Lost to Those in the East is Valinor

"Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue." Silmarillion artist. 20ish - she/her. Merch for sale (see pinned post) - Medieval Style Paintings Requests always open!!! <3 No NSWF, that is my policy. You don't like that, not my problem! :D

[celebenarinya]

Welcome to (yet another) Silm art blog of medieval style paintings.

I do #SILMARILLION: BUT IT'S A MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT. Taking requests at all times.

RedBubble shop -> Celeben-Arinya Shop | Redbubble

AO3 account (nothing up there yet! stories are brewing!) Celeben_Arinya | Archive of Our Own

Here is my print shop: Art Prints by Celeben Arinya - INPRNT

If you like my art and want it organized, then go here: Pinterest

I'm also on Deviantart: CelebenArinya - Hobbyist, Traditional Artist | DeviantArt

Please note: If you love my art SO MUCH and want to use it, PUT MY NAME WITH IT OR ELSE you will answer for it at the Last Judgement :D Also send me the thing you made with it. I soooooo want to see what you fellow creatives make with it.

REPOST MY ART EVERYWHERE JUST GIVE ME CREDIT. Thanks for the unofficial advertising lol.

No support goes unappreciated and I comment personally on every comment you make.

Love you all!

Celeben <3

[omegas-reincarnation]

The reason I don't categorise the Silmarillion as grimdark - despite the relentless disintegration of both the characters and the world, the endless death and loss of self - is that it is a story about people trying.

Even in the middle of what, at the height of Morgoth's power, must have felt like the end of their world, the story is full of people who keep on trying to do something right. Fingon's forgiveness and rescue of Maedhros, Finrod's self-sacrificial friendship with Beren, Gwindor's determination to help Turin, a complete stranger that he literally met five minutes ago. Celebrimbor gifting the elfstone to Idril in the hope that it would bring her comfort, Maglor adopting Elros and Elrond.

Even the things that go really spectacularly badly, like the battle of unnumbered tears, are born out of a determination to keep trying, keep fighting, even in the face of impossible odds.

The final message of the Silmarillion, its literal epilogue, is that things fall apart, inevitably and irredeemably. And yet, in the middle of the falling apart there people fighting for love and forgiveness and brotherhood and every time one of them fails or dies or gives up, it hurts all over again, because they really wanted to keep going. Not even necessarily out of a hope that things would get better, but out of a belief that it was worth doing anyway.

Even if you lost.

[j1mzi]

GET TO KNOW YOUR MUTUALS! Rules: Answer and tag six people you want to know better.

TAGGED BY: @curufiin ♡♡♡♡♡!!! Sorry dear, Anxiety prevented me from doing this earlier lol :c

TAGGING: @papita474 @camo1000le @nighttimepatrons @sadlybeans @ecthelioffd and your mom and anyone who wants to do it

Favorite color: purpleeeeee!!! Really all shades of it but I really enjoy the darkest shades, clarivoyant #39074B and mauve #725E73 are great purples. I also like green, olive and mossy ones #515421 #556C4B) and silver but they're in second place. PURPLE IS THE BEST ♡☆ i feel they all mix together very well tho ♡

Last song: Epic the musical, Thunder Bringer. (im listening to it now lol)

Currently reading: all the great things that ao3 is offering me atm

Currently watching: The Mighty Nein !!!!

Currently craving: home made pita bread whit filling of cheese and tomato, and a LARGE lemonade jar :<<<<< I have so many lemons in my garden but they are not ready yet :'< must wait

-- BONUS ARCHI QUESTION-- . Why is your favorite elf your favorite elf:

i LOVE maedhros because of all the stuff that is wrong whit him lol,plus I like that he is the oldest and most fucked by the responsibility of trying and keep on going and then he just 💀himself aftereverything, he is just like me fr. I lovehimyourhonoromg

[sadlybeans]

GET TO KNOW YOUR MUTUALS! Rules: Answer and tag six people you want to know better.

TAGGED BY: @j1mzi :3

TAGGING: @lyragoth @fullsunmn @peasant-player @balrogballs and whoever else wants to join ig!

