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fairy tail episode “most autistic child main character babysat by most autistic side character” i love you
#yes this is wendy’s first big job#no im not drawing happy#fairy tail#freed justine#wendy marvell#yeah i am gonna continue drawing freed with imaginary wind blowing his hair#hes a tolkien elf to me#my art
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there are many reasons I like the "Erestor son of Caranthir" headcanon but secretly the main one is that I'm imagining all of the remaining noldo auditors sighing of relief when Caranthir dies and they don't have to try play 4d chess with multiverse time travel trying to catch this guy doing tax evasion. life is good for exilic auditors now.
and then suddenly Elrond and Elros turn up again! even better! oh who's this, Elrond? your good friend Erestor? he's helping you with your taxes? oh how swe- what is this Elrond. What is this. your paperwork for your taxes you say. not a declaration of war? because it looks like a declaration of war on the exilic auditors, Elrond.
and then all the auditors are so busy doing "extreme tax auditing™" for the first time since the second Kinslaying that they don't tell anyone they're pretty sure there's another scion of the house of Fëanor running around.
#in my mind Erestor takes after Haleth#so no one is clocking him on finwean vibes#Erestor manages not to commit war crimes by entertaining himself with creative tax evasion#which obviously was how he and Caranthir bonded#chief counsellor erestor you mean the person writing all of the feanorian faction as elrond's dependents#thats the easiest way to get a feanorian census btw#check the taxes#tax elf 2 electric boogaloo is just something that can be so personal#this is EVEN funnier if you ship glorestor#please imagine glorfindel trying to woo erestor#and erestor is like “i don't care WHO the valar send- you'll never catch me”#glorfindel the valar appointed tax collector (in erestor's mind)#tolkien#silmarillion#silm#erestor#caranthir#elrond#the silmarillion
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There's this implication in Tolkien's writing that half-elves are kind-of immortal by default, and that they stop aging unless they choose mortality (though arguably they don't even really age then). See Arwen in the Lord of the Rings, who is several thousand years old and has clearly been living life as an elf, despite never having made the Peredhel choice.
I always wondered why Arwen was given that choice, actually. It seems like the Peredhel choice is mostly given to people who have a mortal parent and an immortal parent (Earendil, since Tuor was definitely mortal when he was born, and arguably Elwing depending on how you see Dior), or at least parents who are undecided (Elrond and Elros are born before Elwing and Earendil make their choices). Arwen is a fair bit more than half-elven, and has two immortal parents. And there's not really any evidence Elros's children got the choice. Why does she get to choose whether she wants to be mortal or immortal?
Now, this could just be some minor world building weirdness, but it raises another very interesting possibility. That Elrond, by the time his children were born, had not committed to being immortal, and was instead undecided. I feel like there's so much to explore in that idea. Maybe Elrond truly wasn't sure about his choice to stay immortal forever until much, much later in his life. Maybe he held off choosing specifically so his children would be able to. Maybe he didn't choose because he didn't want to have to pick between being an elf or a man, and just wanted to be a half-elf in peace.
There's also something very compelling to me about the idea of an Elrond who could have, at any point during the Second or Third Ages, decided to be mortal. Who could have left the grief and struggle of Middle-Earth behind forever, and who, nonetheless, always chose to stay; picking immortality, not once, but a thousand times over the course of his long life, no matter what difficulties he was faced with.
It would also be interesting to explore the idea that most of the people in Elrond's life assume he decided to be fully elven long ago, only to realize that that isn't actually true. I imagine it could be disconcerting, maybe even really anxiety-provoking to realize that someone you were certain would be around forever might not be. I also think it would be really hard for a lot of elves to understand why Elrond might not want to make that choice.
