#feanorians

[melestasflight]

I’m a Russingon girlie at heart and will never miss an opportunity to read into the romanticism of Maedhros’ rescue from Thangorodrim: ancient friends/lovers coming back together, Fingon finding compassion despite betrayal, all that good tear-jerker stuff.

But what makes Fingon’s heroism massive to me has nothing to do with the personal and everything to do with the politics at Mithrim. The fact that had he not gone to Thangorodrim, the Noldor in Beleriand would find themselves at literal war against each other.

This little passage from the Silm really deserves a lot more attention:

No love was there in the hearts of those that followed Fingolfin for the House of Fëanor, for the agony of those that endured the crossing of the Ice had been great, and Fingolfin held the sons the accomplices of their father. Then there was peril of strife between the hosts

Years later, when Fingon decides to look for Maedhros, the conflict between the hosts comes back as a primary reason behind his decision:

Then Fingon the valiant, son of Fingolfin, resolved to heal the feud that divided the Noldor, before their Enemy should be ready for war

This makes me conclude that the three years between Fingolfin’s arrival at Mitrhim (FA 2) to Fingon’s rescue mission (FA 5) must have been a continuous civil crisis. The hosts are in close proximity, a single lake dividing them, Fingolfin on one side, Maglor on the other, and for three years they cannot find a compromise. This crisis must have gotten pretty bad for someone to decide that braving Thangorodrim might be worth it.

And to me, this is Fingon's greatest contribution he ever made, not his battles, not his chasing of dragons, but preventing civil war among his people.

Of all the children of Finwë he is justly most renowned...

Yes, indeed, he is. Because without Fingon’s deed, there would be no victories for the Noldor, no Long Peace, no meeting of the Edain and Eldar. They would have fought each other endlessly until one group obliterated the other, or alternatively, Morgoth used this division (as the book seems to imply) to destroy them all swiftly. 

Fingon effectively accomplishes what Fingolfin and Fëanor never managed: peace, at least for a good while. Maedhros of course contributes in return by giving up the crown. He meets Fingon halfway, and they stay true to this alliance until Fingon’s death. They cross an impossible bridge no matter how you read their relationship. 

I’ll never tire of it. Ever.

[rinthecap]

Another burning Feanor sketch, but with gouache :v

[maedhrosiseverything2me]

The life of a short human with a giant elf husband.

Mae, discussing something with another elf: as I was saying-

*y/n, enters the room*.

Elf: aww is that your child?.

Mae: that's my wife.

Elf: oh

__________________________

On a hunting trip.

Elf,*visible concern on his face*:

My lord, don't you think it's too dangerous to bring your child on a hunting trip?

Mae: that's my wife.

Elf: oh-

__________________________

On a picnic together.

Mae and y/n sitting under the tree, enjoying their peaceful time.

Two random elves further away: look at how he is taking care of his child, that's quite sweet.

Mae,*screaming so they can hear him*: THAT'S MY WIFE!

The two elves: oh

*Meanwhile y/n laughing her ass out*.

[amathris]

he says he has no freckles!!!

[sa-d-b-eep]

[wisesnail]

Err… hello. I'm having some technical issues but this won't stop me from painting problematic #elves… Have another #Maedhros because I 💙 him (ꈍ ᴗ ꈍ✿)

(Once again, ref from Pinterest but despite checking I couldn't find the original source! Sorry!)

Prints and other stuff on my RedBubble and Threadless

[s-u-w-i]

The rescue of Maedhros 🦅 for @chechula (of course, she kept nagging me with it for quite a while), seems it's been at least seven years since I drew any Fëanorians, fuf!

[anattmar]

“A king is he that can hold his own, or else his title is vain”, yes, Maedhros?

[runmienn]

Curufin, Caranthir and Cleeg🕺

[myceliumelium]

Maglor's duel with Ulfang the traitor. This episode is so interesting to me bc we don't often see Maglor taking initiative and doing something on his own. He acts very much as one of Maedhros' follower, but I think that this moment and his mercy for elrond and elros are the two defining actions that shape his character in my head.

[aamuusva]

[ylieke]

[naarisz]

Fëanor breaking the Silmarils at the End of Times.

[moredhel]

Fell and fey are you become

[rinthecap]

Maehdros in Valinor ✨✨ Vietnamese AU

[prymaraa]

dysfunctional elves (in vyshyvankas (in valinor)) sketches

maglor and maedhros

caranthir, celegorm and curufin ft huan

aaand amrod and amras (designs by @heathcliffgirl2002 because they're amazing)

so, feanorians in ukrainian embroidered shirts, I put in this more thoughts then I probably should have, so some fun facts

the main parts of embroidery is their names, in ukrainian embroidery you can encrypt words, dates, even family trees into patterns and this thing was so interesting to me that I encrypted feanorians names in embroidery

also these names are not their sindarin names, they're mother-names (aka amilessë) because it's very common symbol in ukrainian culture "a mother embroiders a shirt for her child as a protecting charm" especially before said child going to the long adventure and i feel some sad parallels about noldors adventure to the middle-earth

also amrad and amras's mother names are the same, so on their shirts there are two different varieties of "writing" the same name