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This is part of the Fandom Snowflake Challenge #13: In your own space, rec three fanworks that you did not create.
I decided to rec fics that could be great introductions to the Silmarillion fandom for people who are somewhat familiar with the Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit (books or movies), or Rings of Power series, and who are interested in Tolkien's larger legendarium, but don't know the Silmarillion very well yet.
Jailbird by JazTheBard is written so that you can read it without having read the Silmarillion, the chapter notes help the reader there, but it introduces an important character from the Silmarillion, Maglor, in a LotR world (it's a canon divergence AU).
The iconic Silmarillion pairing is Maedhros/Fingon, and this rec post would be incomplete without a Russingon (the name of their ship, based on Maedhros' nickname Russandol +Fingon) fic. I chose The Starless Road, a very popular and extremely well written fic that happens after canon events. A nifty thing about Elves is that they can be re-embodied again in Valinor, and many Silm fics give them second chances in their second life. This fic has also Hobbits to bring familiarity for LotR readers. The fic is orphaned because the author became a published author, but that just tells about the quality of writing.
This rec list would also be incomplete without my OTP, Celebrimbor/Annatar. Actually, this pairing is a very good entry point for a Lord of the Rings fan to Tolkien's larger legendarium as both Celebrimbor and Annatar (who is Sauron) are mentioned in LotR. You only need to remember that Sauron had a "fair form" once. I chose one of my favourite fics here because it has brilliant characterization, worldbuilding, and can also be read as deep friendship fic. It happens in Khazad-dûm, or Moria as it's known in LotR, so it also has many LotR elements - and Dwarf culture! I'm talking about The Light Under the Mountains by Prackspoor.
All of my recs are rated T.
I decided to rec fics that could be great introductions to the Silmarillion fandom for people who are somewhat familiar with the Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit (books or movies), or Rings of Power series, and who are interested in Tolkien's larger legendarium, but don't know the Silmarillion very well yet.
Jailbird by JazTheBard is written so that you can read it without having read the Silmarillion, the chapter notes help the reader there, but it introduces an important character from the Silmarillion, Maglor, in a LotR world (it's a canon divergence AU).
The iconic Silmarillion pairing is Maedhros/Fingon, and this rec post would be incomplete without a Russingon (the name of their ship, based on Maedhros' nickname Russandol +Fingon) fic. I chose The Starless Road, a very popular and extremely well written fic that happens after canon events. A nifty thing about Elves is that they can be re-embodied again in Valinor, and many Silm fics give them second chances in their second life. This fic has also Hobbits to bring familiarity for LotR readers. The fic is orphaned because the author became a published author, but that just tells about the quality of writing.
This rec list would also be incomplete without my OTP, Celebrimbor/Annatar. Actually, this pairing is a very good entry point for a Lord of the Rings fan to Tolkien's larger legendarium as both Celebrimbor and Annatar (who is Sauron) are mentioned in LotR. You only need to remember that Sauron had a "fair form" once. I chose one of my favourite fics here because it has brilliant characterization, worldbuilding, and can also be read as deep friendship fic. It happens in Khazad-dûm, or Moria as it's known in LotR, so it also has many LotR elements - and Dwarf culture! I'm talking about The Light Under the Mountains by Prackspoor.
All of my recs are rated T.
