#tolkien oc week

[polyamarhousgarden]

Slowshiptober: Flower-picking

Featuring one of my oldest self ships which is Fili and Anoriel with Fili presenting Anoriel with dahlias (Bilbo suggested it) and Kili wrangled him into princely clothes 💗💗💗

Interested in commissioning me? Click the source! 💗

#self ship #self ship community #self shipping #selfship community #polyamarhous art #digital art #self insert #slowshiptober23 #slowshiptober #tolkien oc week #tolkienocweek #tolkien oc #tolkien #the hobbit oc #the hobbit #lotr oc #lotr #lord of the rings #elf oc #half elf #fili x oc #fili durin #fili the dwarf #the hobbit fanart #the hobbit fandom #the hobbit fili #anoriel x fili #finoriel #medibandpaint #medibang

[ela-draws]

Tolkien OC week day 2: Ship

Mentelossë and Glorfindel

Mentelossë art two days in a row ? more likely than you think ;)

@tolkienocweek​

#tolkienocweek #tolkien oc week #silmarillion #JRR Tolkien #tolkien #oc #original character #tolkien art #silm art #LOTR #hobbit #glorfindel #fingon #gondolin

[nocompromise-noregrets]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Original Female Character(s) of Color, Original Female Character(s) Additional Tags: Lake-town, Destruction of Lake-town, Isolation, Dale - Freeform, rebuilding of dale, Loneliness, Names Series: Part 16 of My Heart Is An Empty Vessel Summary:

Agnes has another name, one that nobody now living knows or would think to call her.

Written for @tolkienocweek 2022, day 1, 'diversity'.

Agnes is a minor character in my ginormous post-Battle of the Five Armies Bard/Thranduil fic My Heart Is An Empty Vessel. This is her, and she turns up a few times in the background of various shots in the second two Hobbit movies.

#lotr #my writing #tolkien oc week #tolkien oc week 2022 #original female charact #original female character of colour

[earmo-imni]

Tolkien OC Week: Day 1—Diversity

@tolkienocweek

Life happened, so this is a day late, whoops. For this OC week I'm going to share some excerpts from the fanfiction I'm working on about my OC, Mavwin Fëanoriel. Mavwin is an eighth child of Fëanor, born between Maglor and Celegorm, who survives all the way to the Third Age. Her legacy is a complicated one: a Kinslayer in the First Age and a war hero in the Second Age, friend to Dwarves and Men and even Hobbits, but often hated by her own kind. She travels with the Fellowship of the Ring during the War of the Ring. She suffers from depression and PTSD.

Warning for suicidal thoughts in the first part!

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In a daze, she managed to reach her valley without being stopped.  A distant part of her was glad for that.  She didn’t want her best friend and grandchildren to see her like this, even though she knew they would come for her as soon as they learned of her conversation with Elrond.  The rest of her felt frozen and numb, like she was already dead and her body and mind simply hadn’t recognized it yet.  She half-expected to feel a bleeding wound in her chest as she stumbled into her memorial to sit on the floor.  

She was only a little surprised to realize that she had sat at Caranthir's feet.  He had always been the best at comforting her when she was distressed, but now he was only a smiling painting on a cold stone wall.  She shivered, drowning in a wave of sudden grief breaking through the frozen ice of her emotions, and the wash of everything she had been trying to hold back that followed.

Because the truth was she had wanted to die for 6,500 years, since the Silmarils had gone with the last of her brothers to their final resting places.  She wanted to join her family in the Halls of Mandos.  She wanted to find peace from the endless barrage of life and death.  She wanted to stop fighting and finally, finally rest.  The black despair and hollow emptiness that had once consumed her and made her desperate for death had not done so for millennia, though it always shadowed her, but when dying was the only way she could return to the Undying Lands...it was enticing.

And yet.  There was so much to live for.  She had walked the lands of Middle-earth for seven thousand years, and there was so much beauty, a wildness, a freedom to it that could not be found in Valinor.  At least not the one that she remembered.  There were so many different peoples, as well, not just the different races but the different groups among each race as well.  She would miss the Dwarves and the Men, even the Hobbits.  They brought so much vibrancy to even an immortal life.  And oh!  She smiled at her thoughts even as tears began to fall down her face.  She still had family here, and Arwen, at least, would not sail.  Elladan and Elrohir remained undecided and could still choose the path of Men, and for all that the descendants of Elros were far removed from her long-dead foster son she loved them no less than she had before.  She wanted as much time with them as she could manage.

