkien Gen Week on Tumblr.

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“Too late the ships of Círdan and Gil-galad the High King came hasting to the aid of the Elves of Sirion; and Elwing was gone, and her sons.” - The Silmarillion

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