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.
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Cultus Dispatches: Fandom Chocolate … or Authors Love Comments
Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data provides insight into how comments benefit authors and which authors are most impacted by a lack of comments, with a digression on authors' perspectives one-click feedback like kudos.
A Sense of History: Passing Ships
As Tolkien's characters in various texts gaze out to the sea, what do they see? What is brought by the ships coming out of the West?
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New & Updated Fanworks
[Writing] No Time Have I by Flora-lass
A Silmarillion acrostic.
[Writing] An exercise in music... And patience by Aprilertuile
Makalaurë was sitting at the harp in his music room. He was holding a dark blindfold in his hands and was looking at it with much scepticism.
[Writing] I called it Fate that I should fail by AdmirableMonster
Nimruzimir, a natural philosopher recently out of his apprenticeship, hardly considers himself very important to anyone, least of all his colleagues. When his strange, prophetic fits bring him to the attention of the High Priest, however, he may find that his existence is less superfluous than…
[Writing] All of you by chrissystriped
Elrond and Celebrían celebrate their anniversary with their family.
[Writing] Lament for the Singer by daughterofshadows
A short thing about Maglor, death and grieving.
[Writing] Cosmological Poems of Arda by AaronAzrael
I would like to share my revelations of Tolkien's Universe in the form of narrative and emotional poems.
[Writing] Eä's Redemption by AaronAzrael
This is my new poetical attempt to add my own interpretation to Tolkien's Cosmology as to Eru's Creation and the Valar's minds and behind-the-scene providence reasons and mechanisms.. I often review Eä as part of our own world, just in another dimension, this is why I have always seriously…
Current Challenge
Bollywood
Prompts this month are films, songs, and tropes from India's dazzling film industry, Bollywood. Read more ...
Random Challenge
Another Place in Time
Move beyond the places and times of familiar events to consider what was going on elsewhere in Arda at the same time as a major event covered in The Silmarillion. How--if at all--did the event impact what was transpiring elsewhere at the same time? Read more ...
New in References
Fandom Chocolate … or Authors Love Comments by Dawn Walls-Thumma
[]Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data shows that authors view comments as driving their motivation to create fanfiction. However, perception of comments by authors is part of a larger shift in fandom around how and how often fans interact with each other.
Passing Ships by Simon J. Cook
[]The arrival and departure of ships across the Great Sea carries mythic significance for the peoples of Middle-earth. The image of ships crossing out of and back into a mysterious West appears as well in Beowulf and is alluded to in Tolkien's tower analogy in his lecture "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics," where the tower allows those who climb it to observe the passage of the ships.
Fanfiction and the Serious Business of Writer's Craft by Dawn Walls-Thumma
[]Tolkien Fanfiction Survey data shows that while most authors self-identify as taking their craft seriously, a growing subset of authors may be pushing that norm.
Beyond the Silmarillion
[Writing] Staging a Battle by StarSpray
[]He and Diamond were visiting, though Pippin had been disappearing every afternoon, and taking Frodo and Elanor and most other lads and lasses in the neighborhood with him—though why they couldn’t use Pippin’s own pony, Sam couldn’t imagine.
[Writing] From whose bourn no traveller returns by losselen
[]So gathered they were to Bree, what lieutenants who could be spared, from their scattered watches west and east, for their chieftain had returned from his long sojourn in lands godless and mountains strange.
Aragorn returns from the South to tells his tales. Halbarad listens.
[Writing] Sand Sorcery by StarSpray
[]It is well known that Psamathos does not leave his cove. He does not like to get his feet wet, and prefers to spend his days dozing under the sun.
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Fellowship of the Fics: Summer Stories 2024
Fellowship of the Fics offers four weeks of summer-themed prompts during the month of July.
July challenge at tolkienshortfanworks posted
The tolkienshortfanworks challenge for July has been posted to the Dreamwidth community. The thematic challenge is: original character or unnamed canon character; the formal challenge: fixed length of multiple of 50 words. New participants welcome.
July 2024 Call for Papers and Proposals
Conferences and publications that have open calls for papers and proposals in July 2024.
Teitho June/July Challenge: Mentor
The June/July prompt for the Teitho challenge is "mentor" and invites fanworks about this relationship in Tolkien's works.
Scribbles & Drabbles 2024
A chill Tolkien event, where artists make art, and authors write little stories in response. Begins in June and ends in November.
