#THOU JAIL-CROW OF MANDOS!!!!

[vahloksekelle]

quick Fëanor doodle … going through the worst art block known to ilúvatar

[abnerkrill]

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[urwendii]

writing the Imbë verse in the Round world version of the Silm is all sorts of agony tbh

[hubristicassholefight]

Hubristic Asshole Fight: Round 1 Part 1b

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars) vs Feanor (The Silmarillion)

Propaganda below cut

Anakin

Decided that he would become stronger than death to stop those he cares about from dying after failing to accept his mother's death. When he begins getting visions/nightmares like he had before losing his mother of his wife dying in childbirth, he decides to team up with an evil sorcerer and mastermind to learn the secret to stopping death. The price he willingly paid was leading the slaughter of the community of peacekeeping monks who had raised him from nine years old, feeling guilt about his heinous betrayal even as he unflichingly continued the massacre (sunk cost fallacy to a very extreme degree). The unintended price he paid was the loss of his limbs and independence after his injuries during a fight with his mentor and brother figure, his wife dying on childbirth due to the great stress of his heinous actions, and being separated from his children until they were adults firmly opposed to the imperial regime he became the attack dog for (only knowing of their survival until after he had personally attacked them both); He literally did not have to do any of that. his wife Padmè very very very very much did not want him to do any of that. He was completely absorbed in his own inability to deal with loss that he deadlock refused to consider losing family again and then he went and killed what amounted to his extended family, his wife and the man who raised and guided him from age 9. And his own kids unknowingly. In terms of accomplishing your goals there really really wasn't much more he could have fucked up. And when it comes down to key moments, all he had to do was not cut off mentor and co-worker Mace Windu's hand with a laser sword and everything would have been fine. He's a nominee for Fail King of All Time to me

He thinks he's hot shit which, he is, but like cool it dude you don't have to mass murder maim mutilate your way through life to prove you're the extra most specialest bestest psychic space wizard;

Hubrised so hard he 1) lost his limbs and his skin 2) became what he hated 3) caused the very death he sought to prevent, betraying and destroying himself for nothing; So soaking wet and self aware that he cried committing atrocities. If he knew what hubris was, he'd agree he has a lot of it

Feanor

The definition of hubris. Created the silmarils who were so perfect even the gods praised them. Got them stolen by the gods evil brother (so essentially fantasy satan). Then decided to go fight the evil god to get the silmarils back and swore an oath binding him and his sons to get them back no matter who would stand in their way. This drastically backfired when some other elves stood in his way so he murdered them. Got cursed by the gods for this (together with his entire family and everyone who followed them). Told the gods that they were of the same kind as fantasy satan and that they would end up following him

Morgoth (a god) shows up at his house and Feanor (professional hater of gods) tells him to get fucked* and slams the door in his face. *”Get thee gone from my gate thou jail-crow of Mandos!”; He has never spent anything wrong ever aside from all the war crimes.

The Valar (gods) asked Feanor for help in saving the world from being in total darkness and he said “no, figure it out yourselves”. Repeatedly and intentionally goes against their orders leading to war and chaos; I know it’s left open ended to what really happened to him after he died, but I hope he never repents. I hope he stays an antagonistic and egotistical bastard after being reimbodied (brought back to life) and continues to make it everyone else’s problem. I love him.

I’m gonna have to try to do this without a sing Tolkien scholarship words so bear with me. Basically my dude is one of the smartest and most talented elves in the world. Unfortunately he has a lot of daddy issues AND mommy issues largely due to the fact that his mom died when he was a kid and decided not to come back (as elves can do). No one else has this problem. He invented a ton of important stuff and had seven sons. His most prized creation was three gems called the Silmarils, which contained the light of the Two Trees, which gave light to the world before they were destroyed. When the Valar (the gods of Tolkien’s world) asked if they could use the Silmarils to potentially create another light source, he emphatically refused and in fact became so jealous of them that he and his sons swore an oath that anyone who so much as touched them would die by their swords. Sauron’s boss steals the gems and Feanor decides that he will lead his people on a crusade to retrieve and avenge them. This results in the death of him, most of his people, and almost his entire family minus one of his sons, Galadriel, and Elrond; He once yelled at the devil to get off his lawn

went to war with morgoth (satan basically) against the will of the gods and made a whole speech to said gods about how they were gonna feel really silly when he killed morgoth and saved the whole world. he never actually did battle with morgoth because he died on like day 1 of getting to middle earth (he left like 2/3 of his forces behind because he didn’t trust them) and spontaneously combusted upon his death; he’s a huge asshole and a mad scientist and linguist and prince with daddy issues and also mommy issues

