New Challenge: Crossroads of the Fallen King
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A Sense of History: Thálatta! Thálatta!
While he never climbs the stairs of this Elf-tower, in Lothlórien Frodo Baggins descends a flight of steps to look into Galadriel’s Mirror, wherein he first sees the sea. This post examines the view.
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New Challenge: Tengwar
Each day for thirty-six days, we feature a randomly chosen letter from the Tengwar as a prompt.
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[Writing] On a night of stars, a bird by Quente
Nimloth and Dior meet, and he is naked.
Alternatively,
Melian travels south to visit her daughter, and meets a familiar looking bird.
Written for the Tengwar prompt, Quessë (feather).
[Writing] Apprentice by Quente
Dior is in Menegroth learning to be his grandfather's heir -- but his grandmother decides to take him as apprentice too.
Written for the Tengwar Challenge, May 15: Súlë (spirit).
[Writing] Tengwar: To The Letter by cuarthol
For the Tengwar prompt challenge.
All 36 prompts plus bonus chapter
[Writing] A blip on the radar by daughterofshadows
Humanity took to the skies. Eärendil and Ilmarë adjust.
[Writing] History abandons us by AdmirableMonster
During his incarceration in Roderick Burgess' basement, Dream receives a strange, ancient visitor.
[Writing] Tengwar Acrostics by Himring
Responses to the Tengwar Challenge in which first letters spell out the name of a tengwa.
1) Early Encounter (Nerdanel, Indis)
2) Numenorean Lullaby (Almarian, Aldarion)
[Writing] Tengwar Drabbles by cílil
A collection of Silmarillion-centric drabbles written for the Tengwar Challenge. Short and sweet!
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Crossroads of the Fallen King
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Thálatta! Thálatta! by Simon J. Cook
[]While he never climbs the stairs of this Elf-tower, in Lothlórien Frodo Baggins descends a flight of steps to look into Galadriel’s Mirror, wherein he first sees the sea. This post examines the view.
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With Gildor Inglorion we finally climb the stairs of Elostirion and look on the view, and what we see appears to reveal a hidden thread in the story of Frodo Baggins. This post reads two annotated translations of two Elvish songs to step through a crossroads in the narrative to arrive at the tower on the margin of the story, wherein is a stone that is a window onto Valinor.
Grief, Grieving, and Permission to Mourn in the "Quenta Silmarillion" by Dawn Walls-Thumma
[]In a book as full of death as the Quenta Silmarillion, grief and mourning are surprisingly absent. The characters who receive grief and mourning—and those who don't—appear to do so due to narrative bias. Grief and mourning (or a lack of them) serve to draw attention toward and away from objectionable actions committed by characters.
Beyond the Silmarillion
[Writing] Waybread (The Waybredlik) by Himring
[]Lembas speaks out.
[Series] Apr 1st Stories by Uvatha the Horseman
[]Once a year on April 1st, a canon character from LOTR or the Silmarillion gets pranked.
[Writing] Crossing Forest River by Dawn Felagund
[]Bilbo recounts, in verse, the attempt of Gandalf, Beorn, and him to cross the Forest River after the Battle of Five Armies. Written for the Hungarian Tolkien Society's 2024 Mailing Competition.
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Mythcon 53: Fantasies of the Middle Lands
Mythcon 53 will be held 2-5 August 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with the theme "Fantasies of the Middle Lands."
Teitho May/June Challenge: Joker
For the May/June Teitho challenge, you can pick ANY of our past challenges that stir your imagination and write a story or create art for it.
Monstrous May 2024
Monstrous May is a Tumblr event where, for each day of the month of May, there is a prompt involving and invoking the monstrous.
Fellowship of the Fics: Modern AU May
During May, Fellowship of the Fics offers modern AU prompt lists for setting, character occupation, and dialogue on Tumblr.
May challenge at tolkienshortfanworks
The May challenge has been posted to the tolkienshortfanworks community on Dreamwidth. Thematic challenge: name; formal challenge: acrostic. As usual, these can be filled independently and freely combined with other prompts such as the SWG challenges. New participants welcome!
Truly All Fanworks
This page includes all fanworks from the main SWG archive and the Beyond the Silmarillion section.