#silmarillion#silm meta#silm headcanons#elrond#elrond peredhel#eldritch peredhel#arwen#arwen undomiel#peredhel#peredhel meta#tolkien#tolkien legendarium#ideas that make me crawl on the ceiling#I think it would be really interesting to explore an Elrond who doesn't fully choose to be immortal#given that he never dies and instead sails to Valinor#an argument could be made that he never actually has to choose between elf or man#and that's a very interesting idea to work with#especially along the lines of Elrond seeing himself as not being fully elven or as wanting to maintain a connection with his human side
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#another FA-centric elf-centric poll#but I think most results will be the noldor#plus some ocassional Edain#silm#silmarillion#tolkien legendarium#the silm#the silmarillion#silm polls#my polls#for me it's maglor#tbh i don't remember if i ever physically cried about the idiot#he's blorbo but… idk. i may have i don't remember#also i got close to crying about “finrod is not real” at one point#i don't think i've ever cried over an oc... i don't have many and they are quite sane#i don't cry at peak sadness i cry mostly at a particular mix of sadness/hope/healing/closure/??????#so yea maglor#i woke up one night and started thinking about him getting a happy ending and more or less therapy and physically cried
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doodles of Mairien based on some plot points I had thought of + her backstory (under read more, as it's somewhat long) in the Silmarillion AU 🧵💎🌹
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Born in Y.T. 1377 in Aman, she knew of the Middle-Earth only from tales and songs, the perilous journey to the Blessed Continent but an abstract concept, a past long-gone. The life of an upper nobility was a comfortable one, days spent on improving upon her embroidery — a beloved craft of hers, chosen due to Mairien's love for all that's beautiful, shimmering, and shining, and selfish motives of vanity but also a very personal wish to gift the fruits of her labour to those few, close to her heart — and bettering her aim. Though the act of hunting — the chase and pursuit — brought her enjoyment, the surrounding festivities a gratifying way to spend time, neither were the priority. No, to her, there was no greater joy than that of an arrow hitting its intended target; the more challenging the shot, the better. A tangible proof of her skill, deft fingers, and keen eyes.
But all was not idyllic, the relationship with her parents slowly straining over the years. Her father, a master gemologist, jeweler, and metalworker, was set on teaching her his craft. And while Mairien had followed his wishes at first, truthfully, her heart was not in it, no matter how skilled her hands were — much to the man's immense but ignored chagrin and disappointment. She did what she was told to do, neither more nor less, and with an expression often pinched into a sour pout. Yes, she had interest in gems and jewels, and metals of various sorts, but rather than slaving away and making them, she preferred to use the finished products; incorporating them into her embroidery projects. At the same time, had it not been for the nearly forceful insistence of her father, she wouldn't have discovered the world of alchemy. A fascinating subject, one she took like a duck to water — though, again, her interest in it, while not lacking in passion, was somewhat vain. Dyes, polishes, solutions, all to aid her endless pursuit of beauty. But also poisons and toxins, if only out of morbid curiosity.
Her family's somewhat close ties to the House of Fëanor as relatives of Curufin's wife, meant she was less trusty of Melkor than most other Noldor — the prince's suspicion and uncharitable view of the Valar bleeding into her mind through the grapevine. Nor was she immune to the rumors of injustice and stolen birthrights that fanned at the flames of her ambition and further fueled her interest in lands never seen. It was, amongst many other reasons, why Mairien chose to follow Fëanor on the quest for revenge and glory — stirred by his beguiling words, blood boiling at Morgoth's treachery. Her parents, however, disapproved, choosing to stay in Aman rather than follow after their new King. She cursed at their cowardice, the lack of loyalty and indifference to Morgoth's crimes, before storming off — never to return. Later on, the prideful elf would come to regret her hasty departure; mourning the loss of her younger brother, who had no choice but to remain, and the missed opportunity to bid him goodbye.
Forever bitter about her parents' decision.
Actions were rarely greater than words, and it was no different this time. The kinslaying, the curse, the burning of the ships. The grass was not any greener on the other side of Belegaer; trampled and dead, under the feet of soldiers and orcs. The war efforts turned her hobbies into duties. Sewing wounds shut instead of embroidering, crafting dyeing solutions for armor rather than gowns as well as various medicinal cures and remedies — a domain she'd ultimately choose to focus on — and occasionally visiting the forge, the irony was not lost on the elf. Her fascination with poisons, venoms, and toxins proved useful as well, vital even, as their enemy was fond of such tactics.
Later on — after Fëanor's death, capture and subsequent rescue of prince Maedhros, and the relinquishment of his claims —, having no close family of her own, she'd leave with Curufin and Celegorm's host, eventually settling in Himlad.
#lotr oc#silmarillion oc#elf oc#the silm fandom#silmarillion#the silmarillion#lord of the rings#lotr fandom#tolkien oc#original character art#tolkien elves#lotr elves#my art#curufin#celegorm#//BIG THANK YOU!!! TO PPL WHO HAVE RBd MY PREVIOUS SILM ART N LEFT SWEET TAGS IT DEF MOTIVATED ME TO DRAW MORE 😭💖#//also thanks to my yappings to my friend i have and idea what has happened to her afterwards#//but its rather loose musings as they kinda depend on his headcanons n stuff#//(he's the more knowledgeable one + i plainly like his HCs n ideas)
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i hate to say it but call me an orc because adar is daddy [a hook yanks me offstage as the crowd boos]
#ever since unlocking more of his Tragic Backstory i've been off the walls i am never immune to Tragic Backstories#i could fix him!!!!!#also i found out that 'adar' literally means 'father' in one of the languages and it cracks me up#he's really out here being called Daddy Lord-Daddy good for him#i wonder what his og elf name was#i bet they'll reveal it someday and all the big tolkien fans will be like GASP HE'S THAT CHARACTER#and i'll be nodding along pretending i get it when i have no clue who tf that obscure deep lore character is#adar#rop
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Glorestor has my entire heart ♡♡♡
So have Glorfindel visiting Erestor at work.
