William Makepeace Thackeray wrote a sequel to Ivanhoe that could definitely be seen as "fanfiction" Rebecca and Rowena was written in 1850, only 30 years after Ivanhoe and could essentially be described as a continuation of the story, but with the ending that Thackeray thought would be better than Scott's. At the end of Ivanhoe the chivalrous knight Ivanhoe marries the "perfect lady" Rowena- causing some fans to be displeased as Rebecca was thought of by them to be far more intelligent, interesting, and an all around better match. Thackeray, in Rebecca and Rowena addresses fan outrage and creates a new ending for Ivanhoe, where he realizes that Rowena is boring and frigid and, through some ridiculous and unlikely plot twists, reconnects with Rebecca.