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Above All Shadows Rides the Sun by Star_Wanderer
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
23 Aug 2025
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What if Kemen doesn't just simply allow Isildur passage from Pelargir to Numenor? What if he gives orders for Isildur to be detained and taken to the dungeons as soon as the ship docks in Numenor? It's been two years, and no one knows what has happened to Isildur - especially given that his family thinks he died in the Southlands. Yet truth always finds a way of revealing itself.
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Litost by Helholden
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
21 Aug 2025
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He was silent for a moment. She heard his cloak rustle, the sound of his hand grasp one of the bars. The gentle tap of his rings against the metal filled her ears, and she shut her eyes.
“When you denied an alliance with me, I found other means of quenching my thirst.”
“For violence and depravity?” she shot back.
“For vengeance,” he hissed. “Just as you sought yours. Keep your righteousness to yourself. I care not for it. These Men, these Númenóreans, fought against me in the Great War. Slew countless lives. With their pride and their arrogance in their mighty goodness. They thought they were better than the rest of us as you yourself believed you were better than me.” His voice dropped to a whisper. “I wanted to see them suffer. I have achieved so much more than that.”
Written for an anonymous tumblr prompt: During Ar-Pharazôn’s rule of Númenor when Sauron holds the position of the High Priest of Melkor, Galadriel is captured in the middle of a war, imprisoned, and handed over to him as a sacrifice to be made in the Temple of the High Priest, but Sauron has other plans. From Akallabêth to the founding of Gondor, unlikely allies are forged.
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The Heart, It Swims For You by RunawayShark
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
20 Aug 2025
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Pharazôn leaves Kemen’s room, furious, and Eärien takes his place. Angst and fluff ensues.
Takes place after the Shrine incident, in which Valandil lost his life.
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- English
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- 2,188
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
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- 10
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Stupid Things We Do on Vacation by Reese
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
18 Aug 2025
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Galadriel’s just here for sun, sand, and a week of overdue chaos with her old friend group. The kind of vacation you swear you’ll plan every year but never do. She’s got her sunglasses, her reading list, and a firm plan to ignore anyone who threatens her peace.
Unfortunately, one of those threats just showed up - uninvited, sun-kissed, and wearing a smirk she hasn’t seen in years.
Now she’s stuck with him for seven days of beach games, group dares, and dangerously nostalgic tension.
And the thing is? Galadriel has never been able to back down from a challenge.
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what makes night within us may leave stars by esauppe
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
14 Aug 2025
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Halbrand, heir to the throne of the Southlands, finds himself stranded in the middle of the ocean with only the old man Diarmid for a friend. That is, until they rescue Galadriel, Commander of the Northern Armies, from the bitter waters. Picked up by a Númenorean ship on its way home, the trio finds safety within the island kingdom. Galadriel will not let Halbrand forget his destiny, or avoid it.
But the Shadow is once again stirring in Middle-earth, and when they discover that Halbrand is more than he seems, Galadriel is confronted with a painful past more intimately tied to Halbrand's future than either of them could have guessed. Thrust into a destiny he never wanted, Halbrand must now choose between finding the light and touching the darkness.
half-Maia!Halbrand AU. Rework of The Raft, Númenor, the lost king of the Southlands plot in Season 1, Eregion, and more. Canon-divergent.
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The Triple Fool by AnnaFan for ElrondsScribe
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
11 Aug 2025
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The music school AU no-one knew they needed till now!
Éowyn Earl is the star horn player in her year, simultaneously wrestling with the demons of her past, struggling with her current crush on violinist Aragorn Walker, and wondering what to do about the hideous professor Wykeham King who is making everyone’s lives miserable. Meanwhile, in the background, gradually coming into focus, is a very talented pianist, one Faramir Hurin.
A journey through healing, redemption, friendship - and a bit of revenge. Plus a very slow burn relationship. And a love-letter to my favourite orchestral instrument.
Inspired by ElrondScribe's brilliant Silmarillion music school AU.
No resemblance to any actual musicians intended, considerable liberties with my representation of the RNCM. Indeterminate time-frame: a bit like the Manchester of my teens (and its often unfortunate social attitudes); in other respects more up-to-date. The Mancunian rain is entirely accurate, however, and I make no apology for that.
Complete with playlist and epic author's notes.
NB - rating increased to E. I will mark the chapters in question so you can skip those bits (if you want M).
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Meet Me Where the Sky Touches the Sea by sauronisms
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
25 Jul 2025
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Galadriel has spent the last decade investigating a satanic cult and searching for their leader, Sauron, whom seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth.
Worried about her physical and mental health, her co-workers and friends gift her with a long-term vacation to the island of Númenor, to get some well-deserved rest. There, she meets a mysterious, handsome stranger called Halbrand, who promises to turn her world upside down.
