Category: Council Courier

1st age banner The Awakening by Ted Nasmith banner by Nazgulli Middle Earth History Quiz – The First Age By Dolwen Q1 – The dwarf cities in the Blue Mountains were called Belegost and Nogrod by the elves. What were the dwarvish names? Difficulty Level – Difficult Q2 – The Nauglamír was made by the…

There once was a Noldo who truly Behaved in a fashion unruly He was sent to exile Just for a while For threatening his brother most cru’lly. The misguided Curufinwë Led all of the Noldor astray He fought the Teleri (Oh, that was so scary!) And no one could stand in his way He howled…

Interview with the Firiel by the Realm of Vaire What is the best thing about being a mod of the Sindarin forum? Seeing people’s creativity and ingenuity demonstrated through their use of Sindarin, such as lovely poetry and short prose. What do you like best about the Realm of Vaire? The camaraderie and spirit of…

Here are the winners…Morcollo, lilybeth, White_lady_of_Ithilien, Voronwevinyamar Second Poetry Contest Tied First Place Questions by Morcollo Am I lost in darkness, danger? Am I a light within a light? Are you the echo of my heartbeat, lover? Or are you closer than the night? Am I grasping at cobwebs, spider? Are you the Ghost of…

Interview with Dolwen by the Realm of Vaire What was is about CoE that first drew your interest? Actually it was learning Sindarin, strangely the one thing I haven’t spent much time on yet. Also the chance to discuss Tolkien with other fans because there is nobody in my life that shares my Tolkien obsession.…

An interview with the corrupted pv by the uncorrupted members of Vaire How did you become corrupted? I have always been corrupt. When I was born, my mother was startled to notice a pair of bright green horns on my cute little head. Although my corruption was sadly repressed at school, college and work, it…

An interview with the uncorrupted weaver morcollo by the corrupted weavers of Vaire What prompted you to remain uncorrupted, in the midst of so much corruption? The angel on my shoulder decided to do its job for the first time in 15 years, and I didn’t fancy having to look after a fellbeast. Don’t you…

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…

“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…

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…