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1. Colours of Lothlorien
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 08/04/10 Original Post: 04/27/05
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,206
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Humor Completion: Complete - When an irresistible force meets an immovable object - something has to give! Pippin makes the 'acquaintance' of Haldir while in Lothlorien. A drabble series, inspired by colours. MITHRIL AWARDS 2005 - finalist, Humour
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2. Blue Book of Melleth: The Sky Wept Diamonds
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 06/21/10 Original Post: 08/28/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 2 Word Count: 2,637
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards Genre: Drama Completion: Complete - The birth of Boromir, as witnessed and reported by a bonds-woman of Lady Finduilas. Birth involves many customs and superstitions; a vernacular report of the events and omens that surrounded Boromir's birth. Inspired by Tay's suggestion that Boromir 'is the poster-boy for Leo' and by the song 'When I Go' by the late Dave Carter, whose birthday also coincided with the Persied meteor shower, around the 12th and 13th August. MEFA 2005 : MINAS TIRITH AWARD: 1st Place: Gondor/Denethor & Findu...
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3. Song of The Noldo
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 04/04/10 Original Post: 06/11/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 135
Era: 1st Age Genre: Poetry Completion: Complete - This is my attempt at Old English prosody - an 8 beat line divided by a ceasura, but linked by alliteration. The two stressed words of the first half line alliterate with the first stressed word in the second half line; plus use of kennings - a compound of two words in place of another. Eg: 'sea' becomes whale-road MITHRIL AWARDS 2005 - WINNER, best poetry - short form
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- 4. Prince of Horses, Lord of Stone
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 09/02/09 Original Post: 04/03/08
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 43 Word Count: 174,870
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Action Completion: Work in Progress - Prince Theodred is prevented from travelling to the Fords of Isen by a strange messanger, and is sent to Parth Galen to rescue Boromir. This tale records the changes this entails - when Theodred eventually fights at the Pelennor and Boromir at the sieges of Lothlorien and Dol Guldur. Warnings for: WIP, battle violence, angst, character death, sex/slash, adult themes. Notes: The concepts of 'wind-curtains' and elvish 'silver-eyed far-speaking' were originally created by Implacida, and are used ...
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- 5. A Time of Harvest, September 22nd, 1915
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 06/12/09 Original Post: 10/02/08
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 6,357
Era: 4th Age Genre: General Completion: Complete - 2nd Lieutenant JRR Tolkien meets a stranger in the woods of Warwick, someone with a strange tale to tell. Written for just_ann_now, who bounced a plot-bunny my way for a short story about Tolkien and Harvest
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6. Blue Book of Melleth: Parting Gifts
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 09/27/08 Original Post: 08/25/08
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,569
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - The Sons of the Steward each know very well what would please the other. (Originally inspired by the prompt 'saddlebags' at the LJ drabble comm: tolkien_weekly, this story was a birthday gift for Fileg.) I should perhaps note that Melleth's world has expanded from the orginal (started some years ago) and now takes in the world of 'Prince of Horses, Lord of Stone'. Between the two are some inconsistences that I hope one day to iron out in the edit, but they can still be read side by side - s...
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7. February 26th
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 03/21/08 Original Post: 02/26/08
Status: Reviewed Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 568
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - On this day, two warrior-lords meet again... and a long-standing relationship is renewed. Warning: Implied single-sex relationship (non-graphic)
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8. Blue Book of Melleth: Different Skills
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 01/17/08 Original Post: 11/21/07
Status: Reviewed Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 4,382
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards Genre: General Completion: Complete - A young Boromir has one of 'those' conversations with his 12 year-old brother... telling him a few things not so much about the 'birds and bees'... more about the preferences between 'snails and oysters'. For Ann A narrative by Hurin, King's Scholar to King Beren - derived from the journals of a woman of the Dunedain of Arthedain, transcribed by Ohtar, King’s Scholar, from the writings of Melleth, and the annotations made therein by the late King Elessar and his Steward, Lord Faramir, by order...
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9. Tillicking Night in Bree
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 12/29/07 Original Post: 12/11/07
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3,103
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards Genre: General Completion: Complete - A midwinter night in Bree, many year's before the Ring War, two travellers stop at the Prancing Pony seeking refreshment, but the inn is crowded, for tonight is a special night for a local custom.