Both desires, equally strong, warred within her.  For millennia she had forced her wish for death down deep within her soul, so far she could almost forget it, all for the love of her kin.  Now that she had acknowledged it again it burned like the fires that had consumed so many of her kin.  And this time duty aided death. 

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Quietly Gandalf spoke to the Hobbits ahead, and Gimli beside him walked on to stand with the old Wizard, but Legolas paused.  A few paces away Mavwin had stopped with a faraway look in her eyes.  There was a strange look on her face.  He approached her.  “Mavwin?  Are you well?”  And then he was forced to jump backwards as, with the speed of lightning, Mavwin’s sword flashed towards him.

For a moment, a harsh mix of emotions overcame him.  Dread, anger, and guilt swirled together in his belly as one thought after another flew through his mind.  Kinslayer—tried to kill me—I thought she wanted to be friends—lying?—then Aragorn was there, placing himself in between Legolas and Mavwin.  

“Sîdh, Mavwin, sîdh!  There are no Orcs here, you are safe.”  The Dúnedan spoke in the Elvish tongue, holding his hands up in a show of peace.  The copper-haired Kinslayer slowed in the middle of a second swing.  Then her eyes cleared.  She stared at them for a moment.  Abruptly she dropped her sword and backed away.

“What...” Legolas watched as she dropped to the ground well away from the others, leaving her sword still on the ground by Aragorn.  “What just happened?”

The Man sighed as he bent to pick up the fallen blade.  “Mavwin suffers from the weight of her memories.  They overwhelm her at times, and she reacts as though she is in them.”

The Wood Elf mulled this over.  He had heard of such things.  Several of the older Elves in Mirkwood who had fought in the Last Alliance suffered similarly, including his father.  None of them reacted so violently, though, and he said as much.

Aragorn only shrugged in response.  “Different people respond in different ways.  Lord Elrond suspects that Mavwin has simply been fighting too long.”  He eyed Legolas warily.  “It is unfortunate that you were the one to trigger her response, but I promise you this was no attempt at another Kinslaying.”

Ah.  They think I will turn against her.  And he had considered it, at first, but....Legolas glanced at Mavwin.  She had covered her face with her hands now, and her shoulders shook.  Is she crying?  Does she hold my favor so highly?  Or is it the memories that distress her?  No, he would not consider her an enemy again.  He understood her enough now that he could not do that.  Aloud he said, “I understand.  I hold no grudge against her.”

#this is still in its first draft so if anything seems off that's probably why #i really wanted to share in tolkien oc week though #tolkien oc week 2022 #tolkien oc week #tolkien oc #mavwin feanoriel #daughter of flame #marijn talks #my fool self forgot to tag the blog to get my posts in whoops

[i-did-not-mean-to]

Unverfroren

This last one has been written for my beloved husband...who has requested Gothmog x OC for some (to me) unfathomable reason.

As ever, his wish is my command though. Gotty and my husband are my best boys after all.

Words: 1098

Characters: Gothmog x OC (Nienna, Estë, background Angbang)

Prompt: Frozen Treats

Warnings: Nothing. There's ice cream

“It’s your turn,” Lady Estë smiled at the small Maia awaiting the list of tasks. “They have been restless for a while now and we’d prefer if someone went to make sure everything is all right.”

Out of habit and sly caution, she—whose name was the soft sigh of the west wind caressing the weeping willows—made sure to express her distaste and reluctance as clearly as possible.

“Don’t make that face,” Lady Nienna chided softly. “We all know that you delight in this particular assignment.”

At the beginning of all things, the Maia who was now mostly known as V had been but a wandering spirit, watching the murky pools and treacherous marches and warning wayward wanderers.

In time though, she had been recruited by Lady Nienna for her unusual but highly effective brand of solace. Indeed, V cultivated an unafraid, rather hands-on kind of comfort and thus, Lady Estë—good-sister to her official Mistress—had been known to borrow the brazen Maia in times of need.

“It is even said that you’ve struck up a fragile friendship with the Lord of Balrogs,” Lady Estë muttered as if to herself; V flinched back as if struck, puckering her lips and drawing her brows together to exacerbate the outward impression of unwillingness.

