LOTR fan fiction
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Borodred by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
19 Oct 2022
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Boromir is annoyed when his younger brother wakes him to tell him of a prophetic dream, but is quickly convinced of its importance. When he and his brother go to tell their father, the usual conflict arises: why can’t his brother and his father get along? Meanwhile, Faramir is adamant that he should go to Imladris, and Denethor wishes Faramir did not remind him so much of his late wife.
When it is decided that Boromir must go, he’s excited: he’ll have to stop over in Rohan, and he gets to see Théodred, one of his favourite lovers. But all is not well in Rohan, and Boromir wonders when he will next be able to tarry there. It’s time to continue the quest to find Imladris…
(Seriously I wrote this solely to annoy a homophobic acquaintance. No. I am not kidding. I told him about it but I don’t think he has read it.)
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- Part 1 of LOTR fan fiction
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The Steward and the King: An extended exercise in gap-filling by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
29 Oct 2022
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This fan-fiction is an attempt fill the gaps in the chapter ‘The Steward and the King’ in The Return of the King. It’s best described as “canon compliant”. It’s a joint creation by @what_katy_did_1234 and another Tolkien tragic friend (both lawyers). It starts with Faramir asking Merry about Éowyn…
So many questions are raised by the gaps in the narrative. We’ve tried to deal with various questions, including what Éomer thought when he discovered his sister was suddenly engaged to marry Faramir, how people reacted to the various changes in organisation and society, why Éowyn suddenly goes back to Rohan before the troth-plight ceremony… Warning: there’s quite a lot. If you just want to read the parts that fill the gaps, go up to Chapter 11 - but we found we had to continue… And we then continued with stories of Éowyn and Faramir’s children and various other people: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3189969
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- Part 2 of LOTR fan fiction
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Éowyn invents Equity by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
09 Jan 2023
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When Lady Éowyn is called upon to resolve a dispute over an incomplete gift between two brothers, she makes a decision based on fairness and justice. She did not foresee, however, that the matter would go right up to the Minas Tirith Court of Appeal. Will her judgment be upheld?
[This is possibly the most nerdy thing I have ever written, and I’ve written A LOT OF NERDY THINGS. LOTR nerdery + legal nerdery makes for maximum nerdery.]
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- Part 3 of LOTR fan fiction
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Elboron’s School Days by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
23 Oct 2022
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When a new boy appears at the King’s School in Minas Tirith, Osgaron, Mistor and Adrahil are intrigued. Who is he really? Is he, as they suspect, the bastard son of King Éomer? And what will he do when Trastion, the school bully, decides to make him a target?
[I’m the main author of this particular story, but I collaborate with another writer in world-building, and sometimes we write jointly. She has, of course, commented extensively on this story.]
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- Part 4 of LOTR fan fiction
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Elphir makes an unpleasant discovery by what_katy_did_1234 for Minimeal89
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
29 Oct 2022
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Elphir of Dol Amroth, oldest son of Imrahil, was surprised when his younger brother Amrothos married a Lady of Harad, Nilofar of Ishtakr.
Then he discovered that Nilofar also had a tendency to conduct crazy experiments, and realised exactly why the couple had wed. (In retrospect, the fact that Nilofar’s wedding present to Amrothos had been three huge hairy spiders should have been a clue to their shared interests).
However, Amrothos and Nilofar’s latest experiment is the most shocking yet…
[My co-author is primarily responsible for developing the characters of Amrothos and Nilofar, but I took them out for a spin in this story…]
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- Part 5 of LOTR fan fiction
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Diplomatic Correspondence by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
14 Jan 2023
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When Prince Imrahil finds that his son Amrothos and Nilofar Hatun are unexpectedly expecting a child, he is forced to write to Houmayoun Khan to explain the situation.
[This is jointly written by me and my anonymous co-author]
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- Part 6 of LOTR fan fiction
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Arahaelon of Anorien by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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Arahaelon of Anorien, second son of Halmir of Anorien, is dismayed when his father is determined to set him up with Finduilas of Emyn Arnen, the Steward of Gondor’s eldest daughter. There are reasons why this is not a good idea, but he doesn’t particularly want to discuss them with his father. However, when he falls in love with someone entirely unsuitable, he finds that Finduilas is much better company than he thought.
