#feanorianweek2021

[mavariel]

@feanorianweek 2021 DAY ONE: Maedhros

Stay tuned everyone... this is going to be a very special series ;)

[aregebidan]

Day One of @feanorianweek: adjusting/coping + beauty for Maedhros

I have a headcanon that Maedhros takes up calligraphy and mapmaking shortly after his rescue. The movement calms him and helps him get used to writing with his left hand, and he gets to create beautiful things again. 

[katarrinskey-archive]

@feanorianweek really snuck up on me this year and I feel severely less prepared then i meant to be, but it is what it is, i suppose

So, day 1, Maedhros not long after the rescue. + Fingon. Cause i really wanted to draw my boys together

[theelfmaiden]

Makalaurë connecting to his inner Fëanorian fire during concert for Day 2 of the @feanorianweek event. “Loosely” based on Miguel from ‘the Road to El Dorado’. 😅

Enjoy! ❤

[mettalby]

@feanorianweek​ Day 5 - Curufin and Celebrimbor  I was a little tired, and this picture isn't very good, but I couldn't get past the day...

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

Day 6 of @feanorianweek is Amrod & Amras, so here they are!! Amras is the one with the braids, on the left, and Amrod is one the right with his eyes squinched up. Their outfits were super fun to draw!!

[Image Description: a digital drawing of twin elves, both with red hair and freckled skin. They are wearing tunics, puffy shirts and breeches, and fur-covered boots with red tassels. Their general color scheme involves red, blue green, brown, and yellow. One has two braids in his hair, and the other has short hair falling a little above his shoulders. They are standing on a green background with a circle of leaves behind them. They are both smiling and are holding hands. //End Description]

[forerussake]

Nelyafinwë Maitimo, or Maedhros in better times in Valinor :)
Just a quick sketch for @feanorianweek 2021. Can you believe I am already a day behind? … I can actually it’s totally on brand…

[fandomblr]

I’ve been busy af this week studying for abnormal psych which is why I haven’t been able to contribute to Fëanorian week, but! My dad was showing me some of my older drawings and sent me these I made back in 2016-2017, and since the last prompt for today (it’s almost 1 am so yes technically it’s Sunday here) is Fëanor and Nerdanel, I decided to post these on here.

Thank you @feanorianweek for making this happen!

[mavariel]

@feanorianweek 2021 DAY FOUR: Caranthir

[aregebidan]

Day 2 of Feanorian Week: Music/Songs of Power + Maglor’s Gap

I like to think that Maglor had a chance to face off with Glaurung in a musical duel during the Bragollach.

[katarrinskey-archive]

@feanorianweek

Messy sketch of Moryo cause I don’t feel like finishing anything lately

[theelfmaiden]

Baby Maitimo and his encounter with a bunny for Day 1 of the @feanorianweek event.

Enjoy! ❤️

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

The Case for Curufin

What, it’s Day 5 already?! Wow! Time certainly flies when you’re committing war crimes having fun with the Fëanorians!

The prompt I picked for today is “Celebrimbor,” so I decided to do a little meta about my thoughts on why Curufin was probably a pretty good father, despite his flaws. As always, many thanks to @feanorianweek for all their hard work!! 

Now, it’s meta time!!

I see a lot of fics that portray Curufin as a pretty all-around terrible parent. Neglectful, abusive, selfish, unfeeling--the works. And I’m not at all here to criticize that portrayal. Everybody has different interpretations, and that’s okay.

But I don’t personally feel like Curufin would be a bad father. Probably a dad with high expectations and standards for Celebrimbor, but not cruel or abusive towards him. 

First of all, Curufin has six brothers and collectively, they have only one nephew (Celebrimbor), which means that probably, Tyelpë has a lot of affection directed towards him. If Curufin were to behave violently or neglectfully towards Celebrimbor, I don’t think any of his brothers would let that fly. He’d have six angry uncles knocking at his door in two shakes of a lamb’s tail if he so much as threatened Tyelpë.

And given Curufin’s life circumstances, why would he treat Tyelpë badly? He has absolutely no need to! Yes, he’s manipulative and dangerous, but he’s manipulative and dangerous towards people who can do things for him. Tyelpë has nothing to give him--not political advantage, not funds, nothing. Why would a known opportunist like Curufin waste energy antagonizing someone without reason? It would be a complete turnaround from his typical style.

Also, the fact that Curufin had children at all, when every single one of his brothers chose not to, shows that he must’ve wanted a kid badly enough to risk  bad things happening to them in the future. If he knew going in that having a child could be incredibly dangerous both for them and for him, then I can only assume that he was incredibly loving and protective towards Celebrimbor. By introducing a living weak spot into his armor, he showed the power of his want to have children, which would make it nonsensical that he would then treat his offspring badly.

And lastly, my personal headcanon is that Curufin actively did things that he knew Celebrimbor wouldn’t agree with in hopes that he could drive him away. He wanted to keep him safe from the horror of the Oath and the mad ness and danger that was affiliated with the Fëanorian family. If he wanted Celebrimbor to live in relative safety, he would have to cut off his relationship with him completely. Forever. 

And he did that. After wanting a child that badly and spending all of that time protecting him from harm, he forced him away, distanced himself, and then died without seeing his son again (probably). Curufin made the ultimate sacrifice for love--a recurring theme in Tolkien’s work. 

Even as an extremely flawed character, Curufin is just another example of the pure power and strength of unconditional love.

And that’s heartbreaking to me. 

Anyways, I hope you got something out of my little meta thingy!! As I said before, this is just my interpretation. :)

[mavariel]

@feanorianweek 2021 DAY THREE: Celegorm

[mavariel]

@feanorianweek 2021 DAY TWO: Maglor

[mavariel]

@feanorianweek 2021 DAY FIVE: Curufin