New and Updated Artwork

A Second Chance by skywardstruck
Photo of Maglor and Galadriel cosplayers. Maglor is sitting on a rock by the water's edge, eyes wide open, reaching a hand out to Galadriel, who stands with her back to the camera, reaching out to Maglor's hand but not touching it. The sun is setting and the colors are faded. Maglor wears a red robe, red capelet, brown tabard, gray tunic, black pants and black and red embroidered shoes. He has silver eyes, thick black curly hair and a gold leaf circlet with a red teardrop jewel in the center. His hair blows

I had this cosplay photo taken of my Maglor and my friend moodrose's Galadriel at Katsucon 2025, and we managed to get set up just in time for the sunset! The rocky shore outside the convention center was absolutely gorgeous and perfect for this shot. This was a last-minute idea I had, but it really paid off, because we knew this photo would be perfect for TRSB, leaving plenty of room for the author to develop Maglor and Galadriel's relationship. Look forward to reading starspray's amazing fic when the collection goes live on Sept. 6!

Maglor: skywardstruck
Galadriel: moodrose
Photo: aerlinn.cos
Maglor cosplay made by knights-of-beleriand, designed by me

Major Characters: Maglor, Galadriel
Major Relationships: Galadriel & Maglor
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Post-apocalyptic Bree by octopus_fool
Digital art of a street in post-apocalyptic Bree. The sky is an unsettling shade of red and yellow, the sign of the prancing pony is half torn-off. A shadowy creature with red eyes is peering through the upper window of the Prancing Pony. The shadow and part of a different creature on the street is hinted at.

The apocalypse is upon Bree and Middle-Earth! Strange creatures roam the streets, and a fell light shines on the world. (Art for TRSB 2025) (Warning for some flickering.)

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings

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The Flight from Angband by octopus_fool
Digital art of five colourful dragons flying away from Angband. The style of the dragons is inspired by HTTYD and their cheerful colours contrast against the dreary grey of Angband and the sky.

What if Morgoth turned elves into dragons, but things do not work out the way he planned? (Art for TRSB 2025.)

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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A Wing and a Prayer by silmalope
Pencil sketch in monochrome. Fingon kneels with a feather in his hand, looking up at the sky with wide eyes, as the shadow of an eagle passes over him.

Fingon’s prayer. Last-minute sketch entry for the 40s monthly challenge! 

Major Characters: Fingon
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Swinging 40s
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Shadow's Scribbles 2025 by daughterofshadows
A collage on beige background. It includes three photos of cats. Two adult cats, one grey and white one, and one tricoloured one, and a brown kitten. Text above them reads: Thingol, Melian, Lúthien. MISSING CAT! PLEASE HELP! Good news, he returned. But... now there's three of them?

Four art pieces for Scribbles & Drabbles 2025.

Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Círdan, Rog
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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The Sun Shone Upon Her by Isilme_among_the_stars
An embroidery piece featuring a yellow sun motif, its design taken from Eömer's armour from Peter Jackson's The Two Towers, on a maroon background. In the centre there are three white the flowers and the words "winter passed and the sun shone on her" worked in blue thread.

An embroidery piece inspired by Éowyn's journey in the Return of the King, when a time of joy comes after a long winter of despair. The words are quote from the book. The sun motif is taken from the design of Éomer's armour from Peter Jackson's The Two Towers. The flower design is my own. 

Major Characters: Éowyn
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Varda - Queen Of Stars by Gabriel
Varda - Queen Of Stars

A Tolkien of colour sketch if Varda.

Major Characters: Varda
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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The Beautiful Game by Kaylee Arafinwiel
An association football (soccer) pitch with some Rings of Power on it. On it is written in black and white script, my pitch (ha) to the artists: What if football (soccer) was invented in Beleriand/Middle-earth? Who would be most likely to invent it? To perfect it? Who would be most competitive about it? What if the Dark Lords and Elven Ringbearers--or any Ringbearers--got in on it? Write something showing how the Beautiful Game might have evolved in Tolkien's world, and who would play it. Might there be le

An association football (soccer) pitch with some Rings of Power on it. On it is written in black and white script, my pitch (ha) to the artists: What if football (soccer) was invented in Beleriand/Middle-earth? Who would be most likely to invent it? To perfect it? Who would be most competitive about it? What if the Dark Lords and Elven Ringbearers--or any Ringbearers--got in on it? 

Write something showing how the Beautiful Game might have evolved in Tolkien's world, and who would play it. Might there be leagues? Imagine, the World Cup of Beleriand...Anyway, this is something I've always wanted to write but never been able to. I hope someone can!

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Before and After by Kaylee Arafinwiel
The green plain of Ard-galen was laid waste and became the desolation of Anfauglith, its only green land being the Hill of the Slain. Or...maybe this is Mordor, before it was laid waste and as it's recovering? Or both? Something similar? Up to you.

