#Isle of Werewolves

[ylieke]

Finrod imprisoned in Tol-in-Gaurhoth

#my art #silmarillion #finrod #finrod felagund #house of finarfin #silm elves #tolkein #the silm fandom #the silmarillion #silm art #Isle of Werewolves

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"....LORD OF THE WEREWOLVES; HIS DOMINION WAS TORMENT."

NOTE: My first post of 2024, apparently, but it's still only 4 PM in my part of the world.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 749x1054 -- Spotlight on Gorthaur the Cruel, "Lord of the Werewolves," in fair form during the First Age, from his fortress at Tol-in-Gaurhoth, "The Isle of Werewolves," artwork (A4, watercolor + CG drawing) by "Nuaran," c. 2015 (via DeviantArt).

"Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of the werewolves; his dominion was torment."

-- "QUENTA SILMARILLION," by J.R.R. Tolkien, "Of the Ruin of Beleriand," published 1977

Source: https://lore-master.com/f/gorthaur-sauron-and-the-isle-of-werewolves.

#Gorthaur the Cruel #Quenta Silmarillion #The First Age #Lord of the Werewolves #Gorthaur #First Age #The Silmarillion #Watercolors #Digital Art #J.R.R. Tolkien #Tol-in-Gaurhoth #Isle of Werewolves #Gorthaur Fair Form #Mairon #Tolkien #Werewolves #The Lord of Werewolves #The Isle of Werewolves #Silmarillion #Dark Sorcery #Lord of Werewolves #Sauron #JRR Tolkien #DeviantArt #Nuaran #Nuaran Art #Nuaran Artist #Annatar #Beleriand #Fantasy Art

[tenth-sentence]

Then Sauron made it into a watchtower for Morgoth, a stronghold of evil, and a menace; and the fair isle of Tol Sirion became accursed, and it was called Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the Isle of Werewolves.

"The Silmarillion" - J.R.R. Tolkien

#book quote #the silmarillion #jrr tolkien #watchtower #stronghold #menace #curse #island #fair isle #werewolves #sauron #morgoth #tol sirion #tol in gaurhoth #isle of werewolves

[merlinityart]

Attack 6: Liz and Angus for @lechiien (Lechien on artfight)

#chose isle over wasteland for the colors tbh #sky kid #sky cotl #thatgamecompany #sky children of the light #isle of dawn #artfight 2023 #artfight #team werewolves

[thatgirlonstage]

I think there should be an isekai where all of the main characters have ALL been isekai’d from various different worlds and they’re all desperately trying to pretend they belong there

#feat. furious debates on how magic works that bear no resemblance at all to how magic works in this world #’no no staking vampires is a legend you gotta cut off their heads!’ ‘ah perhaps here you do but I employ the northern isles technique’ #(does this world even have a northern isles? neither of them have any idea) #(meanwhile the real answer in this world is that you gotta shoot them with silver bullets and stake the werewolves #bc this world exists to fuck with people)

[pursuitseternal]

“The Lord of the Werewolves” awaits your arrival. Best not keep him waiting, dear readers….

1st Age Saurondriel | Explicit | 2.5K

When Galadriel is the one captured along with Beren’s company, the dark of Tol-in-Gaurhoth is the least that will make her body shiver.

Hints of A/B/O, Forced Heat, Questionably forced Breeding, Bestiality Dead Dove to come, and also talking werewolves.

He could smell her before he could see her. Again. That musk and richness that perched between her legs. But Sauron remained atop his throne, his nails tapping on the black obsidian loud enough to echo off the arches. He marked his impatience with each little click. The memory of her light voice, her adorable attempt to out-chant, out-magic him still fresh in his mind. As if anything else but the image of her stern and focused face as she tried her hardest had filled his imagination. Or the image of her body suddenly bared to his eyes, her lithe and powerful frame naked for all to see. That bright hair like the Trees of Light, her pale skin and wiry build the same as all the Noldor. It was clear to tell who she was, but that only made what was to come all the more enjoyable.

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[spideyxalmighty]

me every time i see a werewolf, apparently

#remus lupin #marauders #harry potter #rogue blackwood #fictif #isle of enchantment #isaac lahey #teen wolf #klaus mikaelson #the originals #werewolves

[godsofghostriver]

A Testament of Blood - A Short Story

The 14th of November 1997… the full moon rose over the hills of Torrin, Scotland. A primal presence stalked the misty recesses of the vale, hungry, never to be sated. In the gloom of the autumn night, who could endure the torment of the wolf?

