Tolkien Meta Week Starts December 8!
Join us December 8-14, here and on Tumblr, as we share our thoughts, musings, rants, and headcanons about all aspects of Tolkien's world.
SWG News
We are currently accepting proposals to present your meta, research, and scholarship! Learn more about presenting your meta, research, and scholarship here.
Artists Needed to Create 2025 Challenge Stamps
We are soliciting help from artists who want to help create the stamps we award to challenge participants.
Tolkien Fanartics: Mapping Arda - The Second Age
In the third part of the Mapping Arda series, Anérea and Varda delle Stelle present a selection of fan-created maps of the lands of the Second Age.
New Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Sit down to a delicious selection of prompts served on bingo boards, created by the SWG community.
New & Updated Fanworks
[Artwork] The Door of Night by wroniec
Art for Potluck Bingo. B1 -' gloomy hush of night' from the board by Himring
[Writing] Silhouettes of Doom by Ecthelion
"At least we have learned that the sons of Fëanor can die too." Nine POVs, one matter - a story about the kinslaying in Doriath.
[Writing] One Flesh, One Soul. Part II by FellFireFan
The fates of the lovers have been sealed. After Aegnor makes a promise to Andreth he seeks council one last time from Finrod to reveal the identity of the maiden who had stolen his heart and hopes Finrod will share in his newfound happiness. However, it does not go well between the brothers, and…
[Writing] Stream of Clashing Ice by Himring
Maglor and his companion almost drown in the River Lune.
[Writing] Kiss the ground / then turn from it by Elleth
After the attack on the Havens of Sirion, a figure from Maedhros' past comes face-to-face with him one last time.
[Writing] Mercy, Love by Elleth
Maedhros' rescue from Thangorodrim left him deeply scarred. But how did it impact Fingon as his rescuer? A drabble sequence from Thangorodrim to the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
[Artwork] Aredhel at Eithel Ivrin by Anérea
Painting of Aredhel at the Pools of Ivrin
Current Challenge
Festival of Lights Fest
This is a fun and low-key event meant to encourage works about or inspired by Hanukkah, running this year in conjunction with the Potluck Bingo challenge. Read more ...
Potluck Bingo
Help yourself to a collection of prompts on bingo boards designed by members and friends of the SWG. Read more ...
Random Challenge
Breaking Boundaries
Create a fanwork that shows a meeting between characters of two or more cultures. Read more ...
New in References
Libraries at the Edge of Middle-earth: Fanworks, Archives, and Communities as Heritage by Dawn Walls-Thumma
Tolkien fanfiction archives both preserve the "libraries of Middle-earth" in the form of keeping Tolkien's original words alive and promote conversations around heritage as community and fan identity that keeps those central texts relevant to diverse fans in a rapidly changing world.
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
[Multimedia] Entwined {text + podfic} by Anérea
First Age 116: in the foothills of the Orocani Mountains, west of Hildórien and far, far east of Beleriand.
Woman meets Maia in four perfect drabbles.
[Writing] Homage to the Song of Durin by Flora-lass
Legolas is inspired by Gimli's song - and by Gimli himself.
[Writing] Partners in Craft by elennalore
Annatar realises that he might like Celebrimbor too much.
Around the World and Web
Thorin's Spring Forge 2025
Sign-ups are open for Thorin's Spring Forge, a minibang-style event where writers and artists come together to create fanworks centred on Thorin Oakenshield.
Tolkien Pinup Calendar: Dead Dove December
Tolkien Pinup Calendar is hosting a December event for non-con smut fanworks.
Tolkien Pinup Calendar: 8 Nights of Smut
Tolkien Pinup Calendar and Hanukkah Bingo are teaming up for eight nights of naughty prompts.
Festival of Lights Fest 2024
This is a fun and low-key event meant to encourage works about or inspired by Hanukkah, running this year in conjunction with the Potluck Bingo challenge.
Fluffcember 2024
Fluffcember is a Tumblr event with daily fluffy prompts during the month of December.
