#ainur

[velvet4510]

Tolkien’s subtle connections between LOTR and The Silmarillion are just glorious to discover. Like the reason Gollum hates sunlight and moonlight is the same reason the Nazgûl get scared off when Frodo calls out to Varda! Sauron, and thus his servants and his Ring that has completely corrupted Gollum’s soul, shares the absolute darkness of Melkor, who always hated and feared Varda because she is absolute light and thereby she created the Sun and Moon in defiance of that darkness… and she created them out of the last remaining light of the Two Trees which Melkor destroyed, so every time a piece of Melkor’s darkness comes into contact with the light of the Sun and Moon, it is reminded that Melkor did not destroy that light completely, that it lives on. Gollum can feel Varda’s creations forever clashing with what is indirectly Melkor’s creation.

[ettelenethelien]

The hilarious implication of:

But of Olórin that tale does not speak; for though he loved the Elves, he walked among them unseen, or in form as one of them, and they did not know whence came the fair visions or the promptings of wisdom that he put into their hearts.

is that he probably was there, unbeknownst to anyone, during the whole "speech and oath" debacle in Tirion, going no, no, no, no, please don't do that all the way, and to no avail.

although possibly Finarfin heard some covert encouragement, and honestly, he deserves it.

[sempermoi]

Nienna

It’s been a while again since I drew the lady with the eternal tears ^^ I wanted to draw her in a more tarot card style this time

[ylieke]

Manwe~

Understandably sad on the basis of his brother being primordial Evil And also like the idea that he looks very similar to Melkor, tho much softer

[lowcountry-gothic]

Finrod and Sauron

Battle of Unnumbered Tears

The Guardians of Gondolin

Túrin Turambar

The Ruin of Doriath

The Voyage of Eärendil

The End of the Curse

Dome and Foam

Three Rings

Bard the Dragon Slayer

Art by Wavesheep. Part I | Part II | Part III.

[cyraes]

99999 retina damages in your face

didnt want to post the finished version for reasons but i got convinced.

[ainurweek]

Which Gandalf are you today? ✨

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Au

Where the rivalry/tense relationship of the 9 walkers isn’t between the dwarf and the elf, but between the elf and the maia.

Legolas, when he realizes he has to be in proximity of an ainur for days on end: ah

Gandalf, when he realizes the elf going on the quest is a silvan, a people the Ainur have a tumultuous relationship with: mnnnn

Gandalf and legolas repeatedly saying in their head: it’s for middle earth

Legolas, realizing that, while the ainur have a history of not taking responsibility of their own kind’s actions and having a habit of overinflated ego, gandalf is at least trying to do smth about it: you’re ok i guess.

Gandalf, realizing that legolas is at least willing to remain civil and that it could have been worse, it could have been Lasgen: i’ll take it

Gandalf and Legolas getting into lowkey passive aggressive fights on the credibility of the valar (or lack there of) that bewilders everyone else

Gandalf: head to lothlorien

Legolas: are you kidding me?

Gandalf: *dies taking out a balrog*

Legolas: Are you fucking kidding me?!

It’s essentially a rivalry between an atheist and god.

Legolas, looking gandalf dead in the eye: the gods may judge me, but their sins out number my own

Gandalf: *looks at the camera like he’s in the office*

[amathris]

sky around

[crysdrawsthings]

We stan our unintentionally hilarious king

[anattmar]

Manwë 👁

[cilil]

Eru: Behold, children! I created the first of the Maiar!

Manwë: Oh! How cute!😍 (taps Eönwë's crib)

Eönwë: (starts chirping, full hungry baby bird mode)

Ossë: (starts violently shaking his crib while imitating storm noises)

Mairon: (signature look of superiority)

[ettelenethelien]

Pour one out for all of Aulë's other law-abiding Maiar who are never again going to be trusted with anything of importance for the rest of history

[sempermoi]

Varda

I just really enjoy drawing deities in a tarot style ^^

[ylieke]

[massivewonderlandtragedy]

Some of the many thoughts I had whilst reading the Silmarillion:

"What the fuck?!", "you can't be serious", "DON'T DON'T!", "oh dear lord", "hear we go", "you absolute idiot", "Why? Just Why?", "Well I'm now depressed", "Oh I like him (dies) OH F*CKING COME ON", "(another character dies) another bites the dust", "does no one here have a brain cell?", "well maybe it can't get any wor- JESUS WEPT HOLY SH*T!!!"