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New Challenge: It Comes in Threes
Select a prompt from a list of things that "come in threes" for this month's challenge.
A Sense of History: Seeing Stones in Dark Towers
Simon J. Cook's ongoing series on towers in Tolkien explores the dark towers of "The Lord of the Rings" and how they connect to the palantíri.
Cultus Dispatches: 10 Important Moments in Tolkien Fanfiction History
Seven decades of Tolkien fanfiction reveals some key moments that deeply influenced the fandom's history.
Newest Fanworks
A Burst of Sweetness by StarSpray
“Have you an interest in gardening, Carnistir?”
One Flesh, One Soul Part II by Violet Rose
Aegnor faces an ultimatum as a devastating reality crashes into his world, threatening to tear him asunder, shattering his hopes and dreams. Shattered and devastated, he unravels out of control. Descending into a darkness that not even the brutality of warfare nor vice can comfort him.
Grey ships depart Mithlond
A Magnificent Instrument by StarSpray
Before his first performance in Tirion, Maglor receives a gift from his father and grandfather.
New in References
Seeing Stones in Dark Towers by Simon J. Cook
As inscribed above the western doors of the Mines of Moria, that magical illustration of Elf-Dwarf collaboration, the name of the game is treachery. From Frodo’s far-seeing dream of Orthanc in his first night in the house of Tom Bombadil, the post draws in the person of Frodo Baggins the image of the Stone by which the will of the Necromancer enters a Tower.
In the House of the Fairbairns by Simon J. Cook
The first of some posts on the Elf-tower on the western margin of The Lord of the Rings attempts to frame the relationship between the narrative and the appendices of The Lord of the Rings and an analysis of Frodo's dream-visions.
The Peaks of Taniquetil by Simon J. Cook
In 1946, two towers appeared in Tolkien's writings. The tower found in The Fall of Númenor may shed light on the meaning of the tower analogy of "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics."
Newest Artwork
That Mighty Beech by StarSpray
"This mighty beech was named Hírilorn, and it had three trunks, equal in girth, smooth in rind, and exceeding tall; no branches grew from them for a great height above the ground." - The Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Lúthien"
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Interpreting Memories by Anérea
Andreth contemplates the different interpretations of her people's lore, memories handed down by word of mouth through the generations.
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Meet & Greet by cuarthol
Matryoshka inspired art for the Meet & Greet Challenge
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Barduil Month 2024
Barduil Month 2023 celebrates the pairing Bard the Bowman/Thranduil Oropherion from "The Hobbit" and will run on Tumblr and AO3 with four themed weeks in April.
Tolkien Oxford 50 Presentations Available
The aim of the conference was to exhibit and reflect on the range of different approaches, methodologies, and backgrounds with which Tolkien has been studied in the past 50 years. Recordings of most of the presentations are now available.
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang (TRSB) 2024
Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang is an annual event where authors create a story of at least 5,000 words in response to an artwork created for the event.