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Jan. 16th, 2021 02:37 pm
seleneheart: (argonath)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Welcome to the Five Armies! This tavern is very old and has passed through many hands. Currently it is owned by a member of the Butterbur family, the famous innkeepers in the North.

The Five Armies is a disreputable place and some folks will never darken our doors. But those who appreciate fine ale and good company will spend some time here, telling tales or singing songs.

The inn has existed since Minas Tirith was Minas Anor, but in other incarnations, it has been around as long as Middle Earth. The tales of this world have sunk into the smoke blackened beams, and time is not a river here, but an onion and the layers can be peeled back if you have the will.

So pull up a chair, quaff our home-brew and listen to the legends.

Pub Rules:
1. Story must occur in Middle Earth as created by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story must either take place in the pub or be told by a character in the pub.

2. Can be any time period and any character, including original characters, as long as they are a member of a race created by the Professor. In addition, because time is flexible here, you can have characters meet who never would in canon. For instance, if you want Húrin to have a friendly pint with Éorl, then please do.

3. No real persons, with one very specific exception - the Professor is always welcome here. However, feel free to include movie!verse characters that didn't otherwise exist in the books. We consider them OCs created by fanboy Peter Jackson.

4. We don't care what you get up to here, but if it's something that would scare the horses, do it in private. (In other words, post warnings, ratings, use cuts and etc. We don't mind het, slash, incest, threesomes or orgies, just warn us!)

5. We also welcome poetry, riddles and artwork, provided it complies with the guidelines above.


Any other questions? Ask your friendly barkeeps, [personal profile] seleneheart and [livejournal.com profile] shebit. (Tips optional!)
seleneheart: minas tirith in travel poster style (Minas Tirith travel poster)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Title: Terrible Houseguests
Author: [personal profile] seleneheart
Characters: OCs, Mîm
Rating: G
Warnings: none, references events in The Silmarilion or The Children of Húrin

That dwarf is back again )

Ficlet

May. 24th, 2006 03:51 pm
[identity profile] faramir-boromir.livejournal.com
Faramir considers the nature of Fortune, and the games his brother Boromir played at The Five Armies: Read it here.
[identity profile] just-ann-now.livejournal.com
Title: The Strong Silent Type
Author: Annmarwalk
Charaters: Roäc, Gaersum (Original male characters from the story The Haradric Whore and Her Son)
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: The Rohirrim, the City, and the Houses are Tolkien’s; Roäc and Gaersum are mine.
Author’s Note: A gift ficlet for [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]

The Strong, Silent Type
[identity profile] just-ann-now.livejournal.com
Title: History Becomes Legend
Author: Annmarwalk
Characters: Faramir, Rohirrim
Rating/Warning: None. Sad.
Disclaimer: Not mine, merely borrowed. Original version posted to the “History” challenge at [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], dusted off and shined up to bit to be posted here.

Author’s note: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] mentioned this comm in passing this morning. It would be great to see some activity around here again; I'll try to do my part.

History Becomes Legend )
seleneheart: (five armies)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Title: Drinks at The Five Armies
Author: Raederle
Word count: 100
Character: Éomer
Rating: G
Work: LOTR, very loosely
Disclaimer: don't own 'em, not for profit
Notes: for the "roaring fire" challenge at [livejournal.com profile] tolkien_weekly, this is set in the [livejournal.com profile] the_five_armies.

"Just go. Stay in your cloak, and you will see."

The King doubted that his brother-in-law would frequent this dingy, decrepit tavern, but he trusted him, so he found a seat close to the fire.

The fire was hypnotic; he blinked and the place was different. Two young lords entered, bragging of their day's deeds, toasting each other.

The King could not take his gaze from one, a Rider of the Rohirrim, laughing with his friend. Éomer never introduced himself to them, but when he left hours later, he was smiling. He understood why Faramir came to this place.
[identity profile] rubynye.livejournal.com
*wave to the other patrons*

Title: Light to Torech Ungol
Author: [livejournal.com profile] rubynye
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Setting/Source: post-ROTK
Characters: Three princes.
Disclaimer: These valiant young men are Professor Tolkien's, not mine.
'But the great spider was slain!'  )
[identity profile] shebit.livejournal.com
I know it's been a while, but this piece popped into my head back when I first read [livejournal.com profile] ribby's Unexpected Guest. I got the wrong end of the stick when I read it, but I liked my end, so I'm subverting her story to my own ends, to some extent. My tavern, my rules.

Title: Ripples
Author: SheBit
Rating: G
Disclaimer: These toys are all the Professors, but how we love to play with them.

