New Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Sit down to a delicious selection of prompts served on bingo boards, created by the SWG community.
SWG News
Bingo Cards Wanted for Potluck Bingo
Our November-December challenge will be Potluck Bingo, featuring cards created by you! If you'd like to create cards or prompts for cards, we are taking submissions.
Tolkien Meta Week, December 8-14
We will be hosting a Tolkien Meta Week in December, here on the archive and on our Tumblr, for nonfiction fanworks about Tolkien.
New Challenge: Orctober
Orcs on a quest for freedom seek a place sheltered and safe from the Dark Lord. Fulfill prompts to gather the clues needed to bring them to freedom.
New & Updated Fanworks
[Writing] Collection of Potluck Drabbles by Artano
This is a collection of true drabbles completed for the 'Four Words' drabble bingo card.
[Writing] An End to All Things by Thorveig
Mairon stood in utter stillness for it seemed to him that the voice of his master mocked him from afar...
At the end of the First Age, Sauron makes a choice.
[Reference] Mapping Arda, Part III: The Second Age by Anérea, Varda delle Stelle
A series of articles featuring fan-made maps of all the lands of Arda. Part III explores the island of Númenor and mainland Middle-earth during the Second Age.
[Writing] The Reckless Hearts of Mortal Men by mouse
Two years before the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Húrin and Huor journey from Dor-lómin to Eithel Sirion for a war council with their new allies from the East. A story about the stirring of hope and foreshadowing of woe. Well-peppered with humour.
[Artwork] Valier & colours by daughterofshadows
Semi-abstract arts representing the queens of the Valar.
[Artwork] 2024 Potluck Doodles by silmalope
Assorted prompt fills for the 2024 Potluck bingo boards, to varying degrees of completion! :)
[Writing] Ransom of the Fairy Twins by Rocky41_7
Maglor and Maedhros trade Elrond and Elros to King Gil-galad in exchange for a Silmaril, but they have miscalculated.
Current Challenge
Potluck Bingo
Help yourself to a collection of prompts on bingo boards designed by members and friends of the SWG. Read more ...
Random Challenge
B2MeM 2010
Back to Middle-earth Month 2010 was a collaborative game-style challenge where participants created fanworks in order to progress in their attempt to win the Last Battle. Read more ...
New in References
Mapping Arda, Part III: The Second Age by Anérea, Varda delle Stelle
A series of articles featuring fan-made maps of all the lands of Arda. Part III explores the island of Númenor and mainland Middle-earth during the Second Age.
Doom and Ascent: The Argument of ‘Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics’ by Simon J. Cook
Simon reads 'Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics' to conclude his account of the Anglo-Saxon tower of its allegory.
Why People Don't Comment: Data and History From the Tolkienfic Fandom by Dawn Walls-Thumma
A reworking of the 2018 article for Long Live Feedback that includes data from the 2020 Tolkien Fanfiction Survey, pointing to a lack of comments as related to skill, confidence, and community connection.
Featured Themed Collection
Part of our Themed Collection series for our newsletter, this collection features fiction, artwork, and essays that transcend the idea of Orcs as the enemy, instead considering their humanity.
Alliterative Verse for Arda by Rhunedhel
Part of our Themed Collection series for our newsletter, this collection features alliterative poems about Middle-earth.
Beyond the Silmarillion
[Writing] Homage to the Song of Durin by Flora-lass
Legolas is inspired by Gimli's song - and by Gimli himself.
[Artwork] Long-tressed Wingildi by Anérea
"... the long-tressed Wingildi ... spirits of the foam and the surf of ocean."
~ a painted sketch for Scribbles and Drabbles 2024.
[Writing] Partners in Craft by elennalore
Annatar realises that he might like Celebrimbor too much.
Around the World and Web
Fluffcember 2024
Fluffcember is a Tumblr event with daily fluffy prompts during the month of December.
Hidden Paths 2025
Hidden Paths, an event dedicated to the celebration of smaller Tolkien canons, has released their early prompts for the 2025 event.
Teitho November/December Contest: Healing
The theme for Teitho's November/December contest is healing.
Lord of the Rings Secret Santa 2024
LotR SESA has been ongoing for twenty-one years and is running again this year as a prompt meme hosted on AO3 for all genres of Tolkien-based fanfiction.
November challenge at tolkienshortfanworks
The challenge for November has been posted to the tolkienshortfanworks community on Dreamwidth. Thematic prompt: refuge. Formal challenge: include imitation of a sound. As always, these can be filled independently and also freely combined with SWG and other challenges. New participants welcome!
Truly All Fanworks
This page includes all fanworks from the main SWG archive and the Beyond the Silmarillion section.
