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  1. Arafinwëan Week 2026 by

    Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien  

    10 Jan 2026

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    Written for Arafinwëan Week-January 4–10 2026
    Day 1: Finarfin | Eärwen | pre-Darkening | growing and becoming
    Eärwen was known as the swan-maiden of Alqualondë.
    Have you ever met a swan? A real one? Arafinwë (Finarfin) certainly did.
    Day 2: Finrod | Darkening and Flight of the Noldor | learning and teaching
    Findaráto (Finrod) must make an impossible choice. Love or family?
    Day 3: Angrod | Aegnor | Crossing of the Helcaraxë and War of the Jewels | fighting and sacrificing
    What does it take to survive Helcaraxë?
    Day 4: Galadriel | Second Age | preserving and protecting
    Celeborn and Galadriel discuss her staying after The exile was lifted.
    Day 5: Orodreth | Finduilas | Third Age | crafting and creating
    Orodreth thinks about his grief and where it led the decisions he made.
    Day 6: Gil-galad | Celebrían | Valinor and re-embodiment | staying and leaving
    High-King Gil-galad discovers an unlikely kinship. One that endures over ages.
    Day 7: Later generations | free choice
    Elladan and Elrohir argue about going to Valinor.

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