Summary: Two drinkers notice something odd going on in the Tavern.

Ripples )
[identity profile] undonne.livejournal.com
Cross-posted from my journal -- In answer to a query about challenges, [livejournal.com profile] seleneheart said

"What [livejournal.com profile] shebit and I were thinking is that instead of posting a formal challenge from the mods, that a character could walk into the inn and issue the challenge to the patrons."

So here's a shot at it. This tale has a couple of functions. It is, if they will accept it, a belated birthday present for [livejournal.com profile] aprilkat and an extremely belated birthday present for [livejournal.com profile] ithiliana. Second, it contains, at the end, a challenge to the denizens of the Five Armies.

author: undonne

title: Tell Me a Winter's Tale
rating: G
warnings: none
disclaimer: the world and the characters are Tolkien's. I borrow them with love.

Tell me a winter's tale )
[identity profile] rubynye.livejournal.com
I didn't know I was going to set this drabble at The Five Armies till I followed Beregond and Pippin through the door. So I thought I might share it with you all.

Title: Beregond's Lucky Hat
Written by: [livejournal.com profile] rubynye
Written for: [livejournal.com profile] martal0712
Rating: G
Disclaimer: a benign avocational fiction
Warnings: incredibly silly.

When Beregond entered The Five Armies )

Query

Nov. 26th, 2004 07:06 pm
[identity profile] undonne.livejournal.com
I have a question. Are we going to do challenges here at the pub? If so, I have a proposal for consideration. :waves to all:
seleneheart: (seleneheart - Courtney Davis)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Title: Still Steadfast
Author: Raederle
Word count: 100
Characters: Galadriel, Finrod
Rating: G
Disclaimer: don’t own ‘em, not for profit
Notes: Not someplace I’ve ever gone before, but this story is pulling at me. Missing scene from The Silmarillion

Still Steadfast )
[identity profile] hithluin.livejournal.com
Title: Prophetic Dreams
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hithluin
Rating: G
Characters: Boromir, Faramir
Summary: Boromir and Faramir have dreams about a voice that talks to them, book-canon, the dream that sent Boromir to the Council of Elrond.
Feedback: Yes please, you will be very much adored for it
Disclaimer: Not real, not true
Notes: I'm planning to write a little trilogy out of this but since I haven't written the other 2 sequels yet, I don't want to name the trilogy beforehand, so title subject to change later on. Enjoy!

and for a moment, Boromir felt like he was still 9, and Faramir was still a happy little toddler of 4, and their mother was still alive, and everything was still all right with the world. )
[identity profile] faramir-boromir.livejournal.com
A vignette written to celebrate [livejournal.com profile] annmarwalk's upcoming birthday, and appropriately posted on El Dia de los Muertos.

Read the story here.
[identity profile] undonne.livejournal.com
Fic: All Hallows Eve, Part 2 of 2
title: All Hallows Eve
author: undonne
characters: Shadows of Real People (sort of). I know – see ‘warnings’
rating: G

warnings: Involves two characters who bear strong resemblances to 'Real People'. I know that we won’t be doing RP in this community, but the barkeeps said ok this once.

disclaimer: they aren’t really them of course, our players are simply shadows appearing on this peculiar stage. The RPs belong to themselves, and this (alas) never, ever happened. Middle Earth and all its wonders belong to the Professor.

Author’s notes: the two strangers from far away get into trouble and out again


Part 1 here

Part 2 here
[identity profile] shebit.livejournal.com
Title: Drink a Cup
Author: SheBit
Disclaimer: All names herein are the property of JR Hartley...sorry, no, JRR Tolkien. Easy mistake.
Summary: I drinking song sung by the soldiers of Gondor after the War of the Ring, but quite possibly based on a much older Gondorian or even Numenorean song - these things tend to get recycled, after all. This is a tavern - it's had a few brawls, but now it needs some good old drinking songs.

Drink a Cup )
[identity profile] hithluin.livejournal.com
Title: Disparity upon Reception
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hithluin
Rating: G
Summary: Denethor takes Thorongil to task only as a jealous son would, knowing his father's favours lie with another man
Disclaimer: Not mine, all made up
Notes: Ok, so if your mind is anywhere as pervy as mine, I deliberately phrased the summary in a way that doesn't reflect the G rating though I promise it is G. And for those who really haven't read the books, Thorongil was Aragorn's name when he served Ecthelion of Gondor in his younger days before the whole shebang with the Ring.


