#tfog

Well, look who it is...

That's right, Esoteric Tolkien Week, your center for all things strange, mystical, inexplicable, and unfathomed in Arda and beyond, is back for round two! We are open to all types and ratings of fanwork, and are eager to welcome returners and new faces alike. A few bits of useful tattle for the moment:

Further information and event guidelines can be found here

Prompts will be released by the end of the month (March 31st, 2026)

Event planned to run July 13th - 19th, 2026

An ao3 collection will open closer to the run date—if you have any work hanging around that you'd like to submit now, or just want to get inspired, you can find the small but mighty 2025 collection here

And that's about it for now! Feel free to jump in the askbox with any burning questions you come up with in the meantime, or any other words that need sharing.

Looking forward to creating with you again in this second lap of ours 💫 Welcome, or welcome back.

— mod @riding-with-the-wild-hunt

Vinyamar, the original settlement of Turgon in eastern Nevrast, on the coast of Beleriand, home to Noldorin and Sindarin elves. After Turgon and his host left for Gondolin, it was abandoned.

Prompts are here for Tolkien Siblings Week 2026! Feel free to use all, some, or none of these to inspire your works each day. While prompt use is optional, the expectations of this event are not, so be sure to look over the event guidelines if you plan to participate. And if you need any clarification or support in the meantime, asks, messages, and replies are always open. Wishing you luck and communion with the muse!

Text version under the cut:

Tolkien Siblings Week

Day 1 - beginnings, growth & change, play, communication

Day 2 - joys, truths & lies, disagreement, survival

Day 3 - sorrows, collaboration, suspicion, good & bad deeds

Day 4 - successes, competition, rumor, (in)dependence

Day 5 - failures, manipulation, anger, closeness

Day 6 - memories, debts, illusions, balance of power

Day 7 - endings, making amends, separation, peace

"There stood the house of the Golden Flower who bare a rayed sun upon their shield, and their chief Glorfindel bare a mantle so broidered in threads of gold that it was diapered with celandine as a field in spring; and his arms were damascened with cunning gold." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Book of Lost Tales Part Two, "The Fall of Gondolin"

houses of gondolin 1/12 ✹ THE HOUSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER

[ID: a moodboard comprised of nine images arranged in a 3x3 grid. They are primarily in shades of golden yellow. Top to bottom, left to right, the images show:

Voronwë: ...how old are you?