Tolkien Meta Week Starts December 8!
Join us December 8-14, here and on Tumblr, as we share our thoughts, musings, rants, and headcanons about all aspects of Tolkien's world.
In his own wanderings, Daeron comes to the shore--and finds Maglor.
Every morning, I leave you; every evening, you bring me back. An endless game—until the day it is not.
This is an analysis on whether the Sindar ate the Petty-dwarves during the years they hunted them, completed for the 'Literary Analysis' prompt on the "Tolkien Meta" bingo card.
Rían falls unconscious at the Mound of the Slain and hears Huor's voice telling her to live.
The memories Lalwen holds to or pushes away, on each side of the Ice.
The fates of the lovers have been sealed. After Aegnor makes a promise to Andreth he seeks council one last time from Finrod to reveal the identity of the maiden who had stolen his heart and hopes Finrod will share in his newfound happiness. However, it does not go well between the brothers, and a heated argument unfolds, plunging even Finrods' own safety into uncertainty. Aegnor finds himself faced with an agonising choice, one that will rip his entire being asunder. Yet hope still remains, and it rests in the palm of none other than Erú Illuvatar himself who, through the sheer power of Aegnor's undying love for Andreth, has taken notice. Brace yourself once more for this gripping continuation. Where the power of love truly conquers all.
On the Helcaraxë, Fingolfin invokes his family's strength and courage rather than the Valar.
In the wake of Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Dwarves of Belegost mourn their dead.
Two Orcs discuss the increased price on Beren's head.
Maedhros in Angband
Orcs: a treatise on dissection.
Maglor assists Maedhros with pain therapy, but his bedside manner is lacking.
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 he had originally thought.
Re-embodied Celebrimbor can’t find peace in Aman, so he takes the icy road Helcaraxë back to Middle-earth. The world is changed, however, and he finds himself in a very different place. But what if his past comes back to haunt him even there?
Maeglin witnesses a coming-of-age ceremony among the Dwarves of Belegost. Written for the Hungarian Tolkien Society's 2024 Mailing Competition.
Elenwë did not marry for love, and finds herself longing through the years for something forbidden.
In his brother's final moments, Curufin must play an unexpected role.
After the Nírnaeth Arnoediad, Celegorm and Curufin occasionally range far from Amon Ereb in an attempt to stem the tide of Morgoth's armies into Beleriand somewhat. This kind of idleness does not become the Oath once the Silmaril has appeared in Doriath again; Celegorm only needs a willing ear.
The academic conversation that stood at the beginning of the end.
All is not as it seems when Thranduil enters the ancestral Feanorian estate, but he fails to fully comprehend the scale and nature of the risk. If he's very lucky, one day he might even get to leave.
Indis knows that Miriel is the only one who understands their connection. This is why it should be Indis who looks after Miriel's body.
Elrond made a choice and needed someone to fullfill it.
Fingon and Maedhros and the bittersweet taste of love.
Tirion's masked ball offers decadent delights, mistaken identities, insatiable yearnings, and inescapable philanderings.