#silmarillion hcs

[eilinelsghost]

🤔 for the silm ask meme!

🤔 Tell us one of your favorite Silm headcanons. Can be one that's out in the wild or a personal one!

Hmm, it's hard to pick a favorite...I'll go with this one because it's been on my mind a lot lately with the series I'm writing.

One of the reasons everyone turned on Finrod so quickly in Nargothrond is that it's the refuge city - it's where you go if the war/siege is getting to you and you're afraid of what might come. Finrod encourages this, of course, because that's literally why he built the place, but it ends up being exactly why he loses it too.

Another aspect of this is that a lot of the war-wounded end up there also. For example, while the Silm references that those set free from Angband were often turned away by their kin out of fear, Gwindor just shows back up in Nargothrond and is apparently welcomed without much hesitation. He even gets Túrin welcomed there as well. I think that's because it's been a sort of long standing policy that Nargothrond takes in the ones who don't have anywhere else to go.

Somewhat unrelated, but I also imagine there are more children in Nargothrond than in the other Elven kingdoms. Especially after the Bragollach when the Siege has broken and the illusion of peace is gone.

All of this of course makes the sack of Nargothrond even more depressing than it already is, so my deep apologies there.

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Thanks so much for the ask!

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

Thinking about Maedhros being so exited to have things again after Thangorodrim. Turgon gives him old clothes to wear and he doesn’t take them off for a week. A healer gives him a little pot of salve for his dry lips and he rations it like a child would their first allowance. When he goes outside for the first time he asks if he is allowed to pick a flower, and then if he is allowed to keep it, and over the next few days Fingon’s room is filled with erratic bouquets because Maedhros has not had anything beautiful in so, so long.

At his brothers’ camp he lives in a small room with a mattress and straw mat, because they have had no time to prepare aught else, but it is so much more than he has had for long years, and he asks his brothers to put a sign on the door that says ‘Nelyo’s Room: Please Knock’ and he sits there for long hours smiling because this space is his, and when he invites guests inside it is with the magnanimity of a lord offering boons to his vassal, because that is how it feels to Maedhros.

Thinking about Maedhros rediscovering the joy of giving. He gets an old comb from Finrod, and he lends it to his brothers to show him he cares. He leaves them interesting rocks he finds outside. He recovers his old things, those he brought from Valinor, and goes to a carpenter to trade a silk scarf for a figurine of an eagle. He gives this to Fingon. He wants to show his gratitude. He wants to share his joy.

Maedhros remembering purity and goodness after so long in the dark.

[inthehouseoffinwe]

Finarfin Fades.

No one expects it, no one’s faded in Valinor since Miriel. The War of Wrath is won and he comes back, waving off the courtiers, well wishers, and congratulators with his usual grace, and walks into the palace of Tirion. To rooms abandoned since their owners left so long ago. Winding deeper and deeper his feet take him to what was once Finwë’s favourite garden.

He’s so tired.

He’s fulfilled his promise to Fëanaro and Nolofinwë, to avenge them. To make the agony of their final moments - agony Finarfin felt, falling to the floor screaming as fire and darkness consumed his spirit - count for something. Now Morgoth is finally gone, but he’s not the only one.

His brothers, larger than life, larger than death, are gone. With them his sons. Niece. Nephews. Grandchildren. His daughter is never to return. He Saw little Nelyo’s death in his dreams and is sure hopes for the child’s own sake that Makalaurë will be close behind.

Little remains. Even less on these golden shores.

So Finarfin sits on a bench long overgrown with vines and weeds, and watches the sun filter through the thicket, wishing the ghosts he sees in his father’s garden would flesh out.

He sits. He waits.

And by the time anyone finds him, it’s too late.

…at least he’s smiling again.

[lidoshka]

Celegorm came looking for his dog and found him in the company of Amras.

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A late night musing I had while chatting with a friend.

[ughtumno]

this had been sitting in my ipad for a while so i figured i post it :3

still feel like i can add more but hey nothing will be perfect!

[sesamenom]

second of seven

[sauroff]

Nerdanel seeing Feanor for the first time, probably

*should write it. I'm already in bed and too lazy to change it now

[red-raven-reading]

I have a headcanon that Maedhros and Caranthir were really close in Valinor. Turko and Kurvo were already in separable, and the twins go without saying, while Káno was everybody's favourite musician with no end of admirers and performances.

