History FanficRecs / TheHobbit

Proof that [[SturgeonsLaw the remaining 10% is worth waking dragons for]] here.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700362/chapters/1290400 The Inevitable Love Story Between Two Idiots]]'' by Bgtea

* ''Comments'': In which Legolas and Tauriel are [[NoFourthWall medium-aware]] [[TvTropesWillRuinYourLife tropers]] trying to survive the new ''[[Film/TheHobbit Hobbit]]'' fandom, with [[SnarkToSnarkCombat running commentary]]. Highlights include Thranduil banning (some) degrading fanfiction; one of the better-written author tracts (2nd half of chapter 1); and hated, ever-mocked ShippingGoggles.

* Recommended by: Tropers/DecafGrub47393

* Recommended by: [=KungFuKitty=]

* Recommended by: [=GothicProphet=]

* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2749148 Over Hill and Under Tree]]'' by Filin prinsessa (ErinacchiLove)
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10674027/1/Tree-Climbing-for-Dummies Tree Climbing for Dummies]]'' by Booksnake3
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* Recommended by: Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13085322/1/Fault]]'' by PastSelf
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{CatcherInTheWry}}

* Crossover with: ''Series/{{{Sherlock}}}''

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2022291 The curious case of the hobbit in the night-time]]'' by DandyDilettante

* ''Comments'': While this is smack-dab in the middle of the ''Fanfic/AvengersOfTheRing'' series, it can be mostly be read as a standalone.

* Recommended By: Silver Wizard
* Status: Ongoing
* Crossover with: Literature/TheWheelOfTime
* Pairings: [[spoiler:Thorin Oakenshield/OC]]
* Synopsis: Sarainya Vostovan is an Aes Sedai, but she wishes that she could be something else. She leaves the world she knows behind in search of a new home and the first person she meets in this new world, Gandalf the Grey, sweeps her into an adventure of a lifetime. An adventure which includes Dwarves, Elves, a dragon and a long lost kingdom.
* Comments:

* Crossover with: VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}
* Synopsis: Bilbo should have known better than to sass a Wizard.\\
Because the next afternoon, Gandalf the Grey, the Fire Rider, the sneaky bastard, turned up at Bilbo’s gym with a bundle of Dwarves trailing along behind him.\\
Bilbo Baggins did not scream at Gandalf, because grown Hobbits did not scream at anybody, let alone at a Wizard. But oh, how Bilbo wanted to. Because Bilbo knew full well that between the bulky fellow with the mohawk and the one with the split beard, was Thorin Oakenshield, the Erebor gym leader.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3252914/chapters/7090352 The Hobbit: A Suicidal Journey]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/vividpast/pseuds/vividpast vividpast]]''
* ''Recommended by:'' Wildpaw1
* ''Status:'' Ongoing; last updated July 30, 2018

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/66796 From The Ashes A Fire Shall Be Woken series]]'' by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Nicnac/pseuds/Nicnac Nicnac]]

* Crossover with: Series/Sherlock

* Crossover with: Series/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/633038 And in the Darkness]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Evandar/pseuds/Evandar Evandar]]''
* ''Recommended by'' Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Crossover Fandom(s):'' ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''
* ''Synopsis:'' After he gets shot, John gets flashbacks to another life - that of Bilbo Baggins of the Shire. And, of course, it's just his luck that he ends up shacking up with an ex-Dark Lord. Reincarnation fic with mild Johnlock
* ''Comments:'' Pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - John is the reincarnation of Bilbo, and Sherlock is the reincarnation of Sauron.
[=[[reviews:AndInTheDarkness]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8811408/1/Beat-of-a-Treasure Beat of a Treasure]]'' by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1668549/Idlesana Idlesana]]''
* ''Recommended by'' Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}
* ''Status:'' Dormant, Last Updated December 24 2013
* ''Crossover Fandom(s):'' ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' (Smaug becomes a human and takes the name Sherlock).

