UNDYING FRIENDSHIP SERIES
(UFC)
Stories of friendship, humor, mystery, angst, adventure, and even some romance. All stories in this series are in the same story arc, bringing together the key players from the Silmarillion to The Hobbit to The Lord Of The Rings, with a few original characters thrown in for fun. From the First Age to beyond the Fourth, from Tirion to Rivendell, Mirkwood to Gondor, these stories explore the various characters in Tolkien's legendarium, the friendships, and how they are all eventually connected.
Collections included in the story arc of the UFS
Short Accounts of Middle-earth:
A collection of short accounts under 1000 words, focusing on various characters
in Tolkien's legendarium. Part of the UFS unless otherwise noted.
Heart of the Elvenking:
A collection of short stories focusing on Thranduil and his family.
Golden Lord of Gondolin:
A collection of short stories focusing on Glorfindel and his life in Imladris, especially his friendship with Aragorn and Erestor.
Fungal Follies:
A collection of short stories with Hobbits interacting with other cultures over mushrooms!
Story List in Chronological Order
As of 03/17/15
All stories are one shots unless otherwise noted by # of chapters
(Stories located in collections are found in parentheses with their chapter number)
1st Age or Prior
Discordant Symphony (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 4)
Mairon (Sauron) makes his choice who to follow
A Horse For Finda
Young Findaráto is reminded of his first horse and receives a gift from his
friend Amarië while visiting the stables in Tirion.
Wisps of Gold
An elf lord of Finwë's house watches his wife struggle to bring their son
into the world.
By The Grey Light Of
Dawn
The day Fingolfin rode out to face Morgoth, from the perspective of one
close to him.
Fulfilling Oaths
Multi-age fic. Finrod doubts his strength at Tol-in-Gaurhoth. After his death,
Beren considers the Ring of Felagund and over the years it is passed down until
a mysterious messenger arrives in Aman. LOTR/Silm.
3rd
Place 2008 Middle-Earth Fanfiction Awards Times: Multi-Age: General
2nd Age
Deeper And Richer (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 37)
An elf visits his friend's home for the first time. The catch? His friend is a
dwarf!
3rd Age
With a Single Glance (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 7)
Elrond finds the courage to ask for Celebrían's hand
A Matter of Some Concern
109 3rd Age. Elrond is subjected to his new wife's concerns about his Chief Counsellor, when he'd rather be subjected to her charms.
Sword Play
136 3rd Age. A vision of the future, along with the wisdom and persistence of his chief counselor, has Elrond rethinking just how he should spend his day.
The Beast of Terror (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 31)
Erestor is attacked in his rooms
Home For An Elvenking (Heart of the Elvenking chapter 1)
1054 3rd Age. With the Shadow turning Greenwood
to Mirkwood, Thranduil must relocate his people from the Mountains to a new home.
Transformed (Heart of the Elvenking chapter 2)
1057 3rd Age. Thranduil takes his wife to their new home in northern Greenwood with a plan in mind that will change their lives.
The Water's Song
1060 3rd Age. Thranduil spends a day in the wood with his wife and youngest
child, but something happens that is unexpected and not forgotten.
Where Is It? (5
chapters)
1093 3rd Age. Something is missing. Young Legolas is suspected of taking
it. His siblings are sent to bring him to the king. Will what was taken ever be
found?
A Marvelous Day (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 24)
Legolas's first crush
First Milestone (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 5)
Legolas's first scar from battle.
Silver Bells
2510 3rd Age. Falling snow, a warm fire and haunting memories. A grieving
Elrond determines to skip the holiday festivities, not realizing how much he is
needed, especially when it comes to his devastated sons. When a mysterious
trunk is uncovered, the contents help return hope to the Lord of Imladris and
his household.
Whatever Harm Encroached (Heart of the Elvenking chapter 3)
2759 3rd Age. A hunter searches for his prey in the frozen forest of Mirkwood during the Long Winter.
Spiced Wine On A
Snowy Day (Golden Lord of Gondolin chapter 1)
2933 3rd Age. A snowy day in Imladris.
