Top 25 Short LOTR Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length LOTR fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
From One Age to Another
by determamfidd
Upon their return to Eryn Lasgalen and Erebor respectively, Legolas and Gimli each have a new adornment. Their fathers would like an explanation. (They're not going to like it.)L/G, mostly bookverse, some movie elements.
Oh
by sunday_morning
“I hope you don’t mind, it's simply elven way to be proud of your marriage” then he continued as if he hadn’t just dropped a bomb shell “however I endeavor to respect your cultural and personal preferences as best as possible”The moment between them sizzled, Gimli felt himself as a kettle, quickly r
On the Cold Hill Side
by marycrawford
In the end, Gimli thinks, Legolas will steal his heart and sail away with it, and even the wonders of the Glittering Caves are not enough consolation for that loss. But when Aragorn calls for Gimli’s help in dismantling the hidden traps of Orthanc, everything changes.
Just Wandering not Lost
by WanderingScout
Harry dies fighting Voldemort and is transported to Middle Earth as an elfling! He is found on the edge of the Mirkwood and taken to Thranduil.
Love's Death and Life
by Scififan33
AU. Extended version of Loves Death. Stranded in Middle Earth after the war Harry is content living a boring life in Bree. That is till a small company of hobbits arrive one night and turn everything upside down.
Heartbeat of the Mountain
by chrystal896
Bilbo adjusts to caring for a nephew and realizes that the Shire holds no future for him anymore. It is time to return to the mountain. With Frodo in tow, he sets off to find out if Thorin regrets his decisions and to discover if the mountain can handle not one, not two, but three troublemakers.
Finding Family
by thatdamnuchiha
Middle-earth is a strange new territory, with strange new threats, overprotective elves, and four little elflings who just want to find their way home… wherever that home might be, because like it or not, they’re stuck there with no chance of return. Death tends to be final like that, especially whe
The Days Were Made For Running (And The Nights Were Made For Love)
by Eastmava
'Surely if ever there was a time to tell Gimli it was then, flush with an impossible victory.Except he had said nothing, for there was ever more to do and never time, never time to pull Gimli aside and taste the mouth hidden beneath the fall of his moustache, to fit his slim, Eleven hands into ones
Waiting for Dawn
by ScribeofArda
Maedhros Fëanorion died as the First Age died, falling with his Silmaril into a chasm of fire rent within the earth, forever lost. That is the tale that has always been told. That is what everyone has always known.Two ages of the world later, on the plains of the Pelennor Fields as the battle slowly
hiatt baker hoes
by stripyscarves
merrychristmas: maybe he can tell me what all my fossils on animal crossing are i’m fucking sick of blathers making me feel guilty every time i tell him i don’t want to know about idk pterodactyl tails arwening: OMG ADD ME ON ANIMAL CROSSING I’LL GIVE YOU PEARS merrychristmas: i have peaches i’m
The Carrock Hare
by Nadmi
Left to die in the woods by Uncle Vernon, seven year old Harry Potter looks for shelter and stumbles on a path between worlds. He appears in the Halls of Mandos where the Valar decide he deserves better than what fate had planned for him.Beorn is the last Skin-Changer until Vaire the Weaver brings h
Quite the chatter
by Meteor752
I wanted to write a lotr chat fic, so I'm writing a lotr chat fic, because fuck you I do what I want which includes not updating After WarBut yeah, enjoy I guess
A Love Never Forgotten
by HanaHeart
After the War of the Ring, Aragorn and Legolas marry and rule together in Gondor. Their love is deep, and they are excitedly expecting their first child. However, tragedy strikes when Legolas dies during childbirth.
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
by Foxlover11
Aragorn and Legolas's relationship through the years. This is an Aralas fic but it's pretty slowburn.
Travel Hopefully, if We Are to Arrive
by ScribeofArda
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
Part of your world
by Dragonlina
For three years now the prince of Gondor has been feeling down, almost like there's been something missing in his life, like a part of his memory has been taken from him, but he's sure that whatever he has forgotten was very important. For if it wasn't then why does he miss it. Maybe the new gardene
The Stars that Crest on Wilder Plains
by socks_of_mithril
An arrow was released. It would have pierced him through the throat had the elf not slighted the bow down at the last second. “Forgive me,” the elf murmured, “I thought you were an orc, for your breathing was so ragged.” “No,” said Aragorn, with his hands raised in some passive form of surrender, “
Sevenfold
by lavenderlover
"I say this not to shame you, nor frighten you," Aragorn implored, "I come to you for aid, might this be an affliction born of my own treacherous heart's desire." "But that tale about the honey-stars..." you breathed, "it is merely myth, my Lord!" "It appears not. Please understand, I would never su
A Farce of Shieldmaidens and Dinosaurs
by TeamGwenee
The MTU Theatrical Society is putting on the epic tale of Lúthien and Beren. Merry and Pippin play with puppets, Legolas takes method acting too far, and Arwen is not jealous at all that Éowyn has been cast as Lúthien.
Short One Shot
by Ire1ia
No summary provided.
Platonic Divorces and Romantic Weddings
by TheGayManatee
Bilbo Took-Baggins and Nori of the Ri clan were married---platonically as they'd tell you---out of convenience many moons ago. Now, happily divorced and still best friends with his ex-husband, Bilbo decides he wants to help Nori on the quest to Erebor. Bilbo is an ex-bounder, Nori spends half his ti
King Thorin's Hospitable Husband
by Youbetyourbuttons
Free use Consort Bilbo. That’s it, that’s the fic.From there things only became more public. Bilbo grew less shameful, hazy from Thorin's praise and drunk from his cock. He wore less layers and always made sure his cunt was easily accessible for his husband. Some evenings, Thorin dressed him only in
When you wish upon a star
by LadyMarmalade25
Mis resúmenes son espantosos.
Hide and Seek
by Somnis
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
When I've Got You
by Laavu
Just a short sequel/longer finish to Can't Help Falling in Love (I could not stop myself)
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About This List
This list of 25short LOTR fanfics spans 643,753 total words. Kudos range from 67 on the newest entries to 14,607 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (8 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Hurt/Comfort · Angst · Miscommunication · Pining.
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