[=[[reviews:BeatOfATreasure]]=]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2022291 The curious case of the hobbit in the night-time]]'' by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/DandyDilettante/pseuds/DandyDilettante DandyDilettante]]''
* ''Recommended by'' Tropers/{{fruitstripegum}}

* ''Crossover Fandom(s):'' ''Series/{{Sherlock}}''

* Recommended By: Silver Wizard
* Status: Complete
* Crossover with: [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (specifically [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Avengers: Age of Ultron]])
* Pairings: [[spoiler:Bard/Wanda Maximoff]]
* Synopsis: Wanda Maximoff unexpectedly finds herself joining the Quest of Erebor. How will Middle-earth react to the Scarlet Witch as a powerful evil rises once more?
* Comments: Sequel to ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8774682/1/Avengers-of-the-Ring Avengers of the Ring]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10209190/1/Return-of-the-Avengers Return of the Avengers]]'', which should probably be read before this one. But both are well worth it. Also followed by three sequels, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12816277/1/The-Witch-the-Wizard-and-the-Sorcerer The Witch, the Wizard and the Sorcerer]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13114062/1/Avengers-Dagor-Arnediad Avengers: Dagor Arnediad]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13541691/1/Avengers-Methteilien Avengers: Metheilien]]'' which are also well worth reading.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12762453/1/the-line-where-the-sky-meets-the-sea the line where the sky meets the sea]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/916902/Wannabe-Darklord Wannabe Darklord]]
* Recommended by: Silver Wizard
* Status: Complete
* Crossover with: [[Literature/TheSilmarillion The Silmarillion]]
* Synopsis: There is no sea-longing within her. Tauriel waits on the shore, trying to find the desire to sail to the West. Instead, she meets someone from an Age long past.

* Recommended by: Toshiaki

* Crossover with: [[Videogame/FinalFantasyXIV Final Fantasy XIV]]
* Synopsis: Shortly after running across Gollum, Bilbo met a peculiar feline-looking woman armed with an axe. She decides to tag along, and the rest is quite literally history.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11846465/1/Agent-Of-Middle-Earth Agent Of Middle Earth]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2306483/Steve993 Steve993]]
* Recommended By: SAM996
* Status: Complete
* Crossover with: ''Series/AgentCarter''
* Synopsis: After an accident involving a mysterious device Howard located and took from Whitney Frost's lab after stopping her, Peggy, Sousa and Jarvis are whisked away by a portal to Middle Earth. Here they will meet Bilbo Baggins and the Thirteen Dwarves and join them on their quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain. Set after Season 2 of Agent Carter. Inspired by Avengers of the Ring.
* Comments: First in a series followed by a sequel ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12886116/1/Agent-of-the-Ring Agent Of the Ring]]''

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11088655/1/Home-Is-Where-Your-Heart-Is Home Is Where Your Heart Is]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4468115/GwyneddSilverfighter GwyneddSilverfighter]]
* Recommended By: Silver Wizard
* Status: Ongoing

[=[[Deal with the Devil]]=]

[=[[A Hobbit's Hole (er I mean SMIAL!]]=]

[=[[Coats and Customs 'verse]]=]

[=[[Prayers to Broken Stone]]=]

* ''Status'': In progress
* "Pairings": Thorin/Bilbo, side Kili/Tauriel
* ''Synopsis'': A non-RP liveblog of the Quest for Erebor, in real time. Two tumblr blogs which are written from the perspective of Bilbo and Thorin. Bilbo can be found [[http://quiterespectablyyours.tumblr.com here]] and Thorin [[http://exileddurin.tumblr.com here]]
* ''Comments'': An excellent combined effort that focuses on the Company's shenanigans as they make their way towards Erebor. Effortlessly combines humour with a well constructed and detailed plot and characterization. The character building is fascinating and hilarious, and the two blogs detail the adventures of the Company and their relationships fantastically well, with little details that make the read a joy. Best read concurrently, as the two perspectives make it better than reading them separately. The in character interactions with the various anonymous asks are hilarious and fascinating, as is the rapport between the two. An excellent read, even if you aren't a fan of the ships. Make sure to read from the beginning and be sure to make note of the tags.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/89896 Clarity of Vision]] by [=Mithen=]

* ''Pairing'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn/Arwen, Denethor/Finduilas of Dol Amroth
* ''Comments'': AU, in which Smaug never came to Erebor but Bilbo Baggins still finds himself in an unexpected journey. An epic and engaging read. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings fusion.
[=[[reviews:ClarityOfVision]]=]

* ''Synopsis'': It started in Rivendell, where eyes followed Bilbo wherever he went. It happened again at Beorn's, and a third at Mirkwood. By the time they arrived at Bard's, Bilbo demanded an explanation. - A crackish Bagginshield one-shot
* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo.

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo.

* ''Pairing'': Thorin / Main/RuleSixtyThree !Bilbo
* ''Comments'': Shipping doesn't kick in until around Mirkwood. This story is largely about dwarven culture and the concept of family, and Bella's journey from being an outsider in Hobbiton to being part of a big dwarven family. Incredibly heartwarming, and a fun extrapolation of dwarf culture. The interactions with Bella and Dís towards the end were some of my favorite scenes.

