[LuthienTinuviel]

Just me and my overimaginative mind thanks to final exam stress. I wonder why is it that when I am the busiest and craziest that my creativity flows..

All right, I recalled this fact that there's this elf (Finwe, first wife's Miriel Serinde, second wife's Indis ) from first age who had not one, but two wives. He's an oddity but heck, here's the deal;

Option 1: I challenge all of you to write a fic about elves in polygamous marriages... preferrably in Valinor... about how they cope with a large family and sharing (all right ladies, smut potential here) the hubby, the girls live together, conspire against husband, ambushin' (and not necessarily is a hackhackbadcoughcough way.

Option 2: Dwarves (yes, I'm joining Viv's bandwagon) polygamous marriages. Use your creativity... all that hair must appeal to someone..

Option 3: Hobbits... this would obviously be AU won't it...? Have fun anyways... *cheeky evil grin*

This insanity's insipired by my own cultural background plus psychology madness. Dunno whether this would be a popular concept or not... but it sure hell is different!

---Challenge submitted to Challange Admins for approval...

[Eruanna]

Heck, all fanfic IS silly, let's face it!!

The author Richard Adams wrote a book called "Maia" in the 1980s and it reads like a smutty version of the Silm.

It was very Tolkienian--maps, exotically named flowers, a long dramatis personae in the preface (JRRT gave us his great appendices at the end of the Silm...)

It's about an elf-like concubine named Maia in a fantasy world battling evil. I think this book is now out of print.

I have thought of (anthropology people take note) of fraternal polyandry for the brothers of Lorien. One maiden will marry three brothers. This would be likely in the case of the elves if men outnumbered the women and the birthrate (waning) was on the decline.

Or how about a male harem for Galadriel? She was Nerwen the Man-maiden. She would certainly have male appetites! LOL! Technically speaking, she has overlordship of the Noldor and is the highest elf in Middle-earth. She can do what she pleases.

Another idea, I sent this to Inglor, is the European medieval law of "the first night." This was called "jus prima nocta." (This was part of the story line in the "Braveheart" movie.) This gave the privilege of a lord to sleep with the new bride of his vassal. For a twist, I think Galadriel would fit in well with this plot line. She would have the privilege to have every new elf husband in her bed.

Now, how's that for silly plot bunnies, esp. if you read my LACE-filled recent story?

--Eruanna

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[SpaceWeavil]

The idea of the dwarves possibly having a harem or some sort of polygamy going on I could cope with. It would almost be worth doing the story just to get Gimli some action (A really wicked part of me is thinking of the Movie! verse 'competition' between Legolas and Gimli that went on throughout, only instead of counting up kills...)

I can't really bring myself to think of polygamy in elvendom though. I'm a bit too LACE-orientated, I suppose, but there's an article in Morgoth's Ring on Miriel and Finwe and the weird contrivances that Finwe's second marriage produced, and why such things just weren't done (since the marriage was supposed to be of the fea, as well as the hroa, there was a presumption that the marriage would resume when the couple were reunited in Aman, even if one was slain before the other).

There was something about anullment of the marriage, if it were mutual, though I must admit I can't recall the details off hand, and I'm supposed to be studying stipulatio ex die at the moment so don't have HoME to hand. But maybe that would give a few plot bunnies? It would be an interesting 'family' situation to look at - I mean two elves who both decide not to be married any more. Something really rotten would have to happen to make them feel that way, I would reckon, and even if they did reach an agreement and decided to end the marriage, possibly to remarry, then what would happen if there were children involved?

I actually think a story adhering to canon could still be really interesting, since such a thing would be so unheard of. What would their friends' reactions be as well?

[Eruanna]

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Not a correction, just a comment. I editted that post actually to make it a little more specific because what I originally said was not entirely correct either due to lack of specifics.

[Eruanna]

[Elentari]

My wretched self has espasms just thinking about polyandry...

heck! What are we waiting for?

[LuthienTinuviel]