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Preferred Name: Shadow
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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
In Dreams Revealed by daughterofshadows
Across the ages, Elrond dreams.
| Major Characters: Elrond |
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| Genres: | Challenges: Manwë's Mailbag |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 399 |
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A mushroom surprise by daughterofshadows
They've been down on their luck, trying to acquire a silmaril, but maybe this is the sign that things are finally looking up.
| Major Characters: Beren |
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| Genres: | Challenges: Major Arcana |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 107 |
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Steinernes Herz by daughterofshadows
Man muß immerfort verändern, erneuern, verjüngern, um nicht zu verstocken. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Denethor hat aufgehört sich zu verändern. Wie die Statuen in seiner Halle wird er langsam zu Stein.
Welche Konsequenzen wird das für die Zukunft von Minas Tirith haben?
| Major Characters: Faramir (Fellowship) |
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| Genres: Drama | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 128 |
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Made of stone by daughterofshadows
Osgiliath has fallen, and Denethor sits in his hall, face as stony as the statues around him.
Faramir fears for the future.
| Major Characters: Faramir (Fellowship) |
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| Genres: Drama | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 113 |
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When the river runs dry by daughterofshadows
How does Saruman's work in Isengard affect the animals living around the River Isen?
Today, the field mice tell the story of the days when the Isen disappeared completely.
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| Genres: Fixed-Length Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 201 |
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Hier, mit dir im Dämmerlicht by daughterofshadows
Sometimes life creates the most beautiful symmetries.
Or two times, Túrin and Beleg sat together during a blackout.
| Major Characters: Beleg, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: Beleg & Túrin |
| Genres: Fluff, General, Science Fiction | Challenges: Also Appearing |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 860 |
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Calls from the other end of the galaxy by daughterofshadows
Sometimes you just need a little help with a code from the author, even if you've been working with it for decades. If only they would answer their dang phone!
So, instead Maeglin calls an old friend, hears an amusing anecdote and passes on a message.
It's all in a day's work.
Except for the autopilot. That took a lot longer.
| Major Characters: Celebrimbor, Maeglin |
| Major Relationships: Celebrimbor & Maeglin |
| Genres: General | Challenges: Also Appearing |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 601 |
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| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Walking in the Woods by daughterofshadows
Welcome to Eryn Lasgalen, the only space station with trees.
Yes, you heard that right. Actual, real life, full-sized trees.
Not the tiny shrubs they have over on Balar.
They may not quite reach the glory of the forests of old Doriath (before it all burned, of course), but what truly can?
Join Thranduil's spouse Alcarinna for a walk in the woods as she contemplates the past, meet Oropher and his husband, Ethuilass, newly returned from their diplomatic mission and despair with Legolas' older brother, Beriathal, and Tauriel over younger siblings who cannot stay in the same spot for longer than a minute, dammit!
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s), Oropher |
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| Genres: Family | Challenges: Also Appearing |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 135 |
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Letters to the West by daughterofshadows
Erferil writes letters to someone who once was very dear to her.
And even if Amrûn cannot reply, the letters still comfort her.
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s) |
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| Genres: Ficlet | Challenges: Vintage |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 506 |
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Knocking on nameless doors by daughterofshadows
A fragment of a rohirric nursery rhyme, presumably about the death of prince Baldor.
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| Genres: Poetry | Challenges: On a Different Page |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 50 |
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Coming home by daughterofshadows
Gondolin is finally ready to welcome its people.
Among the buzz of moving in, a long awaited reunion takes place.
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Original Nonbinary Character(s), Rog |
| Major Relationships: Rog & Original Character, Rog/Original Character |
| Genres: Family, Fluff | Challenges: Arda on Ice |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 762 |
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How I met your mother by daughterofshadows
Rog tells Celebrilmal how he first met her mother when Celebrilmal is in need of some patching up
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Rog |
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| Genres: | Challenges: Opposites Attract |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 554 |
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The Shipwright and the Hobbit by daughterofshadows
Belladonna goes to the sea and understands something of importance.
Círdan is there for emotional support, even if he doesn't know it.
| Major Characters: Belladonna Took Baggins, Círdan |
| Major Relationships: Belladonna Took Baggins & Círdan |
| Genres: Adventure | Challenges: New Year's Resolution, Queens of the Quill, Words of Wit and Wisdom |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 712 |
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Pack the Parcel by daughterofshadows, Idrils Scribe, Grundy
A collection of stories for the Pass the Parcel prompt for the Holiday challenge!
