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[princessaredhel]

♛ Findekáno | a fanmix for Fingon the Valiant [spotify]

“Of all the children of Finwë he is justly most renowned: for his valour was as a fire and yet as steadfast as the hills of stone; wise he was and skilled in voice and hand; troth and justice he loved and bore good will to all, both Elves and Men, hating Morgoth only; he sought not his own, neither power nor glory, and death was his reward.”

1. Eternal Light - Future World Music | 2. Above and Beyond - Audiomachine | 3. Centurion - Ilan Eshkeri | 4. Kill the Boy - Ramin Djawadi | 5. Connor's Life - Lorne Balfe | 6. Heart - Thomas Bergersen, Two Steps From Hell | 7. The Eagles (feat. Renée Fleming) - Howard Shore, Renée Fleming | 8. Unashamed - Confidential Music | 9. Statues - Alexandre Desplat | 10. Dogs of War - Brand X Music | 11. You're Where You Belong / Give 'Em Hell - Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe | 12. A Good Omen - Howard Shore | 13. Hero's Theme (String Build Version) - Adam Saunders, Mark Stephen Cousins | 14. Optimus - Steve Jablonsky | 15. Undying Love - Thomas Bergersen, Two Steps From Hell | 16. Woad to Ruin - Hans Zimmer | 17. The Lion's Heart - Audiomachine | 18. Destiny of the Chosen - Trailerhead | 19. Someday I'll Be Redeemed (No Vocals) - Epic Score.

[heathcliffgirl1847]

okay REAL funny guys

[tanoraqui]

I’m not personally a headcanonner of Maglor living in Rivendell in LotR under a new name, but if he is, I adamantly believe that he is not Lindir (“song guy”) but rather Erestor (tentatively glossed “lonely brother.”) Tragic humor or bust!

[myceliumelium]

It's a Depression Nap! Still in maedhros's hypothetical single father era that I can't stop thinking about.

[kenobihater]

[smilingdawn]

RIP Melkor you would've loved Westeros in its Targaryen era

[thelordofgifs]

While I have an enduring hatred for the “Fëanor would be a tech bro in a modern AU” take, I would like to present a programmer!Fëanor who always comments his code SO meticulously and extensively. Meanwhile his annoying colleagues are always saying “oh haha I don’t need to comment it I just remember what the code does!” and Fëanor is seething about how documentation is important, what if you forget, what if things don’t last forever—

[armenelols]

Actually. Star crown Elrond is important to me because it keeps the theme of his family carrying stars with them, their connection to the stars and skies far beyond what even all other elves have. Thingol, who fell in love with a Maia from beyond Arda and Aman and from before time itself existed, and who, of all the elves, was alone named Elwë, after stars; Lúthien and the nightingales, birds, free with their wings, soaring the skies; Dior who carried the silmaril with the light of the Trees inside it; and Elwing who inherited it, and turned into a bird, flying as Lúthien's nightingales once did; Eärendil, a literal star; and Elros, who followed his father's star to Númenor, a star-shaped island where eagles dwelt. Star crown Elrond is important to me okay

[daily-smol-silm]

Day #105 - Pixel'd

Noooo Lúthien how could they do this to you? You've been pixelated!

[eri-pl]

Interesting timing

So, on the reread I noticed that just after the Moon and Sun are mede, there's a speculation that Morgoth went to find the newly-awaken Men to talk with them*, and left the war efforts to Sauron.

Which means, something like this very likely happenned:

Day 1. Morgoth leaves and Sauron starts organizing the war, optimizing the strategies and what not.

Day 2. Maedhros is gone from Thrangorodrim and nobody in whole Angband knows what hapnned.

All the following days until Morgoth's return: Sauron is trying to find a way to explain it. Everyone else is as quiet as they can be. (Also, there is a siege now.)

* i have no idea how to describe it in short, because it's one of the parts where Tolkien's intent and his execution don't really match that well for me, so I have a hard time talking about it witout making it sound funny, but also it's on top of my "what Melkor did wrong" list, so. Let's just call it "talk to them" and assume the readers know the lore. Or at least can imagine what type of talks he is interested oin having. I think you would imagine it better than the [semi-]canon manages to.

[carmisse]

Of the kings and their reunion in Halls of Mandos.

Thingol : Is it mine Fëanáro?

Finwë : What? Of course not, besides your question is not funny at all.

Thingol : Oh fuck, he is mine!

Thingol : You were pregnant when you left for Valinor with your people, and you said nothing!

Finwë : You were literally lost!

Finwë : Fëanáro is mine, he is my son only, I raised him and I gave birth to him.

Thingol : I suspect we conceived him a few months after our return from the first visit, before we lost me, before we set out again, you were on standby before I was lost and yet you did not tell me.

Finwë : I was going to tell you when we arrived in Valinor, but only one of us arrived. Anyway, how did you find out?

Thingol : When I found out that your son's eyes were grey, and you don't have grey eyes, let alone Miriel, only I and my family had grey eyes.

Thingol : Besides, only someone of my lineage would be able to create something as marvellous as the Silmarils.

Finwë : idiot!

Fëanor : ...

Fëanor : Lord Námo, I am ready to be thrown into the void right now.

[princessaredhel]

❦ Of the Noldor | a fanmix for the Noldor, from their days in Valinor till the Third Kinslaying and the beginning of Gil-galad's reign. [spotify] 

“They are the Deep Elves, the friends of Aulë; and they are renowned in song, for they fought and laboured long and grievously in the northern lands of old.”

1. Ages of the Golden Wood - Chance Thomas | 2. My Name is Lincoln - Steve Jablonsky | 3. Isabel the Strong - Steve Jablonsky | 4. Anakin’s Betrayal - John Williams | 5. All of Them! - Hans Zimmer | 6. Wall of Ice - Ramin Djawadi | 7. Obliviate - Alexandre Desplat | 8. My People Were Horsemen - Clinton Shorter | 9. For Blood, for Glory, for Honor - Jeremy Soule | 10. Twilight and Shadow (feat. Renee Fleming) - Howard Shore | 11. Optimus - Steve Jablonsky | 12. Jodie’s Suite - Lorne Balfe | 13. Last Chance (Remastered) - Brand X Music | 14. Dragon Age Inquisition Theme - Trevor Morris | 15. Assassin’s Creed Theme - Lorne Balfe | 16. Pandora - Immediate Music | 17. Into Eternity - Brian Tyler | 18. Lords of Lankhmar - Audiomachine | 19. Elegy - Brand X Music | 20. Farewell to Lorien - Howard Shore | 21. Dust and Light - Twelve Titans Music.

[heathcliffgirl1847]

some baby feanorians bc i drew maedhros and the other eldest cousins

[fistfuloflightning]

Thorondor, Lord of Eagles

Tolkientober Day 17: Animal

[myceliumelium]

Maedhros in his single dad era.

[and-the-times-we-had]

Recently I've been seeing the take in the silm fandom that if you don't like the tale of Beren and Luthien then you shouldn't even bother being a fan of Tolkien or that you should seriously question whether or not you are one.

I think this is really silly and quite gatekeepy, to be honest. Tolkien has written lots of characters and other stories that are not about Beren and Luthien. I understand that their story is thematic to the legendarium as a whole, but it's not the only story to express those themes. You could enjoy large chunks of the legendarium (the hobbit, for example) without ever touching on Beren and Luthien and as is often pointed out, the themes of Beren and Luthien also play out in parts of the Lord of the Rings itself.

People can enjoy different parts of the Legendarium and still be Tolkien fans. There's no One Right Way to be a Tolkien fan.