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- Part 7 of LOTR fan fiction
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Ciron meets Fíriel by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
29 Oct 2022
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What do you get when you mash up Tolkien and Jane Austen? You get THIS. Any similarity to Sense and Sensibility is entirely intentional…
Fíriel sprains her ankle, but she’s rescued by Cirion of Emyn Arnen (second son of Éowyn and Faramir), who has been sent to Dol Amroth in semi-disgrace. Her mother and her younger sister Merenien are delighted, but Fíriel is determined to keep her head. She’s already been jilted by the dastardly Herior, and she has no desire to have any acquaintance with a high Lord of Gondor. Cirion, however, seems to have other ideas…
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- Part 8 of LOTR fan fiction
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A Wedding in Dol Amroth by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
01 Nov 2022
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This is the sequel to Cirion and Fíriel, a story which is inspired by both Lord of the Rings and Jane Austen (yes, I’m serious).
Now Cirion and Fíriel are getting married, and Fíriel is faced with meeting Cirion’s large and rather eccentric family. Meanwhile, Fíriel‘s dastardly ex-fiancé Herior is determined to spoil things, but not if Cirion’s family can help it.
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- Part 9 of LOTR fan fiction
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Revenge against Lord Cabron by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
01 Nov 2022
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This is a short story involving the children of Éowyn and Faramir (yes, we’ve given them ten).
When Lord Cabron insults Morwen of Emyn Arnen, her siblings consider revenge.
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- Part 10 of LOTR fan fiction
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,276
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 13
- Hits:
- 174
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Idis goes to a dance by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
01 Nov 2022
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Idis of Emyn Arnen, the second daughter of Éowyn and Faramir, attends a dance. It does not go as planned; everyone is glad she was not allowed to wear her daggers.
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- Part 11 of LOTR fan fiction
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 845
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 8
- Hits:
- 160
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Tarie and Nisroch by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
02 Nov 2022
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When a Haradric trader turns up at the Sword and Goblet, Tarie the barmaid finds a room for him. She’s horrified to hear other inns said they were full. Nisroch becomes a regular intermittent guest at the Sword and Goblet and introduces the denizens of Minas Tirith to silk, coffee and curry. He’s won people over as to the advantages of Haradric wares. But will he be able to win over Tarie?
My co-author (too shy to be on here) and I are passionate about exploring diversity in Lord of the Rings fan fiction, and thus, this story features someone from Harad and working class people. Later I will post some fiction set in Harad itself, where we have given them a complex and rich culture. Tarie and Nisroch also feature in several other stories at intervals
(For the record, my co-author is not European, and I have a mixed ethnic background. We’re fascinated by cultural clashes/synergies.)
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- Part 12 of LOTR fan fiction
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Elboron and Galadhel by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
02 Nov 2022
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Elboron, oldest son of Faramir and Éowyn, has been in love with his childhood friend Galadhel for years. Now that he has come back from Arnor, he decides he has to tell her, but he doesn’t know how. Will the suggestions of his siblings be of any use?
[The sequel to this is ‘Elboron is a Perfectionist’, describing the wedding.]
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- Part 13 of LOTR fan fiction
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Elboron is a perfectionist by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
06 Nov 2022
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Finally, after ten years of longing gazes, Lord Elboron is marrying Lady Galadhel in Emyn Arnen. He wants everything to be perfect for their wedding—but this leads to unexpected trouble.
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- Part 14 of LOTR fan fiction
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Idis joins the Army by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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Idis of Emyn Arnen, fifth child of Éowyn and Faramir, has wanted to join the Army since she was six years old. War is brewing with Harad yet again as a new Emperor takes the throne. Now that Idis’s younger brother Ecthelion is in the Army too, and has been mentioned in dispatches, she’s determined to forge her own career. She disguises herself as Iorlas, but her fellow solders think there’s something a bit odd about her. Maybe she just doesn’t fit anywhere.
Trigger warnings: discusses suicidal thoughts and actions.
