Marta's Mathoms

Title: The Gift of Men
Word Count: 730 + Notes
Rating: Teen (for implied abortions + theodicy)
Challenge: b2wm 2011 #11
Fandom: The Silmarillion
Characters: Ar-Zimraphel
Beta: just_ann_now

Summary: The last thoughts of Ar-Zimraphel, queen of Numenor.

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Title: Fire and Smoke
Word Count: 1,095 + Notes
Rating: PG13 for Dark Themes
Fandom: Silmarillion (Akallabeth)
Characters: Sakalzor (OMC), Gimilbeth (OFC)
Beta: just_ann_now, anna_wing, and dawn_felagund
Challenges: Birthday Giftfic '10
Summary: "Thereafter the fire and smoke went up without ceasing; for the power of Sauron daily increased, and in that temple, with spilling of blood and torment and great wickedness, men made sacrifice to Melkor." (Akallabeth)

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Title: Defiance
Fandom: Silmarillion (Akallabeth)
Characters: Ulmo
Word Count: 300
Rating: Teen for adult themes. And possible heresy; this is Ulmo speaking, after all.
Summary: Of all the Valar, Ulmo knew the Numenoreans best and it was his waves that were used in their destruction. What must he have thought about the Akallabeth?

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Title: Factions
Summary: Isildur's theft of the fruit of the White Tree, from a different perspective. Slightly AU.
Word Count: 1,254 + Notes
Characters: Tar-Miriel, OC
Timeline: Early 3200s S.A.
Rating: General
Warnings: none
Beta: just_ann_now
Note: Written for Dwimordene, who asked for "an argument or encounter between factions within the Faithful [of Numenor]."

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Title: Four for the Elven-lords
Summary: Celeborn contemplates the power of rings.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (nothing objectionable)
Timeline: Second Age (bookverse)

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Title: Beware the Sea
Summary: Sea-longing takes many different forms. A series of true drabbles.
Rating: General (nothing objectionable)
Word Count: 5x100
Time Period: multi-age (all bookverse)

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