New Challenge: Crossroads of the Fallen King
Cross "The Silmarillion" with a second text or fandom in this month's crossover challenge.
Vairë speaks to Tuor, and to Lúthien.
for the "A True Leader" strong women challenge
"I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think." ~ Margrethe II of Denmark
From the Discord server session on 10 May 2020.
He made his way unthinkingly deep into the forest, following his ears and his eyes, toward that which lured him madly. The nightingale sang more limpidly as he approached the focus of light.
Lúthien loved to watch her mother at work.
Lúthien Tinúviel stands at the center of the legendarium, a character whose influence reaches past the Third Age and introduces, perhaps more than any other tale, the element of fairy-story into Tolkien's work. Yet Lúthien, who is "nobody's victim or reward," defies fairy-tale tropes in notable ways.
Melian cannot know death. Of her daughters, one embraces it, one rejects it, one accepts it, and one does not understand.
One time only in the history of Arda, by Luthien's song, was Mandos moved to pity.
...Self-pity counts, right?
Gamil Zarik, master of Telchar, close friend of the elven royal family, goes to Menegroth one last time.
Luthien runs into a strange and batlike creature on her way to rescue Beren.
A ficlet or drabble a day, various subjects.
For independence1776‘s Hanukkah themed prompts: independence1776.tumblr.com/post/180634928943/hanukkah-themed-prompts
All the instadrabbles (100 words or less) written for the SWG Discord event on November 18th.
Elladan really wasn't planning to get thrown back in time to Beleriand, but the world didn't bother asking his opinion. Now, he struggles to find a way back home as the First Age unfolds around him. The host of newly acquired relatives, including a great-uncle with a flair for dramatics, sons of Fëanor who insist on being people rather than historical villains, and a several-times great-grandmother with some unexpected skills, just make it more overwhelming.
And where is Gil-galad, anyway? Shouldn't he be around here somewhere?
Why didn't Dior give the Silmarils to the Sons of Fëanor? Why didn't Elwing, knowing the likely result? An attempt at a sympathetic explanation.
In which Lúthien worries, Nimloth plots, Dior learns about bargaining, Eärendil sees what most do not, Galadriel is not maternal and - throughout - Elwing dreams.
Nimloth doesn't want her father or Lúthien's to know they're together.
It's not because they would disapprove.
Luthien casts her songspell over Morgoth.
Lúthien encourages Galadriel to approach Melian for tutoring.
Luthien meets Beren. One shot. Companion piece to Mountains Cold, Shadows Shimmering.
Short snippet of Luthien in Mandos, originally a quick Tumblr fic.
Daeron questions Lúthien’s use of magic and simultaneously feels attracted to her for the first time.
Beren hands on his mantle to Dior.
News comes slowly to Tol Galen.
Ents and Eldar gather on Tol Galen to sing of past grief and future hope.
Dior meets Nimloth again.
part 5 of the 30-day character study.
A letter from one friend of Dior to another.
Dior, in trouble with his parents, is sent to Menegroth.
(comes after 'Concerning Dior' and 'for in that sleep of death, what dreams may come ?' )
Dior is helped to face adolescence by his parents.