#vanyar

[irithyllians]

indis the fair.

vanyar are no strangers to the dramatic in their worship and in their attire, but indis’ mask, donned to shroud what can be seen of her soul through her eyes, would be unusual and considered an affront by the calaquendi who blame her for the actions of finwë and his descendants.

[sempermoi]

I felt like drawing Indis again ^^

[sakasakiii]

a while ago i was sent an ask from @waterjewelsspite (answered below) wherein i was asked about different elven fashions.... so from left to right: doriathrim fashion, teleri + nargothrond fashion, vanya fashion :DD these have been sitting in my drafts as uncoloured wips since early 2022 omg, but better late than never i suppose !!!

i didnt have a specific sketch page for the noldor that i did back then hahahaha so i came back to it recently and took it as a chance to do some assorted concept doodles with the kind of outfits i imagine them wearing in mundane situations? i dont quite know how to explain it but i hope my annotations can help show my thought process a bit!!

cant believe it took me this long to give like half the characters proper fullbody refs or designs (im looking at YOU beleg and mablung) but this has been super fun and really refreshing, so thank you again waterjewelsspite for the kind ask!!! sorry again it took. two and a half years. OMG. for me to get it done 😭😭😭 i hope this sufficed!!!

in usual fashion, bonus feanorian shenanigans: caranthir's first business/publishing/entrepreneurship/girlboss venture

[thetiredprometheus]

"But the Naugrim gave their friendship more readily to the Noldor in after days than to any others of Elves and Men" the Silmarillion, of the sindar

[anattmar]

silm oc

my girl is a vanya loremaster and historian who ended up going with noldor because she sensed that this is where the actual fun will happen

[march-of-the-noldor]

March of the Quendi

What is it?

A month-long event to celebrate the long walk the Elves took from their home on the shores of Cuiviénen, across great and unknown lands, to the blessed realm of Aman.

When is it?

March 1 - March 31

How do I participate?

Post something regarding the march and mention @march-of-the-noldor. Everything made will be reblogged here. You can also use the tags #march of the noldor and #march of the quendi but make sure to also tag this blog.

Go forth and create something New!

This is also a Great time to appreciate the lovely works already made in our fandom! So, please consider digging up posts that would fit into this event from the past and tagging this blog so that they can be shared anew!

What is allowed?

EVERYTHING!

Art, fic, meta, moodboards, poems! It's all welcome!

Want to do a character study? Awesome!

Make a collage of the kind of wild life the elves might encounter? Amazing!

Want to write a little essay about the ecological impacts of mass migration? Fantastic!

Want to consider what would happen if the Quendi were late leaving, or early? Bring it on!

However, we do ask that you refrain from using generative AI.

Is there a prompt list?

There is no official prompt series for this event. This event to meant to be very laid back where anyone can make what catches their fancy. However, if you appreciate a little more structure to follow please consider:

part 1: 1st - 8th The Great Departure * what did leaving look like? * how did the Quendi choose to organize themselves? * the joys and pains of starting a new adventure in life.

part 2: 9th - 16th Those Left Behind * this land of Aman might very well be good and joyous, but what good and joyous things had to be left being? * how were those to chose to stay affected but the departure? * and yet the elves who stayed must continue living.

part 3: 17th - 23rd Trials on the Trail * what amazing things happen while travelling? * many elves turned back or were lost, what happened to them? * they will catch up, we must keep moving.

part 4: 24th - 31st The End is in Sight! * after all this time, the end is insight, how do people feel? * how does it feel for those who decided to end their journey early? * I am so tired, I think I will lay down, just for a while once we reach Aman.

We shall depart on this voyage together!

If you have any questions please ask them! <3

art by @g-m-kaye

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

I think we can all agree the elves don’t have periods, right?

Bc a period is the bodily function when people with uteruses expell an egg or two from their womb bc they didn’t get pregnant (this is a v bastardized version of the entire explenation) and the amount of eggs a uterus has is finite, meaning that there is a certain number you have before you are done. Humans run out of eggs at around 50-60 y/o, i cannot imagine how many eggs an elf would need to have at birth in order to have that bodily function for eternity, bc they do not age.

Furthermore, bc having kids is such a deliberate move amungst elves (from what i understand) where they need to creat the child’s soul, it doesn’t make sense to have a bodily function amongst the elves around child creation that’s, for lack of better words, so accidental and unreliable.

Therefor, i do not think elves have periods. It does not make sense for them to have them.

[allbycharles]

Deep respect to the elves...

About 9000 years of written history

Only three attacks on other elves

Only one battle with dwarves

No slavery

No poison used in diplomacy

No assasination in between the aristocrats

Nobody slept with kings wife

...they really are good people even in the Silmarillion compared to ....you know ...humanity on Earth for example

[nightmares-2]

The elven ambassadors

Alt version underneath the cut

[not-so-legendary-legendarium]

It must be just a sketch... just a sketch! This Finarfin help me to imagine how elves in Valinor "dress up"

[outofangband]

I have so many thoughts on art and architecture, especially gardens and today I wanted to post a board of photographs I took that reminded me of art and fine buildings in Valinor specifically; of all cultures there.

More in the Noldor Teleri, Vanyar and Valinor tags! I hope you all like this!

[irithyllians]

amarië of the vanyar ☀️

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

Turgon and Argon were so tall because the Vanyar are generally taller than Noldor. Maedhros was tall for a Noldo. Indis’ Vanya blood made Arfin and Nolo taller than Náro. This is all well and good until I try to defend Short Fingon

[firinaira]

Finrod and Amarië in Aman (after reincarnation)

Do not use without my permission, please!

[silmarillaure]

I HATE the retcon Tolkien made about only the Vanyar having golden hair.

It just feels like there's a layer of Eugenics to it.

All these blondes who look alike are an exclusive club who stick the closest together and also they're flawless and incapable of making mistakes and God's chosen ones. Ugh... I'm kinda getting the ick.

I love that the Noldor can basically pass as Teleri & Sindar and vice versa, it feels like there's less of a separation between these two groups and I like there isn't that much of a divide like the Teleri are lesser or anything.

Golden haired purely Sindarin Thranduil you will always be special to me. You don't need to be descended from the chosen one club to be special, just as your son Legolas proved you don't need to be a descendant of Finwe or Thingol to be special.