#tocw2025

I ask that participants do not use AI art generators. Other than this, all submissions are welcome.

—The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, “The Houses of Healing”

Day 1 @tolkienofcolourweek

1: A small oval image at the top left shows Cherokee Jack, an aniyunwiya man with long, straight black hair and brown skin. He is shown in profile, looking off to the right and wearing several layers of clothing. Large outlined text below the image reads "Elros" and underneath in a serif and cursive font, "First king of Númenor." Below that is a block quote in much smaller text reading "At the feet of the mountain were built the tombs of the Kings, and hard by upon a hill was Armenelos, fairest of cities, and there stood the tower and the citadel that was raised by Elros son of Eärendil, whom the Valar appointed to be the first king of the Dúnedain." The part of the block is a lighter color, and italicized. At the bottom of the image, serif text reads "Tar-Minyatur" in all caps, and around the side of the oval text reads "star-foam." Large dark brown text along the right side of the poster reads "founder" in all caps / 2: A building with many towers and domes. Brown and cream-colored outlined text in the center reads "kings" repeated over and over / 3: Same format as Image 2, but the image shows a rocky ocean shore. Text reads "heroes" / 4: Same format as Image 1, but the orientation is reversed. The oval shows Ekow Otoo, a ghanaian-british model with brown skin and long dark hair in twists. He looks toward the viewer with a serious, calm expression. Text below the image reads "Elendil" and "Leader of the Faithful." Curving text along the side reads "star lover." The text block reads "Amandil and Elendil were great ship-captains; and they were of the line of Elros Tar-Minyatur, though not of the ruling house to which belonged the crown and the throne in the city of Armenelos.” The first two phrases are emphasized. Bottom and side text read "Nimruzîr" and "voyager" both in all caps / 5: Same format as Image 1. The oval shows Najib Abdi, a somalian model with brown skin and curly brown hair. He looks towards the viewer with a serious, neutral expression. Text below the image reads "Aragorn" and "King of the Westlands." Curved text reads "revered king." Text block reads "Tall as the sea-kings of old, he stood above all that were near; ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow, and strength and healing were in his hands, and a light was about him." The final phrase is emphasized. Bottom and side text reads "Elessar" and "renewer" in all caps / 6: Same format as Images 2 and 3. The background shows a carved stone dome seen over other stone walls. Text reads "builders anew" /End ID]

under the black folds of your cloak.

Valinor Silmarillion

Ecthelion x Glorfindel sing and dance tambú together in my fic: tambú