Howling into the Void

[mothofb]

My Taurid (Tauriel/Sigrid) submission for hobbitreversebang! I’m pretty happy with how it turned out and I’m so excited to have been able to do some serious Taurid art and to get a lovely writer to write a fic for it! TuT 

Take Me Away to Some Place Real by plinys

Adjusting to her new found princess-hood is not easy, but the burdened is lessened by the presence of Tauriel.

Thank you plinys for your hard work and hobbitreversebang for the opportunity!

[negativevoidcoefficient]

Tauriel and Sigrid, by Lizzie.

I apologise it that isn’t your cup of tea, but I ship Sigriel quite much and cannot imagine it otherwise.

I shall post more art via my tag Lizzie’s art.

[spoonybird]

creature

[wormbishounen]

Maglor, inspired by art I saw last time I was in Uzbekistan and featuring a pattern created by @peasant-player. Details under the cut

Here are the two main images I used as inspiration when drawing this

The first is from the museum of applied arts in Tashkent, the second is from the subway station Buyuk Ipak Yo'li. The instrument is based on a dutar. The vest is using Peasant's most recent pattern, which reminded me of a lot of art I saw in Uzbekistan as well.

My tablet really really struggled with this so I had to make the drawing lower quality than intended.

[corantus]

locked the fuck in get my money up

[skoomabong]

[hirazuki]

I saw someone (I’ve forgotten who!) post a couple months ago, asking if it’s ever established in canon whether Mairon ever found out it was Finrod in Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Short answer, after perusing the relevant text: no. 

My personal interpretation, for my own amusement: I think he’d figure out Beren, since his run-in with Luthien and Huan happened shortly afterwards, but had a complete Kronk moment with Finrod, years down the line. Like, you know when you’re an expert in a subject and some things totally fly under your radar, because it doesn’t occur to you that anyone would do anything that dumb? I think that, being a master of deception, he wouldn’t realize what Nereb and Dungalef stood for, not for literal ages, because who uses their real names just backwards/anagrammed when infiltrating an enemy stronghold (and arguably the most dangerous stronghold, second only to Angband), that’s just so stupid so stupid it actually worked XD 

(In his defense, there was a lot going on in the First Age. A Lot.)

But. 

I like to think it plagued him for years :)

[ftld42]

Can't believe we're here, but especially important for fandom accounts: DO NOT link your IRL, government ID to your fandom accounts! Not ever. Not for anything.

You will feel tempted by FOMO, you will feel bullied by Discord. You will be peer pressured to the ends of the earth. Do not do it. Do not allow them full access to you, and do not let them normalize this utter horseshit. We deserve anon spaces. We deserve the internet, it's ours.

Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally

Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and

Like this shit is TERRIFYING.

Cancel Nitro and tell them this is why. Shit talk these assholes in public. Ridicule them. And do not budge an inch, do not let them have you.

[balrogballs]

ELROS TAR-MINYATUR & ELROND PEREDHEL

You can probably tell how much fun I had with this commission, ie Elrond and Elros as described and commissioned by the wonderful @mnimeresponding, who back in December requested them depicted as identical twins at different ages, some point early in the Second Age, where Elros has aged quite far ahead. And I was incredibly compelled by that idea and wanted to do a bright, smiling ‘courtly’ portrait representing a circumstance, ie identical twins where one has aged and one is frozen in time, that is a tragic concept both in real life and in this context. Endurance! The long defeat! Ever onwards at all cost! Ever onwards, but at what cost!?

It was such an interesting challenge to work on and tested my portraiture skills, as showing ‘identicality’ represented across the aesthetics of two diverging ‘races’ and societies, not to mention ages… More design notes re jewelry styles under the cut if you’re keen, or you can just enjoy the art (and thank @mnimeresponding for the excellent concept)!

GALLERY AND COMMISSIONS | KOFI

I wanted Elrond to have very fancy elven earrings while making Elros, who by this point would have been 2-300 years into his rule, a little more staid and mannish (in both senses of the word lol) in his jewellery, but also I added little piercing holes in Elros’ ears matching the ones in Elrond’s, gesturing to his elven upbringing.

The hardest part obviously was conveying the fact that they’re identical twins when they have such different ages and hair/facial hair. Normally when my works have multiple people in them I work on them one by one, but just to keep myself on my toes with the likenesses, I worked on each feature in tandem… so they have the same eyes, noses, matching dimples (🥺) similar colouring, yet distinct to their different lives and ages, so Elros’ skin being more ‘weather beaten’, his laugh lines are much deeper, his nose spreads out more because he’s grinning, and of course, he’s aged quite a bit by this point (which is probably why Elrond’s laugh lines aren’t as deep...)

