Stories, Familiar and Rare - by Larner

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B2MeM Challenge: a song from LOTR the Musical.
Title: Stories, Familiar and Rare
Format: short story
Genre: a story within a story
Rating: PG
Warnings: mentions of canon nudity, torture, and violence
Theme: B2MeM
Elements: Dreamflower asked for a tale based on this song from Lord of the Rings, the Musical.

Characters: Frodo Baggins, the children of Brandy Hall, Samwise Gamgee
Pairings: n/a
Creators' Notes (optional): For LavenderTook for her birthday.
Summary: Before he left the Shire, during an unexpected last visit to Brandy Hall, Frodo told one last tale to the Hall's children, honoring the wisest person he knew.

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Lost, by Silver Trails

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B2MeM Challenge: B2MeM Challenge: Someone opens the pages of a book and something falls out. The book is either a volume from the Rivendell library or the personal copy of an inhabitant of Rivendell. It could contain Bilbo's translations from the Elvish or an ancient elvish lay or be a ledger of household accounts--there are many possibilities… (prompt by Hhimring)

Format: short story (c.589 words)
Rating: PG
Characters: Canon characters, revealed in the story
Warnings: none
Summary: A lost Elf comes to Elrond's house

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"The Best Company" by Independence1776

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B2MeM Challenge: This fic uses “Books! Create something from the Library of Rivendell: Any kind of fanwork - story, art, craft - show us or tell us about a book/scroll/manuscript from Elrond’s library” and touches on two others (an injured Maglor brought back to Rivendell by Elrond and anything about idioms and translation).
Format: Ficlet
Genre: Gen
Rating: General
Warnings: None
Characters: Elrond, Maglor
Pairings: None
Creators' Notes (optional): Many thanks to Elleth for the beta and also to SurgicalSteel for medical advice. The title comes from this Sydney Smith quote: “Live always in the best company when you read.”
Summary: Books can keep people close even if they’re far away.

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"Exit Pursued By A Bear" by Zopyrus

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B2MeM Challenge: “Anything dated from the shores of Cuiviénen to the early days of the march across the mountains to the sea. My favorite possible character would be Beleg…” heartofoshun
Format: Short Story
Genre: Humor
Rating: PG
Warnings: Naked elf-maidens and bears.
Characters: Beleg, Nellas, Enel, Enelyë
Pairings: n/a
Summary: One hundred forty four elves wake up on the shores of Cuiviénen, each of them next to a husband or a wife.  But Beleg and Nellas are a little different from the others…

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