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This series of stories is about Éomer King of Rohan and his wife, Princess Lothíriel of Dol Amroth. Originally it was written in my native language as a novel length tale. While translating it into English, I changed the structure, so there are going to be several stand-alone-stories from their first meeting over the arrangement of their marriage to their life as sovereign and consort in Rohan.

My models for Lothíriel are two great medieval women: Queen Leonora of Castile, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and King Henry II of England, and the abbess Hildegard of Bingen, a herbalist, composer and mystic and a Saint of the Catholic Church.

Éomer is based on an essay my sister wrote about 9 years ago for her English course at school, so there is very little of Peter Jackson's rather grumpy version to be found here, though I must admit quite a bit of Hugh Beringar crept into it (the one from the books, not the TV films).

Imrahil's Daughter: second in the series (complete); MEFAwards 2006 Second Place in "Genres: Romance: Lothíriel & Éomer"

An Offer not to be refused: third in the series (complete);

A Bride for a King: fourth in the series (complete); MEFAwards 2006 Honorable Mention in "Genres: Romance: Lothíriel & Éomer"

To become a Queen: fifth in the series (complete); MEFAwards 2006 Third Place in "Genres: Romance: Lothíriel & Éomer"

Unexpected: sixth in the series (WIP)

All's fair in Love and War: seventh in the series (first draft completed)

Rohan's Future (complete)

A Man's true Honour: prequel to the series - sort of - (at research state)

The Peace-Weaver and the Shield-Maiden: chronologically between 'Bride' and 'Queen' (coming soon)

My stories, which are based on the work of Tolkien (so nothing truly original here), are set in a Medieval society. The reason is pretty simple: I love The Lord of the Rings and I love Medieval History, of late focusing on the Anglo-Saxons, thanks to the Professor.

Following you find a list of specialist literature which I fall back upon when I write my stories. Several volumes are in German, but there are quite a few German natives and speakers around here anyway.

01. Edmund Wainwright: Tolkien's Mythology for England

02. Stephen Pollington: Wordcraft: Concise English/Old English Dictionary and Thesaurus

03. Michael Lapide (editor): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England

04. Donald Henson: The Origins of the Anglo-Saxons

05. D.J.V. Fisher: The Anglo-Saxon Age - A History of England Vol. 3 -

06. Peter Sawyer: The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

07. Robert Bartlett: England under the Norman and Angevin Kings 1076 - 1225

08. Hans-Werner Goetz: Leben im Mittelalter (Live in the Medieval Ages)

09. Pauline Stafford: Queenship and Women's Power in Eleventh - Century England

10. Henrietta Leyser: Medieval Women. A social History of Women in England 450 - 1500

12. Edith Ennen: Frauen im Mittelalter (Women in the Medieval Ages)

12. Ffiona Swabey: Medieval Gentlewoman

13. Régine Pernoud: A Day with a Noblewoman

14. Katheleen Herbert: Peace-Weaver and Shield-Maiden. Women in early English Society.

15. Frances Gies: Marriage and the Family in the Medieval Ages

16. Werner Rösener: Bauern im Mittelater (Peasantry in the Medieval Ages)

17. Otto Borst: Altagsleben im Mittelalter (Everyday Life in the Medieval Ages)

18. Norbert Ohler: Reisen im Mittelalter (Travel in the Medieval Ages)

19. Jacques Rossiaud: Dame Venus. Prostitution im Mittelalter. (Prostitution in the Medieval Ages)

20. Francois Louis Ganshof: Was ist das Lehnswesen? (What is Feudalism?)

21. Bill Griffith: An Introduction to Early English Law

22. Stephen Pollington: Leechcraft. Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing.

23. Nancy G. Siraisi: Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine

24. Kay Peter Jankrift: Krankheit und Heilkunde im Mittelalter (Illness and Medicine in the Medieval Ages)

25. Ellen Breindle: Das Grosse Gesundheitsbuch der Hl. Hildegard von Bingen (The Great Book of Health of St. Hildegard of Bingen)

26. Stephen Pollington: The Mead Hall: The Feasting Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England

27. Ann Hagen: A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food and Drink: Processing and Consumption

28. Ann Hagen: A Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food and Drink: Production and Distribution

29. Mary Savelli: Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England

20. Hildegard von Bingen: Klosterküche (Cloister Kitchen)

31. Ryan Lavelle: Fortification in Wessex C. 800 - 1066

32. Stephen Pollington: The English Warrior from earliest times till 1066

33. Terence Wise: Saxon, Viking and Norman

34. Mark Harrison: Anglo-Saxon Thegn AD 449 – 1066

35. Ewart Oakeshott: A Knight and his Horse

36. Herbert Norris: Medieval Costume and Fashion

37. Harry Kühnel: Bildwörterbuch der Kleidung und Rüstung (Illustrated Dictionary of Costume and Armour)

38. The Newberry Concert: Music for a Medieval Banquet (CD)

39. Sturn über Europa. Die Völkerwanderung (Germanic Migration Period) Documentary DVD

Rianna00d has beautifully drawn a scene from "To Become a Queen". I'm sure you will recognise which one it is.

The link: http:///deviation/54301015/

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