#swg

[independence1776]

-whispers curiously- SWG?

The Silmarillion Writers' Guild! It's a Tolkien fandom archive, focused primarily on the Silmarillion but in recent years has a non-Silmarillion subarchive. It accepts all kinds of fanworks: fic, art, podfic, meta, etc. Fanworks do not have content or rating restrictions, save for no explicit art due to webhost requirements. There is a reference section and weekly newsletter. There is also an associated Discord server.

There are monthly challenges in a variety of formats and themes. They are always available for use, even after the challenge officially closes.

Beyond the Silmarillion is the subarchive for fanworks based on the rest of Tolkien’s works, including the non-Middle-earth stories like Roverandom and adaptations such as the movies or show. To post in this subarchive, you must first have on SWG either a minimum of five fanworks or 10,000 words of writing, whichever is reached first.

The SWG was started by @dawnfelagund in 2005 and the original version of the archive opened on eFiction in 2007. It is my Tolkien fandom home.

[smoshkidtv]

i know one of the main concerns for smosh summer games is the budget, but honestly i wouldn’t mind a low budget ssg! just look at today’s family feud ep, it was so fun and they can do it from the comfort of their own studio!

truly, i think a lot of fans just want to see the whole cast compete and interact with each other in fun games and challenges ^^ (like the final challenge in let’s do this, the final beopardy question, or stuff from the challenge pit)

[sammyinkedwitch]

[hhimring]

Same Place, Another Time

Wandering Maglor returns to Mount Dolmed.

Maglor takes shelter from a storm in a tunnel under Mount Dolmed. The Dwarven mine farther in has fallen into decay. He remembers they were here after the Dagor Nirnaeth Arnoediad. How desperate they were—and yet lacking in foresight how much more might yet be lost, how much farther they had to fall! In the dark, he hears the thundering sound of breakers borne up from the coast below. He closes his eyes and pretends defiantly that what he hears is only the gale in the branches of the forest, that not far off Caranthir’s keep still stands unconquered…

Here at the SWG Archive

(Written at an event on the SWG Discord, for a SWG Challenge.)

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@ohmyarda's expressive portrait of Tar-Míriel Ar-Zimraphel illustrates @grundyscribbling's biography of the character.

The downfall of Númenor is one of the (maybe the?) most cataclysmic events in the history of Arda. Involving a literal reshaping of the world and the consequent annihilation of an entire people, it was brought on by the rebellious voyage of Ar-Pharazôn to Aman, against the laws of the Valar. As his (unwilling) wife, Tar-Míriel had a front-row seat to the whole slow toppling of Númenor. Yet, as Grundy notes in this month's biography of Míriel:

"The text does not record Míriel’s reaction to any of these events."

As Grundy's biography of Míriel shows, she emerges as a sort of grace note on Pharazôn's story, at first just a name but then given something of a story of her own. I say "something" because her story is still very much enmeshed in her victimhood at his hands, so much that what she thought or how she reacted (or didn't) to the decisions he made go completely unrecorded.

We've now surpassed more than 150 character biographies on our site. Our reason for beginning that project back in 2007 was to provide resources for people creating fanworks. And while, if asked at the time, we probably would have said a primary aim was making more accessible the histories of some of the more complicated characters, Míriel is a reminder that an equally important purpose is bringing to light those characters whose histories Tolkien left missing, like Míriel. (She is mentioned twice in the published Silmarillion.)

Maybe her reaction to the ending of her world will at last be recorded.

You can read Grundy's biography of Tar-Míriel here, pubished by the @silmarillionwritersguild.

[positivelyruined]

Sleeping with Ghosts

Tamlin Sinclair is a rising star in the indie music industry. He’s well on his way to fame, after having two Billboard Top 100 hits from his new album, Sleeping With Ghosts. Something almost no one knows is — he hates the spotlight. If he could, he would get the hell out of New York City and never look back. But, his parents keep him here. His father is a strung-out alcoholic who still haunts his footsteps and his mother is barely clinging to reality anymore. His only solace is the one night a week that he gets to play in a small underground bar and lose himself to the music that made him who he is. A shattered heart won’t end him, because he can still wear it on his sleeve. That’s enough — isn’t it?

Fey Archer can do this. That’s what Feyre Archeron tells herself everytime she looks in the mirror. That’s a lot — considering she works as a model, living the high life of a New York socialite. Everywhere she goes, everyone knows her name; but she didn’t choose this. If it weren’t for supporting her sisters, Feyre would have disappeared years ago. Her latest problem is no ghost, but he certainly haunts her. Her relationship with Rhys Sanders started as a publicity stunt, but now it’s a personal circus she can’t escape. The best thing she can do is try to hide the bruises and wait for the day that her temporary escape into the world of Sleeping With Ghosts will be real.

They meet in that underground bar long after his last show is over. Is this fate, or will they both linger in orbit until gravity pulls them away? Only time will tell.

[tame-a-messenger]

I’ve been seeing a lot of people do this lately and I was wondering what’s your take on this. So if summer/winter games did come back, what would you like the roster for the two teams to be? In my perfect world Damien, Angela, Shayne, and Courtney would be on one team and the other teammates can be anyone I just would love to see those 4 on one team tho

If I'm being totally honest I'll have fun no matter how the teams get split!

For me the only two I'm really excited to see are Damien and Ang! So I'll get content of them regardless if they're on the same team or not.

If they're on the same team I get them hyping each other up and helping with challenges, cheering each other on and all that! (high-fives all around!)

