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About Me
All-purpose Tolkien appreciator and occasional doodler. Some of my stuff is cross-posted to Tumblr @silmalope.
Fanworks by silmalope
Writ in Ash by silmalope
"But you will not persuade me to love the Elves, Felakgundu; not though you had all the years of the world to try."
"If you will let me try a little longer," answers Finrod, "that is all I ask.”
On the deeply unlikely friendship of Mîm, Petty-dwarf of Nulukkhizdîn, and the wandering Elf-king who set up camp on his doorstep.
For TRSB Slide #21 by Huorinde.
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| Major Relationships: Finrod & Mîm, Mîm/Unnamed Canon Character |
| Genres: Drama | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: In-Universe Racism/Ethnocentrism |
| Chapters: 2 | Word Count: 14, 228 |
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On Tomorrow's Bright Frontiers by silmalope
"Dior shall he be called, and you shall be a comfort to each other: that though he be fatherless and motherless, and you childless, you shall not be bereft of kin."
On the lives and deaths of two kings of Doriath: Elwë of Cuiviénen, wisest and noblest of Elves, who ruled in peace ere ever the Sun rose; and Dior Eluchíl, at whose feet the realm crumbled.
| Major Characters: Elu Thingol, Dior |
| Major Relationships: Dior & Thingol |
| Genres: Family | Challenges: |
| Rating: Teens | Warnings: Violence (Mild) |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 14, 200 |
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Set in Stone by silmalope
An artisan can never forget what she has made, for a part of her soul goes into the making. (Nerdanel character study/ficlet in six parts.)
| Major Characters: Nerdanel |
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| Genres: Family, Ficlet | Challenges: |
| Rating: General | Warnings: |
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 1, 566 |
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Interview with Silmalope by Dawn by silmalope
Silmalope is the featured artist for Shadow's Mereth Aderthad 2025 presentation, "The Aromantic in Tolkien." Dawn spoke with Silmalope about their approach to making art, what inspires their work, and the importance of diverse representation in fanworks.
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silmalope's Gallery
Fingon’s prayer. Last-minute sketch entry for the 40s monthly challenge!
Major Characters: FingonMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Swinging 40s
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Four characters show the broad spectrum of aromanticism across the ages.
Major Characters: Tar-Ancalimë, Aredhel, Boromir (Fellowship), Bilbo BagginsMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Sketches inspired by the 2025 Birthday Bash challenge prompts!
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Birthday Bash
Rating: Creator Chooses Not to Rate
Warnings: Check Notes for Warnings, Creator Chooses Not to Warn | | |
Drawing my favorite Gil-galad origin headcanon, wherein Fingon stumbles across a stray war orphan in the battlefield.
Major Characters: Fingon, Gil-galadMajor Relationships: Fingon & Gil-galad
Challenge: Musicals
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Assorted prompt fills for the 2024 Potluck bingo boards, to varying degrees of completion! :)
Major Characters: No major characters listedMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Potluck Bingo
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
Doriath Family Reunion AU: Túrin twisted his ankle in the woods, and big sister Lúthien is giving him a ride home. :)
Major Characters: Lúthien Tinúviel, Túrin, BerenMajor Relationships: Beren/Luthien, Lúthien & Túrin
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
A short comic for the Sept-Oct 2024 Idiomatic challenge. The stifling environment of Eöl’s “dim halls, silent and secret” contrasts with young Maeglin’s idealized vision of Gondolin as a divine, sunlit paradise, home to the godlike Noldor.
Major Characters: Maeglin, Turgon, Aredhel, Idril, EölMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: Idiomatic
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
When Doriath fell, Elwing was too young to remember the family she lost. When she wears the Nauglamir, the Silmaril, and the Ring of Barahir for the first time, she feels the burden of their legacy.
Major Characters: ElwingMajor Relationships: No major relationships listed
Challenge: No challenge listed
Rating: General
Warnings: No warnings listed | | |