Favourite colour: pink……. I may or may not need to be actively stopped every single time I need to purchase anything because if there is a pink choice, I am getting the pink choice, and I supposedly already have more than enough pink things, and “no, Yu, you don’t need your sixth pair of pink shoes in the exact same shade, you can also wear other colours—”

Last song: I have listened to Gawain by The Trials of Cato, and Turtle Island by Renee Christine on a loop to the point I was top 2 listener for the latter this past year so um. yeah.

Currently reading: technically nothing 😭😔

Currently watching: 4 hour youtube essays about how much media I don’t care about sucks

Currently craving: fucking cookies omg, I would kill someone for my favourite cookies right now but APPARENTLY I shouldn’t eat cookies when I’m sick, which offends me greatly because sure, I’ve been throwing up anything that’s remotely tasty, but surely the cookies should be fine—

Didn’t know if to add this one but let’s add it— why is your favourite elf your favourite elf?: TRICK QUESTION, my favourite rotates constantly and the chosen one is always chosen for being a gigantic loser in one way or another. Right now I think it may be Artaresto? Or Rúmil… Or still Finwë… idk :(

[lyragothreblogs]

GET TO KNOW YOUR MUTUALS! Rules: Answer and tag six people you want to know better.

TAGGED BY: @sadlybeans <3

TAGGING: @xximmortalkissxx @mephisto-art @holy-marmalade @moringottocake @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras @erumelde @crypticcuntking @yashmel @sauroff and whoever else wants to join. I tagged far more than six people but

Favourite colour: Pink and Black.

Last song: Dig Up Her Bones - Misfts

Currently reading: Plenty of Icelandic children's book.

Currently watching: I've been trying to watch The Untamed for the 3rd time. I hope I suceed this time.

Currently craving: Ice cream I guess

*Didn’t know if to add this one but let’s add it* Why is your favourite elf your favourite elf?Because he is a one-dimensional himbo sweetheart 😔 and I'm just kidding ☠️. Because of his fucking humongous balls of steel, boldness, and strong-will alongside with his artistry.

[erumelde]

GET TO KNOW YOUR MUTUALS! Rules: Answer and tag six people you want to know better.

TAGGED BY: @lyragothreblogs

TAGGING: @ulmondil @ladysternchen @hobbitwrangler @silme-lorien @asinoeiv @thetiredprometheus @emyn-arnens

Favourite colour: purple

Last song: En nuit - Videoclub

Currently reading: a collection of Chinese poetry, The Count of Monte Christo (Dumas), The Cherry Orchard (Chekhov)

Currently watching: Nothing. Finished Mysterious Lotus Casebook a while ago and still not over it.

Currently craving: the varenyky my friend makes 🤤

Why is your favourite elf your favourite elf: I have so many, but I'll take Turgon for this. He's tall and a nerd and such a sad little meow meow. King of guilt and regret and redemption. Lives in a cool house in the mountains. Is best friends with Middle Earth's nerd #2 (Finrod). What more can I say?

[thetiredprometheus]

awwww thanks for the tag <3

Favourite colour: I like basically every colour, but dark green is my favourite

Last song: The old religion - florence and the machine

Currently reading: Narcissus and Goldmund by Herman Hesse

Currently watching: the good place

Currently craving: exams being over

Why is your favourite elf your favourite elf: uuuuuh I have many. But I think Fëanor is the my fave right now. He's very smart but very stupid, everything is his fault but I love and support him nonetheless <3

No pressure tags: @atlantablack @thescrapwitch @pastelsugar6w6 @existingperpetually @celebenarinya @astral-aromance

+ anyone else who would like

[celebenarinya]

EEEE I got included again!! <3<3<3<3<3

Tagged by @thetiredprometheus

Favorite color: dark wine-ish purple and black! And blood red and pure white. I love colors in general but wine purple is the winner

Last song: Drago's Oath of Feanor.

