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Preferred Name: Shadow
Preferred Pronouns: they/them
Member since 28 May 2021.
About Me
Loves Tolkien, Physics and the stars.
Blanket permission on all of my works here, but please contact me once you post stuff! I'd love to listen to/read/look at what you do with my works!
If anything is ever exempted from the blanket permission, it will be explicitly stated here.
Fanworks by daughterofshadows
History has its eyes on you by daughterofshadows
Gil-galad, Hamilton lyrics and three poignant events in his life.
| Major Characters: Gil-galad |
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| Genres: | Challenges: Musicals |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Character Death |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 203 |
| Posted on 15 May 2025 | Updated on 15 May 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Twinkle, Twinkle, Silmaril - Podfic by daughterofshadows
A reworking of Twinkle, twinkle, little star, featuring Eärendil. Originally written by Anérea.
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| Genres: Music , Podfic | Challenges: Dark Matter |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Posted on 2 April 2025 | Updated on 2 April 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Return to the Sea by daughterofshadows
Cúrandil knows the stories, knows how their people first awoke in the water. How they came to walk the land and how the sea has called them back ever since.
It is their turn to follow the call now.
| Major Characters: Original Nonbinary Character(s) |
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| Genres: Adventure, Alternate Universe | Challenges: Birthday Bash |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 1, 194 |
| Posted on 13 March 2025 | Updated on 15 March 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Tolkien through an Aromantic Lens by daughterofshadows
A collection of my Meta on Tolkien and aromanticism
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| Posted on 10 March 2025 | Updated on 10 March 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
The Stewards of Gondor & their heirs by daughterofshadows
A meta work that looks into trends and correlations about the ages the Ruling Stewards of Gondor had their heirs.
Initially started to see whether the maths supports aromantic Boromir readings for my Mereth Aderthad presentation, but it got out of hand XD
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| Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Posted on 10 March 2025 | Updated on 10 March 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Tolkien through an Aromantic Lens by daughterofshadows
Let's look at some aromantic headcanons for Meta week!
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| Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: Tolkien Meta Week |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 979 |
| Posted on 8 December 2024 | Updated on 10 March 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Interview with Shadow by Himring by daughterofshadows, Himring
Aromanticism is a topic not often covered in Tolkien scholarship, but many Tolkien characters can be read as aromantic. In this interview, Himring talks with Shadow about their upcoming Mereth Aderthad presentation "The Aromantic in Tolkien."
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| Posted on 8 March 2025 | Updated on 8 March 2025 |
Sounds of War by daughterofshadows
An army marches to the War of Wrath.
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| Genres: | Challenges: Dark Matter |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 100 |
| Posted on 22 February 2025 | Updated on 22 February 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Call to the West by daughterofshadows
A drabble about sea longing without ever using the word sea. Or longing.
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| Genres: | Challenges: Dark Matter |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 22 February 2025 | Updated on 22 February 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Shadow's Instadrabbles by daughterofshadows
The home of my insta-drabbling pieces!
(and the odd drabble of undetermined origin)
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Amarië, Anairë, Arwen, Bilbo Baggins, Celeborn, Celebrían, Eärwen, Elladan, Elrohir, Elrond, Elu Thingol, Finarfin, Gil-galad, Mahtan, Melian, Nerdanel, Thranduil, Rog, Eärendil, Celebrimbor, Ilmarë |
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| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: Festival of Lights Fest, Holiday Party, It Comes in Threes, Jubilee, Middle-earth Olympics, Orctober, Potluck Bingo, Restoration and Rebuilding, Strength and Beauty, Taboo, Teen Spirit, Vintage, Zingers |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 41 | Word Count: 4, 145 |
| Posted on 3 January 2022 | Updated on 27 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
In the deep dark forest by daughterofshadows
Escape attempt from Nan Elmoth
| Major Characters: Maeglin, Aredhel |
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| Genres: Experimental | Challenges: Bestiary of Arda, Jubilee, Vintage |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 178 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Tomber dans les pommes by daughterofshadows
Celebrimbor fainted. Narvi worries about her friend.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Narvi |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor & Narvi |
| Genres: | Challenges: Idiomatic, Jubilee |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 187 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
A bit of mischief by daughterofshadows
Elrond and Celebrían sneak out one evening. Set pre-relationship in Lindon.
| Major Characters: Elrond, Celebrían |
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| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Jubilee |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 666 |
| Posted on 19 January 2025 | Updated on 19 January 2025 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Freed by daughterofshadows
Fingon rescued Maedhros from Thangorodrim. In the dungeons of Angband, a flicker of hope is lit. If they can escape, perhaps so can others. If nothing else, they must try.
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s) |
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| Genres: Adventure | Challenges: Orctober |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 801 |
| Posted on 10 November 2024 | Updated on 10 November 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Winter on Tol Himling by daughterofshadows
Winter has come to Tol Himling.
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| Genres: | Challenges: Orctober |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 66 |
| Posted on 7 November 2024 | Updated on 7 November 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Our son and king by daughterofshadows
Three perspectives on Ereinion Gil-Galad.
| Major Characters: Círdan, Elrond, Original Female Character(s) |
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| Genres: | Challenges: Kings & Queens |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 126 |
| Posted on 10 September 2024 | Updated on 10 September 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Unforgotten by daughterofshadows
Carrying the Silmaril for millennia has consequences.
| Major Characters: Eärendil |
| Major Relationships: Eärendil + Ilmarë |
| Genres: | Challenges: Bollywood |
| Rating: General | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 135 |
| Posted on 19 July 2024 | Updated on 19 July 2024 |
| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Lament for the Singer by daughterofshadows
A short thing about Maglor, death and grieving.
