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New Challenge: Everyman Create a fanwork about an ordinary character in the legendarium using a quote about an unnamed character as inspiration.
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Finrod and Bëor stop for a while on the road to Nargothrond to rest. The bodies of the Secondborn often grow weary, and Finrod laments, massaging Bëor's back and renewing his beloved's vigor with the work of his hands. But Finrod has other burdens of his own, Bëor soon discovers, returning…
Maglor without Maedhros, Daeron without Lúthien. Alone, they are nothing, but together, they can be something more. Where do you turn, when you have no one else left?
Written for Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2023, featuring artwork by athlai.
It was only the second time Finwë had come out foraging with them, and of course this would happen—of course the Hunter would come, the Dark Rider on his steed with its terrible, heavy footfalls, and the deep-throated laughter that held no mirth, only malice.
“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…
Haleth leaves to find her brother, even though her father does not permit her to.
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By definition, fanworks fandom does not draw a lot of boundaries, but community archives and events have taken a strong stance against AI-generated fanworks due to ethical considerations and member input.
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.
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.
For most of my life, when reading Lord of the Rings, I read it through the perspective of Gandalf's words about Éowyn, that she'd spent years trapped as a caregiver, watching the realm she love fall from honor into disgrace.
But what if Éowyn was also a student of history?
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Oh my goodness, my jaws are hurting and no beverage is safe here! I could so buy this fashion marketing take on this and I'd end up quoting the whole time-line to say what I'd like the most (okay, perhaps Fëanor unleasing Huan on Melkor?). My money is on Huan in that case *grin*
Oh thanks! Yeah, I actually enjoy re-reading this one and couldn't believe that I thought of all those outrageous things, must have been the extra espresso shots.
Definitely, one of the best humor pieces I've ever read! And when I'm done with this review, I'll immediately add your story to my list of favs :D (and will continue laughing ;)).
Thank you so much for sharing! This is priceless :D
Hi, thanks for reading and reviewing and adding this to your favorites! I'm glad you liked it! So far this is the most well-received story I have ever posted and I'm happy that people found it amusing. I have more pieces coming up picking on the House of Fëanaro!
You are seriously one of the best Tolkien humor writers that I’ve read. This was just too funny! I was too lazy to close my door and so had to refrain from laughing (lest someone hear me, ask what was so amusing, and discover that I am indeed a “nerdy female”), but it was difficult. You know, if you could actually manufacture those products, I’d be your first customer. ;)
I hope very much that you’ll continue to bring us such excellent humor fics in the future!
:-) I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for reading and reviewing and for the very nice comments. Methinks I'm the biggest nerd of the lot though. Yes, I wish there was some way to manufacture them too--in a way Chapter 2 is a wish list. :^) I still have a number of pieces on the Feanorians lined up and one about Finarfin and I'll be updating "The Scented Pleasure Garden" soon.
Read this over again, since you said you’d made some changes, and it still made me very happy. I’m not sure how much of what I noticed this time were things you added, and how many were just things I’d missed because I was too busy concentrating on trying not to laugh the first time... but the fifth and sixth age “labels” were quite amusing, and I just can’t seem to get over the “Let’s Educate Our Valar Fund” (they definitely need it!)... you rock. :D
Thanks for reading it again and for the encouraging comments. Yeah, I've been very frustrated with the Valar for so many reasons so I came up with that.
Rofl I really had so much fun reading this. I have to list some of my favorite parts.
Her doting husband King Finwe reputedly always helped her out of her form-fitting robes to check for "quality control"
Lololol Sounds like a typical excuse a man would use;)
After much tension and experimentation with the life-like mannequins, Feanaro and Nerdanel soon marry and start "crafting their own family tree."
Hmmmmm rofl conjures too many strange images.
I really laughed at the Silmarils covering the family-jewels.
I really want to see the "Unbreakable Oath ad" !!! And I wouldn't mind the realistic, anatomically correct, voice activated (though that might get annoying when they won't shut up about the Silmarils), realistic motion ( has definite possibilities ;) seven son mannequins.
Very fancy balls of chemically-treated sequins....lmao what a classic.
Teleporno, wasn't that Celeborn's name??? Rofl how unfortunate but how funny you made it into a television station.
Seven sons scantly clad with very wet shirts. Yay!
Thanks for reading and reviewing. Yes, this one always has me chuckling whenever I read it again. The "Unbreakable Oath" ad is something I'd like to see too--if only I could draw. And I can't resist the "Teleporno" bit, as to the "United Colors", I wanted to have the brothers wear shirts with colors of the rainbow--I'm bad, I know.
Thanks for making my day! Reviews always makes me smile! Yes, I've seen that picture before, but it's always a delight to gaze at Tyelkormo the Fair. I've been planning to write something featuring him in a male beauty pageant for so long now, but I'm currently working on three other stories, one is a Bond-Silmarillion (AU) cross-over that will pair him up with a few gorgeous Bond girls so the beauty pageant will have to wait.
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