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About Me

I've been a Tolkien fan since I was a teenager and have been recently been whiling away some sleepless nights reading Tolkien fan fiction on this and other sites, chiefly about Maedhros. However, my copy of the Silmarillion and the rest of my Tolkien collection are sitting in various crates in another country, so apologies for any canon errors... (P.S. I've meanwhile regained access to the Silmarillion, but my apologies remain!)

General Disclaimer: 'All mine, all mine!', shrills the magpie. 'Anything that glitters in this nest I stole my very own self!' (Clarifying footnote to that: Silmarils and other glittering material in the nest have been stolen from a) Tolkien, b) Dawn Felagund, c) ford_of_bruinen, d) Oshun, e) people whose work I admire but whose names I can't remember. I've tried to mention those items for which I can reconstruct a provenance in the endnotes of the individual stories.)

ETA (2013): This bio sort of needs revising as I originally wrote it when I just had started writing Silm fic...

Anyway, here is a link to a Silm fic rec/review post  of mine at the silwritersguild community on LiveJournal, posted in January 2013:

http://silwritersguild.livejournal.com/209896.html

Please consult this instead of my Favorites section on the SWG site, which I am not really maintaining.

ETA (updated 2023):

Some of my non-Silmarillion pieces are currently only archived at AO3. I also used to cross-post to a number of smaller archives that have since been taken down. I have a small SquidgeWorld account, which only contains non-Tolkien fic.

If you are looking for a "Blanket Statement": see the following entry on LiveJournal, which applies to stories posted elsewhere as well: http://hhimring.livejournal.com/24129.html

ETA 2015:

For recs now also see the SWG re-read on LiveJournal: I've added recs to the fanworks posts there for the majority of the chapters of Silmarillion. (ETA 2018: the SWG re-read has since been mirrored to Dreamwidth).

ETA (at the time of the 5th SWG celebration):

Heartfelt thanks to Alasse, Angelica, Lyra, Oshun and Spiced Wine for the Tokens.

The Box of Tissues The Box of Tissues First Times The Wordsmith The Power and the Passion

SWG Fifth Birthday Banner

 B2MEM 2011 passport

B2MeM 2012 Participant

 

Back to Middle-earth Month 2013

 

 

Season of Writing Dangerously 2013 Participant

 

Season of Writing Dangerously 2013 Winner

 

SWG Re-Read 2014: Participant

 

 

Back to Middle-earth Month 2014 Review Challenge--Silmaril Award

 

International Fanworks Day 2015 on the Silmarillion Writers Guild


Fanworks by Himring

This is a Writing fanworkGrey Summer Garden by Himring

A long time later in Valinor, Maedhros is gathering confidence in his new life with Fingon. He remembers one particular morning during their past lives in Middle-earth.

Major Characters: Maedhros, Fingon
Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Romance Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
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This is a Writing fanworkInto that land he gathered most of his kin by Himring

Hador has been granted the lordship of Dor-lomin. Persuading his father to relocate there from the southern slopes of Ered Wethrin will not be easy, though.

Major Characters: Hador, Hathol, House of Hador
Major Relationships:
Genres: Family, General Challenges: Kids These Days
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 978
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This is a Writing fanworkScout of the Third House by Himring

In the days of Fingolfin and Malach Aradan, an unnamed scout of the Third House of the Edain (later called the House of Hador) returns from a long journey in the North to Hithlum.

Now with an added narrative frame, in which our no longer unnamed scout in his old age talks to young Hador about his past.

Major Characters: Edain, Men, Hador, House of Hador, Original Male Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet, Poetry Challenges: Times of Bliss
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 678
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This is a Writing fanworkThe pure light falling endlessly like rain by Himring

Long afterwards, Elemmire speaks to a stranger about his most well-known work, the lament for the Two Trees.

Major Characters: Elemmírë
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
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This is a Writing fanworkWalked the Long Way by Himring

Maglor sings the blues.

Major Characters: Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet Challenges: Swinging 40s
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 196
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This is a Writing fanworkA Measure of Tears by Himring

About the Battle of Unnumbered Tears.

Major Characters: Idril, Azaghâl, Dwarves
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges: Gates of Summer
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 4 Word Count: 412
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This is a Writing fanworkSing, was geschah by Himring

Adaptation of the lyrics of a German song to the Legendarium: Zogen einst fünf wilde Schwäne. (With English translation).

Major Characters: Sons of Fëanor, Elwing, Arwen
Major Relationships:
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 189
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This is a Writing fanworkThe only student of Maglor on record on this side of the Sea by Himring

Drabbles from the life of Emlinn, Maglor's Sindarin student from Brithombar, who is the narrator of my story "The West Wind Quartet".

Insta-drabbles written on the SWG Discord back in December 2020 (which apparently I did not cross-post here?), with another one written in June 2025. 

Warnings for some canon-typical violence and angst, and a bit of internalized body dysphoria and bias.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 4 Word Count: 410
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This is a Writing fanworkThe short career of the fanfic writer The Mole by Himring

Maeglin tries his hand at the Beginners' prompts of the Matryoshka Challenge (Total crack)

Major Characters: Maeglin
Major Relationships:
Genres: Crackfic Challenges: Period Drama
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 296
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This is a Writing fanworkA Promise Lives Within You by Himring

Egalmoth has his fears, when Earendil sets sail, but also pins his hope on him.

Major Characters: Egalmoth, Eärendil
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet, Poetry Challenges: Musicals
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 263
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This is a Writing fanworkA Place for Such Joy as Theirs by Himring

Embittered by Aldarion's departure on a long overseas journey against her will, Erendis dismisses the pair of wonderful Elven-birds that were given to her by visitors from Tol Eressea during her honeymoon. The birds briefly visit Erendis's parents on their flight back to Tol Eressea, but will not let themselves be touched and afterwards, it seems, they are not seen or heard again in Numenor.

