Best Maedhros Fix-It Fanfics
The best fix-it fanfiction featuring Maedhros (LOTR) on AO3, curated by popularity. The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios.
Top Maedhros Fix-It Fic Recs
2 fix-it fics featuring Maedhros, followed by other top-rated stories.
Travel Hopefully, if We Are to Arrive
Fix-Itby ScribeofArda · Russingon
I look forward to hearing from you. Let me know how Dior is getting on; he does write to Lómion and Tyelpë, but I would like to hear your thoughts as well, as someone who understands what it is to rule. And Tyelpë gets annoyed if I ask to read his letters. Maedhros Also, whilst I am writing this a
Second Chance
Fix-Itby Kieran_Agravane · Russingon
Thirty years ago, Turgon of Gondolin was shocked when Elenwe, Feanor and Argon escaped from Mandos and sought sanctuary in the Hidden City. After Turgon, Fingon and their living family members gave the spirits a crash course in healing (and after a bit of negotiating with Mandos), they were allowed
At the Edge of Lasg'len
by AnnEllspethRaven · Russingon
Mae govannen na in-ennyn eryn! (Well met at the gates of the forest!)Our story? A disenchanted NYC lawyer moves to rural Ireland, unintentionally entangling herself with the Wood-Elves of Hobbit fame that never departed Middle-earth. An Irish ex-con plus colorful friends soon follow and life is neve
The Definition of Insanity
by Stealthily_Nobody · Russingon
Mairon was perfectly fine with the uneven equilibrium he had found in the later ages of Arda. He has been granted leniency and a way to make up for his mistakes. He has his projects and his research. What more could he desire? Or at least, that's what he thought before a certain Noldorian prince qui
the fairest stars
by TheChasm · Russingon
Angrist is a little stronger, and Beren and Lúthien steal two Silmarils from Angband. This changes some things.
The Three Heirs of Elu
by Clarissa_23 · Russingon
After the Final Battle against Morgoth ended in a catastrophe, the three surviving grandsons of Finwe made a deal with Eru to go back in time so they could defeat Morgoth and Sauron before the fallen Vala and corrupted Maia bring harm to the ones they love and care for. However, Eru seemed to have
all your brutal news
by basketofnovas (slashmarks) · Russingon
Maedhros, alive and far away in the East during the Second Age, sees Fingon in a palantír - enslaved by Sauron and turned into an orc. Maedhros travels to Mordor to join Fingon.
Hide and Seek
by Somnis · Russingon
Five times Mairon feels loved while wearing another's fana, and one time he is loved for himself. A psychological dive into Mairon’s shifting masks across the Ages, trading his shapeshifting mastery for a few stolen moments of tenderness. 1. Maedhros/"Fingon"2. Melkor/"Lúthien"3. Maeglin/"Idril"4. C
Fireproof
by Macilie · Russingon
Gil-Galad was an elven kingBut his mother?An anguished, wretched thing
Idea Dump 3
by HewerOfCaves · Russingon
A collection of ficlets, snippets and drabbles. New chapters are bolded. First Idea Dump is here. The second one is here. Chapter 1: Fingon Treats Maedhros's Wounds, Russingon, TChapter 2: Aegnor Counts, Aegnor/Andreth, GChapter 3: Finwë's Children Say Farewell, Character Death, MChapter 4: Fingon a
Starlit Horizons
by bluebeholder · Russingon
Findekáno has spent his whole life in Tirion, raised to be a politician and perfect heir. Maitimo has spent his life following his father through the wilds of Aman. When Maitimo finally arrives in the court of the Noldor and meets Findekáno, sparks fly immediately...and the course of history is chan
Dancing at a Funeral
by julomaiboulomai · Russingon
At the dawn of the Fourth Age, Fingon and Finrod agree to marry for political purposes: to heal at last the rift in the House of Finwe, as best as can be done when one third of that House remains forever in Mandos.The problem is, Fingon is already married, and marrying again comes with consequences.
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Maedhros in Fix-It Fanfiction
Maedhros — Eldest son of Fëanor, bound by a doomed oath, rescued from Thangorodrim by Fingon at the cost of his right hand. The Silmarillion fandom's most-written elf, equal parts tragedy and devotion.
Fix-It — Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.
The catharsis of getting the ending you wanted, exploring 'what if' scenarios. Maedhros's (also known as Nelyafinwë, Russandol) role in LOTR makes them a natural fit for fix-it storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in LOTR fanfiction.
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