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Melkor, Ungoliant and the darkening of Valinor.

Melkor meets Ungoliant within her lair in order to fulfill his plan. They both converge on Aman and Melkor takes his revenge.

One of the Noldor women left behind in Valinor is motivated to join the Army of the Valar and comes to Middle-earth looking for a childhood friend.

A short companion piece to Promise You won't Forget and Release from Bondage.

Finwe arrives in Formenos.

Melkor weaves his lies, especially between the sons of Finwë. (Artwork)

After learning his true name from Elrond, Aragorn rides to Amon-sûl with Glorfindel.

It is an ill omen when a Prince of Doriath appears in the tent of a Dwarf without any weapons and lowers himself to sit beneath her while they speak of important matters.

The Dwarves arrive in Beleriand. (Artwork)

After losing their charge to the fell lands of Beleriand, three lords of Gondolin find themselves on the steps of a fortress.

Egalmoth clearly does not like their host, Glorfindel is acting strangely, and Himring's steward is kind of a toad. Surely, Ecthelion thinks, the day cannot get any worse.

Amarië considers love, and Finrod.

Fëanor's creation of the Silmarils, in the form of a sestina.

Fëanor experiments with the light-retaining properties of Silima in the privacy of his forge.

Not all of the Eldar believed Valinor would be superior to Middle-earth. Having followed the man she loves from the land she loved also, Míriel struggles to cope with a strange life in a strange new land.

Melian is bored and travels to Arda to see the Quendi.  She meets Elwe.  His people wonder where he is.

Morwë tells Oromë about the origins of his people, contradicting some stories the Vala has heard earlier.

Celegorm's musings before, during, and after the Battle of Menegroth.

Warning for: incest (referenced), non-graphic violence, major character death, and Celegorm's Issues^TM

Aulë's expertise does not lie in lungs and sinews. Mairon teaches his Master more than he intends.

As Valinor is created, there are those who stay behind in the darkness to wait for those that come.

It began in Almaren - when the world was new, and the gods were young, and the World seemed full of possibilities. It began beneath the earth, under great halls, inside a dark mirror.

There is chaos in the Music, but all will be renewed. (Poem)

Aragorn reads to his children about the creation of Arda. His daughter has a lot of questions. (One-shot)

Elrond explains evil to a young Estel. (Ficlet)

Sauron makes the One Ring.

Celebrimbor makes the famed Elfstone.

Everyone sees something different in the tapestries of Vaire. (Ficlet)