Motionless in Time by The Wavesinger
Fanwork Notes
I'm extremely nervous about this, because I'm new in the Tolkien fandom (though not new to writing fanfiction) and it seems...presumptous of me to write a lot of drabbles before doing anything solid.
But I've noticed, recently, that when I read poetry, I immediately link it to The Silmarillion, to a specific scene in it. And so drabbles are born. Granted, none of them are any good, but sometimes I have a sudden urge to share them--but I'm scared to.
So...this became one of my Season of Writing Dangerously projects. And here it is.
The title is from Ars Poetica by Archibal MacLeish, though the meaning has been twisted (I think)
Warnings in individual chapters.
- Fanwork Information
-
Summary:
#5: Aredhel, trapped in Gondolin.
A collection of fixed-length fic(let)s, each based on a line (or lines) of a poem/play.
Major Characters: Aredhel, Beren, Elrond, Fingon, Gil-galad, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maedhros, Nessa, Turgon
Major Relationships:
Genre: Experimental, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Romance, Slash/Femslash
Challenges:
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
Chapters: 5 Word Count: 2, 322 Posted on 3 August 2013 Updated on 25 October 2015 This fanwork is a work in progress.
Table of Contents
Poem: Invictus by W.E. Henley
Line: I am the master of my fate
Summary: Before his death, Gil-galad reflects.
Characters: Gil-galad, Elrond
Notes: Nai Vardo eleni siluva lyenna, Aran Meletyalda—may the stars of Varda shine upon you, Your Majesty. Naintë inyë siluvalyë, Elerondo—may they shine upon you too, Elrond. Both of these phrases are probably full of errors, but I needed to emphasize that these lines were in Quenya and the rest in Sindarin.
Words: 600
Poem: Museum Piece by Richard Wilbut
Lines: See how she spins! The grace is there/But strain as well is plain to see.
Summary: The Valië of joy contemplates her burden.
Character: Nessa
Notes: Vaiaro is an old and very likely obsolete name for Ulmo, meaning Lord of Vaiya.
Poem: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats
Line: And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow
Summary: This once in the history of Arda, valour, love, and sacrifice will reap their reward.
Characters/Relationships: Beren, Lúthien, Beren/Lúthien
Notes: Not much substance, just musings. For Crackers, as an apology.
Word count: 100
Poem: When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats
Lines: Murmur, a little sadly, how loved fled/ And paced upon the mountains overhead/ And hid his face amid a crown of stars
Summary: Fingon has a dream. Afterwards, Fingon and Turgon talk.
Characters/Relationships: Fingon, Turgon, Maedhros; Fingon/Maedhros, brief Turgon/Elenwë
Warnings: Torture, implied cousin-cest
Music: Hold On by Aiden Grimshaw (the perfect Maedhros song, actually)
Notes: I follow Myths Transformed in a lot of thing, hence the mentions of the Sun. A warning: this is worse than my usual, so read at your own risk. Also, grammar and spelling leave a lot to be desired. I tried, but somehow when I try to change the grammar, the whole piece is destroyed.
Word count: 999, according to the notoriously wrong Microsoft
Poem: Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Lines: I know what the caged bird feels, alas!/When the sun is bright on the upland slopes
Summary: Aredhel, trapped in Gondolin
Characters/Relationships: Aredhel, background Aredhel/OFC
Warnings: Sexism, minor allusion to homophobia.
Notes: This is a thinly-veiled, self-indulgent rant. Don’t ask. (Also, first time writing Aredhel. Yay?) Many thanks to Himring for pointing out those two typos *blushes*.
Word count: 450
Comments
The Silmarillion Writers' Guild is more than just an archive--we are a community! If you enjoy a fanwork or enjoy a creator's work, please consider letting them know in a comment.