“We do not judge you,” Lady Nienna interjected soothingly, “for it is good and proper to extend a, if not friendly then at least neutral, hand to those who have long abided in the everlasting darkness.”

V sighed—she knew that the Lady of Mercy meant every word passing her colourless, trembling lips. Many had called her credulous and naïve, but—within her heart of hearts—V agreed.

Even though the enemies of the Valar and the Children alike had been banished to the deepest, remotest spaces that had ever been sung into existence, they were still part of the great symphony of creation and thus, they were attended by an ever-changing roster of Maiar.

“I shall check on them promptly then,” V muttered, recognising that her desperate charade was not fooling anyone, and withdrew.

While she made her way to the wavering limits of the Forbidden Realm, V mused about her Ladies' stance—it was unfortunate and hardly advisable to be so distracted upon undertaking a challenge of this magnitude, but, as had been pointed out so flippantly, she was used to the unfortunate creatures beyond the impermeable veil before her.

"V," the Dark Lord called imperiously as soon as she had slipped through, his voice reverberating mightily, "good that you've come. Gothmog needs your help."

Rolling her eyes in a dangerous act of defiance that betrayed her lack of fear and awe, she gave a curt nod.

By the Valar's decree, Melkor—the implacable foe—had been robbed of a good part of his power and influence to avoid another unfortunate incident that might upset the peace and balance of the Blessed Realm.

Nevertheless, he seemed to delight in discomfiting and frightening the other Maiar who came to check on the state of things regularly.

V knew not what exactly made her different from her peers, after all, conforming to uniformity was a prerequisite of her station, but the Dark Lord seemed to have taken a peculiar liking to her.

"You're his favourite," he declared with a wink and waved his huge, clawed hand in a random direction.

The smoky, diaphanous walls of the pseudo-room flickered and V found herself in a rudimentary kitchen.

Maybe, she thought with a guilty grin, it had been the many tiny items and alterations she had snuck into this accursed place to alleviate the perilous boredom gnawing on the prisoners.

The Valar, she knew, were never more dangerous and lethal than when they were bored or frustrated.

This also held true for Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs, fellow Maia, and the most gloriously charming creature in all of creation.

"Hello you," V called in a slightly breathless voice, "I've heard you needed my assistance?"

A deep frown marred the fiery brow of the formerly much-dreaded demon as he turned around, a small pot—wrapped in several layers of protective cloth—in his claws.

“Since when does a Balrog need oven mittens?” V laughed, shaking her head and stepping closer as her curiosity made her forget about the very strict safety regulations she was supposed to follow.

“It’s not hot,” Gothmog grumbled with a crooked grin, “it’s cold.”

Astonished, V leaned over the pot.

“It’s something Lord Melkor has created for Mairon—I wanted to recreate it for their anniversary but…you can see why certain problems would arise, can’t you?”

V pressed her lips together to suppress a snigger; the mere mental image of the dreadful Lord of Darkness making iced cream for his beloved was too endearing and funny to be borne with a straight face.

Moreover, she could not help but be utterly bewitched by the earnest effort Gothmog had put into his own plan despite the foreseeable setbacks a fire Maia would invariably encounter with frozen treats.

“Here,” she purred, letting her hands caress along the back of his own soothingly. “Let me help you.”

Sliding in between the massive, partially crystalline body of her hereditary foe and the sturdy wooden workbench she had dragged all the way to this Eru-forsaken place for him, V stirred the already thawing slush before lifting the spoon—a utensil deemed safe even by Manwë—to her face.

Again, she was amazed. The ice cream was actually, undeniably good—neither too sweet nor too bland—and her prickling lips curved upward instantly.

“Does it burn?” Gothmog asked, worried, and laid his massive paws on V’s slender shoulders as if to dispel the adverse effect he seemed to expect his creation to have on her. “Lord Melkor and Mairon do enjoy a dash of pain at times…”

“I am fine,” V laughed, turning around in his embrace and boldly leaning her cheek against the searing heat of his chest. “Thank you for asking though. Tell me, dear prisoner, how much of this have you made?”

She certainly did not seek to rob the incarnations of literal evil of their rare and probably well-deserved treat.

“Oh, there are pots and pots of aborted attempts,” Gothmog admitted dejectedly.

