Middle-earth Museum

March 2018 SWG Middle-earth Museum challenge banner showing the interior of a museum

In the Germanic tradition he admired, Tolkien gave us many named objects in his stories: knives, helmets, lamps, jewelry, and--of course--swords. However, much more ordinary, nameless objects also existed, and imagining what these looked like, how they were used, and how they differed among cultures is something many fanworks creators delight in doing. This month's challenge asks you to stroll the halls of an imaginary Middle-earth Museum and choose one (or more!) objects to inspire the creation of a fanwork.

Lists of the objects can be found below. You can select the object you want to use. More than one participant can select the same object, and you can select multiple objects if you want. You can use the name, the linked image, or both, and you can use the object in any way you want to inspire your fanwork.

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Prompts

Choose your prompt from the collection below.

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Clothing

Arms and armour

Jewellry

Musical instruments

Furniture

Household Objects

Sculpture

Toys

Tools

Transportation

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The Gift by cuarthol

Morwen makes a gift for her cousin Rían's upcoming birthday.

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Maegnas by HannaGoldworthy

A blade forged from star-metal by the hand of an Elf from Nan Elmoth proves to be capable of speech, thought, and being judgmental.  No, not that one, another one.

Or, in which Maeglin is justly killed with his own treachery, but somewhat differently than the old tales convey.

 

Inspired by the leaf decor dagger.

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A Scandal in Pants by LadyBrooke

After Nimloth's rebirth, she plots to scandalize the elves of Valinor with clothes.

Anairë has worn this outfit before, and she knows it will not go over any better now than it did then. 

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The Space Left Behind by Independence1776

Early in the Second Age, Elrond drags an orc-poisoned Maglor to Lindon. Hurt/comfort.

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Open Up The Door by Tyelca

Shortly after arriving in Valinor, Elwing needs to understand. Taking her husband Eärendil with her, she enters the abandoned manor where Fëanor used to live.

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The Magic of the Loom by eris_of_imladris

Míriel’s loom contemplates an ending and a beginning. Inspired by SWG challenge “Middle-Earth Museum” (prompt: https://bit.ly/2GxVGSy).

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The Mirror of Belegost. by hennethgalad

Eowyn visits the Museum of Middle-Earth in Minas Tirith after the wedding of Aragorn and Arwen, where she meets Galadriel. 

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In the Hills of Emerie by Himring

Ancalime in the hills of Emerie.

And music.

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To Look Across the Wide Seas by StarSpray

Elwing receives some unexpected news.

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Memory of joy by Aprilertuile

Nerdanel sees an instrument that her second born used to play and remembers. 

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A Walk down Memory Lane by Raiyana

The Story of the Courtship of Curufin, son of Fëanor, told via a collection of objects left behind in Aman.

Collection of vignettes, really.

 

You're welcome to play 'Spot the object'; there are usually more than the title implies involved ;)

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First Impressions by Grundy

Thingol trusts his kin above all others. When he receives word from Finrod, it is his young kin he sends to meet the representatives of the Noldor. 

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