Nelyo loves all his brothers, of course, but he sees his younger, easy to anger, always blushing, awkward, and a bit overshadowed brother and gets fiercely protective. He is there with Moryo to support him and help him work through his emotions. His brother is reactive - always - so he helps him talk through why he got so angry about Angaráto's taunt or Findekáno's joke. Moryo is shy and uncertain so Nelyo always makes sure that he actually does what he wants to do without being shouted down for being boring by Turko and Kurvo especially.

When they swear the Oath, something changes. Moryo regrets it immediately but sees that his brother, the ever resolute Nelyo is just following their father like the rest of them. It cracks his faith in his older brother which is only worsened when he sees Nelyo at the burning of the ships finally seeing the foolishness but doing nothing to stop their father when he's the only one that could get through to him.

Their father dies and Nelyo becomes king but then he abandons them to go on a suicide mission to try and outsmart Morgoth. By the time he returns, broken and carried by a Ñolofinwion, Moryo is just angry with him. For sailing in the first place, for never stopping their father, for falling for Morgoth's trap, for putting them in debt to Ñolofinwë and his people, and, the last great injustice, handing over the ruling of the Noldor to Ñolofinwë.

He gets angry and he lashes out at Angaráto which, in turn, makes Nelyo angry at him. They fight and Moryo accuses the still-recovering Nelyo of many things. It breaks the trust between them entirely as Nelyo agrees with all of his hateful words and Moryo would do anything to take them back but his pride won't let him.

They separate - becoming Maedhros and Caranthir - and they become distant from each other. Maedhros becomes incredibly close with Maglor as they support one another while Caranthir convinces himself that he likes to be alone.

By the time Caranthir dies in Doriath, they have barely spoken outside of battle plans and finances in centuries.

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

Thinking about Glorfindel after a few conversations about him recently and I've got a question…Why is it that the Valar are so impressed with Glorfindel killing a balrog and saving a bunch of people in Gondolin that they’re like, “YOU. Out of all the elves that have ever been, you’re the only one we’re gonna re-body and send back to Middle Earth to do more good”…when Ecthelion is right there next to him in Mandos, having just as much killed a balrog and saved a bunch of people in Gondolin?

I say this not to be anti-Glorfindel in any way* (and he definitely has the cooler overall story because he got to go back and do other things), but he and Ecthelion have basically identical resumes up until the re-bodying. So I've never quite understood why Glorfindel is singled out for so much more honor than Ecthelion?

I’d welcome anyone else’s thoughts about this. Ecthelion didn't want to go back? The Valar so enjoyed Ecthelion’s presence that they weren’t willing to part with him? I'm forgetting some significant difference between the two that argues for Glorfindel over Ecthelion?

* I admittedly favor Ecthelion because I feel like he doesn't get enough respect and I love an underdog. Plus, the name Ecthelion is so much cooler than Glorfindel. There's just something silly about the "Glorf" sound to me, and the men of Gondor agree—they've got their own Ecthelions but you don't see them naming their kids Glorfindel! But I have nothing but positive feelings about Glorfindel himself, I promise!!

[thelien-art]

Hi ! Would you like to draw Glorfindel ? :3

Have a nice day <3

Thank you <3, and you too :)

Glorfy my beloved, it´s been too long

[atane-is-here]

@ainurweek

Balrogs - Kosomoth

Kosomoth, also called Gothmog, was the captain of Balrogs, son of Melkor and heir to his throne. In the beginning, his father favored him greatly. But as Melkor became more deranged, he started to forget the adoration he once held for his son. Ever since the return of Melkor to middle earth Kosomoth has tried to win back that attention. Whether it be by rescuing his father from Ungoliant or slaying Feanor, his enemy. He could never truly break through to him. He saw Gondolin as his next chance. With the information that was extracted from his prisoner, victory was guaranteed. He planned to return to his fathers fortress in glory. And victorious they were with the hidden Kingdom completely destroyed. And on his dark throne, Morgoth was glad. Already sinking into thoughts of his next plot, he missed a crucial detail about this latest success. His captain never returned to Angband.

[peasant-player]

Luthien Tinuviel

This is for the Luthien-week from the blog @luthiendear

First day Luthien ❤️

I'm desperate trying to make her as eldritch as I can but I'm doomed to make everything cute and whimsical. 🌟

I kinda failed with the frame so it is a closer shot of the drawing

I'm knee deep in drawing Finrod but I had this Vision of Melian in all of her eldritch glory. Sooo might do that first.

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

how silm characters react to the fandom

Feanaro: gets way too involved way too quickly, has multiple troll accounts and blocks anyone who sa-si’s.

Nerdanel: can’t really use technology but thinks it’s kind of fun.

Maitimo: instant anxiety attack. Is morbidly fascinated by all the russingon smut. Thinks the Fingon content is sweet. Loves kidnap fam.

