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Best Russingon Historical Fanfics

The best historical Russingon (Maedhros/Fingon) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Period settings raise the stakes on intimacy: letters take weeks, reputations can kill, and a glance across a ballroom carries a novel's worth of meaning.

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If The World Falls To Pieces (At Least I'll Be With You)

Historical

by ceurandil

Poland will be liberated, then Fingon and Majdros will marry – that was the plan. But now Fingon is a fugitive and Majdros imprisoned in a mental institution. Fingon must get him out, that was never a question. But this will not be easy. And then, they will have to escape the only home they ever kne

3 kudos 512 words 1/? chapters Mature
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At the Edge of Lasg'len

by AnnEllspethRaven

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

3,479 kudos 7,929,664 words 547/? chapters Mature
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The Definition of Insanity

by Stealthily_Nobody

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

1,079 kudos 117,317 words 29/32 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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the fairest stars

by TheChasm

Angrist is a little stronger, and Beren and Lúthien steal two Silmarils from Angband. This changes some things.

723 kudos 129,948 words 45/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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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

620 kudos 59,824 words 34/? chapters Mature
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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

240 kudos 27,431 words 7/? chapters General Audiences
7

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.

92 kudos 53,658 words 5/? chapters Explicit
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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

69 kudos 11,743 words 5/6 chapters Mature
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Fireproof

by Macilie

Gil-Galad was an elven kingBut his mother?An anguished, wretched thing

36 kudos 16,757 words 11/? chapters Mature
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Idea Dump 3

by HewerOfCaves

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

31 kudos 931 words 5/? chapters Mature
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Starlit Horizons

by bluebeholder

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

29 kudos 5,172 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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Dancing at a Funeral

by julomaiboulomai

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.

28 kudos 8,242 words 1/18 chapters Explicit
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Amends

by justonelastdance

Maedhros finally finds out the truth.

19 kudos 2,808 words 1/1 chapters Mature
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Fingon's Silk Fan

by LyraGoth

"I should hate to hurt you, Findekáno." Maedhros circles him slowly. "You still have time to choose a proper weapon."

15 kudos 856 words 2/2 chapters General Audiences
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Eyes As Blue As Mouldy Grain

by lukesguywalker

Unfortunately, Findekáno's heart has turned to poetry.

11 kudos 300 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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Encroaching Poison

by lukesguywalker

“Sometimes,” says Findekáno, his voice tight with restrained emotion, “I wish we had never followed you. I wish we had left your father to his own stupid, hopeless revenge. I wish we had abandoned him to his Doom, and you and your brothers with him."

10 kudos 200 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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Second Chance

by Kieran_Agravane

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

7 kudos 5,816 words 2/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
18

The Smallest Distance

by lukesguywalker

“I could have reached him,” Fingon says, looking down at his hands in his lap. “If I had been just a little bit closer, or if I had moved faster, I could have been there.”

6 kudos 300 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
19

old longings

by queerofthedagger

Stepping back, Fingon raises a brow, and there, now, is the blaze of him—chin tilted proud, and a storm in his eyes. “This is unbecoming, Russandol. Own what you did; fight me like you mean it.” This is not what I have come for, he ought to say. He ought to lower his weapon, surrender, apologise. Hi

3 kudos 1,500 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
20

Darkness

by silvertrails

This is a What If story. I think I will write more stories about this.

0 kudos 171 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences

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Why Historical Russingon Fanfiction Works So Well

Maedhros/Fingon — Silmarillion fandom's flagship ship: Fingon the Valiant crossed enemy territory alone to rescue Maedhros from thirty years of torment on Thangorodrim, cutting off his hand to free him. Tolkien's own text calls their friendship the healing of the feud between their houses.

Historical — Fic set in a real historical period — regency ballrooms, world wars, golden-age piracy, 1980s small towns — either because canon lives there or because the writer relocated the cast. Distinct from historical-au in usage mainly by covering canon-era period fic too.

The rescue is one of legendarium's most romantic acts as written; fandom supplies what the Professor left between the lines. Period settings raise the stakes on intimacy: letters take weeks, reputations can kill, and a glance across a ballroom carries a novel's worth of meaning. That's why historical Russingon fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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