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• The Eagle on the Ramparts by Canafinwe

  From Rohan he came, but he was not one of the Rohirrim. Thorongil he was called, the Eagle of the Star, and he was the son of no man. Strong was his sword arm, unfailing his courage. Yet not all welcomed the stranger to Minas Tirith...

  PG-13 · 25 chapters · In progress · Published 24 October 2015 · Updated 30 July 2017 · Reviews (271)

• Sam's Coming-of-Age Gift by KathyG

  On Samwise Gamgee’s 33rd birthday, Frodo has a coming-of-age gift for him. This is my contribution to the LOTR Community Challenge’s “Graduation Gifts” challenge, and my prompt is a coin. Thank you, Dreamflower, for beta-reading my story!

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 21 June 2017 · Updated 21 June 2017 · Reviews (1)

• Tempest: Modern Age by TolkienScribe

  Part 1 of "Tempest At War". Thranduil Oropherion lives his life as a Homicide Detective in NYC. Everything is going smoothly until unexpected visitors arrive on his doorstep and he is needed to play his role as Mirkwood King again. NOT AU. Dagor Dagorath.

  PG-13 · 1 chapter · In progress · Published 18 June 2017 · Updated 18 June 2017 · Reviews (3)

• Gamgee Gifts by KathyG

  On the day after Bilbo’s departure from the Shire, Frodo gives Hamfast and Sam their gifts from their former master. Dreamflower, thank you so much for beta-reading my story, and for helping me out with the Gamgees’ speech!

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 12 May 2017 · Updated 12 May 2017 · Reviews (2)

• That Which in the End Abides by quodamat

  Facing death in Sauron's dungeon, Finrod struggles to hope.

  PG · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 7 May 2017 · Updated 8 May 2017 · Reviews (2)

• Whose Service is Perfect Freedom by Linda Hoyland

  A young Easterling soldier is forced to swear an oath to Sauron.

  R · 2 chapters · Complete · Published 17 January 2017 · Updated 6 May 2017 · Reviews (5)

• The White Tree of Annúminas by shirebound

  On the anniversary of my 15th year writing LOTR fanfic, a wee mathom! In Annúminas, a special ceremony is held before dawn.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 29 April 2017 · Updated 5 May 2017 · Reviews (15)

• Tiny Tales by shirebound

  Short ficlets written for quick challenges or inspiring posts on Livejournal. The prompt for each challenge can be found at the top of each drabble or short scene. A mix of book- and movie-verse. NEW! Young Elanor is comforted.

  G · 18 chapters · Complete · Published 18 February 2011 · Updated 23 April 2017 · Reviews (118)

• Dreamflower's Dribs and Drabs by Dreamflower

  This will be a separate place where I can keep my drabbles, dribbles, fixed-length ficlets, and poetry now. NEW:#68: "Ode to the Shire"--A poem in praise of the Shire, for bringing forth heroes meek yet mighty. (Written for LOTR GenFic 2017 Poetry Challenge).

  G · 68 chapters · In progress · Published 12 November 2005 · Updated 17 April 2017 · Reviews (362)

• Testaments of the Past by Dreamflower

  This story is co-authored by Gryffinjack. "Testaments of the Past": A few years after Frodo leaves the Grey Havens, Sam, Merry and Pippin investigate a mysterious box he left behind. Chapter 8: Epilogue at long last added!

  G · 18 chapters · Complete · Published 2 June 2006 · Updated 15 April 2017 · Reviews (113)

• Equal Courtesies by Larner

  Young Tom Cotton is given something to think about concerning the new relationship seen between Sam Gamgee and his Master since they've returned to the Shire and Hobbiton once more .

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 14 April 2017 · Updated 14 April 2017 · Reviews (4)

• The Purple Path by Dreamflower

  This will be an anthology of fanworks created for the 2017 Back to Middle-earth Month Gameboard Challenge. Each story takes me one square closer to the finish. Now continuing the "Concerning the Shire" entries from B2MeM March '17. Today: "Occupations, Business and Trade".

  G · 16 chapters · In progress · Published 6 March 2017 · Updated 14 April 2017 · Reviews (39)

• Tales from Tol Eressëa by shirebound

  Short, gentle ficlets about the hobbits’ possible experiences in the West. Characters include Frodo, Bilbo, Sam, Gandalf, Elrond, Erestor, and others. NEW! "A Simple Song", inspired by Dreamflower's Challenge.

  G · 13 chapters · Complete · Published 19 February 2008 · Updated 11 April 2017 · Reviews (139)

• Elf Academy 4 - The Unfinished Tales by Fiondil

  Disclaimer: These are the unfinished chapters of Fiondil's last story about his Elf Academy.NB: Ellie and I have decided to try and finish Fiondil's last story. I need to look through his notes to see whether he had written any regarding how he wanted to progress the story. Please, Please bear with us while we do this. We need to try and get inside Fiondil's head and agree what sort of path we will take which will be closest to what he would have written.

  PG-13 · 61 chapters · In progress · Published 25 January 2016 · Updated 5 April 2017 · Reviews (558)

• Torn No Longer by Periantari

  What pushed Sam over the edge to make the decision to leave Middle-earth? Ficlet to explore this. A/N- all grammar errors are our own. :) by Grey_wonderer and periantari on Sam's birthday 4/6/2016

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 25 February 2017 · Updated 25 February 2017 · Reviews (5)

• O Lofty Numenor! by aiwendil

  Boromir, on the edge of Lothlorien, remembers a story his father once told him.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 18 September 2016 · Updated 20 February 2017 · Reviews (2)

• To See A World by Nightwing

  Injured and alone, Legolas and Aragorn are forced to seek refuge in a wintry foreign land. But when darkness encroaches from within and without, they learn that refuge can become a deadly trap. Pre-LOTR.

  PG-13 · 53 chapters · In progress · Published 2 September 2003 · Updated 19 February 2017 · Reviews (782)

• Not Quite Like Ancient Rocks by aiwendil

  Gandalf contemplates friendship and betrayal from atop Saruman's tower.

  G · 1 chapter · Complete · Published 22 January 2017 · Updated 22 January 2017 · Reviews (5)

• Into the West by Dreamflower

  This will be an anthology featuring stories of Frodo's and Bilbo's life on Tol Eressëa; they are "side stories" to my longer works "Ancestress" and my collaboration with Pandemonium213, "The Prisoner and the Hobbit". NEW: "Looking East" On Tol Erresëa Frodo yearns for friends of old. (Written for the November 2015 GFIC challenge, "Nostalgia".)

  G · 7 chapters · In progress · Published 3 July 2013 · Updated 6 January 2017 · Reviews (25)

• The Last Homely House Welcomes Mr. Baggins by Dreamflower

  As Bilbo journeys to Erebor after his retirement from the Shire, the residents of Rivendell make plans for his return stay. (Written for Shirebound for the 2016 Yule Fic Exchange)

  G · 1 chapter · In progress · Published 5 January 2017 · Updated 5 January 2017 · Reviews (4)