It's a banger people, give it a try!!! Silmarillion Inspired | The Oath of Fëanor - A Quenya (ish) Noldor Battle Hymn

Currently reading: LOTR!!!!!!!!!!!

Currently watching: Thin Man series (old black and white movies!)

Currently craving: uhhhh my finished novel draft! Now if I had the modivation LOL that would be nice! I'm trying everything I can!

Why is your favourite elf your favourite elf: MAEDHROS I HAVE A CRUSH HELP ME. ACTUALLY DONT.

No pressure tags: @glorythebookqueen @raven5056 @lucigianart @gracefallingart @lastlightofearendil @nightmares-2

the more the merrier!!!

[glorythebookqueen]

Hiiii humans...I got tagged...

Tagged by: @celebenarinya

Tagging: @valiantvia-misc, @lastlightofearendil, @elleth-en-ithil besides Celeben, these are all the only ones I kinda know...and would like to know more about (I'm not very good at the whole 'social' part of social media, lol) 🙃

Favourite Colour: Sea blue, or a deep blue-green

Last Song: Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine

Currently Reading: like, a billion different books...let's see... Eats, Shoots and Leaves; uh...I started War and Peace; Library of Souls (From Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children); and am rereading Howl's Moving Castle for the tenth or so time; there are more...but I don't remember at the moment...

Currently Watching: uh...don't judge, but I haven't really been able to watch any shows besides JJK, and some of The Mandalorian (Season three, yet I still haven't watched a single episode of either of the first two seasons...)

Currently Craving: Something chocolate

Why your favourite elf is your favourite... Well...my favourite elf is Galadriel...I feel like that one kinda goes without saying... She's gentle, wise, kind, strong and myriad others

[lastlightofearendil]

I only just realized I got tagged by @glorythebookqueen AND @celebenarinya but basically ignored it for 7 months I feel so baddd

anyway, here goes

tags: @psstwantsomecheese, @aureentuluva70 @melestasflight, @alabasterapricot, @feanormal, @rebornflameofthenoldor, @singleteapot, @laerthel, @feyandferal, @dreamingthroughthenoise and all my other mutuals

favorite color: uhh any shade of blue or green as long as it isnt neon or unnatural-looking

last song: the arena by lindsey stirling (does that count as a song? im a bit obsessed with her btw)

currently reading: Tristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff, Frog and Toad (dont judge i just wanted to feel like a kid again), Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Pride and Prejudice (re-reading for the 6th time this year) um yeah summer break came and i decided not to do anything productive with it

currently watching: im weird . i dont really watch shows or movies. does world cup count tho

currently craving: vanilla gelato

why your favorite elf is your favorite: so . you see, almost every elf is my favorite (except some who were obviously bitches *cough cough* eol *cough cough*) so uhm

BUT

if I had to choose a favorite, it would be feanor. cuz i feel like im a lil bit like him (bad tempered, petty nerd), though he's definitely cooler than me

So sorry for this extremely late reply and hope yalls enjoy :)

[celebenarinya]

Yooo I got included again!! Tagged by @lastlightofearendil !!!

How about some darlings @vimeralinda @victoryeleniel @elfpractice289 IDK who else I can tag it looks like almost everybody has been gotten already???

Favorite color: Dark, dark purple, with a little bit of red in it so it's almost a wine color. Though I love dark, blood red and black and white and green, also lol. And silver.

Latest song: Oooofff UM I've been listening to a ton of stuff since I am working on my senior capstone (guess why I've been absent lately lol) but I would have to say Noldolante by Lind Erebos. IT'S. SO. GOOD.

Currently reading: Brothers Karamazov and Lebor Gabala Erinn. Frankly too many names in both of these lol

Currently watching: Person of Interest (2012 show)

Currently craving: fried potatoes with butter, basil, and tomato. Been pining but have not gotten a chance to actually make them yet lol.