“Well,” V said slyly, “it would be a shame to let it all go to waste.”

Remembering the jeering and benign mockery of her superiors, she did not mind giving them the time to worry about her whereabouts and well-being for a while. Especially, if she could eat delicious ice cream with her favourite “chore”.

@fellowshipofthefics: this concludes July for me. I've filled every prompt at least once. Thank you again for this amazing event!

#og post #fotfics july event #Gothmog x OC #Gotty best boy #Frozen treats #fotfics summer stories #Week 4 #IDNMT writes #fanfiction #writing #tolkien writing #jrrt

[toasterdrake]

Her eyes sung of burning flame

As of fire and blood did she reign

happy international women's day 🥳 figured some sapphic content is the perfect way to celebrate so i'm sharing Alphes' 'oh' moment :)

its so them to realise theyre in love in the midst of fire and death

drew this a little while ago as a screenshot redraw and i'll probably redraw it again at a later time

#international womens day #womens day #womens week #sapphic #lesbians #elf lesbians #elf lady #tauriel #tauriel lotr #tauriel the hobbit #alphes of greenwood #my oc #tolkien oc #elf oc #desolation of smaug #tolkien elves #queer elves #lynx posts #lynx draws #tauphes #tauriel x alphes #oc x canon #greenwood kids

[dunadaan]

A seflie of my oc Créa, and Dzvezdan, or better known by his stage name, the Witch-king of Angmar, lead singer and bass player of the Ringwraiths :P. This is from the Middle-earth metal band au @menemacar and I came up with and we’ve been having a lot of fun with it! They’re as cute as they are concerning together, but you know what they say: opposites attract LOL.

@tolkienocweek

#tolkienocweek #créa #witch king of angmar #witch-king of angmar #menemacar #just realized we dont have a ship tag for this #my art #i cant believe maya made the witch king incredibly hot. shes rotted my brain #couldnt finish my original idea for tolkien oc week so have this <3 #(ok i fixed this so reblog this version!!)

[thenookienostradamus]

My time has come!

I don't art but I do cosplay, so this is me creeping around the North Georgia woods as my pet OC, Estanna.

She/they are Falmarin, born in the First Age around YT1450-60 to a mid-level merchant named Tirulúmë. They're not overly fond of the sea (or patriarchy), so she renames herself Nellenwë and leaves Alqualondë to haunt the forests and accost travelers as an Elf-man or Elf-maid, depending on the day.

(debated putting them up today vs. Mary Sue day, but I only ship them with Sass and Solitude)

photos: Mike Glatzer

#tolkienocweek #tolkien oc week 2022 #oc #tolkien #teleri #cosplay

[thepinkseat-askthemoonbunny]

@tolkienocweek Day 2- Shipping

We're back again, this time for Day 2 of this tolkienocweek! The prompt today was OC x Canon shipping and it took me ages to pick an OC for this because 99 percent of 'em are shipped with a canon character.

But I finally decided to go with Cal; artist, Finarfin's College Summer Fling/Bi Awakening, and all around Disaster Triplet because I adore my cheeky little bastard men (plus I am fully on the Finarfin Is A Cheeky Little Shit train and just acts docile so people will underestimate him). Here he is painting an, ahem....informal portrait of a younger Finarfin (this was way before he met Earwen). And this is just the sfw one....here's a couple facts:

Is a triplet

Overly dramatic

Has a bit of an unhealthy obsession with painting/drawing nudes

98 percent of anything he does is For The Aesthetic

His siblings (and later Finarfin) are 99 percent of his impulse control

Genuinely loves the Valar (attends services on time) but also loves life a little bit too much

Had a reputation as somewhat of a "bad boy" (sex and parties) so Overprotective Dad Finwe trusted gas station sushi more than he trusted this dude around his precious baby boy

Living embodiment of "it's okay, nobody has to know"

Like they really carried on a full fledged affair behind everybody's backs

Runs around with a small gang of Disaster Artists (which Mags later joined)

You can get more info on him in his character sheet down below.

