i will not say the day is done

annie | she/her | 20s | tolkien sideblog for @minamvrray | riversdark on ao3

[franciswhetsel]

Re-reading the Silmarillion and I don't know how I missed the bit about the light of the two trees mingling during Fëanor and Fingolfin's reconciliation. Had to rough this up to get it out of my head

[etiennelux]

i love when sibling characters are fucked up from the same event but in opposite ways

[phil-the-stone-art]

homegirl luthien & the Best Boy

reminder that my ko-fi is up, if u feel inclined to visit it! :)

[quantumelfdynamics]

so many pointless arguments about which elf is the tallest, the most beautiful, etc, etc. it's simple.

the tallest elf is whichever elf Tolkien is talking about at the moment.

the most beautiful elf is always luthien and the second most beautiful elf is whoever tolkien is talking at the moment

[unavidas]

whenever I’m in a creative lull I go back to the classics 🌸🍂

[suigintou]

my lord i fear i must inform you that you have reblogged a post made by the general whose forces encircle my fortress. please delete it posthaste

[velvet4510]

What do you think happened to Daeron after he went East?

Committed suicide out of guilt and despair

Captured and killed or maybe turned into an Orc by Morgoth

Found, rescued, and raised Eluréd & Elurín, and survived the First Age

Some other fate? (specify)

Voting ended onApr 23, 2024

[anattmar]

Finno :3

[demonzoro]

love a character that's like. i survived (<- not a brag) (<- this is a curse that weighs on me every waking hour)

[anattmar]

🫶

[bluebeardcrypt]

Finrod and Sauron battle

commissions are open!

[welcomingdisaster]

i do think the flavor of "feanor is horrified by his sons' deeds" is underexplored

[grey-gazania]

#oh many the THOUGHTS THIS IS PRODUCING #i think that by the end the sons wouldnt even care what he had to say esp certain ones #they did what they did and they hate themselves so much for it that no one elses ire can compare (in their minds) #so feanor being like “i didnt mean like that...” you know what dad? fuck you. should have told you that before you died #look what you did to us (@thecoolblackwaves)

[jpechacek]

and the Silmaril that he bore was taken into the bosom of the earth

[gwaedhannen]

"Was The First Age Worth It" - the greatest thread in the history of the Halls of Mandos, locked by Vairë after 7,050 years of heated debate,

[vinyatar]

Nimloth (of Doriath)

[sillylotrpolls]

Bonus internet points will be awarded to anyone who actually tries this exercise before voting.

Given a blank sheet of paper, how many Tolkien characters' names could you write down without repeating yourself?

0

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41-60

61-80

81-100

101-150

151-200

201+

Thinking is hard for me today; can I just have a 'see results' button?

Voting ended onApr 17, 2024

Assume you need to get the spelling at least somewhat close, and if a character has multiple names, only one counts. Also, if a character doesn't have a canonical name, I'm sorry, but "that guy's wife" doesn't count.

For reference, if you can name the 9 members of the Fellowship, the eponymous Hobbit and his 13 dwarf buddies, 3 prominent women, and the guy who runs the Rivendell B&B, that's 27 characters right there. And you probably also know the name of a dragon.

For further reference, Tolkien Gateway has 637 (!!) pages dedicated to Third Age characters. (Don't click that link until you've voted, of course)

Edit: Your humble pollmaker gave this a try, and got as far as 73 before deciding she was too tired to keep trying to remember dwarf and Silm names. If you also want to share (and don't mind people being incredulous at your having forgot ____), pastebin allows you to paste text and share it for free. :)

[outofangband]

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Working on my vision for Thargelion! I imagine it is warmer than most of Northeastern Beleriand as its directly north of Ossiriand. Let me know if anyone has world building questions!