With Nothing to Show by StarSpray
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.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 532 |
| Posted on 21 February 2024 | Updated on 21 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Gap to Himring by StarSpray
Maglor makes it within sight of Himring before his horse is cut out from under him.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Family, General, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 058 |
| Posted on 20 February 2024 | Updated on 20 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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By Fireside by Gwanath Dagnir
Chapter 1: Círdan rehabilitates the reputation of an elf not known for his likeability by telling Elrond a humourous story about young Ereinion.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Círdan, Elrond, Gil-galad |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 771 |
| Posted on 20 February 2024 | Updated on 20 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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The Parchment of Secret Valian Tales by SonOfMandos
Some stories of old were never to be scripted. There were tales told around a campfire or sung on tables of a festive inn. Perhaps the imagination of the Eldar knew no boundaries, or perhaps Valar were not as valiant and dignified. Manwë Súlimo, he who is the sovereign of the Gods, finds himself the unfortunate protagonist of, shall one say, perilous adventures. Here are the stories of the Very Lost Tales of Aman.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Manwë, Melkor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crackfic, Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 13, 257 |
| Posted on 15 February 2024 | Updated on 19 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Instadrabbling by SWG Moderators
We get together from time to time on the SWG Discord and produce spontaneous fanworks based on randomly chosen prompts. This collection includes drabbles, ficlets, and other flash fanworks produced as part of our instadrabbling sessions.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Warnings: No warnings apply | |
| Posted on 7 March 2021 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Meadow Flowers & Butterflies by StarSpray
A collection of non-Silm-based drabbles and ficlets.
| Canon Source: Lord of the Rings |
| Major Characters: Frodo, Legolas Greenleaf, Samwise Gamgee |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet, Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 10 | Word Count: 4, 118 |
| Posted on 20 August 2022 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Morning Mist and Silver Sun by StarSpray
A place to store drabbles and ficlets, mostly written for various prompts.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Anairë, Arien, Arwen, Beren, Bilbo Baggins, Celeborn, Celebrían, Celebrimbor, Daeron, Dior, Eärendil, Eärwen, Elemmírë, Elrond, Elros, Elu Thingol, Eluréd, Elurín, Elwing, Findis, Frodo, Galadriel, Gil-galad, Goldberry, Idril, Lalwen, Lindir, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maglor, Melian, Nellas, Nerdanel, Nimloth, Samwise Gamgee, Tom Bombadil, Tuor, Uinen |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crossover, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General, Het, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: B2MeM 2019, Block Party, Holiday Party, Jubilee, Middle-earth Olympics, Restoration and Rebuilding |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 43 | Word Count: 14, 819 |
| Posted on 26 July 2015 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
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| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Full transparency by Quente
Instadrabble prompt: Something never seen before
Celebrimbor spots two newcomers to Aman.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Frodo |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 415 |
| Posted on 18 February 2024 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
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Misdirection: first impression by Quente
For the Instadrabble prompt: Murphy’s law kicks in (anything that can go wrong will).
What was Tuor's first week like in Gondolin?
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Idril |
| Major Relationships: Idril/Tuor |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 264 |
| Posted on 18 February 2024 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
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A long-held debt by Quente
Instadrabble prompt: Friend, want, bad, gesture.
Ioreth probably should not have been carrying that basket over wet cobblestones...
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Aragorn |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 470 |
| Posted on 18 February 2024 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
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Wildflowers by Angamaite
Patrols upon the Ard-Galen are rarely events of great fanfare during times of peace.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Male Character(s), Celegorm |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Drama, Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 023 |
| Posted on 17 February 2024 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Meet & Greet Instadrabbling by elennalore
Two drabbles written during instadrabbling event on SWG.
1. Eönwë and Manwë. Prompt: Birdseed for Manwë.
2. Nerdanel. Prompt: Being delayed.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Eönwë, Manwë, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 208 |
| Posted on 18 February 2024 | Updated on 18 February 2024 |
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All Hues and Honeys by Dawn Felagund
This is my latest collection of pieces too small to stand alone, often written for events on the SWG Discord.
The Latest:
"Memorial." Nerdanel ponders how to memorialize the kinslaying.
"Tears Unnumbered." The Haudh-en-Nirnaeth after the deluge.
"Unsafety." Fingolfin rides to Morgoth's gates.
"Quiet Love." Nerdanel cares for Fëanor on the anniversary of Míriel's death.