Reference pic here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/572590540138023078/

#tolkienocweek #day2 #oc x canon #finarfin #arafinwe #ingoldo #oc #original characters #my art #bunny tracks #vanyar #silmarillion #tolkien #jrr tolkien #silmarillion oc #silm oc #oc: calisil manaite #i may post his bro and sis sometime this week #that we we get the whole disaster triplet set

[that-angry-noldo]

i am erasing myself from existence. how the hell could i do this. how the hell did i mix JULY and AUGUST

#i am talking about tolkien oc week #perks coming with english not being first language ig #whatever. i wrote the thing so i'm posting it #/my circus my monkeys but tolkien

[who-needs-words]

I’m going a little feral over the textual ghosts in Tolkien’s works.

On one hand- oh my god the sexism dear lord

On the other, such a big sandbox to play around in

#eli rambles #might fuck around #and write something for Tolkien who knows #textual ghosts #Tolkien #Silmarillion #once again I have no idea how to tag #yes this started cause Tolkien OC week has me thinking about minor forgotten and discarded characters #also yes this is about Tindómiel and Lalwen

[polyamarhousgarden]

Final super final design for Anoriel

A full proper ref sheet, appropriate scout weapons plus a feast of Starlight gown and court attire cause she is the stepdaughter of Elvenking Former Oropher (I have a whole verse where he lives and things are less messy kinda)

I hope you all like it!

Interested in commissioning me? Click the source! 💗

Tag: @tolkienocweek

#self insert #my sona #sona art #tolkien #the hobbit #the hobbit oc #lotr #lotr oc #tolkien oc week #tolkienocweek #elf oc #fili x oc #tolkien oc #ref sheet #character design #character art #polyamarhous art #digital art #artwork #art

[sotwk]

About This Recommended Fics List:

All the Tolkien fanfics in this list meet the following qualifications:

Fandom: All-inclusive Tolkien (LotR, Hobbit, Silm, RoP) Type: One-shot Length: approx. 1,000-6,000 words Ship/Pairing: Any, including OCs and Reader Inserts Rating: G or PG-13 Content: No excessive angst, violence, or death. No unresolved stress. Happy endings only!

Disclaimer: I (@sotwk) have not personally screened all of these fics for their content. There may be triggers. Please read descriptions, take responsibility for your own media consumption, and observe the Golden Rule: Don't Like, Don't Read!

Link sources are either Tumblr or Ao3. Some Ao3 works are locked to registered users only.

This list of comfort fics is a collaboration and compiled through the recommendations of Readers. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

This remains a work in progress, and I will continue to accept recommendations. Please send them via DM, Ask, or Reblog. We need more, please!

Last updated: 1/23/2024

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Aragorn

Hush Now by @entishramblings

Mirage @sileastral

Boromir

You’re the one who’s calling me to heaven by @cauliflowertree

A Shield Against the Snow by @scyllas-revenge

A Thief in the Night by @scyllas-revenge

The Floor Is Molasses by @scyllas-revenge

Anything But This by @minaturefics

Elrohir

Just a Little Longer by @theelvenhaven 

Elrond

The Weft Between the World by Antarctica_or_bust

Eomer

Alive and Alight by @minaturefics

Fair Enough by @middleearthpixie

Wildest Dreams by @scyllas-revenge

Blue Moon by @epilogue-and-prologue/@absentmindeduniverse

Eowyn

An Idiot's Guide to Gift-Giving by @scyllas-revenge

Faramir

Wrong Conclusions by @minaturefics

Frodo

Arda University by @lady-of-imladris

Over Joy by PurpleProsaist

Gandalf

Days for which they sit and wait by BloodwingBlackbird

Gimli

Mahal's Gift by @lemonsprite

Haldir

Unfairness by @errruvande

Serenade by @glassgulls

Three Weeks on the Nimrodel by @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras

Legolas

Sending Memes by @ironmandeficiency

Elucidative by @shrubdaddy

Winter Forest by @wordbunch

The Cruel Nature of the World by @entishramblings

What Haunts Your Heart by @entishramblings

Lindir

Bottled Up by @heilith

Merry [Seeking recommendations!]

Pippin [Seeking recommendations!]