I envision both of them as having that cute little snaggletooth (putting the fear of god in Maglor and Maedhros because I know full well that neither of them have experienced the concept of baby teeth —> adult teeth, let alone a snaggletooth) only that Elrond is a bit too miserable to grin that wide these days. But it’s there! Also thank you to all the art buddies who encouraged me with teeth, they are my biggest challenge…

Both of them have a similar and rather unfashionable looking blue stone worn in different ways… idk if you can see it since Tumblr compresses quality so hard, but they each have a little swan in flight on the stone 🥺❤️🦢 because I just could not resist.

[countthelions]

WIKIPEDIA IS 25 TODAY MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!! [Their celebration article here]

[countthelions]

there is not NEARLY enough noise on this post !!! CELEBRATE ITS BIRTHDAYYYYYY

[eqqtt]

A hug for bombur

[camilicy]

Enjoy year of the horse 🐎💗

[ridiculoussquid]

Tolkien Women's Week Day 7: And the World Will Be Your Oyster

Summary: Lalia wants to get her fortune told, but isn't sure if she can afford it.

Rating: G

Characters: Lalia Clayhanger Took, OFCs

Themes: Prophecy, Fortune Telling

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77647211

Written for @tolkienwomensweek Day 7 for the prompts "prophecy" and "vision".

[ridiculoussquid]

Tolkien Women's Week Day 5: Between the Mountains and the Sea

Summary: Mithrellas gets lost in the mountains and has to make a pact in order to continue on her way.

Rating: T

Characters: Mithrellas, Original Female Character, Imrazôr

Pairings: Mithrellas/OFC, Mithrellas/Imrazôr

Themes: Witches, Mind Manipulation, Creepy, Pregnancy, Childbirth

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77563611

Written for @tolkienwomensweek Day 5 for the prompt "sacrifice".

[ridiculoussquid]

Tolkien Women's Week Day 4: All's well as ends Better

Summary: Widow Rumble decides she needs a change and remembers an old tradition.

Rating: G, can be read as gen or shippy

Characters: Widow Rumble, Hamfast Gamgee

Themes: Traditions, Food, Grief

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77469381

Written for @tolkienwomensweek Day 4 for the prompt "tradition".

[ridiculoussquid]

Tolkien Women's Week Day 2: Crushing

Summary: Dís has her own preparations for her coronation to take care of.

Rating: T, just to be safe

Characters: Dís, with a side of Thranduil and Balin

Themes: Grief, Revenge, Curses

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77468931

Written for @tolkienwomensweek Day 2 for the prompt "curses".

[saintstars]

Longing @silmarillionstockings for @ridiculoussquid that ended up matching rather well with this drabble by @unendingwanderlust

[intheheatherbright]

Costume. Chitons.

[intheheatherbright]

Marjorie & C. H. B.Quennell, Everyday Things in Archaic Greece (London: B. T. Batsford, 1931).

[killerchickadee]

Wait, wait…. Is that seriously it? How their clothes go?

[treewizarded]

that genuinely is it

[itwashotwestayedinthewater]

yeah hey whats up bout to put some fucking giant sheets on my body

[sourcefieldmix-deactivated20161]

lets bring back sheetwares

[hostagesandsnacks]

also chlamys:

and exomis:

[hidingthemane-deactivated201801]

trust the ancients to make a fashion statement out of straight cloth and nothing but pins

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

Wrap Yourself In Blankets, Call It a Day

[awhiffofcavendish]

Wear blanket. Conquer world.

[goys2men]

That last one looks dope

[moniquill]

Squares and rectangles: easy to weave!! No cutting means no hemming.

[hc-svnt-dracones]

And easy to construct, you don’t have to have complicated seaming and patterning to turn fabric into clothing!

[pendragyn]

ancient Egyptian robes

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

This sort of clothing solution wasn’t just for the Mediterranean, or northern Africa, either. Behold the Belted Plaid:

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[marlynnofmany]

Has anyone already reblogged this with saris? It’s cool how many cultures have similarities like this hidden in plain sight.

[tieras]

https://kalaavarsha.com/how-to-wear-or-drape-a-saree/

[deliciouswastelandgoddess]

The lungi is a traditional garment worn in many southern states of India. It's different from the dhoti, in that it is a tubular shape (like

Since we are here might as well share the dhoti and the lungi

https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Lungi

https://www.wikihow.com/Wear-a-Pancha-Kachcham?amp=1

It’s only men in the photos but really anyone can wear them. I am wearing a lungi right now.

I also know Thailand and Sri Lanka have their versions of a lungi as well.

[assessthatdress]