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.
A man with a perilous mission arrives at the shores of Númenor, where he meets two strangers.
A (most likely AU) crossover between my own Chasing Mirages and elfscribe's novel Elegy for Númenor.
One day, while working in her studio, an elleth discovers something extraordinary and invents one very special device.
Set during Elros and Elrond's youth as foster sons of Maglor and Maedhros. Elrond and Elros react to the knowledge of the past deeds of their foster parents and the foresight of their future.
Chapter 10 includes: politics, dreams, and a lecture.
The tales and travels of Gil-galad's chief counselor during the Second Age.
And in the twilight a great weariness came upon mariners and a loathing of the sea.
Some will sleep until the very end of the world. Not every Valinorean explorer returns.
The tale of Menelvagor, and how he came to the skies.
Second story in the "Legends of the Stars" series.
The tale of Gwilwileth
First in the "Legends of the Stars" series
To his great surprise, Caranthir makes a friend.
In pre-Darkening Tirion, a bookish young girl receives a significant gift.
In early winter 506, three Fëanorian soldiers are drawn into the events surrounding the Silmaril of Doriath.
Written for adventchallenge on LJ.
What was Celebrian, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel, wife and cousin of Elrond, the Lady of Imladris like? We really don't get to see her, but these (mostly previously unrelated) stories will feature her along with her family.
The elves were content and dwelt long under the stars of the forest Cuiviénen. After many years with many groups and cultures multiple and different rites of passage and ways of living will evolve.
Under the ever dark sky a child awakens in the forest and knows only that she is young and her name is Míriel.
EDITED. Maedhros' suicide takes the Silmaril he bears deep into the embrace of the earth. For the eldar concerned this was the end of the sorry saga. For the silmaril in question it was not
The life of the last High King of the Noldor.
The reign and life of Ereinion Gil-Galad.
Summary: The movements of friendship are like the movements of a dance, when it is performed properly, it is exquisite to participate in.
In the Time of the Trees, during the Bliss of Valinor, the young family of Fëanor experience the everyday triumphs and tragedies of life in paradise. But as Fëanor's genius blossoms and his sons grow into their roles in Tirion society, tensions build that will sunder the House of Finwë and drive the House of Fëanor to open rebellion.
Completed!
Some twelve thousand years after the War of Wrath, a Vanyarin scholar is researching Finrod Felagund, and meets someone she did not expect.
Summary – While taking refuge from politics by staying with relatives, Helyanwë discovers rough waters can exist in different forms.
And what of Fingon's wife?
A chilling look at the Kinslaying at Alqualondë and the relationships that ended in bloodshed at those piers. For TW Challenge – Swordplay or Defense.
Summary: The day after an unexpected event, Eilian (Helyanwë) reflects back over the event and her reaction
Fixed Length Fictlet, Word Count: 287
A long-time relationship of friendship, changes to a relationship of romance. Will the friendship survive the change? Written for TW Challenge Word: Running.
Or an account of the battle in the forest of Brethil as seen by Beleg Cúthalion, told in two parts.
Mid-winter at Himring was never going to be all peace and goodwill