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[tolkienillustrations]

Elrond, Glorfindel and Gandalf by Alystraea

[alystraea]

Music by treelight, at the House of Finwë.

Foreground: Turgon playing a flute, Galadriel annoyed by Fëanor, Finrod and Maglor singing a duet, Aredhel playing a tambourine. (Aredhel and Galadriel are the same age, and maybe the elven equivalent of 13-14 years old here.)

Background: Eärwen and Finarfin dancing, Celegorm objecting to Huan's singing, Fingolfin with baby Argon and Anairë, Fingon and Maedhros more interested in each other's company than in music.

[hyperlexia-1]

Music Beside The Waves (entire work) by AlystraeaArt on Deviant Art (formerly Annamare)

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Maglor through the ages up to modern times. Zoom it and check out the details, like Vingelot in the upper left, the satellite in the upper right. Amazing work.

[hiril-thuringwethil]

"Now when first Vingilot was set to sail in the seas of heaven, it rose unlooked for, glittering and bright; and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered, and they took it for a sign, and called it Gil-Estel, the Star of High Hope. And when this new star was seen at evening, Maedhros spoke to Maglor his brother, and he said: 'Surely that is a Silmaril that shines now in the West?'

And Maglor answered: 'If it be truly the Silmaril which we saw cast into the sea that rises again by the power of the Valar, then let us be glad; for its glory is seen now by many, and is yet secure from all evil.' Then the Elves looked up, and despaired no longer; but Morgoth was filled with doubt."

The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch 24, Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath

Art by Alystraea on Deviantart

[befanini]

Finrod by alystraea

[joyfullynervouscreator]

@alystraea mentioned you on a post “Glorfindel recognizes an old friend behind the beard and wrinkles....”

@joyfullynervouscreator​ I can totally see that "gotta do something!" moment happening in Valinor c.1600 (except they aren't about to repeat the War of Wrath)! I think my headcanon's not that different - except that it attributes greater powers of foresight and advanced planning to the Ainur. Sauron began work in Barad-dur c.1000, so I imagined the Ainur across the ocean feeling some dark, ominous stirrings, and deciding to send Glorfindel after some deliberation ;)

I agree with you about dark stirrings, but in my head, Sauron’s construction project merited little notice (considering it took him 600 years to have it finished - granted, he was in Eregion for some of those centuries, but still - I don’t think the initial construction work was necessarily enough to be felt across the ocean). Once the first Rings were made, is when I hc that the Ainur began to realise that something serious was happening, but at that time he was still keeping up his Annatar guise, so they had little to go on. By the time the Three(1590) were made, this is where things began to get critical, because no matter how benign Celebrimbor thought his project was, the power necessary to create something like that would have rippled across the fabric of the world. I don’t know how long it actually takes to get from Valinor to Middle-Earth, but the decade before the One was made is where I put my “oh, shit!”-moment.

[elesianne]

Replies

Several replies: @acommonanomaly @nstephens14 @irreverentecthelion @alystraea about ficlet & personal post

acommonanomaly replied to your post  “Wealth of iron”

                       I think it's good have stuff posted in multiple places, if you are thinking of posting it on ao3.  =)                  

nstephens14 replied to your post   “Wealth of iron”

                       Fantastic! Yes, you should post to AO3.                    

irreverentecthelion replied to your post   “Wealth of iron”

                       Aaaaahhh i love this what a good <3                    

Thank you guys, I appreciate you replying <3 I will post it on AO3, probably tomorrow though because I always have trouble posting things between midnight and 2/3 AM and it’s that time here now (this has something to do with timezones). I only hesitated because this ficlet is so short.

nstephens14 replied to your post “I thought I’d do a small personal update since I have posted very...”

Lord of the Rings Online is an excellent stress reliever (242 hrs myself??!!) . Self care is important and you shouldn't feel bad prioritizing your own health.

Haha I don’t even dare to check anymore how much I’ve played it! Possibly more than your 242 hours? My fiancé first lured me into playing it in 2012 and then I got back into it in autumn 2014 and played almost every day for six months. I agree that it’s a particularly good stress relief game.

alystraea replied to your post “I thought I’d do a small personal update since I have posted very...”

Health problems are so tough to have - they really do affect all aspects of daily life, and I hope yours get better! Thanks so much for updating us. May you have time to rest and relax lots despite all the Christmas prep.

Thank you for your kind words <3 I’ve got Christmas prep mostly under control now, I think, after hunting presents for hours yesterday, so I hope to have some restful days before joining my family at my mother’s – there’s certainly no restfulness there... I hope you have a good holiday period as well!

acommonanomaly replied to your post “I thought I’d do a small personal update since I have posted very...”

It's good that you're focusing on doing what makes you feel less stressed and not worrying too much about other things (though I'm excited to see what you've written). The holidays have slowed me down quite a bit, but I'll sill be around, and I'm glad to see an update because I was just wondering what you were up to!

I’ve been terrible about replying to your messages again, I’m sorry! (I know you understand why, because you’re great, but it’s still rude of me and I’ll strive to do better. I really enjoy talking with you). The holidays do tend to slow down all other things! I hope you’re able to enjoy all the fuss though :)

[tolkienillustrations]

Glorfindel by Alystraea