If anyone else would like to join, contact Grundy to be added to the list of authors so you can add your chapter.
| Major Characters: Original Female Character(s), Elwing, Nellas, Túrin |
| Major Relationships: Nellas & Túrin, Elwing & Nellas |
| Genres: | Challenges: Holiday Party |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 3 | Word Count: 1, 333 |
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| This fanwork is a work in progress. |
Winterwonderland by daughterofshadows
The first snow of the year has come! Time to go outside and have some fun!
| Major Characters: Original Character(s), Rog, Salgant |
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| Genres: Family, Fluff | Challenges: Holiday Party |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 413 |
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And we met love along the way by daughterofshadows
Celebrían & Elrond at the beginning of their journey.
It is not love yet, but there are roots for it to grow, and perhaps in time, it will be.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Elrond |
| Major Relationships: Celebrían & Elrond, Celebrían/Elrond |
| Genres: Ficlet, Fluff, General | Challenges: Gnome Tome |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 569 |
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Whatever it takes by daughterofshadows
Ereinion and Celebrían share a quiet moment on the eve of battle. Tomorrow they will try to break the siege on Imladris, tonight, they are two people worried about a loved one.
| Major Characters: Celebrían, Gil-galad |
| Major Relationships: Celebrían & Gil-Galad |
| Genres: Drama, Experimental | Challenges: Kings & Kink |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 077 |
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And the nightingales sing by daughterofshadows
After her mother has left, Arwen struggles to sleep.
She seeks comfort with the nightingales singing in the gardens and meets someone unexpected in her dreams.
| Major Characters: Arwen |
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| Genres: Family | Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 605 |
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An unexpected journey - getting into the Tolkien fandom by daughterofshadows
A short exploration of my time in the Tolkien fandom: How did I get here, why did I stay, what did I learn.
For the Middle-earth Olympics Diving prompt.
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| Genres: Nonfiction/Meta | Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 871 |
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Just bruises by daughterofshadows
In which Nerdanel tries to sneak some cookies and takes a small tumble. Luckily, Papa is there to help!
| Major Characters: Mahtan, Nerdanel |
| Major Relationships: Mahtan & Nerdanel |
| Genres: Family, Ficlet, Fluff | Challenges: Middle-earth Olympics |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 202 |
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Co-Created Fanworks
Interview with Kai Janik by Shadow by Kai Janik, daughterofshadows
Kai is the featured artist for Maglor's Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation, "Gil-galad was an Elven King: Kingship and Personhood in the last High King of the Noldor." Shadow spoke with Kai about his wide range of interests and inspirations in the legendarium and why Maglor's presentation so intrigued him that he finished the art for it the first night.
| Major Characters: Gil-galad |
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Interview with fish by Shadow by fish, daughterofshadows
Fish is the featured artist for Stella's Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation "Cherished antagonist, despised protagonist - a defence of Elu Thingol." Shadow spoke with fish about his creative process, the importance of both tragedy and eucatastrophe to Tolkien's works, and the appeal of "greyness" in Silmarillion characters like Elu Thingol.
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Interview with Idrils Scribe by Shadow by Idrils Scribe, daughterofshadows
Idrils Scribe is the featured author for Stella Getreuer-Kostrouch's Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation, "Cherished antagonist, despised protagonist - a defence of Elu Thingol." Shadow spoke with Idril about her story for the event, about the disproportionate criticism Thingol tends to receive in the fandom, the endless layers of the legendarium, and the arc of fandom history that makes inclusive communities essential for creators to thrive.
| Major Characters: Elu Thingol |
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Interview with Anérea and Shadow by Anérea, daughterofshadows
Anérea and Shadow are the respective featured artist and featured author for Zhie's Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation, "How To Make a Star From a Tree: The Science of Telperion and Laurelin," and they are both interviewers for Mereth Aderthad as well. They spoke to each other about their projects for Zhie's presentation, the symbolism and physics of light, and the magic of Tolkien and fandom.
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Interview with Varda delle Stelle by Shadow by Varda delle Stelle, daughterofshadows
As the featured artist for cloudyhymn's Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation "The Design of Dragons and the Doom of the Dwarves," Varda delle Stelle describes her idea for this presentation as springing fully formed as Athena from Zeus's head. Varda chatted with Shadow about what drew her to this presentation, her approach to painting, and her hopes for her Mereth Aderthad work.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |
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daughterofshadows's Gallery
A collage about Nimrodel, Amroth (and Mithrellas) and their flight to Edhellond.
Art for Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang
Major Characters: Nimrodel, Amroth, MithrellasMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
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Four art pieces for Scribbles & Drabbles 2025.
Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Círdan, RogMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
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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.
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
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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