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo

''Stories aimed to amuse, parody, and generally not take themselves too seriously. Generally.''

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9910178/1/I-Heard-it-Through-the-Grapevine-of-Delicious-Mirkwood-wine I Heard it Through the Grapevine (of Delicious Mirkwood wine...)]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/510624/Lasgalendil Lasgalendil]]

* ''Status'': Complete (may be updated, anyway)
* ''Synopsis'': "On women, tropes, and the thrice-dreaded supernatural interspecies love triangle. Rumors of a certain movie have reached Middle Earth and characters are not amused. Can Tauriel convince the canon that their reasons for hating her are wrong? Legolas laments, Tauriel teaches, and Gimli…Gimli is just Gimli."
* ''Pairings'': Parodied.

[=[[reviews:GrapevineOfDeliciousMirkwoodWine]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/654573?view_full_work=true Thorin Oakenshield's Majestic Diary]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Fruitsie Fruitsie]]

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Pairings'': Hints of Thorin/Bilbo.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9731824/1/Loverboy-Legolas Loverboy Legolas]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1845274/Levi-Ackerman Levi Ackerman]]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/66796 From The Ashes A Fire Shall Be Woken]] (Series) by ([[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Nicnac/pseuds/Nicnac Nicnac]])
* ''Recommended by'': GuesssWho

* ''Comments'':
[=[[reviews:FromTheAshesAFireShallBeWoken]]=]

[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/64345/sig-alert Sig Alert]] by [[http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Dan_s+Comments Dan_s Comments]]
* Recommended by: Naal2
* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: An ancient, storied evil arrives in Equestria, and joins Fluttershy's menagerie, as a baby dragon. Will the Mane 6 Discover it in time? Will they recognize the evil when they see it? Or can it avoid the temptation to succumb to his previous nature? Will a brave knight challenge this evil with courage and the power of friendship? Helping him face the terror of the memories of his death? Crossover, but that would give it away. One Chapter one-shot.
* Pairing(s): None.
* Tags: {{Crossover}}
[=[[reviews:SigAlert]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9830774/1/Heart-of-Fire Heart of Fire]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4774853/DONOVAN94 DONOVAN94]]

* ''Status'': Complete. Now with a complete [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10108427/1/Heart-of-Ashes Sequel]] and a [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11571035/1/Heart-of-the-Inferno third part]] in a trilogy.
* Now with its own page [[Fanfic/TheHeartTrilogy here]].
* ''Synopsis'': "I am SMAUG! I kill where I wish and none dare resist! And now, you belong to me!" Smaug stirs beneath Erebor when he hears a heavenly voice and knows he must have such a prize for his own. Trapped in the Dragon's lair, Kathryn, a seer, must survive this deadly creature to escape to freedom. But a vision plagues her, one that connects her to the mighty dragon forever.

* ''Comments'': Don't let the pairing chase you away. The relationship that develops between Smaug and Kathryn is slow and subtle. Smaug is still greedy, arrogant and possessive of his treasure, and the author uses these points in his personality to have him eventually come to care for Kathryn as more than just a valuable piece of his hoard. Kathryn is also a well done OFC, her back story fleshed out and she has flaws along with admirable attributes making her character very realistic.
** Full-heartedly seconded. I went into this expecting to hate Kathryn (special powers, weird name spelling, purple eyes), but the author makes ''sure'' to emphasize the "cursed" part of "CursedWithAwesome". Kathryn has actual flaws and fears like any other person, makes mistakes, and is one of the most well-done original characters I've ever read, to the point I stopped thinking of her as an OC and just another one of the inhabitants of Tolkien's world. She also does the romance slow, with plenty of development, and with about as much realism as one can get from a dragon--Smaug is {{Yandere}}-levels of possessive, but with enough good traits that it wasn't a stretch to believe Kathryn would stay with him out of anything other than fear.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700362/chapters/1290400 The Inevitable Love Story Between Two Idiots]] by Bgtea

* ''Status'': Complete with a oneshot sequel.

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo, side pairing of Dwalin and Ori

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/616596 Beneath the Mountains Music Woke]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/EmilianaDarling/pseuds/EmilianaDarling EmilianaDarling]]

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo
* ''Comments'': This story is written from Thorin's POV. It is a slow-building realization of romance between the two of them and culminates in Lake-Town with a sweet ending... and an absolutely chilling coda. The author then follows the coda to its logical (heartbreaking) conclusion in [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1722023 On His Dark Throne]], a one-shot quasi-sequel where Thorin takes the Ring, and everything goes very, very wrong (Warning: Sequel contains graphic violence and character death).

