The very first place I remember reading fanfic was on the old Elfwood fantasy art site - the "Wyvern's Library" section had both original fantasy stories and fanfiction.
I wasn't in Tolkien fandom at the time, so I can't say for certain that there was Tolkien fanfic there, but it would suprise me if there wasn't some; I definitely encountered Tolkien fanart there, after all. So that might be worth adding to your archive list, at least as a possibility. The site was founded in 1996, making it a very early source for fanfiction hosting.
Being a young person at the time (and said time being one where there was only one computer in the house, used by everyone), I couldn't bookmark anything that I wasn't prepared to explain to my parents, so I had to memorise URLs I wanted to revisit. Elfwood, in case you want to know, was: http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.html It's engraved on my brain forever! :D
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Date: 2022-10-10 12:48 am (UTC)I wasn't in Tolkien fandom at the time, so I can't say for certain that there was Tolkien fanfic there, but it would suprise me if there wasn't some; I definitely encountered Tolkien fanart there, after all. So that might be worth adding to your archive list, at least as a possibility. The site was founded in 1996, making it a very early source for fanfiction hosting.
Being a young person at the time (and said time being one where there was only one computer in the house, used by everyone), I couldn't bookmark anything that I wasn't prepared to explain to my parents, so I had to memorise URLs I wanted to revisit. Elfwood, in case you want to know, was: http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/elfwood.html It's engraved on my brain forever! :D