#gondolinweek

[valinorianyears]

Gondolin week day one: Glorfindel

sorry for being late, I only now saw the event :(

[pujojoi17042]

Gondolin week ~final part

Maeglin (Aredhel) & Earendil

Egalmoth & Galdor & Penlod & Salgant

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[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"Even from that region comes now Egalmoth. He had had charge of the engines on the wall; but long since deeming matters to call rather for handstrokes about the streets than shooting upon the battlements he gathered some of the Arch and of the Swallow about him, and cast away his bow. Then did they fare about the city dealing good blows whenever they fell in with bands of the enemy. Thereby he rescued many bands of captives and gathered no few wandering and driven men, and so got to the King's Square with hard fighting; and men were fain to greet him for they had feared him dead." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales Part II, "The Fall of Gondolin"

@gondolinweek » EGALMOTH

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in shades of off-white and dark brown, with some accents of very pale blue and orange.

1: Thiam M, a senegalese model with dark brown skin and hair. He leans his head on one hand, looking thoughtfully into the distance against a white wall. He is wearing a silver bracelet. White cursive text in the center of the image reads "Egalmoth," with thin sans serif text above it reading "lord of the" in all caps / 2: A rainbow amid clouds, framed on the top and left side by white lines. Sans serif text in the upper left corner reads "But they of the Heavenly Arch being a folk of uncounted wealth were arrayed in a glory of colours, and their arms were set with jewels that flamed in the light now over the sky." The phrase "uncounted wealth" is in cursive / 3: Colorful gas clouds in space, with stars shining through. Same format as Image 2, but with reversed orientation. Text reads "Egalmoth was their chieftain, and wore a blue mantle upon which the stars were broidered in crystal, and his sword was bent," with "chieftain" in cursive / 4: A close-up of a dark-skinned person's face. A cluster of shiny gold stars are stuck beneath their eye. Same text as Image 1, except that the sans serif text is on the bottom and reads "heavenly arch." //End ID]

[gondolinweek]

🌻Gondolin Week 2025: May 11 - 17th🌻

NEW THIS YEAR: GONDOLIN WEEK BINGO !

📅 Bingo cards will be posted starting May 1st.

📋Prompts will be shared intermittently using #gw2025prompts.

🗃️Please tag your submissions with #gondolinweek2025.

📢Works will be shared using reblogs when possible (or credited).

⁉️For questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out by ask.

[hhimring]

A Promise Lives Within You

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This is set in Sirion, but features characters from Gondolin.

Egalmoth had argued in council against Earendil’s setting sail again this time, with well-reasoned arguments, but when he saw that Earendil was determined, he said no more on the subject. Now Earendil had not laid eyes on him for days.

‘I fear I have angered Egalmoth,’ he said to Galdor. ‘There are so few lords of Gondolin left, it sits ill with me that I should depart against the will of one of them, and yet I must.’

‘His heart is troubled at your leaving,’ answered Galdor, ‘He did not wish to speak words of ill omen. Thus, he has preferred to remain silent. But be assured he bears you no grudge.’

Earendil wished he could be sure of this. He cast off, and still there had been no sign of Egalmoth. But as the ship moved slowly out of the harbour, they saw Egalmoth stand tall on a promontory. He wore his blue cloak from the old days in Gondolin, now much patched and missing most of its crystal ornaments, and as they drew near, he sang a song of farewell and hope:

May it be as darkness falls,

your faith will still guide you true.

May it be you will find your way,

where strange stars shine on you.

You sail a lonely path,

so far away from home.

May it be at your prayer

the Night fly away.

May it be your voyage on

that will light our day.

Follow your dream to the rainbow.

When the storm has been and gone,

we may yet see the sun.

This also incorporates a couple of prompts from other challenges. I think most people will recognize the inspiration for Egalmoth's song?

[windrelyn]

@gondolinweek 2023 - Day 1: Feast of Summer

Turgon, Earendil, Idril

[arofili]

@gondolinweek day two | aredhel and maeglin

And Aredhel bore to Eöl a son in the shadows of Nan Elmoth, and in her heart she gave him a name in the forbidden tongue of the Noldor, Lómion, that signifies Child of the Twilight.

[elentarial]

Day 1: Feast of Summer (Turgon and Idril)