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/679152 The Road Delivered Us Home]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/keelywolfe/pseuds/keelywolfe keelywolfe]]

* ''Synopsis'': After the Battle of the Five Armies, Bilbo returns to the Shire in mourning - while Thorin survived, Fili and Kili did not. He adopts Frodo and settles into a life of quiet, until Thorin and Dwalin turn up on his doorstep.

* ''Synopsis'': A simple hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, would have lived rest of his life without knowing about the war between dwarves and orcs if not a wounded dwarf soldier had found his way to Shire. When Bilbo hears that his relatives are in middle of that horrendous war he knows that he must go and save them! But it’s dangerous to go alone and to get into the dwarf-army you need to be a dwarf…

* ''Comments'': A Hobbit version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', minus the DisguisedInDrag part (Bilbo poses as a dwarf). And Smaug's a good guy! Well, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold kinda]]...

* ''Pairing'': Eventual Thorin/Bilbo.

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo

* ''Pairing'': Eventual Thorin/Bilbo.

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/40129 Coats and Customs 'verse]]'', by ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/users/imaginary_golux/pseuds/imaginary_golux imaginary_golux]]''
* Recommended by: Helgatwb
* ''Status'': Complete

* ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn/Arwen, Dwalin/Ori, Legolas/Gimli, Frodo Baggins/Rose Cotton/Sam Gamgee,
* ''Comments'': Complete AU. I started reading this at around 6p.m., didn't stop until I had finished 6a.m., the following morning. Then, when I woke up, I wanted to read it again. Seriously good stuff. The series is marked as unfinished, but only because the author might add one-shots. The main story is complete as-is.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10124179/1/Prayers-to-Broken-Stone Prayers to Broken Stone]]'' [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1205443/chapters/2462317 AO3 link]] by Avelera
* Recommended by: Nausicaa of the Spirits

* ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield

* ''Comments'': An excellent combined effort that focusses on the Company's shenanigans as they make their way towards Erebor. Effortlessly combines humour with a well constructed and detailed plot and characterisation. The character building is fascinating and hilarious, and the two blogs detail the adventures of the Company and their relationships fantastically well, with little details that make the read a joy. Best read concurrently, as the two perspectives make it better than reading them separately. The in character interactions with the various anonymous asks are hilarious and fascinating, as is the rapport between the two. An excellent read, even if you aren't a fan of the ships. Make sure to read from the beginning and be sure to make note of the tags.

* ''Comments'': This is an amazing, epic length fic, and it's one of the slowest building pairings I've ever read. There isn't a single moment of OOCness--the main reason for the slow build, really. Jana's exploration of various Middle Earth cultures (especially the Dunlendings, the Rohirrim, and the Ents) is to die for, and their {{original character}}s are some of the best I've ever read.

''Fanfic/{{Sansukh'' by determamfidd (link [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/855528/chapters/1637607 here]])

* ''Comments'': An AMAZING fic that really digs into what would have happened if the events in Lord of the Rings happened sixty years earlier. All of the pairings are well-written and sweet, as well as the battle scenes that are incredibly fast-paced and leave you wondering what happened and I need more. It's complete, with the author saying more might be written in the verse. The emotions are heavy in this fic. Two things of note is that Denethor is written in a way that will make you like him, which is really just Boromir and Faramir combined and put in a blender. That is not a bad thing though and will actually make watching The Lord of the Ring movies harder, thinking what he might have been like before everything happened. You will instead not like his father, who is just as bad as Denethor crazy when he's not crazy. Another thing is the female OC, Dernwyn, is basically an expy of Éowyn, as well as her relationship to her uncle, Thengel, is just like Éowyn's to Théoden. Again though, that is not a bad thing if you think that Fíli and Éowyn could be a good couple and enjoyed the relationship Éowyn and Théoden shared and wouldn't mind reading it again under different names.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/682108 Gardening]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/miscellea/pseuds/The%20Feels%20Whale The Feels Whale]]

* ''Synopsis'': Poor Mister Baggins. He was doomed to be a nine-days wonder no matter what and is it any wonder after a year-long adventure? Even the Tooks haven’t the influence to hush that up, but Mad Baggins seems to have managed to silence every tongue in the Shire on that subject which would be awe-inspiring ...if not for the way he decided to go about it.\\
\\
OR: That one where Middle Earth seems to be unclear about where baby Hobbits come from.

