Saelind
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And the Thread Held by Saelind
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
23 Nov 2025
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Aragorn had not lied when he said he saw something of himself in Maerel, understood the need to lick one’s wounds in solitude. A teenaged Estel had found nothing more irritating than the well-meaning but bothersome attentions of his mother, foster father, brothers, and teachers, sometimes all at once, and he was none of those things to Maerel. Perhaps a teacher, if he took a more direct hand in her training, but he feared the appearance of favoritism almost as much as she did. The Chieftain could not be perceived as partial to any one Ranger or trainee, especially not one newly adopted into the House of Aranarth.
Maerel of the Dúnedain returns home to resume her training among the Rangers, where she must navigate new challenges, a new family, and the watchful eye the Heir of Isildur. Meanwhile, Aragorn tries to bond with the newest generation of Ranger recruits.
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- Part 21 of Leaves of the Dúnedain
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my whole heart, weighed and measured by Saelind
Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
21 Dec 2024
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Arwen takes her pent-up frustrations out by engaging in some friendly competition. Future cousin-in-law Nethril joins in. They do their best to not make it awkward!
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- Part 19 of Leaves of the Dúnedain
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Help Me to Carry the Fire by Saelind
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
08 Dec 2024
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Tragedy strikes the Ranger outpost in the North Downs. In the aftermath, the leaders of the Dúnedain confront the past and contemplate the future.
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- Part 16 of Leaves of the Dúnedain
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You Exist Here by Saelind
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
01 Jul 2024
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“He called me back. I stood on the precipice, ready to step beyond the circles of the world, and he called me back. A part of me wishes he had not. I welcomed death as a release, a relief after so many tortures.” Halbarad sought her gaze, his own eyes wide in bleak desolation. “I do not know how to carry this pain. How to survive the breaking. I will find a way to endure—for Aragorn, for our family, for you—but do not think yourself cold-hearted for the path you pushed. It is the one I would have chosen, had things been different.”
Halbarad recovers in Rivendell.
Series
- Part 18 of Leaves of the Dúnedain
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Beneath This Bold and Brilliant Sun by Saelind
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
24 Mar 2024
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Arathorn sought in marriage Gilraen the Fair, daughter of Dírhael, who was himself a descendant of Aranarth. To this marriage Dírhael was opposed; for Gilraen was young and had not reached the age at which the women of the Dúnedain were accustomed to marry.
As Arathorn prepares to propose to Gilraen, their families contemplate the consequences of the match.
Series
- Part 2 of Leaves of the Dúnedain
Recent series
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Leaves of the Dúnedain by Saelind
Fandom The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
23 Nov 2025
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A collection of my official "Saelind-verse" fics, all centered on Aragorn, his family, and the northern Dúnedain near the end of the Third Age.
- Words:
- 271,132
- Works:
- 22
- Bookmarks:
- 24
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Prove Your Body Wrong by Saelind
Fandom Incredible Hulk (2008), Incredible Hulk - All Media Types, Marvel, The Avengers (2012), The Incredible Hulk (2008), The Incredible Hulk - All Media Types
21 Jun 2013
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In which the Avengers are all women, and Brooke Banner gets a hell of a lot of backstory.
- Words:
- 33,171
- Works:
- 5
- Bookmarks:
- 14
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Onen i-Estel Edain by Saelind
Fandom The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
18 Apr 2014
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A series of works chronicling Gilraen's time in Rivendell, from various years and perspectives.
- Words:
- 9,437
- Works:
- 5
- Bookmarks:
- 1
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Third Age 2957, Rivendell by Saelind
Fandom The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
08 Feb 2014
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Ivorwen and Dírhael spend a winter in Rivendell with Gilraen, the year Aragorn begins his great wanderings as Thorongil.
- Words:
- 13,996
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 3
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Blades and Bucklers by Saelind
Fandom Dragon Age - All Media Types, Dragon Age: Inquisition
23 Apr 2021
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Cassandra lives out her smutty literature dreams with Inquisitor Lavellan.
- Words:
- 79,385
- Works:
- 10
- Bookmarks:
- 21
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An Honest Crust by Canafinwe (StoplightDelight)
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
27 Mar 2019
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On a hot day in Combe, Aragorn learns a hard lesson in humility and a gentler one in patience. Seasons of Bree-Land: Summer.
Series
- Part 3 of Seasons of Bree-Land Quartet
Bookmarked by Saelind
05 Dec 2025
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Small Acts by notarealwriter
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022)
06 Oct 2024
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The fall of Eregion and the aftermath, from the POV of Celebrimbor's forge mouse.
Bookmarked by Saelind
01 Dec 2024
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Five years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan travels to Alderaan for a visit.
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The Sword of Elendil by gandalfsapprentice
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
14 Apr 2015
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A tale of the young Aragorn facing the challenge of his new name and identity: what does it mean to be the Heir of Isildur? A story of personal growth, friendship, love and betrayal. A canon-mindful AU. Adult themes and battle scenes.
Winner, Second Place, Longer Works, MEFA 2010.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 109,368
- Chapters:
- 34/34
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 1
- Kudos:
- 49
- Bookmarks:
- 33
- Hits:
- 2,982
Bookmarked by Saelind
03 Dec 2022
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an anchored heart in a shoreless sea by rosepoints
Fandoms: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age: Inquisition
02 Aug 2019
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It is a rather quiet collection of circumstances when you consider all the parts that comprise the whole of Cassandra’s love. Cassandra remembers the quiet melodies that Lavellan used to sing, the sound of her lilting voice, the way the rays of dawn framed her smiling face. All of these are quiet things that lead up to a relatively quiet whole, but Cassandra knows that it felt anything like quiet . If there was any sort of quiet about it, it was like the quiet between lightning strikes of a thunderstorm, the quiet before the crack of dawn, the quiet before the exhale and inhale of breaths in battle. It was an exhilarating type of love that Cassandra doesn’t quite know how to classify yet.
// how a seeker and a herald fall in love, slowly but surely, like an anchor in the middle of a shoreless sea
Series
- Part 1 of seas who could sing so deep and strong
Bookmarked by Saelind
08 Feb 2021