READ IT HERE

#werewolf #werewolves #short story #horror story #horror short #halloween #samhain #isle of skye #halloween art #full moon #spooky season #faoladh #wolf #scotland #wulver #blood moon #horror fiction #folk horror #torrin #horror #tragedy #horror writing

[delektorskichick]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40429827

Hey guys, wrote a thing because I think it’s a tragedy that there’s only a grand total of three Leverage/Rizzoli & Isles crossovers (that includes this one!) Enjoy!

#minirant #fic #fanfic #fanfiction #leverage #rizzoli and isles #rizzoli & isles #au #werewolves

[tanoraqui]

objectively funny how Sauron remakes his whole aesthetic each Age tbh. First Age he’s like, “I’m the werewolf guy! I breed werewolves, turn into a werewolf, I live on the Isle of Werewolves and I kill prisoners in my dungeon there by having a giant wolf maul them to death! Rawr!”

Then he gets his ass whooped as a werewolf, and again in the War of Wrath, and every time he shows up in the Second Age it’s, “I do seduction now. ;) I’m so beautiful and harmless and I prey on your pride and ambitions, earnest and cruel alike, to lead you to your doom. Do you want to make some magic rings with me? 🥺 Do you want to attack Valinor and take back the immortality you deserve? 😘 Rawr 😉”

Then he gets his ass drowned and in the Third Age he’s just like, “Fine, I’m creepy and/or disembodied, are you happy? I’m banally evil. I have dark towers and orc armies and spirits chained to my will, and [tantrum voice] I want my Ring back! Give it back and do what I say or die!!”

what a #makeoverfail

#sauron #annatar #mairon #lotr #lord of the rings #maiar #the silmarillion

[that-ari-blogger]

An Interesting Character

Usually, when character is brought up in discussion, it is in reference to the people. If you think of the characters of The Owl House for example, you probably think of Luz, Eda, Bellos, Hunter, and Principal Bump.

But, by pure mechanics, a character is just a force at work in a story. One with personality, and agency, sure, but it's just a force.

This means that, if you squint a little, the Boiling Isles itself is a character, and the Wild Magic is an extension of that. It certainly gets treated like a character by the story, especially in Adventures In Elements.

Let me explain.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Before I start, let me give one attempt to argue with the pedants. By definition, a character is a person. So, hear me out, the Boiling Isles is literally the body of a titan, who actively talks to Luz later on in the series. That is my justification.

So... why is wild magic a thing?

I'm not asking for an in-universe answer, because that is multifaceted and not really the point. I'm asking why the writers decided to include this idea, and what effect it has on the story?

The phrase "magic is..." is used four times in this episode. Once by Eda, and thrice in quick succession by Luz. And it is worth taking a look at these statements.

"I know my lessons seem weird, but this is what wild magic is all about! Making a connection with nature. The earliest witches understood that. Human witches need to understand it, too. You wanna learn a second spell? ... Then you have to learn from the island."

There is a lot going on with Eda's guidance. First up is the small detail about the tense. The earliest witches knew that magic is about nature, implying now it is different. But mainly, this is an explanation of the nitty gritty of The Owl House's magic system. It's about two things, nature and connection. And I want to delve into that a little bit.

There is something fascinating about Bellos and his roots in witch-hunting. Because that was specifically defined by an opposition to things, rather than any actual views of its own.

Malleus Maleficarum, the book that kicked off the witch-hunts is a fascinating read, as long as you understand what it is that you are reading and don't use it as a set of instructions. Internet Archive has a translated version by Prof. Christopher S. Mackay, complete with commentary from latter authors that I highly recommend.

This single book caused a ton of harm to people, and you can examine it from almost any angle you like. The original was written by a terrible person with terrible intentions, and I also recommend Overly Sarcastic Productions' video on Werewolves for more information on that section of history.

What I want to focus on is the vernacular. References "devils" about 400 times and namedrops "witches" with similar regularity. The word "demon" comes up over 1000 times, and the word "pagan" comes up about 40 times. Specifically in reference to "pagan nations" which is about as racist as it sounds, as well as a ton of using the word as a catch all insult ("x type of person is worse than a pagan", etc. etc.). I don't want to get into the theology and history of this word, because it's a complicated minefield. But in this context, specifically around Europe in this time period, it means just about all regional faiths and mythologies. Celtic, Norse, Germanic, and several others.

Fun fact about me, I am Welsh, which means is that I have a connection to Welsh mythology, and so my analysis of wild magic is through that lens. If you have an understanding of other similar cultures, let me know, I'm fascinated to learn how that affects the reading of the Owl House.

