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Mereth Aderthad Interview: Interview with polutropos by Dawn
"And love grew after between them"—those words have fascinated a fandom intent on revealing the how and why of the "kidnap fam" plot point in "The Silmarillion." In this interview, polutropos discusses her upcoming Mereth Aderthad paper on the topic, “'Kidnap Fam' and the Living Legendarium."
Mereth Aderthad Interview: Interview with Maglor by Shadow
Who is Gil-galad? That might seem a silly question, but we know very little of his character beyond his kingship. In this interview, Shadow talks with Maglor about his upcoming Mereth Aderthad presentation "Gil-galad was an Elven King: Kingship and Personhood in the Last High King of the Noldor" that explores who Gil-galad might have been, beyond the last king of the Noldor.
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New & Updated Fanworks
[Reference] Interview with cloudyhymns by Shadow by cloudyhymns, daughterofshadows
Shadow spoke with cloudyhymns about his upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad 2025, "The Design of Dragons and the Doom of the Dwarves," where he shares his theory about how Dwarves and dragons are connected in the legendarium, a topic full of implications for fanworks.
[Audio] Twinkle, Twinkle, Silmaril - Podfic by daughterofshadows
A reworking of Twinkle, twinkle, little star, featuring Eärendil. Originally written by Anérea.
[Writing] High in the Clean Blue Air by StarSpray
They passed out of Lhûn and the wider coastline of Middle-earth opened up before his eyes. He had wandered those shores for centuries, and even now he felt the pull of that same wanderlust, and knew he would miss them for the rest of his life. Their wildness, the untamed waves, the rocky…
[Writing] The Longed For That Cometh Beyond Hope by Grundy
Eärendil has to find his way in this unfamiliar land. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on your point of view) for him, it's a time of festival in Valimar...
[Reference] Interview with polutropos by Dawn by polutropos, Dawn Felagund
Dawn spoke with polutropos about her upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad, “'Kidnap Fam' and the Living Legendarium," including the appeal of kidnap fam, the appeal of Maglor's character, and how The Silmarillion as an incomplete, complex word makes it ripe for both fanworks and…
[Writing] A Common Blue by Himring
Maglor, having little will to live left in sinking Beleriand, is saved by tiny things.
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Interview with cloudyhymns by Shadow by cloudyhymns, daughterofshadows
Shadow spoke with cloudyhymns about his upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad 2025, "The Design of Dragons and the Doom of the Dwarves," where he shares his theory about how Dwarves and dragons are connected in the legendarium, a topic full of implications for fanworks.
Interview with polutropos by Dawn by polutropos, Dawn Felagund
Dawn spoke with polutropos about her upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad, “'Kidnap Fam' and the Living Legendarium," including the appeal of kidnap fam, the appeal of Maglor's character, and how The Silmarillion as an incomplete, complex word makes it ripe for both fanworks and scholarship.
Maglor by polutropos
As one of the most beloved Silmarillion characters, Maglor is a bundle of contradictions undergirded by a complex textual history. Warrior, musician, wanderer, and survivor, Maglor brings to the fore key themes in Tolkien's early legendarium, such as the role of music, oaths, and exile.
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] Paradox of the Fourth Age by Alassante
One wrong decision can make a world of difference. When one of the Fellowship makes the mistake, the consequences are so severe that only the Valar can repair it. But will they?
Glorfindel daughter's life is in Elrohir's hands and only she remembers th eir love for each other. The fate of…
[Writing] By Mirrormere by bunn
A new Age dawns, and Moria is retaken at last.
[Writing] Beneath the Bitter Rain by bunn
The Gardens of the Entwives are fallen, but two Entwives remain.
Around the World and Web
April Challenge at tolkienshortfanworks
The tolkienshortfanworks challenge for April has been posted to the Dreamwidth community. The thematic prompt is: wood. The formal challenge is: linnod (Gilraen's canonical verse form). These can be filled separately and freely combined with other challenges and prompts that allow this.
Celedriel Week 2025
Celedriel Week is a Tumblr events for fanworks about Galadriel and Celeborn.
Neurodivergent Arda Week 2025
Neurodivergent Arda Week is a Tumblr event to celebrate neurodiversity in Tolkien's works.
