Lost In Beleriand

Long did Dior gaze upon the Silmaril, which his father and mother had brought beyond hope out of the terror of Morgoth; and his grief was great that death had come upon them so soon...

Then Dior arose, and about his neck he clasped the Nauglamír; and now he appeared as the fairest of all the children of the world, of threefold race: of the Edain, and of the Eldar, and of the Maiar of the Blessed Realm.

Aegnor, flaunting his battle-style in front of a largely unimpressed Fingon.

Gifted by the super wonderful @sauroff 😭😭😭 thank you ilu

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Tirion upon Túna

Many months ago now, I thought it would be fun to try painting locations from the Silmarillion in the style of the Monument Valley games, because they are among my favourite games and I enjoy the art very much. Unfortunately, it turns out that this style enables my worst habits in terms of perfectionism and adding endless tiny details, and so this cityscape of Tirion has taken a grand total of 148 hours to complete. Please zoom in to see all the details!!!

I think the city was built to look beautiful under treelight, using principally white stone, which takes on a golden-pink hue under Laurelin's light and a silver-blue hue under Telperion's. Open spaces and tall windows let the light into every building, especially around the Great Square, where the royal and aristocratic families live. Valuing creativity and craftsmanship as they do, the Noldor experimented with different types of architecture and ornamentation (inspired by a mixture of real-world architectural styles as well as the architecture in Monument Valley). Some buildings have intricate painted designs on the walls, mostly based on natural imagery or geometric patterns; others have statues of Elven figures dancing, holding musical instruments, or holding birds. The flags around the Great Square are based on the Two Trees and Finwë's heraldry.

The Fëanorian family back in the peaceful days of Valinor

Fingon the Valiant

"Then Fingon the valiant, son of Fingolfin, resolved to heal the feud that divided the Noldor. Fingon had been close in friendship with Maedhros; and though he knew not yet that Maedhros had not forgotten him at the burning of the ships, the thought of their ancient friendship stung his heart. Therefore he dared a deed which is justly renowned among the feats of the princes of the Noldor: alone, and without the counsel of any, he set forth in search of Maedhros."

Silvergifting Week begins tomorrow! It will run August 10-16, 2026.

Info post

List of prompts

When you post your fanwork, please use @silvergiftingweek and the tag #silvergiftingweek so that it can be found for reblogging. The fanworks will be reblogged in this blog during the week of the event. Late entries are also welcome!

Happy creating!