New and Updated Writing

Idril sits down to dinner with her cousin Maeglin shortly after the deaths of his parents. What begins as an uneventful meal dominoes into resentment and defensiveness as her own traumatic memories of her mother's death surface.

The account of Lord Eöl and Lady Aredhel, from the perspective of two of Eöl’s smiths.

And Aredhel strayed from her companions and was lost. (Artwork)

"To her mariners cry, for she can lay calm upon the waves." 

Drawn as a companion to my story: Burning. Acrylic paints. 

Some of the Sindar may have practical reasons to like their king’s edict that banishes Quenya from Doriath. (Drabble)

A quick and dirty compilation of Quenya names used in fan fiction and their meanings, for readers who are having problems with working out who is who in fic.

Gandalf stays behind after Thorin's funeral to speak to an unexpected guest. 

“When twenty years of the Sun had passed, Fingolfin King of the Noldor made a great feast; and it was held in the spring near to the pools of Ivrin, whence the swift river Narog arose, for there the lands were green and fair at the feet of the Mountains of Shadow that shielded them from the North. The joy of that feast was long remembered in later days of sorrow; and it was called Mereth Aderthad, the Feast of Reuniting.”

In Beleriand, the newly assigned territory of Angrod and Aegnor borders on the territory of the cousins who betrayed them.
From the time of settlement to their death in battle, what were the relations between Angrod and Aegnor and their cousin Maedhros, son of Feanor?

Now added: "First Meeting" (Aegnor/Andreth). A related  ficlet.

The Grinding Ice (Artwork)

Fingolfin, his family and friends, confront the ice and the unknown, and are drawn closer together by their feat of endurance. But Fingolfin suffers bitter loneliness and only the great valour of the other Elves gives him the strength to keep moving.

The world is changing. Strange dreams drive an Avari chieftain to embark on a quest, where he unknowingly stumbles upon his people's doom.

"It was not Fëanor's fault there was only one bed."

Having noted the lack of Fëanor/Nerdanel fics from his point of view, as well as the lack of bed sharing fics for this pairing, I took it upon myself to resolve both. 

Fingolfin is introduced to a bizarre mortal custom.

Elrond and Elros have recently arrived on Balar, and Elrond is not happy to be back among his mother's people. But with some help from his brother, he begins to see Elwing in a different light.

Arien of Anar and Tilion of Isil. (Artwork)

Arien's experience following the death of the Trees.

After the battle, too few of Denethor’s people remain to search through all the bodies alone.

After the Exile of the Noldor, Arafinwe and Aule reflect on things which can be fixed, and those that cannot.

The first kinslaying. [Artwork]

Nerdanel remembers her husband and sons while creating pottery.

On the eve of her wedding, a young Sinda makes a shocking discovery about her family history.

Melkor, Ungoliant and the darkening of Valinor.

Melkor meets Ungoliant within her lair in order to fulfill his plan. They both converge on Aman and Melkor takes his revenge.