Undaunted
2935 3rd Age. When Glorfindel is once again late for a meeting,
Erestor sends a determined escort to see he arrives promptly and attired
appropriately. (short story)
Never, In All My Days… (6 chapters)
2935 3rd Age. A trip to Imladris is not everything Legolas expects
it to be when he meets Lord Elrond's foster son, four year old Estel.
Deadly Was the Wrath
2941 3rd Age. "You are more worthy to wear the armour of
elf-princes than many that have looked more comely in it." That was what
his father told Mr. Bilbo Baggins. Legolas at the Battle of Five Armies
Instruction In Youth
2943 3rd Age. The Prince of Mirkwood takes on a dubious
task…instructing a young Estel about life from the elvish proverbs.
Watching The Ants (Golden Lord of Gondolin chapter 2)
2944 3rd Age. Estel learns some lessons can be learned lying on his
belly.
Dance of Steel (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 23)
Glorfindel and Erestor dance with swords
A Dark Shadow Under The Moon
3018 3rd Age. "…In the days of June, sudden war came upon us
out of Mordor, and we were swept away. We were outnumbered, for Mordor has
allied itself with the Easterlings and the cruel Haradrim; but it was not by
numbers that we were defeated. A power was there that we have not felt
before." --JRR Tolkien, The Council of Elrond, Fellowship of the Ring
Keeping Watch
(Golden Lord of Gondolin chapter 3)
3018 3rd Age. Dispairing news often brings fear...but it is how we
respond that counts.
Elvish Magic (Short
Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 33)
3018 3rd Age. Shortly after arriving in Rivendell with Frodo, Sam
stumbles across a mystery. Could it be elvish magic at work?
Hold To Hope (Heart
of the Elvenking chapter 4)
3018 3rd Age. Dispairing news often brings fear...but it is how we
respond that counts.
Light of the Evenstar (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 2)
Aragorn leaves on the Quest
In Good Company (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 37)
Boromir observes his strange companions as they set out on their journey.
To Represent The Elves
3018 3rd Age. As the Nine Walkers travel south, two members of the
Fellowship become better acquainted.
HONORABLE MENTION 2007 Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards Genres: Humor: General
Taste The Fungus (Fungal Follies chapter 1)
3018 3rd Age. During the Quest, the Fellowship had to eat on the
run. And they were all subject to the cooking habits of Hobbits.
Observation (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 16)
Haldir and his brothers watch the Fellowship before speaking to them
A Successful Attempt
3019 3rd Age. After the loss of Gandalf in Moria, can an elf and
dwarf put aside their differences and attempt to be friends? A companion story
to Offering Nothing More Than Tears
I Am Of The House Of Eorl
3019 3rd Age. When the Three Hunters and Gandalf come to Edoras,
history is made, events are set in motion and some will never be the same… A
look at the events from an unusual perspective...that of a wolfhound.
Imminent Defeat (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 10)
Theoden's thoughts at Helm's Deep
Darkest Before Dawn
3019 3rd Age. What gave Aragorn such strength of will to go boldly into the
Paths of the Dead, seemingly fearless in the face of such evil – even when the
lights go out?
The Trees Were Burning (5 chapters)
3019 3rd Age. Wishing to fight with his people and disappointed to
be instead sent as a messenger to Mirkwood, young Blákári, a dwarf of Erebor,
finds himself beneath the trees, forced to join in a battle that is not his and
to fight alongside a race he has been taught to despise.
Utúlie'n Aurë (Golden Lord of Gondolin chapter 4)
Glorfindel's reaction to Sauron's destruction
Free To Live (Heart
of the Elvenking chapter 5)
3019 3rd Age. Thranduil goes to Dol Guldur after its destruction to
see with his own eyes that the Shadow has been defeated.
The Last Gift
3019 3rd Age. Elrond had given him many gifts over the course of his
life. Looking back, Aragorn remembers. 1st Place December 2009 Teitho Contest
'Giving Gifts, Receiving Gifts'
Feast On Mushrooms (Fungal Follies chapter 2)
3019 3rd age. Hobbits seem to be quite taken with mushrooms, but not
everyone they come into contact with concurs, as Pippin finds out during the
Quest in Taste the Fungus and again after the War in Feast on Mushrooms. A pair
of related fics
Reunited (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 15)
Sam and Bill are reunited in Imladris
Ghosts And Ghouls
3019 3rd Age. During their travels, Legolas and Gimli encounter a
village with some beliefs the dwarf has never encountered before. Legolas enlightens
him.
