#tar surion

[sesamenom]

Tolkien only mentions people's absent mothers or wives if they're dead

...so about that:

dead, named

miriel

elenwe

luthien

nimloth (of doriath)

morwen

rian

nienor

aerin

finduilas [girlfriend]

eilinel [girlfriend]

arwen

theodwyn

tar-miriel

beruthiel

finduilas (of gondor)

primula

gilraen

elfhild

assumed eventually dead (mortal), named

adanel

andreth [girlfriend]

arachon

beldis

emeldir

zimrahin

gildis

gloredhel

hareth

hiril

meleth

elros' wife

tar-vanimelde

tar-ancalime

silmarien

almarian

erendis

ailinel

lindorie

inzilbeth

firiel

rian (of gondor)

morwen (of gondor)

morwen (of the dunedain)

ivorwen

not dead (as of last mention), named

tatie

nerdanel

indis

anaire

earwen

aredhel

idril

iminye

ilwen

meril [existence uncertain]

amarie [fiancee]

eldalote

enelye

galadriel

ungoliant

fluithin [existence uncertain]

varda

yavanna

vana

nessa

vaire

este

uinen

goldberry

melian

celebrian

elwing

lothiriel

eowyn

nimrodel (of lorien) [fiancee]

adamanta

lalia

eglantine

esmeralda

rosamunda

diamond

belladonna

donnamira

mirabella

belba

camellia

laura

pansy

linda

lobelia

chica

rosa

gilly

mimosa

prisca

dora

peony

tanta

lily

estella

alfrida

dina

cora

adaldrida

lavender

amethyst

ruby

sapphire

jessamine

gerda

druda

primrose

hilda

ivy

berylla

malva

hanna

salvia

menelgida

asphodel

nina

bell

marigold

rose (other one)

rose

lily (other one)

elanor

cwen

naimi

vaire (of tol eressea)

unnamed

nerdanel's mom

maglor's spouse [gender uncertain]

caranthir's spouse [gender uncertain]

celebrimbor's mom

ilion's wife

indis' mom

fingon's possible wife [existence disputed]

finduilas' mom

earwen's mom

denethor (of the laiquendi)'s mom

celeborn's first wife/amroth's mom [existence uncertain]

saeros' mom

cirdan's mom [existence disputed]

celeborn's mom

galadhon's mom

thranduil's mom

legolas' mom

nimloth (of doriath)'s mom

wives of beor, baran, belen, boron, baranor, beldir, boromir (of the beorians), bregor, beren (other one), bregolas, baragund, belegund

anduir's mom

amdir's wife/amroth's mom [existence uncertain]

wives of marach, imlach, magor, hathol, haldan, halmir, hundar, hunthor, haldad, haldar

bor's wife

ulfang's wife

gorlim's mom

dorlas' wife

aerin's mom

wives of vardamir, tar-amandil, nolondil, veantur, tar-elendil, earendur, axantur, hatholdir, caliondo, cemendur, hallatan, tar-anarion, tar-surion, isilmo, tar-minastir, tar-ciryatan, tar-atanamir, tar-ancalimon, tar-telemmaite, tar-alcarin, tar-calmacil, tar-ardamin, ar-adunakhor, ar-zimrathon, ar-sakalthor, tar-palantir, tar-gimilkhad

wives of valandil, earendur (second one), numendil, amandil, elendil, isildur, anarion, valandil, meneldil, eldacar, arantar, tarcil, tarondor, valandur, elendur, earendur (third one), amlaith, beleg, mallor, celepharn, celebrindor, malvegil, argeleb I, arveleg I, araphor, argeleb II, araval, araphant, aranarth, arahel, aranuir, aravir, aragorn I, araglas, arahad I, aragost, aravorn, arahad II, arassuil, arathorn I, argonui, arador,

wives of cemendur, earendil (of gondor), anardil, ostoher, tarostar, turambar (of gondor), atanatar I, siriondil, tarciryan, earnil I, ciryandil, ciryaher, calmacil, romendacil II, calimehtar, vidugavia, castamir, aldamir, hyarmendacil II, telemnar, minastan, tarondor, telumehtar, narmacil II, arciryas, calimehtar (other one), calimmacil, ondoher, siriondil (other one), earnil II

wives of marhari, marhwini, forthwini, frumgar, fram, leod, eorl, brego (of rohan), aldor, frea, freawine, freca, goldwine, deor, helm, hild, frealaf, brytta, walda, folcwine, fengel

