#halls of mandos

[ilaneya]

d9: mystery

‪námo mandos sketch ‬

#silmarillion #silm art #tolkientober #tolkien #fanart #ilaneya #namo mandos #halls of mandos #valar

[nelyos-right-hand]

I honestly don't think that elves get reembodied without their scars. I have three reasons for that:

1. The new hröa is made from the memory of the fëa. So they might not have scars from wounds they acquired shortly before their deaths, but the fëa should remember the other ones.

2. I don't think that's how Mandos works. It helps the fëa *heal* from its wounds, but it doesn't just *erase* them, just like it doesn't erase all those years of battle and hardship. Some wounds heal without a trace, but others leave scars, so reembodiement elves will still be irrevocably changed, and since the hröa and fëa mirror each other the same should apply to the body. Scars are a sign of survival, of all the things you went through and still lived. I think elves might even feel uncomfortable in perfect new bodies that seem to completely ignore the hardship of their previous lives.

3. Let's be honest. It's just so much cooler. And I'm not just talking about Maedhros with his badass I'm-super-terrifying-and-one-of-the-greatest-warriors-to-ever-live-now-run-for-your-life-look. Think of Fingolfin and Fingon with the battle scars acquired in four-hundred years of fighting Morgoth, and Celegorm, Curufin and Amrod with burn scars from the Bragollach (and *other* incidents). I just don't see them walking in Tirion looking all perfect and harmless again.

#silmarillion #the silmarillion #tolkien #maedhros #fingon #fingolfin #celegorm #curufin #amrod #halls of mandos #namo mandos #valinor #feanorians #sons of feanor #tolkien elves #lotr elves #elves #my post

[feanors-silmarils]

Group therapy with the Feanorians in the Halls of Mandos:

*everyone yelling at once*

Námo: *sighs tiredly*

#tolkien #silmarillion #feanorians #namo mandos #halls of mandos #noldor #incorrect silmarillion quotes #feanor

[velvet4510]

#the hobbit #jrr tolkien #tolkien legendarium #bagginshield #bilbo x thorin #mandos #aule #the valar #halls of mandos #valinor #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #lotr poll #tolkien couples #lotr ships #lotr theories #the hobbit bilbo #the hobbit thorin

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Where did the dead elves go before orome discovered the elves?

Bc if they went to the halls of mandos, then Mandos probably would have been aware of their existence, but he wasn’t?

Therefore: the elves that died before orome discovered the elves either A: were waiting for mandos to notice them, either as ghosts or in a sort of celestial waiting room.

Or B: went to a different afterlife all together.

#or i forgot smth in the text that explained what happened to those elven souls #halls of mandos #dead elves #pre orome days #tolkien meta #lord of the rings #lotr #silmarillion #lotr elves #the hobbit

[lordgrimwing]

okay, i know about all the aus in your post except the Art Therapy in Mandos one. can you pleeeease enlighten me? :>>>

Ok, it's very simple and here goes.

Art Therapy in Mandos

So, we all know how Feanor must constantly be working on projects and doing things or else he might actually die (exaggeration), right? Well, filling your mind with projects etc isn't great for having time to meditate upon your actions and heal from traumas in Mandos, but Namos can clearly see that the traditional 'meditate in silence and isolation' that works for most of the eldar is not going to cut it for firey Feanor.

Namo comes up with a new kind of healing method for Feanor that involves 12 crayons and one of those adult meditative coloring books. He gives these items to Feanor without explanation.

Feanor hated it so much. It's so dull and pointless to color everything in, but he has to be perfect and the best so he colored the first several books in shocking realism given the limited colors, staying exactly inside the lines. Every time he finishes, a maia comes and takes the book away and replaces it with another.

He doesn't understand the purpose of this ridiculous assignment, the maiar hardly speak to him, and Namo won't answer his shouted demands for answers. They just keep giving him fresh books and replenishing the crayons and the only explanation Feanor can come up with is that he somehow isn't completing the books the way the Vala wants him to.

'Namo is unreasonable' he seethes to himself as he creates yet another near exact replica of Lorien's gates. Never have any coloring books been competed with such exacting attention to detail and symmetry using only the waxy crayons given to children who have yet to earn the right for better tools. 'The Valar are unreasonable,' he spits as he recreates a swan boat with the lightest touches of yellow and orange and pink and white.

So it continues until one day Feanor has screamed himself nearly hoarse at the absent Vala. Why persist in playing this game when Namo makes it clear he will never accept his work and will always make him do it again, he wonders. He takes up the red crayon. It has no purpose here in this picture. He drags it across the page anyway, crossing over the lines with an out of place streak of red.

Somehow, through all of this, Feanor learns to let go of his perfectionism, accepts that his ability to create wonderful and miraculous things does not determine his worth, etc etc, healing and understanding, etc etc.

Eventually, Namo lets him out of Mandos :)

Ask me about fics that live rent-free in my head!

#that's it #that's the au #just me giving feanor a little light torment as he lets go of perfection and being the best #because that isn't healthy and namo definitely can't let him go until he learns to let go of that #feanor #namo #halls of mandos #the silm #grimwing gripes #rent-free fic game

[overlord-of-fantasy]

Feanorian family-therapy (because they need it)

Namo: What’s your biggest fear? Maedhros: That I’ll never be good enough for anyone. Maglor: Everyone hates me and talks about me behind my back. Celegorm: Zombies. Maedhros: ... Maglor: ... Celegorm: BUT they can open doors.

