No one is born great and wise, not even the great King Gil-galad or Master Elrond, known throughout Middle Earth for his wisdom and knowledge. For young Thranduil, the road toward wisdom and greatness is fraught with deep-seated anger, sorrow and remorse. This is a journey through the Second Age seen through the eyes of Thranduil, Gil-galad, Elrond and Sauron.

Legolas returns home to Mirkwood but all actions have consequences and can anything ever be as it was? Can he find his way back to himself and rediscover peace.

Aegnor has been given a choice to remain in the Halls of Mandos or return to the world. Choosing to live once more, we find him in modern day New York where he meets a young woman who he believes is Andreth reincarnated. Will he be able to win what he turned away before? Will he live through losing her again? Rated for language. OC characters

Cadhríen is a lady-in-waiting: a trusted maid and confidante of Galadriel. When yet another band of Orcs is spotted roving near Lothlórien's northern borders, Cadhríen finds herself accompanying Celeborn and Haldir to Mirkwood, where the Galadhrim hope to renew ties with the haughty Elvenking, Thranduil, and his son, the spirited Legolas.

Finarfin's tall, powerful, golden brood brought home a collection of very different spouses. Here are short tales of his relationships with his daughters and sons-in-law.

Years have passed since the cartographer Soread from Greenwood has left Imladris. Now he returns, driven by trust towards the Lord and the Lady of Rivendell and accompanied with secrets he wishes to keep. Sequel to 'The Cartographer of Greenwood'. Characters: Celebrian, Elrond, OC

In a stormy night, a strange elf stumbles through the doors of Imladris. He is injured and it is not his love for drawing maps that has driven him out of his home for many years. Will he learn that he has to fight for what is dear to him or will he continue his travels and avoid the arguments awaiting him at home? Characters: Celebrian, Elrond, OC

Eärendil has gone sailing again-the time through the skies-and Elwing is left to find a place for herself in Valinor, while the Valar prepare for war.

The battle with the Great Serpents of the North brought nothing but wrath and ruin for the wood elves. The aftermath is bitter – particularly so for their great King now laid low by the destruction of dragon flame. A short tale of Thranduil's healing and how he and those around him adapt to his new, life-changing injuries. Thranduil-centric later on. Disclaimer: It's not mine!

My name is Lothiriel of Dol Amroth. Though my reputation for truth is somewhat tarnished I swear that every word of this tale, the most important of my life, is true...

Heart sick and weary with the burden of the dreadful oath, he wonders the shores of Middle Earth singing songs of regret and despair. Discontent grew in her heart, a need to follow the call of the sea growing ever stronger. It was rooted in her very soul, she would find the voice that floated over the sea, haunting her dreams. Characters: [Maglor, OC], Valar

Naruto has gone off and done it again. Having been caught by Obito's Kamui. Naruto battles him in unknown territory. Killing him quickly Naruto ventures into this new world known as Earthland. Can Naruto get back home? Or will he live the rest of his life in this new world?

Legolas never wanted to be king, but after Thranduil is badly injured in the Battle of the Five Armies he might not have a choice.

"Lonely men are we, Rangers of the wild, hunters—but hunters ever of the servants of the Enemy; for they are found in many places, not in Mordor only." -Aragorn. Daeril of the Dunedain, survivor of Sarn Ford, journeys South to her chieftain's aid and the liberation of Middle Earth. OC, Not 10th walker.

Yavanna, creator and protector of all things that grow spends some time in Greenwood during its fall, and has a message for its King.

In the fallout of her betrothal to Elphir, Gúthwyn must deal with the consequences - including an all-out war with Queen Lothíriel. Meanwhile, she begins to question her aversion to marriage. Rohan Pride Chronicles.

This is the tale of Eol and Aredhel as told from a different perspective. Some may find it interesting and others may not. As the author I can only hope that many of you will read it. Hope you enjoy the story.

Elrond is promoted to the rank Commander. He has never had this many lives in his hands. He has never had to make choices like this. Set during the Siege of Barad-Dur. Featuring Elrond, Gil-Galad, Thranduil, Erestor, Glorfindel, and some OC's. Rating may go up for gore and violence.

