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• Clasps and Links by songspinner

  Merry helps Eowyn search for something special on her wedding day. Treasures are not always what one expects...Originally written for Marigold's Challenge #14.

  G · 1 chapter · 1,202 words · Complete · Published 10 April 2005 · Updated 10 April 2005 · Reviews (1)

• Lethe and Eunoë by Eruanna

  Three drabbles around the death of Boromir, inspired by Longfellow's poem 'Divina Commedia'.

  G · 1 chapter · 346 words · Complete · Published 10 April 2005 · Updated 10 April 2005 · Reviews (2)

• Laer Cú Beleg by Nerdanel

  Túrin's song for Beleg at the Pools of Ivrin. Originally written for my screenplay of Narn i Hin Húrin. Three sonnets.

  G · 1 chapter · 337 words · Complete · Published 10 April 2005 · Updated 10 April 2005 · Reviews (1)

• The Last Word by jenolas

  Faramir reads his brother's last words.

  PG-13 · 15 chapters · 28,676 words · Complete · Published 8 March 2005 · Updated 10 April 2005 · Reviews (67)

• Cell Block Tango by Saoirse

  A tale told in six short increments in which Merry, Pippin, Sam and Frodo learn that it is called 'lady's work' for a reason. - Now Complete! 4.8.05

  G · 7 chapters · 9,503 words · Complete · Published 28 March 2005 · Updated 9 April 2005 · Reviews (16)

• Valour Without Renown by Forodwaith

  [Actual updates! Three new chapters added.] After the Ring War costs a woman of Rohan everything she holds dear, does she have the strength necessary to rebuild her life? The War and its consequences, as experienced by a very ordinary inhabitant of Middle-Earth. No explicit violence, but scenes of war's aftermath.

  PG-13 · 14 chapters · 23,642 words · In progress · Published 26 April 2004 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (11)

• Why Did the Chicken Cross Into Hollin? by Pearl Took

  For Marigold's Challenge #15. A chicken brings about some interaction between members of the Fellowship.

  G · 1 chapter · 1,525 words · Complete · Published 8 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (2)

• Matters of Ignorance by Pearl Took

  From Marigold's Challenge #14. A sequel to "Believe Me". A young hobbit begins to learn some lessons.

  G · 1 chapter · 2,752 words · Complete · Published 8 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (2)

• Boromir's Eyes by Pearl Took

  This was written for Marigold's Challenge #3 and I just realized I'd never posted it. Pippin learns a dreadful truth from the look in Boromir's Eyes.

  G · 1 chapter · 485 words · Complete · Published 7 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (0)

• Blood Poppy by Regina

  During the siege of Minas Tirith, a young and fearful conscript finds a bit of beauty amid the carnage. Written for the HASA WWI poets challenge, and based on Isaac Rosenberg's "Break of Day in the Trenches."

  G · 1 chapter · 961 words · Complete · Published 8 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (2)

• Hiding and Seeking by White Wolf

  Aragorn had been trying for almost his whole life to beat his brothers and best friend at hiding while they tracked him. After losing every single time, the now experienced ranger has a new plan to win this latest game of Hiding and Seeking.

  G · 1 chapter · 3,820 words · Complete · Published 8 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (2)

• Even Without Apples by Shirebourn

  When an eight-year-old Merry tries to make a cake for his mother's birthday, everything goes wrong. Can his mother help him out in the end?

  G · 1 chapter · 2,605 words · Complete · Published 8 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (1)

• The Battle by Joee

  Elladan and Elrohir discuss battle strategy. Estel and Legolas make an appearance. One shot.

  G · 1 chapter · 1,283 words · Complete · Published 8 April 2005 · Updated 8 April 2005 · Reviews (4)

• As He Sails West by Keithan

  He kept himself detached, trying to ignore the pain, trying to bury the grief. But he can only take so much, and this he learns - as he sails west.

  G · 1 chapter · 1,886 words · Complete · Published 7 April 2005 · Updated 7 April 2005 · Reviews (2)

• The Best-Laid Plans by Shieldmaiden of Rohan

  Eomer is having difficulty accepting the idea of his sister's betrothal to Faramir. When he returns to Minas Tirith to escort Theoden's body back to Edoras, Merry and Pippin decide to take the opportunity to help the two men reconcile their differences...whether they want to or not.

  PG · 6 chapters · 19,644 words · In progress · Published 6 April 2005 · Updated 7 April 2005 · Reviews (8)

• Under the Green Trees by Lairewen

  Oropher looks back on his life and the events that shaped it.

  PG · 1 chapter · 2,417 words · Complete · Published 7 April 2005 · Updated 7 April 2005 · Reviews (5)

• Spellbound by shirebound

  What are the Barrow-wights? Why did the wight tell Frodo that they were “waiting” for him? What did it plan for the hobbits, and why? How were the hobbits lured up to the Great Barrow? What explains why Frodo was treated differently than the other hobbits, awakened sooner, and found the strength to resist the call of the Ring in such a desperate situation? This story is my own look at the events on the Barrow-downs from the FOTR chapter ‘The Fog on the Barrow-downs’.

  PG-13 · 6 chapters · 12,041 words · Complete · Published 31 January 2005 · Updated 7 April 2005 · Reviews (134)

• Various Drabbles by Cheryl

  A collection of drabbles for miscellaneous events, mostly birthdays. There are many different characters and situations, including a couple of AU's. Technically, they're drabbles, but many are double drabbles. (I tend to be too wordy to restrict the story to 100 words! )

  G · 10 chapters · 1,993 words · Complete · Published 14 November 2004 · Updated 7 April 2005 · Reviews (6)

• Bearer of Bad Tidings by LOTR lover

  Elrond sees Celebrian's face in the crowd of elves at the quay in Avallonë, knowing he will have to tell her about Arwen.

  G · 1 chapter · 1,489 words · Complete · Published 6 April 2005 · Updated 6 April 2005 · Reviews (3)

• The Hands of a Healer by Shieldmaiden of Rohan

  Upon entering Minas Tirith just after the battle on the Pelennor, Aragorn learns of one who needs his aid. A movie-verse gap-filler.

  G · 1 chapter · 1,225 words · Complete · Published 5 April 2005 · Updated 6 April 2005 · Reviews (2)