* ''Comments'': A Different take on Mpreg,kinda, sorta...scratches head. Part of the [[http://archiveofourown.org/series/38858 Good Earth]] series. Interesting and refreshing.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/855528/chapters/1637607 Sansûkh]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/determamfidd/pseuds/determamfidd determamfidd]]

* ''Status'': Dormant; last updated September 2017

* ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield and Gimli/Legolas Greenleaf
* ''Comments'': A fantastic, in depth, look at Thorin after his death in The Hobbit. This isn't an AU. Thorin does die, and it very much follows canon. But the characters, world building, and research that goes into this story is jaw dropping. The way Thorin and company change and develop even after death is believable and rewarding to watch. And it only gets better as the story leads into LOTR. Everyone should give this one a try. [[Fanfic/{{Sansukh}} Has its own page.]]
** ''Additional Comments'': Although it is currently incomplete, it doesn't leave off on a cliffhanger, and what's there is more than satisfying. The author's deep dive into Middle Earth lore, realistic worldbuilding, and attention to detail is absolutely amazing. Can't recommend enough.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/705967 Never Go Home]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/QueensJenn QueensJenn]]

* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo
* ''Comments'': There is a sequel [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/710094 here]].
[=[[reviews:NeverGoHome]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1047210/chapters/2094253 Nothing Gold Can Stay]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/perkynurples/pseuds/perkynurples perkynurples]]

* ''Status'': Complete; sequel dormant
* ''Synopsis'': Bilbo Baggins led a rather peaceful life, thank you very much, until an old acquaintance decided to turn it upside down, and he found himself agreeing to take a job that’s… let’s say not exactly up his alley, and might eventually cost him a little more than his treasured cozy lifestyle. Who would have thought tutoring a slightly menacing monarch’s more than slightly overbearing nephew could prove to be such an… adventure?
* ''Pairing'': Thorin/Bilbo

[=[[reviews:NothingGoldCanStay]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13085322/1/Fault]] by PastSelf

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: "So… you're saying…" Bombur said, hesitating at each word. "I… it wasn't… my fault?" "It was never your fault," Bilbo said, looking as if this was a preposterous thought in itself. "Everyone was knocked over. You just happened to be getting out of the boat." Bombur let out a huff of a laugh. Not his fault. Not his fault. The words rang incredulously through his mind. Not his fault.
Comments: This story is extremely sad but very compassionate towards Bombur. A bittersweet fic.

''...and now for the stories that are focused on romance.''

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/610827/chapters/1100584 The Toymaker and the Widow]] by cellotlix

* ''Status'': Dormant

[=[[reviews:TheToymakerAndTheWidow]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1175282/chapters/2394888 Love Pays No Indemnity]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Jana/pseuds/Jana Jana]]

* ''Status'': Ongoing
* ''Synopsis'': After the Battle of Five Armies, the One Ring decides it needs to understand Bilbo better to manipulate him. It does not, however, go entirely to plan. From the summary: The Wise and the Mighty might say that everything has already been tried against Sauron, but Good Hobbit Sense and actually communicating somehow hadn't made that list.
* ''Comments'': Bilbo/The One Ring, Bilbo/Sauron. Yes, really. This is an amazing, epic length fic, and it's one of the slowest building pairings I've ever read. There isn't a single moment of OOCness - the main reason for the slow build, really. Jana's exploration of various Middle Earth cultures (especially the Dunlendings, the Rohirrim, and the Ents) is to die for, and their {{original character}}s are some of the best I've ever read.
[=[[reviews:LovePaysNoIndemnity]]=]

[[https://www.akrito.com/s/40/ King's Ransom]] by
[[https://www.akrito.com/u/29/ Farasha]]
* Recommended by [=SybariteStories=]

* ''Synopsis'': Rather than offering Bard and Thranduil the Arkenstone, Bilbo offers to give them his share of the treasure. Unfortunately, neither of them is willing to believe Thorin will hand it over - which leads to a ransom plan that is, in Bilbo's opinion, quite ridiculous indeed.
* ''Comments'': A great "happy-ending" style AU to the Hobbit. Bilbo's POV scenes are expressed perfectly in his naive yet self-assured style, and it's always a breeze and a laugh reading his parts. The alternating chapters from Thorin's POV lack a bit of personality in comparison. It's nominally a SlashFic, but the first 2/3 could be seen as a general fic in it's own right, since no romance really happens until all the action is settled in the third act.
[=[[reviews:King'sRansom]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/679603 Here, There Be Dragons]] by [[http://bendingsignpost.livejournal.com/ bendingsignpost]]
* Recommended by [=MianPi=]
* ''Status'': Complete

