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.
Include Beyond the Silmarillion Fanworks
“Nana,” Legolas asks one day through a mouthful of stewed berries, “How come your eyes are so shiny?”
It’s an innocent question, and predictable in hindsight — neither of which help his parents in knowing how to answer it.
[Written for TRSB 2023, Art #77 - Exploring the Past. Posted for SWG Roaring Twenties Challenge - N1, Bright Young Things.]
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s), Legolas Greenleaf, Thranduil |
Major Relationships: Legolas Greenleaf & Thranduil, Thranduil & Original Character, Thranduil/Original Character |
Genres: Family | Challenges: Roaring Twenties |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Check Notes for Warnings, In-Universe Intolerance, In-Universe Racism/Ethnocentrism |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 130 |
Posted on 12 September 2023 | Updated on 12 September 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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My second moodboard for TRSB 2023: a rule 63 Maglor in space AU.
Major Characters: Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: Moodboard/Collage |
Genres: Adventure, Alternate Universe, Science Fiction | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 27 August 2023 | Updated on 10 September 2023 |
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Moodboard for TRSB 2023, wherein I request Maglor to be tortured. The collage is not graphic, but does contain images of torture implements or things that can be used as such.
Major Characters: Maglor, Sauron |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: Moodboard/Collage |
Genres: Horror, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Torture |
Posted on 27 August 2023 | Updated on 10 September 2023 |
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“It's not your fault,” whispers a voice very like Tyelpë’s — but Tyelpë isn’t here. There is no succor left for Mairon; no refuge in this land of Men permitted only to stand at the gates of the world and gaze in longing toward its glory.
In Númenor, Mairon longs for what he has lost. Tyelpë comes to find him.
Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron |
Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Sauron |
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Adult | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Domestic and Partner Violence, Mature Themes, Rape/Nonconsensual Sex, Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Moderate) |
Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 19, 946 |
Posted on 15 July 2023 | Updated on 8 September 2023 |
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Elrond and Elros steal some time to go on a private adventure during the War of Wrath.
Major Characters: Elrond, Elros |
Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros |
Genres: | Challenges: Roaring Twenties |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 7, 370 |
Posted on 8 September 2023 | Updated on 8 September 2023 |
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Elwing arrives on Vingilot, bearing news of the Third Kinslaying. Earendil and his sailors must make a choice.
Major Characters: Eärendil, Elwing |
Major Relationships: Eärendil/Elwing |
Genres: Adventure | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 8, 103 |
Posted on 6 September 2023 | Updated on 6 September 2023 |
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Maglor and Fingolfin meet for the first time since Losgar and the Ice.
Major Characters: Fingolfin, Maglor |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 927 |
Posted on 6 September 2023 | Updated on 6 September 2023 |
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Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: Craft |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 5 September 2023 | Updated on 5 September 2023 |
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Stained glass nightlight created for TRSB23.
Major Characters: No major characters listed |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: Craft |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 5 September 2023 | Updated on 5 September 2023 |
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When the Valar descended from the Timeless Halls into Eä, they found all in darkness, with nothing there of the world they had seen and sung.
Major Characters: Ilmarë, Varda |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Ficlet, General | Challenges: Roaring Twenties |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 566 |
Posted on 4 September 2023 | Updated on 4 September 2023 |
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Caranthir pens a letter to his cousin, seeking assistance for the People of Haleth.
A teaser from the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2022 fic Wanderlust which is now available to read in full on AO3
Major Characters: Caranthir, Finrod Felagund |
Major Relationships: Caranthir & Finrod |
Genres: Ficlet, Humor | Challenges: Zingers |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 194 |
Posted on 10 August 2022 | Updated on 4 September 2023 |
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Pengolodh ponders how best to craft the story of the early First Age. (Drabble)
Major Characters: Pengolodh |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 99 |
Posted on 14 September 2017 | Updated on 4 September 2023 |
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One of the gods of music in the early legendarium, Ómar is called by Christopher Tolkien "a divinity without much substance" and swiftly faded from the story. His brief existence may shed light on Tolkien's evolving sense of how his fictional universe aligns with the historical peoples that inspired him.
Artwork for Scribbles & Drabbles 2022
Major Characters: Aredhel, Celegorm |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: Moodboard/Collage |
Genres: Adventure, Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 2 September 2023 | Updated on 2 September 2023 |
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Pixel-style artwork of Tuor's journey.
Major Characters: Ecthelion of the Fountain, Elemmakil, Idril, Maeglin, Tuor, Turgon, Voronwë |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: Illustration |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 2 September 2023 | Updated on 2 September 2023 |
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A pixel artwork of a Maia of Manwë.
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Eönwë |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Artwork Type: No type listed |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Posted on 2 September 2023 | Updated on 2 September 2023 |
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Firstamazon caught up with the Tolkien fan artist Ylieke to discover more about her emotionally rich character portraits.
Early in the Second Age, a follower of the Sons of Fëanor brings Elrond some ill news.
Written from a prompt by Himring for Tolkien OC Week (background characters).
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Elrond |
Major Relationships: Elrond & Original Character |
Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 3, 194 |
Posted on 28 July 2022 | Updated on 25 August 2023 |
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Stories about Ianneth of Mithrim, daughter of Annael and wife of Fingon.
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), Fingon, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: Fingon/Unnamed Canon Character |
Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Warnings: No warnings apply | |
Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 25 August 2023 |
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A Gil-galad genderswap AU.
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Círdan, Fingon, Gil-galad |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Warnings: No warnings apply | |
Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 25 August 2023 |
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Fingon and Maedhros go camping, taking Fingon's young daughter along with them. Once she falls asleep, they discuss their complicated feelings.
Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), Fingon, Gil-galad, Maedhros |
Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros, Fingon/Unnamed Canon Character, Fingon & Gil-galad |
Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 492 |
Posted on 25 August 2023 | Updated on 25 August 2023 |
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In the aftermath of the Dagor Bragollach, newly-crowned High King Fingon sends his wife and child to Eglarest for safety. The parting is bitter, as his wife has discovered a betrayal that Fingon has long concealed from her.
Major Characters: Original Character(s), Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), Círdan, Fingon, Gil-galad |
Major Relationships: Fingon/Unnamed Canon Character, Fingon & Gil-galad, Gil-galad & Unnamed Canon Character, Fingon/Maedhros |
Genres: Alternate Universe, Drama, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 9, 426 |
Posted on 9 July 2023 | Updated on 21 August 2023 |
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Turgon confronts Maeglin in Mandos.
Major Characters: Original Agender Character(s), Elenwë, Maeglin, Turgon |
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 614 |
Posted on 19 August 2023 | Updated on 19 August 2023 |
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Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data from 2015 and 2020 shows that Tolkien fans have diverse views on Tolkien's authority but suggests that adherence to his authority is decreasing over time.