Please ignore the ominous shelving unit full of boxes labeled in tengwar script.
I did not want to draw books 👍
#Erestors wikipedia consists of 8 whole sentences#half of which are dedicated to letting us know he is a half elf#therefore Erestor being the child of Caranthir x Haleth is my favourite hc in the world#also i need to make designs for them before making more art pieces like this#Glorfindle's tunic murdered me#erestor#glorfindel#silm art#digital art#art#lotr#lotr art#lotr fanart#silm fanart#glorestor#tolkien#silmarillion
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I would very much like to know why you think Finwe is a shitty husband.
Pretty sure I have exhausted this topic elsewhere on this blog, so in essence (and with the understanding that there are other interpretations etc etc):
Finwe asked his first wife (who was functionally elf!suicidal) to permanently forfeit her fundamental right to life for his convenience. Explicitly because he had found a replacement for her.
Then he also abandons his second wife because he was angry at the valar for usurping his political prerogatives and she was no longer convenient/his favoritest son didn't like her.
I know there are other opinions and interpretations on both of these events, but on numbers alone Finwe has outstripped every other shitty elf husband. After all, Eol was only complicit in the death of one spouse, and he wasn't even aiming at her! Eol never tried to ditch Aredhel for a hot new thing!
(There is an argument that Finwe did, ultimately, let Miriel go free. But my stance on that is that it was fait accompli, and I see no reason to think it would have occurred to him if he hadn't already died. It's not like he was offering to die on weekends so Miriel could meet her grandchildren or anything. [Tbh my counter-canon take on it is that Namo was fibbing, and the valar had decided that finwe was too politically inconvenientfor reimbodiment, so they pressured Miriel to reimbody first. Thus why she technically only hangs out with Vaire.] )
#tolkien#san shoots the breeze#To some degree my reading on Finwe is that he is constitutionally ill-equipped for monogamy#And that miriel and indis are victims of the social mores of their culture as much as of finwe#But relative to like. Most Tolkien husbands? He is *so* ready to ditch his wives#There are other valid interpretations#But to me? Finwe will always be the elf equivalent of a guy who gets a divorce because his wife got sick and he didn't want to caretake#But like. Just imagine if finwe were the woman and miriel and indis the men. And imagine how people would lose their shit hating on finwe.#Just. Just imagine it.
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The more time I spend explaining Tolkien lore to my brother the more I realize that Tolkien was just batshit insane
#yes the world is flat and a globe at the same time#and yes if you go off the edge you fall into the void with Satan 1.0 (assuming the Straight Road doesn't just railroad you)#he calls Valinor “The place under some trees where everyone smokes weed” and honestly I wish they would do that instead#bilbo and frodo bring weed to valinor quick#i tried to explain the miriel-finwe situation and he's so confused#“so they died and they were all sad even though they didn't have to stay dead?? but she couldn't come back because he remarried??”#“but then he dies and says 'yo ill stay dead instead' and she's find now??”#does the big God just keep making elf and human souls or do they just. appear#i told him about Gil-Galad Son of Plothole#he is quickly realizing that yes#the valar are a bit incompetent#its fine#elrond's dad is a star his mom is a bird and his great great grandma is an angel#my sister gave up two seconds in despite sparking this by asking me about elf lore#apparently she actually just wants to know about legolas but not legolas' father because of the hobbit movies#let me rant about feanorian politics it'll be interesting i promise#shut up about your elf backflips you wanna hear about nirnaeth arnoediad and the kinslayings#tolkien#lotr#lord of the rings#silmarillion#the silm#is this a shitpost? idk#he's batshit insane but the world is great i love it#we still don't know where hobbits come from#they appeared one day#like potatoes#i had one tidbit of legolas lore and that was#the guy showed up several years late in a homemade boat with a dwarf#incomprehensible screaming
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What if Tom Bombadil was Mahtan. What if Mahtan was Tom Bombadil. Do you see my vision.
#‘Bearded elf’ sure there’s something weird going on there#We never really hear about him again what if he just. I don’t know. Had some fun.#Don’t ask me about goldberry im clearly not thinking this through#Silm shitpost#Lotr#tom bombadil#mahtan#silmarillion#silm#the silmarillion#the silm fandom#silm fandom#the silm#tolkien#jrr tolkien#lotr headcanons#silm headcanons
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Thus ended Beleg Strongbow, truest of friends, greatest in skill of all that harboured in the woods of Beleriand in the Elder Days, at the hand of him whom he most loved; and that grief was graven on the face of Túrin and never faded.