[=[[reviews:HereThereBeDragons]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/603108 all that shine as moonstone leave a discernible mark]] by kay_cricketed

[=[[reviews:AllThatShineAtMoonstone]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/641629/chapters/1184702 Party Tricks]] by Vera_DragonMuse

* ''Pairing'': Fíli/Kíli

[=[[reviews:PartyTricks]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/700097/chapters/1289763 to change the course of the future]] by authoressjean

* ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Aragorn/Arwen, Legolas/Kíli, Dwalin/Ori, Fíli/OFC
* ''Comments'': An AMAZING fic that really digs into what would have happened if the events in Lord of the Rings happened sixty years earlier. All of the pairings are well-written and sweet, as well as the battle scenes that are incrediably fast-paced and leave you wondering what happened and I need more. It's complete, with the author saying more might be written in the verse. The emotions are heavy in this fic. Two things of note is that Denethor is written in a way that will make you like him, which is really just Boromir and Faramir combined and put in a blender. That is not a bad thing though and will actually make watching The Lord of the Ring movies harder, thinking what he might have been like before everything happened. You will instead not like his father, who is just as bad as Denethor crazy when he's not crazy. Another thing is the female OC, Dernwyn, is basically an expy of Éowyn, as well as her relationship to her uncle, Thengel, is just like Éowyn's to Théoden. Again though, that is not a bad thing if you think that Fíli and Éowyn could be a good couple and enjoyed the relationship Éowyn and Théoden shared and wouldn't mind reading it again under different names.
[=[[reviews:ToChangeTheCourseOfTheFuture]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/748056/chapters/1395444 A Terrible Mistake]] by Antarctica_or_bust

* ''Pairings'': Bilbo Baggins/Kíli, Fíli/OFC

[=[[reviews:AddictOfReading]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/731004/chapters/1361456 Child of the Earth and Sky]] by [=LittleBigSpoon=]

[=[[reviews:ChildOfTheEarthAndSky]]=]

* Status: Complete; has a sequel and several side-stories, all of which are complete as well.
* Synopsis: Thorin dies in the Battle of Five Armies. Mahal sends him back to relive the Quest and avoid making the same mistakes again.
* Comments: One of the best time-travel stories in the fandom.
* Has

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/651331 Frailty]] by Flollius

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Kili is captured on a solitary hunt and presented to Azog After days of searching, Thorin believes him to dead, but Kili is very much alive. And as time passes and hope of rescue fades, Kili is forced to forsake his family ties, the customs of his people, even his own humanity, in order to survive.
* Comments: A richly detailed, action-packed, plot-driven saga with excellent world-building and genuine character development, as well as one of the most intensely emotional fanfictions I've ever read. Painful to read at times, but definitely worth it.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/2784977/chapters/6250319 Yggdrasil]] by Laora

* Status: Dead; last updated December 2016
* Synopsis: Bilbo dies on the ship to Valinor. Thorin dies in the Battle of Five Armies. Both of them wake up weeks before the quest starts.
* Comments: A time-travel fic that sends both Thorin and Bilbo back, though neither of them know it at first.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2752088/chapters/6169532 Sweet Child of Mine]] by silverneko9lives0

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Bilbo and Thorin take Frodo in while the Bagginses and the Brandybucks figure out who takes him in.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2749148 Over Hill and Under Tree]] by Filin prinsessa (ErinacchiLove)

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: It was a very normal day in the lives of Frodo Baggins, his two uncles and his cousin - until his uncles overslept.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10674027/1/Tree-Climbing-for-Dummies Tree Climbing for Dummies]] by Booksnake3

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Pre-quest fluff with little Fili and Kili: the troublesome twosome want to find out how good their invincible Uncle Thorin is at climbing trees.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9012626/1/Baby-Mine Baby Mine]] by Anath Tsurugi

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: There are whispers about who really fathered Thorin Oakenshield's youngest nephew...but don't let him or his heir hear you repeating those whispers...or you will wish they had killed you.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/collections/LotR_SeSa_2017/works/13053132 with sweetness and light]] by gooseberry

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: In which Ori joins Balin's Company, goes to Khazad-dum, writes letters to Dori, and basically loses his mind because of Khazad-dum. It's a lot of sad, gothic-y, vaguely creepy thoughts about Khazad-dum, and how places are haunted by the events that transpire within them. TA 2989-2994.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13052568 A Reason To Stay]] by Lunarium

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: By rights, they shouldn't be here. Thorin, Fíli, and Kíli give them a reason to stay.

