Fandom: Hornblower

Hornblower fandom on LiveJournal is mostly involved with the A&E/BBC adaptations of the C.S. Forester novels. Book fans participate, but most of the activity is centered around the movie versions of canon.
Some canon history and terminology that might be helpful:
There are 11 books about Horatio Hornblower written by C.S. Forester, following his career from midshipman to Admiral. There have been two screen adaptations of the Hornblower books - the first is a 1951 movie called "Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N." starring Gregory Peck as Honblower. It is still shown occasionally on cable TV in the US (and I assume in other countries; though I do not know that). BBC and A&E showed 3 sets of miniseries, the first being a four part adaption of the Midshipman Hornblower book. This is commonly referred to amongst fans as HH1. The second adapts a storyline from Lieutenant Hornblower in two parts, and is commonly called HH2. The third (also two parts) loosely adapts part of Lieutenant Hornblower and Hornblower and the Hotspur and is called HH3.

Archie Kennedy is commonly referred to as "the Crumpet" in fandom, and his fans are the Crumpeteers. The nickname started with this fic, and has taken on a life of its own.

General communities and fandom overviews

mr_hornblower - general Hornblower discussion group
Fandom overview at the Crack Van recs community.
tanacawyr's overview of the Horatio/Archie relationship for ship_manifesto.
mylondon's character study of Archie Kennedy for idol_reflection.
navalchronicle did a group read-through of all the novels.

Fanfiction and character-specific communities

hornblower_fic - general Hornblower fic. Welcomes het, slash, and gen.
hh_slash - slash fan fiction
hh100 - drabble challenge community
Past fanfic recommendations from Crack Van.
crumpeteers - for fans of Archie Kennedy.
ltbush - for fans of William Bush
pellegrinations - Pellew and Pellew/Hornblower fans
one_hot_lobster - for fans of Major Edrington
hh_remix - hosts occasional remix ficathons

Actors

ioan_daily - Ioan Gruffudd pictures
ioangruffudd - for Ioan Gruffudd fans
pmgpics - Paul McGann pictures
bamber_news - Jamie Bamber news and discussion
bamber_daily - Jamie Bamber pictures
samuel_daily - Samuel West pictures

Icons, videos, and graphics

Hornblower moodtheme by quietcontrary.
Pellew moodtheme by jestana.
hh_icons - icons based on the Hornblower movies
ageofsail_icons - icon community for all Age of Sail fandoms
hornblower_vids - Hornblower videos
ioan_icons - icons of Ioan Gruffudd
gruff_graphics - all Ioan Gruffudd graphics

Some non-Hornblower-specific Age Of Sail communities and information

aos_challenge - Age of Sail challenge community for fic and art
despatches - Age Of Sail fandom newsletter community, with a regular roundup of Age Of Sail-related posts
aos_resources - links to Age of Sail information/sites
anything_aos - Age of Sail fan community
kiss_me_hardy - historical discussion for Age of Sail fandoms

Selected non-LJ sites

scaryfangirl.com - comprehensive Hornblower fan site
The Horatio Hornblower Fanfiction Archive - the archive for the hhfic mailing list. No slash.
Hornblowerfic.com - an automated archive
A&E's Hornblower discussion forums



Let me know if I've missed or misstated anything.

Last Update: September 13, 2009.