#mepoc

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"But Ulmo coming up the river laid a deep sleep upon them and heavy dreams; and the trouble of the dreams remained after they awoke, but neither said aught to the other, for their memory was not clear, and each believed that Ulmo had sent a message to him alone. But unquiet was upon them ever after, and doubt of what should befall, and they wandered often alone in untrodden lands, seeking far and wide for places of hidden strength; for it seemed to each that he was bidden to prepare for a day of evil, and to establish a retreat, lest Morgoth should burst from Angband and overthrow the armies of the North." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Of the Return of the Noldor"

@esotolkienweek day 4: lakes & rivers, sleep ⇢ FINROD & TURGON BY AELIN-UIAL

[ID: a picspam made up of 12 images in shades of brown, blue, and green.

1: Branches over water / 2: A cave with column-like mineral formations and a shallow pool of water in the center. Light comes in from an unseen opening in the ceiling / 3: Brown and green italicized serif text on a black background reads "And when again thirty years had passed, Turgon son of Fingolfin left Nevrast where he dwelt and sought out Finrod his friend upon the island of Tol Sirion, and they journeyed southward along the river," / 4: A person's hand brushing the surface of green water. They have dark brown skin / 5: Flowers bending down to touch rippling water / 6: A starry night sky, with the brown clouds of a nebula or galaxy / 7: A duck swimming in a shallow, sunlit stream / 8: The lower half of Kenyette Barnes's face. She has brown skin and long golden-brown hair in dreadlocks / 9: White buildings against a pale blue sky / 10: Same format as Image 3, but the text reads "being weary for a while of the northern mountains; and as they journeyed night came upon them beyond the Meres of Twilight beside the waters of Sirion, and they slept upon his banks beneath the summer stars." / 11: The tree-lined shore of a river seen through mist / 12: Steep mountain peaks covered in snow //End ID]

[arwenindomiel]

Everyone in Middle-Earth is Brown [103/?]: Elrond & Arwen | insp

There sat a lady fair to look upon, and so like was she in form of womanhood to Elrond that Frodo guessed that she was one of his close kindred.

[tolkienofcolourweek]

Tolkien Of Colour Week will run 22nd to 28th September 2025

~~ Tag @tolkienofcolourweek and #tocw2025 on your posts ~~

Optional prompts are below

Day 1: Kingdoms, settlements, nomads

Day 2: Ancestry, heritage, passing on traditions

Day 3: Food, music, clothing

Day 4: Festivals, faith

Day 5: Time, change, adapting

Day 6: Home, belonging, ordinary people

Day 7: Tolkien languages, non-English fan languages

I ask that participants do not use AI art generators. Other than this, all submissions are welcome.

[anthythesis]

[Galadriel] committed Lórinand to Amroth, and passing again through Moria with Celebrían she came to Imladris, seeking Celeborn. There (it seems) she found him, and there they dwelt together for a long time; and it was then that Elrond first saw Celebrían, and loved her, though he said nothing of it. - J.R.R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn

✦ for @arwenindomiel ✦

[brighter-arda]

Haleth moodboard in lesbian pride colours

[Images:

1: a hand dripping blood holding a flower

2: pink sunset

3: trees in bright orange light like a fire

4: a woman with freckles and curly brown hair

5: "Haleth", pink background

6: blood stained hands tinted pink

7: kindling on fire

8: dagger on fabric

9: coat with fur hood]

[edennill-archived]

A kinda hastily put-together Elwing picking apples. I have a headcanon there is an orchard beside her tower in Valinor.

...there were meant to be two versions because I couldn't decide on a design for her, but I lost the other one. I guess I'll post it if I recover it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[ehhhtelion]

Fingolfin speedpaint from twitter

[valacirya]

Toshiro Mifune as Thingol, what do we think?

[marhikit]

Anoriel Fereniel of the Greenwood

So this is part of my little project where I make my own designs of Middle Earth and its characters including OCs and canon characters. My plan is to do one character per region for the time being until I figure out each style and each understanding I have for the characters I'm doing.

So here we have Anoriel's final design and I decided to lean into precolonial Tagalog fashion with some additions to cultural parts of their clothes.

The sashes are this wide long fabrics that the elves of the Greenwood would be able to use as a blanket, head covering, cloak or even bandages in times of emergency. This was suggested by Oropher's second son, Beriohtarion when the rot and darkness started infesting their lands.

Noblewomen have a clawed nail extension ring as an indicator that they are among the nobility. It's made of gold and inside the ring is a stamp of their House's emblem.

Also just cause I've always been unnerved by them growing up, the Greenwood is primarily filled with balete and narra trees. The balete trees are always tied to the superstitious belief that scary things live in them so I feel it makes sense the forest kingdom people are scared of would have balete trees.

[thelegolashairappreciationclub]

Noldorin Music; Afrobeat from Cuivinen to Valinor and back again.

Wanted to make a list of some afrobeat and adjacent songs that I associate with the noldor and other elven groups and why. It's great to see more elves of colour in art but skin colour isn't just an aesthetic, and its weird to see black characters only ever given white voices in music recs or playlists. This is just a small selection of headcannons I personally enjoy, I greatly encourage y'all to seek out other black artists to listen to.

Soso by Omah Lay. Older hymn from before the crossing, passed down more as a relic of old fear, has its resurgence among the noldor in Beleriand especially after the bragolach. Less of an entreaty to the valar than a demand for intervention from anyone who might hear. A desperate plea for anyone to take pity.