Tolkien Ekphrasis Week 2025
This is a Tolkien-fandom-wide event dedicated to the art of ekphrasis in Tolkien's worlds. Its goal is to illuminate the artistic surroundings of the places, people, and stories we love, in as many media as possible.
Teitho March/April Challenge: Mothers
The Teitho Contest theme for the months of March and April is mothers.
New and Updated Fanworks
Include Beyond the Silmarillion Fanworks
Jubilee Drabbles by Elrond's Library
Some drabbles from the 1/19/2025 instabrabbling event
| Major Characters: Eöl, Amrod, Maeglin, Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Jubilee |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 8 | Word Count: 915 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Hot Chocolate by Artano
Short interaction between Maedhros and Caranthir, written during an instadrabbling session.
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Caranthir |
| Major Relationships: Caranthir & Maedhros |
| Genres: Family, Ficlet, Fluff, General | Challenges: Jubilee, Revolution |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 120 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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January 2025 Instadrabbling writings: Olwë, Tuor, Illuvatar, Finrod, Dior, Gil-galad by Quente
Short fanworks for the following prompts:
• hurt, delusions, tandem, fly
• The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea.
• Oh, this spacious sky/Is not poetry enough for our swelling lungs
• Smells like teen spirit generator: annoying siblings
• From a random page of On Fairy-Stories: beauties, terrors, sun, power
• Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy.
| Major Characters: Dior, Tuor, Eru Ilúvatar, Finrod Felagund, Olwë, Gil-galad |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet, General | Challenges: Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 6 | Word Count: 1, 240 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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At a distance by bunn
Cirdan watches and waits, while the world goes down into the dark.
| Major Characters: Círdan |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 214 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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That's how the light gets in : a double drabble. by bunn
In the halls of the Maker, the Children sleep, until a bell sounds.
| Major Characters: Dwarves |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 208 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Competition by Artano
Finrod answers a tutor's question before Caranthir can
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Finrod Felagund |
| Major Relationships: Caranthir & Finrod |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: Jubilee, Teen Spirit |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 110 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Jubilant Potluck by Grundy
Drabbles written for Jubilee, fulfilling prompts from Potluck and other previous challenges.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Block Party, Bollywood, Holiday Party, Jubilee, Potluck Bingo, Pride, Restoration and Rebuilding, Revolution, Soundtrack, Strength and Beauty, Teen Spirit, Times of Bliss, Turgon's Rock Opera, Zingers |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 23 | Word Count: 2, 462 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Jedi Maglor & Singer Daeron by Independence1776
The adventure(s) of Jedi Maglor and Singer Daeron.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Daeron |
| Major Relationships: Daeron & Maglor |
| Genres: Crackfic, Crossover | crossed with Star Wars | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Warnings: No warnings apply | |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Maglor and Daeron's Not-So-Excellent-But-Kind-Of-Fun Adventure by Independence1776
Maglor, a Jedi, gets roped into investigating the theft of the Silmarilli and some Sindarin treasures. His partner? The Singer Daeron.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Daeron |
| Major Relationships: Daeron & Maglor |
| Genres: Crackfic, Crossover | crossed with Star Wars | Challenges: Crossroads of the Fallen King, Jubilee |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 194 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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The darkness was fitting by Aprilertuile
Netyalindë was walking home slowly, after the Valar announced the horror that had taken place in Alqualondë, promising it would be the last time such a deed is seen in their lands.
Her eyes had gotten used to the darkness around her she thought. Or perhaps it was that she knew those streets like the back of her hand-stitched pocket that currently held in secret the brooch that Fëanáro had made for her for her wedding to his second-born son.
| Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Maglor/Unnamed Canon Character |
| Genres: Family, General | Challenges: Hidden Figures, Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 839 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Sing before you can speak by Aprilertuile
Maitimo held his baby brother in his arms, and was surprised when the baby started to emit a melodious sound.
| Major Characters: Maglor, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Family, Fluff, General | Challenges: Gnome Tome, Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 400 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Warm air but chilly water by Aprilertuile
Telperion’s light was bathing Oromë’s Wood in a quiet and eerie atmosphere that Tyelkormo loved. He alone among the elves was awake at this time of the night...