If they're on opposing teams, I'll get them competing against each other! I can just see them trying to rile each other up! (Angela MOST DEFINITELY will be doing some Grade-A shit talk lmao) and if they get matched to go against each other? ugh it would be beautiful.

Them really getting into it and talking shit would make me die happy <3

(Maybe I'm leaning toward them on the same team though.. either way it'd be so much fun!)

[statuesquueart]

Did Andromeda know that the sea was haunted That her beauty was a curse?

Silmariën and Isilmë, from the wise and the lovely.

For SWG @silmarillionwritersguild ‘s Jubilee challenge (March 2019: Hidden Figures). View the art and read it here!

[melestasflight]

hey Silmarillion nerds, the @silmarillionwritersguild runs a fantastic newsletter with fandom event schedules, character biographies, fresh fanfic, some dope analysis of the book and beyond.

You can subscribe here

[pulcheriebalhoud]

The Ultimate Workout Megamix Vol 2 by SWG (DJ Deep) (2006) [HD]

[backgroundelf]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Celegorm | Turcafinwë & Nerdanel, Celegorm | Turcafinwë & Finrod Felagund | Findaráto Characters: Celegorm | Turcafinwë, Nerdanel (Tolkien), Maedhros | Maitimo, Fëanor | Curufinwë, Finrod Felagund | Findaráto Additional Tags: Trans Male Character, Genderfluid Character, Complicated Mother-Child Relationship, Transphobia, Gender Dysphoria, Silmarillion Writers' Guild Challenge, Coming Out Summary:

Tyelkormo is the beloved daughter of Nerdanel and Fëanor. But what if she doesn't want to be a daughter? Written as part of the Silmarillion Writer's Guild Monthly Challenge - Middle-Earth is Multitudes.

[aurora-light-blog]

Dathomiran Historical Timeline

*3995 bby*  Paecians are freed from Rakata enslaved by former Jedi Knight Allya

*around 3695 bby* A Paecian Dasan (leader) attempted to abuse his wife to maintain the patriarchal society, instead she killed him and took control of the clan. She declared herself Mother Nai thus began the reign of Mothers. They were no longer called Paecians but rather Dathomirans.

*around 3643 bby*  The mysterious village of Aurilia is founded as a safe haven for Force Sensitives and their neutral allies.

*around 3003 bby* Several clanswomen from various tribes band together to create the Nightsisters.

*around 2626 bby* Mandalorians make contact with Dathomir

*1995 bby* Darth Lanh, self-declared emperor, built a secret prison on Dathomir to house his prisoners for experiments. The combined forces of Nightsisters and Singing Mountain Clan destroyed the Darth and his Dark Knights. Nightsisters took possession of the prisoners and donned them Nightbrothers.

*1750 bby* The Sith again placed down a base on Dathomir for a biological experiment, which would later be called Blackwing.

*1749 bby* The clanswomen survivors of the Undead infection would later form Howling Crag Clan.

*995 bby to 662 bby* The Nightsisters wage war on all other clans for domination of Dathomir.

*around 595 bby* Nightsister Allya revises the Book of Laws. The Spiderclan is formed.

This was constructed to help me devise hopefully four Dathomiran fanfics. I've currently finished three of them.

[silmarillionwritersguild]

SWG's "Year of History" Work Beginning Soon

This year is to be our Year of History, which can be summed up as "a designation intended to force me to move over content from the old site (much of it historical at this point) rather than building new stuff." This also comes from wanting this group's history to be documented and not just a crapshoot on whether it has been archived on the Wayback Machine.

I am on spring break, so one of the goals I'd like to accomplish is moving forward with the Year of History.

Within the next week, we will begin discussions on the #town-hall channel on the SWG's Discord server around how to best archive the historical materials we decide to begin with. If you'd like to be a part of this discussion, please join our Discord server. You can send us an ask, or you can email us at moderator@silmarillionwritersguild.org for an invite.

Currently, we are voting on which materials we will archive first (in #town-hall). We're also looking for volunteers who will help archive this material on the site. This is primarily a data-entry role. If you'd like to volunteer, you can let me know here or at the email above; you do not need to be a member of the Discord server to volunteer.

In the weeks to come, we'll open discussions on what and how to archive various materials to make them easily accessible and useful to our community. This history belongs to everyone who has been a part of the SWG across its 18 years of existence, and I want everyone to have an opportunity to be a part of deciding how that history is preserved and made available.

(Posted by @dawnfelagund)

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Stamps for January to May above, stamps for June to December below.

SWG Monthly Challenge stamps, with much thanks to their talented creators.

Some of these are comment stamps. There were plenty of great challenge responses to read and comment on last year.

You can get a better view of the stamps on my profile page at the Silmarillion Writers Guild, which will also allow you to click through to other writers' challenge responses (and my own).

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This lovely series depicting scenes from Númenor with a South East Asian flair are by @ayaosguqin.

@cycas opens her review of The Fall of Númenor with the observation that "Tolkien's literary legacy truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Whenever you think that your collection is finally complete, a new publication is announced." The question is, though, is The Fall of Númenor a worthwhile addition to your already groaning Tolkien bookshelf?

In our latest Read & Review column, Lyra reviews The Fall of Númenor, touching on its contents (and what it leaves out), its structure, and the artwork it contains by Alan Lee, concluding that "it is ... an immensely useful publication." You can read Lyra's complete "Review of The Fall of Númenor" here.

Published by @silmarillionwritersguild

[oliver-mijumaru]

Finally got my Clone armor in Star Wars Galaxies: Legends. Its really fucking cool honestly.