Laura Grayhide bio
Author has written 8 stories for Lord of the Rings. "If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." Toni Morrison I suppose this is the story I have wanted to read, and the story I have needed to tell, for longer than I care to admit. I have tried to make it real, or at least as real as Tolkien's world. I'm not much interested in magic, or faceless evil, or quests; with a few exceptions, this story doesn't have those things. What it does have are the people, and the land. And so... "Let us probe the silent place, let us see what luck betide us; |
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The Fellowship of the Pen by Sauron Gorthaur reviews
When the most dangerous and powerful of all Suethor weapons falls into the hands of the LOTR characters and their Sue-slaying protectors, a new quest begins: with Legolas as the Pen-bearer and a Fellowship that, if possible, is even stranger than the last one. Now complete!
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 23 - Words: 119,117 - Reviews: 102 - Favs: 43 - Follows: 47 - Updated: 8/13/2024 - Published: 11/1/2013 - Legolas, Eowyn, Sauron, OC - Complete
Head Out On The Highway by DefenderOfTheFaith84 reviews
Four pothead hobbits get swept up in the dealings of a remorseless biker gang known as the Black Riders. Good thing ol' street-racing Strider is there to set the record straight. [1970's AU]
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,984 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/25/2023 - Aragorn, Wraith - Complete
The Eagle on the Ramparts by Canafinwe reviews
From Rohan he came, but he was not one of the Rohirrim. Thorongil he was called, the Eagle of the Star, and he was the son of no man. Strong was his sword arm, unfailing his courage. Yet not all welcomed the stranger to Minas Tirith...
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 25 - Words: 166,350 - Reviews: 697 - Favs: 317 - Follows: 318 - Updated: 7/30/2017 - Published: 10/24/2015 - Gandalf, Aragorn, Denethor, Ecthelion
A Long and Weary Way by Canafinwe reviews
After fifteen years of fruitlessly searching for the creature called Gollum, Gandalf forsook the hunt. Though Aragorn persevered for a time, tracking his quarry on the marches of Mordor, he too despaired at last and began his homeward journey...
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama/Adventure - Chapters: 82 - Words: 445,257 - Reviews: 1191 - Favs: 397 - Follows: 223 - Updated: 10/15/2015 - Published: 10/21/2009 - Gandalf, Aragorn, Gollum, Celeborn - Complete
The Silmarillion Gospel by Araloth the Random reviews
*Third Place MEFA 2010!* What happens when a group of clueless fangirls try to "translate" the Silmarillion into Biblical English? Utter chaos, of course!
Silmarillion - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 5 - Words: 5,187 - Reviews: 91 - Favs: 50 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 7/24/2010 - Published: 12/22/2009
The Fanfiction Testament by Araloth the Random reviews
*Honourable Mention MEFA 2010!* [Complete] And from the LoTR Obsessants proceedeth the Fanfiction writers. But not all were true to Canon, and thus there was much flaming and strife among them. And Legolas spake unto the fangirls...
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 5 - Words: 4,914 - Reviews: 241 - Favs: 196 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 10/1/2009 - Published: 5/24/2009 - Complete
Rivalry by Medea Smyke reviews
Some ballroom nonsense in which Erchirion gets mad, Amrothos explains, and Lothiriel shows a penchant for blonds. One-shot.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,212 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 69 - Follows: 4 - Published: 2/19/2009 - Eomer, Lothíriel - Complete
A Cruel Mercy by Marchwriter reviews
A ranger and a captain must commit evil for the sake of good. But is it worth it?
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,107 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 3 - Published: 3/22/2008 - Aragorn - Complete
A Time For Joy by meckinock reviews
Halbarad's wife reflects on joy and grief. A birthday story for Daw the Minstrel.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,057 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 17 - Published: 7/23/2006 - Aragorn, Halbarad - Complete
For Love of a City by meckinock reviews
Faramir finds comfort in giving it. In honor of Nilmandra's birthday.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,981 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 3 - Published: 6/26/2006 - Faramir, Eowyn - Complete
Last Rites by Isabeau of Greenlea reviews
The night before the battle at the Black Gate, questions are asked and answered about Boromir's death.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 18,904 - Reviews: 16 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 3 - Published: 8/13/2005 - Aragorn, Peregrin T. - Complete
Pawns and Symbols by The Dunadan Project reviews
A little character piece of Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth and his friend and armsmaster Andrahar. Pre-LOTR. Warning: OCs, disturbing topics and implied m/m relationship. Co-written by Isabeau of Greenlea and Soledad.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 12,341 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 4 - Published: 5/26/2003
The Mushroom: Middle Earth's Finest News Source by Marauder reviews
The Middle-earth version of The Onion...somewhat OOC, PWP, slashy. Complete. My personl favorite headline: Completely Unrelated Hobbits Wed
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 12 - Words: 7,990 - Reviews: 133 - Favs: 136 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 4/14/2003 - Published: 2/17/2003 - Complete
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The Dark of the Morning reviews
Shaken and grieving after the deaths of friends, Miriel and her companions return to patrol. A journey that begins with a rumor of trouble in the far north takes them across the expanse of Eriador, and into the depths of their own hearts, testing the limits of loyalty, duty, and love.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 6 - Words: 21,845 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 1/3 - Published: 11/23/2024 - Aragorn, Halbarad
When Dark Things Come reviews
They have sworn the Oath, each one of them, to serve their Chieftain and defend the North, to hold the thin line against the dark. Lonely men and women they are, Rangers of Arnor, hunters ever of the servants of the Enemy. But his servants are found in many places—and the price of the hunt may be high.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 17 - Words: 59,259 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 19 - Updated: 6/28/2024 - Published: 2/23/2024 - Aragorn, Halbarad, OC
Not Even the Rain reviews
"You knew. You chose it. You chose this life. It could have been otherwise." It is dangerous to love; she has seen it too often, in too many ways. Yet fate makes its own choices, and those who remain must choose in its wake. Battered by injury and grief, a Ranger and a healer find comfort, at last, in each other.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 4 - Words: 14,310 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 12/15/2023 - Published: 11/23/2023 - Complete
Turtle Dove
"If I had wings of a turtle dove, I would fly back home to you..." To forge ahead is also to leave behind. On a cold night far from home, Thorongil sings, and remembers.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 889 - Favs: 1 - Published: 11/17/2023 - Complete
A Light From the Shadows reviews
In a time of growing dark for the Dunedain, a Ranger of the North meets a strange traveler in the Wild east of Amon Sûl. Sequel to "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost," though you do not have to have read that story to enjoy this one.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 29 - Words: 104,772 - Reviews: 44 - Favs: 54 - Follows: 49 - Updated: 11/10/2023 - Published: 4/14/2023 - Aragorn, OC - Complete
To Labor and To Wait
A wizard and a lord of the Dunedain discuss destiny, succession, and an impetuous young Chieftain. Best read in conjunction with the first chapter of "A Light From the Shadows."
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 955 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 2 - Published: 4/14/2023 - Gandalf, OC - Complete
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost reviews
Fifty years before the War of the Ring, a young woman of the Dunedain dreams of following her father into the Grey Company. But what does it take to earn the Star?
Lord of the Rings - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 36 - Words: 129,971 - Reviews: 49 - Favs: 37 - Follows: 37 - Updated: 3/10/2023 - Published: 5/20/2022 - Halbarad, OC - Complete
Silivren Penna Miriel reviews
When pools are black and trees are bare, still there is beauty to be found in the Wild. Two Rangers shelter from a storm on the edge of winter in northern Eriador. A brief, luminous solstice offering.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,258 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 2 - Published: 12/21/2022 - Complete