call me Meg

well hello! I'm archaeology student and big tolkien fan

[piorenek]

Masterlist

Sometimes I write, so here's a masterlist

"Wine" (Caranthir) "Picnic" (Celegorm)

"Hunt" (Celgorm)

"Flowers" (Glorfindel)

"Sneaking out" (Glorfindel)

"Love bite" (Maedhros)

"Cliff" (Maglor)

Dividers I use are made by @edensrose

[piorenek]

"Sorrow"

Parring: Maglor x reader

Type: Drabble, little bit of fluff and hurt/comfort ig

Note: Had this in my drafts for a long time. In theory its continuation of this fic, but you can read it as standalone. Enjoy!

Sitting on the cliff where you met became a habit. A few minutes to a few hours. Silently cuddled with one another, watching the sea, making plans for tomorrow and the day after. Sometimes you try to encourage him to tell you something about his past.

"There are things I am not proud of, nor am I ready to talk about them to you. But you have my word that one day I will tell you everything."

So you waited.

There were bits of information that you got from simply listening to him. Mentions of his family—brothers, to be exact, twins that he raised—a few names were said right then and there.

"What is on your mind, my love?"

And there was silence. He did not look at you, staring at the horizon of the western sea, where his home dwells.

Then, after a brief moment, he started to talk. About his family, the kinslaying, and the Oath. You heard grieving in his voice, years of grief and sorrow engraved in his soul.

"I am not expecting you to stay after what you heard."

You took his hand into yours.

"My love. My dear Maglor. I will not leave your side even if you wanted me to. I am afraid that you are stuck with me to the end of this world." He looked at you with disbelief. When he locked his eyes on yours, he saw trust and love in them.

[asinoeiv]

@weenieburd asked for Glorfindel. I started this a while ago but I'm currently drowning in more work related art stuff so I have barely time and energy to finish my wips.

[drawulan]

Maglor

[piorenek]

Maglor with short hair? Chef's kiss

[lemoneyshipz]

showing mairon the CHONK

now compeleted 👍

[asinoeiv]

"You humans are barely taller than dwarves.."

"And you elves are as tall and lanky as birches."

It's so hard to put them on a drawing together. He's 7 feet and the Haladin are described as small. I think I made Haleth around 5'5 which makes her a tall Haladin woman. But she's still so smoool

[ferithtolkienesque]

The Silmarillion fandom is genuinely insane. Like, you hang out on tumblr, read fic on AO3 and you think, yeah. Lots of people have read the Silmarillion. It’s Tolkien. Everyone’s read Tolkien. Barnes and Noble has a whole bunch of the HoME and also a bunch of books by people writing about the legendarium. This is mainstream, surely.

But then you actually touch grass and talk to normal people. Not even that, you talk to people who self diagnose as hard core Tolkien fans. And. None of them have read the Silmarillion. The Silmarillion is famously a book that nobody reads.

And yet. On AO3 The Silmarillion and Other Histories of Middle Earth has more works than The Lord of the Rings. Think about that. That’s baffling. It’s ridiculous. Like I realize that LotR fandom is split a bit by the movie, but still. The Silmarillion has almost four times as many fics as the LotR movies. Everybody has watched the movies!

I need to know what percentage of people who actually read the Silmarillion went on to write fic or draw fanart about it. Because it must be insane, surely. Like, I’m pretty sure the Silmarillion wins some kind of record in this department.

Thinking about the fanfic bell curve where on one end you have “Perfect, needs no improvement or elaboration” (LotR sits here) and on the other you have “So bad it’s no fun to even think about” with the middle being the fanfic zone. But I think there may be a secret fourth Silmarillion option. Which is a book that is perfect* but simultaneously non existent. It’s not even a real story! The language is super pretty and deeply incomprehensible (especially to people who, unlike me, were not raised from early childhood on both the Bible and classic literature). And it’s more of an outline and an abstract painting of cultural and world building vibes (not cultural and world building facts and information) than an actual narrative. There are story hooks galore. There are vivid and fascinating characters, but their lives are glossed over and you only get one or two paragraphs of prose that will reorder your brain chemistry and haunt you forever. There are countless more characters who only exist as names, the implication of whose existence is fascinating. All of this is deeply frustrating, both to casual readers who just want a Normal Enjoyable Book, and super fans who want All the Lore. But it is catnip to anyone who engages in transformative work.

*I am aware that not anyone who is a fan of the silm thinks it’s perfect

[whosthatsilmcharacter]

Have you actually read the Silmarillion in full?