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| Genres: | Challenges: Funky 70s |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 64 |
| Posted on 15 July 2024 | Updated on 15 July 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
A blip on the radar by daughterofshadows
Humanity took to the skies. Eärendil and Ilmarë adjust.
| Major Characters: Eärendil, Ilmarë |
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| Genres: Crossover | Challenges: Crossroads of the Fallen King, Tengwar |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 138 |
| Posted on 18 May 2024 | Updated on 25 May 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Darkened paths by daughterofshadows
Aredhel walks a dark path.
| Major Characters: Aredhel |
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| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: Tengwar |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 64 |
| Posted on 25 May 2024 | Updated on 25 May 2024 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
Co-Created Fanworks
Interview with Grundy by Shadow by Grundy, daughterofshadows
Long fascinated with the Manhattan Project, Grundy was naturally drawn to Cindy Gates' Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation “Tolkien, Lunatic Physicists, and Abnegation" and is making a work of glass art to accompany it. Shadow spoke to Grundy about her inspiration on the project and long love of Tolkien.
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| Posted on 29 May 2025 | Updated on 29 May 2025 |
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Interview with Azh, Admirable Monster by Shadow by AdmirableMonster, daughterofshadows
As a physicist themself, Azh confronts the issues around the ethical use of science in both the professional and creative realms. Shadow spoke with Azh about their story "Lightborn," written to accompany Cindy Gates' Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation “Tolkien, Lunatic Physicists, and Abnegation,” its real-life inspirations, and the importance of fallibility in Tolkien's world.
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| Posted on 26 May 2025 | Updated on 26 May 2025 |
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Interview with Dawn Felagund by Shadow by Dawn Felagund, daughterofshadows
In our series of interviews of creators for Mereth Aderthad, Shadow spoke with Dawn about her story, written for Savannah Horrell's "By Guile Committed: Comparing Tolkien’s Thieves to Beowulf" presentation, the balance of planning an event and creating for it at the same time, and the intersection of Tolkien and Beowulf.
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| Posted on 22 May 2025 | Updated on 24 May 2025 |
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Interview with bunn by Shadow by bunn, daughterofshadows
Bunn is the featured author for for cloudyhymn's presentation "The Design of Dragons and the Doom of Dwarves" and the featured artist for Savannah Horrell's presentation "By Guile Committed: Comparing Tolkien’s Thieves to Beowulf." Shadow spoke with bunn about the mystery of dragons, the appeal of Dwarves, and the many ways Tolkien's work connects to Beowulf.
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| Posted on 17 May 2025 | Updated on 24 May 2025 |
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Interview with Zhie by Shadow by SWG Newsletter Staff, daughterofshadows
There are rewards in considering the scientific roots of aspects of the legendarium typically considered mythic or folkloric. Shadow spoke with Zhie about the challenges of investigating such a topic as a non-scientist for Zhie's upcoming Mereth Aderthad paper "How to Make a Star from a Tree: The Science of Telperion and Laurelin."
| Major Characters: Laurelin, Telperion |
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| Posted on 3 May 2025 | Updated on 3 May 2025 |
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Interview with cloudyhymns by Shadow by cloudyhymns, daughterofshadows
Shadow spoke with cloudyhymns about his upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad 2025, "The Design of Dragons and the Doom of the Dwarves," where he shares his theory about how Dwarves and dragons are connected in the legendarium, a topic full of implications for fanworks.
| Major Characters: Dwarves |
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| Posted on 2 April 2025 | Updated on 2 April 2025 |
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Interview with Maglor by Shadow by maglor-my-beloved, daughterofshadows
Maglor spoke with Shadow about his upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad, "Gil-galad was an Elven King: Kingship and Personhood in the Last High King of the Noldor," and what makes Gil-galad such an intriguing—and mysterious—character.
| Major Characters: Gil-galad |
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| Posted on 18 March 2025 | Updated on 22 March 2025 |
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Interview with Acha Rezak (Quente) by Shadow by Quente, daughterofshadows
Shadow spoke to Acha Rezak about her upcoming presentation for Mereth Aderthad, which reads Tolkien less as a Catholic Christian work and more as a world inclusive of many religions, especially in its focus on nature and landscapes
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| Posted on 17 February 2025 | Updated on 17 February 2025 |
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Might As Well Dance by Grundy, polutropos, daughterofshadows, Anérea
Beren, Lúthien, and Huan circling each other, love, and doom.
| Major Characters: Beren, Huan, Lúthien Tinúviel |
| Major Relationships: Beren/Luthien, Beren & Huan, Huan & Lúthien |
| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Arda on Ice |
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| Chapters: 4 | Word Count: 610 |
| Posted on 15 April 2022 | Updated on 15 April 2022 |
| This fanwork is complete. |
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daughterofshadows's Gallery
Semi-abstract arts representing the queens of the Valar.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Bollywood, Jubilee, Potluck Bingo, Restoration and Rebuilding
Rating: General
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My collection of Scribbles & Drabbles Arts for 2024!
Major Characters: Círdan, Belladonna Took Baggins, Fëanor, Celegorm, Lúthien Tinúviel, Nerdanel, Rog, PenlodMajor Relationships: Fëanor/Nerdanel
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
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A moodboard for a Celegorm/Lúthien Modern AU inspired by the song You better you bet by The Who.
Major Characters: Celegorm, Huan, Lúthien TinúvielMajor Relationships: Celegorm/Lúthien
Challenge: Turgon's Rock Opera
Rating: General
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The gallery for my Lord of the Rings and Hobbit inspired Scribbles & Drabbles 2023 art.
Some cracky, some serious, mostly dwarves and hobbits.
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Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
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The gallery of my Silmarillion themed arts for Scribbles & Drabbles 2023. Featuring a myriad of characters and art types.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
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Rating: General
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