Love Nwantiti Remix by Ckay. You know the tra-la-la-lally elves that sing at bilbo and the dwarves in Rivendell? This is the Valinor equivalent. You are wandering Oromë's woods when you walk into a clearing full of half naked somewhat tipsy elves all dancing around and singing this.

Johnny by Yemi Alade. A song from before the crossing about a lady hunting down and beating up her cheating bf who is going around promising other women marriage and knocking them up. I have a vivid image of Míriel wine drunk at a party post-reimbodiment bursting into this song with Indis joining her. Everyone else is holding their breath waiting for an Incident... except Finwe, who is pissing himself laughing and actively cheering them on.

Pull up by Burna Boy. My hc is that Fingon is singing something similar to this in angband. It's completely unserious, just a fun song he remembers from home, remembers singing it outside Maitimo's window to bother him and make him come out faster. He's not expecting the wavering voice following his, thinks he's imagining it until it breaks away from his entirely and continues when he stops.

AKWAABA by GuiltyBeatz and Mr Eazi. Specifically a song for the weird cultural mishmash that occurred in communities built by thralls who escaped angband. Songs tend to be light on lyrics or include multiple languages. More about the sound of the music and embracing the feeling that your body is yours again, dance with us, you are free, go crazy, you are welcome here.

Bloody Samaritan by Ayra Starr. A prayer sung by Beleriand noldor, but not a serious one. Essentially used as a way to warn others you won't take their judgement while using the format of a prayer, like saying "God do you see this shit??" I associate this song with Galadriel in Doriath, dealing with rumours spread about her.

Bank on it by Burna Boy. The closest thing to a prayer that the thralls of angband's fighting pits have. A prayer for survival and for forgiveness for what they must do to survive. It's in Old Quenya, the first tongue. There's an intimate solidarity and fear between those who know it.

[nots-a]

I appeal to you with all the pain and suffering. We are living in difficult circumstances as a result of the war in Gaza. Our homes have been destroyed and our dreams have faded. We are stuck in Egypt after my wife and I lost our jobs. My family lives in constant fear. My brothers, mother and father also live in Gaza. The catastrophic conditions are the result of bombing and genocide. They are facing an endless nightmare and I need help. Your help to protect my family and restore hope to our hearts

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[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"The mightiest and proudest was Ar-Pharazôn the Golden of all those that had wielded the Sceptre of the Sea-Kings since the foundation of Númenor; and four and twenty Kings and Queens had ruled the Númenóreans before, and slept now in their deep tombs under the mount of Meneltarma, lying upon beds of gold." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, "Akallabêth"

@arwenindomiel's tolkien south asian week ☸ day 2: kingdoms + (im)mortality ☸ AR-PHARAZÔN

[ID: a picspam comprised of 18 images in shades of gold, orange, and brown, with black accents.

1: Arkin Rana, an indian model with brown skin and short black hair. He looks at the viewer seriously, and wears round gold earrings and a light brown shirt / 2: Gold light on ocean waves / 3: A black background, with layered serif text in two shades of orange reading "ar-pharazôn" in all caps. Smaller sans serif text underneath reads "last king of númenor" / 4: A dark doorway surrounded by intricately carved columns and arches in an indian architectural style / 5: Orange and red fabrics with shiny gold patterns / 6: Stormclouds lit by an arc of lightning / 7: A flame burning in a hanging lamp / 8: Indian buildings with ornate balconies and terraces / 9: Arkin Rana, looking to the side. The light catches on his gold earring / 10: Italicized serif text on a black background reads "He had fared often abroad, as a leader in the wars that the Númenóreans made then in the coastlands of Middle-earth, seeking to extend their dominion over Men; and thus he had won great renown as a captain both by land and by sea.” / 11: A stack of red and gold pillows with hanging tassels / 12: A stone relief carving depicting people in a bird-shaped boat / 13: Gold coins scattered on paving-stones / 14: A jeweled turban and shoes / 15: Ocean waves crashing against low hills, throwing up a haze of spray / 16: Same format as Image 3, but the text reads "tar-calion" and "the usurper" / 17: Rows of hanging golden ornaments / 18: Arkin Rana, this time adjusting one earring with a serious, distant expression as he looks past the viewer //End ID]

[arwenindomiel]

Tolkien South Asian Week Day 5 ✧ Lineages | insp x ↳ Everyone in Middle-Earth is Brown [108/?]: Elrond & Arwen

Arwen Evenstar remained also, and she said farewell to her brethren. None saw her last parting with Elrond her father, for they went up into the hills and there spoke long together, and bitter was their parting that should endure beyond the ends of the world.

[tolkienofcolourweek]

Tolkien of Colour Week: 29 July to 4 August 2024

Prompts The tag is #tocweek2024

[anthythesis]

"Frodo took the phial, and for a moment as it shone between them, he saw her again standing like a queen, great and beautiful." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"

@arwenindomiel ◆ tolkien south asian week day 1: ringbearers

[brighter-arda]

Day 1 of @finweanladiesweek

Part 26 of toi's indigenous tolkien series

[image description

1: a north African woman wearing a headscarf. The background is grey weaving. Text = MIRIEL who was called Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework; for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands even among the Noldor

2: a east African woman wearing gold. Background has the ruffles of a dancers dress. Text = INDIS laboured not with her hands, but sang and made music, and there was ever light and mirth about her while the bliss of Aman endured.]