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- Part 15 of LOTR fan fiction
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Idis’s Bad Date by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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Idis of Emyn Arnen decides to meet one of the young gentlemen seeking her hand in marriage. What follows is the worst date ever…
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- Part 16 of LOTR fan fiction
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Norien and Túrin by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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Norien has been running her father’s shipping insurance business since her brother and her father died two years ago. When an Army Captain comes into her business to seek insurance, she doesn’t think much about it at first. But then someone starts leaving flowers on her shop doorstep… Meanwhile Uncle Lithion is determined to betroth Norien to her cousin Erthedir.
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- Part 17 of LOTR fan fiction
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Idis goes to University by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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After her unsuccessful attempt to join the Army, Idis of Emyn Arnen goes to the University of Dol Amroth, but she is finding the undergraduate course quite frustrating, particularly when Professor Horthion starts lecturing about “the humours”.
Meanwhile, Captain Túrin’s friend Anborn is receiving strange notes from a mysterious admirer, each more elaborate than the last, so he consults his old friend to see if they can figure out who this person is…
Trigger warning: discusses suicidal thoughts.Series
- Part 18 of LOTR fan fiction
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Norien and Túrin’s wedding by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
06 Nov 2022
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Finally, after a year-long engagement, Norien and Túrin marry. Norien, however, has not been quite prepared for her wedding night, and feels very anxious.
Trigger warning: discusses historical incident of sexual assault.
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- Part 19 of LOTR fan fiction
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Ecthelion meets Beren by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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When Lieutenant Ecthelion is asked to blow up bridges in Horondor, he is partnered with Lieutenant Beren, an Army Cartographer. At first Ecthelion is excited—Beren is handsome and clever—but then he becomes frustrated. After they get lost in the desert, things become more difficult.
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- Part 20 of LOTR fan fiction
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 4,691
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 5
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- 122
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Fishy Business: A murder mystery by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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Captain Rador of the Minas Tirith City Guard is somewhat horrified when King Elessar asks him to take on a new recruit, and the recruit turns out to be a woman, Lady Idis of Emyn Arnen. However, when Master Lodon the merchant is found murdered, Idis’s strange skills turn out to be very useful to the investigation.
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- Part 21 of LOTR fan fiction
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Prisoners of War by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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When Gondor captures two high ranking Khans of Harad in their current war, Thorongil of Galaridh, fourth son of a country squire from Lossarnach, is sent to interrogate them. His talent with languages and deceptively gentle manner mean that he is ideal for the job. Will Gondor be able to stop this stupid war? And what do the Haradrim really think of the hapless Emperor Artabanus?
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- Part 22 of LOTR fan fiction
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Ecthelion is evil by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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When smuggling military equipment to Harad, Rusgon and Maelon are forced to rely on a young Lord of Emyn Arnen. But as long as Captain Rador doesn’t catch up with them all, they will get away with it—won’t they?
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- Part 23 of LOTR fan fiction
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The Grand Vizier Investigates by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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When Emperor Artabanus dies after a night of drinking with his friends, Grand Vizier Ihy suspects that the death is just too convenient, particularly since many members of the new Empress Mother’s family are in Beyazim, and happen to be on hand. The nobles of Northern Harad have long been unhappy with the war with Gondor. But no one other than Ihy seems to be interested in exploring the possibility that Artabanus has been assassinated—and Ihy realises that he’s in danger…
(This particular story is written by me, but my co-author came up with many of the characters and the basic plot. She is not on AO3, and I don’t post her work without asking her.)
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- Part 24 of LOTR fan fiction
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Signs of a headache by what_katy_did_1234 for AnnaFan
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
08 Feb 2024
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A local man comes with a complaint about giant cats. Prince Elphir foresees a giant headache…
This is not just for AnnaFan, but also for my fan fic co-author, who came up with the idea of the “Beware wildlife” sign on Lord Amrothos’s property some years back, but we could never see a way to work it into a story. Yesterday, the muse favoured me with an answer which ALSO involves warning signs, exclusion of liability and damages for loss of a rabbit. The muse works in mysterious ways, and so does my brain.
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- Part 25 of LOTR fan fiction
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Barthon and Idis by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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Barthon has always found it difficult to work with his colleague Idis, but the reasons for this are more complex than Idis realised. One night, when they drink too much beer, it all becomes evident.
