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Choices |
Last Updated: 8/31/2015 |
| Elrond has suffered too many partings from those he loved, but at last he has some hope of reunion.
(This is the story I first started for Nilmandra's birthday, but it refused to proceed properly. Let it be a happy birthday to everyone in the Stories of Arda community!) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/31/2015 |
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Not All is as it Seems |
Last Updated: 8/3/2015 |
| Eldarion wishes to escape his friends, and his father meets an old acquaintance. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/3/2015 |
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Home is the Hunter |
Last Updated: 6/22/2015 |
| Elrond. Celebrian. A bright morning in Imladris.
For Nilmandra |
| Rating: PG |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/22/2015 |
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And So it Ends |
Last Updated: 4/7/2009 |
| Fourth Age: 120. The Age of Men bids farewell to the last legends of the Ring War, as they leave Gondor. One way or another. (Happy belated birthdays to Jay, Lindelea, Ellie and Dot. And, on current form, happy advance birthday to Meckinock.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 4/7/2009 |
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Matrimonial Complications |
Last Updated: 11/19/2008 |
| Not everyone in Gondor welcomed the new Queen. And some were prepared to stand up for their beliefs. (I have missed so many birthdays! Here is to French Pony, Elliska, Redheredh and Karen. Not the story that is still lingering on my hard drive, but an offering of sorts!) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 11/19/2008 |
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Moving On |
Last Updated: 8/10/2008 |
| Glorfindel, an old friend and the habit of sunbathing. (For Perelleth. Have a happy birthday and many of them!) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/10/2008 |
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Left Behind |
Last Updated: 7/22/2008 |
| Dagorlad had an immediate effect on those whose loved ones were slaughtered. Back in the Greenwood, the king's widow struggles to deal with the shock. For daw, whose birthday was yesterday. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 7/22/2008 |
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A Family Day |
Last Updated: 6/22/2008 |
| There is nothing like spending a perfect summer's day in the woods with your children. Happy Birthday, Nilmandra.osmrtnice
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/22/2008 |
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Celebrity |
Last Updated: 6/12/2008 |
| A stranger claims acquaintance with Gondor's king. Having taken a look at my birthday list, I see I've missed Gwynhyffar's, which was on the day I posted this - happy belated birthday! |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/12/2008 |
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Generations |
Last Updated: 5/26/2008 |
| It is natural for parents to want their children to lead safer, happier lives than they did – just as it is natural for them to complain about the inadequacies of the next generation. While trying to live up to a father who is an epic hero brings difficulties of its own … For Meckinock's birthday. A bit early. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 5/26/2008 |
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A Darkness Lies behind Us |
Last Updated: 5/12/2008 |
| Finrod Felagund, it is said, walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees of Eldamar. But Finarfin is not the only one Finrod left behind him when he chose to take the road east - for Amarie of the Vanyar went not with him into exile.
The story of Finrod's return from the Halls of Mandos and his readjustment to life in Aman. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 5 |
Published: 10/1/2006 |
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Together Again |
Last Updated: 3/23/2008 |
| Elrond has joined his wife in the Blessed Realm, but he needs to deal with the past. (For Nilmandra and Perelleth, in the hope that they feel better soon.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 3/23/2008 |
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Beyond the Clouded Hills |
Last Updated: 2/26/2008 |
| On arriving in the Greenwood, Thranduil and a Silvan elf begin to build the bonds that end up in kingship. For Dot's birthday - apologies for the general refusal of the story to co-operate. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 2/26/2008 |
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In Bitterness and Loss |
Last Updated: 2/16/2008 |
| Finarfin turned back - but to what kind of reception? Did Earwen welcome back the new King of the Noldor? (Ellie's birthday was in January, and I missed it and then took ill ... Sorry this is so late. Happy belated birthday, Ellie!) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 2/16/2008 |