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stardust by esauppe
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
11 Jul 2025
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A collection of bonus chapters, scenes, and POVs for the Rings of Power longfic, "what makes night within us may leave stars." Focusing mostly on side characters and plotlines.
"what makes night" can be found here: https://archiveofourown.info/works/60028633/chapters/153157315
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Wild Card by Reese
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
02 Jul 2025
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Sauron is returned to Middle-earth - not as a Dark Lord, but as a man. Stripped of power, bound in flesh, and given one last chance.
A weapon to wield, or a mistake waiting to happen.
His warden? Galadriel.
The past is not so easily severed. And the future? That remains unwritten.
But the world is ending. And even the brightest light may have to embrace the shadow.
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Happiness by hikarielizabeth
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
01 Jul 2025
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Poppy is happy!
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i just wanna ride, get high in the moonlight by bellejolras
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
26 Jun 2025
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Valandil reaches a hand over. “Let me try?”
The lighter is warm. So is his friend’s hand. Isildur gives up the lighter easily, accepting defeat and biting the side of his thumb where the hot metal wheel stung him. Their eyes meet for a second, and Isildur is quite a sight, big brown eyes and thumb halfway in his mouth. Valandil almost feels sick to see it.
Miraculously, he gets the lighter with only one click, and resists the urge to tease Isildur even further as the flame sparks up between them. Instead, he just leans his hand over to spark up the edge of the twisted paper held between Isildur’s fingers. An image flashes across his mind, of men in old movies lighting each other’s cigarettes, but he pushes that away: he isn’t in a Hays Code era movie but the backseat of his best friend’s car. Just two buddies lighting up together. There are no homosocial undertones in real life anyway, right?
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The true Numenor by Maximrahil
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
20 Jun 2025
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During a Numenorean celebration, Isildur and Ontamo find themselves approached by a woman. What unfolds next is a tale that history books dare not record...
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Bonded Down to Bone by hobbitinnumenor
Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
13 Jun 2025
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A friend (you know who you are) said someone should write from Berek's POV, so I thought I'd give it a shot. A shoutout to other friends who informed this writing as well, I'm so grateful!
It basically follows his time in Middle Earth that we've seen so far in the show, with some other inserted moments to flesh out the narrative of his experience.
Who doesn't love Berek, am I right?
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Celebration under the moonlight by MayanneF
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
04 Jun 2025
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At last, joy and light had touched the kingdom of Ithilien. They had grown weary of seeing Isildur, one of the kings of Gondor, brooding since their exile to Middle-earth three years earlier. Anárion and Elendil were happy to see Isildur smile and breathe the joy of life for the first time in fifty years, since his separation from Estrid. Today, the people were happy to finally celebrate a joyous event, the marriage of their leader.
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"I love your dad! :D" by TheVerable
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
29 May 2025
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You are having a quiet dinner at your favorite tavern in Armenelos when you are interrupted by a beautiful man with a heavy family baggage. When his father joins the conversation things quickly escalate.
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- Part 3 of The promises of tomorrow
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Ulmo’s Will (is a shoddy sailor’s excuse) by Neocolai
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
08 May 2025
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The rings seem to think saving Elrond from drowning is amusing. Regardless, he is going to carry their evil far beyond Elvish lands if he has to swim all the way to the edge of the world. (Which seems to be his only choice thanks to this ridiculous curse of Ulmo.)
Plotting his resignation from the Sea Guard is suddenly the least of Elendil’s concerns.
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- Part 8 of That One Waterfall Trope
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Tide Pools and Crannies by numenortrio
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
03 May 2025
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"He worked hard and never complained, but as he grew into manhood, he knew he would not live like that forever. The Sea had been calling him since he was a child, and he knew he must answer her summons."
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A story of Valandil's relationships with Isildur, Elendil and the Sea.
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- Part 2 of Each Step (is a step back to you)
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The Tides of Fate Are Flowing by sauronisms
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
17 Apr 2025
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Galadriel and Halbrand set sail from Númenor to Middle-earth, for him to reclaim his rightful place as King of the Southlands. During their journey, Galadriel begins to realize how attracted she is to this man, and her resisting her own impulses and keep her head focused on her goal to destroy Sauron might be her hardest task, yet.
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- Part 4 of One Smut Collection to Rule Them All
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Artwork for How to Skin a Rabbit by DesignsBW
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
08 Apr 2025
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What it says on the tin.
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- Part 40 of Archive Classics
- Part 19 of TROP Covers
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 145
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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How to Skin a Rabbit by BetoWrites
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
08 Apr 2025
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Númenóreans can take on more days with an empty stomach than the Men of Middle-earth, but even they have a limit to how long they can survive without food…
Or: Isildur, Ontamo, and Valandil find themselves stranded in a cave, surrounded by snow, with nothing to eat and no rescue to come.
Inspired by every other survival horror movie.
- Language:
- English
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- 3,290
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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