New Challenge: Bollywood
This month's challenge offers songs, films, and tropes from Bollywood, the world's largest film industry based out of India, as prompts for fanworks.
Fingon rescues Maedhros from Thangorodrim.
Major Characters: Fingon |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: Turgon's Rock Opera |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 277 |
Posted on 8 October 2023 | Updated on 8 October 2023 |
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Ficlets, drabbles, and other small pieces set primarily in early Valinor.
Major Characters: Fingon |
Major Relationships: Fingon & Maedhros |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Poetry | Challenges: Crackuary, Naturalist's Guide to Middle-earth, New Year's Resolution, Roaring Twenties |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 508 |
Posted on 7 February 2021 | Updated on 12 September 2023 |
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In Valinor, Cîr Imladris built, Elrond takes the opportunity to properly catalogue, categorize, and annotate one of the slowly diminishing collection of uncatalogued, uncategorized "miscellaneous objects with words attached" that had been part of the library and archive at Imladris from the beginning.
Major Characters: Original Agender Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s), Elrond |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General, Mystery, Poetry | Challenges: Pride, Secret Gate |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 224 |
Posted on 15 July 2023 | Updated on 15 July 2023 |
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A sonnet addressing some of the challenges the Noldor faced as Exiles.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Drama, General, Poetry | Challenges: Secret Gate |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 107 |
Posted on 4 July 2023 | Updated on 4 July 2023 |
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Stringed instruments require stringing.
Maglor has used many sets of strings.
Major Characters: Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
Posted on 16 June 2023 | Updated on 16 June 2023 |
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A riddle-sonnet contemplating the nature of that which, desperate, devours.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: General, Poetry | Challenges: Bestiary of Arda |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 145 |
Posted on 15 May 2023 | Updated on 15 May 2023 |
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It is the middle of the Second Age.
The Numenoreans, who always tended to think a little more highly of themselves than perhaps they deserved, have turned oppressive and grasping.
Inhabitants of coastal towns are always happy to see Numenorean ships approaching (not).
Major Characters: Men, Númenóreans |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 121 |
Posted on 14 May 2023 | Updated on 14 May 2023 |
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A sonnet for Thingol and Melian
Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Melian |
Major Relationships: Melian/Thingol |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 88 |
Posted on 8 May 2023 | Updated on 8 May 2023 |
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Indis of the Vanyar, queen of the Noldor and a singer, discusses cultural differences with her step-grandson Maglor, the musician.
Major Characters: Indis, Maglor, Noldor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Ficlet, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 167 |
Posted on 8 March 2023 | Updated on 8 March 2023 |
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Celebrimbor muses on the meeting that changed his life.
Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron |
Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Sauron |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: Cheesy Corn Chips |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 130 |
Posted on 25 February 2023 | Updated on 25 February 2023 |
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Downfall of a land o'erburdened by travail - a sonnet.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: International Fanworks Day, Jubilee, Taboo |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 111 |
Posted on 16 February 2023 | Updated on 16 February 2023 |
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Brief scenes of the love between a Sindarin Elf of Nevrast and a Noldo follower of Turgon: meeting and parting in the midst of loss, betrayal, and war. (A double drabble poem and four ficlets.)
Major Characters: Original Female Character(s) |
Major Relationships: Original Character/Original Character |
Genres: Femslash, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry, Romance | Challenges: B2MeM 2019 |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Mild) |
Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 2, 223 |
Posted on 12 December 2016 | Updated on 12 January 2023 |
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Filk of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
A musical/poetic exploration of the Fall of the Noldor - 'Noldolantë' - from the discord sewn by Melkor to Fëanor's death.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: Jubilee, Vintage |
Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 236 |
Posted on 9 January 2023 | Updated on 9 January 2023 |
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A lanterne poem, in response to January's formal challenge at the Tolkien Short Fanworks community on Dreamwidth.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 10 |
Posted on 2 January 2023 | Updated on 2 January 2023 |
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A repository of extremely silly poetry, about our favorite extremely silly elves. (And other beings, on occasion.)