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- Part 26 of LOTR fan fiction
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Thorongil joins the Public Service by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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Lords Duinion and Borondir don’t think much of the studious fellow from Lossarnach who has joined the Gondor public service training sessions. But when Duinion accidentally invites Thorongil to join them for dinner, they find out he’s not as bad as they thought.
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- Part 27 of LOTR fan fiction
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Thorongil gets his brother’s goat by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
15 Jan 2023
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Denethor, a prim and proper barrister with an unfortunate name, is dismayed when his wife starts using the new cant which has become fashionable about town, but he’s even more dismayed when he discovers the various inappropriate things his irresponsible youngest brother Thorongil (equally unfortunately named) has taught his sons…
[I saw a reddit thread where a cheeky uncle had taught his young niece to say “chupacabra” when her mother said, “You know what really gets my goat?” and the parents of the niece were rather vexed. And I thought - well, how can this be adapted to Middle Earth? Because EVERYTHING can be related to fan fiction.]
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- Part 28 of LOTR fan fiction
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Idis takes the Public Service Test by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
02 Feb 2023
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Lady Idis is one of the few women to take the Public Service Test. When she discovers that only one man got a better result than her, she decides to find out who this mysterious man is. To her dismay, the more she discovers about him, the more she likes him. If only she could get over her shyness!
[Gorthon and Vorondil are based on former housemates of my husband when he was a student. Sorry-not-sorry. I haven’t even put in some of the wackier things the housemates did…]
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- Part 29 of LOTR fan fiction
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Assassins in the Archives: a spy thriller and romance by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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When Thorongil of Galaridh goes down to the Archives to fetch a report on coffee beans, he doesn’t realise that he’s about to become entangled with assassins, murder, a beautiful, mysterious, dagger-wielding woman, and coffee houses. Who’s behind the attacks in Minas Tirith? And will Thorongil be able to escape with his life?
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- Part 30 of LOTR fan fiction
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Faramir and Idis by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
02 Feb 2023
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When the Steward’s daughter Idis rushes into his office one morning to warn him that a diplomat has been attacked by Haradric assassins, Faramir decides this young man must be investigated…
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- Part 31 of LOTR fan fiction
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Idis is fitted for a bridesmaid’s dress by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
04 Nov 2022
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Idis goes home to Emyn Arnen to be fitted for a bridesmaid’s dress for her sister Morwen’s wedding. She doesn’t want to tell her family about her new beau, but she also wants to get a new suit for Thorongil.
[Occurs in the middle of the events described in Chapter 9 in ‘Assassins in the Archives’ but from Idis’s point of view).
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- Part 32 of LOTR fan fiction
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The Records Clerk by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Halbor, the Army Records clerk, wonders why everyone in the Steward’s family has come down to look at a particular file. It all started with Lady Idis—then the Steward—and now Lady Idis’s older brothers are in on the action too…
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- Part 33 of LOTR fan fiction
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,479
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 3
- Hits:
- 151
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Thor and Idis are naughty by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Thorongil has very much enjoyed meeting Idis’s family and attending the Autumn Festival at Emyn Arnen, even though Idis and her brother Ecthelion have been bickering the entire time. But then Idis comes to say “good night” and things get a little out of control.
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- Part 34 of LOTR fan fiction
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Éowyn and Idis by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
02 Feb 2023
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When Thorongil comes to Emyn Arnen for the Autumn festival, Éowyn thinks she should check on him to ensure he hasn’t been overwhelmed by everything. It turns out that he has been overwhelmed, in quite a different way to what Éowyn thought…
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- Part 35 of LOTR fan fiction
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The terrible dinner party by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
15 Jan 2023
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When Lord Thorongil comes back from Emyn Arnen, he is dismayed to be invited to a dinner party at his oldest brother’s house, and to discover his mother has descended upon Minas Tirith to find out if it is really true that he is courting one of the Steward’s daughters. He braces himself to break the more drastic truth: they’ll need to have a swift wedding.
Not a word of this work was written by me, but by my co-author and co-conspirator, who prefers to remain anonymous, but she has given me permission to post this.
It contains one of my favourite sentences in our joint fan fiction: “The soup was not very good.” It is guaranteed to send me into hysterics. (For some reason I really love socially awful dinner party scenes.)