Check the first chapter for Summary of each short story! Stories of people that had to go through the horrors of the War of the Ring or the events leading up to them. Each story is stand alone. Characters featured are Eomer, Eowyn, Theodred, Lothiriel, Imrahil, Amrothos, Elphir, Erchirion, Denethor.

How will Elrond's oldest and newest servants get along if left together to care for Estel?

Gandalf is brought to the ElvenKings tent after the battle of the five armies, but doesn't find at all what he was expecting to.

Haruno Sakura used to think the eyes were the windows to the soul, but after witnessing the horrors of the Sharingan firsthand, she's convinced they are the doors. ItaSaku. Nonmass. Rated T (subject to change)

They had reached the shores. They had freed themselves of the Valar. But darkness lurks in Beleriand even as madness lurks within, and who could stand against the dual onslaught that both might bring? One shot. The burning of the ships at Losgar.

An origin tale that takes place before the events of the main story "To Live Again." It returns to Oropher's youth in Doriath, to a time before he was nothing more than a young lord in Thingol's court. It explores the love between he and his wife, the birth of his legendary son "Thranduil" their escape from Doriath, and the eventual coming to Greenwood. This is how a King is made.

Diplomacy was a difficult game for the War King of Mirkwood, and centuries had passed since the last human delegation had requested an audience. Celeborn had warned him: all realms looked to him now, wondering whether there would be war in the north. Legolas' attentions, however, were not on Erebor, but on Dol Guldur. (3rd part in the AU series "The Mirkwood King")

Lothíriel was only a child when she was granted the gift of foresight but the path that life chose for her was something she never saw coming. Éomer grew up hardened as a warrior always looking for a threat. But what happens when what is at stake isn't anything physical but his very heart?

(Stay alive until this horror show is past) Eregion has fallen; Sauron is closely pursuing Elrond and Celeborn's forces, who desperately need somewhere to hide.

Sauron may be defeated, but Harad remains a great empire, powerful and noble yet infinitely ambitious. Having ordered her own house, she turns her eyes northward for the first time in many centuries. As Aragorn prepares for war, he remembers the south: the glory he helped to renew, and the people that could have been his.

Short tale of how Éomer king and Lothíriel, Princess of Dol Amroth came to be together after the War of the Rings

Deep in the night Maedhros wanders through the fortress of Himring. Unlike usual, he isn't the only one awake. Deep in the night, Maglor sings a song, a beautiful Song, a sad Song, a haunting Song. Deep in the night, he writes what would become his most famous work, but Songs of Power are dangerous, and so are the memories used to conjure them. A/N: Fixed it, now actually readable

Post-Battle of Pelennor Fields, the newly crowned King of the Riddermark surveys the destruction of battle, and mourns the sister he is not sure he still has. Post-Battle of Pelennor Fields a girl of Gondor searches every body for the futile sign of life, praying she can start to repay the debt she owes those that lost their lives.

[ON HIATUS] The watchful peace of Menegroth is ending. A young Thranduil, keeping watch on Doriath's borders, witnesses an event that heralds the beginning of the end for the Elven kingdom. As Doriath faces tumult after tumult, Thranduil, his family, and their host, struggle to maintain a foothold in a terrifying, changing world - one that seems poised to ruin them.

Gondor, Third Age. A lone Elf wanders on the shores of Middle-earth. He sometimes takes care of wounded men and women he comes across, those rejected by the sea after shipwrecks or those victims of the corsairs of Umbar. Yet once they are out of danger, ever he vanishes, never revealing his true identity, until one day... . [The OC is a canon character I could not find in the list]

Sent by her father to spend the summer in Rohan with her betrothed, Lothíriel struggles to fit into a society so different from her own.

An Elf and a down-at-the-heels mortal woman travel across Middle-earth together. Sequel to Pitfalls of the Palantir. Chapter 47. Haleth continues her conversation with Cirdan and then speaks to Inglor.

