New Challenge: Title Track
Tolkien's titles range from epic to lyrical to metaphorical. This month's challenge selected 125 of them as prompts for fanworks.
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[Writing] The Last of the Old Gods by AdmirableMonster
Two members of the crew of the starship Vérië land on the planet Andúnië, investigating a location of interest called The Sleeping Garden.
(Introducing: a Space Opera Númenor AU. Let's be real, it was only a matter of time.)
[Writing] Amid the Wrack by Isilme_among_the_stars
After Ancalagon is cast down Eärendil seeks out his sons and Elrond grapples with the feelings the meeting brings.
Written for Tolkien Sea Week 2026: Day 5 - family
[Writing] The Tale of Tar-Ciryatan's Daughter by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Ailinel, orphan of Numenor, is one of the poor girls dowered by Tar-Ciryatan and titled a "King's Daughter", encouraged to sail East to his colonies and find herself a husband.
It doesn't take her that long.
But even after she and Shipman Gaerondur find love, life in the colony isn…
[Writing] A Hundred Miles Through the Desert by StarSpray
“Come on.” Maedhros grabbed his hand and pulled him along down the path, both of them quickening their pace now, until the trees opened up into a wide meadow filled with flowers, bright yellow celandine and dandelions and sweet-scented pale chamomile mingling with cornflowers and irises. On…
[Writing] A Gift by Elrond's Library
Findekáno sets out to retrieve Maitimo.
[Reference] 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…
[Series] Instadrabbling, 2026-Present 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 beginning in 2026.
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Title Track
Create a fanwork using our collection of 125 titles from Tolkien's books, chapters, essays, poems, and fragments as inspiration. Read more ...
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Nature of Fear
Create a fanwork that explores fear. Read more ...
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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.
Tolkien, Lunatic Physicists, and Abnegation by Cynthia (Cindy) Gates
This presentation for Mereth Aderthad 2025 discusses the parallels between the concept of abnegation in the scientific work surrounding the atomic bomb and in The Silmarillion. The relinquishment of self-interest in favor of the interests of others, abnegation was identified by Tolkien as a powerful act of spirit and reason. The legendarium has many examples of the complexities of abnegation, which parallel similar discussions held by physicists during and after World War II.
Twilight, Child Of: Comparisons Between Tinúviel, Lómion, and Undómiel by JazTheBard
This presentation for Mereth Aderthad 2025 discusses the many similarities between Tolkien's three "twilight children," Tinúviel, Lómion, and Undómiel (Luthien, Maeglin, and Arwen) in terms of appearance, plot, and cultural background. Yet these three characters play very different roles in the text.
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Beyond the Silmarillion
[Writing] here you will dwell, bound to your grief by Elrond's Library
Arwen grieves, and loves.
[Writing] Faramir's Verse by losselen
“Come, Faramir. Let us not stand in ceremony. I think words are due between you and I, and not only those between a King and his Steward.”
Faramir has speech with Gandalf and his King.
[Writing] In a Hole in the Ground... by StarSpray
“There’s a goblin hiding in the taters, Dad!” Pippin hefted the pan, which was much too big for him to carry, let alone wield.
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Feanorian Week 2026
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March Challenge - Tolkien Short Fanworks
Tolkien Short Fanworks is running a challenge for the month of March to create a Back to Middle-earth Month themed challenge.
Tolkien Fashion Week 2026
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Back to Middle-earth Month 2026
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Truly All Fanworks
This page includes all fanworks from the main SWG archive and the Beyond the Silmarillion section.
their fathers' sons by averytinylizard
Findekáno, son of Fëanáro, and Maitimo, son of Nolofinwë, have always been close. A pity, then, that their fathers' relationship trickles down to them.
A role reversal fic
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 326 |
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white on red by averytinylizard
Fingon knows that it is reasonable for Maedhros to go east, good, even. That doesn't mean he's happy about it.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros |
| Genres: Erotica, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Sexual Content (Graphic), Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 202 |
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Saltation by pandemonium_213
Per his notes in HoMe XI, The War of the Jewels concerning the tale of the Awakening of the Elves by Cuiviénen, Tolkien wrote the following: "Actually written (in style and simple notions) to be a surviving Elvish 'fairytale' or child s tale, mingled with counting-lore."