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- Part 36 of LOTR fan fiction
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Thor and Duinion have a drink. Or two. Or three. by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Duinion is worried for his housemate—Thor has been strangely uncommunicative since he returned from Emyn Arnen—but after a few drinks, when the truth comes out, he’s astonished and somewhat shocked.
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- Part 37 of LOTR fan fiction
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,637
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 3
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Lady Telperian is surprised by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
01 Feb 2023
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Lady Telperian is surprised when the Steward comes to ask her to draft a new nuptial contract for one of his numerous children, but the rest of the office is agog with excitement.
[My co-author and co-conspirator has been going through our shared files and identified this as one I must post.]
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- Part 38 of LOTR fan fiction
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Elboron and the Ship King Children by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Elboron and Galadhel invite Thorongil and his family around for lunch now that Thorongil’s engagement to Elboron’s sister Idis is public and the date for the wedding has been set. The conversations which follow are somewhat awkward—and Elboron wonders why on Middle Earth Thorongil’s brother decided to call his children by those names…
[For some reason I love writing or reading about awkward social interactions. I blame Jane Austen.]
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- Part 39 of LOTR fan fiction
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 4,157
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 6
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- 138
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Captain Rador goes to a wedding by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
26 Jan 2023
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When Captain Rador of the Minas Tirith City Guard is invited to the wedding of his former colleague Idis of Emyn Arnen, he is unprepared for the unusual guests, or the re-enactment of certain events with condiment containers.
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- Part 40 of LOTR fan fiction
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Mistor’s gossip by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
25 Jan 2023
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Quartermaster Mistor is delighted to be able to share some gossip with his Army colleagues. They simply can’t believe what their former Lieutenant Thorongil is up to now, and who he’s managed to marry. (Read after ‘Assassins in the Archives’ cos spoilers).
[Some of these own characters also appear in ‘Prisoners of War’. Have been going through my sizeable fan fiction Dropbox folder—three years of writing means there’s a lot!—and I discovered this entertaining little story, which I forgot I’d written altogether.]
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- Part 41 of LOTR fan fiction
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Idis in Harad by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Idis joins her husband Thorongil in Gondor’s Embassy to Harad as the new Cultural Attaché. She and Thor are pulled into untangling a conspiracy against the Emperor of Harad. Heartbreak, danger and discovery lie ahead.
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- Part 42 of LOTR fan fiction
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Asherbani and his wives by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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When Asherbani Khan hears that a diplomat of Gondor has come to Qarshoom, with his wife in tow, no less, Asherbani’s wives encourage him to invite the couple over for dinner. The conversation which ensues is enlightening and alarming in equal measure.
[This is the meeting Chapter 11 of Idis in Harad, but from the other perspective of Asherbani Khan of Harad.]
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- Part 43 of LOTR fan fiction
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Darius settles down by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
26 Jan 2023
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Darius Khan, a diplomat with Harad’s embassy to Gondor, is at a loose end. When he has to go home for the wedding of one of his younger sisters in Northern Harad, he realises he’s just been drifting and everyone else has settled down or established careers. Will he be able to turn his life around? And will his father Vashir Emir ever be satisfied with him?
[This story is all part of my and my co-author’s desire to draw Harad in more detail. Northern Harad, we have decided, is very much inflected by Castamir’s Númenórean settlement, so they only have one spouse and their customs are closer to those of Gondor, but still quite distinct. Our idea is that post War of the Ring, Harad has gotten rid of Sauron worship entirely (with a vengeance) and gone instead to a mix of Emperor worship/pagan gods/vague agnosticism. So it has touches of all kinds of Empires: Roman, Ottoman, Moghul, Chinese. Southern and Central Harad are quite different, and Khand is totally different again.]
Oh - this will also be followed by Darius’s and Cyaxares’ adventures when setting up the Embassy in Rohan - because there’s nothing I love better than cultural misunderstandings…
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- Part 44 of LOTR fan fiction
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Bergon goes home by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Bergon is really fed up with Gondor’s Embassy to Harad, and cannot wait to go home. He’s convinced that insanity follows his colleague Thorongil, and the fact that this journey home involves giant spiders, shotgun weddings, and inappropriate flirtations just seems to confirm it. Could Bergon’s life get any more annoying? It seems that it could.