-The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien
#túrin turambar#jrr tolkien#the silmarillion#the story of Túrin just makes me cry#and yet#at the Council of Elrond in the#the fellowship of the ring#he is counted as one of the great elf friends#along with Beren and Túrin's father and uncle
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In the centre was an enormous table fashioned from a slab of oak, with long benches on either side, and this was where we were directed to sit (...) The room was lined with wooden cabinets and a huge chest of drawers like the kind you might find in a haberdashery shop. On every shelf and every surface were bottles and jars and bowls and pots, and on the walls were olive-green tiles and rows of hooks from which spatulas and measuring spoons hung. Even the windowsill was put to use: here herbs grew in small pots.
Some more art for the AU -- the manor house kitchen! Feat. Maglor helping the twins with their homework while Maedhros checks his recipe book.
(There is also supposed to be a pan rack hanging from the ceiling, but I couldn't work out how to draw that in an isometric cut-away view. Imagine it's there.)
Time taken: approximately 33h, plus far too much time researching antique kitchen utensils.
#we will make this place our home#silmarillion fanart#silmarillion au#silmarillion art#fanfiction art#tolkien#tolkien fanart#maedhros#maglor#elrond#elros#kidnap fam#it hit me while i was drawing this how ridiculous it is that i took the scary war criminal elf and had him bake as a hobby#AU Mae doesn't have a war to fight anymore. he needs to keep himself busy somehow
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Watched the Metalocalypse movie and while I know Nate is supposed to be based on someone else, to me he always reminded me of the late Peter Steele (at least physically).
So have a Peter Steele appreciation post, he was a 6'8" phenomenon and if you like dark romance in your 90's metal he is your guy.
#peter steele#type o negative#posthumous Tolkien Elf fancast top choice#you can tell me that's in poor taste but I think he would appreciate it
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First of all congrats on nearing the end of your PhD program!!! Woohoo!!!
Second of all, I’m muy late to the party here (been off tumblr for a bit) but WRT these tags ( https://www.tumblr.com/anghraine/749212904253947904/khazzman-tolkien-elendil-was-called-the ) what do you mean the pregnancies were strange lol how strange can they be…?
As for the first point: Thank you! I'm really looking forwards to being done, lol.
As for the second point: anon, I delight in your innocence. In fact, I delight to such an extent that I wrote a long and rambling explanation over on my Dreamwidth account. It's here.
An excerpt:
#anon replies#respuestas#nice things people say to me#legendarium blogging#legendarium fanwank#anghraine's meta#the nature of middle earth#jrr tolkien#elves#team dúnedain#númenórë#long post#míriel#nerdanel#fëanor#etc#total tangent but tolkien's wrangling with the maeglin timeline in terms of the developmental math is also very funny#and leads him to remark as a casual aside that part of the reason that idril was so put off by maeglin's attraction#apart from the incest and his personality and the other issues is just that he was significantly younger than her#not a literal child in elvish terms but still. kind of a kid as far as idril was concerned#also jrrt suggests that eöl was not avari/sindarin and 'dark elf' could be a pejorative term for /noldor/ who didn't finish the journey#like in this version the noldor don't see eöl as racially inferior but as another noldo who's just kind of a loser personally#wild shit but just dropping 'oh yeah vardamir got the choice' before breezing on kind of eclipses them all#the silmarillion
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So you're telling me that Tolkien was going to write a story about Erinti aka Ilmarë-who we know practically zilch about despite being among the greatest of the maiar-and her likely romance with the Man in the Moon and then he just...didn't write it???
#It legit would have been so cool to learn her story#All we get in the silmarillion about her is that she served Varda#We know quite a bit about her once-brother Eonwe#But not Ilmarë? Like cmon bro.#Also the idea of a super old elf living on the moon is super cool#Like who was he? Is he one of the unbegotten?#One of the Children of the unbegotten who never married and had children of his own?#But alas I fear we shall never know#not that it's gonna stop me from making a billion headcanons on him#Book of lost tales#silmarillion#tolkien#Ilmarë#Erinti#Uolë#Uolë Kuvion
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I’m very curious if anyone has takes on what Melkor or Sauron would’ve thought about Dior
#I’m in love with Dior tbh#I just#he had so much power and political strength at such a young age#probably never even expected Thingol to die especially so soon#he never gets a chance to actually really grow into his own and it makes me sad#his bloodline was the most Whacked being direct Man/Elf-Maia#what would he have been like if he was allowed to grow#he’d have probably been too op which is why Tolkien killed him off young tbh
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