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Size isn't Everything |
Last Updated: 1/23/2008 |
| As the Fellowship go south, it becomes apparent that being small doesn't make you helpless. For Lindelea - a belated birthday present. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/23/2008 |
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Trouble |
Last Updated: 1/11/2008 |
| A youngish Elladan and Elrohir manage to irritate the Lady of Imladris. Glorfindel is no help. (For Beruthiel's Cat, who requested Glorfindel and the twins.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/11/2008 |
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Comfort |
Last Updated: 1/8/2008 |
| Elladan attempts to cheer his brother up. A short piece written for Jay of Lasgalen's birthday.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/8/2008 |
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Brotherhood |
Last Updated: 12/17/2007 |
| Imladris. Late Third Age. A boy, his mother, two elves and their father. And various supporting elves of the Last Homely House. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 15 |
Published: 12/18/2006 |
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Shadows |
Last Updated: 11/25/2007 |
| Legolas visits a special place on his return to the devastated Greenwood. For Karen's birthday. Late, I'm sorry to say! |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 11/25/2007 |
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Walking the Tightrope |
Last Updated: 11/8/2007 |
| In the Blessed Realm, two elves from the Golden Wood finally realise what they mean to each other. For Redheredh's unbirthday... ... ... Featuring backstory from Arwen's Heart and Sweet Woodbine, as well as people and ideas from Exile and Redheredh's stories Beech Leaves and Golden Flower Blossoms. Amongst others. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 11/8/2007 |
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In Search of Stillness |
Last Updated: 9/23/2007 |
| Legolas and Gimli journey to the Greenwood in search of peace. For elliska. Have a happy birthday today, and many of them in the future! |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 9/23/2007 |
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Reunion |
Last Updated: 9/5/2007 |
| A latecomer returns to his family in the Blessed Realm. For French Pony's birthday. Written hastily while away last weekend and none the better for that! |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 9/5/2007 |
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Differences |
Last Updated: 8/10/2007 |
| Oropher finds it difficult to forgive Galadriel for being Galadriel, but his wife and his cousin are determined to build bridges. For Perelleth's birthday. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/10/2007 |
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Changes |
Last Updated: 7/21/2007 |
| Two friends, long separated, work on getting to know one another again. A follow-on, of a sort, from a story daw wrote for my birthday last year - intended for her birthday this year. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 7/21/2007 |
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Lady in Waiting |
Last Updated: 6/23/2007 |
| On the far side of the Sundering Seas, an elleth heals and waits for her husband to join her. For Nilmandra's birthday. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/23/2007 |
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Time |
Last Updated: 6/12/2007 |
| Legolas develops a curiosity about those who once dwelt in Ithilien. For Gwynhyffar's birthday. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/12/2007 |
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Escape |
Last Updated: 5/27/2007 |
| An elf, a man, a wizard - met by chance. Happy imminent birthday, Meckinock. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 5/27/2007 |
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A Brave New World |
Last Updated: 5/15/2007 |
| While on duty in Ithilien, an unnamed member of the White Company reflects on his experience and on those he guards. (This story was brought to life by Meckinock, in her comment on Getting Away From it All...) Not Beregond. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 5/15/2007 |
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Getting Away From it All |
Last Updated: 5/12/2007 |
| The King Returned, his Queen, the Steward and the Steward's Lady. On a day out. (This was going to be Meckinock's birthday story ... but it is really SO frivolous ...) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 5/12/2007 |
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Reflections from the Paradise of Elves |
Last Updated: 4/6/2007 |
The collected ramblings of Legolas, Elladan and Elrohir as their lives continue to change and develop. Part 88. Peace. Reflections has extended to 89 episodes over the past three years. It is now long enough! Although it has now concluded, it is not the end, as I daresay More Reflections will be along soon.
