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thinking about love stories of the First Age

how so many of them were whispers, fragments, passed on as an addendum to a larger Tale or only remembered because someone involved was a great hero

Maedhros and Fingon had centuries of fame and renown, and yet they have less to their memory than Túrin and Beleg, who are somehow known to have kissed and exchanged something resembling vows in firelight before strangers they barely trusted. Morwen and Húrin dwell in the shadow of their children, Barahir and Emeldir as heroes first and lovers second

and yet there is this tangibility to them, something real, something vital

idk this is poetic nonsense maybe but

imagine being a student in the Third Age and reading about Findekáno and his much-beloved Lord Paramount of the Eastern Marches, a tall and desperate warrior who was kept apart from the High King on the day of tears unnumbered so they might not save one another, and knowing in your bones that they were like you and no amount of bias or willful revisionism could change that.

you probably don’t get straightwashing in Arda is all I’m saying

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freeze! ✧ ─=≡Σ((( つ•̀ω•́)つ you’re under arrest for being so lovely. copy this message to 10 other blogs (only if you want to) that you think are beautiful and deserve it. keep the game going and make others feel beautiful 💜

why thank you so much anon! you're lovely too

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if i think too much about how elros chose quenya as the language for the royal names and records of númenor I'll need to disappear into the woods to scream for days. like. the implications and weight that carries just make me insane

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I swear i tried to draw any other elf,but my hands only want to draw Mae...

still trying to learn how to paint in digital btw😩

WHY THIS APP TAKE OUT THE QUALITY????

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This is the first time I public some of my art on social media,but this one came out so good...🧍‍♂️. This is my version of Mae in a semi-realistic style. Reposts would be apreciate btw😃

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🟥 Maedhros 🟥

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All of the Noldor have ADHD send tweet

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sketching Tyelko

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Day 5: Tears Unnumbered

A letter from the private archives of Lord Elrond of Rivendell, now kept in the Royal Archives of Arnor.

My d[e]ar[es]t R[uk]o (name uncertain), I have high hopes for the battle to come so tr[y] [n]ot to fret too much (I know it […] like asking A[rie]n not to rise [b]ut try for me.) Here is a token of my [word illegible] to keep you safe (?). With [word illegilble], Fin[no]

Despite the obvious damage, this letter dated to the second half of the First Age is remarkably preserved from time thanks to countless layers of Elven enchantments. All the damage seems to have been inflicted during the lifetime of the person who received this letter (Elf Ruko), probably due to poor conditions of storage. The spots and smudges let the historians think they may be tears, for the paper shows no other sign of water damage, and some words are worn out by what may be frequent touch.

We may make the educated guess that this letter was re-read by the elf called Ruko after the battle as they mourned their friend Finno and was an object of high personal value. The historians of the First Age agree that the battle mentioned in this letter is likely to be the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the battles of Tears Unnumbered, as it fits in the timeframe this letter is dated from.

Despite its briefness, this letter is a precious and rare testimony of a close friendship between two soldiers, showing that, despite the state of semi-constant war of the First Age, there was an efficient messenger service between the Elven strongholds.

We know not how this letter ended in the keeping of Lord Elrond of Rivendell, nor why he put such care in its preservation, but this is one of the last written primary sources we have from the First Age and we can only be grateful it survived to this day to offer us a brief glimpse of two unknown, long dead Elves.

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Nerdanel (with baby Maedhros) Speed Paint

I know, her hair is too red - I’ve remembered too late that she is supposed to have brownish hair… orz

Also, she’s holding baby!Maedhros, because I’ve realised that I, most unexpectedly, really enjoy drawing babies.

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Has your #1 comfort character committed a crime?

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