Age of Sail fan fic

Pirates of the Caribbean fanfic featuring Commodore James Norrington.

Stories by Marnie


  • Matters of Fear, Zombie pirates, courtmartials and unrequited love: the men of the Dauntless have a lot on their mind.

  • Business as Usual, Governor Swann and Norrington deal with the consequences of Elizabeth choosing the wrong man.

  • Negotiations, Making enough room in the world for both Captain Jack Sparrow and Commodore James Norrington is going to take some tricky negotiations.

  • Only For You, Jack Sparrow walks into a bar. The trouble is that it's the bar where Lieutenant Gillette has gone to drown his sorrows.

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  • Simple Pleasures, by Katsu "on that day, I will be able to say that I had loved you since you were but a girl." N/E

  • Carpe Diem, by Marina Rusalka Elizabeth Swann is becoming a fine woman. James Norrington is starting to notice. A gentle, touching, beautifully observed story

  • Protection From Fire, by Felaine Gillette reflects on the events on board the Dauntless.

  • Rooting for Whom? by Honesty Gillette takes exception to the conduct of Jack Sparrow at the end of PotC. N/Gi

  • True North, by Mimesere Will finally comes face to face with responsibility.

  • Momentary Frailty, by Honesty Commodores of His Majesty's Royal Navy are not supposed to grieve.

  • Perseverance, by Dragon-of-the-North Commodore Norrington gets drunk in Governor Swann's garden pavilion and has a nightly conversation with someone who turns out to be an Irish Lord... or does he? A wonderfully clever PotC/LotR crossover

  • Property of the British Navy, by RRP "Yesterday was interesting, to say the least. I was surprised, heart-broken, humbled, and inebriated all in the same twelve hours. In that order." N/E, N/OFC

  • A Fine Woman, by Igenlode Norrington and Elizabeth reach an understanding about what it means for a woman to keep her word.

  • An Account of Capture by Villainous Pyrates, As narrated by Christian Paulsen: By gileonnen An eyewitness account, by one of her victims, of goings on aboard the Black Pearl. N/J

  • The Quality of Mercy, by Mundungus42 Norrington and his crew are being court-martialed for the loss of the Interceptor. The penalty for negligence is death by hanging, and the Admiral’s got it in for him. Fortunately, Jack still owes Norrington for one escape.

  • Brocade, by Shrieking_Ell James' more famous, more successful cousin, Admiral Lord Rodney is about to pay a surprise visit to Port Royal.

  • A Halcyon Sea, by Marina Rusalka "It was time to face facts, Norrington decided. He was doomed to be forever plagued by attractive women with absolutely no sense of social propriety." N/OC

  • Fox Commodore, by DragonLadyChauvelin After skeleton pirates, the appearance of a Japanese fox-demon causes little surprise to His Majesty's Royal Navy.

  • On a Summer Afternoon, by Dauntless_2005 Elizabeth learns to accept the consequences of her decisions when Norrington finds someone new to love. N/Gi. Far too beautiful for this summary to do it justice.

  • Dance With Me, by Diane Privateer Captain Jack Sparrow and Commodore Norrington find themselves the centre of attention at the Governor's ball. N/J. Wonderfully funny and well observed.

  • Rose of Summer, by Shrieking_ell A trip on the newest corvette in the Jamaica fleet causes more adventure than James ever bargained for. N/E

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  • Sea Legs, by Diane "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, sixteen stone at least. Pray remove yourself, Jack, I suffer beneath your bulk." Gorgeous, and not at all what it sounds like in this quote!

  • Found by DamnedColonial Aubrey and Maturin run for Government

  • The Unkindest Cut, by Diane "I had thought the ability to trust was burned from me long ago. Burned away, cut away. Never again. No man. Please, Jack, would there be any water at all?"

  • At Dawn, by Diane "Jack, I am asleep, and a milk-clear sea awaits you. Perhaps also a shark."

  • Five Things that Never Happened to Anyone in the Age of Sail: A Curtainfic Medley, by Damned Colonial

  • A Breakfast Scene, by Diane "Victory! Here is... half a kipper."

    And a marvellously funny website of fan art here:

  • The Surprise Sails Round the Bend

    N=Norrington
    J=Jack
    E=Elizabeth
    W=Will
    Gr=Groves
    Gi=Gillette
    OC=Original Character
    If no pairing is marked, there's no pairing ;)

    Last updated 9 Oct 2005.
    more soon.



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