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 89 |
Published: 5/25/2004 |
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Beneath a Gibbous Moon |
Last Updated: 3/24/2007 |
| A man and an elf converse on a dark night as the world comes close to ending. ... ... ... The Karenator's birthday story. ... ... ... The First Age (chapter 1) and now the Third Age (chapter 3). Saved for 24th March. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 3 |
Published: 11/19/2006 |
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Great Oaks |
Last Updated: 3/14/2007 |
| Oropher settled in the region of Amon Lanc - but he moved his people northwards to seek greater safety and isolation. His son was a natural choice to lead the party seeking a place to dwell. For Dot's birthday. Chapter 2 - not a continuation, but a related ... reaction. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 2 |
Published: 2/20/2007 |
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Youngest Son |
Last Updated: 1/25/2007 |
| A brief tale of a golden prince. For Ellie, who likes Finarfin, Finrod and Glorfindel, and whose birthday it is today. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/25/2007 |
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Making Acquaintance |
Last Updated: 1/20/2007 |
| First meetings maybe signify more than it would seem. Hobbits. And a wizard. (Because apparently yesterday was Lindelea's birthday) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/20/2007 |
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Dragons in the Trollshaws |
Last Updated: 1/7/2007 |
| A peril awakes that demands all Elladan and Elrohir's attention - and requires more than skill to defeat. (Inspired, if you can call it that, by mentions in Reflections and Brotherhood - and a request to know more.) To celebrate the birthday of Jay of Lasgalen. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 1/7/2007 |
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Duty Bound |
Last Updated: 11/17/2006 |
| Whilst travelling south, Pippin asks a question about Boromir's past. (The members of the Fellowship only appear briefly.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 4 |
Published: 11/8/2006 |
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Exiled |
Last Updated: 11/5/2006 |
| Glorfindel visits an old friend. ... ... ... ... ... Redheredh refused to admit to a birthday ... so Perelleth and I have declared that the unbirthday celebration should take place today. This story features two of Redheredh's characters and references two of her stories Golden Flower Blossoms - recommended reading for lovers of Elrond and Celebrian - and, of course, the great golden elf himself. And Beech Leaves - featuring a certain elf of the Great Greenwood. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 11/5/2006 |
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Elflings |
Last Updated: 10/23/2006 |
| Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas's elflings grow older. Chapter 13. A rambling tale of elflings - featuring some parents. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: In Progress |
Chapters: 14 |
Published: 7/3/2004 |
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Aftermath |
Last Updated: 9/23/2006 |
| The shadow is making life in Mirkwood ever more dangerous - and not all those who suffer are warriors. Happy birthday, Elliska. I'm sorry the story isn't more cheerful!osmrtnice
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Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 9/23/2006 |
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Bridges |
Last Updated: 9/17/2006 |
| Legolas and his wife's father just cannot get on. But elven life is long - and understanding will grow in time. If only they can learn to listen to each other... |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 4 |
Published: 8/3/2006 |
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Isildur's Heir |
Last Updated: 9/3/2006 |
| Adjusting to kingship cannot have been easy ... Happy birthday, French Pony. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 9/3/2006 |
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Learning to Live |
Last Updated: 8/9/2006 |
| Oropher is finding it hard to adjust to life in the Blessed Realm. Some solitary brooding. (Happy birthday, Perelleth! Finrod will be along soon...) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 8/9/2006 |
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First Sight |
Last Updated: 7/17/2006 |
| Those who lived around the Stronghold must have known each other - even before they grew up. Ithilden meets Alfirin ... who doesn't think highly of Eilian. (Nilmandra's already cracked - and I'm going away on Friday. A birthday present for daw, set in her world and playing with her characters. Reference to Nilmandra's Ithilden's Begetting Day.) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 7/17/2006 |
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Sweet Woodbine |
Last Updated: 7/14/2006 |
| Over three centuries passed before Thranduil and the twins joined Legolas in the Blessed Realm. What was he doing with himself in the meantime? Apart from representing the people of Eryn Lasgalen in the councils of the great, that is. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 12 |
Published: 3/19/2006 |
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Belonging |
Last Updated: 6/20/2006 |
| Well - if Nilmandra's birthday is today... Just a bit of Celebrian and Elrond ... Enjoying the day. |
| Rating: PG-13 |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/20/2006 |
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Unearthing the Past |
Last Updated: 6/11/2006 |
| Elladan and Elrohir find something unexpected while riding in Hollin. (Blame Nilmandra and Gywnhyffar for this. It just jumped complete into my head when two words came together....) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/11/2006 |
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First Impressions |
Last Updated: 6/1/2006 |
| Halbarad takes a very young Aragorn to meet the Dunedain in the Angle. Aragorn's impressions. (A contribution to the Meckinock Birthday Weekend, this piece was first put on lj, and makes it here purely to keep everything tidy!) |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 6/1/2006 |
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Ripe for Change |
Last Updated: 4/7/2006 |
| Celeborn feels restless as he begins to grow accustomed to life in the Blessed Realm. He seeks a way to settle in a land not his and find a role to give him purpose. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 8 |
Published: 3/18/2005 |
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A New Year |
Last Updated: 3/25/2006 |
| In the Blessed Realm, there are those who do not want the events that ended the Third Age to be forgotten. The events here were suggested in Reflections 57. osmrtnice
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| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 3/25/2006 |
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Long Memories |
Last Updated: 2/19/2006 |
| Why does Taryatur appear to dislike Legolas so much? Some apparently incomprehensible feelings have their roots in memories so far distant that only those who were there could begin to understand. |
| Rating: G |
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Status: Complete |
Chapters: 1 |
Published: 2/19/2006 |
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