New Challenge: Allusive
Literature and art constantly refer back to each other using allusions, and this month's prompts are inspired by allusions to literature, myth, art, and history.

Hareth of the House of Haleth elopes with Galdor of the House of Hador.
also for Legendarium Ladies April

After his successful theft of the Silmarils, Melkor is in a very good mood.

Sauron through the ages.

Personal pain doesn't need recording in history books.
Written for day six of Gondolin week

There's something wrong with Maeglin and Idril's right to be concerned
Written for Day five of Gondolin Week

Elendur awakes one morning as the Alliance prepares to march for Mordor.

It doesn't do to judge others by your own standards, if your own standards involve looking down on people.
Written for Day 4 of Gondolin Week

A glimpse of Tar-Elendil's daughter Silmariën at two key moments in her life.

If you're going to upset the lords of Gondolin and get caught, you should probably expect some retribution.
Especially if your name is Salgant.
Written for Gondolin Week Day 3

Veryë, wife of Arahad I, receives the invitation for Elrond's council about the orcs in the Misty Mountains.

In this review of Dome Karukolski's biopic Tolkien, I consider the role of fictionalization, dangling threads, and of course the power of fellowship in art.

A small vignette between Galdor and Egalmoth as they leave to meet the Noldor in Nevrast for the first time.
Written for day one of Gondolin Week

Finrod is very worried for his new friends. Edrahil is very worried for his king’s sanity.

Feanor crashes and burns (not necessarily in that order). A crossover with Classical mythology.

A calm evening at Meduseld. This is my attempt at the Byr a Thoddaid form.
Written for B2MeM 2019

Three Maiar of Varda are sent to the universe of A Wrinkle in Time, where they will eventually become Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which.

Elured and Elurin are looking for the source of the River Langwell when they get distracted by a landslide.

Glorfindel tells Bilbo about the silver bells on Asfaloth's halter.
last bingo number N37

We are a very Hobbity kind of family when it comes to food (like to cook it, like to eat, like to talk about it), so I decided I would use a bunch of photos from my hard drive to attempt to fill all of these prompts. The majority of these were taken by me.
Fulfilling many, if not most, of the prompts from the Bingo cards: Eat, Drink and Make Merry and Diner's Club.

It was the most thrilling thing, to sail away and watch the coastline of Middle-earth dwindle and fade into a dark line on the horizon, and then to vanish completely.

Bilbo asks Glorfindel about the silver-studded leather flask, and Glorfindel tells him of his friendship with a hunter from Bree.
Glorfindel card B15 and I25

She realized that they were kindred spirits a long time ago, and that never changed, in spite of events that transpired, or the time that had passed.

Elanor Gamgee meets a mysterious figure from Mr Frodo's Red Book; Arwen is just enjoying hearing her grandmother tell stories again.

Lady Tanith is well known for her gardens and her potions.