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10. Forlorn Hope
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 01/05/07 Original Post: 06/11/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 185
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Poetry Completion: Complete - Faramir's Charge MITHRIL AWARD 2005 - runner-up, best poetry - long form MEFAwards 2005 - Dol Amroth Award - Gondor, poetry
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11. Blue Book of Melleth: In the Houses of Healing
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 06/12/06 Original Post: 05/11/06
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 6 Word Count: 13,105
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - The badly injured Faramir is brought there and his wounds tended by an old retainer and a beloved companion. Conversations by his sick-bed reveal part of a shared past of destiny bringing together those fated to act upon each other's lives. Note: A somewhat AU vision of Tolkien's Middle-earth and use of non-canon events and OCs... there is no Eowyn here.
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12. Blue Book of Melleth: Speaking to Birds
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 06/07/06 Original Post: 05/11/06
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 2,190
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - The War is over. Faramir, in a rare moment of having time to himself, recalls with pleasure memories from his childhood. He makes a decision to re-instate an old custom of his mother’s… but it’s one that is already being kept up in another part of Minas Tirith.
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13. Blue Book of Melleth: The Cloak
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 06/05/06 Original Post: 01/14/06
Status: Reviewed Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 3,987
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - Lord Boromir's old amah, [his and his brother Lord Faramir's nurse/body-guard when they were children], tells her tale of her last gift to him. Extracted from the journals of a woman of the Dunedain of Arthedain, by Ohtar, King’s Scholar, who has transcribed the writings of Melleth, and the annotations made therein by the late King Elessar and his Steward, Lord Faramir, by order of King Eldarion. Being for his private library – that the doings of his father should not be lost. .
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14. Songs of Sorrow
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 12/15/04 Original Post: 12/07/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 971
Era: Multi-Age Genre: General Completion: Complete - A set of drabbles based on the Seven Deadly Sins, and the conceit of an AU Haldir. Extrapolating fom movieverse!Haldir, who appears as proud, distant, disdainful, the very essence of a Noldo. This AU set explores how he came to this demeanor, and the [possible] events that made him who he is.
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- 15. Beyond Elvenhome
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 10/29/04 Original Post: 09/07/04
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 3 Word Count: 3,092
Era: 4th Age Genre: Romance Completion: Complete - Ch:1 - Boromir tells of his death and what happened after. Ch:2 - Of Aragorn's death; and his view of a longed for meeting. Movie!Boromir in an AU speculation of what may come after passing into the West. Warning: Language. Strong, once. Mild Slash implied A sequel to The Sky Wept Diamonds This is the second and third strands of the braid, partially inspired by the songs of the late Dave Carter, the title of which I've taken for the third strand. And thank you to fileg who bro...
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16. ...To the Edge of Night: Seven Tells of a Moment
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 10/04/04 Original Post: 09/29/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 756
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - A set of seven drabbles, perceptions of the same moments in time. Return of the King movieverse
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- 17. Passing
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 09/14/04 Original Post: 06/29/04
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 126
Era: Multi-Age Genre: Poetry Completion: Complete - From one passing into the West to one who waits behind. There are those who want the poem to refer to a specific couple and those who think they should be anonymous - to me they epitomise the inevitable loss and longing of Middle-earth. Make of it what you will.
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18. Once and Future...
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 09/05/04 Original Post: 07/30/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 108
Era: 4th Age Genre: Poetry Completion: Complete - A bitter-sweet lament of what was and what could be.
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19. Willing Teacher and the Apt Pupil, The
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 08/05/04 Original Post: 07/31/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 345
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards Genre: Humor Completion: Complete - A tale of bawdy humour - of how Aragorn learned a new skill. Adult themes.
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- 20. On Seeing the New Moon at Sunset
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 07/30/04 Original Post: 07/05/04
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 101
Era: Akallabêth/Last Alliance Genre: Poetry Completion: Complete - The silver crescent is a reminder of the knives her love carries to battle, and of her hopes and fears for him. The voice of a maiden of the Sindar, in the form of an English sonnet.
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21. For Boromir
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Author: Elen Kortirion
Last Updated: 07/24/04 Original Post: 07/05/04
Status: Reviewed Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 487
Era: 4th Age Genre: General Completion: Complete - Smell can be the greatest evocation of times past; Faramir remembers his brother. A short fiction
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