Maglor: follows nails-in-my-wall. Immediately starts shitposting about his family. Uncertain why half the fandom thinks he’s a crab.

Celegorm: Deleted his account when he realised Finrod got more rep than him. His new account only is on the low down.

Caranthir: embezzling fanartists somehow. No moral compass.

Curufin: found silvergifting, had a heart attack.

Nolofinwë: Anaire keeps complimenting all the art of him and he’s getting flustered.

Fingon: obsessively saves artwork of Maedhros. Ironically endorses the posts calling him a posh asshole.

Aredhel: gets so much closure from all the online support.

Turgon: disproportionately annoyed by one (1) person who said he was insensitive.

Finarfin: always brings up the youngsters on the internet who think he’s a good king.

Finrod: thinks he’s not famous enough. Works to remedy that.

Aegnor: wonders why everyone thinks he owns and frequently uses a hair straightener; cries over every artwork of him and Andreth.

Galadriel: no one knows and it’s frankly disturbing.

Elrond: periodically censors posts using him as a moral compass. Offers hugs to everyone who reblogged that one post.

[inthehouseoffinwe]

Instead of honouring specific aspects of his heritage, Elrond creates something entirely new for himself.

The House of Elrond is it’s own thing. Imladris is entirely unique. You think you see something Noldorin or Sindar or even Mannish, but look for a second more and it’s not like that at all.

Because when Elrond designed it as a Homely House, he made sure anyone who came knew they’d be welcome. They could heal and start over without judgement.

(Ultimately that’s what keeps his relations with other races so strong too. They feel comfortable in this home of many lines.)

There are specifically Dúnedain influences though. He’s fostered so many kids, looked after so many families, he wants to make sure they know that they might have lost their kingdom, but they still have a home. It’s common for Dúnedain to stop by, take refuge, recover, just say hi to friends. But they’re such an unknown people, you can’t see it unless you know it’s there. There’s even a beautiful little graveyard where so many of his distant nephews and nieces have found their rest, visited regularly by the residents of Imladris.

There’s also many many trinkets from across the centuries scattered around. A wonky dagger with a place of honour, the first work of a rising chieftain. The cracked vase from that time it was knocked over by a ball from a young boy. Letters and drawings carefully kept in Elrond, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen, and even Celebrian’s drawers. Glorfindel, Erestor, and most residents of Rivendell have at least a few items gifted by the many generations of Dúnedain who’ve walked through the valley.

All this is taken with them when they sail, and the memory of these people whose lives were so entwined with their own lives on.

[lidoshka]

@feanorianweek #4 Caranthir - dyeing

With cooperation come new handcrafting tecniques, and Caranthir doesn't know which one is his favourite: learning or teaching.

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@feanorianweek #4 Caranthir - tinturas

Junto con la cooperación vienen nuevas técnicas manuales, y Caranthir no sabe cual de las dos pociones aprecia mas: si aprender o enseñar.

[havenotwillnotreadthebooks]

Lmao imagine if a couple wanted to get married in Lindon or Imladris and saw Elrond and was like “sure why not” and just, asked him to witness their vows in place of any actual maiar or valar.

Like the relationship between the elves in the Valar-Only-Mildly-Care Place and the Valar/Maiar themselves has got to still be stiff since elves are stupidly stubborn about holding grudges, so imagine if a couple just went “fuck the valinor glowsticks, Lord Elrond has been feeding us well and sheltering us for over a century. He’s got some ainur blood anyway.”

So they ask Elrond to be witness and he agrees thinking they just want a lord’s blessing or something and then-

“[Elvish Marriage Vows] we swear in the name of Lord Elrond Peredhel and Eru Illuvatar [More Marriage Vows]”

And at this point Elrond just has to roll with it but he bluescreens later while Erestor and Glorfindel laugh at him (Celebrian and or Gil-Galad too if they’re around)

Bonus points if It becomes a tradition in Imladris/Lindon even though he neutrally suggests a vala instead every time like

Elrond, trying not to get smited as soon as he steps foot into Valinor: hey Lady Yavanna is pretty cool though, right?

Elven Couple, exiled thousands of years ago and still frost-bitten: yes, pity there were no flowers in the Grinding Ice, my Lord. Anyways, would you mind being a witness to our wedding ceremony?”

Elrond starts glowing slightly and never lives it down. He goes to Valinor and people still ask him out of tradition or genuine respect and the Valar just have to put a small tapestry of Elrond as a patron of unions or something so they can claim some sort of control over the situation.

Elrond is mortified, and nobody lets him live it down.