Now, Modern Druidism is a living religion that I am not well versed in and want to treat with the respect befitting any living faith. So, I am sticking to what I know about the history and mythology and trying to make the differentiation between those two and Modern Druidism clear.

So, Druids in Celtic mythology are religious leaders, and peacekeepers. But what is possibly the most famous thing about them is their connection to nature. And here is where the analysis of The Owl House comes into play. Because the Owl House takes great care to associate magic with the natural, and Bellos with the unnatural.

"It means magic is a gift from the island. It means magic is everywhere. Magic is everywhere!"

Bellos creates artificial magic through his artificial staff and the destruction of the Palismen to fuel his life. Hunter wields an artificial staff, and in Adventures In Elements, Amity trains with an artificial training wand, which is linked to Bellos through the coven system.

But you would think that Luz's runes would also count as artificial. So what gives?

This episode shows them as part of nature more than the more refined spell circles. Luz's magic is that connection to the island in its purest, rawest form, and as I have said before, Luz's greatest strength is her ability to connect.

The dynamic between Wild Magic and Coven Magic isn't a dynamic between the artificial and the natural, it's a dynamic between empathy and utilitarianism. Wild Magic borrows, or is gifted, Coven magic takes and uses for its own ends. They are similar concepts, but it's in the minutia that the meaning comes out.

Final Thoughts

There is one final thing that Wild Magic reminds me of, and its off on a limb a bit. I currently live in Australia, and while Aboriginal spirituality is varied and complex and not my story to tell, I have been gifted this piece of advice that I would like to share: Humans don't own the land, we are a part of it, just as the trees and the beasts and the storms and the fires. Humans are mere custodians, our duty is to watch over and protect, and to connect.

I thought that was relevant.

I am away next week, but I'll be back in the new year with some analysis of The First Day, so stick around if that interests you.

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#literary analysis #rants #literature analysis #what's so special about...? #the owl house #toh #character analysis #wild magic #witchcraft #titan magic #owl house

[demonscantgothere]

Beasts of the Hill and Serpents of the Den. Galadriel/Sauron | Halbrand. Explicit. 202.3k | 5.1k chapter [40/150] Ch. 40: A Dutiful Wife

During the First Age, the War of Wrath changes course. On the island of Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the Isle of Werewolves, one of Sauron’s former strongholds—is the seat of the Necromancer’s power. Instead of sending his wolves out to kill Finrod after capturing Felagund in his dungeons, Sauron demands an exchange for his life. Galadriel offers herself.

“Madness,” Halbrand offered softly, the word a mere whisper across his lips. “That is all I have seen. From the day I had defected, and even before that, I saw a wild madness spread from one corner to the next. Extreme lengths on both sides. None willing to listen to reason.” Halbrand paused, his bottom lip trembling as he recalled an old memory, and with its recollection, a glimmer swelled within his eyes. “Reason used to be my best quality, Galadriel. Reason. Can you imagine? Being the only one speaking any sense, and no one willing to listen to you? I was a ghost.”

Gently, she brushed her thumb over his cheek, giving him a slow nod of understanding. “I can imagine,” she whispered back.

“I believe,” Halbrand murmured, his own thumb mirroring her action onto her cheek as well, “that you spoke of reason, too, though no one listened, did they? But you spoke true to what was in your heart, whether they wanted to hear it or not, and you stood your ground.”

“I did,” Galadriel confessed, raising her chin. “My kin, Fëanor, for one.”

“Hmm,” hummed Halbrand, “a mess of an Elf.”

A little laugh, nothing more than a soft chuff of air, escaped Galadriel in a huff of agreement. He was right, of course. “The one who started this mess,” she whispered, a hint of sadness within the words.

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[elvensemi]

I'm Publishing Serial Webnovels

Hi guys! I'm @elvensemi, and some of you might know me from writing Dragon Age fanfic Keeping Secrets, or from writing weird gargoyle porn with @unpretty, or from that time I accidentally told a popular blog I write dragon porn on my main blog @solitarelee, or maybe from that one fanfic where the knight with a crossdressing kink fails at slaying a dragon so hard he gets seduced!

I've graduated college, and you know what that means! Student loans Free time! And so I'm finally pursuing my long term dream and publishing serial webnovels. The short version is: ebooks, I'm publishing ebooks via Patreon to see if it works because I don't want to deal with Amazon and marketplaces. Chuck Tingle does it, kind of!

