#edainparty

We've had seven days of AUs, the Three Houses Film Fest, the colour palette challenge, the Three Houses of the Edain quiz, and of course Friday's Ruin of Beleriand Party, but it's finally time for the Age of the Edain Party to come to an end.

A few big thank-yous:

remusjohnslupin: the Edain Party invitation

undoherdamage: the colour palette challenge

klokwerkheart, for representing the Edain in the Silmarillion and Three Houses Film Fest chats during the Ruin of Beleriand Party

the contributors to the AU days and the colour palette challenge

all the Edain who took the Spirit Challenge

every readalonger who joined in the Film Fest and the Ruin of Beleriand Party

And of course, the tolkienreadalong blog, and Team Edain's amazing captain, eowyning.

A quick reminder: the Team Edain Giveaway is open until the 16th, so make sure you reblog the post if you haven't already - and another thankyou to all the Edain who have generously contributed to it!

The Edain Party is over, but Team Edain isn't going anywhere, so if at any time during the readalong you do the colour palette challenge, come up with an AU, or watch one of the Film Fest movies, let us know with the tag #teamedain.

That's all from me - I hope you had as much fun participating in the Edain Party (or just seeing all the amazing art and fics) as I did running it!

... the Team Edain Ruin of Beleriand Party kicks off! Join us on the Three Houses Film Fest chat with your favourite Film Fest or AU Day movie to help us end the Edain Party with a bang.

Feel free to move your party to the main Silmarillion chat, or your own team chats, if it gets too crowded, but do drop by the Three Houses chat at some point to say hi! (And let us know how your parties went - take a screenshot and tag it with #edainparty!)

Hope you can make it!

In honour of the Edain Party Star Trek AU day, have a look at the strangest Tolkien/Trek crossover that actually happened. 

Ainur, Eldar, Edain and Angbandians, it's been an absolute blast having you along for the Edain Party! We hope you've enjoyed our AU days, and don't forget our Film Festival recommendations the next time you want something awesome to watch. 

Unfortunately, as tends to be a problem with us Mortals, even the best parties have to end eventually.

But this party isn't going out without a bang! This Friday, at 7PM EST, head over to the Three Houses Film Fest chatroom for a night of movies, AUs, and general madness. 

Friday's movie is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (or pick another Film Fest movie of your choice), or...

THE MARVEL/SILMARILLION AU DAY - if our Film Fest choices aren't your thing, help us celebrate our final AU day by watching your favourite Marvel film!

So, whether you're embarking on Eärendil's Movie Voyage, or just have 10 minutes free, make sure to drop into the Three Houses Film Fest chatroom on Friday from 7PM EST to help us close down the Edain Party in style!

After three days and three nights on the eagle’s back, Hurin could see something besides treetops and plains. They were reaching some mountains, but that wasn’t what had caught his attention; they had seen mountaintops earlier. What caught his attention was that these mountains seemed to have stars sparkling on their tops with a clean, white light, so different from the colors of the sunrise, and yet they made him feel as happy as any sunrise could.

The fair-haired man turned around to check on his brother. Huor was scared of flying--who wouldn’t be? It was not a normal thing for Men to fly. The skies belonged to the birds and the earth to the Elves and the Dwarves. However, Huor seemed better than before. The lights had gotten his attention.

What are those lights? wondered Hurin, but he was sure he would learn soon enough. It was clear to him now that the Eagles were flying towards the bright lights. For a moment he thought that maybe it was a trap, that the Eagles would betray them to Morgoth, but his heart said otherwise. No lights so beautiful, and pure can be the work of the foe, he thought, and somehow he knew he was correct.

As they approached their destination he saw that the lights were not lights, exactly, but rather the reflection of the sunlight on white towers. His wonder grew as they came closer to what was clearly a city. He had never heard of this city, but it was the most beautiful settlement he had ever laid eyes upon. He heard bells ringing, and saw Elven ladies caring for colorful flowers on balconies of white and black and pink marble. He started counting fountains, but soon he lost count; he started counting statues and again he lost count. Instead, he observed the Elves. They seemed as beautiful and wise as all their kin, but there was something different about them. They seemed more carefree than the rest of their race, like they had never been touched by war--maybe that was the case.

“Where are we, brother?” Hurin heard his younger brother’s voice echoing nearby. “I have never heard of this city, which is unfortunate. I would have liked to live here”.

“As always, you mirror my thoughts. Alas, I too not know where we are. But look, we are about to land. Surely, we will find out more soon enough,” said Hurin. The eagles were almost touching the ground. A large crowd of Elves was closing in on them, curious eyes watching them carefully. I suppose they don’t have many visitors coming that way, except for the birds.

Finally they landed in a huge courtyard. He could smell a lot of different flowers in the air; some of them he recognized, some of them not. He saw two large fountains on his left and on his right, and the courtyard was enclosed by a thousand tall white columns.

“I feel so small here… even though I don’t know where we are,” Huor whispered into his ear, and Hurin nodded in agreement.