"The Secret Door." Celebrimbor learns lessons about magic.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Amras, Amrod, Caranthir, Curufin, Elrond, Elwing, Fëanor, Fingon, Finrod Felagund, Indis, Maedhros, Maglor, Nerdanel, Orodreth, Pengolodh, Salmar, Thorondor |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros, Fëanor/Nerdanel, Curufin/Original Character, Maglor & Salmar, Eärendil/Elwing |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Slash/Femslash | Challenges: Block Party, Holiday Party, Jubilee, Middle-earth Olympics, Restoration and Rebuilding |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 29 | Word Count: 5, 103 |
| Posted on 25 March 2020 | Updated on 17 February 2024 |
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| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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So It Comes by cuarthol
For the instadrabble prompt: lost in memory
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Finrod Felagund |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 17 February 2024 | Updated on 17 February 2024 |
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Trinity by pandemonium_213
Three scientists discuss technology and responsibility in the Jornada del Muerto Valley on July 19, 1945.
Highly AU. Not allegorical, but perhaps applicable.
MEFA 2008: First Place, Modern Times, General.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Historical Character(s), Fëanor, Sauron |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Experimental, Science Fiction | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Expletive Language |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 4, 999 |
| Posted on 7 July 2007 | Updated on 16 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Narin and Anglithiel by Lferion
Celebrimbor and Narvi were not the only Elf-Dwarf pairing in Ost-in-Edhil.
Tales featuring an original Elf character named Anglithiel and her partner and love original Dwarf character Narin.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Original Character/Original Character |
| Genres: Femslash, Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Akallabêth in August, New Year's Resolution, Roaring Twenties |
| Warnings: No warnings apply | |
| Posted on 16 February 2024 | Updated on 16 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
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Not a Pipe by Lferion
In Ost-in-Edhil, Narin gets a look at her wife's new sculpture.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Male Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Family, Femslash, Fixed-Length Ficlet, General | Challenges: Akallabêth in August, New Year's Resolution, Roaring Twenties |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 207 |
| Posted on 12 February 2024 | Updated on 16 February 2024 |
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A good day by daughterofshadows
Salgant gets some unexpected gifts
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s), Rog, Salgant |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Fluff | Challenges: New Year's Resolution, Rejects |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 218 |
| Posted on 14 February 2024 | Updated on 14 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Couldn't Drag Me Away by Grundy
Elrond is curious about the music - and why his daughter has been avoiding certain subjects.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Other Fictional Character(s), Elrond |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Crossover | crossed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Challenges: Bestiary of Arda, New Year's Resolution |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 353 |
| Posted on 14 February 2024 | Updated on 14 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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(Not So) Cheap Sunglasses by UnicornsInSpace
In a modern/all human AU, Celeborn meets Galadriel while going to eat with his family and is smitten.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Celeborn, Galadriel, Lúthien Tinúviel, Melian |
| Major Relationships: Celeborn/Galadriel, Celeborn & Melian, Beren/Luthien, Celeborn & Lúthien |
| Genres: Romance | Challenges: New Year's Resolution, Turgon's Rock Opera |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 1, 477 |
| Posted on 19 January 2024 | Updated on 14 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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The Psamathist's Cove by StarSpray
On a starry moonlit evening, two unexpected visitors come to Psamathos' cove.
| Canon Source: Roverandom |
| Major Characters: Psamathos Psamathides |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet, Fluff, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 955 |
| Posted on 14 February 2024 | Updated on 14 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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After The End by cuarthol
[F]or his father was dearer to him than the light of Valinor or the peerless works of his hands; - The Silmarillion
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fëanor, Finwë |
| Major Relationships: Fëanor & Finwë |
| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Dip the Ladle, New Year's Resolution |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 205 |
| Posted on 13 February 2024 | Updated on 13 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Draugluin |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Artwork Type: Illustration, Word Art |
| Genres: Adventure | Challenges: New Year's Resolution, Understory |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Posted on 11 February 2024 | Updated on 11 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Forest-dwellers by chrissystriped
Rog helps a visitor with his prosthesis.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Male Character(s), Rog |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Middle-earth Is Multitudes, New Year's Resolution |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 649 |
| Posted on 11 February 2024 | Updated on 11 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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Herbal Aroma by Adoraincerta
When Maedhros and Elros were away, Maglor had his problem to solve with no one else but Elrond.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Elrond, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: Elrond/Maglor |
| Genres: Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 013 |
| Posted on 9 February 2024 | Updated on 9 February 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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