Dude thought he could win a fight with the devil, tried to just walk into Angband (Mordor before Mordor actually existed), made an oath to kill everyone that tries to take his creations even the Valar (angelic like beings) and ends up causing his death, his sons deaths and a bunch of other deaths; His name is quite literally spirit of fire Is basically regarded as THE greastest elf Is in fact THE best smith of the elves and crafts their most precious jewels (that end up causing so much death) Is THE linguist to the point of creating the alfabet every one uses even after The Crimes, creates a bunch of things that are used even after The Crimes actually Loves his dad more than the things he made Is the only recorded elf with seven kids Is married to a sculpter that is so good that people confuse her statues as actual people (a propaganda because he had to be good to actually bag her you know) Manages to create jewelry so good even the the angelics beings sent by god are surprised he managed to do it So good at making speeches that it leads to a rebellion against said angelic beings and a lot of people to leave paradise with him His mother died because his spirit was too powerful Invented kinslaying after trying to steal some boats for said rebellion Swears an oath that destroys his whole family (but adds a great flavour to the rest of the story) Tells the devil to fuck off and slams his house door on said devils face Dies via auto combustion because his spirit was just too powerful for a normal death Gets stuck in the afterlife (that elves can usually just return from) for spiting the Valar Is said he will have an important role in Tolkien’s version of Ragnarok by letting the jewels he previously promised to kill for be destroyed to defeat the devil

Because of his pride, he went against the gods because the evil god Morgoth stole his life's work (the Silmarils, 3 shiny gems that radiated the light of the two trees that a huge evil spider had sapped dry). Swore (with his 7 sons) an oath to hunt Morgoth and retrieve his shiny gems. Commited kinslaying, burned some boats, combusted to ashes after suffering mortal wounds at the hands of corrupted demi-gods. Consequences of his actions could be seen long long after his death: the oath was passed on to his sons to hopelessly fulfill (failure after failure, including two more kinslayings, one of them casting himself into a fiery volcano, another wandering the shores for eternity);

[tolkien-povs]

POV:

Some elf you hate made 3 shiny stones, and now you want them but he "Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos!"'s you.

[elvesinponytails]

“Then hate overcame Fëanor’s fear, and he cursed Melkor and bade him be gone, saying: ‘Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos!’ And he shut the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of all dwellers of Eä.”

Hey there. I am a self taught amateur artist, and a huge fan of Tolkien’s Silmarillion. I love all the characters and drama within it, and ever since I read it, I so desperately wanted to draw it. So here’s my first artwork of two of my fave characters, Fëanor and Melkor. Love drawing these two.

[laurefindele-thegolden]

I've decided to write down my favourite Silmarillion quotes/passages

This is what I have so far, feel free to add yours

• "You have my leave but not my love." - you tell him Curufin

• "And Morgoth came." - three words yet the power they have is perfect

• "But Finrod walks with Finarfin, his father, beneath the trees in Eldamar." - que the waterworks

• "Last of all Húrin stood alone. Then he cast aside his shield, and wielded an axe two-handed; and it is sung that the axe smoked in the black blood of the troll-guard of Gothmog until it withered, and each time that he slew Húrin cried: 'Aurë entuluva! Day shall come again!' Seventy times he uttered that cry."

• "Death you can give me earned or unearned; but the names I will not take from you of baseborn, nor spy, nor thrall. By the ring of Felagund, that he gave to Barahir my father on the battlefield of the North, my house has not earned such names from any Elf, be he king or no." - I'm in a love hate relationship with Thingol at times so you tell him bby

• "For little price,’ he said, ‘do Elven-kings sell their daughters: for gems, and things made by craft. But if this be your will, Thingol, I will perform it. And when we meet again my hand shall hold a Silmaril from the Iron Crown; for you have not looked the last upon Beren son of Barahir.” - also as above

• "Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos." - love him or hate him but Fëanor is badass.

[mirkwood]

"get thee gone from my gate thou jail-crow of mandos" is constantly on my mind. don't ask me what im thinking. im thinking about get thee gone from my gate thou jail-crow of mandos. yes it will take all day.

[glorf1ndel]

Silm ask 6/7/8?

Combining these two due to the overlap, so I'm tagging @nin-varisse! Thanks for the asks! <3

6. Best m/f ship?

The first ship that popped into my head is Halenthir, because they give off autumnal vibes to me, and I am currently in fall mode. I love those snarky yet affectionate battle partners. But my favorite m/f ship is definitely Beren and Lúthien. I can't get over the fact that Tolkien made his wife the heroine of one of his stories, and their love is reflected so sweetly in Beren and Lúthien's unwavering support for one another. 10/10 ship.

