The Elves are Dancing in the Mist

Tolkien Siblings Week rides again!

Immeasurably happy to announce that Tolkien Siblings Week, your annual hub for fanworks of all types centered on all sibling sets in all Tolkien works, is returning for its second year in fall of 2026! It will be running from the same dates as last year (November 23rd-29th), and operating on the same guidelines.

In terms of logistics, optional prompts will be released on June 23rd, leaving you a bountiful five months in which to brainstorm and work your creative magic. An ao3 collection will go live in the last few weeks leading up to the event; we ask that if you plan to add to the collection, you hold back on posting your work until then (although sharing previews or snippets is just fine).

Not much to say at the moment beyond that, except that it's great to be back, and we're hoping to welcome many new faces this year among our beloved returners. In the meantime, any burning questions can be sent via the askbox, messages, or in replies. And all reblogs are of course awfully appreciated as we work to get the word out ♡

Much love till the 23rd! We hope you're as excited as we are.

— mod @riding-with-the-wild-hunt

A Comprehensive Map of Middle-earth and its Surrounding Lands

Original map credited to the Cartographers’ Guild of Rómenna, with “special thanks” to Falmalórë Círdilion of Pelargir. Recreation, commentary, and Third Age map by Caleneth Leptafinya and Barahir of Ithilien.

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for @silmarillionepistolary week Day 2: Exploration, New Lands, MAPS!

Neither one of them really felt like returning to their families and making conversation. They had a blanket and each other here, and Varda’s stars shone down on them, and that was enough.

“Do you think we’re written into them?” Makalaurë asked her of the many prophecies on the firmament above them.

“I hope not,” replied Telumë. “Shouldn’t prophecies be warnings, by some measure? I’d rather not be a part of something the Valar want to warn us about.”

“Ai, weren’t you supposed to be a romantic?” laughed Makalaurë, and she laughed, too.

“I think we’re written into the Song, though,” she said and took his hand. “How couldn’t we be?”

“You’re right,” Makalaurë agreed and meant it. “And even if we were not, we’d simply write a better song.”

(x)

Fingon and his daughter

“She is the last echo of Lúthien, they say,” Fingon pointed out. Galadriel glared at her cousin but he just grinned. “They also say she dances as though the Music still echoes in her bones and her voice was clear as starlight upon still waters.”

Argon leaned forward, intrigued. “Well don’t stop there, brother. Go on, tell us more!”

But instead of Fingon, it was Turgon who spoke. “I heard that the light of Eärendil’s star is ensnared in her blue eyes and her raven hair is like silk, dark as the shadows of twilight. Her beauty alone is enough to drive a sane man to madness.”

- Excerpt from Chapter 1

Finally meeting the ancestors! ⬇️

Russingon Week will be running next month, from June 15th - June 21st 2026! If you’re wondering what to work on, here are some prompts for inspiration; these are of course entirely optional and here just to inspire you.

Day 1 – June 15th: LIGHT

Valinor

Youth

Truth and integrity

Poetry, song, and unusual word-craft

Fairy tale AU

Day 2 – June 16th: GOLD

Kingship and royalty

Beleriand

Gifts

Physical media, cloth, fiber-craft

Canon divergence AU

Day 3 – June 17th: DARKNESS

Lies and deceit, hidden things

Maedhros' captivity

The Helcaraxë

Audio fanworks (music, audiofics, playlists etc)

Day 4 – June 18th: BLOOD

Kinslayings

Fathers and loyalty

Nirnaeth Arnoediad: "his blue and silver banner..."

Painting and writing, in and out of universe

Wild West AU

Day 5 – June 19th: FIRE

Dagor Bragollach

Fingon’s kingship

Explicit and heated fanworks

Weaponry

Rebirth

Day 6 – June 20th: AIR

Rescue from Thangorodrim

Scent and touch

Fix-its

Conversations, dialogue-fics, ósanwë

Line-art, simplistic, or black and white art

Day 7 – June 21st: SEA

Beginnings and endings

Brothers and family

Travel & Journeys

Diary, epistolary, and travel logs

Scribbles & Drabbles returns for 2026! Take a look at the schedule and get excited!

June 1: Sign-ups and art submissions open July 7: Artist sign-ups close July 19: Art submissions close July 24: Gallery opens July 25 & 26: Art viewing parties August 1: Claims Day (Times to be announced) August 2: Additional Claims Open August 3: Art posting begins November 1: Drop-out without penalty deadline November 15: Fic submission deadline November 28: Reveals!

An illustration style rendition of Turgon for @ignotr, as commissioned in February by @the-other-side-of-mirkwood 🥰 I really enjoyed hyperfixating on this one, especially with the embroidery and general white roses theme, his relative… er, turgidity, and everyone knows I love a good grey streak. Prosthetic fingers from the Helcaraxë years as well! Also @peasant-player pattern making a reappearance on his sash 🥰

@balrogballs tagged me for wip wednesday and I went “shoot, what can i share that’s presentable”! i’ve been on a kick of trying to learn new art techniques, but the results have been … highly variable 😓

here are 1.) an isildur-at-the-gladden-fields i’ve been fiddling with for MONTHS since @southaway gave me permission to borrow their incredible design, 2.) an aerin “firing the hall”, 3.) silmarillion concept cover art design, 4.) elwing and 5.) gwindor reuniting with finduilas: both in “help i am trying to learn animation and it’s very hard” edition

Gondor Week day 4: Osgiliath, grief and conflict

Sometimes I stray so far into the "I'm surrounded by freaks" nature of Boromir's experience among the cryptid Fellowship that I forget he was confronted by an ACTUAL NAZGUL in the defense of Osgiliath.