Romancing the Jewels

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Archive
Name: Romancing the Jewels
Date(s): ?-2003 (last update)
Archivist: Finch
Founder: Finch
Type: fanfiction, fan poetry, essays
Fandom: Tolkien, mainly Silmarillion
URL: Romancing the Jewels (offline)
Romancing the Jewels (index links broken; see article)
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Romancing the Jewels is a selective archive cum listing for Tolkien works based on his Silmarillion legendarium, including Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth,[1] maintained by Finch. It is subtitled Doom & Gift, Freedom & Fate.

It contains fanfiction and fan poetry, gen, het and slash, as well as a small number of essays and a short list of links. The archivist states:

Contributions welcome, if not too derivative/reminiscent of existing fanfiction stories, and if compatible with the extant corpus in tone and content. No Lord of the Rings/Hobbit stories, no Mary Sues, no self-insertion. No extended, graphic sex scenes; no gory chopping and hacking.[1]

It was last updated in December 2003. In January 2005, it was the only Silmarillion-only archive on the web.[2] The main url has gone offline since 2005, but the archive remains available here.[dead link]

The site is also host to the Galvorn Awards 2003 (link) and the Maglor in History (link) challenge.

Sections

Stories are divided chronologically and by genre/form:

Reviews, Recommendations and Affiliations

The Crack Van overview for The Silmarillion describes the site:

medium-sized Silmarillion archive maintained by Finch; contains the collected Maglor in History stories. Unfortunately, many stories actually link to ff.net, and thus have been afflicted by the Dreaded FF.net Link Rot [all genres, no graphic sex or gore][2]

The archive is affiliated with the Mithril Awards.[3] Romancing the Jewels is recommended by:

  • Celandine Brandybuck -- Finch's own works and others, Silmarillion-based; has not been updated since 2003[4]
  • Deborah Judge -- Finch's Silmarillion fiction archive, with a good selection of quality in-canon stories. Also the place to find Finch's own innovative, canon-loyal, and impeccably footnoted stories. Especially recommended for Finrod lovers.[5]
  • Espresso Addict -- Large archive of Silmarillion fanfiction[6]
  • King and Herald -- Links page for Silmarillion fanfiction[7]
  • Tyellas -- Silmarillion fanfic archive with romance, adventure, and a focus on close to canon material[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Romancing the Jewels: Index (accessed 1 September 2012)
  2. ^ a b Crack Van: The Silmarillion: An Overview (accessed 1 September 2012)
  3. ^ Mithril Awards: Affiliates (accessed 1 September 2012)
  4. ^ Wellinghall: Links (accessed 1 September 2012)
  5. ^ Deborah's Stories: Some Places to Find Excellent Stories (accessed 1 September 2012)
  6. ^ Espresso Recommendations: Recommended links (accessed 1 September 2012)
  7. ^ King and Herald: Links (accessed 1 September 2012)
  8. ^ Ansereg: Tolkien Fandom Links (accessed 1 September 2012)