New and Updated Fanworks
Include Beyond the Silmarillion Fanworks
A Song of Staying by Himring
In the far future, in a galaxy far, far away, a few lines from the Silmarillion still serve as inspiration.
| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Science Fiction | Challenges: In Rare Form |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 913 |
| Posted on 30 September 2019 | Updated on 30 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Bits of Elven Glass by Himring
This is an attempt to weave the different accounts of the making and the history of the Elessar into a coherent narrative.
Now added: intervening chapter on Gil-galad.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Celebrimbor, Enerdhil, Eärendil, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gil-galad, Idril, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: B2MeM 2012, B2MeM 2013, B2MeM 2015 |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 10 | Word Count: 5, 827 |
| Posted on 12 April 2012 | Updated on 29 September 2019 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: In Rare Form |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 24 September 2019 | Updated on 24 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The appeal of an ending by Tyelca
Fëanor writes a letter to Nerdanel.
| Major Characters: Fëanor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: In Rare Form |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
| Posted on 24 September 2019 | Updated on 24 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Blood on Bone for a Lover's Burial by heget
After the Dagor Bragollach, Wise-woman Andreth demands that their dead be buried. Her great-nephews, Baragund and Belegund, escort her to the ruins of Barathonion, to search for bones.
| Major Characters: Andreth, Baragund, Barahir (Fourth Age), Belegund, Beren, Men, Urthel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Mature Themes |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 200 |
| Posted on 21 September 2019 | Updated on 21 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Band of Gold by Keiliss
On a request meme pandemonium_213 asked for: The War of Wrath has ended, and Beleriand is no more. Refugees, scattered due to the cataclysm, now reunite, including Galadriel and Celebrimbor who have not seen one another for...well, you tell me. :^)
Or: Galadriel and Celebrimbor have some catching up to do.
Or: Never assume.
| Major Characters: Celeborn, Celebrimbor, Galadriel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Family | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 467 |
| Posted on 20 September 2019 | Updated on 20 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Trash Fire by oshun
This is a prequel (intro?) to a story of how young Fëanor and Nerdanel find an important cache of old documents. Posting it now while people are reading other entries into the Notion Club Revival Challenge--the element used herein is the Cave System Map: parchment fragment of a cave system map with labeled features. I get a kick out of the idea of Nerdanel and Fëanor, young and newly enamored with one another. Hope you enjoy it.
| Major Characters: Fëanor, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 527 |
| Posted on 16 September 2019 | Updated on 16 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Notes of a Song by LadyBrooke
Sauron is now Ar-Pharazôn's greatest adviser.
Tar-Míriel has a letter with notes concerning a song of power and a kinslayer to comabt this.
| Major Characters: Ar-Pharazôn, Maglor, Sauron, Tar-Míriel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 626 |
| Posted on 15 September 2019 | Updated on 15 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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tide will dry by kimaracretak
The child Ancalimë makes plans for a kingdom.
| Major Characters: Erendis, Tar-Ancalimë |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, General | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 068 |
| Posted on 15 September 2019 | Updated on 15 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Writing on the Wall by HannaGoldworthy
On an archeological expedition to Tol Himling, young Elrond and his girlfriend Celebrian encounter some First Age graffiti.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Elrond |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, Fluff, General, Humor | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 264 |
| Posted on 14 September 2019 | Updated on 14 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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What Once Was by Grundy
Arwen and Erestor have unearthed something interesting in the library of Imladris,
| Major Characters: Arwen, Elrond, Erestor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 533 |
| Posted on 14 September 2019 | Updated on 14 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Alchemy in August by Lferion
Learning went on in Ost-in-Edhel year round
| Major Characters: Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 328 |
| Posted on 13 September 2019 | Updated on 13 September 2019 |
This fanwork belongs to the series
| This fanwork is complete. |
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When days were younger by Taylor17387
Melkor came to Arda to hurt it. Tulkas came to Arda to hurt Melkor. What the fighter of the Valar didn't know, is that his enemy would turn more dangerous once defeated.
| Major Characters: Aulë, Eönwë, Gothmog, Lórien, Mandos, Melian, Melkor, Nessa, Oromë, Sauron, Tulkas, Ungoliant |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Erotica, Romance, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Rape/Nonconsensual Sex |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 35, 807 |
| Posted on 30 March 2016 | Updated on 12 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Journey to the Uttermost East by Lyra
The continent east of Middle-earth is said to be barren and empty of life. But is it, really? A group of Venturers is ready to find out.
| Major Characters: Númenóreans, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 096 |
| Posted on 12 September 2019 | Updated on 12 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Glittering Cave by Himring
Gimli is not the first dwarf to admire an elven lady--or a cave!
| Major Characters: Dwarves, Telchar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
| Posted on 10 September 2019 | Updated on 10 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Letters Home from the War by bunn
Letters between Elemmírë, the great poet-singer of the Vanyar and Amárië, beloved of Finrod, and between Ingwion, Captain of the Vanyar Host in the War of Wrath, and his father Ingwë, High King of the Elves.