Samwise

Better Company by @wordbunch

Let Met Take You Dancing by RaisingCaiin

THE HOBBIT

Bilbo

Primary Sources by bunn (@cycas)

Why Hobbits Eat So much by Madkat89

Fili 

Sweets by @blairsanne

Lost My Way by @lathalea

Kili

Sapphires by @lathalea

Catch Her by a_daydreaming_writer

Porridge by @fili-urzudel

Insecurities by @bookworm-with-coffee

Tauriel 

Royal Jar Opener, Reporting for Duty by @unendingwanderlust

Heavenly Inferno by midearthwritings

The Pairing Ceremony by dumbassunderthemountain

You Are My Happy Place by SmartassUndertheMountain

Liantë by WritingsOfAHobbit

Thorin

In The Woods of Ered Luin by @enchantzz

A Long Lost Home by @babe-bombadil

Dead End by @fizzyxcustard

The Arrival by @lathalea

Strong by @lathalea

Thranduil

Nothing by @entishramblings

Goodnight by @heilith

Under A Starless Sky by My_Marvel_Musings and RinzlersGhost

THE SILMARILLION

Finrod 

here, at the end of all things by Dalliansss

Glorfindel 

Warmth by @on-a-hill-by-the-sea

Stay the Night by @theelvenhaven

Golden by molerein 

THE RINGS OF POWER

Elrond

My shadows by @thesolarangel

Dating shy Elrond by @thesolarangel

Perfectly Proper by @wordbunch

Haladriel 

Stay by @scriberated

Covered in Colours by myfavouritelunatic

It’s the Last Thing I Wanted (It’s the First Thing I Do) by Helholden

Stay by @scriberated

Covered in Colours by myfavouritelunatic

It’s the Last Thing I Wanted (It’s the First Thing I Do) by Helholden

Divider credit: @saradika-graphics

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#tolkien fanfiction #fanfiction #comfort fic #fanfic rec #fic rec list #tolkien fic rec #lotr fanfiction #lotr #the hobbit #the hobbit fanfiction #silmarillion #silm fanfic #rop #rings of power #rop fanfiction

[tolkienocweek]

Tolkien OC Week

A fandom event for OCs and underdeveloped characters in Tolkien's world!

This event celebrates both characters of Tolkien's world and our own characters that need more love, by creating and reblogging all kind of fanworks, like fanfiction, fanart, fanvideos, fancrafts, headcanons, playlists, edits, moodboards etc.

The event is modded by @yellow-faerie, @elamarth-calmagol and @stormxpadme and will take place between 21st August - 27th August 2023 for the third year running.

NSFW text entries are allowed and we’ll tag them accordingly when we reblog them, but please put them behind a “read more”.

We'll also be tracking the tag #tolkienocweek during this week!

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Event schedule for 2023:

Day 1 (21st August): Family members

Tolkien often neglects to mention the family members of major characters: for example, leaving both Celebrimbor and Fili and Kili with only one named parent. In others cases, such as Bilbo's family tree, he gives a name and nothing else. Share a character who fills in a gap in a family tree, or create a speculative family member, such as siblings for Legolas.

Day 2 (22nd August): The Bad Guys

Share an OC who belongs to the wrong side of the story, whether they're knowingly evil, misguided, or just doing their job. Maybe they're an orc or a balrog, an unrepentant kinslayer, a Southron or Easterling soldier, or one of the hobbits who worked with Saruman in the Shire. Explore their life and point of view and why they went down the path they did.

Day 3 (23rd August): Diversity

Share an OC who adds diversity to Tolkien’s world, whether it is their race, gender, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or another characteristic.

Day 4 (24th August): Forgotten Characters

As Tolkien created his stories, he abandoned some characters, such as Eriol the Mariner, and changed major characteristics of others, such as the idea that Erestor was a half-elven relative of Elrond. Other characters, such as the Dunedain chieftains fostered by Elrond before Aragorn, are forgotten by the fandom. Create a fanwork focusing on one of these forgotten characters or characterizations.

Day 5 (25th August): Shipping

Share an OC that you ship with a canon character. It could be a marriage, queerplatonic relationship, or one-night stand, canon compliant or AU, or any other sort of ship you want!

Day 6 (26th August): Alternate Universes

Share an OC who couldn’t be part of the canonical story, such as Boromir's child in an "everyone lives" scenario, a roommate or professor in a college AU, or a dimension-hopping "tenth walker".

Day 7 (27th August): Freeform

Did you have someone who doesn’t fit any prompts, or too many characters for one of them? Today, share any OC that you want.