('I see you seem to have a problem with your laundry,' Denethor delivered the jibe lightly. 'Perhaps I can offer you the use of the lady who does mine. She's awfully good, and awfully helpful if one happens to be a little bored and required her help with _anything_')
ext_29523: JW Waterhouse's Miranda (Default)
[identity profile] ribby.livejournal.com
Title: Unexpected Guest
Author: Kris
Characters: Aragorn
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no money made off this.
Author's notes: Here's that slightly longer piece-thanks to [livejournal.com profile] seleneheart for encouraging me to finish it, and to [livejournal.com profile] undonne for starting it all!

Unexpected Guest )
[identity profile] undonne.livejournal.com
title: All Hallows Eve
author: undonne
characters: Shadows of Real People (sort of). I know – see ‘warnings’
rating: G

warnings: Involves two characters who bear strong resemblances to 'Real People'. I know that we won’t be doing RP in this community, but [livejournal.com profile] shebit gave me permission for just this one story because of who they are.

disclaimer: they aren’t really them of course, our players are simply shadows appearing on this peculiar stage. The RPs belong to themselves, and this (alas) never, ever happened. Middle Earth and all its wonders belong to the Professor.

Author’s notes: two strangers wander into the pub from a very long way away on a dark October afternoon

All Hallows Eve )
[identity profile] hithluin.livejournal.com
Title: Misapprehension
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hithluin
Rating: G
Summary: A mere misunderstanding of words has fueled the obsession of a man in possession of the One Ring.
Disclaimer: Not mine, not true.

Sequel to A Lesson Learnt

Elendil would probably send his son on some errand across middle-earth to 'clear his head' )
ext_29523: JW Waterhouse's Miranda (Default)
[identity profile] ribby.livejournal.com
Title: In the Shadows
Author: Kris
Characters: Aragorn, Boromir
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not mine, no money made off this.
Author's notes: This started as a bridge for a slightly longer piece (which I may post later), but worked itself into a nice stand-alone drabble.

In the Shadows )
[identity profile] hithluin.livejournal.com
Title: A Lesson Learnt
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hithluin
Rating: G
Summary A night in a tavern serves as an important lesson taught by a younger brother to his older sibling
Disclaimer: All not true, belongs to the Prof.
Notes: Written in a spurt of inspiration from [livejournal.com profile] seleneheart's fic To Absent Friends which is posted in the new community [livejournal.com profile] the_five_armies which I am proud to have joined. Though I was mightily tempted to write about people moping about Boromir too, I shall save that for another time. This fic, in honour of the new community :)

So what do you think of it, big brother? )

Referred to the Silmarillion to update my memories but most of the details taken from my memory which is falliable and therefore, probably wrong. Apologies in advance
seleneheart: (five armies)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Title: Another Brawl
Author: Raederle
Characters: Eärnur, Mardil
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: don’t own ‘em, not for profit

Another Brawl )
[identity profile] shebit.livejournal.com
Title: The Tale of Grief
Author: SheBit
Rating: PG - violence, death and incest lie ahead.
Author's Note: I apologise. This was meant to be a *short* Elven verse, but my inner Elf is apparently rather verbose, so it's a bit long. It also attempts to rhyme, and those who know my poetry know that I'm a blank verse poet, so a massive rhyming poem is rather new for me. There are also dozens of obscure little references in there for the canon-meisters amongst you.
Disclaimer: Tolkien owns the characters, but we now own a pub, so it's all good.

Summary: A wandering elf comes to rest his feet and sing a tale of the Elder Days.


The Tale of Grief )
seleneheart: (Default)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Title: To Absent Friends
Author: Raederle
Character: Aragorn
Rating: G
Disclaimer: don’t own ‘em, not for profit

To Absent Friends )
[identity profile] ithiliana.livejournal.com
Title: Who Now Remembers?
Author: Ithiliana
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Not any characters of mine, just borrowing and visiting.

Wanted to write a piece to celebrate this wonderful new community but have now ended up crying all over my keyboard (which is why I mostly write AU!). But here is...something. Perhaps a start, or perhaps just a short piece, I'm not sure which at this point. I don't usually write *short* pieces, but you never know.

Who Now Remembers? )
[identity profile] undonne.livejournal.com
Originally written for the natal day of faramir_boromir, the tale is happy to put its feet up here at home (thanks to [livejournal.com profile] shebit and [livejournal.com profile] seleneheart's wonderful idea to create this community... I think the sign is *wonderful*... um... where was I...), and have a drink...

The Five Armies )
seleneheart: (torn boromir)
[personal profile] seleneheart
Title: To Drown My Woe
Author: Raederle
Characters: Merry, Pippin
Rating: G
Disclaimer: don't own 'em, not for profit

To Drown My Woe )

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