#houseofmaedhros

[that-pissed-off-tolkien-blogger]

Tumblr Catch Up

I was tagged by @houseofmaedhros for this one. Thanks for the tag! I know I haven’t been on here in a crazy long time so anyone who wants to catch up hit me up one way or another on this ridiculous site

Answer the questions and tag 9 people you want to catch up with.

Last song I listened to: Lords of Iron (Remastered) by Antii Martikainen 

Last Film: I just rewatched Alien the other night. The uncut director’s edition. I honestly need to do a full franchise rewatch

Show I’m watching: Castlevania I’m currently watching season 3 so no spoilers please! 

Book I’m reading: Brimstone (Pendergast #5), whatever the title of Gregory’s book in the Bridgerton series is because @the-point-of-vanishing and @mylifeisacosmicjoke roped me into reading the entire series. It’s gonna take me like two months to finish that book because I’m sick of reading romance

I’m tagging: @feanory @vardaladyofthestars @bamf-eowyn @sansael @carryonprettyperson @tolkien-in-beleriand @swilmarillion  and the two idiots who are making me read romance novels 

If I didn’t tag you and you still want to do this go ahead and say I tagged you!

[winterballads]

I was tagged by @feanarofinwion in a couple of ask games, thanks so much! 🥰🌈💛

—one

apple juice or orange juice | breakfast in bed or dinner in a blanket fort | peanut butter or butterscotch | rain or snow | water park or amusement park | guitar or violin | flip flops or sneakers | big cats or bears | ocean or lake | bonfire or picnic | draw or write | oak or mahogany | volleyball or tennis | key chains or post cards | queso or salsa | skate board or roller blades | porch or patio | love quotes or inspirational quotes | hearts or stars | backpack or duffle bag | orchard or garden | baby bunnies or baby ducks | pastels or earth tones | New York City or Los Angeles | secret stairs or secret tunnel | street magician or escape artist | fairies or gnomes | comedy or mystery | purple or green | daisies or dandelions | crayon or chalk | sunglasses tinted blue or sunglasses tinted yellow | bracelets or rings | question mark or exclamation point

—two

Last song: Paralysed and Start the Fire by Jamie Bower aka two songs that probably have the same colour as my soul 💕🖤

Last movie: mmm think it was Bram Stoker’s Dracula 🦇

Currently watching: Borgen and Over the Garden Wall (although I put them on hold a while ago) + I recently finished the last season of Big Mouth lmaoo

Currently reading: this amazing fic by @lohrendrell + gonna start Season of Storms soon 💖❤️

Currently playing: Mass Effect 3 😍

Currently craving: the Christmas log I eat every year when it’s the season and the huuuge candy cane I was given by a coworker yesterday 🤧

Tagging @amantisegreti @technicallysideacc @sunflowrhaz @vilounelle @lohrendrell @spellboundzouis @visenyatargaryen @legoilas @witchscraft @goldenfive @shiremaiden @houseofmaedhros if you feel like it ✨💐

[immortalsins]

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Who’s your go-to musical artist when you’re feeling upbeat? fall out boy! or something from the sons of anarchy soundtrack

[legendariumladiesapril]

Hi, I am new here - is this a writing prompt thing or is fan art accepted too?

Hi, thanks for the question! LLA is open for all sorts of fanworks - anything from art to writing to fanmixes to cosplay to pretty much anything else you can think of. There’s more info in the FAQ, and if you want to have a look at the contributions from the last couple of years, there’s also @legendariumladiesaprilreblogs. 

I hope that answers your question - please don’t hesitate to ask more if anything’s unclear. 

[quenyatranslation]

In Quenya, I would say Eleni úlanwë or Úlanwë eleni using the following words:

elen star 

úlanwa infinite (unattested construction made of ú- expressing negation + lanwa within bounds, limited, finite, (well-)defined)

The first option (with the adjective after the noun) would be most appropriate if you’d like to emphasise the adjective and/or have the line sound more poetic; the second option is more standard ✨

Does anyone know how to say “infinite stars” or “stars unnumbered” in any form of Elvish? Or have access to a translator? Thanks!

[gellalaer]

WIP SENTENCE MEME

Rules: Post the last line you wrote in your WIP. Then tag as many people as there are words.