7. Best f/f ship?

I love the idea of Nerdanel and Nienna finding solace in each other in the aftermath of tragedy. They have a lot in common, both wise yet burdened by grief. I'd like to imagine that they find happiness and teach each other how to move beyond the past.

8. Best m/m ship?

If we're talking strictly Silm, then I'm a sucker for Silvergifting. This bad boy can fit so many character dynamics in it. If we can include LOTR characters, then give me Glorestor where Erestor is a follower of Fëanor, and Glorfindel is his usual sunshine self. That is my JAM.

20. Funniest moment in the Silm?

"Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos" is a contender. Beren joking to Thingol about his newfound lack of a hand is another. Sauron turning into a werewolf and a giant snake AND a vampire in one battle and still losing might take the win, though.

[mai-artano]

Melkor: Here is a strong place, and well guarded; but think not that the Silmarils will lie safe in any treasury within the realm of the Valar!

Feänor: *looks intensely at Melkor*

Feänor: GET THEE GONE FROM MY GATE, THOU JAIL-CROW OF MANDOS!

Feänor: *shuts the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of the dwellers of Eä*

Melkor: *stares at the doors and being angry as fuck*

Melkor: OPEN THE DOOR OR...I AM GOING TO THROW ROCKS THROUGH YOUR WINDOW, YOU DUMB WHORE

[makalauriels]

Some of you Rings of Power fans are entirely too nice to hateful anons, because I think you should just spam them with "Get thee gone from my gate thou jail-crow of Mandos" and leave with no elaboration.

[i-did-not-mean-to]

Scarecrow

Dearest MoonLord, thank you kindly for all your lovely comments on Ao3--they really mean the world to me.

I was not entirely sure if you had any specific pairing in mind, so I kept it gen.

In that sense...

Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos!

Characters: Curufin, Celegorm, Finrod & Turgon

Words: 241

Warnings: A scarecrow...and an insult

“You must be out of your mind!” Curufin shrieked at the sight of the elaborate, life-sized doll his half-cousin was presently adorning with heavy jewellery with much gusto. “I take offence to this!”

To his shock and dismay, his brother had grabbed one of the expertly crafted hands of the thing and was waving it at him in that joyously insolent manner that was so typical for Celegorm.

“It’s not supposed to be you!” Finrod exclaimed, his eyes wide with shock as he dropped the necklace he was holding up to the grotesque puppet. “I promise.”

Turgon was not nearly as apologetic—actually, he was visibly pleased with the result of his painstaking work as he went through a thorough inspection of the perfectly life-like mobility of their monstrosity.

“Father?” Celegorm chuckled, staring interestedly into the dead, beady eyes of the scarecrow. “He’d be the kind to insult birds of any feather and shoo them away with exaggerated aggressiveness,” he then admitted.

When those bright, almost colourless eyes turned pleadingly to him, Curufin merely grimaced.

It was true that the likeness to the great Fëanor—willing antagonist to the Valar and his own blood alike—was uncanny.

The craftsmanship as well was an incontestable testament to Ñoldorin quality, this much he had to concede grudgingly.

As a tawny bird swooped down and promptly veered, Curufin found that—for all its merits—the accursed object, grinning lopsidedly at him, was excessively vexing.

@fellowshipofthefics here we go with the next one!

-> Masterlist

𝙻𝚘𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 <3

[blahahala]

"Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos!"

[aemiron-main]

also btw...... when i say mike would be an elf in lotr... i dont mean the calm and graceful and silent third age elves we see in the LOTR movies.... no, he’s a silmarillion elf.