Clearly, this leaves room for alternative origin stories. This is one.
Written for Grey Gazania's birthday.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Ulmo, Valar |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: General, Science Fiction | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 499 |
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sweet hours from love’s delight by averytinylizard
How long ago had he realized his sister was who he belonged to? In their childhood, when the entire world seemed to be just their parents, and the two of them? Or maybe when they first spent time apart, her absence breaking his heart like nothing else? But most likely it had been during those latter years of youth, when Maedhros had first told him that she was in fact a maiden, giving him the courage, nay, the knowledge to be a man. Were they not linked together from then on, as a man and a woman, even more intertwined than husband and wife? What a pleasure it had been, to first kiss her.
t4t maemag with transfem maedhros!
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Maglor |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros/Maglor |
| Genres: Erotica, Het | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Incest, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 069 |
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A reputation for rakishness by averytinylizard
It is an unfortunate fact that Findekáno has a reputation for making girls think he is courting them. Maitimo, as his friend, knows that this is simply a miscommunication, a disconnect between Findekáno's easy affection and the norms of Tirion. Knowing all this does not help him at all.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros |
| Genres: Fluff | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 759 |
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Helmapellopë by averytinylizard
The mood in Maitimo's house has been dark these last few years, and his father's eyes have been following him.
Inspired by the fairytale Donkeyskin
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Fëanor, Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Fëanor/Maedhros, Fingon/Maedhros |
| Genres: Folktales/Myths/Legends | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Animal Abuse |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 11, 970 |
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The Land Was Fair by polutropos
Frustrated by Maedhros' failure to answer entreaties to join in an assault upon Angband, Fingolfin comes to Himring himself. Negotiations start poorly, but Maglor is quick to propose a solution: a riding trip through the blooming plains of Ard-galen.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingolfin, Maglor, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros/Maglor, Fingolfin/Maedhros/Maglor |
| Genres: Erotica, General, Poly, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Incest, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 7, 443 |
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My Son by polutropos
After his exile to Formenos, Feanor locks himself in the vault with the Silmarils. Makalaure goes to him.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Fëanor |
| Major Relationships: Fëanor/Maglor |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Incest, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 896 |
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Unmarred by polutropos
Maglor falls in love. Maedhros lets him.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Daeron, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Daeron/Maglor, Maedhros/Maglor |
| Genres: Erotica, Slash | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Incest, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 593 |
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Of Modern Girls by Perching
Like any good modern girl in Middle-earth, Natalie joins Thorin and Company on their quest to take back the Lonely Mountain. She bonds with Bilbo along the way.
| Canon Source: Hobbit |
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Bilbo Baggins |
| Major Relationships: Bilbo & Original Character |
| Genres: Adventure | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 644 |
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for love of the wide world by Perching
Gildor is visiting the Grey Havens when Glorfindel arrives on a ship out of the West. They talk about choosing Middle-earth.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Gildor, Glorfindel |
| Major Relationships: Gildor & Glorfindel |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 167 |
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In June Under the Stars by Perching
After an evening dealing with rowdy dwarves, Lindir longs for his normal peace and quiet. But there's no rest for him yet, because in this strange Rivendell, the elves cannot. Stop. Singing.
Or: serious Hobbit movie elf meets silly Hobbit book elves: the fic.
| Canon Source: Hobbit, Jackson Hobbit (films) |
| Major Characters: Lindir |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 4, 197 |
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The kind of love I've been dreaming of by chrissystriped
Maeglin slips away after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad to find the sons of Fëanor and maybe a happier life away from Gondolin. When he stumbles into Celegorm their first meeting, it is entirely different from what he expected.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maeglin, Celegorm |
| Major Relationships: Celegorm/Maeglin |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Adult | Warnings: Expletive Language, Sexual Content (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 818 |
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Walked the Long Way by Himring
Maglor sings the blues.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Swinging 40s |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 196 |
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Umbels Tall and Fair by Himring
Umbels, such as those among which Luthien danced.