I am writing such things as!

The Problem with Faeries An urban fantasy series for fans of Holly Black, featuring faeries and a librarian who has been cursed by a witch to turn into a tiny dog at night.

Everything at Once A coming of age fantasy novel set in a post-post-apocalyptic world full of many monsters and very few humans, with a nonbinary (genderfluid) protagonist and a rotating cast of gods and monsters.

The Demon Isles An adult romance series set in the same world as Everything at Once, this one's for the monsterf*ckers. Step into the shoes of an escaped slave who's been stranded in Fantasy Australia But All The Dangerous Things Can Be Seduced.

A Place Among the Stars An adult sci-fi political space opera that is also technically just solidly omegaverse sm*t plus space dragons. That's right, one of my friends dared me to write omegaverse and I overdid it and now they're aliens! All for you my friend.

Novelizations of works that previously existed only as RPs, such as Sanctuary and The Kingdom of Aeris.

AND SO MUCH MORE.

For $5 you get access to SFW material, and for $10 you get access to that and the things that are not SFW. You can view a full summary of the serials I'm working on at tinyurl.com/SemiSerials , or click the read more.

The Demon Isles (NSFW, Second Person)

Oceanside is a world full of elves and gods, monsters and magic. You, however, a human with no magic, no martial training, and a fear of... most things. Stranded on an unfamiliar island full of monsters, you must learn to harness humanity’s true power in order to survive. The issue with that is, as far as anyone can tell, humanity’s true powers are friendship and fuckability.

The Demon Isles is a erotic, second-person monsterfucking romp through the dangerous Demon Isles. The second person character is referred to by gender neutral terminology and they/them pronouns, physical appearance left ambiguous. Sex scenes have two versions with different sets of genitalia for the main character. Tags and content warnings are available for each chapter.

The Problem with Faeries (SFW, Third Person)

The problem with faeries is that we love them. We know all the sharp and cruel ways they twist us apart and we love them with a helpless, hopeless foolishness that never fades until it destroys us.

Bree is a human living in Valesport, a small town on the east coast of the United States that functions as a secret haven for the supernatural. As a cursed human, it’s one of the safer places for her... at least, safe from other humans. Everything else Valesport has to offer remains a threat. She’s already had her run-ins with werewolves, vampires, and whatever the hell Jean Cernunnos is... so, in retrospect, she was probably due to get into trouble with the Fae.

A fan favorite finally finding a venue of publication, The Problem with Faeries is a SFW urban fantasy with a side of romance perfect for fans of Holly Black. It is third person and follows the point of view of the protagonist, Bridget “Bree” Corey, as she finds herself tangled up trying to navigate faerie drama and her own personal feelings, neither of which she is particularly equipped to handle.

Everything at Once (SFW, First Person)

Babs wants everything the world has to offer... everything except what it’s actually prepared to hand over. As the eldest child of the ruling noble family--or what passes for it--of the only human village remaining old and large enough to still have a ruling noble family, even if just in name, Babs’s whole life has been laid out in front of them since the moment they were born. And they want none of it. However, after a bold escape from the village they knew all their life, they find themselves adrift in an unfriendly world of monsters and magic that seems much larger and much less friendly than they had hoped.

Everything at Once is a SFW fantasy novel set all over the world of Oceanside as our determined protagonist, Babs, attempts to explore all there is to explore and experience all there is to experience (it is possible they have not thought this through). Babs is a non-binary, gender fluid illusionist referred to varyingly by he, she, and they pronouns based on presentation. The story is a first person mixed POV exploring a wide range of characters and topics, but always staying focused on the many transformations of the main character as they learn what it is they want... and what it is to want.

Future Projects: Projects that are in development but do not have a set release date yet.

A Place Among the Stars [Working Title] (NSFW)

A Place Among the Stars is a NSFW erotic political space opera featuring Omegaverse style aliens and also space dragons, amongst other alien races. It features two protagonists: an exiled and excommunicated Saint who once led a cult that threatened the peace and stability of his homeworld, and a mid level government official presiding over the walled ghetto where the Ab’ed keep all foreign visitors and immigrants to their planet. They quickly find themselves entangled: politically, as the Saint once again threatens the stability of the world around him--in more ways than one--and sexually, as the tension between the two reaches a fever pitch.

