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The Tengwar are one of the delights of visiting Middle-earth as a fan of Tolkien's work. Whether a serious student of the letters; dabbling with them, Appendix open, on a lazy afternoon; or simply admiring the way they flow across a title page (or the One Ring …), most Tolkien fans find them beautiful and packed with meaning beyond what it seems should be contained within a single letter.
This month (and a bit beyond!), we will feature a prompt per day taken from the Tengwar chart. The prompt will include a graphic of the tengwa and its name in Quenya and English. You can use any part of the prompt: the tengwa itself, the name, the English translation, the graphic, or some other creative interpretation we haven't even dreamed up yet! You may do as many or as few of the daily prompts as you would like. One prompt is worth as much as challenging yourself to do them all, so work at the level and pace that is comfortable for you. (However, there may be a special reward for anyone ambitious enough to try them all!)
Prompts will be posted daily at midnight UTC on our website, Tumblr, Dreamwidth, and the #monthly-challenges channel on our Discord. You do not need to do the prompt on the day it was posted; you can go back and do prompts you missed or do them out of order.
Thank you to Cuarthol and Anérea for the gorgeous banners and stamps this month!
This challenge opened in .
Choose your prompt from the collection below.
April 15 calma (lamp) |
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April 16 ungwë (spider's web) |
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April 17 alda (tree) |
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April 18 númen (west) |
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April 19 unque (hollow) |
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April 20 aha (rage) |
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April 21 essë (name) |
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April 22 essë nuquerna (name reversed) |
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April 23 parma (book) |
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April 24 quessë (feather) |
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April 25 yanta (bridge) |
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April 26 formen (north) |
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April 27 silmë (starlight) |
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April 28 silmë nuquerna (starlight reversed) |
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April 29 lambë (tongue) |
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April 30 anna (gift) |
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May 1 hyarmen (south) |
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May 2 ampa (hook) |
For the Tengwar challenge, four poems in which Beleriand and Middle-Earth are threatened by flames (once from each cardinal direction).
Something not seen since the Years of the Trees comes to light. (A sequel of sorts to What A Tangled Web We Weave...)
In western Numenor, there is an area famous for its trees and plants. But the Faithful have been banished to the east. And in the last days of Numenor, on the coast an army assembles...
“You,” Fingon pronounced, “are drunk. I am not going to give you anyone’s name just so you can make up a silly drunken ballad."
Artworks created for the "Tengwar" challenge
Drabbles for the Tengwar challenge, featuring Elemmakil and Laegwen
Fics written for the "Tengwar" challenge.
The Giving Tree, but Beren and Luthien. Written for the Tengwar prompt, “Aldi.”
For the Tengwar prompt challenge. To be updated as new prompts are completed.
Current up through 'Hyarmen'
Maglor prepares some Instructional Art for the Sindar to learn from at the Mereth Aderthad.
Celebrimbor is reading a novel, but there's a distraction.
Plusieurs petites histoires qui parle de Pengolodh et Salgant pendant des moments differents.