March 15 Prompts

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Fanwork Prompt:
Out of the mists they come
through darkling doors whereat doom waiteth.
Hark! I hear them in the hall chanting:
stern words they sing with strong voices.
Heart shall be bolder, harder be purpose,
more proud the spirit as our power lessens!
Mind shall not falter nor mood waver,
though doom shall come and dark conquer.
(The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorthelm’s Son)

Comment Prompt:
The Fall of Gil-galad: Comment on a fanwork that is a tragedy, angst, horror, or another genre about sadness and despair.

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So Wide a Sea by StarSpray

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B2MeM Prompt and Category: Daily Prompt: Create a fanwork that includes an animal that lives in or near the water
Format: short story
Genre: gen, family
Rating: general
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Eluréd, Elurín, an albatross
Pairings: n/a
Creator’s Notes (optional): follows directly from “Lonely Isle of Himling”
Summary: While exploring Tol Fuin, Eluréd meets an albatross. They chat.

 

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"The Sudden Pain of Silence", by Himring

[hhimring]

B2MeM Prompt and Category:
Initial prompt no. 11: The song of Fingon Elves yet sing,

captain of armies, Gnomish king,

who fell at last in flame of swords

with his white banners and his lords.

(The Lay of Leithian)
Daily prompt March 3:
And the music and the echo of the music went out into the Void, and it was not void. Never since have the Ainur made any music like to this music, though it has been said that a greater still shall be made before Ilúvatar by the choirs of the Ainur and the Children of Ilúvatar after the end of days. (The Silmarillion, “Ainulindale”)

Format: Drabble
Genre:  family, friendship
Rating: PG
Warnings: Reference to canon threat of violence;
Characters: Fingon, Maedhros
Pairings: Fingon/Maedhros (pre-slash or bromance)
Creator’s Notes: Sneaking this into B2MeM by means of a "creative" take on the B2MeM prompts. This drabble incorporates three Tolkien Weekly prompts and is dedicated to Ziggy.
Summary: They had found each other easy to talk to. But then...

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