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Last year I made this heartbreaking thing and since I’ve been having big Maglor & Caranthir feelings, I decided to revisit it. It hurts even more now, sorry!

#my poor little guy at least he wasn’t alone #I think I might make this an annual project #so I can visualize my progress #and one day do it justice #caranthir #Maglor #silmarillion #silm art #feanorians #tolkien

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Caranthir may have reached his hug limit for the next century, but he’ll always make an exception for Maglor

#when the brothers pair off #as they often do #caranthir always gets left behind #maybe he likes it that way #but he needs someone to give him a hug once in a while #they are my faves can’t you tell #caranthir #Maglor #silmarillion #silm art #feanorians

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Rings of Power may be questionable, but I would die for him

#Isildur #I am simultaneously dreading and looking forward #to the return of this mess (affectionate) #I dont give af I love him #lotr rings of power #rings of power fanart #ROP #trop #rop fanart #lol who is even still looking for these tags 😭 #xx

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My favorite little kidnapped found family

#maglor #maedhros #elrond #elros #silmarillion #kidnap fam #feanorians #tolkien #silm art

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Isildur and Anárion were borne away southwards, and at the last they brought their ships up the Great River Anduin, that flows out of Rhovanion into the western sea in the Bay of Belfalas; and they established a realm in those lands that were after called Gondor….

In Minas Ithil was the house of Isildur, and in Minas Anor the house of Anárion, but they shared the realm between them and their thrones were set side by side in the Great Hall of Osgiliath.

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, The Silmarillion

The Life of Isildur: 3/10

#isildur #anarion #I had several concepts for this #but finally settled on the magic balls #on a three way call with dad I figure #tolkien #silmarillion #lotr #palantiri #gondor #lotr rop

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I realized I failed to make a happy picture of Maedhros for Feanorian week, as I gave everyone else one nice/one tragic image. I felt really bad about this! Luckily I had an old sketch of him hanging out with Fingon that I was able to finish up. Now he can be happy/tragic too!

#feanorianweek #maedhros #fingon #russingon #silmarillion #silm art

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Feanorian Week - Day 7: Nerdanel & Feanor

Companions in many journeys

“If you desert me, you desert also all of our children.”

Thank you @feanorianweek for the opportunity to share my favorite tragic family!

#feanorianweek #nerdanel #Feanor #feanor x nerdanel #silmarillion #silm art

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Feanorian Week - Day 6: Ambarussa

Amrod and Amras… “great hunters in the woods of Middle-earth”

To be separated would be the worst of fates

#feanorianweek #ambarussa #amrod #amras #silmarillion #silm art

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Feanorian Week - Day 5: Curufin

Curufin gave his wife beautiful gifts, until he took the most precious one away

Here once was light

We have come through bliss to woe

#feanorianweek #curufin #celebrimbor #silmarillion #silm art

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Feanorian Week - Day 4: Caranthir

Continuing with the Feanorian wives prompt…yes that’s Haleth. I won’t accept anyone else for Caranthir, they’re meant to be and I’m obsessed with them. Even if it’s tragic.

We have sworn, and not lightly

This oath we will keep

#feanorianweek #caranthir #any excuse to draw these two #haleth #halenthir #caranthir x haleth #silmarillion #silm art

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Feanorian Week- Day 3: Celegorm

“…he got great knowledge of birds and beasts, and all their tongues he knew.”

What if the birds and beasts go silent?

(Ok but I still think he’d go looking for his dog, despite all that happened)

#feanorianweek #celegorm #silmarillion #silm art

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Feanorian Week - Day 2: Maglor

I’ve wanted to do a Feanorian Wives series for a while so I thought it’d be fitting for the week and with my theme of loss.

So let’s begin with Maglor’s muse:

Masters of the bliss and beauty

Say farewell to your treasures

(I won’t bore everyone with my headcanon but just know that none of these relationships end well, of course)

#feanorianweek #maglor #silmarillion #silm art #Feanorians

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Feanorian Week Day 1: Maedhros

“Maedhros indeed rebuked Caranthir”

My theme for @feanorianweek is loss so I wanted to focus on the loss of control for Maedhros; in this instance, his role of keeping his messy brothers in line. This scene where Caranthir couldn’t keep his mouth shut (even though he was right) was the beginning of some outbursts and poor decisions that must have really tested the patience of Maedhros. He’s just trying to hold everything together.

But “the deeds of Celegorm and Curufin” certainly messed up his plans. And they made it so easy for him to momentarily lose control….

#feanorianweek #don’t worry he still loves them #but sometimes they make it so hard to lol #maedhros #maglor #celegorm #caranthir #curufin #amrod #amras #silmarillion #silm fanart

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Happy Tolkien Reading Day!

I will spend today with my tear-stained copy of Disaster of the Gladden Fields in Unfinished Tales! My absolute favorite! It hurts so good.

I’m sure you’ve read it but if you haven’t, well, you NEED to. For the “redemption” of Isildur even though he did nothing wrong and doesn’t need it. For the small creature lost and abandoned in the wilds of Middle-earth 🥺

#I read this A LOT I’m not kidding #I’m gonna illustrate it one day #i love it except for Saruman possibly throwing his bones in a furnace #was that really necessary? #tolkien #isildur #tolkien reading day #unfinished tales

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Nine ships there were: four for Elendil, and for Isildur three, and for Anárion two; and they fled before the black gale out of the twilight of doom into the darkness of the world.

And the deeps rose beneath them in towering anger, and waves like unto mountains moving with great caps of writhen snow bore them up amid the wreckage of the clouds, and after many days cast them away upon the shores of Middle-earth.

-J.R.R Tolkien, Akallabêth, The Silmarillion

The Life of Isildur: 2/10

#isildur #oh he’s just the best but this is going to get a lot worse #the silmarillion #numenor #akallabeth #tolkien #lotr #lotr rop

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And Sauron urged the King to cut down the White Tree, Nimloth the Fair, that grew in his courts, for it was a memorial of the Eldar and of the light of Valinor…

…and Isildur said no word, but went out by night and did a deed for which he was afterwards renowned. For he passed alone in disguise to Armenelos and to the courts of the King, which were now forbidden to the Faithful; and he came to the place of the Tree, which was forbidden to all by the orders of Sauron, and the Tree was watched day and night by guards in his service.

At that time Nimloth was dark and bore no bloom, for it was late in the autumn, and its winter was nigh; and Isildur passed through the guards and took from the Tree a fruit that hung upon it, and turned to go. But the guard was aroused, and he was assailed, and fought his way out, receiving many wounds; and he escaped, and because he was disguised it was not discovered who had laid hands on the Tree.

But Isildur came at last hardly back to Rómenna and delivered the fruit to the hands of Amandil, ere his strength failed him. Then the fruit was planted in secret, and it was blessed by Amandil; and a shoot arose from it and sprouted in the spring. But when its first leaf opened then Isildur, who had lain long and come near to death, arose and was troubled no more by his wounds.

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Akallabêth, The Silmarillion

The Life of Isildur: 1/10

#in which I begin a new series #for the dozens ? of us who love this guy #because he’s the best - the greatest hero of Men #Isildur #tolkien #silmarillion #akallabeth #nimloth #silm art #lotr #lotr rop

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Lady Haleth

Happy International Women’s Day!

May your heart and will be strong, and let no one ever rule you ❤️

#I made this a long time ago #but thought it would be fitting for today #haleth #silmarillion #tolkien #silm fanart