he’s not one of those calm, chill elves staring at leaves and singing hymns. he’s a feanorian frothing at the mouth and hastily making poorly thought-out oaths and jumping into situations. he’s flipping off the valar and walking backwards into hell. he’s having his s2 ‘yelling and punching hopper’ scene except it’s him yelling and punching melkor. he’s in his ‘get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos’ era. i need u guys to know this. he is not one of the calm chill elves with patience and wisdom, he’s fingolfin strategizing for battle, he’s maedhros lamenting about his doom and then doing a backflip into the core of the earth. he’s pursuing the people he cares about to the end of the earth to save them even if it brings him face-to-face to hell incarnate!! even if it destroys him!! he’s the feeling of promising everything you are and will ever be to somebody and giving so much of yourself that you are doomed to your own destruction and your only hope of salvation is those who love you enough to carry your burdens no matter the fact that they are infinite and eternal. he is the feeling of wretched self-loathing and lack of purpose that festers into a growing anger at the world but more than that, into an anger at yourself that you take out on the world. he is the feeling of struggling not only against a fate that feels inevitable but against a fate that feels inevitable at his own hand!! he is the feeling of getting wrapped up in your own web of lies in your misguided attempt to save yourself!! he is the feeling of when family goes from comforting to suffocating!!! when the expectations of your family drive you to your doom!!! he is the feeling of escaping eternal forces against all odds only to be threatened by your own hand!!! when I say Mike would be an elf THIS is what I am talking about!!! I can see him being a human too with the indomitable passion and love of life and the tragedy of mortality but there’s also just something soooo Mike about being an immortal race who dies young at their own hand because of the circumstances of the world around them!! like the thing with humans is the feeling of being short-lived by nature, not by choice, the feeling of an inescapable end but when it comes to the elves it’s about the feeling of being short-lived by choice the feeling of escaping horrible atrocities and creatures and being immune to the passage of time only to find yourself standing on a cliff above the sea or above a hole burrowed into the core of the earth, ready to throw yourself into it so that the burdens you carry are not passed to anyone else!!! so that you can try and save them from your fate!!! Mike, like elves, embodies the feeling of watching those around you that you love die and suffer, especially mortals, as you watch and absorb all of it and try to save them but you know that in the end even if you save them from war and from beasts and from vengeful gods, you cannot save them from their ultimate fate and so you watch them pass and you wait for your grief to fester into something that bursts out of you eventually despite your attempts to wrangle it!!!

THIS is what I mean when I say that Mike would be an elf!!! it’s about digging past the stereotypes of the calm graceful, emotionless elves and instead staring at the feelings of repression and guilt and saviour complex and rage and passion and the endless pursuit of purpose that comes with the silmarillion elves!! the burden of it all!!! the complex familial dynamics of it all!!!! the following people that you love into hell and mutilating them in your attempts to save them from that hell of it all!!! and you do save them!! but you feel like it’s your fault that they needed to be saved in the first place so you still don’t FEEL like you saved them!!! the accidentally hurting people because it feels like you’re doomed by your nature to hurt people of it all!!! the feeling like a curse of it all!!! the LOVE of it all!!! the love that spurs your grief!! that spurs your self-sacrifice!!! the love that spurs all of it!! the love that sealed your fate!!! THAT IS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!!

[warrioreowynofrohan]

Silmarillion Daily - Years of the Trees 1491-1492

It is told that for a time Melkor was not seen again in Valinor, nor was any rumour heard of him, until suddenly he came to Formenos, and spoke with Fëanor before his doors. Friendship he feigned with cunning argument, urging him to his former thought of flight from the trammels of the Valar; and he said: “Behold the truth of all I have spoken, and how thou art banished unjustly. But if the heart of Fëanor is yet free and bold as were his words in Tirion, then I will aid him, and bring him far from this narrow land. For am I not Vala also? Yea, and more than those who sit in pride in Valimar; and I have ever been a friends to the Noldor, most skilled and most valiant of the people of Arda.”

Now Fëanor’s heart was still bitter at his humiliation before Mandos, and he looked at Melkor in silence, pondering if indeed he might yet trust him so far as to aid him in his flight. And Melkor, seeing that Fëanor wavered, and knowing that the Silmarils held his heart in thrall, said at the last: “Here is a strong place, and well guarded; but think not that the Silmarils will lie safe in any treasury within the realm of the Valar!”

But his cunning overreached his aim; his words touched too deep, and awoke a fire more fierce than he designed; and Fëanor looked upon Melkor with eyes that burned through his fair semblance and pierced the cloaks of his mind, perceiving there his fierce lust for the Silmarils. Then hate overcame Fëanor’s fear, and he cursed Melkor and bade him be gone, saying: “Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos!” And he shut the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of all the dwellers in Eä.

And Melkor departed in shame, for he was himself in peril, and he saw not his time yet for revenge; but his heart was black with anger. And Finwë was filled with great fear, and in haste sent messengers to Manwë in Valmar.

I find it interesting that Fëanor did in fact consider a team-up with Melkor. (Now there’s an AU! I wonder if Melkor would have killed Fëanor as soon as they were out of Valinor, or if he would have tried to take him captive to Angband rather than going first to Avathar?) And did he intend to get his sons to come with him, or to go alone?

[gale-in-space]

We need to get more creative with insults. Let's ditch "kys" and sub in "get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos"