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[welcometolotr]

⋆⭒˚.⋆˙⟡ the countless stars of heaven's field ⟡˙⋆⭒˚.⋆

(some medieval-inspired gil-galads)

[arofili]

Glorfindel's first visitor (excerpt from Imposter Syndrome part II)

For Back to Middle-earth Month 2026, Day 17. Once again, I didn't finish this fic in time to post it all, but here is an excerpt from the second part of my "Elenwe-is-Glorfindel (sort of)" series!

Today's prompts were from the 2017 gameboard's Red Path: Create a fanwork for someone (Act of Kindness - this series is for @welcometolotr <3), Meteor/Shooting Star, A New Age Begins, Foresight, and “I will not say the Day is done, / nor bid the Stars farewell.” Most of those concepts don't appear in this snippet, but they all will once I'm done with the full work.

Here is the introductory section of Part II! I hope the rest will be ready to share soon.

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The golden-haired elf known as Glorfindel emerged from the Halls of Mandos into Valinor, staring up at the blue, blue sky. It had been a very long time since Glorfindel had seen the sky. The elf stared up into the blue, watching the clouds in awe, soaking in the rays of the Sun. It felt very good, that warmth.

(It had been very cold were the elf called Glorfindel had died.)

Waiting for Glorfindel is the one elf most anxious to be reunited with his golden-haired companion: Turgon of Gondolin; Turukáno Ñolofinwion!

“Aiya! Laurefindil!” he cried, and rushed to embrace his friend. “Oh, I have missed you!”

Glorfindel laughed, and embraced Turukáno. “I have missed you, too, Turno,” he said fondly—but the time for reunion was brief.

Half a heartbeat into the hug, Turukáno turned away, and began to speak. Glorfindel listened first in surprise, then interest, then dawning horror—for he had never heard his King rant like this, not even in the darkest throes of his grief at Elenwë’s loss!

“Glorfindel of the Golden Flower,” he said in one great breath, “you will not believe what has happened to Elenwë...”

“I thought she returned long ago!” Glorfindel cried, and Turukáno grimaced.

“She has, but I returned not long before you, and—well—she left to Middle-earth, again!”

“What?!” Glorfindel could not believe his ears. Soon Turukáno was spinning out the whole story, and he could hardly keep his head on straight, but—

“Turukáno, Turno, slow down,” he insisted. “I’m so sorry you’re separated again, but—what does this have to do with me?”

“I’ll tell you what!” Turukáno all but shouted. “She’s gone to find our great-grandson, Elrond, but somehow, for some reason, everyone thinks she’s you!”

[tolkiengenweek]

Hello and welcome to Tolkien Gen Week!

July 3-9, 2023

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.

Tolkien Gen Week began in 2018 and occurred again in 2020, 2021, and 2022, and we’re back for more from July 4-10, 2023!

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 about, FAQ, code of conduct, and prompts pages! Happy creating!!

Art in the promo banner is by @welcometolotr.

[welcometolotr]

until today i thought "longshanks" was a reference to aragorn's hair so i started to draw longhairagorn and then we googled it and actually the line is:

he’s known round here as Strider. Goes about at a great pace on his long shanks; though he don’t tell nobody what cause he has to hurry.

it's his legs. they're his Long Shanks. what was i thinking? long hanks? aragorn longhanks???

[welcometolotr]

dusty boy :)

May swore. “It’s alright,” the Faded One repeated, calm as a damn cucumber despite the blood running down from his forehead. “It’s not, I fucking threw a vase at you!” May gibbered. He was standing above the guy, using one of the drapes on his skirt to daub at the blood. The thick dust coating everything turned it gray, which was probably unsanitary, but May didn't exactly have a lot of options.

the headstone sea, chapter 2

(i stg he does have braids, it was just impossible to get them to show through the dust and still look ok... braid brush by madam-marla on dA!)

[welcometolotr]

for @arofili !!

i don’t know why this has been hiding my my drafts for years but i’m assuming it’s for something in TFO pt III that never got published. úrion is real cute huh....

[welcometolotr]

TRSB 2024 | @welcometolotr | @jaz-the-bard

i am super excited to introduce this year's collaboration!

Thou Gild'st the Even

in which idril needs to step into a very large pair of shoes, and maeglin walks lightly through her shadows.

5 chapters, read here:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[welcometolotr]

evranin - daeron - elwë - galadhon - lúthien

art for the first oath, as per usz