Top 25 Long LOTR Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length LOTR fics — 50,000–100,000 words.
A Whole New World
by fuzzy_christmas_socks
As the ring melted in Mt. Doom, a new evil emerged from the ashes. But Harry Potter, who has been mysteriously pulled into Middle Earth, wants nothing to do with fighting. He plans to spend the rest of his days in his Animagus form, forgetting the past and ignoring the future. That all changes the d
An Irrevocable Condition
by Maeglin_Yedi
Harry doesn't age while everyone he loves does. Sick of losing all those around him, Harry decides to move to a new world thanks to a ritual Hermione found. He ends up in a shithole without indoor plumbing where he meets a small but clever fellow named Bilbo Baggins who brings him along on a little
The Elvenqueen
by pristineungift
One person can make a difference: sometimes large, sometimes small. This is the story of a young witch who died under mysterious circumstances and woke up in a completely different world - a world she would change just by existing. Follow the journey of Hermione Granger as she walks the path to beco
oh, how far you are from home
by Dialux
Blood spurts, Joffrey laughs, and Sansa faints away.She wakes up on... grass?[Crossover AU, where Joffrey chops Ned Stark's head off and Sansa wakes in Middle Earth to find Boromir on his way to the Council of Elrond. It's not an easy path ahead for either of them, but like hell is Sansa going to le
The Promise of a New Dawn
by WhisperingDarkness
Harry as an elfling on Arda. A new world, a new life, a new chance. A new hope to finally find that which he had been searching for for such a long time. Can he truly start afresh, or are the shadows of his past too lasting to shake off?
Just Surviving
by XxXxDarkVampirexXxX
Oneshots based off various imagines and or confessions from tumblr. Different genres, characters, ratings, and yes, smut included.
In All the Ways There Were
by mollyknox
When Sam nearly lost Frodo on Weathertop, he made a promise to himself: to tell the truth.A retelling of the Lord of the Rings (movie canon) from Sam's perspective. Also he and Frodo are in love.(this fic is completed)
Descendents of the Lost
by picabone99
My take on the clichéd elfing!Harry story, hopefully with better care taken towards the integration of Harry into the LOTR books. Also elfing!Sirius.
i am the sky and the dawn and the sun
by unprettybarbie
The action has the dwarf tense, but the words that fall from his mouth next only has Harry nod solemnly. "He has no idea we're coming." "I truly doubt he—" Harry freezes as the words catch up to him. "Did you say 'we?'" It is the dwarf's turn to nod solemnly. "My company has likely arrived by now."I
I Sang In My Chains Like The Sea
by orphan_account
In which Bilbo is a Jaeger pilot candidate, and Middle Earth stands on the brink of destruction.
Clarity of Purpose
by Mithen
Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins have been parted for many years now, despite the love they bear each other. Now Thorin's research has uncovered a dire threat to Middle Earth--the Ring he carried a little while and then gave to Bilbo. Together with a group of companions composed of the differe
Please Send Weekly Reports on Hobbitling Survival
by SailorFish
A story of how 8/9ths of the Fellowship of the Ring grew up as close buddies and then went on an Important Quest that was actually more like a Huge Slumber Party Across Middle-Earth; a story that fills in the gaps between, before, and after that Important Quest/Slumber Party.This story is set in the
The Elven Princess
by neon_shadows_93
Elrond had a second daughter, Linwe, whom no one knew about. When he gets a mysterious vision about her, he sends her to the Woodland Realm to "promote relations between Mirkwood and Imladris".But Linwe never expected to meet and fall for the Elvenking.
Tuilindiel | The Spring-Singer
by lil_goldfish
A Vietnamese girl finds herself unceremoniously dumped in Middle Earth years before the Council of Elrond. Not only does she have to argue with, sometimes, pigheaded elf-lords, her memories are patchy at most. On top of that, how do the Valar expect her to make any changes if she's gonna die before
Warmed Stones Do Not Grow
by Jesuismoi5oo
After the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo is imprisoned for his betrayal of dwarves. Convinced his dwarves have not forgiven him, Bilbo escaped back to the Shire and accepts that his adventure came to an end. The company, unaware of his arrest, eventually must accept that their burglar must have perish
The Three Heirs of Elu
by Clarissa_23
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
The White Wolf and The Woodland Prince
by bonchan
Legolas left Gondor after King Elessar’s coronation, hoping to avoid fading from a heart too bruised by unspoken longing. Unfortunately, fate had other plans, and he stumbled through a magical rift into Geralt of Rivia’s monster-infested morning."Well fuck! Another one!”“Thy tongue is foul, wanderer
Stills of Different Lives
by thezenithcalls
A collection of Aragorn/Legolas one shots. Some will be happy, some will be sad, and none of them will be connected. Each fic is based on a song, but don't be fooled, these are in no way song fics. They're just inspired by them. Tags are subject to change because I hit the limit so I have to choose
Beardburn
by Anonymous
In the evening before the Battle of the five armies, after Gandalf and Bilbo talked to Thranduil and Bard, the latter two stay together in Thranduil's tent. A moment of curiousity leads to unexpected intimacy. "You may touch it if you want.", he said. Thranduil's gaze snapped up from his beard to
Beginnings & Endings
by Susana Rosa (SusanaR)
Sauron has been defeated. Faramir, though deeply grieving his fallen brother and fellow rangers, is determined to help Minas Tirith become a light of freedom and prosperity. He works hard to lay the groundwork for that end in a war-torn city full of refugees and fear as well as hope. Fortunately, he
Standing Still
by Lesbian_aunt
Bilbo Baggins has been running away ever since… well, let’s just say that certain events from his past have left him heartbroken and fleeing to live abroad. That is, until he gets a phone call from an old friend that changes everything. Facing not only the challenge of taking care of his teenage nep
Beginnings & Endings (Gen)
by SusanaR
Sauron has been defeated. Faramir, though deeply grieving his fallen brother and fellow rangers, is determined to help Minas Tirith become a light of freedom and prosperity. He works hard to lay the groundwork for that end in a war-torn city full of refugees and fear as well as hope. Fortunately, he
Eru's gift
by Dumbledores_daydream
After traveling with his nephew, Gandalf and the fair lady Galadriel to Valinor, a whole new world awaits Bilbo.With a knowing look from the lady, Bilbo cannot be sure, but he assumes, that peace like no others is awaiting him
all your brutal news
by basketofnovas (slashmarks)
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.
I'm On Waves, Out Being Tossed
by Wellitsmadeforme
Frodo Baggins was born a hobbit lass, the only thing that changes is the world around her. A Lord of the Rings retelling where all the Hobbits are women fighting to save a world that doesn't really want them there, even though it desperately needs them.
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This list of 25long LOTR fanfics spans 1,844,989 total words. Kudos range from 68 on the newest entries to 10,224 on the most established. 40% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Crossover · Friendship · Romance · Fluff · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence.
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