Image of Yaroslav Bayarunas as Finrod in the Finrod Rock Opera. He has a blonde wig with lots of curls and a bronze circlet, as well as an ivory robe.

Fancy text on starry background. "An oath I too shall swear, and must be free to fulfill it, and go into darkness." Finrod Felagund

We're looking for a Finrod cosplayer to join us for a Sad Elf Bards paid photoshoot at #Otakon 2026!

When: 7/31/26 (time tbd)
Where: Apple Store by WEWCC in D.C. No con badge required.

Our current cast is Maglor, Daeron and Fingon. Will you join us?

#Tolkien #Silmarillion

A concept portrait of Mairon / Sauron. He has fair, blood-spattered skin and glowing orange eyes, and he is looking downward with a cold expression. Long, vibrant hair that transitions from deep red to fiery orange flows around him like liquid flames. The figure wears dark armor with a golden circular emblem reminiscent of an eye. The artwork has a textured, painterly style with dark vertical lines overlaying the composition and the artist's name, "WISESNAIL," written vertically on the left side.

A couple of years ago I painted a #Mairon to practice composition, and it bothered me that I gave him black hair for sake of creating a striking image, even if I imagine him with fire hair XD

So here I come with another version of the one and only

#LOTR #Silmarillion #Tolkien

Making The Silmarillion User-friendly: Characters This is the blog post version of the talk I gave at the New York Tolkien Conference last summer (2025). It also revisits a few of the things I said in my Mythmoot talk from a few years before. But …

All this to say . . . who is your favorite of the Valar, and why? Based on so little, what characters from The Silmarillion do you glom on to even though there are so few words to base it on? #Tolkien #Silmarillion #TheSilmarillion #LordoftheRings

Maedhros Russandol #26
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

Call for Submissions: Alliterative Verse in Arda Here's a chance to publish alliterative Tolkien fan poems on Forgotten Ground Regained. Submit by June 1

Do you like Tolkien's alliterative verse? Do you perhaps write some of your own? Then my next open call for submissions is for you ...

alliteration.net/call-for-submissions/ #tolkien #arda #middleearth #elven #rohirrim #lotr #silmarillion #alliterative #poetry #poetrysky #tolkiensky #fanfic #poems

the ghost of míriel

#silmarillion #art #feanor

Maedhros Russandol #25
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

For #APRIL 2000
‘Beren and Lúthien are Flown to Safety’
#TedNasmith (b. 1956). Gouache on illustration board. 1998.
*Tolkien Calendar 2000* (HarperCollins) for April
#JRRTolkien, #Silmarillion (Ch. XIX, "Of #Beren and #Lúthien")
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #Gondolin

my heart, i used to love you more than fire
[self-indulgent feanor & nerdanel]

#silmarillion #tolkien #lotr #art

Retrouvez sur notre chaîne YouTube le replay de notre live Twitch de mardi de la semaine dernière où Simon Ayrinhac présentait l'histoire des cartes du #Silmarillion de #Tolkien !

👉 youtu.be/UfO2DiIHQwI

Maedhros Russandol #24
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

They just did a Silmarillion round on Mastermind. Our 16 year old daughter got about half the questions right! Very impressed.

#Tolkien #Silmarillion #BBCMastermind

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:Roger_Garland_-_Two_Trees_of_Valinor.jpg: ‘This depiction by Roger Garland is whimsical and bright, as Tolkien would have appreciated. On the left is Laurelin the Golden with beautiful intricate blossoms. On the right stands Telperion, often called the "Eldest of Trees." This portrayal seems to show the trees during the mingling of the lights;a time of "day" when the light of both trees shone together. In the background rise the mighty Pelóri, the great mountain range raised by the Valar to protect their land. According to this work the trees are quite massive, whereas others have depicted them as the size of normal trees. One very interesting component of this painting is the Stonehenge-like ring about Ezellohar, the mound of the trees. While this is not necessarily canonical, it certainly emphasizes how ancient the trees are.’

For #APRIL 1984
‘The Two Trees of Valinor’
Roger Garland (1950-2017)
*The 1984 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar* (Ballantine Books) for April
👉ALT
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #RogerGarland #JRRTolkien #Silmarillion #Valinor

Maedhros Russandol #23
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

Tolkien’s “Radical” Changes Are Just Changes This might be hard to articulate, but I’m going to give it a try. It’s not complicated in itself, just complicated to convey, maybe. Now, I don’t mean “radical” in the…

Something I think about whenever I see arguments about "canon" and Tolkien's contrasting posthumously published lore. #Tolkien #Silmarillion #TheLordoftheRings

Meássë for @//kisses-in-the-void, @//laisrinel and @//isilme-among-the-stars on Tumblr

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #silmarillion #fantasy #tolkienart #silmart #silmfanart

Hareth, Húrin´s mom for @//serregon on Tumblr

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #silmarillion #fantasy #tolkienart #silmart #silmfanart #thechildrenofhurin

Maedhros Russandol #22
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

My favorite little guys

#Silmarillion #LordoftheRings #fantasy

Now the other design is really liked alot from @tarrthelien.bsky.social namo in all of his eldritch,souls like glory #silmarillion #namo #tolkien #tolkienart #silmfanart #fanart #eldritch #conceptart

Maedhros Russandol #21
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

Námo is wearing dark robes with silver jewelry set with green and blue stones, and figures of hourglasses as a necklace and headdress. His skin is grey.

Vairë is wearing a lot of different layers, and holding a piece of fabric in two of her arms, while the last two of her four arms are holding thread. She is mainly wearing purple and orange, and she has pale skin with straight black hair.

Námo & Vairë

#tolkien #silmarillion #jrrtolkien #tolkienart #silmart #tolkienfanart #silmfanart #fantasy #mandos #namo #vaire #valirë #námo #valar #valier

@tarrthelien.bsky.social posting vaire over here as well
I used Theliens design and added some fun stuff to it (like a extra set of arms you can never have enough as a weaver hehe)
Love you and your beautiful designs ❤️ #silmarillion #tolkien #vaire #tolkienfanart #silmfanart

N'oubliez pas ce soir à 21h sur twitch.tv/AssoTolkiendil : découvrez l'histoire des cartes du #Silmarillion de #Tolkien avec Simon Ayrinhac !

Drew another maglor with the merman theme ✨️ #maglor #silmarillion #tolkien #silmarillionfanart #tolkienfanart #fanart

Maedhros Russandol #20
#Maedhros
#Silmarillion
#FFXIV
#Tolkien

Morwen is standing, looking at Húring, her left hand on his cheek. She has dark curly hair, a white sleeve, and a blue grey cloak. Hurin is standing in armor with a white cloak, looking at Morwen. He has blond hair and blue eyes. Behind them is a foggy plain.

A long goodbye.

#tolkien #jrrtolkien #silmarillion #thechildrenofhurin #hurin #morwen #tolkienart #fantasy #fantasyart

I know Fingon isn’t everyone’s blorbo, some of you don't know him, and not all of you eat lembas, but please accept it anyway, because he is offering you a plate of fresh, toasted lembas bread that he baked himself.

#Fingon #Silmarillion #lotr #elves #digitalarts

숨은 왕국의 기쁨
Joy of The Hidden Kingdom

#silmarillion #luthien #tinuviel

#Nerdanel and her red babies #Maedhros, #Amras and #Amrod

#Fëanor and his little ravens ( #Maglor smiling, #Curufin just like dad and #Caranthir pissed off)

Bonus: #Míriel and #Celegorm (They are wearing matching sweaters)

#Silmarillion #Elves #Lotr #TROP #lordoftherings #digitalart