 "Sweet fools, fly away!" Erendis said. "This is no place for such joy as yours."

I have written a fix-it for the loss of the Elven-birds, sort of.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Númenóreans
Major Relationships:
Genres: General Challenges: Rejects
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 265
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This is a Writing fanworkHeavy and Squat - So What? by Himring

Compared to Salgant and Bombur, and even compared to Fredegar Bolger, Forlong seems to have the least problems in the Legendarium with being duly respected despite his girth.

But maybe even he had a less good time of it when he was younger.

Set during Aragorn's time in Gondor as Thorongil.

Major Characters: Men
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Musicals
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
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This is a Writing fanworkA World Reborn Without Them by Himring

Valandil, Isildur's fourth son and successor, re-enters Annuminas, some years after the victory of the Last Alliance.

Major Characters: Valandil (Arnor)
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Musicals
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 101
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This is a Multimedia fanworkRosemary for Remembrance by Himring

Three years after Arathorn's death, Gilraen receives a letter.

It contains a short poem and a sprig of rosemary.

Major Characters: Gilraen, Original Female Character(s), Dúnedain
Major Relationships:
Genres: Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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This is a Writing fanworkGloredhel, in Brethil, to Galdor of Dor-lomin. F.A. 458 by Himring

Gloredhel writes to her brother, after his sons have gone missing.
We know that Hurin and Huor were rescued by Eagles and carried to Gondolin, but their relatives, at this point, don't.

Major Characters: Glóredhel, Edain
Major Relationships:
Genres: Family, Ficlet Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 365
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This is a Writing fanworkVoice from the Sea by Himring

Mithrellas has arrived too late at Belfalas to meet Amroth alive, but she hears his voice on the wind.

Major Characters: Mithrellas
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Birthday Bash
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 102
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This is a Writing fanworkA Day for Revelry by Himring

An old spring festival is revived in Lindon.

Major Characters: Gil-galad
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Birthday Bash
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 104
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This is a Writing fanworkWashed away by the rains and the snows by Himring

Much is said in the tales of Turin and of Tuor about the severity of the Fell Winter.

But what would it be like when such a long winter was finally over?

Major Characters:
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Birthday Bash
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
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This is a Writing fanworkFurther than all other eyes, more clearly than all other ears by Himring

Usually, the Elves appreciate being heard by Varda and call on her.

Galadriel finds herself making an exception.

Major Characters: Galadriel
Major Relationships: Celeborn/Galadriel
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Humor Challenges: Birthday Bash
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 104
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This is a Writing fanworkOpals and Diamonds Strewn upon the Shores by Himring

After the First Kinslaying, the Teleri look around and see the environment of Alqualonde in a new light.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Ainairos
Major Relationships:
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet Challenges: Birthday Bash
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 101
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Co-Created Fanworks

This is a Reference fanworkInterview with Zdenka by Himring by Zdenka, Himring

Zdenka is a fan writer, poet, and musician who will be performing both a song and an alliterative poem at Mereth Aderthad 2025. Zdenka spoke with Himring about about her love of music and her evolving understanding of what it means to be a Jewish Tolkien fan.

Major Characters:
Major Relationships:
Genres: Challenges:
Warnings:
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This is a Reference fanworkInterview with Shadow by Himring by daughterofshadows, Himring

Aromanticism is a topic not often covered in Tolkien scholarship, but many Tolkien characters can be read as aromantic. In this interview, Himring talks with Shadow about their upcoming Mereth Aderthad presentation "The Aromantic in Tolkien."

Major Characters:
Major Relationships:
Genres: Challenges:
Warnings:
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This is a Writing fanworkBruised Fruit, Bruised Egos by Dawn Felagund, Himring, catadromously, Kaylee Arafinwiel

Curufin tries to steal a book from the restricted section of the library to impress his friends, and it all goes pear-shaped. This plum fine story is the fruit of a relay writing session for the Middle-earth Olympics, and also stems from the Boxing prompt.

Major Characters: Curufin
Major Relationships: Aegnor & Angrod & Celegorm & Curufin
Genres: Drama, General Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics
General Warnings:
Chapters: 2 Word Count: 1, 754
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This is a Writing fanworkFinwean Correspondences on the Topic of the Edain (Posthumously Selected by Elrond Half-Elven) by Dialux, Anne Wolfe, Idrils Scribe, Dawn Felagund, Aprilertuile, janeways, Himring

Letters to and from the Feanorians, on the entry of humans to Beleriand.

Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin, Finrod Felagund, Maedhros, Maglor
Major Relationships:
Genres: Family, General Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics
Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 7 Word Count: 5, 544
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Himring's Gallery

Technically a failed photo of a firework, which I decided looked more like Ilmare the Maia, the Handmaiden of Varda, in one of her less embodied states.

Major Characters: Ilmarë
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Umbels, such as those among which Luthien danced.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Adaptation of a concrete poem by Christian Morgenstern for the Dark Matter Challenge.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Dark Matter
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Photograph of a tree in autumn (lightly edited) with two lines of accompanying text.

Originally submitted (without the title) for the Manwe's Mailbag challenge for a postcard prompt.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Photo of yellow iris with an inset photo of yellow water lilies.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Photo of moon in the night sky with surrounding clouds, captioned “Fair Ithil".

Major Characters: Tilion
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Holiday Party
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Stamp Collection 2026

Himring's 2026 Stamp Collection

Stamp Collection 2025