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."
The Singer at the Shore reminisces on mornings, and meets a stranger.
"...for none of the Eldalië ever hated Melkor more than Fëanor son of Finwë, who first named him Morgoth; and snared though he was in the webs of Melkor's malice against the Valar he held no converse with him and took no counsel from him."
Fëanor meets a stranger. There aren't many strangers in Tirion.
Celegorm, Curufin, a balcony of Finwë's royal residence, oblique discussions of death before death became more than an abstraction. And a little bit of parkour.
A portrait of Anairë, wife of Nolofinwë.
Early in the Second Age, Gil-galad receives an important collaborator.
Fingon attends a concert given by the Tirion Academic Symphony.
Amrod and Aredhel shared a common ending in being killed by people they loved. Making peace with that pain in Valinor is hard.
What bow, what arrows will serve against such a foe as Glaurung? A single drabble.
The competition cocktail party was a regular event, and Fingon gradually learned to appreciate, if not always enjoy it.
A triple drabble, with images and recipes for 9 cocktails.
Círdan's ship arrives in Forochel to take Arvedui south.
In a modern/all human AU, Celeborn meets Galadriel while going to eat with his family and is smitten.
How oddly the old tales changed and twisted through the years!
A portrait of Eärwen, created for Middle-earth is Multitudes
There came a time of winter, when night was dark and without moon; and the wide plain of Ard-galen stretched dim beneath the cold stars, from the hill-forts of the Noldor to the feet of Thangorodrim. The watchfires burned low, and the guards were few;
The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien
It is a bit nerve-wracking, courting a princess of the House of Elros.
Elatan of Andunie hopes he is up to her standards.
Círdan has a curious guest.
When Melkor approaches him it is not necessarily out of ill intents - he thinks. As Aulë’s second he enjoys a certain reputation - one that gives him the moniker Admirable.
No, Mairon does not start evil at all.
Though, perhaps it is in his nature to ever evolve, ever iterate, he is fond of empirical processes and his surroundings feel small and smothering sometimes. But Mairon laughs, Mairon cares, Mairon even loves.
And that is his own doom.
Through the Light of the glass shine the Light of Laurelin
Elrond makes sense of his complicated family, and his complicated self.
Elrond and Gil-galad and Celebrimbor picnic on the edge of the world.
Written for Understory-challenge, inspired by StarSpray's story 'Rising as if Weightless'.
While his court is still enjoying the feast he gave in honour of the Princes of Doriath That Was, Olwë stands alone before the mosaic depicting him and his brothers.
Maglor, on Losgar, and what might have been.
A moment between those known by others as Petty Dwarves. Their name for themselves is unknown.