Romancing the Jewels
| 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:
- Age of the Trees and before
- First Age: Years 1-100
- First Age: Year 100 - Dagor Bragollach
- First Age: Dagor Bragollach - Nirnaeth Arnoediad
- First Age: Nirnaeth Arnoediad - Fall of Gondolin
- First Age: Fall of Gondolin - End of Age
- Second Age
- All Ages/Other
- Parodies & Humour
- AU and/or Uncanonical Stories
- Poetry
Reviews, Recommendations and Affiliations
The Crack Van overview for The Silmarillion describes the site:
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
- ^ a b Romancing the Jewels: Index (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ a b Crack Van: The Silmarillion: An Overview (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ Mithril Awards: Affiliates (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ Wellinghall: Links (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ Deborah's Stories: Some Places to Find Excellent Stories (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ Espresso Recommendations: Recommended links (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ King and Herald: Links (accessed 1 September 2012)
- ^ Ansereg: Tolkien Fandom Links (accessed 1 September 2012)