With the odd intrusion from Finrod, because Finrod likes to turn up uninvited and just start doing his thing. Written for Narya-flame as a gift for Worldbuilding Exchange 2019
| Major Characters: Amarië, Elemmírë, Finrod Felagund, Ingwë, Ingwion |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 6, 051 |
| Posted on 9 September 2019 | Updated on 9 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Away to the Wood by bunn
If Melkor could not create, but only corrupt, might dragons have their origins with Yavanna and return to her one day? An examination of the rehabilitation of dragons.
Created for Tolkien Reverse Fandom Bang 2019, for WaywardDesertKnight whose portrait of Yavanna and Ancalagon is included and inspired this work.
| Major Characters: Ancalagon, Oromë, Yavanna |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 5, 886 |
| Posted on 9 September 2019 | Updated on 9 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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I Believe in Second Chances by NelyafinweFeanorion
Glimpses of Maedhros and Azaghâl ‘s friendship seen through Fingon’s eyes. From the early days of the gift of the Dragon Helm, through the creation of the Union of Maedhros, to the time following the Dagor Dagorath. Times of war, times of hope, piles of books, and days when gardening isn’t the relaxing pursuit Fingon expects it to be.
Written for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang based on this lovely art created by bunn as a prompt entitled “Maedhros and Fingon meet with Azaghâl.”
| Major Characters: Fingon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 14, 752 |
| Posted on 9 September 2019 | Updated on 9 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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What Use an Engine of War in a Land of Peace? by Lferion
A Fingon at loose ends is a dangerous thing, though also amusing.
| Major Characters: Fingon |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Humor | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 510 |
| Posted on 9 September 2019 | Updated on 9 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Slight Air and Purging Fire by mainecoon
Celebrimbor the Ringmaker was tortured to death and could not heal in the Halls of Mandos. His dwarven companion Narvi saw the unthinkable and never found peace. Maglor Fëanorion forgot about the world, but not about the blood on his own hands.
At the dusk of the Third Age, two broken elves and a dwarf ghost set out to fight the Enemy. They mean to find the Rings of Power, but their adventures take an unexpected turn...
Contains Celebrimbor/Narvi established relationship (old-married-couple) romance.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Maglor, Narvi |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Adventure, Drama, General, Het, Romance | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 15 | Word Count: 61, 161 |
| Posted on 23 May 2018 | Updated on 5 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Grinding Ice by Gabriel
Fingolfin's decision to cross the ice, weighs heavily on him.
| Major Characters: Fingolfin, Original Male Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 287 |
| Posted on 4 September 2019 | Updated on 4 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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cut my roots & now my leaves are dead by Astris
Following the move eastwards, the steward of the camp at Himring prepares for a Feanorian reunion. Written for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2019, OC-centric.
| Major Characters: Caranthir, Curufin, Maedhros, Maglor, Original Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash/Femslash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 7, 825 |
| Posted on 4 September 2019 | Updated on 4 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Walking the Starlit Road by Independence1776
After creating the musical The Saga of the Rings with his nephew, Maglor struggles to find his place in a greatly changed Aman.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Maglor, Nerdanel, Nienna, Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Science Fiction | Challenges: Solve a Problem |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 5, 359 |
| Posted on 3 September 2019 | Updated on 3 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Pieces of the Stars by Nibeneth
When the Oath brings disaster to Sirion, Maglor attempts to fix what he can, but a temporary arrangement becomes much more permanent than anyone had foreseen. Elrond and Elros grow up, grow together, and grow apart at the end of a world slowly decaying into myth and legend.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Elros, Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Suicide, Mature Themes, Violence (Moderate) |
| Chapters: 11 | Word Count: 61, 834 |
| Posted on 25 December 2017 | Updated on 3 September 2019 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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| Major Characters: Tar-Elendil, Tar-Meneldur |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Notion Club Revival |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 615 |
| Posted on 31 August 2019 | Updated on 31 August 2019 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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