| Major Characters: Celegorm, Tilion |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General, Humor | Challenges: Jubilee, Words of Wit and Wisdom |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 275 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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In the deep dark forest by daughterofshadows
Escape attempt from Nan Elmoth
| Major Characters: Maeglin, Aredhel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental | Challenges: Bestiary of Arda, Jubilee, Vintage |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 178 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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A Sign of Hope by chrissystriped
Barahir and his men find hope where they did not expect it.
| Major Characters: Barahir (First Age), Beren |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 156 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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It's about pride by Aprilertuile
The text below is born of a conversation I had with a friend irl, in which she said she'd love to have an epic love story the like of Beren and Luthien (We're both fans of Tolkien so...)
Only the way I read it, the story of Beren and Luthien is not about love, but about pride: It's an epic lesson on the subject of pride and greed.
| Major Characters: Lúthien Tinúviel, Elu Thingol |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: Jubilee, Tolkien Meta Week |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 250 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Tomber dans les pommes by daughterofshadows
Celebrimbor fainted. Narvi worries about her friend.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Narvi |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor & Narvi |
| Genres: | Challenges: Idiomatic, Jubilee |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 187 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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A bit of mischief by daughterofshadows
Elrond and Celebrían sneak out one evening. Set pre-relationship in Lindon.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Celebrían |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 666 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Comparisons by Himring
Finduilas of Dol Amroth is not like Finduilas of Nargothrond at all, is she?
Or so she used to think.
| Major Characters: Finduilas of Dol Amroth |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Jubilee, Potluck Bingo |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Valier & colours by daughterofshadows
Semi-abstract arts representing the queens of the Valar.
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Artwork Type: Abstract/Pattern |
| Genres: | Challenges: Bollywood, Jubilee, Potluck Bingo, Restoration and Rebuilding |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Posted on 16 November 2024 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
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Jubilee by polutropos
Ficlets for the Jubilee Challenge instadrabbling.
| Major Characters: Finwë, Caranthir, Maglor, Elros, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Finwë & Thingol, Elrond & Elros & Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Holiday Party, Jubilee, Potluck Bingo, Taboo |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 565 |
| Posted on 18 January 2025 | Updated on 18 January 2025 |
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Unchangeable by Artano
After re-embodiment, Finrod struggles to adjust to Valinor and pick up the threads of his old life
| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund, Amarië |
| Major Relationships: Amarië/Finrod |
| Genres: Ficlet, General, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: Holiday Party, Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 244 |
| Posted on 18 January 2025 | Updated on 18 January 2025 |
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The King's Gift by françawën
The hands of the King are the hands of the Healer, it's said. The King's Gift though is far larger than that.
| Major Characters: Aragorn |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: In-Universe Racism/Ethnocentrism, Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 3, 862 |
| Posted on 18 January 2025 | Updated on 18 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Eau de Olórin by pandemonium_213
Olórin spies on the Doomsman of the Valar and the Master of Dreams, hoping to catch them in flagrante delicto. What he sees is terrifying yet oh, so compelling.
MEFA 2009: Honorable Mention - Humor: General
Update! Chibis by whitewave added! Please see her Gallery of Chibis on Photobucket. Many thanks, whitewave.
| Major Characters: Gandalf, Lórien, Mandos |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 651 |
| Posted on 28 February 2009 | Updated on 17 January 2025 |
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May you live in interesting times by 0ur_Ouroboros
There is no escaping guilt.
Or,
Maedhros finds another orphan in the woods.
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Elrond, Original Male Character(s), Orcs |
| Major Relationships: Elrond & Maedhros, Maedhros & Original Character |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, In-Universe Racism/Ethnocentrism, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 5 | Word Count: 2, 504 |
| Posted on 16 January 2025 | Updated on 16 January 2025 |
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Beyond your hope I will return to you, always by Himring
Beren has tried to leave Luthien behind and continue the quest alone. Together with Huan, Luthien tracks him down.
| Major Characters: Beren, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Romance | Challenges: Potluck Bingo |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 105 |
| Posted on 12 January 2025 | Updated on 12 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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