Why is your favorite elf your favorite? This is almost embarrassing but Maedhros because he happens to be my latest crush lol. It's personality too, I promise! But seriously, I can't be the only one who wants to marry the guy and make his life better and stuff lol

[gailynovelry]

The fastest way to accomplish The Project is to cease being afraid of The Project. The Project cannot maim you. The Project cannot kill you. The Project is more afraid of you than you are of it. It is okay if The Project turns out differently from how it was in your head, and it is okay if it has flaws. You are capable of engaging with The Project.

[celebenarinya]

What Am I Worth to You? (Tolkien Gen day 2)

Wafting void. The sharp sting of distant smoke in the starless night and the nothing below his feet kept Maedhros up at night. Maybe if he could disassociate his torment from his worth, he could find the will to live. He would shut out Sauron's whispers had he the choice, only they seemed so ingrained in him now that he did not remember when he stopped fighting.

"You are doing better today." Fingon wrapped Mae's stump with a pleasantness that felt almost fake. An ease. He stopped asking Mae if he was alright in the mornings because the response was never good, he always insisted Mae did a little better, each day. Maybe he understood the nature of his torment and combatted the lies with truth, but how could Maedhros know.

"Did you drink your morning medicine?" Fingon was saying, still lightly.

Maedhros turned his head. He did not. He did not want to, but already he was caught in overwhelming pointlessness, as though he were worthless for not doing it, he knew it mattered but hated how it tasted, he had been drinking it for the last two weeks and could not stand it yet was guilty before the only people who mattered to him for not doing it. It did not help that he felt stupid for feeling this way.

Read the rest on AO3 ... thank you!! The Sound of My Brother's Voice and Other One-Shots - Chapter 2 - Celeben Arinya (Celeben_Arinya) - The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien [Archive of Our Own]

@tolkiengenweek

[celebenarinya]

Gen Fic: day 1

How strange to hold a nephew when you yourself were only twelve. The tiny red-faced baby growled in irritation at realizing the boy holding him was not, in fact, his brother Maglor. Natural, Fingolfin supposed, for the baby to prefer the voice of his own brother.

Just like he preferred the voice of his own brother.

He would sneak out of his bed at night and open the bedroom window to listen to his brother singing in the forge. The room would be dark, and Fingolfin put both elbows on the sill and waited, serenaded by the indistinct chatter of his father, mother, and various courtiers downstairs.

Then Feanoro's voice came. It would rise like a lark and hover like wind, booming from the depths of the forge's closed windows, ringing with power. Fingolfin was politely embarrassed by the fascination and mentioned it to no one, but he still did it. Every chance he got.

Which is why he sang to his brother's baby, in case his voice was a delight to the tiny ears.

@tolkiengenweek

[tolkiengenweek]

Tolkien Gen Week is only a week away!

July 6-12, 2026

Hello and welcome to Tolkien Gen Week!

This is a week to appreciate all of the incredible characters and relationships within Tolkien’s legendarium that fall under the broad category of “gen.” There is a great wealth of wonderful gen content in the Tolkien fandom, but those creations are not always the most visible because of the shipping-focused nature of fandom at large. This week is an effort to give them the appreciation they deserve.

This year, Tolkien Gen Week will run from July 6-12, 2026!

Any content and creations are welcome as long as it is non-romantic and non-sexual! You can create edits, gifs, fanart, fanfic, fanmixes, and more! Please tag your posts with #tolkiengenweek AND @ mention this blog @tolkiengenweek so they can be easily found. If your submission turns into a long post, please put what you can beneath a “Keep reading” divider. You may also post your creations to our AO3 collection.

Below are some prompts for each day of the week. They are not mandatory, but they are here to inspire you. This post will lead to an explanation for each one.

DAY ONE: Family ● Mentorships ● Community

DAY TWO: Friendship ● Animals ● Group Dynamic

DAY THREE: Gray Spaces ● Enemies and Rivalries ● Fealty

DAY FOUR: Solo ● Work and Craft ● Language

DAY FIVE: Culture ● Diversity ● Traditions

DAY SIX: Environment ● Places ● Objects and Symbols

DAY SEVEN: Freeform

This event is being organized by @arofili. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to message this blog or my main.

For further clarification, check out our FAQ, code of conduct, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!

