Founded in 2005, the Silmarillion Writers' Guild exists for discussions of and creative fanworks based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion and related texts. We are a positive-focused and open-minded space that welcomes fans from all over the world and with all levels of experience with Tolkien's works. Whether you are picking up Tolkien's books for the first time or have been a fan for decades, we welcome you to join us!
Choose a Name for Our New Column! Our temporarily titled "location bio" will focus on the landscapes and locations of Middle-earth. We need your help naming it!
New Challenge: Tengwar Each day for thirty-six days, we feature a randomly chosen letter from the Tengwar as a prompt.
A Sense of History: Crossroads In the ongoing series on towers in Tolkien's work, a thread runs through "The Lord of the Rings," revealing the divine assistance of Varda in the travails of the Fellowship.
With Gildor Inglorion we finally climb the stairs of Elostirion and look on the view, and what we see appears to reveal a hidden thread in the story of Frodo Baggins. This post reads two annotated translations of two Elvish songs to step through a crossroads in the narrative to arrive at the tower on the margin of the story, wherein is a stone that is a window onto Valinor.
In a book as full of death as the Quenta Silmarillion, grief and mourning are surprisingly absent. The characters who receive grief and mourning—and those who don't—appear to do so due to narrative bias. Grief and mourning (or a lack of them) serve to draw attention toward and away from objectionable actions committed by characters.
The first of some posts on the Elf-tower on the western margin of The Lord of the Rings attempts to frame the relationship between the narrative and the appendices of The Lord of the Rings and an analysis of Frodo's dream-visions.
Bilbo recounts, in verse, the attempt of Gandalf, Beorn, and him to cross the Forest River after the Battle of Five Armies. Written for the Hungarian Tolkien Society's 2024 Mailing Competition.
Angbang Week 2024
All new, unpublished fanworks about the Angbang (Melron) ship are welcome during this Tumblr event, running 6-12 May 2024.
Tolkien Ekphrasis Week 2024
This is a Tolkien-fandom-wide event dedicated to the art of ekphrasis in Tolkien's worlds, hosted on Tumblr and Dreamwidth.
Glorfindel Week 2024
Glorfindel Week is a week-long Tumblr event for creating fanworks that celebrate Glorfindel. Glorfindel Week will run April 29-May 5, 2024.
I'm The Silmarillion fan fiction and art appreciator. You may find me at fanfiction archives, but I rather paint with colors than words, thus I'll be rather lurking here admiring your stories than posting mine.
"Scion of Kings"
My double portrait of Gil-galad as the son of Fingon after The Silmarillion (top) and the son of Orodreth after HoME XII (bottom). Digital drawing 2015/2019.
Maedhros. Illustration to "The First Snow", inspired by The Silmarillion.
Major Characters:Maedhros Major Relationships: No major relationships listed Challenge: No challenge listed Rating:General Warnings: No warnings listed
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Major Characters:Tar-Míriel Major Relationships: No major relationships listed Challenge: No challenge listed Rating:General Warnings: No warnings listed
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Illustration to The House of Fëanor by Deborah Judge, inspired by The Silmarillion.
Major Characters:Nerdanel Major Relationships: No major relationships listed Challenge: No challenge listed Rating:General Warnings: No warnings listed
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Illustration to The House of Fëanor by Deborah Judge, inspired by The Silmarillion.
Major Characters:Anairë, Finarfin, Idril Major Relationships: No major relationships listed Challenge: No challenge listed Rating:General Warnings: No warnings listed
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Tolkien Fandom | Animated illustration with music (English subtitles) by Sirielle
The First Snow by Sirielle