What's For Dinner?
3019 3rd Age. He always knew wood-elves were strange. Will their outlandish
customs prove too much for a stout dwarf like Gimli?
2ND PLACE March 2009 Teitho Contest; 2ND PLACE 2009 MEFA Genres: Character Study: Friendship
Great Effort (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 26)
Thranduil's reaction to Gimli
Dance Of The Deer And Múmak
3019 3rd Age. "By all that is stone, how did he talk me into
this, a dwarf at an elvish merry making?" Gimli's thoughts during a
wood-elf celebration post War of the Ring.
A Good Thing (Short
Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 36)
3019 3rd Age. Legolas visits the Lonely Mountain
for the first time and is surprised by what he finds
Changed (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 14)
Gimli's thoughts of how he's changed
Treasured Moments (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 21)
Aragorn observes his wife
Distant Trees of Home (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 19)
Legolas leaves for Ithilien
Seeds Of Hope
3020 3rd Age. When Legolas relocated to Ithilien, he did so with the
thought that he could heal the broken land, reseed the forests and bring beauty
once again to Gondor. Instead he finds different seeds must first be planted,
and that the true beauty of Ithilien will be the merging of the peoples
themselves.
2nd place Teitho "Seeds"
Peace Denied (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 1)
Eomer deals with the Dunelendings
His Horse-lady (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 29)
Faramir considers his new wife
Of Fillies And Kings
3020 3rd Age. Alone I watch, never seen, a stranger in a strange
land, observing those who are now my people.
Forest Assault (Heart of the Elvenking chapter 6)
3021 3rd Age. Legolas receives a surprise visitor, and learns some
disturbing news.
The Decision (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 27)
Haldir chooses whether to join his lady in the West.
Let Me Be Your Strength
3021 3rd Age. When Elrond arrives on Tol Eressëa, he finds healing
for the bitter wounds in his heart.
4th Age
Tracking Monsters
1 4th Age. Legolas searches out a new and possibly evil creature in
Ithilien. A companion fic to Uncharacteristic Fury.
Uncharacteristic Fury
1 4th Age. Eowyn returns from helping an injured man to find her
husband is furious with her.
Respite (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 32)
Legolas works to rebuild Ithilien
The Gift
1 4th Age. Legolas receives a surprise visitor, and learns some
disturbing news.
Ease My Heart
5 4th Age. Sometimes those who affect our lives so greatly are those
who are silent. And we never forget them. Sequel to I Am of the House of Eorl.
Brink of the Sea (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 22)
Gimli pulls Legolas back from his sea longing
Birthday Celebrations (8 chapters)
6 4th Age. It is the first of March and the White City
is celebrating the birthday of King Elessar! But festivities sometimes do not
go as planned...Will Legolas survive the night?
Catching A Steward Off His Guard
7 4th Age. The complete story of Faramir's unfortunate inability to
keep on his guard at all times as referenced in the story Never Again.
Completely revised to fit with Birthday Celebrations!
Never Again (26
chapters)
7 4th Age. Tormented by the sea longing, Legolas visits Minas
Tirith. But when he is caught in a cave in, will friends he cannot remember be
able to help him, or will he sail, having forgotten why he remained?
Wicked (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 20)
Aragorn pursues his wife
Where Once My Enemy Stood (Heart of the Elvenking chapter 7)
7 4th Age. Thranduil contemplates his enemy...
1st Place Races: Elves: Fixed Length Ficlet 2007 MEFA.
As Was Dwarven Tradition
8 4th Age. Gimli celebrates his one hundred and fiftieth birthday, one of the great milestones of a dwarf's life. But someone is missing.
3RD PLACE 2008 Middle-earth Fanficion Awards: Dwarves: General.
Seemingly Forbidding Crags (2 chapters)
9 4th Age. An Elf wakes to excessive heat and pain and finds himself in the clutches of a vile enemy! Or is all as it seems?