| Canon Source: Lord of the Rings, Tolkien's Poetry |
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Artwork Type: Photography |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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And Love Grew by polutropos
As a host of survivors makes the journey from Sirion to Amon Ereb under Maglor's leadership, old bonds unravel and loyalties crumble. But from the scraps and ruins, new and unlikely bonds take shape. A story of perseverance through suffering.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Elrond, Elros, Maedhros, Original Character(s), Unnamed Female Canon Character(s) |
| Major Relationships: Elrond & Elros & Maglor |
| Genres: General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Graphic) |
| Chapters: 12 | Word Count: 59, 981 |
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Twilight, Child Of by sesamenom
Three different characters, all named as children of twilight, their pasts, and their presents.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maeglin, Arwen, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien, Aragorn/Arwen |
| Artwork Type: Drawing/Painting |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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His Young Son Ereinion by Perching
After a drunken night at Minas Tirith, Fingon and Orodreth wake up married with a baby on the way.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Orodreth |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Orodreth |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 3, 910 |
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Cosset by Perching
Maedhros will always take care of Maglor. Maglor learns this, and he uses it.
For Maedhros & Maglor Week Day 7: Partners (Intimacy and Entanglement).
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maglor, Maedhros |
| Major Relationships: Maedhros & Maglor |
| Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 5, 060 |
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Offering by Perching
The Lord of the Eagles would not take them anywhere near where men lived. "They would shoot at us with their great bows of yew," he said, "for they would think we were after their sheep. And at other times they would be right..."
~ The Hobbit, Chapter VI
An Eagle of Manwë is stealing people's sheep. Fingon investigates.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Fingon, Aredhel |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Humor | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 2, 428 |
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Lightborn by AdmirableMonster
Happened to come across this record while helping Círdan clear out his basement. Yes, I know I’m supposed to be taking a break. I find organization relaxing. Anyway, I’m sending it your way because I know what you’re like about any kind of Númenorean historical records, and this is an interesting one. Seems to be a first-person testimony, originally in Adunaic and translated into Westron, then later transcribed, with some notes from a Mannish historian post-Fall. Be warned: it isn’t light reading.
I’ll be returning in a week or two. Try not to let the library become impossibly disorganized in my absence.
—Erestor
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Sauron, Celebrimbor |
| Major Relationships: Sauron & Original Character, Celebrimbor & Sauron |
| Genres: In-Universe Artifact, Science Fiction | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate | Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 7, 015 |
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The First Age 503 Football Finals by myrtaceaae
F.A. 503 Aussie Rules Football finals season. Doriath is on the top of the ladder, but will they be victorious against the other strong contenders?
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: No major characters listed |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Genres: Alternate Universe, General | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 10, 642 |
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Lover of Trees by Zdenka
Rían sitting on the arm of her Entwife girlfriend.
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Rían, Entwives |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Artwork Type: Character/Portrait, Drawing/Painting |
| Genres: Femslash, Romance | Challenges: Birthday Bash |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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Childhood Comrades: Russo & Finnu at Kozhikode Youth Festival by Zara BalrogBalls
Maedhros and Fingon, ie Russo and Finnu from Prayers to Broken Stone, 19 years old and up to no-good at all. If you want to know why they’re dressed up like a Mecca pilgrim and a Roman cardinal, check out the snippet in the notes!
| Canon Source: The Silmarillion and Related Works |
| Major Characters: Maedhros, Fingon |
| Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros |
| Artwork Type: Drawing/Painting |
| Genres: Alternate Universe | Challenges: Swinging 40s |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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Mim's Memories by Anérea
In his youth, Mîm, the Petty Dwarf, was enamoured of the beauty of nature, and poured his very being into the fine sculptures of flowers that he forged from gold and silver and gemstones.
| Canon Source: Tolkien's Poetry |
| Major Characters: Mîm |
| Major Relationships: No major relationships listed |
| Artwork Type: Manip/Photomontage, Moodboard/Collage, Photography |
| Genres: | Challenges: No challenge listed |
| Rating: General | Warnings: No warnings apply |
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