wives of pelendur, vorondil, mardil, eradan, herion, belegorn, hurin I (of gondor), turin I (of gondor), hador (of gondor), barahir (of gondor), boromir (other one of gondor), cirion, hallas, hurin II, belecthor I, orodreth (of gondor), egalmoth (of gondor), beren (of gondor), beregond (other one), belecthor II, thorondir, turin II, turgon (of gondor), ecthelion II (of gondor)

wives of adrahil I, galador, agalahad, angelimir, adrahil II, elphir, imrahil

smeagol's grandmother

ibal's mom

beorn's wife [mortality uncertain]

ghan's wife

wives of girion, bard, bain, brand, bard II

wives of baranor (of gondor), beregond, borlas, berelach II

grima's mother

dunhere's mother

aghan's mother

mim's wife

wives of durin I, durin II, durin III, durin IV, durin V, durin VI, nain I, thrain I, thorin I, gloin (other one), oin (other one), nain II, dain I, borin, thror, thrain, gror, nain, farin, fundin, groin, dain II, gloin, thorin III

isengrim II's wife [mortality uncertain]

wives of isumbras III, ferumbras II, fortinbras I, isumbras IV, isumbold, isembard, adalgrim, flambard, sisigmond, adelard, ferdinand

wives of odo, olo, polo, ponto, dudo, adalgar, jago, gundahad, vigo, bosco

wives of gorhendad, sadoc, saradas, orgulas, marmadas, hamfast, wiseman, holman, cottar, hobson, holman, andwise, halfred, frodo (gardner), holfast

wives of woden, heden, eoh, tulkastor

if we include implied mortality (orange), we have our totals of:

total named: 129

dead, named: 43 not dead, named: 86

total unnamed: 273

probably dead, unnamed: 230 not dead, unnamed: 43

obviously the eventual mortality of the gazillion numenoreans does impact these numbers quite a bit, but it still does stand that more of the unnamed mothers/wives are dead than the named ones (84% vs 33%)

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other notes:

orange = implied eventual death due to mortality at some point up to the end of the TA

[gender uncertain], [girlfriend], and [fiancee] characters were counted as wives

[existence uncertain] and [existence disputed] characters were included

[mortality uncertain] characters were counted as not dead

actually not only is Legolas’s mother still alive, post-quest she was like ‘Aragorn I’m your mum now’ and Aragorn was like ‘that’s kind of you but no need’ and she was like ‘NO. I AM YOUR MUM NOW.’

& Legolas was solemnly like ‘this means we are brothers now. I take my brotherly responsibilities very seriously. Family game night is on Tuesdays.’

that’s what happened.

[ibrithir-was-here]

Couple of random Second Age Lesbian OCs for you, on the left we have

Vanwatárimë:

Eldest daughter of Tar-Anárion, elder sister of Vanwaheriel and Tar-Súrion. She or her sister should have been the second Ruling Queen of Numenor, but their fear of their Grandmother Tar-Ancalime kept both of them from taking the throne or marrying. Vanwatarime eventually found love with a visiting nisse named Paliscénë

 (Vanwaheriel traveled the North Cape and actually ended up in the household of Soronto, the very man her grandmother got married and bore a child only in order to spite him the crown )

Paliscénë:

An elf maiden of the Second Age, she lived in Lindon, and travelled to Numenor as part of a delegation for High King Gil-Galad, and there met Vanwatárimë. Eventually the two fell in love, and managed to escape from Numenor together back to Lindon.

[arofili]

the line of elros ♚ royalty of númenor ♚ headcanon disclaimer

          The life of Tar-Súrion, son of Tar-Anárion and the ninth King of Númenor, was fated to be overshadowed by his female relatives. Like his father, Súrion was mild-mannered, though he took after his mother’s bookish tendencies and became a scholar. He married Meletya, the daughter of one of his grandmother Ancalimë’s handmaidens, and was happy to let her direct his rule. Tári-Meletya did not take the Tar prefix of other strong-willed queens, preferring a façade of distance from the crown’s policies, but it was known to all that she was the one who ruled Númenor in truth while her husband was King.           Tári-Meletya and Tar-Súrion had two children: a daughter, Telperiën, and a son, Isilmo. Isilmo was the younger sibling, and unlike his elder sister had no interest in politics. He instead turned his focus to the stars, laboring to divine their meaning and effects on those below, modeling himself after his ancestor Tar-Meneldur Elentirmo. Isilmo wed Almárëa, a priestess of Eru Ilúvatar upon Meneltarma, and together they had one son, Minastir.           In her youth Telperiën was fascinated by the chemical makeup of the world, and studied alchemy at the royal university, but as she grew older she became more and more interested in the art of ruling. She was proud and willful like her mother and her ancestress Tar-Ancalimë, and with Tári-Meletya’s guidance she would become the second Ruling Queen of Númenor. Tar-Telperiën refused to wed, preferring the company of women, and did not interfere with the troubles of the mainland. She did not, as had all rulers prior to her, surrender the scepter a few years before mortality claimed her, instead waiting until she was on her deathbed to pass inheritance to her nephew Tar-Minastir.

