Ramblings of a Tolkien Scholar
Silmarilz1701
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Silmarilz1701
Ongoing, First published Oct 04, 2023
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For my fellow fangirls and my fellow academic nerds.

Content will range from highly technical academic papers to musings on how to incorporate different aspects of Tolkien's work into fanfiction. As a prolific Tolkien fanfiction writer as well as a published undergrad Tolkien scholar, it thrills me to be able to mingle both aspects of my love of Middle Earth.

Ask questions. Poke around. Hopefully you'll learn something new!




DO NOT: Plagiarize ANY part of the academic pieces inside this work
DO: Utilize the sources in each works cited list
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Dragon Slayer- A Hobbit Fanfiction

15 parts Ongoing

Gandalf is working on a quest. A quest to take back a homeland for the dwarves. He has travelers and even a burglar. All he needs now is a warrior guide. And he knows exactly who to choose. Nyx is a wanderer and a guardian. Since the First Age, the soldier has been fighting. The fearsome warrior has both the skill and knowledge to lead the dwarves of Erebor to their home again. If they'll take her. The past is not something which can be forgotten and sometimes it can be raked up when we least expect it. A/N: Chapters will usually range from 1,000 to 2,500 words and come every week or so. Rank I'm proud of: #4 in thehobbit

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