[alex-the-dum-dum]

ya'll i'm fucking bored so i'm gonna start a reblog chainn use this picrew makerrr

ya'll moots pls join

@francis-forever-111 @ez-006 @yshy-99917 and anyone interested pls joinnn

[francis-forever-111]

ts is NOT me but alr

@ez-006 @yshy-99917 @kill-me-kill-me-now @cinnamon-vanilla-scented-candle @weedletum + anyone who wants to joinnnn

[weedletum]

WHO'S THAT AND WHY IS SHE PRETTY?!

Guys i do NOT look that good, trust

Though I am glad that there was an option tha was close to how my glasses actually look

Anyways the conclusion to draw here is that I am the lovable side character who gets killed in the second book (not in the first because I'm not completely stupid, but i won't survive through it all because I'm not that smart after all)

@reginald-fillibus @1lovelylavender @mrecury42 @rottenflesheatmelon @lordsabove @itsm0onshine @therainatdawn + open tags :))

[reginald-fillibus]

She is beautiful

Trust

This is me

What can I say

I'm a bitch like that

Taggies :3

@localcelestialcreature62 @aurite-aj @phantombegruvia @ilovedesserts25 @mrecury42 @quantumm76 @fastfouriertransformer @welcome-listeners-to-night-vale @wethewatchers @questionableaardvark

@welcome-listeners-to-night-vale @weird-trash-panda @mincetheungratefulbrat @murderous-beetroot @thehighvisionary @therainatdawn @kill-me-kill-me-now +open tags

[questionableaardvark]

gorgeous!!!!!!!

WOAH (these aren't the clothes I wear, but I wish I had lol)

This is me?!?!?!?!? AAAAAAAAAA

I love him<3

@attheendhello @mrecury42 @humblefryingpan @h3adph0nez @rangerofthesouth @applepixls @randomfangirl32

@ moots!

I really cant think rn lmao

[rangerofthesouth]

Thank you for the tag @lunardelphox and @thehighvisionary aaand the lovely @questionableaardvark !! This was fuuuunnnnnn i feel so special to have been tagged three times (*^▽^)/★*☆♪

...kinda looks like me...except my hair is..pink and purple and black and well I don't own this hoodie but now I really want to...

Open taaaagssss

@yourdarklordmelkor @pigsducksflowers @weird-trash-panda

Okay if you see this with your eyeballs, please join usss...I am so tired and sleeeppyy

[pigsducksflowers]

ooooooooo thanks for the tag!!!!!

i have strawberry earrings that look like this. they’re just little though :)

(no pressure) tagging @papita474 @leucisticpuffin @ulmondil @crypticcuntking @crisis-of-florian @sadsilmarilsoup @happyperle and anyone else who wants to!

[crisis-of-florian]

the eyebrows aren't that dark irl! and my moles are a little different obviously, my glasses too, but you get the whole picture! anyways, this was fun, thank you!

id like to perhaps invite: @russingonshipper45 @ardanelvilyafeanturi @rrr6867 @gothratkingg @ladysterndust maybe? 🤷🏼‍♂️

[ardanelvilyafeanturi]

Thanks for tagging me!!!

Sporting those blue orbs🤌

Mayhaps @almost-nice-melkor, @sadsilmarilsoup, @somegano, @vassalsofdeceit, @crimson-roses56, @thereisnowind, @ladysterndust, @labelas, @undeadbuddy, @the-other-syd, @leafoftheolivetree, @eri-pl, @a-bit-too-dyscrasic, @lyragoth, @zimbelll want to join as well?

[undeadbuddy]

Ooh, tty for the tag!!

Had to wrestle with the hair in there but it was fun lol

Maybe someone else may want in too? @perlen-gold @kibutsulove @mai-komagata @yewfae @gracefallingart

[gracefallingart]

Thanks for the tag!

This was really fun! This is as close as I can get to myself, but it is admittedly VERY close.

@smetakovec @kimbapkimi @perlen-gold @kisses-in-the-void @thebdelliumlady @celebenarinya @witch-kiing Maybe some of my mutuals will have fun too. No pressure as always.