New and Updated Fiction
A queen she would be by ohboromir
Ar-Zimraphel and her companions discuss marriage
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For @aspecardaweek : aroace Tar-Míriel.
| Major Characters: Tar-Míriel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet, General | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 951 |
| Posted on 27 May 2023 | Updated on 16 June 2023 |
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Echo of the Music by StarSpray
Yet this newest tapestry was different. Elu saw that immediately upon walking into the room. Melian’s hands moved swiftly across the the tapestry, woven in brilliant colors and shapes, picking out new details and marvelous things in clever embroidery, her silver needles flashing in the lamplight.
| Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Melian |
| Major Relationships: Melian/Thingol |
| Genres: Ficlet, Fluff, Het | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 471 |
| Posted on 16 June 2023 | Updated on 16 June 2023 |
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Now, I'm Found by sallysavestheday
Finrod and Edrahil reconnect after Mandos.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 327 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Ice Glossary by sallysavestheday
Twelve perspectives on the crossing of the Helcaraxë.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 917 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Keep Your Secrets by sallysavestheday
Ulmo sends dreams of war and sanctuary to Finrod and Turgon as they travel together along Sirion.
| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund, Turgon |
| Major Relationships: Finrod/Turgon |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 486 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Borne Away Like Smoke by sallysavestheday
The dust clings. Curufin refuses to bathe. It would be a betrayal.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 351 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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A New Thread In The Weave by sallysavestheday
Indis comes to Tirion to be married to Finwë. Fëanor receives her.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 504 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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From That Fair City by sallysavestheday
Pengolodh has a hard time getting accurate information on the past from a distracted Glorfindel and Ecthelion.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 615 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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History Will Be Kind To Me, For I Intend To Write It by sallysavestheday
Pengolodh drafts the tale of Aredhel and Eöl.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 524 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Follow the Light Unflinchingly by sallysavestheday
She has ever been the more courageous: his brilliant, whimsical elder cousin...
Glorfindel and Elenwë, and what came after.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 813 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Beyond the Wheeling Stars by sallysavestheday
When Elwë wakes from the long trance of his wedding, the first reach of his mind is for Finwë. Old loves and their consequences.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 572 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Farewell, Most Fair by sallysavestheday
Olórin says goodbye, finally, to Mairon.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 334 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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What Will Console You? by sallysavestheday
Maglor cares for a sick Elros and Elrond...it's all new territory and rather unpleasant.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 761 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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In This, No Consolation by sallysavestheday
Maitimo and Makalaurë tackle parenting in Nerdanel's absence. Formenos is not a happy place.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: No genre listed | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 887 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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None Shall Mark Thy Going by sallysavestheday
Turgon and Aredhel coordinate the withdrawal of the people of Nevrast to Gondolin.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 895 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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From the Heights, Such Light and Air by sallysavestheday
Turgon and Fingolfin, on two mountains, many years apart.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 867 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Whatever Betide by sallysavestheday
Edrahil loves Finrod. Silently, faithfully, to the bitter end.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 674 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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A Sea Change by sallysavestheday
Curufin adjusts to rebirth, and to the difficult gift of Finrod's forgiveness.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 737 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Thy Brothers' Keeper by sallysavestheday
Arafinwë considers his place in the House of Finwë.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 995 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Flammifer by sallysavestheday
Eärendil considers destiny and love, alone in the cold on Vingilotë.
| Major Characters: Eärendil |
| Major Relationships: Eärendil/Elwing |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 511 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Scourge by sallysavestheday
Maglor responds to the news of Maedhros' capture.
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 479 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Come Round Right by sallysavestheday
Glorfindel dances in memory of Elenwë at Tarnin Austa.
| Major Characters: Elenwë, Glorfindel, Idril |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 593 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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I May Be Some Time by sallysavestheday
Maedhros departs for the parley with Morgoth.
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Sons of Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 646 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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A Bond That Shines And Burns by sallysavestheday
Fingon and Turgon negotiate brotherhood and pain.
| Major Characters: Fingon, Turgon |
| Major Relationships: Fingon & Turgon |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 618 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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Not By Wisdom But By Love by sallysavestheday
Beleg and Túrin's first meeting in the woods of Doriath.
| Major Characters: Beleg, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: Beleg & Túrin |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 544 |
| Posted on 14 June 2023 | Updated on 14 June 2023 |
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