I was tagged by the wonderful @grundyscribbling thank you!

Except for the odd lantern flickering in window and entranceway, the once vibrant realm of Rivendell stood in darkness.

Tagging: @arizonapoppy @starspray @spiced-wine-fic @anoriathdunadan @houseofmaedhros @hyperlexia-1 @herinke9 @feanope @arofili

Sorry, that's all the blogs I could muster. If I have forgotten to mention you, please consider yourself tagged. 😄

[creativefiend19]

Tumblr Catch Up

Tagged by: @two-of-swords-621 - thank you! :)

Answer the questions and tag nine people you want to catch up with.

Last song I listened to: Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol' Dirty Bastard is playing rn (I fell down a Wu-Tang and old school hip hop rabbit hole after being reminded of the Luke Cake OST recently)

Last film: I think it might've been ... The Old Guard? I haven’t watched a new film in a while tbh

Show I’m watching: I finished Shadow and Bone recently, and I'm in the process of rewatching Star Trek Deep Space Nine

Book I’m reading: I'm going to start on the 'sequel' duology to Six of Crows (and hopefully finish it before I get MI!)

I’m tagging: @portiaadams @hklnvgl @har-graves @ephemeraltea @behindtheatlantic @houseofmaedhros @your-void-senpai @xenogl0ssia @dana-willowfeather 

[mothdalf]

Maglor’s Hair

For @houseofmaedhros​ in response to this post 

As you may have seen from my previous drawings, I draw Maglor with much shorter hair than most elves. This might be strange especially considering what we know about elves and how important hair is normally depicted as being to them. Especially as he is one of the House of Finwë aka “hair house”. Hair is a Big Deal for these guys.

So I wanted to talk about Maglor’s hair (time for a bullet point list):

Like his father Fëanor’s hair is rich and dark, but like his mother’s Telerin hair it’s bouncy and curly. This makes it unusual among the Noldor. Nerdanel’s hair is straight like the usual Noldo but it’s a firey red that stands out. Maitimo’s hair is the best of both- thick and curly like his father’s and a stunning copper red like his mother’s.

Makalaurë’s hair is straight and shiny and dark and luxurious and boring. Findekáno is a little bit younger than him and he’s known for his thick textured braids,twisted with gold. Tyelkormo is even younger that that and he has Míriel’s silver hair. And it’s not fair!

By the time Moryo is growing up Laurë has experimented a lot. He’s had long flowing hair (that no one ever comments on bc that’s boring), a long ponytail (that looks like he’s copying Turko), braids (now it looks like he’s copying Finno), long complex braids and buns and loops. But none of it ever feels special enough. So his teenage rebellion comes in the form of hacking most of his hair off.

The idea comes to him as he’s brushing his hair in the mirror before a performance. He turns his head from side to side, pulling and draping and folding to try and get an idea of how it might look. Then he makes the decision and picks up his costumer’s shears from the bag on the floor (oh she’s going to kill him for this) before he can think again.

The idea comes to him as he’s brushing his hair in the mirror before a performance. He turns his head from side to side, pulling and draping and folding to try and get an idea of how it might look. Then he makes the decision and picks up his costumer’s shears from the bag on the floor (oh she’s going to kill him for this) before he can think again.

Above his shoulders but below his jaw. He tried to follow the line of his bone structure as best he could. The result is.... less finessed than what he had wanted. So he panics a little and pours a jug of water over his head, then combs a heaping of conditioning oil through it.

It doesn’t look bad. It looks shocking. It looks sharp and dramatic. Once he’s brushed the oil through and trimmed it more evenly, it looks .... good?

He turns his head in front of the mirror again, starting to smile, preening a little. He looks striking and (even if he does say so himself) handsome. Makalaurë finally looks like himself.

He applies a little makeup, brushes off the fallen hair (collecting as much as he can and tying it with a ribbon from the dresser) and starts to change into his costume. Someone comes by and knocks on his door, asking if he needs help dressing. His “no!” Is a little hurried, but they leave without questioning him.

Feeling guilty he starts to look through the rails of clothing for a hood and cape that will look right with the rest of his outfit. It’s such a shame to cover up the beautiful costume, but he’ll be casting off the cloak at some point. Not that anyone will be thinking about his outfit when they see his hair.