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Since we want to celebrate creations about neglected characters all year long, the mods will occasionally reblog posts and fancreations about OCs and underdeveloped characters. If you would like to see your post on our blog, you're very welcome to tag tolkienocweek. Since tumblr's tagging system is often being faulty, don't hesitate to message us, too!

We are looking forward to see and share all the awesome work you come up with!

#lotr #lord of the rings #the hobbit #hobbit #lotr films #hobbit films #silm #the silm #silmarillion #tolkien #oc #original characters #tolkienocweek

[earmo-imni]

Tolkien OC Week: Day 4—Mary Sues

@tolkienocweek

I'm not actually sure if Mavwin counts as a Mary Sue, since my understanding is that Mary Sues are usually characters written with zero flaws or actual problems, and Mavwin certainly isn't that. But she is also a Tenth-Walker, Legomance OC. With special High Elf powers. And a cool magic ring. It just sounds worse taken out of context.

That said, she has one moment that is definitely more Mary-Sue-ish than most of what I've written so far. Coincidentally, it is also one of my favorite scenes in the story.

No warning this time!

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Boromir grasped at her wrist.  “I tried to take the Ring from Frodo.  I’m sorry.  I did not heed your words.  I have paid.”  The speech came to him with difficulty.  Mavwin noted with growing concern the blood bubbling at his lips, indicating a pierced lung.  Boromir coughed and continued, “They took the Hobbits.  The Orcs.  Not to kill them, I think.  They bound them.”

“Hush and save your strength,” Mavwin admonished him softly.  I have to save him.  I will save him.  I will not lose another.

“You cannot save me, it is over, Mavwin.  I have failed my people.”

“I can and will, Boromir, now hush.”  But she had to admit that she could do little for Boromir’s wounds even with bandages and poultices.  There was only one way then.

Mavwin took a deep breath, reaching with her mind and her soul for the threads of Song that were in everything, focusing on the words she knew in ancient tongues, knew could be used to heal.  Drew on the healing magic of her ring.

Then—she Sang.

The air around her trembled.  The trees shuddered.  The sun shone brilliantly.  Mavwin was lost in it all, calling forth every ounce of Will in her to give Boromir painless rest as she worked, to cause the blood in his wounds to clot, to clear his airways as best she could.  When she was sure of herself, she swiftly cut out a single arrow from the wounded Man’s breast and sang the rent flesh closed.  She lost herself in the process, now cut the flesh, now pull the arrow, now close the wound...

In time she sensed the fall of footsteps nearby.  They did not sound like an Orc, so she ignored them.  The footsteps stopped near her.  She continued singing, focusing on a particularly difficult passage of the song that was slowly knitting together a section of Boromir’s delicate lung tissue.  The steps walked away again.

Then they returned shortly after, along with two other sets of footfalls.

“Mavwin, you must stop.  You are exhausting yourself.”  Aragorn’s voice echoed to her as if from the end of a long corridor.  She shook her head even as she continued the Song.  She could not stop.  How could she stop, when Boromir would die?  When another younger sibling would lose an older brother?  When another friend, another person dear to her would be gone for an eternity, until the Dagor Dagorath?  She refused to allow it, as long as there was strength in her body.  She would not lose another.

“Mellon nîn, please.  Look, you have healed the worst injuries.  We can take care of the others with our supplies, but not if you fall ill.”  Oh, that was Legolas, and the worry in his voice hurt to hear.  Her soft, love-addled heart could not bear to harm him, even for Boromir, and so she cast a tired eye along her patient’s body.

What Legolas said was true.  She had successfully removed the arrows buried in the fallen Man’s guts and lungs, and healed the bloody wounds left behind.  Many arrows still pierced muscle and scraped against bone, but those were far easier to heal than internal organs.  Still.  There was poison in the wounds, and blood in his lungs...

She put down the knife and changed her tune.  Finished what was needful.  And released the song.

Mavwin looked up at Legolas and Aragorn, knelt beside her, and Gimli hovering behind them.  They looked so worried, so she smiled at them, to show that she was fine.  Then she fell forward into Legolas’s arms in a faint.

#if you haven't seen my previous posts this is from a first draft so if anything sounds off that's why #tolkien oc #tolkien oc week #tolkien oc week 2022 #mavwin feanoriel #daughter of flame #marijn talks

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Tolkien Fandom Event Calendar

Recently I’ve received some asks about events/weeks in the Tolkien fandom, so I thought I’d compile a list of those that I know about. This is not exhaustive, and dates are subject to change by the organizers of these events!

