Author: elvishmusician

  • The Passive Resistance by Dolwen

    A long long time ago in the Realm of Vaire, the lovely Elvishmusician attempted to rebel against the powers of corruption which had been overtaking the realm. So on the 10th day of May, she came up with a secret plan to redecorate Mordor. It wasn’t long before Rulea, Laergellwen, morcollo, delerithoflorien, Voronwevinyamar and myself…

  • Tolkien and Beowulf by Dolwen

    “One writes such a story out of the leaf-mould of the mind.” J.R.R. Tolkien. Beowulf is an Old English poem believed to have been written between the middle of the seventh century and the end of the tenth century A.D. The poem is about a warrior named Beowulf, who, after hearing of trouble the Danes…

  • Feanor – life and character by elvishmusician

    The character of Feanor is very much summed up in the meaning of his name ‘Spirit of Fire.’ From the first descriptions of him we already begin to get a sense that there is something different and more outstanding about him. This is shown first in his birth. Following his birth his mother is spent…

  • Portraits of a Mad Genius: Artistic Interpretations of Fëanor by Morwinyoniel

    Of all the Tolkien characters, the most difficult to portray are probably Lúthien and Fëanor; Lúthien because of her otherworldly beauty, Fëanor because of the combination of his great looks, power, and madness, which seem almost impossible to be captured in the same picture. In the Silmarillion, he is described like this: He was tall,…