The Ponymarillion II: Song of Starfall

by Ponyweed

Rating: teen
Tags: Dark, Alternate Universe, Tragedy, Adventure, Crossover
Length: 173

An epic fanfiction re-imagining J.R.R. Tolkien's Quenta Silmarillion as the history of ancient Equestria. An account of the origin and fall of the Alicorns from paradise, the rebellion of Princess Starfall, and the theft of the Elements of Harmony.

The Ponymarillion – an epic fanfiction re-imagining J.R.R. Tolkien's Quenta Silmarillion as the history of ancient Equestria. – It was a time of war and chaos. The Alicorns, immortal, fairest and wisest of all beings, rebelled against the Gods and set sail for Little-Equestria to wage war on Tírek, first Dark Lord of My Little Ponies, for control of the Elements of Harmony. For the children of Princess Starfall swore a terrible oath: to wage undying love and tolerance on anypony, immortal or earth pony alike, who stood in the way of alicorn ownership of the Elements. But their cause was hopeless even as it was begun: for the Trees of Harmony had been extinguished, and the Elements had been stolen, locked away in the Iron Crown of Tírek in the nethermost hall of Tartarus, beneath the peaks of Changorodrim far in the north. The unsullied light of the Trees lived on only in the Elements, and the last two fruits of the Trees had been given to the fillies Luna and Celestia, who went on to rule kingdoms of their own. The Ponymarillion tells of the heroism of Apple and Flutterén; of the tragedy of Pinkamena and her sisters; of the triumph of Clover, Starswirl's pupil; and the fall of the kingdoms of Derpîath and Cloudfountain as all Alfalfaland fell to the forces of evil.

In this conflict, none suffered more than the seekers of actual harmony: the Unicorns, noble and proud, inhabitants of the magical realm of Alfalfaland; the Pegasi, warlike and civilized, who built the greatest city Equestria had ever seen, hidden in the mists of Feathergrim; and the Earth Ponies, brave and rustic, a young and short-lived race…

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-01-30 22:35:43 UTC

Oath of Starfall (excerpt)

Taken by Luna and her sisters; led to the exile of the Alicorn race from the Undying Lands

The dreadful irrevocable oath taken by Starfall and her seven daughters.

Celestia followed them to Equestria but did not take part in the oath itself...

    “Be she foe or friend, be he foul or clean

    Brood of Tírek or sparkly Ponyta,

    Unicorn or Pegasus, or follower, My Little Human

    or Earth Pony, yet unborn upon Little-Equestria,

    Neither law, nor love, nor magic of friendship

    Danger of darkness, nor Doom itself

    Shall defend thee from Starfall, and all of her kinship,

    Whoso hideth or hoardeth or otherwise keepeth

An Element of Harmony from Alicorn hooves!

    This swear we… Undying love and tolerance

    we shall deal them ere Day’s ending,

    Woe unto world’s end! Our word hear thou,

    Faûst Allmother! To the everlasting Drama

    Unfriendliness doom us if our deed faileth…

    On the holy mountain Poniquetíl hear in witness

    and our vow remember, Twilë, Shyavanna!"

Original: (in Elvish) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDcnEhASd9U

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