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"Yet neither bread nor rest would [Orodreth] grant to Celegorm and Curufin within his realm, and he swore that there would be little love between Nargothrond and the Sons of Fëanor thereafter.
‘Let it be so!' Said Celegorm, and there was a light of menace in his eyes; but Curufin smiled [...] In that time Celebrimbor the son of Curufin repudiated the deeds of his father, and remained in Nargothrond."

A study of a father and son, with a momentous decision.

At the beginning of the Second Age Gil-galad must decide what to do about the surviving Fëanorian followers.  Can the Noldor be reconciled?

A lost young woman comes to Alqualondë with tales of pity and wonder, bringing hope, heartbreak, and most unexpectedly, the beginnings of healing.

Amlach seems to be the only one of the early Edain who is explicitly said to have entered the service of Maedhros, so he may have been the first of Men to do so and he may have gone to Himring alone. This story imagines the feelings of an Adan who originally opposed the Eldar and now finds himself spending his life among them, all on his own.

It also tries to answer the question why he picked Maedhros specifically as his prospective leader and whether Maedhros fulfilled his expectations.

I decided it might just about fit the Follow the Leader challenge.

A fic about hope unlooked for being found in the Fourth Age by one of Beleriands greatest minstrels. Perhaps a journeys end?

"A journey may start in any time or any place, but where that journey will end not even the Wise can say. Perhaps it never shall."

What happened to the spirit of Maedhros when he died?

Cultural differences among Elves did not sink with Beleriand

A series of extracts from the Mandos Messaging Service.

Celegorm and Curufin learn of the Fall of Nargothrond--how do they react?

A "gap-filler", if you like, except that, this being the Silmarillion, there is almost more gap than story...

Idril is betrothed - and Maeglin could not be more depressed. There could not be a worse time for an awkward encounter. . .

A double-study pair of vignettes concerning Maglor, who isn't quite so noble as we would like him to be.

How that 'Song of Parting' made it to the public domain... The Himring Codex version.

Celebrimbor faces a hard choice when his father tries to usurp the crown of Nargothrond.

Emlinn, a Sinda, becomes Maglor's student and experiences the end of the Siege of Angband and the Battle of Sudden Flame.

Now added: Bonus chapter: Like a Friendly Touch Among the Crowd (ft. Elrond).

Illustrated by Alasse for B2MeM 2012: see link at end of Chapter Two!

Kindly nominated for MEFAs 2011 by Angelica. It won a Honorable Mention in the category "Elves: House of Finwë" and a Smaug's Treasure award.

Mid-winter at Himring was never going to be all peace and goodwill

Fingon has successfully brought Maedhros back from Thangorodrim.  In some ways, that rescue was the easy part.

In answer to the question, "Maglor, why didn't you rescue Maedhros; why did the poor chap have to wait for cousin Fingon to go get him?" posed by Jillian Baade at the LiveJournal site. 

My response to the "Ask a Character" challenge, from the beginning of days (before monthly newsletters, even!).