A Sense of History: Straight Road
The next in a series of articles about ships passing to and from the West, Simon uses "The Fall of Númenor" to attempt to arrive at Tolkien's reading of the exordium to "Beowulf."
In Tirion, science advances one departure across an ice bridge at a time.
“Come, Faramir. Let us not stand in ceremony. I think words are due between you and I, and not only those between a King and his Steward.”
Faramir has speech with Gandalf and his King.
Voronwe drowns. And drowns. And drowns.
Maedhros and Maglor, singing.
Anaire stayed behind.
How do the Speaking People end? Maedhros reflects, in the fading of the world.
Elwing weeps. Until there is no more weeping to be done.
Argon sees the world with an artist's eyes. All the way to the end.
A very tired Maglor wakes in an unfamiliar place. There, a familiar voice gives his diminished spirit the strength to live again.
Of all the pieces of Beleriand to survive, Maglor would not have expected one to be Himring. He spent many years on the coast of Middle-earth nearest to it, often gazing out at the dark shape of his brother’s ancient towers on the horizon. Finally, curiosity and something else he didn’t want to examine very closely had him purchasing a small boat from an old fisherman who was too old to go out on the water anymore. With not a little apprehension, hoping to escape Ossë’s notice, Maglor pushed the boat out into the waves, and made his way with the tide out to Himling.
Chapter 1: Círdan rehabilitates the reputation of an elf not known for his likeability by telling Elrond a humourous story about young Ereinion.
Instadrabble prompt: Something never seen before
Celebrimbor spots two newcomers to Aman.
Instadrabble prompt: Friend, want, bad, gesture.
Ioreth probably should not have been carrying that basket over wet cobblestones...
For the Instadrabble prompt: Murphy’s law kicks in (anything that can go wrong will).
What was Tuor's first week like in Gondolin?
Two drabbles written during instadrabbling event on SWG.
1. Eönwë and Manwë. Prompt: Birdseed for Manwë.
2. Nerdanel. Prompt: Being delayed.
Salgant gets some unexpected gifts
Elrond is curious about the music - and why his daughter has been avoiding certain subjects.
On a starry moonlit evening, two unexpected visitors come to Psamathos' cove.
[F]or his father was dearer to him than the light of Valinor or the peerless works of his hands; - The Silmarillion
In Ost-in-Edhil, Narin gets a look at her wife's new sculpture.
Rog helps a visitor with his prosthesis.
5 key instances in Turin's tragic life
It is deep winter. Beorn and his friends settle down to a well-deserved rest.
Double drabble.
They say there are cities far to the East and South, for those who can find them, whose entire populations slowly forgot the need for flesh and faded into memory of routine, living in their empty homes and walking their empty streets even when those homes and streets are no more.
For thousands of years the City has awaited you.
Galadriel does not see what she wants to see in the High King.