Fanfiction and Tam Lin
Fanfiction, stories based on a pre-existing canon told outside of the official canon control, is fueled by diverse factors, ranging from exploration of tropes to interaction with a community of people with a common interest. It can be a reaction to or participation in a fandom or a welcoming area to practice writing or simply done for fun and love of writing. Tam Lin, as a story, is generally well-known enough within many fandom circles to exist as a trope in and of itself. Below is an attempt to stay vaguely current with some of the resulting fanfic, whether it is primarily centered on the ballad of Tam Lin or is using it as an element in a story set in another fandom.
This section also includes lyrics to songs based on Tam Lin that fall more into the category of re-interpretation rather than retelling the story. The line between the two is sometimes hard to draw, as the best reinterpretations and parodies are sincere in their love and respect for the source material. Material included here is no less a part of the story about the story than the more traditional versions of ballad in many cases.
If you're looking for published books based on Tam Lin, that's in another section.
All materials presented on this site is used with permission of the original artist. Original artists retain copyright in all instances.
Tam Lin Fiction, Reinterpretation, and Parody (this site)
Alphabetical by author name
- The Mrs. Ackroyd Band. Tam Lin Parody
Les Barker takes the story out for a spin. - Corlew, Jeri Tam Lin Lightbulb Poem
How many ballad characters does it take to change a lightbulb? - Drake the Bard. Tam Lin of the Elves
The story from his perspective. - Knighton, Gwen. Discovery
What's going on just before the ballad starts? - Lawrence, Jennifer. Rebuttal: The Faerie Queen's Reply
Three sides to this story - M., Liz. Caprice's Wedding
Pride and Prejudice and Transformations - Marzipanandminutiae. Tam Lin: A Summary
Tam Lin in under two minutes - Nonlinear, Tam Seven Thing That Never Happened to Tam Lin
Seven twists on the tale - Nonlinear, Tam; Delgado, Tony. Tam Lin Marriage Equality Filks
The website takes a stance on marriage equality - Tannen, Holly. Fair Margaret and Young Whatshisname
Tam Lin in California - Unknown Tam Lin Spam Letter
An amazing offer to your inbox. - Williamson, Jacob. To Janet
Tam Lin, waiting - Wittenberg, Batya "The Toon". The Faerie Queen Went Down to Georgia
More than one way to defeat the Queen - Wittenberg, Batya "The Toon".Tam Lin's Ride
Tam Lin shouldn't be too certain of rescue.
Tam Lin Fanfiction Elseweb
Organized by category and author Name
- Traditional Ballad:
- my left hand shall be bare (the beating heart remix) by AlexSeanchai (EllieMurasaki)
site: AO3 - she pulled him down into her arms. she's let the bridle fall By Elizabeth Bear
site: livejournal - Tam Lin by Sean Chaidh
site: Tripod.com - the willow is more stubborn than the oak, though it bends before the wind by Elizabeth Conall (EllieMurasaki)
site: AO3 - For Tam by Caroline Grace
Site: fanfiction.net - Under That Burning Ether by echoinautumn
site: AO3 - Tamlane from More English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs
site: Sacred Texts - Tam Lin By Jesse Kirchner
Site: Transform.to - Down Among the Weeds by Luzula
site: AO3 - Not wood, nor stone by Nary
site: AO3 - Far Too Many Questions, With Some Quite Dubious Answers by Quillori
site: AO3 - Monster, Goblin, Faerie, Knight. by Rabbit
site: AO3 - Tam Lin, or The Seven-Year King (Who Forgot His Name) by Sinope
site: AO3 - Tam Lin: A Scottish Legend by Seanchaidh
site: Tripod.com - Go Not To Caterhaugh a Tam Lin Story by taniaSLC
Site: fanfiction.net - Heart of Stone by zeen
site: AO3
- my left hand shall be bare (the beating heart remix) by AlexSeanchai (EllieMurasaki)
- Crossovers and AUs:
- Tam Lin by Pamela Dean:
- Out of the Clutch of Chaos by astralis
site: AO3 - O Solitude! by clare_dragonfly
site: AO3 - Journey to Make, Horizon to Chase by harborshore
site: AO3 - An Earthly Knight by hedgerose
genre: crosses over with Supernatural and Criminal Minds
site: AO3 - That Green Book by ironed_orchid
site: AO3 - The Dance of the Faeries by tiboribi
site: AO3 - Special Providence by oliviacirce
site: AO3 - A Stranger Here Myself by Strange Pup
site: AO3 - All Seasons and Their Change by tsukara
site: AO3 - Nothing Like the Sun by twistedchick
site: AO3 - Pleasant Is the Fairyland by zvi
site: AO3 - Pleasant is the Fairyland by zvi
site: AO3
- Out of the Clutch of Chaos by astralis
- Others:
- We Pay A Tithe To Hell by Jo Robbins (plenilune)
genre: Angel the series
site: AO3
also as:
We Pay a Tithe to Hell by phantasmagorienne
genre: Angel the series
Site: fanfiction.net - Fairy Tale by furubafan74
genre: Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - if my love were an earthly knight by mywholecry
genre: Bandom
site: AO3 - and don't let him go by JLR
genre: Beyond the Boundary
site: AO3 - Bonny Janet and the Magic Bean by AwkwardAnnie
genre: Coffee Shop AU
site: AO3 - The Ballad of Tam Lin by Tenandi
genre: Doctor Who crossover
site: LiveJournal - Hold Me Tight and Fear Me Not by RobberBaroness
genre: Dracula Crossover
site: AO3 - A Birthday Ballad by ghostofthemotif
genre: Dresden Files crossover
site: LiveJournal - Saved By Love by NansJns