[arofili]

the line of elros ♚ royalty of númenor ♚ headcanon disclaimer

          Tar-Anárion was the eighth King of Númenor and the only child of Tar-Ancalimë. Unlike his mother, he was of a gentle nature, and preferred to spend his time exercising his body in athletics rather than combatting Tar-Ancalimë’s policies. In the first truly happy royal marriage since Tar-Meneldur and Almarian, Anárion wed the poet Iþiliel and treasured her greatly.           Iþiliel bore Anárion three children: two daughters, fraternal twins named Naryalambë and Celussë, and a son, Súrion. Though the new law allowed for the possibility of Naryalambë, the elder twin, to inherit, both of Tar-Ancalimë’s granddaughters disliked and feared the Queen and refused the scepter.           For her part, Naryalambë was a hopeless romantic and romance writer who hated her grandmother’s rule against marriage; when she came of age, she ran away from Armenelos with a young mariner, and did not return until Ancalimë’s death. Celussë was less headstrong than her sister, and suffered from a chronic illness that left her bedridden more often than not; Ancalimë was harsh in her words to her, leaving Celussë wishing only for peace and quiet, not the tribulation of rulership.           Thus it was that when their father was crowned Tar-Anárion, their younger brother Súrion was named the king’s heir. In time, he would become Tar-Súrion, the ninth King of Númenor.

[bioluminescent-fungus]

in contrast, ar pharazon son of gimilkad son of ar gimilzor son of ar sakathor son of ar zimrathon son of ar adunakhor son if tar ardamin son of tar calmacil son of tar alcarin son of tar vanimelde daughter of tar telemmaite son of tar ancalimon son of tar atanmir son of tar ciryatan son of tar minastir son of isilmo son of tar surion son of tar anarion son of tar ancalime daughter of tar aldarion son of tar meneldur son of tar elendil son of tar amandil son of tar vardamir son of elros tar minyatur

would

not all men? you’re right. aragorn son of arathorn son of arador son of argonui son of arathorn son of arassuil son of arahad son of aravorn son of aragost son of arahad son of araglas son of aragorn son of aravir son of aranuir son of arahael son of aranarth son of arvedui son of araphant son of araval son of arveleg son of arvegil son of argeleb son of araphor son of arveleg son of argeleb son of malvegil son of celebrindor son of mallor son of beleg son of amlaith son of earendur son of elendur son of valandur son of tarondur son of tarcil son of arantar son of eldacar son of valandil son of isildur would never do this.

[arofili]

hi! i love your blog and I'm super excited for aspec arda week, but I was wondering if you have any suggestions for edits to do? I do moodboards and edits and things like that but I wasn't sure how to make them explicitly aspec, if that makes sense.

Ooh great question!! Personally I prefer to make edits that incorporate the colors of the various pride flags :) So for an aromantic edit, green would be the dominant color, and for an asexual edit, purple, and etc. You can check out my prideboards for examples of 3x3 moodboards in that style, and I'll also link some edits from last year's AAW that incorporate the colors without actually including the pride flag in the center like I do.

alloace Russingon by @findrahil ; queerplatonic Gigolas by @endillos ; aromantic Aredhel by @frog-in-a-pond ; aromantic Legolas by @tilions

You can also make a more "general" edit for a character or situation and expand on your headcanon in the caption. You don't have to be a wordsmith, just explain your ideas! Here are some examples:

a-spec Eldalote by @russingon ; aroace Argon by @tilions ; dwarf worldbuilding by me ; aromantic Cirdan by @stormxpadme ; aroace and alloaro sisters of Tar-Surion by @hxmosuperior

But honestly, if you make it with the intention of it being aspec, that's good enough for the event! You don't have to get super fancy; I'm just glad you're participating <3