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Character of the Month: Eönwë This month's biography focuses on Eönwë, who started with a variety of identities but settled into the role of Manwë's herald, exemplifying the values of strong leadership and justice.
New Challenge: Stars Create a fanwork using star-themed prompts presented in a bingo board format.
Cultus Dispatches: Trends in Fandom Entry Year The films inspired a lot of fanfiction, yes, but exactly how fanfiction authors interacted with them predicts who remains in the fandom for long durations.
“Yes,” snaps Maitimo , though in truth he is not so sure. His bladder is ridiculously full, swollen and aching, jostling around uncomfortably with every step he takes. It takes a concerted effort of will not to squirm around awkwardly or grab…
But Aredhel knew better than her mother; she was stronger, she was more willful, she was enlightened. She would not make the same mistakes Anairë had made. She would find a way to do it all differently.
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Re-embodied in Aman, Aredhel struggles to come to terms with all that has…
Across the history of the "Silmarillion," Eönwë's role settles on a character who leads without taking upon himself the power to mete out justice and who acts with equanimity across some of the most harrowing conflicts in the early legendarium.
“Do you know what grows on the shores of the southern isles? A trading-merchant might bring many strange specimens to our lands, like nothing I have ever seen. In recent days, I have tasted a ripe fruit with firm flesh that parted beneath my tongue in a burst of liquid sweetness. So…
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Across the history of the "Silmarillion," Eönwë's role settles on a character who leads without taking upon himself the power to mete out justice and who acts with equanimity across some of the most harrowing conflicts in the early legendarium.
Across three surveys and ten years, the Tolkien Fanfiction Survey has document when authors began writing. These data reveal trends in how film promotions, the films themselves, the books, and other historical contexts have influenced not only who writes but how long they stay.
There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
Thirteen years before the War of the Ring, an orcling — more intelligent and more curious than most — is born in Mordor. His curiosity will lead him to both incredible discoveries and perilous situations, all of which will shape him into a leader unlike any Mordor has ever known. But to become…
Erestor finds himself thrust into adventure when Elrond requests his company escorting Arwen to Minas Tirith after the War of the Ring is won. All too aware of the chronic illness that has bound his friend to Rivendell for the past several centuries, Glorfindel has some concerns. Erestor, aware…
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That's a nice explanation for how there might be a fair-haired Celegorm. I wish I had thought of that idea some 10 or 12 years ago. I might have used it for my own story-verse of the sons of Feanor. I do like the idea that one of Feanor's kids looked like Miriel.
Thank you so much! It was my first thought when I considered the angst possibilities and then I had to do it that way, lol. Now I'm curious to see where your interpretation comes from :)
Mine came for a desire to mix it up a little visually! I liked the visual effect of throwing in a tawny-haired blondish guy with all of those dark-haired or red-headed siblings. I saw some genetic information that indicated that some types of gene mutations that produce red hair can also produce blonds. I also was fond of Dawn Felagund's golden-headed Celegorm in Another Man's Cage. Back in the early days of my Silm fic writing, I relied heavily upon cross-fertilization from my fandom BFFs.
This is a really cool headcanon! I especially like the idea of borrowing headcanons from fandom friends - I don't really have friends in the fandom yet but I hope to make be able to do this at some point too :)
Oh wow! This is a really nice portrayal of Tyelkormo!
In the years of the sun, Celegorm was marked as "Heartless" and "Cruel", especially for his actions done to Luthien, but this story certainly showed a softer side to him!
Who would have thought that Tyelkormo, for all his brash temper and fell deeds could have been such a sweet child in Valinor?
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