Back to Middle Earth Month: Friendship

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Maedhros and Fingon, Manwë and Ulmo, Beleg and Túrin, Haleth and Caranthir ... numerous are the friendships in The Silmarillion and, perhaps for that reason, friendship remains a favorite theme of Tolkien writers and artists.

Robinka opens today's entry with her thoughts and a drabble about friendship. Of course, no discussion of friendship would be complete without mention of Maedhros and Fingon, and Ranger1 provides the first of several looks at this favored twosome. Hrymfaxe's "Captains of Doriath" illustrates another popular friendship between Beleg and Mablung.

Pandemonium_ 213's writings largely look at the friendship between Celebrimbor and Annatar--and its eventual betrayal. This excerpt from "Cat's Paws" looks at the lighter days of their friendship. "Of all the glorious tales that make up this epic history of the Elves," writes Oshun, "the one that has moved me most is the story of the friendship of Fingon and Maedhros." Her excerpt from "A New Day" tells of the Fëanorions' oath from Fingon's perspective. Robinka and Rhapsody share an excerpt of their story "Written in the Starlight" that has helped the friendship grow between them as surely as between their characters. Noliel's "Auld Lang Syne" also features Fingon and Maedhros and what their friendship means to her. And Dawn Felagund's excerpt from "In the Town Called Acceptance" looks at how friendship blossoms between two brothers--Celegorm and Maglor--who seem to have nothing in common.

Today's stories and artworks can be found at http://www.silmaril lionwritersguild .org/b2mem2008/ friendship. php .

On Friday, we conclude the Relationships theme with another common relationship in The Silmarillion: Allegiance.