#martani

[galstelperion]

"May you not rest as long as I am living! You said I killed you—haunt me, then! The murdered do haunt their murderers, I believe. I know that ghosts have wandered on earth. Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you! Oh, God! it is unutterable! I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul!”

― Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

[tindu]

Mairon/Artanis Fanart for "Pick a star, and follow it home" by CloudlySkies124

[minamorsart]

Spoiled princess and flirty blacksmith ✨🔥

Quick doodles of yet another comic idea I have hehe. If Galadriel and Sauron had met on Valinor, back when they were known as Artanis and Mairon :')

[theywereraftmates]

Knowing what I know now from The Rings of Power about Galadriel and Sauron’s history, watching/Reading The Lord of the Rings is hilarious to me now because essentially Sauron spends the whole time turning Arda upside down just to find his wedding ring.

[wildwren]

ring4ring

part of a larger wip but i'm really pleased with how these sections are coming together if you like the vibe consider checking out my fic

[dixoonwinchester]

Day 4 of Haladriel Valentines Week 💌💖

Mairon and Artanis ☾𖤓

[peachy-tokki]

The Gift

Mairon via ósanwë: Meet me at the forge to try on your Gift.

It's official. Martanis is Tokki's OTP! Sorta kinda inspired by Pick a Star, and Follow it Home hehe.

You're welcome to imagine when this timeline takes place. In my hc, they're preparing for war against Melkor. I know the phoenix doesn't exist in Tolkien's works, and of course, idgaf lol.

Through fire and ash, a new Middle-earth is born.

Cropped Artanis in case anyone wants to use it as a pfp! Girl, those diamonds are bigger and brighter than my future. 💎

Here's Mairon cropped and zoomed in. I actually drew him with JL's likeness first and wasn't satisfied with it. So, I went back to CV. I guess we just have our preferences! Not sure if I'll continue drawing Mairon like this.

[anardilyas]

#HaladrielValentines2025 Day 4 - Mairon & Artanis

He felt her light as he sung in Eru’s choir. A little strand of music, echoing in his head, wrapping around his heart eons before she was born.

It was one thing that made him resist. The certainty that one day she would be his.

[myfavouritelunatic]

Penumbra - Chapter Six

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57697840/chapters/158781688

Waiting a few minutes until he was certain he would not be spotted, Mairon made his way down the stone corridor, the lamp lights guiding him closer to where Artanis lay. Sensing her presence stronger with every step, he soon arrived at a door that radiated with her fëa. It could only be her chambers. With a silence only he knew, he crept inside, and saw standing at the window opposite him, the most beautiful of sights. Artanis. Haloed by Telperion’s glow, wearing a fine silver gown that looked as if Varda herself had woven it. It shone and sparkled effervescently. Mairon wished to sing. Instead, he moved towards her with determined steps, and managed to stop so close that the only part of his that graced her was his voice whispering in her ear. “Fret no longer, my Artanis. I am with you.”

WE'RE BACK BABY!

Word Count: 3.6k

Warnings: I bringeth the smut, and Mairon being one manipulative and covetous boy.

Shout out to @klynnvakarian for her amazing artwork!

Enjoy... 🖤

[jhalya]

🧝‍♀️⚒️ Galadriel and Mairon get a second chance (Reforged Canon AU)

🍋 NSFW

🔗 Read on AO3.

[skelethereals]

not dealing well with the breakup, I’m destroying the world now

[galstelperion]

Galadriel has the light of the two trees ensnared in her hair:

“...and her hair was held a marvel unmatched. It was golden like the hair of her father and of her foremother Indis, but richer and more radiant, for its gold was touched by some memory of the starlike silver of her mother, and the Eldar said that the light of the Two Trees had been snared in her tresses.”

— Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn"

And her eyes bore a sheen of starlight of which the Calaquendi who beheld the light of Valinor for many years held:

I find the prevailing theory that Sauron covets her light in the same way Morgoth coveted the Silmarils very interesting. That he would see in her a faded memory he had not even thought to reach for, the memory of being Aule’s disciple, the memory of being Mairon the admirable, not Sauron the abhorred.

But the light he desires most, that he would burn the entire world for, rejects him, burns him, just as the Silmarils burned Morgoth…

But Morgoth persisted in capturing the silmarils light and for a time wore the three glittering stones on his crown:

“For they were set in the Iron Crown, and treasured in Angband above all wealth; and Balrogs were about them, and countless swords, and strong bars, and unassailable walls, and the dark majesty of Morgoth.”

— The Silmarillion, Chapter 19: Of Beren And Luthien

— art by neexsethe

Now I wonder if this connection they are making to her hair and to the light Galadriel holds, how he longs for it so deeply it even brings that smile back to his eyes…

There are many who might say this conversation he had with Mirdania is purely manipulative in nature and I would agree to an extent. He certainly went into to that conversation with the intention of turning her worries about what she’d seen away from suspecting him…

At the same time, I also don’t think this touch was calculated and intentional. This scene felt very well done because it showed us, for the first time in many episodes, perhaps a hint to Sauron’s truest desires again. Galadriel’s light and hope and goodness being at the very of that.

Mirdania will die off in an episode or two. This scene was clearly meant to fully establish and really remind the audience of what Sauron wants most…

I can’t help but think this scene will somehow be reflected in his persistence to capture Galadriel, and if, like Morgoth before him, he will have the chance to keep that light bound with him, even for a small time?

[hazelmaines]

Post-LOTR-canon WIP snippet. It's tentatively called "won't you take me where you're going this time"

[minamorsart]

Mairon, Galadriel, and half-Maia Celebrían~~ ☺️✨

[theywereraftmates]

This is just my headcanon but, I think anytime Halbrand/Sauron is truly alone with Galadriel it is when he is the most genuine. (Well..genuine enough, because you know it’s him obviously😂) He doesn’t have to pretend or put on a show, he’s able to express his emotions freely . Especially after their confession in the forest. I think this right here is when he realized that he likes her, like genuinely likes her. He was ready to worship her light instead of snuffling it out. He finally found someone that matched him in more ways than one and decided he would give her whatever she wanted.

[fatcatlittlebox]

Martanis AU: Melkor's hate and obsession drive him to capture Artanis and the Silmarils. His most loyal servant and lieutenant, Mairon, is tested when tasked to guard Morgoth's greatest trophies. Meanwhile, Artanis finds herself at the center of both Ainur's fascination and ire as she conspires her escape and revenge.

Inspired by Chains of Light and Shadow by Iconicament3 (x)