From Aman to Middle-earth and Back Again

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• Gifted and Giftless by TheSandGirl

  Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms, The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien  

  • General Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  23 May 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Aragorn/Arwen Undómiel
  • Maedhros (Tolkien)/Original Female Character(s)
  • Elrond Peredhel & Original Female Character(s)
  • Arwen Undómiel & Elladan & Elrohir & Original Female Character(s)
  • Elrond Peredhel & Maglor
  • Aragorn (Tolkien) & Original Female Character(s)
  • Glorfindel (Tolkien) & Original Female Character(s)
  • Gandalf (Tolkien) & Original Female Character(s)
  • Elrond Peredhel
  • Elrohir (Tolkien)
  • Elladan (Tolkien)
  • Glorfindel (Tolkien)
  • Aragorn (Tolkien)
  • Arwen Undómiel
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Gandalf (Tolkien)
  • The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Námo | Mandos (Tolkien)
  • Erestor (Tolkien)
  • Eru Ilúvatar
  • Dúnedain of the North
  • Gilraen (Tolkien)
  • Éomer Éadig
  • Lothíriel (Tolkien)
  • Maglor (Tolkien)
  • Maedhros (Tolkien)
  • Galadriel (Tolkien)
  • Celeborn (Tolkien)
  • Ainur Characters (Tolkien)
  • Ulmo (Tolkien)
  • Thranduil (Tolkien)
  • Thorin Oakenshield
  • Boromir (Tolkien)
  • Adventure
  • Eventual Romance
  • Father-Daughter Relationship
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Humor
  • Friendship
  • Modern Character in Middle Earth
  • not exactly a fix-it
  • Canon Compliant
  • Mostly Canon Compliant
  • LACE (Tolkien) Compliant
  • Years of the Lamps
  • Third Age of Arda (Tolkien)
  • Years of the Trees (Tolkien)
  • First Age of Arda (Tolkien)
  • Second Age of Arda (Tolkien)
  • Prophetic Dreams
  • Siblings
  • Father-Son Relationship
  • POV Original Female Character
  • POV Third Person
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Training
  • Ainulindalë
  • Quenya Names (Tolkien)
  • Introspection
  • Isekai and Transmigration

  Summary

  Eru’s gift is such that one appreciates it only after it has been taken away. A British neurosurgeon finds herself in Arda Marred. Facing the desolation of time, Lysandra must follow her fate in the Music. From Aman to Middle-earth and back again – the tale of a young woman as she learns to embrace the duties of her new life, celebrate her gains, and mourn her losses.

  Author's Note: As of Chapter 21, the story follows the events of The Hobbit.
  Update: As of Chapter 29, the story follows the events of The Lord of the Rings.

  Series

  • Part 1 of From Aman to Middle-earth and Back Again

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  214,445

  Chapters:

  33/50

  Comments:

  444

  Kudos:

  435

  Bookmarks:

  159

  Hits:

  20,961

• Visions of the Past by TheSandGirl

  Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms  

  • General Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  23 May 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Fëanor/Nerdanel (Tolkien)
  • Fëanor & Fingolfin (Tolkien)
  • Fëanor & Finwë (Tolkien)
  • Amras & Amrod & Caranthir & Celegorm & Curufin & Fëanor & Maedhros & Maglor (Tolkien)
  • Elrond Peredhel & Elros Tar-Minyatur
  • Celebrimbor & Sauron (Tolkien)
  • Maedhros (Tolkien)/Original Female Character(s)
  • Idril Celebrindal & Maedhros
  • Fingon & Maedhros (Tolkien)
  • Fëanor (Tolkien)
  • Sons of Fëanor (Tolkien)
  • Maedhros (Tolkien)
  • Maglor (Tolkien)
  • Celegorm (Tolkien)
  • Caranthir (Tolkien)
  • Curufin (Tolkien)
  • Amras (Tolkien)
  • Amrod (Tolkien)
  • Nerdanel (Tolkien)
  • Finwë (Tolkien)
  • Fingolfin (Tolkien)
  • Fingon (Tolkien)
  • House of Finwë Members (Tolkien)
  • House of Fingolfin Members (Tolkien)
  • House of Finarfin Members (Tolkien)
  • Elrond Peredhel
  • Elros Tar-Minyatur
  • Celebrimbor (Tolkien)
  • Sauron (Tolkien)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Character Study
  • Reflection
  • Outtakes
  • Years of the Trees (Tolkien)
  • First Age of Arda (Tolkien)
  • Second Age of Arda (Tolkien)
  • Aman | The Undying Lands (Tolkien)
  • Valinor (Tolkien)
  • Beleriand (Tolkien)
  • Angband (Tolkien)
  • Sack of Eregion (Tolkien)
  • Kinslaying (Tolkien)
  • Quenya Names (Tolkien)
  • Falling In Love

  Summary

  Prophetic dreams reveal scenes burried in the past, of which there is little to find in the Annals of Aman, Beleriand, and Second-Age Middle-earth. The past reveals the motivation, reasoning, secrets, and thougts of those who helped shape Arda's course of history.

  P.S. Can be read as a standalone piece.

  Scene 1. Fëanáro, before the Creation of the Silmarilli
  Scene 2. The Fall of Celebrimbor
  Scene 3. Maedhros in the Pits of Angband
  Scene 4. Maedhros Chained Under the Stars
  Scene 5. The Rescue of Elros
  Scene 6. Maedhros and Fingon Caught in a Summer Shower
  Scene 7. Maedhros at a Feast in Valinor
  Scene 8: The Capture of Maedhros
  Scene 9: The Rescue of Maedhros
  Scene 10: Part 1 - First Sight of the Moon. Part 2 - Idril tells Maedhros the Moon's Name

  Series

  • Part 2 of From Aman to Middle-earth and Back Again

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  11,569

  Chapters:

  10/?

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  39

  Bookmarks:

  4

  Hits:

  1,559