The reaction from the audience when he reaches the climax of his performance and throws off the cape is a stunned silence, punctuated with a couple of gasps. He infuses a little more beauty and Power into his final notes, and, won over by his voice, the applause is thunderous. He grins through his sweeping bow, heart hammering, and is a little shocked by the light feeling of his head and how his hair now only swings forward to reach his jaw now.

Back outside his dressing room Maglor waits for his family, half nervous for their response and half defiant. Moryo runs up first, hardly looking at him, says a simple “well done Kano”, and hugs his leg for a second before running into the dressing room to see if anyone has sent any sweets. 

Tyelko is hot on his heels, “Your hair looks weird. Can I have the stuff you cut off?” “erm.... Why?” “I want to see if I can string a bow with it.” “By all means...” Then he runs off after Moryo to make sure he doesn’t get all the treats. 

When his parents round the corner, Kano straightens and tenses, but Atar is laughing, runs his hand through his newly shortened hair, and tells him it suits him. His Ammë juggles Curvo onto one hip and takes his chin in one hand, frowning a little, and turning his head from one side to another. He’s nervous until she mutters “hmmm, good eye, you’ll have to come and sit for me tomorrow so I can get the angle right before it grows out.”

Nelyo congratulates him on his wonderful performance with a gentle smile, then darts a hand out and vigorously ruffles his hair as Kano shrieks and tries to smooth it back into place.

His youngest brothers and cousins never know him without that signature look. Some even adopting a similar style.

Later Kanafinwe will sit for his mother as she sketches him from every angle, and begins an angular new sculpture.

Later he will scoff when he sees other young elves with dramatically short hair. Safe in the knowledge that for the first time he is the original.

Later he will discover that it’s far easier to secure short hair beneath a helmet. That it’s much safer to have a style that an enemy cannot easily grab. That blood is easier to wash out. And he will help those who follow his family to cut the sticky, salty matts out of their hair.

He will be the one to cut away the tight, filthy snarl of Nelyo’s hair after his rescue. To keep it short and neat and clean and out of the healing wounds. He will be the one to threaten to cut it off again after the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, if Maedhros doesn’t start taking care of himself.

The Peredhil think his hair is funny. Even Ada had longer hair and he was like a Man! The twins make an ill fated attempt to emulate it, resulting in Maglor having to chop even more off to even it out.

During his years of wandering his hair grows out again. It’s longer than it’s been since he was a child, and almost as matted as Maedhros’ was. This time, when he cuts it short, he uses a knife, the result is rough, uneven, and ugly. No one is there to ruffle it.

[wren-of-the-woods]

Thank you so much for the tags @aipilosse and @nikosheba!! Post seven sentences from a WIP, and then tag seven more.

I don’t have a set WIP since I finished drafting A Tale of Two Bards (and also a Witcher), but I do have a Russingon ficlet about cats that I’ve been meaning to finish! This is from that:

One could hardly go from one room to another without nearly tripping over a cat. They were sitting on practically every flat surface, from chairs to tables to shelves to the middles of floors, and several that weren’t flat, such as piles of papers, people’s laps/hands/feet/heads/other body parts, and food. They were wandering the corridors without a care in the world, sprawling in as inconvenient places as possible. They didn’t seem to be hunting. Or doing anything even remotely useful. They just… existed. Annoyingly.

Umm... I’ll tag @lferion @enter-witty-remark @maedhrosrussandol @arianaofimladris @ambarto @warrioreowynofrohan @houseofmaedhros and anyone else who wants to! Feel free to ignore this if you don’t 😅

[flowering-smile]

@fool--of-a-took tagged me to make myself in this picrew! Thanks, this was so much fun ✨

I'm tagging: @cosmicgong @houseofmaedhros and @hello-from-valinor . Feel free to do it or not!

[maglor-still-lives]

Thanks @ella-enchanted27!

Favorite color: blues and grays

Last song I listened to: (Ghost) Riders In The Sky by Johnny Cash

Favorite song: at the moment? Far From Any Road and Angry River, both from the True Detective soundtrack.

Favorite musician: Inter Arma, The HU, Ghost, Wardruna

Last movie I watched: Apocalypse Now (very, very good. trippy as hell.)

