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A series of short pieces designed to respond to the Utopia challenge and surrounding the building of Eregion.

It responds to this prompt:

"We have to build the Republic of Heaven where we are, because for us there is no elsewhere."

     - Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

But it also carries this quote in mind: 

"There is no Zion, save where you are."

    -- Tony Kushner, Angels in America

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After the third kinslaying, Maglor realizes he has new priorities.

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Tolkien Secret Santa 2020 (for wonderwafles)

A forager of the Nelyar recalls the long journey to Valinor.

Finwë gets creative.

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Maglor re-visits an ancient city.

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The High Kings of the West ascend the Tower of Elostirion after its final Stone is laid...the Palantir.

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From the Discord server sessions on 27 December 2020.

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Celebrimbor learns a horrible truth.

Written for the December 2020 Instadrabbling event on the SWG server.

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A moment of foreboding between a Maia and an Elvenking during the funeral of Thorin Oakenshield. 

Written for the December 2020 Instadrabbling event on the SWG server.

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Elendil and his wife ruminate on the fragile space between what is seen and what is true, as Númenor slips silently into shadow.

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"From her earliest years Galadriel had a marvellous gift of insight into the minds of others, but judged them with mercy and understanding, and she withheld her goodwill from none save only Fëanor."
Unfinished Tales

What the hell happened between those two? The Hair Incident, told in all its sordid glory.

A Holiday gift for Anoriath and Dawn Felagund, the greatest betas any writer could wish for. Many thanks to Grundy for the beta!

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Oropher's Yule festivities are disturbed by a message from Lindon, but his wife Sírdal is determined not to let him brood the night away. A gift for Tolkien Secret Santa 2020.

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Glorfindel ponders the past as he meets the one who fulfilled his ancient prophecy. Written for Tolkien Secret Santa 2020 and the Postcards from Middle-earth challenge!

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One dark, frozen night in 19th century Massachusetts, Maglor picks up an unexpected passenger.

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Maglor lights the way for ships in the storm. 
A Maglor-in-history ficlet.

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What was supposed to be a homecoming feast, turns into something so much more, for the Lord of the Falathrim.

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Fingolfin wants to give Maedhros something after his rescue from the Thangorodhrim.

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Argon manages to get both into and out of trouble for reasons he doesn't completely understand.

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Ohtar and his companion make their way into the Misty Mountains.

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Every summer, Macalaurë’s entire family takes a trip to the woods and sets up camp for a few days, enjoying the nice weather and each other’s companies.

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The journey through the life of the legendary balrog-slayer, Glorfindel and a mortal woman as they pass through the ages of the world.

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Morgoth hangs Maedhros on Thangorodrim.

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Maitimo suffers an accident and can't quite understand if it's him or his head that it's making him think funny. In other words, Maitimo slowly realizing.

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Gwindor's attention is not where it should be, and his brother has noticed.

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This paper, presented at the Mythmoot II conference in Baltimore on 15 December 2013, looks at J.R.R. Tolkien's creation story, the "Ainulindale," in comparison to other world creation myths. The paper touches on similarities between Tolkien's story and other myths and the reasons for those connections but emphasizes how the differences--particularly the use of subcreation and creation through music--emphasize themes of integral importance to Tolkien's fictional world and life as an author.

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The humans have their own story of how they met the Faërie King, what they gained and one they lost.

The story of Finrod and Balan later named Bëor, as told by an old woman in a mountain cabin.

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