genre: Dragon Ball Z crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Janet by Baka Neko
genre: Fullmetal Alchemist
Site: fanfiction.net - Into the Life of Things by raspberryhunter
genre: Legally Blonde crossover
site: AO3 - Kind Eyes by Fernwithy
genre: Harry Potter Fanfiction
Site: LiveJournal - With Your Green Mantle by Lomonaaeren
genre: Harry Potter crossover
site: AO3 - The Ballad of Sirius Black by MaryRoyale
genre: Harry Potter
site: AO3
also as:
The Ballad of Sirius Black by MaryRoyale
genre: Harry Potter crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - For Young Severus is There by Owlbait
genre: Harry Potter crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Tam Lin by szaranea
genre: Harry Potter crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Tam Lin by Dawnblade2015
genre: Hellboy crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Turning of the Wheel revised by Dawnblade2015
genre: Hellboy crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - The Faerie Path by EverythingIsMagic
genre: Hetalia crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - The Tam Lin Clause by Diana Williams (dkwilliams)
genre: Highlander and Dresden Files crossover
site: AO3 - The Stolen Child by Anath_Tsurugi
genre: The Hobbit crossover
site: AO3
also as:
The Stolen Child by Anath Tsurugi
genre: Hobbit crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Brown-Eyed Janna by keeptheearthbelow
genre: Hunger Games crossover
site: AO3 - Miles Cross by Mejhiren
genre: Hunger Games crossover
site: AO3
also as:
Miles Cross by Mejhiren
genre: Hunger Games crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Into The Woods by avengejohnlock
genre: Into the Woods crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Tam Lin by Colly
genre: Inuyasha crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Moonstruckby selahexanimo
genre: Legend of Zelda crossover
site: AO3 - The Prince and the Faery Queen by Peregrin Ionad
genre: Lord of the Rings crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Stars and the Moon by Tytania Strange
genre: Phantom of the Opera crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - In Defiance of the Queen by Thistlescratch
genre: Rurouni Kenshin crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Why Pull Ye the Rose? by Anon Masako
genre: Sailor Moon crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Tamlin by Mab
genre: the Sentinel
site: slashzone.org - Tam Lin by ladylillianrose
genre: Sherlock crossover
site: AO3
also as:
Tam Lin by ladylillianrose
genre: Sherlock crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - On the Side of the Fairies by skadi zlata
genre: Sherlock Crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Fetch by Winter_of_our_Discontent
genre: Sherlock crossover
site: AO3 - Anatomy of a Weapon by White Aster (white_aster)
genre: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
site: AO3 - A Fractured Fairy Tale by josephina_x
genre: Smallville crossover
site: AO3 - The Rogue and his Lady by jollyrancher-j2k
genre: Song of The Lionness crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - And then I'll be your ain true-love by wintercreek
genre: Stargate Atlantis crossover
site: AO3 - Tithe by kdsch123
genre: Supernatural crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - eyes of clay by sunsetpanic
genre: Teen Wolf crossover
site: AO3 - Tam Lin by Sharedsun
genre: Twilight crossover
Site: fanfiction.net - Tomlin by AryKoneko26
genre: Yu-Gi-Oh crossover
Site: fanfiction.net
- We Pay A Tithe To Hell by Jo Robbins (plenilune)
- Tam Lin by Pamela Dean:
- Search for others:
- On AO3 by tag or text
- On Fanfic.net by fandom or text
- Google search
Archived (dead websites)
- The Double Rose Jane Lebak
genre: Gatchaman Fanfic
Was: http://www.empire.net/~tabris02/tam-lin.html - My Kingdom By Hannah Wolf Bowen
genre: Traditional ballad
Was: http://www.abyssandapex.com/mykingdom.html - Of Leaves of Gold and Petals Red: A Faery Tale By Ithilwen
genre: Modern AU
Was: http://www.geocities.com/ithilwen2001/tam_lin.html - Remember Tam Lin by Dame Mehri
genre: Highlander Fanfiction
Was: http://dame-mehri.com/Fiction/shorts/remembertamlin.html - (no source) Summer's Lease by eluki bes shahar
Was: http://www.sff.net/people/eluki/Summer.htm - The Tale of Tam Lin, the Elf Knight by Bridget Haggerty
genre: Traditional Ballad
Was: http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/AMisc/TamLin.html - (no source) Tam Lin by Aislinn
Was: http://members.aol.com/AisCreat/TamLin.html - Tam Lin by Michelle Hiley
genre: West Wing
Was: http://www.lightstreampubs.com/tww/fanfic/tamlin.html - Janet and Tam Lin by Mary Grace Ketner
genre: Traditional ballad
was: http://talesandlegends.net/Tamlin.html - Tam Lin Author unlisted
genre: Traditional ballad
Was: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/3829/page1g.html - Tam Lin Styles Author Unlisted
genre: Traditional Ballad
Was: http://www.celticsilverspiral.org/History/Legends/TamLin.htm - Tam-lin By E H Hopkinson
genre: Traditional ballad
Was: http://www.fables.org/winter04/tam-lin.html - Tam Lin (for my sister) by unknown
genre: Modern, Poem
Was: http://www.fallenfromgrace.com/ironscaffold/desolations/tamlin.html
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Made into separate page October 2014