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New Challenge: Unquote Choose a prompt from our selection of misheard, miswritten, and misrepresented unquotes that are in no way part of the actual "Silmarillon."
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.
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
“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…
Unquote
Choose a prompt from our selection of misheard, miswritten, and misrepresented unquotes that are in no way part of the actual "Silmarillon." Read more ...
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Family Matters
Step inside of one of the families of "The Silmarillion" and tell their tale with a fanwork that illustrates the conflicts and relationships that occur within a family. Read more ...
In September 2026, Marquette University released a dataset about their Tolkien fanzine collection. Analysis of the data reveals what these fanzines contained and show how pre-internet Tolkien fandom responded to the publication of "The Silmarillion."
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.
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…
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Oh wow, that was really well done! I feel so strongly for both Maglor giving up something precious without feeling like he has a choice and Elrond who feels like no one really understands what it is they actually had that he lost.
I just love the structure of this, with Maglor's swirl of felings building up to Elrond's more structured, but still undefinable, thoughts about his fostering... And that Maglor's feelings unswirling, tumbling towards that final word - lost. Powerful stuff!
I like the shape this makes: the swelling and ebbing that describes Maglor's experience contrasted with the stable block of text that represents Elrond's point of view.
It seems to fit the complexity of their situation and emotions very well!
I read this in the fanzine, but I don't think I managed to leave a comment at the time. It is good to revisit it.
(I think this Scavenger Hunt clue describes you: The home office of the SWG is located in a country that celebrates its 250th birthday this year. The pen name of this creator references the birth year of that country. Assuming that is correct, could I have a prompt, please?)
Thank you! Yes, it was rather easy to read something solely in the zine and forget to comment.
(It does indeed describe me! Here's your prompt: https://unsplash.com/photos/late-summer-storm-VfwlH63_y5U (ID: a dark, stormy sky over a sandy beach with sea grasses on a small dune; a white-capped wave in the distance rolls onto the lakeshore.)
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