Sanctuary (NSFW, Third Person)

Most people would consider Ren unlucky. After all, she’s been homeless since she was a child, has no living family she knows of, and she was recently kidnapped by sex traffickers and ripped away from the city she had been living in for years. But as far as Ren is concerned, she’s the epitome of good luck: not only has she survived all the things life has thrown at her, but she’s escaped said sex traffickers and even found shelter in an abandoned, boarded up cathedral. The fact that the cathedral, undisturbed for a century or more, is home to a guardian whose only experience with the world is violently murdering intruders, well... once again, whether that’s good or bad luck is based purely on interpretation.

Sanctuary is a NSFW urban fantasy erotic romance featuring a cis female protagonist and a male (as these things go) gargoyle love interest, as well as a mix of other romantic interests (primarily M/F with some F/F or NB/F thrown in). Tags and content warnings are available for each chapter. This fan-favorite returns in serialized, ebook form for easy reading. Follow Ren’s journey anew from mixed perspectives as she explores the streets of Valesport and finds something she’s never had before; a place to call home.

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[gallusrostromegalus]

Could you explain the lore behind selkies and their bites? Do they still do their shedding of skin to become human or is it more like a werewolf transformation? If the skin thing is still in play do some jerks try to get Selkie brides?

So the proper Medical term for Werewolves or any human that turns into any kind of animal at regular intervals is "Cyclical Zoothropy" - while the type of animal, interval, degree and mothed of contagiousness, and method of change vary significantly, all forms of cyclical zoothropy stem from a single blood-bourne 'Curse' that was created when Anicent Sumerian Wizards were experimenting with creating super-soldiers and really, really, really messed up.

Selkies, on the other hand, are the only known case of Cyclical Anthropy, where an animal turns into a human on a regular cycle. This seems contained to the gray seals that live in the North Atlantic near the British Isles. In the off-season between fish runs, some of the seals assume a human form and wander onto land looking for other sources of food. Make no mistake- these are still very, very much territorial, carinvorous, Harkness-Test-Failing Seals. They just happen to be Bipedal and now have hands with which to commit crime.

The origins of Selkies are hotly debated and the source of many scurrilous rumors but it is generally agreed that grabbing a Selkie's shed pelt is a bad idea for a number of reasons- not only does the Selkie not need it's coat to return to the sea, the scent on the pelt will rub off on you and attract these large belligerent mammals, and it's a great way to get fleas and lice.

Like with all large carnivores, it's recommended to stay at least 1,000 feet away from them at all times. Fortunately, Selkies are relatively easy to spot- save for a few summer festivals, they're probably the only person wandering through traffic, naked and bellowing nonsensically.

#TPOFATGIF #The Power Of Friendship (And This Gun I Found!) #Yugioh #Yugioh fanfic #Selkies

[eldamaranquendi]

Legendarium by  Christopher Nelson

Sauron: The First Age

"Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment."

Revealed

"Then Sauron stripped from them their disguise, and they stood before him naked and afraid. But though their kinds were revealed, Sauron could not discover their names or their purposes."

Gaze of the Balrog

Finrod Felagund

Finrod, also known fully as Finrod Felagund, was a Ñoldorin Elf who was born in Aman, He was King of Nargothrond and the eldest son of Finarfin and Eärwen, and the brother of Galadriel, Angrod and Aegnor. Finrod was one of the noblest elves of the House of Finarfin and a friend of Men.

Finrod` oarth to Barahir

"It was Barahir of the House of Bëor who saved his life, and Finrod swore an oath of abiding friendship and aid in every need to Barahir and all his kin. As a token he gave Barahir his ring, which became known as the Ring of Barahir."

Minas Tirith of Beleriand

Minas Tirith was the tower on the island of Tol Sirion that guarded the Pass of Sirion. It was built by Finrod Felagund to prevent the forces of Morgoth from invading Beleriand from the plains of Ard-galen.

Isle of Werewolves

After Finrod built Nargothrond, he handed over control of the watchtower of Minas Tirith to his nephew, Orodreth, before it was captured by Sauron and renamed Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the "Isle of Werewolves".

#tolkien #jrrt #jrr tolkien #jrrtolkien #the silmarillion #the hobbit #hobbit #The Lord of the Rings #lord of the rings #lotr #sauron #finrod felagund #finrod #felagund #barahir #Minas Tirith #beleriand #balrog #tol-in-gaurhoth

[pilcrow00b6]

Breeze Home

30x30 | type: rental/residential | 2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

What used to be a lighthouse keeper's home, now serves as a cozy holiday house. It can accommodate a family with two kids and pets. Enjoy your stay at the Deadgrass Isle. Don't mind the occasional howling from the nearby cemetery...

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