Last tv show I watched: Technically, Messiah, but really True Detective. (phenomenal. Edgy Matthew McConaughey has a weird sort of charisma.)

Favorite OC: Nikolai (a sad man), Linda (an elf from @catgirlwarrior’s mythos) and Draugil (my mainstay, who desperately needs more personality.)

Sweet, spicy, or savory: Savory. I constantly crave charcuterie. 

Sparkling water, tea, or coffee: Coffee; enough of it to reach a slightly manic state. That’s where I get all my good ideas.

Tagging @avantegarda @makalaure-kanafinwe @houseofmaedhros @straightouttahimring @knife-and-pomegranate @okionlywanttoreadforever @snowflake-sunflower if you’d like to do it.

Or you! Yeah, you! Do it, tag me, and consider yourself a friend.

[clayvedevs]

The game is basically to describe yourself with photos you have saved on your phone. Thank you to @marta-elentari for tagging me!

Tagging: @maironsmaid @wheresmybloodynauglamir @manyarel @eccentricmya​ @halethkickass @whatstolkienherepeeps @houseofmaedhros @noldorinlady @makalaure-kanafinwe​  and anybody who wants to do it. Feel free to not do it if you so feel like it.

[winterballads]

I was tagged by @shiremaiden and @legoilas in two ask games, thanks so much! 💘🌸

20 songs I’ve been listening to lately

As I’ve been doing a lot of these in the past weeks, thought I’d simply put my yt favourites (from the past ten years or so) on shuffle and see what happens 👀

Bruxa Theme  (from The Witcher 3)

Kodaline - Shed a Tear

Il Volo - Questo Amore

Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare

Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky

Alec Benjamin ft. Alessia Cara - Let Me Down Slowly

House Targaryen Theme (from Game of Thrones)

The Strokes - You Only Live Once

Thomas Bergersen - Soulseeker

Dancing in the Rain (from The Tudors)

Stand Strong, Stand Together (from Mass Effect)

Tum Ko (from Rockstar)

Sabrina Claudio - Messages From Her

Mystery / Regis Theme (from The Witcher 3)

Thomas Bergersen - Into Darkness

God Particle (from Angels & Demons)

Rhapsody ft. Christopher Lee - The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream

Avril Lavigne - Tell Me It’s Over

KALEO - Vor í Vaglaskógi

Sigrid - Dynamite (Acoustic)

5 things about myself I want my followers to know

I have a huge Tolkien collection 💗 The inventory I did the other day revealed I own 22 CDs/DVDs/cassettes and 64 books in total, and that doesn’t even include the many other items and mementos I have 🙈 

The movies I’ve watched most times at the cinema are AVATAR (about ten times, I think) and Mad Max: Fury Road (five times) 🤓 Obv I also watch the LOTR trilogy every time they do a cinema marathon sdfgsd

If I had more time and energy, I’d spend it all learning languages! I’m more or less fluent in French, English, German, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish and have some (mostly very minimal) knowledge of Quenya, Old English, Na’vi, Sindarin, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, Italian and Russian 🌈 Next on my list are Finnish, Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse, Arabic and Portuguese 🥰 

After thinking about this much too long and seriously, I finally decided the other day that my Patronus / spirit animal is the raven (thanks @mugglemirror for our nice chat about this 💕)

As a teenager, I had super intense AFI, Avenged Sevenfold and Tokio Hotel phases 😂

Tagging @amantisegreti @technicallysideacc @sunflowrhaz @mugglemirror @le-chardonneret @spellboundzouis @going-there-and-back-again @feanarofinwion @valaruakars @houseofmaedhros and the people who tagged me to do whatever part of this you want 💛✨

[doodlecharme]

Eyyy, another Tag Game!!

I got tagged by @arofili!

This might get long.

Top three ships: I can have multiple fandoms in this, yeah? Yeah? Okay, good, because this is my multi-fandom blog 😆

Up first we got Russingon, because, of course. I mean. They’re just cute. Destiel is a close second because how can I NOT ship them. And third would be......... a tie between Elrond/Celebrian and Klance (Netflix Voltron, Keith/Lance). I could not choose between them. Nobody could make me! *stares while clutching my only straight ship close*

Last song: The Last Goodbye, done by Peter Hollens. It’s gorgeous. I had a playlist going while I was cleaning my room ☺️

Currently reading: Um. Well, see... I have multiple books... in progress.... yep I’m that type of reader. Welcome to my life. My mom questions how I can keep track of plots and characters. Sometimes I wonder. The most I’ve had on the go was 10, and I was in grade 6. Now I read more fic, but I’m currently not counting those because that would be a very long list indeed 😅 check out my AO3 bookmarks for an idea of what fics I’m reading.