Major Characters: Eru Ilúvatar, Fëanor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Humor, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 58 |
Posted on 19 November 2022 | Updated on 31 December 2022 |
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Fragmentary sections of two poems, dealing with the friendship of Fingon and Maedhros, and a brief scholarly introduction thereto. (AKA: a media fic of the most pretentious flavor.)
Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: Fingon & Maedhros |
Genres: Experimental, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 442 |
Posted on 1 October 2022 | Updated on 30 December 2022 |
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A is for Aegnor who burned with his land.
B is for Barahir, robbed of his hand…
Major Characters: Historical Character(s) |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Crackfic, Humor, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 220 |
Posted on 24 August 2022 | Updated on 29 December 2022 |
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Places reflect on elves and events that were.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Experimental, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry | Challenges: X Marks the Spot |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 867 |
Posted on 14 November 2022 | Updated on 15 November 2022 |
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Spring arrives at the Havens of Sirion.
Elwing can see that Earendil is about to go seafaring again.
Major Characters: Eärendil, Elwing |
Major Relationships: Eärendil/Elwing |
Genres: Ficlet, General, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 382 |
Posted on 5 November 2022 | Updated on 5 November 2022 |
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Thoughts of an elf who died during a war in Middle-earth, leaves the Halls of Mandos and is re-embodied.
I am imagining the experience as disorienting at first.
This elf could be Finrod or Glorfindel, if you like, but I did not have a specific elf in mind.
Major Characters: Elves |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 34 |
Posted on 5 November 2022 | Updated on 5 November 2022 |
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Balan, in hopes of comforting Finrod and reminding him of the time they still have together, gifts him a lullaby passed down among his people. The memories of the Elves are unfading, Balan knows- as long as Finrod remembers, Balan will continue to live.
Major Characters: Bëor, Finrod Felagund |
Major Relationships: Bëor/Finrod |
Genres: Hurt/Comfort, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 337 |
Posted on 3 November 2022 | Updated on 3 November 2022 |
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Halwen the Spearwoman was a Avarin elf who joined the service of Maedhros Fëanorion shortly before the Dagor Aglareb and died fighting against her lord at Sirion. The untitled Sindarin text commemorating her, known today as the "Lament for Halwen," survives in a single manuscript now preserved at the Library of Rivendell.
Translated from Sindarin into English by Ermingarden and illustrated by Fiona15351.
Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Maedhros |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: General | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Moderate) |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 509 |
Posted on 13 October 2022 | Updated on 14 October 2022 |
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A collection for stories about the Edain.
Recently added: The chair (Sador Labadal)
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Aerin, Beldis, Beleg, Brandir, Dírhavel, Finduilas, Galdor (Edain), Glóredhel, Haleth, Handir, Hareth, Hathaldir, Hunleth, Hunthor, Huor, Húrin, Imrahil, Lalaith, Men, Morwen, Rían, Sador Labadal, Tuor, Túrin |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Poetry, Romance | Challenges: B2MeM 2015, Hidden Figures |
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 16 | Word Count: 7, 348 |
Posted on 21 June 2014 | Updated on 6 September 2022 |
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[Note: Podfic posted as writing because the file size exceeds SWG's native hosting. Please find download links for the mp3 and m4a files in the text.]
From Nortonion, an anthology to keep. This highly anticipated first edition of collected poetic works from the Western Lands of Arda features 13 poets, 27 poems, and innovative audio formatting. The First Audio Edition of The Nortonion Almacombë Lairesto is an excellent tool for teachers and a peerless resource for students.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 59 |
Posted on 23 August 2022 | Updated on 23 August 2022 |
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Before the Fall of Eregion, a minstrel who once was taught by Maglor is asked to revive a performance of his songs in the Hall of the Jewel-smiths in the presence of Celebrimbor.
Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Gwaith-i-Mírdain |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Ficlet, Poetry | Challenges: |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 901 |
Posted on 1 July 2022 | Updated on 1 July 2022 |
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