Yes, and I've written at least one fic

Yes, but I haven’t written a fic

I've read part of it and have written a fic

I've read part of it and haven't written a fic

No, but I'm a fan anyway

No, who are you?

Voting ended onJan 15

[mahtaniel]

Thank you so much everyone for your kind comments on my Greek pottery inspired silm piece!! <3

Here's close ups of each of the scenes in their own post:

Central panel: Morgoth as Gorgon

Scene 1.1: Feanor Smithing

Scene 1.2: Feanor and the Silmarils

Scene 1.3: Finwe's death

Scene 1.4: The Oath

Scene 2.1: Beren Finds Luthien Dancing

Scene 2.2: Thingol's Ultimatum (Melian, Thingol, Beren, Luthien)

Scene 2.3: Luthien Ensnared (Celegorm, Luthien, Curufin)

Scene 2.4: Luthien and Huan

Scene 2.5: Finrod's Last Stand

Scene 2.6: Luthien and Beren Steal the Silmaril

Scene 2.7: Carcharoth

Scene 2.8: Luthien Pleads Before Mandos (Note: Namo's upside-down torch is a symbol of the Greek god Thanatos, which represents the flame of life extinguished)

Scene 3.1: Death of Thingol

Scene 3.2: Second Kinslaying (Curufin, Dior, Celegorm)

Scene 3.3: Third Kinslaying (Maglor, Maedhros, Elwing)

Scene 3.4: Elwing Jumps

Scene 3.5: Elwing and Earendil

Scene 3.6: Earendil's Star Rises

Scene 3.7: Maedhros and Maglor Attack the Host of the Valar

Scene 3.8: Fate of the Silmarils - Earth

Scene 3.9: Fates of the Silmarils - Sea

Scene 3.10: Fates of the Silmarils - Sky

You can see all my references here.

And for folks asking about scale, here's a pic of me holding the piece!

[piorenek]

"Wine"

Parring: Caranthir x reader

Type: Drabble, fluff (?)

Note: Enjoy! Had this in my drafts for a long time.

Every other night, when you returned to your rooms, you found a cup of wine on your desk, vanity, or other piece of furniture. With time, along with wine came flowers, dry or freshly cut, and notes that evolved to letters.

The wine was fine. The best there might be, you thought.

At first you were suspicious, then amused, and after a while you started to be curious about who it might be.

One time you came to your quarters earlier than usual. What you saw made your heart beat faster. There with his back to you stood Caranthir, prince of the Noldor, taking his time to make a perfect composition that included a bottle of fine wine, a bouquet of white lilies, and a small, embroidered pouch.

“I was not expecting you, my lord.” He flinched, turning his face to you. “But I must admit it is a pleasant surprise”.

“Please, forgive me. I did not want to frighten you."

You came closer to him and took the bottle.

“It would be a shame if such a good wine came to waste. Would you like to join me for a cup, my lord?” You asked shyly.

And he agreed. One glass transformed to another, and one emptied bottle to two more. You talk and laugh.

You couldn’t think of a more pleasant way to spend this evening.

[lemonomelette]

[hija-ck]

they’re judging u for ur shitty parkour skills

[tanjashu]

In my previous drawing, Maglor looked too sad, so I decided to comfort him🥺 happy blorbo

[piorenek]

So, I just finished Dying Light: The Beast....

It was really good and I need more

[azaikit]

foresight

[lemonomelette]

[gratuacuunart]

"The Seven gathered again" for TRSB 2025

Inspired by the passage: [...] but now hearing of the renewal of Doriath and of Dior's pride the seven gathered again from wandering, and they sent to him to claim their own. – The Silmarillion, Chapter 22, Of the Ruin of Doriath This moment always hits me hard. It's the last time they meet, and it just gives me feels! All of that and more is captured in the story to all things housed in silence by queerofthedagger! The depth of the story was so inspiring for me! Go read it!

To the process:

For this one, I mainly focused on color palette, design, and most importantly, the composition.

They're one family, so I imagine they all come in their family colors. However, a sea of red would look boring. Luckily, the family also wears a lot of gold! Mixing some green into it, we now have at least three colors we can use.

For the design, I wanted to play into their personalities: Maedhros always prepared for battle, Caranthir with extra jewels since he's rich, and the twins being hunters, wearing more simple and practical clothing.

And then there's composition. I wanted to make sure there's still a lot going on and the tension is high, with just them sitting around a table, talking.

Once all of this was decided, it's just painstakingly rendering all of it. :)

[akita-sensei]

the Feanorians attack dog

Celegorm was the most unhinged one out of them all because he was blonde :/