ANYWAY.

Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs (science and anthro and mystery)

The Way of the Shield by Marshall Ryan Maresca (it looks cheesy. It’s really good)

The Dark Lady by RJ Hore (it’s interesting, but a long read. Very political)

Chemistry, Alchemy and the New Philosophy 1550-1700 by Allen G. Debus (there’s a chapter on the relation between Mathematics and Religion in the Middle Ages that I’m excited to read)

And of course, once again, The Hobbit. (If I need to link a Goodreads page to this I’d be concerned)

I have a few other books that are waiting to make it into the In Progress pile, including my school’s entire section on Anthro-related Volcanology. It’s like three books. But I’m excited to read them 🥰

Food I’m craving: coffee and garlic toast. But it’s 0400 and cooking from 2300-0700 is Unacceptable™️ in my house because I apparently wake everyone up ☹️ also I’m going to bed so coffee is a no-go.

People I’d like to get to know better: @prismatic-starstuff @glorfindel-the-golden @citrusandbergamot @colddreamnickelsports @houseofmaedhros @snowflake-sunflower

Feel free to ignore, and if you’d rather not be tagged in future posts, please let me know! My asks and DMs are always open 💜

[halethkickass]

Thank you to @eccentricmya and @actuallyfeanor for tagging me!

Rules: list your top 10 most played songs. Not sure which are my Top 10, exactly, but all of these were on my Spotify Wrapped list of Your Top Songs 2019. Just for fun, I chose 10 from different artists. My music taste is mostly metal and epicore/orchestral.

In no particular order:

1. Mirror, Mirror (Blind Guardian)

2. The Red Baron (Sabaton)

3. Summer Rain (Sia)

4. Birth of a Hero (Two Steps from Hell)

5. Only Us (Miracle of Sound)

6. Joan (Heather Dale)

7. Dance with Dragons (BrunuhVille)

8. Noldolante (Lind Erebros)

9. Last Man Standing (Hammerfall)

10. Red Water Dreams (Aviators)

Tagging @theladyhaleth, @silmarowl, @houseofmaedhros, @sorcha-eilis, and anyone else who wants to join! Feel free to ignore if you don’t want to respond.

[the-quiet-fire-of-defiance]

Tagged by @maglor-still-lives :) 

Rules: bold the statements that apply to you, italicize your aspirations, then tag some people.

[AIR]

have small hands / i love the night sky / i watch small animals and birds when i pass them by / i drink herbal tea / i wake to see dawn / the smell of dust is comforting / i’m valued for being wise / i prefer books to music / i meditate / i find joy in learning new truths from the world around me

[FIRE]

i don’t have straight hair / i like to wear ripped jeans and overalls / i play an organized sport / i love dogs / i am not afraid of adventure / i love to talk to strangers / i always try new foods / i enjoy road trips / summer is my favorite season / my radio spotify is always playing

[WATER]

i wear bracelets on my wrists / i love the bustle of the city / i have more than one set of piercings / i read poetry / i love the sound of a thunderstorm / i want to travel the world / i sleep past midday most days / i love dimly lit diners and fluorescent signs / i rewatch kids’ shows out of nostalgia / i see emotions in colors not words

[EARTH]

i wear glasses or contacts / i enjoy doing the laundry / i am a vegetarian or vegan / i have an excellent sense of time / my humor is very cheerful / i am a valued advisor to my friends / i believe in true love / i love the chill of mountain air / i’m always listening to music / i am highly trusted by the people in my life

[AETHER]

i go without makeup in my daily life / i make my own artwork / i keep on track of my tasks and time / I always know true north / i see beauty in everything / i can always smell flowers / i smile at everyone i pass by / i always fear history repeating itself / i have recovered from a mental disorder / i can love unconditionally

tagging @ikcj @cryptoelrond @starwrought @inwiste @houseofmaedhros @grandsairs