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[sesamenom]

day 1 of @tolkiengenweek: fingon & maeglin in mandos.

a little while ago i did this piece and @tanoraqui mentioned maeglin in the tags. anyways i was thinking about which nolofinwion would be best at dealing w maeglin's trauma.

turgon means well, but maeglin probably doesn't want to talk to him. aredhel is a) his mom and b) part of the traumatic backstory so that would also be difficult. argon never even made it past the grinding ice (and frankly i havent figured out his personality enough to do one of these). fingon, however, kept nicely to the theme of eldest son & youngest grandson and made sense trauma-wise.

so anyways here's fingon helping maeglin deal with the aftermath of his time in morgoth's captivity and the trauma of losing aredhel.

[mandhos]

[elfinfen]

Maeglin for intea ✨ handsome prince with a twilight soul

[moredhel]

"But Maeglin prospered and grew great among the Gondolindrim, praised by all, and high in the favour of Turgon; for if he would learn eagerly and swiftly all that he might, he had much also to teach."

[ayaosguqin]

“A Mother’s grief “

Aredhel, uncertain ,trembles at the specter of tomorrow's unknown path. Feeling alone .

[wisesnail]

Yes, yes, if I were a Gondolindrim I would be super pissed at him… But I'm not, so I can be controversial and say that I kin. da love for Maeglin T_T

Quick speed paint of the Lord of the Mole <;

Prints and other stuff on my RedBubble and Threadless

[thelien-art]

Ñolofinwë, Anairë & Grandchildren

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Children of Ñolofinwë - Fëanáro, Nerdanel & Telperinquar - Sons of Fëanáro - Children of Arafinwë

Now for Arafinwe and kids!!

HC:

Fingolfin: Fingolfin did look up to Feanor a lot when he was younger and would try to act like him, wearing white, red, and gold, as well as trying to become a smith one time, but later when it became clear for him Feanor had no real interest he began doing a mix of being the opposite of Feanor as well as just trying things he thought he would like before wondering if either Feanor or Finwe would approve. While I think his relationship with Finwe was great I still think it had its flaws, especially when Finwe decided to go with Feanor to exile after Fingolfin had been threatened BY Feanor, neither do I think he ever felt that close to the Vanya, as after all he was a Noldor prince, and while not the first in line, he wasn´t the last either. Of his siblings, he was closest to Lalwen and would take her counsel highest. I do think that upon his death he thought he did what was best, after all, all was hopeless, but maybe he could sacrifice himself for more peace for his people, and while doing that, maybe he could see Anairë again? I also think he took much pride in his grandchildren, although only being aware of one, and made a big deal out of being there for all his children, supporting them in whatever they wanted and helping them try different things, as long as they would never fight among themself.

Anairë: Anairë came from a noble family and knew Fingolfin in his youth before they decided to marry. After Finarfin married Eärwen, who Anairë became close friends with, she would happily take her children to visit their uncle and aunt, building expressly upon Turgon and Finrod´s friendship. While I think she took pride in being fully Noldo she did not support Feanor, thinking him rash in his speeches, and neither could she follow her people after the first kinslaying both because of the humiliation she felt upon seeing it as well as the grief, and later would move in with Finarfin and Eärwen, grieving for her lost children and husband.

Idril: As a half Vanya (5/8 Vanya??) she leans a lot into her mother´s traditions, both by covering up her hair as well as not braiding it, and while the Vanya doesn´t wear as much jewelry as the Noldor they do wear big pieces when they do, and Idril finds some kind of middle ground. I think she used to wear some gold, like her mother, before the crossing of the ice where she lost both her mother and legs (last part is a HC). While before she chose to only wear silver it was because she idolized Anairë and wanted to be like her, while after it was some kind of denial later becoming a fashion choice (?). - I do HC that the first year after Elenwë´s death Idril only wore her mother's jewelry to feel close to her, but after having to accept her mother was gone she would try to avoid anything that would remind her too much of her.

Maeglin: I know I talk about it at every chance, but I HC ËOL AS A MAIA AND I WILL NOT BE TOLD OTHERWISE, so I give Maeglin glowing eyes too for that reason. Turgon, when it gets pointed out to him, because his whole family and most of his Lords have glowing eyes, just shrugs it off and blames Melian for it. I like to think that while there wasn´t a lot of galvorn Maeglin still learned how to forge with it, he and Aredhel have jewelry made with it. He dyes his hair tips light purple as is costume to some of the Avari, to color it, as that he thinks Ëol is a Avari and he therefore is part. Yes, he has dark purple hair after Ëol but thinks that´s just something some people do have, after all some of the Sinda (Luthien&Daeron) have blue hair and Ëol purple, why can´t he have it too?? Nobody really notices as he dyes it anyway, and Aredhel is 99% sure Ëol is a Maia which is why Maeglin too has purple hair, but why would that matter, he is mama´s boy after all.