Saying Goodbye by The Wavesinger
Fíriel spends one last night with her lady.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fíriel, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 125 |
| Posted on 21 July 2016 | Updated on 21 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Doom of Choice by Zdenka
As Ar-Pharazôn’s fleet nears completion, two childhood friends must decide what to do. (Double drabble.)
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 483 |
| Posted on 20 July 2016 | Updated on 20 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Under Unclouded Stars by Zdenka
Samwise Gamgee's granddaughter Fíriel dreams of Cuiviénen under the stars.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Iminyë, Other Fictional Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 599 |
| Posted on 20 July 2016 | Updated on 20 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Tanka by The Wavesinger
A sequence of tanka in which Nerdanel contemplates Varda..
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Nerdanel, Varda |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 186 |
| Posted on 20 July 2016 | Updated on 20 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Like the River Wandering by Zdenka
Aredhel escapes from Nan Dungortheb and is aided by a daughter of the river.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Goldberry |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 061 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Holy Stanzas by The Wavesinger
Snapshots from a visit to the ocean.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 783 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Seagull and the Wind by The Wavesinger
A seagull and the wind dance at the edge of the sea.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elwing, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 156 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Song for Two Voices by Zdenka
Írimë goes into exile and Elemmírë stays behind, but their thoughts are with each other, on the Ice or in the darkness. (A sequence of five drabbles.)
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 524 |
| Posted on 19 July 2016 | Updated on 19 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Love Song Eternal by The Wavesinger
A song (or, more properly, a poem) from Elemmírë to Írimë.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Lalwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 179 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Confidence Restored by Scribe of Mirrormere
When Haleth feels hope fades she reaches for light within and seeks her out.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Haleth, Nessa |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 570 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Sing You Home by The Wavesinger
The stream echoes Mithrellas' desperate search for Nimrodel.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Mithrellas, Nimrodel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 104 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Haiku by The Wavesinger
I live under your/domain. You rule with gentle/kisses, golden smiles.
From Indis to Nerdanel.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 131 |
| Posted on 18 July 2016 | Updated on 18 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Grant for Tindómiel by Scribe of Mirrormere
"My problem is Meril, father,” Tindómiel said and took another deep breath, her heart pounding with the confession reaching her lips. “I love her deeply, and that is the source of my pain."
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elros, Meril-i-Turinqi, Other Fictional Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 7, 475 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Long Years Numberless by The Wavesinger
In the Third Age, Varda and Galadriel reflect on change and love.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Galadriel, Varda |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 831 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Middle-earth Poetry (Silmarillion version) by Zdenka
Tolkien-related poetry on various subjects, mostly written for B2MeM. (I've only cross-posted the Silmarillion poems here; the version on AO3 and MPTT includes the LOTR-related ones also.)
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Erendis, Inzilbêth, Maeglin, Men |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Het, Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: B2MeM 2012, Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Mature Themes, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 6, 366 |
| Posted on 17 May 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Dance, Oh Lover by The Wavesinger
A poem from Aredhel to Goldberry.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Goldberry |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 97 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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To an absent lover by Himring
Two (female) Sindar before the return of Morgoth from Valinor--one of them looking back on that time.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Sindar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Poetry, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 75 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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A Chain of Daisies by The Wavesinger
A moment with Finduilas and Níniel.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Finduilas, Nienor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 369 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
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Contrapunto by The Wavesinger
Ilmarë and her lover, before and after.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Ilmarë, Thuringwethil |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 554 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Lessons in Clay by The Wavesinger
Nerdanel fails to finish a sculpture, and admits to a defeat.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Indis, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 149 |
| Posted on 17 July 2016 | Updated on 17 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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and the song (forever) between us by Astris
Findis and Elemmírë meet in secret.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elemmírë, Findis |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 415 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Lyric by Idle Leaves
A short visit in the gardens.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aredhel, Elenwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 653 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Not by Sea by Idle Leaves
Hope gives way to truth.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Anairë, Eärwen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 218 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The sweet song of Poppies by Rhapsody
Morwen is summoned by Acca to fulfill the need of the latter.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Morwen, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Tolkien Femslash Week Bingo |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Édebar by Urloth
Édebar was a tidal island. It had been a resting place of the Lady Uinen who had gifted it to a group of those who had pledged devotion to her to create a sanctuary for those who were mentally distressed or unhappy to find peace again. It was a far more discrete option than the long trip to Lorien, and Lorien was usually reserved for extreme cases.
Girls crying about their marriage prospects was not considered extreme.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Anairë, Eärwen, Fëanor, Finarfin, Findis, Fingolfin, Finwë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 22, 693 |
| Posted on 16 July 2016 | Updated on 16 July 2016 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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