Night Vigil (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 18)
Legolas waits for Aragorn's heir to be born
Hide The Knives (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 30)
Eldarion's Birth
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It SNOW! (4 chapters)
11 4th Age. Spring in Imladris? Autumn in Eriador? Summer in Ithilien? What has this to do with Yule? And why is everyone confessing? Starring Glorfindel, Aragorn and Legolas. With Elrond, Erestor, and Gimli.
A Torturous Predicament Called Entertainment (4 chapters)
12 4th Age. A delegation from Gondor to Harad get more than they bargained for in the way of entertainment.
2ND PLACE 2007 MC Awards - Biggest Laughter Story.
Morndel
14 4th Age. Gimli finds himself in a most unlikely location thanks to Eldarion's gift from the Haradrim Ambassador, much to Legolas's amusement.
1ST PLACE May 2007 Teitho Contest
1ST PLACE 2007 MC Awards Best Friendship. Undying Friendship Series.
Offering Nothing More Than Tearss
14 4th Age. Upon receiving word that Gimli's mother has only a short time to live, Legolas races to Erebor to offer what comfort he can.
1ST PLACE 2006 MC Awards - Best Friendship Story.
When You Gotta Go… (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 34)
Pippin faces a dilemma serving at Lake Evendim
Missing
17 4th Age. Aragorn wakes to a promising day, but as soon as he gets out of bed, trouble looms. His wife is missing! Prepared for danger, he and Legolas must do all in their power to solve the mystery. Failure is not an option!
A Trickle of Green Ribbon
21 4th Age. When Sam and Rosie visit Minas Tirith they also bring four-year-old Ruby. But Ruby disappears and it's up to a certain elf to find the child who has longed to meet him. Slightly AU.
Honorable Mention 2009 MEFA Genres: Character Study: General.
Heritage (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 11)
Eldarion chooses to embrace his heritage on both sides.
Forever Changed
22 4th Age. Once a man loses use of his legs, he's of little use to anyone. Or is he? Can one ex-soldier find hope in the crowd as the king passes by?
Never Alone (35 chapters)
29 4th Age. The Elvenking's Halls are abandoned, and Legolas, alone with his grief, finds a mysterious child in the woods. But all is not as it seems, and it could cost his life. It will certainly change him forever. Will Aragorn and Gimli find him in time to help him?
Rude Awakening (Short Accounts of Middle-earth 6)
Aragorn has a rude awakening
Freedom Is Never Free
31 4th Age. Freedom is not free. Aragorn remembers how he has learned that painful lesson over the course of his life.
1st Place January 2010 Teitho Contest.
Best By Far
38 4th Age. Escaping the celebrations of Legolas's second millennium, the elf and Gimli discuss women, swords and begetting day gifts.
The Last Green Leaf (4 chapters)
73 4th Age. Immortal life is not granted to all, and death oft comes sooner than anticipated. But even in death, a legacy lives on. A look at the friendship of Aragorn and Legolas from the perspective of an unusual source - a dying oak tree.
Follow The Sun
120 4th Age. Legolas faces the darkest night of his life – and the death of a close friend. Honorable Mention 2009 Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards Genres: Character Study: Final Partings.
Tangible Memories
120 4th Age. Legolas must make the difficult decision of what to take with
him when he sails into the West.
In Aman
Bittersweet (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 8)
Frodo in Aman
Unbearable Parting (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 9)
Legolas must face the death of his last mortal friend
A Song That Was
Legolas attempts to come to terms with the death of Gimli.
1st Place 2009 Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards Genres: Character Study: Angst. Undying Friendship Series.
Ripples
Ripples... Once started, you never know where they will end. In Aman, a lady speaks with an elf about a maiden of Middle-earth, and how her choice affected all.
2ND PLACE July 2007 Teitho Contest.
Unexpected Trek (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 13)
Auros must learn to accept his daughter's betrothed. A companion to The Prince and the Shepherdess
Every Year on the First Day of March
Many years after the death of King Elessar, some still remember…
3RD PLACE 2006 September Teitho Contest.
Departure (Short Accounts of Middle-earth chapter 3)
Maglor heads for Aman
The End
The time had come at last…it was the end. The end of Arda and the fate of the elves.