Other blogs you can check out are @tolkieneventsblog and @tolkienfandomevents, though I’m not sure how active those are. The @silmarillionwritersguild Discord also has a channel dedicated to signal boosts for all sorts of Tolkien-related & general fandom happenings, which is another excellent way to keep up with fandom goings-on.

Want to run your own event? Here’s some of my tips!

If your event is not on here and you’d like it to be, let me know and I can add it :) Note: I will only add events that have announced dates!

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JANUARY Screw Yule My Slashy Valentine @myslashyvalentine — work time Lord of the Rings Secret Santa @lotr-sesa — reveals Thorin’s Spring Forge @thorinsspringforge — signups Second Age Week @secondageweek

FEBRUARY Hidden Paths My Slashy Valentine — reveals Thorin’s Spring Forge — claims Maedhros and Maglor Week @maedhrosmaglorweek

MARCH Back to Middle-earth Month @spring-into-arda Thorin’s Spring Forge — work time Fëanorian Week Fun with Fanon Fest Round 1 @funwithfanon

APRIL Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang @tolkienrsb — signups Silm Remix @tolkienremix — signups & assignments Thorin’s Spring Forge — reveals  Aralas Week @aralas-week Barduil Month @bi-widower-dads All of Arda is Autistic @all-of-arda-is-autistic F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase I @spring-into-arda

MAY Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — claims Silm Remix — reveals Aspec Arda Week @aspecardaweek Angbang Week @angbangweek Gondolin Week @gondolinweek F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase II

JUNE Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — work time Scribbles and Drabbles @fall-for-tolkien — signups Tolkien Ekphrasis Week @tolkienekphrasisweek F3: Focus on Friendship & Family, Phase III

JULY Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — work time Scribbles and Drabbles — claims Tolkien Gen Week @tolkiengenweek LotR Ladies Week @lotrladiessource Tolkien Appreciation Week @tolkienweek Tolkien Latin American & Caribbean Week @tolkienlatamandcaribbeanweek

AUGUST Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — deadlines Scribbles and Drabbles — art reveals Innumerable Stars Exchange @innumerable-stars — nominations & signups Tolkien of Colour Week @tolkienofcolourweek Silvergifting Week @silvergiftingweek Tolkien OC Week @tolkienocweek

SEPTEMBER Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang — reveals Scribbles and Drabbles — work time Innumerable Stars Exchange — signups & assignments Sindar Week @sindarweek Dor Cúarthol Week @dorcuartholweek Finwëan Ladies Week @finweanladiesweek

OCTOBER Innumerable Stars Exchange — reveals Scribbles and Drabbles — work time Half-elven Week @halfelvenweek

NOVEMBER Tolkien Secret Santa @officialtolkiensecretsanta — signups & assignments Scribbles and Drabbles — fic reveals Nolofinwean Week @nolofinweanweek

DECEMBER Tolkien Secret Santa — advent calendar & reveals My Slashy Valentine @myslashyvalentine — signups & assignments Lord of the Rings Secret Santa — claims Khazad Week @khazadweek

MONTHLY EVENTS: These events have prompts/challenges occurring every month. Teitho Contest Tolkien Short Fanworks Silmarillion Writers’ Guild @silmarillionwritersguild

(this list was last updated 5/4/23)

LEGACY EVENTS: These events used to occur, but have not happened within the last year. Arda Needs More Pride @ardaneedsmorepride (bimonthly; last run 2020) Kiliel Week @kilielweek (timing variable; last run 2021) @oneringnet monthly events (last run 2021) Atani Week @ataniweek (January; last run 2021) Legendarium Ladies April @legendariumladiesapril (April; last run 2020) Gates of Summer Exchange @gatesofsummerexchange (May-June, last run 2022) Tolkien South Asian Week, run by @arwenindomiel (June; last run 2022) Arafinwëan Week @arafinweanweek (July; last run 2019) Fëanturi Week (August; last run 2019; no official blog and the creator has deactivated) Imladrim Week @imladrimweek (November; last run 2019) Doriath Week @doriathweek (November; last run 2020) Tolkien Family Week @tolkienfamilyweek (November; last run 2021)

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