#Namo the therapist #namo mandos #halls of mandos #silmarillion memes #incorrect silmarillion quotes #silmarillion #lotr #maedhros #maglor #celegorm #sons of feanor #Elves get therapy in mandos #feanor is hunting fngolfin with a stick in the background

[camille-lachenille]

Mandos is a place of rest and healing for the fëar of dead Elves. It is a non-place, somewhere not quite physical yet enclosed within clear boundaries by the power of Námo. If feels utterly safe and warm, and the fëar can rebuild themselves before their rebirth - as if in the womb once more - or dwell forever in this place. Mandos is enclosed yet open, for the stars always shine upon the healing fëar, and the dead Elves revel in this cherished light, be it for a time or until the remaking of the world. The floors are of the darkest water, and each Elf who passes through the halls experiences what it was to wake at Cuiviénen, surrounded by silence, and marvelling at the countless stars reflecting upon the still water. Mandos is a place beyond comprehension, where the Song fills every nook and cranny, nurturing each of the Firstborn back to life or to timeless peace. It is both terrible and beautiful but, ultimately, it is a place sung to be the safest, most peaceful and healing possible to the Elves. And maybe, in this non-place, this timeless hall, they can catch a glimpse of what Arda unmarred could have been, until they awake anew and remember only the hope and healing this place brought them.

#tolkien #the silmarillion #halls of mandos #námo mandos #námo #musings #silm headcanons #silm meta #silm elves #tolkien elves #valar #half baked ramblings by a sleep deprived tolkien fan

[solmarillion]

Remade

Here's my piece for this year's @tolkienrsb! This is my first time participating and I'm so excited to share what I've been working on with my fic author🥰️

In this piece, Celebrimbor reunites with his family in the Halls of Mandos, hoping to reconcile with them. You'll find out what happens in @goschatewabn's fic when the collection goes live!

This piece, like many of my others, is drawn in the style of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. But this time, I took inspiration from the stained glass concept art from the game and decided to imitate the effect. It took a ton of work- I did a lot of the flat colors and shading all in one day. But I'm glad I was able to challenge myself with such a complex composition!

(From top to bottom, left to right: Nienna, Maedhros, Fëanor, Maglor, Celegorm, Curufin, Celebrimbor, Caranthir, Amrod, Amras)

#trsb2023 #trsb #tolkien reverse summer bang #celebrimbor #feanor #maedhros #maglor #celegorm #curufin #caranthir #amrod #amras #ambarussa #feanorians #sons of feanor #soleil's artwork #halls of mandos #nienna #silmarillion art #silmarillion fanart #silmarillion #tolkien art

[ettelenethelien]

When Finrod is reembodied at the beginning of the War of Wrath he holds the record for "Shortest time spent in Mandos for an Exile" (81 years of time as it passes outside)

He holds it, perhaps, until one Noldorin woman slain in the Last Alliance is reembodied after 70 years. It is much debated whether this counts or not, given that she died after the Doom was lifted.

Neither of the parties concerned will comment on the matter.

#now to be precise: 80 years is quick enough even not for a Noldo #these things take time usually #there *were* a few Vanyarin soldiers who got clean deaths in battle during the war of wrath and returned after some 10 years #but those were very much outliers #my post #Tolkien #Silmarillion #silmarillion headcanon #finrod #halls of mandos #silm #silm hc

[airendis]

Finwe and his son Fingolfin look at the tapestry of Vaire in the Halls of Mandos

#traditional art #tolkien #silmarillion #elves #noldor #finwe #fingolfin #house of finwe #sons of finwe #halls of mandos #vaire

[sallysocker]

#mandos #halls of mandos #tolkien #middle earth #the silmarillion #silmarillion #silmarillion memes #jrr tolkien #the valar

[leavespics]

Halls of Awaiting

#middle earth #silmarillion #valar #mandos #halls of mandos #námo

[feanors-silmarils]

#tolkien #silmarillion #namo mandos #namo #feanturi #melkor #feanor #silm #valar #ainur #mandos #halls of mandos

[velvet4510]

#lotr #jrr tolkien #lotr books #the hobbit #lord of the rings #the hobbit book #the hobbit bilbo #bilbo baggins #tolkien legendarium #lotr theories #lotr poll #tolkien dwarves #halls of mandos #aule #the valar #thorin oakenshield #thorin and company #thorin’s company #lotr headcanons #my personal hc is he dwelt with the dwarves in the halls #until frodo and sam arrived in the halls of mandos #after which he said farewell to the dwarves #and accepted his fate as a mortal child of iluvatar #and he frodo sam merry and pippin all left arda together #bagginshield #i think bagginshield is inherently tragic #they could never have ended up together alive or dead #maybe their love wasn’t even destined it just happened

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Episode 1 of “Miriel Tortures Morgoth in the Halls of Mandos”

Miriel: i know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves, everybody’s nerves, everybody’s nerves. I know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves and this is how it goes~

Morgoth: *eye twitching from where he is in chains*

Miriel: i know a song that gets on everybody’s nerv-

Morgoth: NO!

Miriel: *grinning wickedly* -es, everybody’s nerves, everybody’s nerves-

Morgoth: please stop-

Miriel: are you going to stop terrorizing the elves in Middle Earth?

Morgoth:....

Miriel: that’s what i thought.

Miriel: 900 bottles of wine on the wall, 900 bottles of wine! Take one down, pass it around, 899 bottles of wine on the wall-

Morgoth: *ugly sobbing*

#lord of the rings #silmarillion #lotr #the hobbit #lotr elves #miriel therinde #morgoth #incorrect tolkien quotes #incorrect lotr quotes #silm incorrect quotes #Miriel tortures Morgoth in the Halls of Mandos #give miriel a personality 2023 #halls of mandos