Put Down That Can(n)on, Mr. Tolkien!

Challenge Details

Of course we all have our favorite "canonical" couples in Tolkien's world but many of us have toyed with the idea of putting together individuals that Tolkien never could or would have written. The only thing holding us back...canon.

So, I am challenging my fellow HA writers to throw caution (and canon) to the wind and put together those dream (or perhaps nightmare) couples that have been floating about in your brains.

Some ideas bandied about on the HA yahoo list were:

Thorongil and Finduilas - which could lead to all kinds of surprising ramifications to the Ring War tale
Eowyn and Merry during the ride from Rohan to Minas Tirith
Arwen and Legolas perhaps

The only requirements would be that these should not be couples as conceived of by Tolkien and they should both be canon characters (no OFC or OMCs please).

They can be long term commitments or one night stands, het or slash, whatever your canon-relieved mind can come up with.

Courtesy of Vistula the Dunedain.

Entries with Stories

The following authors have entered a story in the Challenge.

Aranel Took - Choices: Adult Audience; Last Updated: 15 Oct 06; Éowyn loved them both, but she had to make a choice. Merry/Éowyn. Takes place in my Ivyverse, but you do not have to have read anything from that.
Gandalfs apprentice - Arwen in the Afternoon: Adult Audience; Last Updated: 07 Dec 08; Halbarad is torn between duty and desire. Alas, he has to pay a visit to Rivendell, where some interesting things happen. Attention: Slash. AU. Non-canon on sex among Elves. Group sex--you are warned. Not explicit. Both humorous and serious. Winner MEFA 2008 Romance: Elven Lands (third place)

Warmest thanks to the folks at the Lizard Council, especially Oshun, who has been more help than I can possibly express in the long history of this story, and Pandemonium, whose sharp wit and enthusiasm kept my spirits up.
JunoMagic - On the Verge of Darkness: Adult Audience; Last Updated: 05 Jan 06; A series of drabbles featuring Elrond and Gil-galad. On the verge of darkness, comfort may be given and received. (Slash)
SheBit - Choices: General Audience; Last Updated: 12 May 05; Two drabbles exploring a different choice made by Aragorn, as a Ranger and as a King. AU Pairing
Wordweaver - Of Passion and Compassion: General Audience; Last Updated: 26 May 05; In which Aragorn's remorse over a tragic past mistake keeps him from repeating it, and we learn the real reason why Denethor never loved his second son. AU pairing and alternative chronology.
Wordweaver - Mithrandir Meets His Match: General Audience; Last Updated: 24 May 05; Gandalf has a change of heart about Ioreth after downing a couple of pints of her homebrewed beer.

Placeholders

The following authors have entered a placeholder in the Challenge.

Raksha: Entry Date: 17 Apr 05
Vistula the Dunadan: Entry Date: 07 Apr 05
Werecat: Entry Date: 21 Aug 05

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