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silwritersguildAugust has been Akallabeth month since 2006.It started as a challenge aimed at encouraging authors to focus their work on the Second Age, a time of soaring ambition and tragic downfalls which fandom often overlooked at that time. The challenge was repeated for the next two years and, as the SWG became home to more writers writing pieces set in this period it was also used to spotlight existing Akallabêth stories on our archive.
Then in 2009, we decided to host a special event focused on the Akallabeth: we invited our Second-Age authors on the archive--and anyone else who wished to contribute--to "retell" the story of the Akallabêth. But when we say "retell," we don't mean recapping the events that we can all read about in the book. Instead, the authors and artists who contributed to the compilation took the familiar tales and illuminated them, showing them from unfamiliar perspectives or in greater detail or with new interpretations.
Almost ten years later, we heartily invite everyone, newcomers and veterans alike, to revisit the compilation and enjoy the wonderful stories, poems and illustrations. From Elros and Elrond's momentous decision to the changing of the world, you will find thirty-seven original, challenging, amazing views of the fate of Numenor. Don't miss them!
Then in 2009, we decided to host a special event focused on the Akallabeth: we invited our Second-Age authors on the archive--and anyone else who wished to contribute--to "retell" the story of the Akallabêth. But when we say "retell," we don't mean recapping the events that we can all read about in the book. Instead, the authors and artists who contributed to the compilation took the familiar tales and illuminated them, showing them from unfamiliar perspectives or in greater detail or with new interpretations.
Almost ten years later, we heartily invite everyone, newcomers and veterans alike, to revisit the compilation and enjoy the wonderful stories, poems and illustrations. From Elros and Elrond's momentous decision to the changing of the world, you will find thirty-seven original, challenging, amazing views of the fate of Numenor. Don't miss them!
