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New Challenge: Building Middle-earth Let global architecture be your inspiration in this challenge, where you will work with a prompts that are architectural styles, locations in Arda, or both.
He’d ventured into the little fishing village in search of food and maybe a dry place to sleep for a night of rain and wind—he hadn’t expected this, to be bullied into a hot meal and a healer’s attention.
Tuor and Elwing’s recreational sailing excursion goes terribly awry when a carnivorous siren casts her gaze upon their vessel. With her song, she enchants the mariners and boards with evil intent. She kills and eats their crewman, she demands Tuor’s hand in marriage, and for dessert…
Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new…
Queens of the Quill
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The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies mark perhaps the most influential events in the history of the Tolkien fanfiction fandom. As the Rings of Power show approaches its third season, data from the Tolkien Fanfiction Survey shows that it is not even close to matching the impact of the films ... yet.
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Bilbo, the strange old hobbit with the wandering feet, senses something special in young Frodo the first time he sees the lad; as they become close, they find in each other a cameraderie not well understood by other hobbits. Five poignant moments between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins over the course…
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I enjoyed reading about Nienor and your take on what was supposed to be her last moments and her inner turmoil
Instead of ending it all without a backwards glance, I like that she thought long and hard about her present predicament and weighed up the pros and cons of it as she contemplated suicide.
Finally coming to the conclusion she should be couragious, for she is a daughter of Hurin, and begin her life anew in all matters.
So fickle are the clans of Men. I felt quite sorry for Brandir passed over for a man who had a history of stealing the hearts and minds of a people only to turn around and lead these exact same people to their own destruction.
There is just a hint of something there, between Brandir and Nienor. Although Brandir still seems to remain aloof around her.
Well, somethings got to give, they act married and share everything except themselves. And as Nienor says, Brandir was always and has always been there for her. Maybe he is in love with her and has always been so, just has never realized it.
Now there's a new addition. Maybe the baby will bring them closer together. I love stories like this!
Comments on Forth Again, to Behold the Stars
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