[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/6113400 Master Loot]]

* Synopsis: Instances and World Events definitely weren’t his things. He had barely took part in the Fell Winter Quests storyline, having been a too low-level player at the time to truly be useful. But that was fine, Bilbo kept repeating himself. He had decided to play a Hobbit for a reason, damnit, and it wasn’t the become Middle Earth’s Greatest Warrior!\\
Or: the fic where Bilbo is a casual-type gamer [[TrappedInAnotherWorld stuck in Middle Earth]], the journey to Erebor is a Quest to try and find a way home, the Elven-King's Halls may have been planned as an Instance, the Ring's description is suspiciously lacking and there is loot to sort through...

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13085322/1/Fault]] by PastSelf
* Recommended by: Tropers/{{CatcherInTheWry}}
* Status: Complete

[=[[reviews:TheSonsOfDurin]]=]

[=[[reviews:AnUnexpectedHeist]]=]

[=[[reviews:TheWilliamTellOverture]]=]

[=[[reviews:WhenTheLastRoadEnds]]=]

[=[[reviews:ThrustAndParry]]=]

[=[[reviews:PurlsBeyondMeasure]]=]

[=[[reviews:ParaBellum]]=]

[=[[reviews:InMoreThanTheWisdomOfYears]]=]

[=[[reviews:FamilyTree]]=]

* ''Comments'': Technically a crossover with Lord of the Rings(as it is categorized on Fanfiction.net), this story is an adventure that takes its time building drama and exploring the bonds of the characters and the impact they could have on the world.
[=[[reviews:TheLegendOfDurin]]=]

[=[[reviews:HereBeDragons]]=]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3085671/1/The-Call-of-Duty-Legolas-At-Erebor The Call of Duty: Legolas at Erebor]]'' by Jael (AO3 link [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/245915/chapters/379359 here]])

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9934889/1/Red-Like-Blood Red Like Blood]] by HaloFin17

[=[[reviews:RedLikeBlood]]=]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9340826/1/Living-Image Living Image]] by ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4675250/Werde-Spinner Werde Spinner]]''

[=[[reviews:LivingImage]]=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/880029/chapters/1693146 Trees]] by displacedhobbit

* ''Synopsis'': From Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn: "Losing loved ones is the hardest thing of all, but there are ways to abate the grief, ways to let the sadness ebb away. Two-parter about loss in the line of Durin."

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9959146/1/To-Find-Our-Long-Forgotten-Gold To Find Our Long Forgotten Gold]] by wealhtheow21

* ''Comments'': The Author adds great detail to the suffering that Kili has endured. The fic doesn't get bogged down the way that Kili learns is very realistic. Everyone is in character (or as much as they can be in an AU) and the fic is consistently well written. Many of the Company gets overshadowed by Kili, Fili, Bilbo and Thorin though. The Author is also currently writing a sequel and a series of one-shots set in this universe.
[=[[reviews:ToFindOurLongForgottenGold]]=]

* ''Synopsis'': Filmverse. It's sad, but life is full of sudden goodbyes. Thranduil/His Wife. Includes Little!Legolas. Oneshot.

[=[[reviews:TheHeatAndTheColdOfYourHeart]]=]

* Synopsis: A collection of one-shots, each one asking a different WhatIf.
[=[[reviews:EpisodesFromMiddleEarth]]=]

* Synopsis: Fíli wakes the morning after the battle of the five armies, injured and exhausted, left to deal with the overwhelming reality of his future. Luckily, younger brother Kíli is there to make it all seem less intimidating.
[=[[reviews:BetterThanCrowns]]=]

[[https://ifdb.fanedit.org/j-r-r-tolkiens-the-hobbit-maple-films-edit/ The Hobbit]] by Maple Films

* Status: Complete
* Synopsis: Fan edit of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies that removes everything not in the book, including the love triangle, Radagast and more. The Blu-Ray version includes the Radagast as a bonus feature.
* Comments: This edit shows that hiding inside 3 mediocre movies was a 4-hour-long epic masterpiece.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1127568/chapters/2273724 History Teaches Us]] by Drenagon
* Recommended by: [=GothicProphet=], Tropers/{{Polaris}}

* Has [[Fanfic/HistoryTeachesUs its own page]].
[=[[reviews:HistoryTeachesUs]]=]

''[[http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter_view.cfm?stid=6363&spordinal=1 The Call of Duty: Legolas at Erebor]]'' by Jael on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3085671/1/The-Call-of-Duty-Legolas-At-Erebor FF.net]] and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/245915/chapters/379359 AO3]]