Gil-Galad: I am fully convinced Ereinion is just some guy - I HC Gil as an adopted child of Fingon, later adopted by Orodreth, and lastly Cirdan. Most of his jewelry is taken from Fingon and Orodreth, more or less without permission (light kleptomania), Orodreth would pretty much ignore it, whereas Fingon would find it funny and "accidentally" loose piece Ereinion would have shown in interest in, making a big deal out of looking for it before shrugging with a laugh declaring he didn´t care and whoever found it could keep it in front of Ereinion. Most of this is because of his upbringing, I HC him as a child of Angband, later becoming a bad habit, although he would only take things from people very close to him and give it back if asked. His vitiligo is also from Angband, as I HC those born close to Ainur suffer effects from it either physical or mental, which means that the biggest amount of elvers with born disadvantaged come from Angband, whereas the Ainur wouldn´t even try to lower the effect they have on elvers and humans, thereafter Valinor (but only certain places - where the Ainur "lives" which means that very few elvers actually live there, so it is very very few, although I do HC Edrahil of being affected by the Ainur in Valinor), and lastly Doriath.

[hedgehogoftime]

It's kinda funny how Silmarillion fans characterize Maeglin as this poor misunderstood goth kid who was ostracized by Gondolin, when Tolkien goes out of his way to describe how Maeglin was beloved of both his family and the people of Gondolin and that he rose high in honor and acclaim, but Idril was the only one who mistrusted him and that was because he was in creepy obsessive incesty love with her.

Like, it's a pretty straightforward case of "this guy has so much good stuff and has so much going for him but was corrupted by greed for the one thing he couldn't have". It's the same thing that ruined Feanor and his sons and so many others.

I'm not saying that what was done to him by Morgoth wasn't a tragedy, but he was also the architect of his own destruction.

[kaiartx]

autism creature maeglin

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Ok but consider those “Maeglin Finds and Lives With The Feanorians” fics but Baby! Maeglin was taught all their names by badass “balls of steel” Aredhel, so he thinks their nicknames are their actual names.

So Maeglin, upon meeting the Lord of Himring, is timid and respectful but confidently calls Maedhros One-Handed, Famed Kinslayer, “Lord Neylo”.

[serene-faerie]

TW: Mentions of rape and sexual violence

When it comes to the topic of sexual violence in the Silm fandom, I feel like the fandom has only acknowledged two cases of rape: first being Eöl and Aredhel, and the second being Ar-Pharazôn and Tar-Míriel.

But when it comes to Lúthien and Idril, it feels like the fandom is reluctant to acknowledge that they're both canonically near-victims of rape/sexual assault by Celegorm and Maeglin, respectively. In fact, I feel like Celegorm's attempted rape of Lúthien is the most downplayed or rarely acknowledged for what it is- attempted sexual violence.

(And no, forced marriage is not different from attempted rape. In fact, it is still very much rape!)

Regardless of whether the attempt was successful or not, sexual violence is still sexual violence. I'm not trying to say that anyone who likes Celegorm or Maeglin is automatically horrible, but if you're going to like either of those two, then you shouldn't be afraid to accept their uglier sides instead of trying to downplay or straight-up deny their horrible actions towards women.

We acknowledge that what Eöl did to Aredhel was wrong. We also acknowledge that what Ar-Pharazôn did to Tar-Míriel was wrong. None of their cruelty is ever downplayed or ignored.

So why can't Celegorm or Maeglin receive that same treatment for their actions towards Lúthien and Idril? Why are they somehow excused, or even pitied, for trying to force themselves onto women who don't want them?

I honestly want to know why Celegorm and Maeglin's attempted rapes are downplayed or rarely acknowledged. Is it because Celegorm and Maeglin were unsuccessful in their attempts? Because they both happen to be fandom favorites?

I dunno, I just have a lot of thoughts about this that I need to get off my chest.

[iminye]

the traitor · the savior

[mandhos]

Fate of Anguirel and Anglachel the twin swords

[sesamenom]

AU where Aredhel founded Gondolin and Eol nabbed Turgon (and little idril)

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[nevui-penim-miruvorrr]

I want to make another drawing of this scene for so long

This is from 2017

This one from 2016

And this from 2015

[ayaosguqin]

“Resentment”

Resentment is the familiar taste of blood cloying at the tounge. Maeglin knows it all too well.

-by @maeofthenoldor

This is the art created for TRSB 2024( @tolkienrsb ).The incredible @maeofthenoldor took this prompt and wove it into a mesmerizing narrative that delves deep into the intricate and tumultuous relationship between Maeglin and Earendil. Collaborating on this project has been an exhilarating journey, and I can hardly contain my excitement for you all to experience this powerful story!

You can read this beautiful and enchanting writing by the name of “resentment” (by NadineTook )on AO3

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