Legolas begins a new life in Ithilien but not all those who go with him are eager. Maewen, his love from before the war cannot accept the changes that war has inflicted upon him, and he carries pain from the past that cannot be ignored. When a tragedy strikes what will this mean for his new friendship with Aragorn? Will Maewen accept him for who he truly is?

A woman trapped in an unfamiliar land struggles to find her way home. But where is home? COMPLETE

The War of the Ring took a little of something from everyone. Rodwen, orphaned by it, burdened with the care of a sister and shackled by the man charged with caring for her is caught between a rock and hard place. She begins to serve Lady Arwen. It is through her job as servant that she meets Legolas, a ray of hope for escape from her afflicted world. Warning:lemons, rape, violence

Dunland. The rain-soaked foothills of the Misty mountains are home to a proud, disparate and warlike people. Butchered and driven out of their ancestral lands, it would take little to stir the many tribes into open war with the Free peoples. In such a time, the cost of dissent might be everything. OC stories spanning several years and filling in the gaps about Rohan's oldest foes.

'Legolas looked out across the valley with bated breath as the first dark shapes appeared on the horizon. A storm of carrion birds and great bats whirled above them, throwing even Erebor into shadow. He drew his first arrow from his quiver.' The Battle of the Five Armies, told from the view of the elves, canonic to the book, from Smaug's death to the end.

While waiting in Imladris after the Council of Elrond Legolas has a confusing encounter with one enraged Dwarf. Just what has he done to upset him? Why is it all he has to show for his generosity is a pile of broken arrows? Aragorn's first attempt at improving communication between Dwarf and Elf.

Lothíriel of Dol Amroth and Éomer of Rohan are thrown together after the War of the Ring, and it doesn't go well. Misunderstandings, rash judgements and misdirected resentment in a tale as old as time.

Aefwyn is born a servant in the Marshal's household. In her childhood she befriends Éomer and Éowyn, but is separated of them by their parent's deaths. They are later reunited, but what becomes of their friendship? Rated T for language, part AU. Éomer/OC.

In the aftermath of the destruction of Dol Guldur, an unspeakable tragedy and crime is discovered - Elves, tortured and twisted by servants of Sauron. One brave survivor seeks a fresh start in Legolas' new Ithilien, but does she have the strength to survive this strange new world alone...or do we all need someone to lean on? LegolasXOC post LotR

In the dry lands east of the Sea of Rhûn, the Haehînbór await the day when the foretold signs, the Six Spears, are seen, and the day has come for them to throw off their chains and be free. But fate may choose an unwilling hero, and prophecy is rarely what it seems to be.

After fifteen years of fruitlessly searching for the creature called Gollum, Gandalf forsook the hunt. Though Aragorn persevered for a time, tracking his quarry on the marches of Mordor, he too despaired at last and began his homeward journey...

Estel needs a Nurse. Legolas suggests a fellow Silvan. Elrond and Erestor would rather explore other options.

They are Noldo and they are learned, gifted in the skills of the physical sciences and the arts, refined and graceful like no other. The Wise Ones, led by Elrond and Glorfindel, travel to the Greenwood to reciprocate Thranduil's invitation. Legolas and The Greenwood prepare for imperious Noldo. Second in The Wild and The Wise story arc.

What happens when the world comes looking for the man nobody sees.

How will the world change when a battle hardened Naruto from the future comes to the past? With a change of name and appearance this old Naruto will help the Naruto of this new Konoha become the shinobi he was destined to be all the while trying to fit into this new world where those he knew as dead are alive and well. Time travel fic.

He had given everything to the village. His heart, his soul, his body, and his mind. He had endured more than anyone can fathom, all for the sake of Konoha and it's people... just so they would see he isn't the demon they say he his. That is, until the villagers finally stepped over the line. Sometimes putting your heart out will only end in pain and anger, a lesson Naruto learned.

Estel is getting a nurse, and he doesn't want one!

