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Finduilas to Imrahil, with the gift of a silver bell by Himring

A poem imagined as accompanying a gift for Mettarë (1 Yule) from Finduilas of Amroth to her brother Imrahil, at a time when she was already married to Denethor and homesick for Dol Amroth.

Major Characters: Finduilas of Dol Amroth
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Strings by Himring

Stringed instruments require stringing.

Maglor has used many sets of strings.

Major Characters: Maglor
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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Two Rohirrim by Himring

Riddles about two female characters from Rohan, and three drabbles each about these two female characters .

 

Major Characters: Unnamed Female Canon Character(s), Rohirrim
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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Gilraen leaves for Rivendell by Himring

What the title says.

Poem in response to Rhapsody's excellent stories about Gilraen.

Major Characters: Gilraen
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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What Might Gnaw by Lferion

A riddle-sonnet contemplating the nature of that which, desperate, devours.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: General, Poetry Challenges: Bestiary of Arda
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Song of the Numenoreans by Himring

It is the middle of the Second Age.

The Numenoreans, who always tended to think a little more highly of themselves than perhaps they deserved, have turned oppressive and grasping.

Inhabitants of coastal towns are always happy to see Numenorean ships approaching (not).

Major Characters: Men, Númenóreans
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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Nan Elmoth by cuarthol

A sonnet for Thingol and Melian

Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Melian
Major Relationships: Melian/Thingol
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Bells by Himring

Indis of the Vanyar, queen of the Noldor and a singer, discusses cultural differences with her step-grandson Maglor, the musician.

Major Characters: Indis, Maglor, Noldor
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Ficlet, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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The latest dream I ever dreamt by elennalore

Celebrimbor muses on the meeting that changed his life.

Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Sauron
Major Relationships: Celebrimbor/Sauron
Genres: Poetry Challenges: Cheesy Corn Chips
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Downfall by Lferion

Downfall of a land o'erburdened by travail - a sonnet.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges: International Fanworks Day, Jubilee, Taboo
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Song of Lake Linaewen by Zdenka

Brief scenes of the love between a Sindarin Elf of Nevrast and a Noldo follower of Turgon: meeting and parting in the midst of loss, betrayal, and war. (A double drabble poem and four ficlets.)

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s)
Major Relationships: Original Character/Original Character
Genres: Femslash, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry, Romance Challenges: B2MeM 2019
Rating: Teens Warnings: Sexual Content (Mild), Violence (Mild)
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Noldolantë by cuarthol

Filk of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'

A musical/poetic exploration of the Fall of the Noldor - 'Noldolantë' - from the discord sewn by Melkor to Fëanor's death.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges: Jubilee, Vintage
Rating: General Warnings: Character Death
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Silmarils by Narya

A lanterne poem, in response to January's formal challenge at the Tolkien Short Fanworks community on Dreamwidth.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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"Fëanor" Is A Dactyl… and Other Poems by sabcatt

A repository of extremely silly poetry, about our favorite extremely silly elves. (And other beings, on occasion.)

Major Characters: Eru Ilúvatar, Fëanor
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Humor, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
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In Song Unsung by sabcatt

Fragmentary sections of two poems, dealing with the friendship of Fingon and Maedhros, and a brief scholarly introduction thereto. (AKA: a media fic of the most pretentious flavor.)

Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Major Relationships: Fingon & Maedhros
Genres: Experimental, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
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A Light (Verse) In The Dark by sabcatt

A collection of comedic poetry about The Silmarillion.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Humor, Poetry Challenges:
Warnings: No warnings apply
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A Very Silmarillion Alphabet by sabcatt

A is for Aegnor who burned with his land.

B is for Barahir, robbed of his hand…

Major Characters: Historical Character(s)
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Crackfic, Humor, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Character Death
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To Aman from Ard-Galen by Lferion

Places reflect on elves and events that were.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Experimental, Fixed-Length Ficlet, Poetry Challenges: X Marks the Spot
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Earendil the Seafarer by Himring

Spring arrives at the Havens of Sirion.

Elwing can see that Earendil is about to go seafaring again.

Major Characters: Eärendil, Elwing
Major Relationships: Eärendil/Elwing
Genres: Ficlet, General, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: No warnings apply
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Hesitations of a Re-embodied Elf by Himring

Thoughts of an elf who died during a war in Middle-earth, leaves the Halls of Mandos and is re-embodied.

I am imagining the experience as disorienting at first.

This elf could be Finrod or Glorfindel, if you like, but I did not have a specific elf in mind.

Major Characters: Elves
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
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unbreaking lullaby by skywardstruck

Balan, in hopes of comforting Finrod and reminding him of the time they still have together, gifts him a lullaby passed down among his people. The memories of the Elves are unfading, Balan knows- as long as Finrod remembers, Balan will continue to live.

Major Characters: Bëor, Finrod Felagund
Major Relationships: Bëor/Finrod
Genres: Hurt/Comfort, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: No warnings apply
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Lament for Halwen by Ermingarden

Halwen the Spearwoman was a Avarin elf who joined the service of Maedhros Fëanorion shortly before the Dagor Aglareb and died fighting against her lord at Sirion. The untitled Sindarin text commemorating her, known today as the "Lament for Halwen," survives in a single manuscript now preserved at the Library of Rivendell.

Translated from Sindarin into English by Ermingarden and illustrated by Fiona15351.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Maedhros
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: General Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Moderate)
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Incubation by elennalore

Melkor in the Void. A poem in free verse and accompanying art.

Major Characters: Melkor
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings
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Almacombë Lairesto: A Tolkien Poetry Podfic Anthology by Chestnut_pod

[Note: Podfic posted as writing because the file size exceeds SWG's native hosting. Please find download links for the mp3 and m4a files in the text.]

From Nortonion, an anthology to keep. This highly anticipated first edition of collected poetic works from the Western Lands of Arda features 13 poets, 27 poems, and innovative audio formatting. The First Audio Edition of The Nortonion Almacombë Lairesto is an excellent tool for teachers and a peerless resource for students.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Adult Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn
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A long ripple of notes by Himring

Before the Fall of Eregion, a minstrel who once was taught by Maglor is asked to revive a performance of his songs in the Hall of the Jewel-smiths in the presence of Celebrimbor.

Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Gwaith-i-Mírdain
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Genres: Ficlet, Poetry Challenges:
Rating: Teens Warnings: No warnings apply
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