* ''Pairings'': None
* ''Summary'': "We all know he had to be there, so what was he doing while Bilbo and The Professor overlooked him? Follow in the footsteps of the Elvenking's son, as we see the latter events in The Hobbit and the Battle of the Five Armies from an Elven perspective. "
* Comments: An amusing, in-character look at a lighter Legolas. His point of view is followed effortlessly from the Greenwood festivals to the slopes of Erebor, all with a PerspectiveFlip on these bumbling dwarves and their apparent need to [[HilarityEnsues trouble everyone]]. While being completely faithful to the book, which is now rather HilariousInHindsight for something published long before TheMovie.

* Synopsis: One of the best authors I have ever come across. Everything they write is a pleasure to read, and they come up with some of the most interesting concepts. Granted, their material is probably not to everyone's taste (they're fond of gender flipping characters and slash pairings), but if you like that sort of thing, I really recommend their work.

* Synopsis: Perhaps the best author of Durin family stories ever.

''Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.''

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8872445/1/The-Sons-of-Durin The Sons of Durin]] by Kivrin

** Chiming in to say that this is hands-down the best Hobbit fanfic I have ever read in my life. It is flawless, the slow burn is beautiful, and the references to canon are spot-on.
** Agreed. It has a companion fic in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8953587/1/Children-of-the-Lonely-Mountain Children of the Lonely Mountain]] that goes and fills in little things in the world and characters.
** Gonna fourth this and say this is legitimately the best fanfic I have ever read; it felt like a novel, clearly the story of the Hobbit, but with such excellent characterization of each dwarf and explanations for the circumstances they find themselves in that make perfect sense in the story.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8879745/1/An-Unexpected-Heist An Unexpected Heist]] by Technicolour Grey

* ''Status'': Dormant

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8977464/1/the-william-tell-overture the william tell overture]] by thefireplanet

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/1102375/chapters/2217329 When the Last Road Ends]] by plumdarling

* ''Status'': Dormant

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/623006 Thrust and Parry]] by bendingsignpost

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/631640/chapters/1142506 Stoneflower]] by notsilver

* ''Status'': Dormant

* ''Comments'': This is a lovely AU which somehow does not become a FixFic. Most of the story is canon compliant, getting little details like Frodo's age when he was adopted by Bilbo and his past as a mischevious troublemaker. Thorin and Bilbo's characterizations are also spot-on, as is their relationship with one another.

[[http://toastedtea.livejournal.com/57769.html Purls Beyond Measure]] by toastedtea

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/660842 Para Bellum]] by [=RyuuzaKochou=]

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/636626 In More than the Wisdom of Years]] by jezebel_rising

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8844719/1/Family-Tree Family Tree]] and its sequel [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9138870/1/Bring-Them-Home Bring Them Home]] by [=MistakenMagic=]

* ''Synopsis'': Taken from Fanfiction.net "With eyes following the howls on the horizon, Kíli drew back his bow... but the arrow never left it." Thorin and Kili are injured in a battle with wargs on the plains and taken back to Rivendell. A distraught Fili learns what it means to be an heir of Durin. Family Fic.
* ''Comments'': While the first fic is slightly AU, the sequel definitely is, since both Fili and Kili survive while Thorin does not. The lessons and experiences the characters learn in Rivendell are persistent in the sequel. Both pieces now complete.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8985372/1/The-Legend-of-Durin The Legend of Durin]] by Scribe of Erebor

* ''Comments'': Technically a crossover with Lord of the Rings(as it is categorized on Fanfiction.net), this story is an adventure that takes its time building drama and exploring the bonds of the characters and the impact they could have on the world. Now complete.

[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/741285/chapters/1380441 Here Be Dragons]] by Agirlnamedchuck

* ''Status'': Dormant
* ''Synopsis'': “Of course it has to be Gandalf.” Bilbo muttered, “I couldn’t just have some other wizard visit me.”\\
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Not that he’d be happier with any of the other wizards visiting him at all. If Saruman had appeared on his doorstep he’d die of fright or more likely shock. In the shire a saying had become popular after Belladonna Took had run off with the wizard and returned three days late for her wedding some months later: Where Gandalf went there would be trouble.\\
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(Or the one where Bilbo is a dragon and still gets roped into reclaiming Erebor, Gandalf is a meddling Wizard, and Bilbo may have confusing feelings for Thorin Oakenshield)

[[https://gemofwonder.livejournal.com/357.html Hobbits and Hole Dwellers]]