[celebenarinya]

✨✨Thank you darling for including me ✨✨

Current hyper fixation is spring fairies and flowers for no reason other than my sister volunteering at a princess camp for kindergarteners...alas, I had school and could not help too. Hence the flowers on everything!! <3

I included my blue light blocking glasses (though count for nerdy points, right?) and I'm always in sweaters so here we are ^^

@glorythebookqueen @pumkin-patchwork @eri-pl !! Please enjoy 🦋🧚‍♀️🧚‍♀️

[transsexualhamlet]

hello Tolkien fandom I have spent a normal and reasonable amount of time creating this uquiz. It's more of a dissertation than a personality quiz at this point uhhh

While your average joe may recognize the Big Eye from the 2001 films, our favorite dark lord has been many things in his time, from magic fu

[transsexualhamlet]

As @haedre requested, I have compiled all the answer results! In chronological order for your enjoyment

:) I am normal

[tar-thelien]

@holy-marmalade @peasant-player @ma-aurelius @starsofarda @balrogballs @babybat98 @nightmares-2 @a-caramel-addict @cilil

[nightmares-2]

I got Mairon the smith of Aulë!

@celebenarinya I think you'll like this:)

[celebenarinya]

Yes....I liked it...a little too much, I think.

On the bright side, I read all the options in chronological order and after taking the quiz, I got Servant of Untumno.

Seeing the youth and the vigor at the beginning and watching him slowly wear himself down is simply heartbreaking. He was so much and could have been so much more, but he wasted it all. He wasted himself. It's tragic, and I think Tolkien would have said that was the point.

On an unrelated note, that was a beautiful quiz and if you ever make more of them send them my way instantly, thank you. I love the way you write. Searing and provocative, which few people manage these days.

tagging @glorythebookqueen and @gracefallingart and @pumkin-patchwork and @vimeralinda

[celebenarinya]

Turin's birthday somehow manages to always be during finals week.

[celebenarinya]

[celebenarinya]

Started an OC blog

because I can

@oconlynonfanfic on Tumblr

If you like a perfectly useless amount of lowkey don't-care-ab-the-stats-posts but high key goes-into-more-detail-then-humanly-necessary-over-a-fantasy-wold-nobody-but-the-author-cares-about,-actually then this is the place for you.

It's all fun and games and far too much information.

Please enjoy if you are marginally interested

(No I promise I am not leaving the Silm fandom I just need a place to dump OC art every once in a while and field test my utterly useless amount of worldbuilding.)

[celebenarinya]

finaly found something I'd really like for you to draw!

would you perhaps draw a Namo and Irmo?

OK I FINALLY DID IT

Valar double date; Este has the blanket upon which they will all sit, the men have the flowers, Viare insisted on cooking but apparently she's not here yet...Namo is nervous meeting her in a romantic way for the first time (other than the awkward conversation they had at a cloth festival hosted by Miriel) but she's also the one bringing the food.

Does she make it in time?

[celebenarinya]

hey, thanks for all your lovely comments on my art!! i'm not much involved in silmarillion fandom anymore but it's always great to see someone enjoyed what i made. hope your day goes well :)

Well you made an amazing contribution to the Silm fandom while you were with us. Thank you for providing Feanorian pictures, which the world could always use more of.

You have a lovely day as well!! <3

[celebenarinya]

Changing my posting policy to whenever I have an actual art piece to show you guys, that way I can take the stress off my back and since I am being more serious about my art, this allows me the flexibility to work not only with my schedule (which changes as soon as I really get used to it) but the freedom to produce quality art to my desired level without having to compromise on technique just to make a weekly gig work.

Also literally every other artist on here does it so lol why shouldn't I

[aregebidan]

the last debate

alt text included + close ups below the cut

[celebenarinya]

Guys just know that this is my favorite Silm visual art of all time. I am doing a presentation on it this Tuesday, so excited.

[celebenarinya]

🔥 for the silm asks!

Hottest hot take?

The ships.