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- Part 45 of LOTR fan fiction
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Nallon and Baradir by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
05 Nov 2022
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Nallon and Baradir are rather vexed to hear that after their rotation in Harad ended, things became substantially more interesting, and they missed on a lot of drama. But it’s all well, because Bergon has been filling them in. Then they hear that the Ambassador is retiring—it’s important that the Ambassador’s replacement tolerates their relationship—and they become rather anxious about who will replace him.
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- Part 46 of LOTR fan fiction
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Denethor and Thorongil by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
16 Jan 2023
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When Justice Denethor sees his vague youngest brother Thorongil at a Café Salon in the company of a High Lady of Gondor, he is shocked and horrified. But as long as no one tells Denethor’s wife Luthien what he had for lunch, he hopes all will be well…
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- Part 47 of LOTR fan fiction
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The Saga of Eadgyth and Duinion by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
06 Nov 2022
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Eadgyth, daughter of Edric, is irritated by Lord Duinion of Gondor—why does the man have to keep coming to ask her questions, in such a pompous arrogant way? But then Duinion informs her father of problems with the coffee bean trade in Gondor, Harad and Khand, and Eadgyth is forced to work with him.
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- Part 48 of LOTR fan fiction
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Darius sets up the Embassy in Rohan by what_katy_did_1234 for AnnaFan
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
30 Jan 2023
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As the inaugural Ambassador to Rohan, Darius Khan has to set up the Embassy in Edoras. Luckily (or unluckily) he’s assisted by his colleague Cyaxares Khan, the roving Cultural Attache. Cultural misunderstanding abound… sometimes with hilarious results.
Not yet finished…
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- Part 49 of LOTR fan fiction
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Haldir and Berúthiel by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
06 Nov 2022
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Cothion, the new young half-Haradric diplomat with Gondor’s Embassy to Harad, invites his colleagues to his birthday party. Various cultural miscommunications ensue, including accidental courtship, the most annoying chaperones ever, and an extraordinary solution to Cothion’s father’s objection to the entire situation.
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- Part 50 of LOTR fan fiction
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Barthon and Taithriel by what_katy_did_1234 for AnnaFan
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
24 Jan 2023
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Lieutenant Barthon of the Minas Tirith City Guard is depressed after his colleague Lady Idis marries and moves away. It seems like everyone he knows is getting married. He meets a mysterious woman at a wedding, who seems to feel the same way he does about things, but she’s reluctant to tell him how her late fiancé died…
[Takes place during the events of “Haldir and Beruthiel”.]
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- Part 51 of LOTR fan fiction
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Drama in Harad by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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The Empress Mother, Amaya of Amrun, cannot wait for Lady Idis of Emyn Arnen to come back to Harad. She needs help: there are strange things afoot in the harem. Her son is not responding to her guidance, the irritating new Chief Eunuch won’t stop watching her, and her younger brother Parizad is annoying everyone. But then she finds that she can help Idis in her turn.
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- Part 52 of LOTR fan fiction
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Dozy Rosy by what_katy_did_1234 for AnnaFan
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
30 Dec 2023
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Idis and her husband are back at the Embassy of Gondor in Harad, for their second rotation. Unfortunately, new guards have come to the Embassy, and they don’t think Idis should go out by herself into Beyazim. Idis’s argument with the guards brings up unexpected moments from the past.
Trigger warning: discusses past suicidal thoughts.
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- Part 53 of LOTR fan fiction
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The New Chief Eunuch by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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When Ferzil is voted in as the new Chief Eunuch, he finds he has to work with a petulant boy Emperor and the Emperor’s deadly mother, all observed by a chorus of curious eunuchs.
[Read after ‘Drama in Harad’ preceding this, because spoilers]
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- Part 54 of LOTR fan fiction
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Ferzil’s family celebrates his freedom by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
27 May 2023
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When the Emperor of Harad’s mother frees Chief Eunuch Ferzil, his mother comes to the harem to ask if he will be coming home, as his family has always hoped. Ferzil’s siblings are distraught when he refuses to come home, but the Empress Mother comes up with a plan to make everyone feel better.
