#martanis

[theywereraftmates]

Give me his point of view in this scene like the others in S2E1! I wanna see him trying to use his fallen Maiar charm on the crew, him trying to keep the elf on board (I know Elendil didn’t mind her but some of the crew might have), him getting a vibe that not all of them are thrilled at having an elf on the ship and going down below to keep an eye on her, him deciding if Galadriel wants a Lost King of the Southlands (TM) who is he to deny her of that fantasy???



Everyone agrees that it was Halbrand who covered her while she slept

[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

[minamorsart]

"And he gropes ever to see me and my thought. But still the door is closed!"

- The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II Chapter VII: The Mirror of Galadriel ✨

[tindu]

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

[polloniumwhy]

Heavily inspired by @iconicament3's Chains of Light and Shadow (you may read it there)

[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.

[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

[fatcatlittlebox]

No thoughts. Just. Martanis.

[apoloadonisandnarcissus]

One thing I don’t see talked about is how both Galadriel and Mairon had somewhat similar mindsets in Tolkien legendarium. They both wanted more than what the Valar could give/allow them:

“[Galadriel] being brilliant in mind and swift in action she had early absorbed all of what she was capable of the teaching which the Valar thought fit to give the Eldar’, and she felt confined in the tutelage of Aman.” (“Unfinished Tales”)

“He [Sauron] still had relics of positive purposes, that descended from the good of the nature in which he began: it had been his virtue (and therefore also the cause of his fall, and of his relapse) that he loved order and co-ordination, and disliked all confusion and wasteful friction. (It was the apparent will and power of Melkor to effect his designs quickly and masterfully that had first attracted Sauron to him.)” (“Morgoth’s Ring”)

Mairon ended up joining with Melkor, of getting more power than Aulë could ever give him. Galadriel somehow ended up a “penitent” and was only “pardoned [by the Valar] because of her resistance to the final and overwhelming temptation to take the Ring for herself.” (Tolkien Letter 320). This had nothing to do with the Oath of Feänor (we know she took no part in it). How did this happen we have no idea because, unfortunately, Tolkien passed away before finishing her story, and, if his last letter is anything to go by, he was working on it at the time of his death.

The Artanis x Mairon fandom often headcanons them as a cutesy pair in Valinor, but these two would, actually, be a power hungry couple. They would either keep each other in check, or the opposite (probably something among the lines of Galadriel and “Halbrand” in S1 of RoP).

[dixoonwinchester]

Day 4 of Haladriel Valentines Week 💌💖

Mairon and Artanis ☾𖤓

[iconicament3]

Hey! I’m new to Tumblr (well, not entirely - I basically lived here in the 2010s!) and I have this “little” fic going on called:

“Chains of Light and Shadow”

Read on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60987919/chapters/155801230

Rating: Explicit

Relationships: Melkor / Artanis / Mairon

Concept: What if Melkor became obsessed not only with the Silmarils but also with the elf whose hair inspired them?

Summary: Melkor returns to Valinor under the guise of penitence, weaving discord among the Noldor. As his obsession with light burns brighter, his desire extends beyond the Silmarils.

Galadriel, known then as Lady Artanis - radiant, unyielding - becomes his new fixation. To Melkor, she is a challenge as maddening as the Silmarils themselves. His plan is set: destroy the Two Trees, steal the Silmarils, and take her with them.

But in the depths of Angband, it is Sauron, Melkor’s most trusted servant, who becomes her jailor. For him, Galadriel is not merely a prize but a reflection of all he has lost - and a vision of what he might still claim.

Caught between Melkor’s shadow and Sauron’s smoldering obsession, Galadriel faces a terrible choice: surrender her light, or let it burn brighter than ever - even if it consumes her.

Trigger warning(s): Some dub-con and non-con (always flagged), heavily dark atmosphere

What to Expect:

🖤 Angst, tragedy, dark themes & power struggles

🖤 Hot Melkor / Morgoth

🖤 Character studies and deep introspections

🖤 First Age of Arda shenanigans and (attempted) canon-adherence

🖤 Big Nosferatu / Phantom of the Opera vibes

🖤 Slow-burn & Cosmic Connection (Martanis ftw)

🖤 Messy “love” triangle of sorts?

Chapters: 29/? (Who knows!)

Word count: 218k and counting

Updates: weekly/biweekly, generally (life happens!)

Credits: To the incredible EisforEverything (@theriverwild) on AO3 and her fic “That which lies across the sea” - the fic that got me into reading Tolkien in the first place - to all my Twitter moots who feed my brainrot daily and to Lizzie (@thatbluebox) for some of the pictures in this moodboard!

[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.

[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?

[minamorsart]

The only thing worse than a vampire hunter who hates vampires: the vampire who loves her.

For centuries Galadriel's family has sworn an oath to vanquish the evil vampire Morgoth for bringing darkness into the world. Years have passed since Morgoth's defeat, but his successor Sauron has risen to power, and his ambitions to heal the world cannot be trusted.

After her brother Finrod loses his life to werewolves, Galadriel inherits his oath, vowing to hunt down Sauron and avenge her family once and for all. Little does she know, however, that not only will her quest tempt her with hidden desires she'd scarcely allowed herself to feel before, but whispers of Morgoth's return have begun to echo throughout the land, spreading like a long-forgotten plague...

Inspired by 2004 Van Helsing 🦇❤️

[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.

[phantomgirl89]

Don't miss read this Haladriel/Martanis duology, a tragic love story across the tides of time 💔

🔸IN ANOTHER LIFE

🔸UNTIL THE END OF ARDA'S DAYS