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Lost and Found by elfscribe for Aglarien

Fandoms: J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Legendarium & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
03 Apr 2026
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Erestor’s quiet life with his cat in Rivendell is upended by Glorfindel’s mysterious 6-month absence, and Elrond’s mischievous twins lost in the midst of a catastrophic storm.

Written for the 2026 My Slashy Valentine swap

Rating: Mostly G, some M

Series
- Part 3 of Under the Ragged Thorn
- Part 6 of Erestor/Glorfindel
Language:

English

Words:

15,545

Chapters:

4/4

Collections:

1

Comments:

24

Kudos:

18

Bookmarks:

2

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203
And With Him Was Elrond by elfscribe for tabru

Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Legendarium & Related Fandoms
07 Feb 2024
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Elrond’s efforts to heal Gil-galad from a vicious attack bring feelings to the surface that can no longer be ignored. A Gil-galad/Elrond first time fic.
Written for the 2024 My Slashy Valentine.
Prequel to Under the Ragged Thorn.

Series
- Part 1 of Under the Ragged Thorn
Language:

English

Words:

15,247

Chapters:

3/3

Collections:

1

Comments:

46

Kudos:

83

Bookmarks:

8

Hits:

1,829
Elegy for Númenor – Volume 2: The Darkening by elfscribe

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Legendarium & Related Fandoms
27 Nov 2023
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Ar-Pharazôn, the mighty King of Númenor, thinks he has triumphed when his powerful enemy, Sauron, surrenders. Thinking to use the sorcerer’s knowledge, the King carries him back to his glorious island kingdom. However, Sauron’s greatest power lies not in his armies, but in his capacity for guile and seduction. A drama with many players.

Rating: M overall, although, no doubt, future chapters will have explicit content.

Series
- Part 2 of Elegy for Númenor
Language:

English

Words:

28,547

Chapters:

6/?

Comments:

84

Kudos:

68

Bookmarks:

16

Hits:

1,528
Under the Ragged Thorn by elfscribe for senalishia

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Legendarium & Related Fandoms
14 Feb 2023
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The unexpected and mysterious return of Glorfindel, hero of Gondolin, to Middle-earth opens old wounds for Erestor. Can he overcome guilt and forge a new relationship with his old friend?

Written for 2023 My Slashy Valentine

Series
- Part 5 of Erestor/Glorfindel
- Part 2 of Under the Ragged Thorn
Language:

English

Words:

14,141

Chapters:

5/5

Collections:

2

Comments:

82

Kudos:

146

Bookmarks:

14

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2,561
The White Tree by elfscribe for SkyEventide

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth Legendarium & Related Fandoms
10 Feb 2022
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Sauron is slowly tightening his coils around Ar-Pharazôn and Númenor, but when he plots to destroy Nimloth, the ancient white tree growing in a palace courtyard, his slave and accomplice, Sûla, must choose whether to embrace power or love.
Rated M overall, but a few scenes are explicit.
Written for My Slashy Valentine, 2022

Series
- Part 3 of Elegy for Númenor
Language:

English

Words:

20,979

Chapters:

6/6

Collections:

1

Comments:

69

Kudos:

46

Bookmarks:

10

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1,197

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Chains of Light and Shadow by Iconicament3

Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
06 Mar 2026
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Freed after three ages in chains, Melkor returns to Valinor cloaked in false penitence, sowing discord among the Noldor. Yet as his gaze falls upon Lady Artanis - not yet Galadriel - his hunger for light stretches beyond the Silmarils.

His plan is set: destroy the Two Trees, steal the Silmarils, and take her with them.

Yet in the depths of Angband, it is Sauron, Melkor’s most trusted servant, who becomes her jailor. To him, she is a contradiction he cannot resolve - and in time, both a reflection of all he has lost and a vision of what he might still claim.

Caught between Melkor’s shadow and Sauron’s relentless design, she must face a terrible choice: surrender her light, or let it burn brighter than ever. Even if it consumes her.
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OR: a First Age AU where Melkor covets not only the Silmarils, but the Elf whose hair inspired their creation.

Language:

English

Words:

556,476

Chapters:

50/50

Comments:

2,241

Kudos:

1,237

Bookmarks:

160

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47,596
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15 Mar 2026
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The Shade of Old Trees by Kryal

Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
25 May 2024
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“We rest in the shade of trees our ancestors planted.”

They called the man in the ice Yiling Laozu, after a folk hero associated with the town in the foothills of the mountains where he was found.
No one expected him to be alive!

Language:

English

Words:

363,665

Chapters:

25/25

Comments:

5,675

Kudos:

6,489

Bookmarks:

3,165

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261,788
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04 May 2025
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I Have Found What I Sought Not by sallysavestheday

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
25 Jul 2022
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Ecthelion and Glorfindel, discovering each other.

Series
- Part 1 of The Flower and the Fountain
Language:

English

Words:

333

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

35

Kudos:

64

Bookmarks:

3

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705
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13 Jan 2025
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A Thread Unraveled by ScribeofArda

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
13 Oct 2021
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Maedhros wakes up again, on the first morning of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Of course, nobody calls it that. For them, it hasn't happened yet.

Series
- Part 1 of Aurë entuluva
Language:

English

Words:

91,470

Chapters:

21/21

Comments:

1,670

Kudos:

2,679

Bookmarks:

611

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69,664
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07 Nov 2024
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~ Winterthorn ~ by Spiced_Wine for Narya_Flame

Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
19 Nov 2023
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Above the quiet village the Winterthorn has long grown above the ancient barrow. Traditions are twined around both.
A young woman is invited to the Night of the Winterfire — and to the Edge of Faerie.

Language:

English

Words:

6,474

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

27

Kudos:

19

Bookmarks:

5

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168
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01 Sep 2024