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- Part 55 of LOTR fan fiction
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Tima by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
27 May 2023
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When a strange, beautiful, and imperious woman turns up at Tima’s parents’ house, Tima doesn’t suspect that she might be being considered for the Emperor of Harad’s harem. She’s excited when she discovers the truth.
[A harem drama with necessary elements such as hair-pulling, scratching, and biting.]
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- Part 56 of LOTR fan fiction
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Ferzil is sick by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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When Chief Eunuch Ferzil falls sick, Emperor Beyazit II is astonished by his fever-induced behaviour, but entertained by how much it embarrasses the Empress Mother.
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- Part 57 of LOTR fan fiction
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The Empress Mother goes to Book Club by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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The concubines and eunuchs are all very excited when the Empress Mother comes to book club. However, when she offers her detailed critique of Peril of the Horse People, they are much less excited.
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- Part 58 of LOTR fan fiction
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Amaya and Ferzil have a fight by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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Everyone is extremely dismayed when the Empress Mother has a fight with the Deputy Chief Eunuch and the Deputy Chief Eunuch leaves the harem. The Empress Mother is hysterical, and no one else can calm her down. Chief Eunuch Kadri resolves to hunt down Deputy Chief Eunuch Ferzil and persuade him to return, for everyone’s sakes.
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- Part 59 of LOTR fan fiction
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Roxelana the Cat by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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Deputy Chief Eunuch Ferzil gives the Empress Mother a cat to teach her that love is not unconditional. However, his ploy doesn’t work as intended.
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- Part 60 of LOTR fan fiction
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Return to Amrun by what_katy_did_1234 for Freyalyn
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
07 Nov 2022
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When Darius Khan’s father dies, he has to return to Amrun for his father’s funeral. Matters are complicated by the arrival of Darius’s Gondorim relatives, not to mention the presence of Thorongil Khan, who questioned two of Darius’s cousins after they were captured in the recent war. And then, to top it all off, Darius’s sister Amaya comes to Amrun, bringing the Emperor of Harad and a large eunuch retinue with her…
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- Part 61 of LOTR fan fiction
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Ferzil becomes a grandfather by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
07 Nov 2022
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When Chief Eunuch Kadri tells the Emperor that Deputy Chief Eunuch has become a grandfather, nothing about this makes sense. It is, of course, more of the Emperor’s mother’s madness.
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- Part 62 of LOTR fan fiction
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Arahaelon’s recuperation by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
09 Jan 2023
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Lord Arahaelon, formerly the long-suffering Ambassador to Harad, returns to Gondor, where he is appointed head of the Foreign Office and finally finds a suitable partner (after many disasters). But then he falls victim to the ‘flu.
His sister comes to visit when he is recuperating, and Arahaelon tries to hide his relationship with Herion from her.
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- Part 63 of LOTR fan fiction
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Herion’s Teaching Trials by what_katy_did_1234
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
27 Jan 2023
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When Magistrate Herion agrees to teach Criminal Procedure at the University of Osgiliath, he doesn’t reckon upon drawn into a web of crime and intrigue. Luckily his “housemate” Lord Arahaelon, formerly Ambassador to Harad, is on hand to help him investigate, and they discover even more plots than the Emperor’s harem in Harad…
[Disclaimer: None of the characters in this story are based on real people, and any similarity is accidental. Indeed, I have gone to considerable effort to ensure that resemblance is not present.]
Presently unfinished but hoping you will all inspire me to finish it.
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- Part 64 of LOTR fan fiction
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If Éowyn and Faramir met before the War of the Ring by what_katy_did_1234 for Minimeal89
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
14 Nov 2022
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The departure point for this AU is that Steward Denethor commands Faramir to go to Rohan in February 3019 (T.A.) to seek help from the Rohirrim. (Implied: it might be as a result of misdirection by the Palantír).
I wasn’t quite sure what would happen - my head canon was that Faramir definitely still had an immediate attraction to Éowyn, but I wasn’t sure if she liked him.
Then, as I wrote, I realised - she was desperate for escape, so even if she didn’t like him at first, she’d still try to seek his help and run away. But, I felt, it would all come back to the same point as canon. So I have interwoven some parts of canon with it.
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- Part 65 of LOTR fan fiction