Rose Weasley is different from everything she knows... she was born a Squib. While her many cousins and her brother attend Hogwarts, she attends the local muggle secondary school, dreaming of life as a wizard and poring over letters from her closest cousin Albus. But unbeknownst to everybody, Rose will soon have an important part to play in the Wizarding World. RoseXScorpius

Being ignored and gazed at with hatred can lead someone to become a boisterous and loud orange-wearing shinobi, but it can also drive him to become a silent and invisible introvert. Of the two, Naruto takes the logical choice for a future in the Ninja World. Team Sai-Naruto-Sakura. No pairings. Future of bloodshed and grittiness assured.

The world of Haldir of Lothlorien changes abruptly after a tragic meeting.

The arrival of a stranger to Westeros brings with him a new darkness to the land. And so a Crusader and would be Queen will be joined to stand against this new enemy as old memories of a world's past begin to stir and enter the fray. The very foundations of the Seven Kingdoms will have to shift or all will be lost. Pray, so that the Gods might show mercy.

Maglor answers the summons of the Valar, but is forgiveness possible for the remaining son of Fëanor? Can Elrond and his loved ones live with the choices they've made? Fourth Age with First Age flashbacks.

Six years after the Fourth Ninja War the world still isn't peaceful. What will Konoha do against an unknown enemy with strange powers and a familiar enemy who is still after revenge when their overworked trump card is sick of being used, irritated by Konoha's hypocrisy, and tired of the endless fighting? Naruto X Hanabi with hints of Naruto X Sasame (mostly one-sided).

The Avari of Taur Romen find themselves caught in the turmoil of the Third age . In ages passed they were able to avoid the conflict between Sauron and the Free Peoples of Middle Earth. the War of the Ring is on the horizon, leaving their leader, Hensilien, only one ultimatum: solicit the help of their kin in the west of whom they have habored resentment for since the Sundering.

*canonical gap-filler* Elrond seeks out Círdan to find out why the Shipwright decided to give Gandalf the Elven Ring Narya. After all, the Three Rings were made for the Elven race, so by what reason should a Maia possess it? Will Elrond believe what happened? *full summary inside* *needs revision*

Ayla is a Squib, as good as mudblood in the eyes of the new regime. She returns to the magical world after years passing as a muggle to be with her aging father, and gets a job at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, only to be thrown into the darkening situation.

Celebrían departed for Elvenhome in 2510, Third Age. But what did she find there? This is one possible answer. Based heavily on the Lost Tales with some liberties. Ch 39 - in which this part of the story ends.

Helena Weasley, the youngest daughter of two thirds of the Golden Trio, is a Squib. This is her graduation story. *Please R&R!*

AU, potential season 7. Right at the very moment that god-Castiel finally decides to do away with Sam and Dean, the two Winchesters find themselves confronted by the most unlikely saving grace... Now COMPLETE.

A girl unknowingly enters Arda through an old Native American site. What secrets and danger await the traveller? How will she survive lost in the White Mountains? Join her on a fantastic journey a few years before the start of LOTR. Non-MS! Undergoing HEAVY EDITING

I've always envied muggles because they are ignorant. There is magic in this world, but they never realize it. But I see it. I see the magic all around us. I know its there, but I can never have it.

In Mirkwood, at the end of the War of the Ring, a stranger in a strange land struggles to find a new place among beings thought to be fearsome and cruel. Rating increased in Chapter 5 due to disturbing verbal imagery and suggested violence. NOW COMPLETE

As darkness gathers, and games of State turn vicious Legolas and Rhinure struggle to create something lasting out of a bond that was forced upon them. Will they succeed or will this new marriage fail, as it seems doomed to?

The Sons of Elrond return to Rivendell to prepare for their father's departure. Their continuing story, told from the perspective of a child rescued from Minas Tirith 2 years after the War of the Rings. Sequel to Light Fingers. Read that first! COMPLETE!

Haldir, March Warden of Lothlorien, hides away his unwanted wife and children in a human village north of Lorien.

The story of Celeborn and Galadriel, with a difference - this time it's from the Sindar POV. Features Daeron, Elu Thingol, Luthien, Beren, Angrod, Finrod and many others.

The history of the Avari, covering 4 periods, from the awakening till the sailing of the Last Ship. (Has appeared before, extremely slow work in progress!)