New Challenge: Epic 80s
This month's challenge features hundreds of fresh prompts from the bodacious decade of the 1980s.

Glorfindel meets a strange being beside the sea at Mithlond and is amazed months later when Erestor makes his way to Imladris to find him. But for everything, there is a price.

"I fear your lord husband is dead, your grace. By the Gladden Fields near the Greenwood we were beset by many foes—orcs out of the mountains. The fight went ill, and my lord told me—he told me to keep this from capture, at any cost."
The shards of Narsil.

Elwing and the wind. (There are powers in Arda that are not told of in the histories.)

With the Silmaril lost, Maglor is driven by Elwing’s words to look for her children.

Bits of memory from Elrond's early childhood. (Double drabble.)

Some of Elrond's relatives in Valinor are more unexpected than others.

A collection of fills written for rthstewart's 3 Sentence Ficathon in 2013 and 2015, for Tolkien-based prompts. (Mostly Silmarillion, with one for Farmer Giles of Ham and Sir Orfeo, and one non-Tolkien crossover.)
Chapters 2 & 3: More Tolkien-based fills written for caramelsilver's 3 Sentence Ficathon in 2016 and 2017.

The Unfinished Tales mention that Celeborn and Galadriel live in Rivendell some time in the second age. Elrond wonders why they have come.

Elrond remembers an old song.

Diplomacy is generally a poor source for exciting stories… except when it goes horribly wrong, leaving Gil-galad and the ambassadors of Gondor and Arnor at death's door, and an assassin on the loose. If any of them dies, can the alliance between the Elves and the Numenorean Exiles survive?

While wandering, Maglor reflects upon his decisions.

A thank you note provides unexpected insight.

Elrond and Bilbo discuss "Translations from the Elvish" and its sources, especially the writings of Pengolodh.

After the Third Kinslaying, Maedhros and Maglor take Elwing's twin sons captive.

A weary return from an arduous journey, and a conversation with a young ellon, makes Gildor realized that heroes are perhaps a matter of perspective.

Bits and bobs, drabbles from challenges and other small stories that don't fit anywhere else. Some are related to other stories, like Malaise, and others are just oddbits. Various ratings and characters.

They stared at their father and then at Maglor. Arwen eventually said, “Welcome to Imladris.”

For many years Elrond has already desired Maglor, and for nearly as long he thinks he runs after unrequited feelings – until one night in winter he finds out that he is gravely mistaken.
[warning for pseudo-incest]

Elrond remembers Sirion, and learns the art of the sword.

Short tales that should have remained untold.

Gil-galad and Celebrimbor have a great life together in Aman, until a certain person from the past shows up.

Elrond, and a quiet night at the conclusion of the War of Wrath.

After the Third Kin-slaying, Maglor and Maedhros return to their camp in Ossiriand with Elwing's sons. A human woman learns of what happened and must make hard decisions.

That moment when the smalest thingd from life leave a mark that will remain far longer than we imagined...