The green plain of Ard-galen was laid waste and became the desolation of Anfauglith, its only green land being the Hill of the Slain. Or...maybe this is Mordor, before it was laid waste and as it's recovering? Or both? Something similar? Up to you.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Volcano by Kaylee Arafinwiel
A view of a volcano somewhere on Arda (or off it, I guess, if we want to take this to some other planet the Valar have visited, lol, who knows).

 A view of a volcano somewhere on Arda (or off it, I guess, if we want to take this to some other planet the Valar have visited, lol, who knows).

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Peanut Butter Jellyfish Mine? by Kaylee Arafinwiel
A craban and jellyfish somewhere on Arda. The hatchling craban mistakes the jellyfish for an 'octofish (octopus) fren'. Inspired by octopus_fool, though anyone can fill this

A craban and jellyfish somewhere on Arda. The hatchling craban mistakes the jellyfish for an 'octofish (octopus) fren'. Inspired by octopus_fool, though anyone can fill this

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Star Fish? by Kaylee Arafinwiel
Black background, white stars (linked by a thin line) - the constellation Pisces, The Fish.

Black background, white stars (linked by a thin line) - the constellation Pisces, The Fish.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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It's All Perspective by Kaylee Arafinwiel
A line drawing of a box-like shape. Is it a sketch someone began? Is it a secret runic code?

It looks like a doodle or a sketch, or maybe it's a coded message? Who knows, just enjoy. Someone is drawing/encoding something, let it be whoever, whenever, and whyever you want. Could be Silmarillion, or beyond.

Major Characters: No major characters listed
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Twilight, Child Of by sesamenom
Arwen, Luthien, and Maeglin stand forward with scenes from their lives in the background

Three different characters, all named as children of twilight, their pasts, and their presents.

Major Characters: Maeglin, Arwen, Lúthien Tinúviel
Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien, Aragorn/Arwen
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Lover of Trees by Zdenka
Rían perched on the arm of an Entwife who resembles an apple tree. There is a border around them with leaves and flowers. The Entwife's arm and toes stick out of the frame.

Rían sitting on the arm of her Entwife girlfriend.

Major Characters: Rían, Entwives
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Birthday Bash
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Childhood Comrades: Russo & Finnu at Kozhikode Youth Festival by Zara BalrogBalls
A young Maedhros and Fingon, the former dressed as a pilgrim and the latter dressed as a Cardinal. The image is a watercolour sketch with a bright turquoise background.

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!

Major Characters: Maedhros, Fingon
Major Relationships: Fingon/Maedhros
Challenge: Swinging 40s
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Sirion by Tang Wen Xi
Sirion by Tang Wen Xi. Cirdan and Gil-galad arrive by swanship to Sirion in flames.

Two scenes from the third kinslaying: the sack of Sirion and the adoption of Elrond and Elros by Maglor and Maedhros.

Major Characters: Maglor, Maedhros, Elrond, Elros, Círdan, Gil-galad
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Violence (Mild)

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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world by bunn
a hand holds a silver cup embossed with Beren and Luthien, holding aloft the Silmaril

A silver treasure shows the stories and even more coveted treasures of the past.

Major Characters: Beren, Lúthien Tinúviel, Frodo, Samwise Gamgee
Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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A Spectrum by silmalope
Portraits of Erendis, Bilbo, Aredhel, and Boromir

Four characters show the broad spectrum of aromanticism across the ages.

Major Characters: Tar-Ancalimë, Aredhel, Boromir (Fellowship), Bilbo Baggins
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Creative fantasy may open your hoard and let all the locked things fly away like cage-birds by bunn
A portrait of Tolkien with many of his invented subcreations in the background

The mind of Tolkien freed the fantastical to become a part of our world.

Major Characters: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Grey by fish
a portrait of Elu Thingol, looking over his shoulder, done in mostly shades of grey

Elu Thingol is a character who exists in shades of grey.

Major Characters: Elu Thingol
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Banner of Stars by Kai Janik
portrait of Gil-galad, holding Aeglos, with Mordor, swanships, and Ost-in-Edhil in the background behind him

Gil-galad was an Elven-king whose past is a complex tapestry of history.

Major Characters: Gil-galad
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Child of Twilight by sesamenom
three panels show the infants Tinuviel, Lomion, and Undomniel receiving their names: Child of Twilight

Three children are born under vastly different circumstances and yet receive the same name: Child of Twilight.

Major Characters: Arwen, Lúthien Tinúviel, Maeglin
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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The Earth, the Dragons and the Dwarves by Varda delle Stelle
red and blue dragons entwined with three lozenges containing a red dragon, portrait of a Dwarf, and an anvil

An illumination of the entwined natures of Dwarves and Dragons.

Major Characters: Dwarves, Dragons
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed

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Leap by Navy
Maedhros leaps into a fiery chasm

Maedhros's final act at the end of the First Age.

Major Characters: Maedhros
Major Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: Teens
Warnings: Character Death, Suicide

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