gandalf stole the fucking horses

tolkien/lotr sideblog, do you think eru and the third theme ever explored each other's celestial bodies?

[thememedaddy]

[pansyfemme]

close your eyes and imagine freshly roasted root vegetables perfectly seasoned and crispy as far as the eye can see

[nighttimepatrons]

Sam trying to get Frodo to take one more step

[nighttimepatrons]

Sam psychologically tormenting Gollum

[anthraxofeffervescence]

The core conceit of Lord of the Rings is pretty funny. You are a twenty three year old in a suburb of Maine. The little bracelet in your grandpa’s attic has an inscription on it that is the password to the world’s entire nuclear arsenal. It is up to you to walk to the only hydraulic press in the world, located in Arizona, before the FBI finds the bracelet, kills you, and enslaves the suburb of Maine you currently live in

[davinaclaires]

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS 2002, dir. Peter Jackson

[brunch-is-just-second-breakfast]

I'm choked up about the names Tolkien chose for Sam and Frodo. Samwise (or Banazîr in Westron) literally means "half-wise". And yes, that could easily be a joke about Sam's intelligence (or lack thereof). But I've never liked this interpretation — it feels too mean and too dimissive of Sam's achievements and importance to treat him as "the dumb one". It's true that he is less educated than the other main hobbits. They're all aristocratic hobbits — gentry, if you will — and Sam is Frodo's gardener. One could make the case that he is "half-learned" and there may be something to that. Even so, I couldn't bear the classism of Sam being named only for his socio-ecomonic standing (I hope I'm using that term correctly).

Frodo (Maura in Westron) is from the Old English word "froda", which means "wise." Tolkien was a linguist and was very intentional about the names he chose/created for his stories. There's a lot to unpack about Frodo's name itself, to be sure. But it is not accidental that his name is connected with Sam's.

Half-wise, half Frodo. The one who waited by his bedside in Rivendell, the one who twice INSISTED on going to Mordor, the one who fought off Shelob and scores of orcs, the one who carried the Ring into Mordor itself, the one who carried Frodo up Mount Doom, the one who came back to the Shire and his family, the one who went to the Undying Lands.

Frodo wouldn't have got far without Sam. ❤️

[renna-the-witch]

[nadiajustbe]

The "Sam held Frodo's hand but didn't kiss it" specification becomes way more funnier when you remember it's Frodo writing the book. It's Frodo Baggins wasting his paper and time and ink to mention that Sam didn't kiss his hand for some reason. He can't understand if he is vaguely mad, sad or confused about it, but he had to mention it. He had to specify. Why didn't Sam kiss his hand, really?

[the-depressed-comedic-relief]

So since the fandom has come the the (correct) conclusion that Samwise Gamgee is the absolute height of hobbit attractiveness standards, it only follows logically that hobbits see Sam working for Frodo as the middle earth equivalent of your weird eccentric rich neighbor having a hot pool boy. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[the-depressed-comedic-relief]

Gandalf during the Hobbit: good god I wish Bilbo was more naturally in tune with his Took side I feel like I have to force it out of him

Gandalf during Lord of the Rings: TOO MUCH TOOK FUCK FUCK FUCK WHAT IS WRONG WITH PIPPIN

[pollkien]

I actually do not dip into the LOTR side of the fandom that much so who is your favorite member of the fellowship

Frodo

Sam

Pippin

Merry

Aragorn

Gimli

Legolas

Gandalf

Boromir

Voting ended onJul 5

[pollkien]

WHICH DAD WOULD YOU LIKE TO FUCK EXCEPT THESE OPTIONS ARE VERY QUESTIONABLE

Eöl

Curufin

Eru Ilúvatar

Glaurung

Ulfang

Morgoth

Mîm

Andróg

Ungoliant’s mates

Orodreth

Voting ended onJun 29

Happy father’s day

[deadpsalmistsociety-deactivated]

hobbits were the peak of civilization in tolkien verse. jobs were Gardening, Stall At The Farmer’s Market, or Mailman. Shoes OFF, capris ON, 6 meals a day, high and fat as all shit. Names like Daddy Twofoot….why the fuck are we horny for elves

[english-history-trip]

[metamorphesque]

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien

[morphmaker]

the silmarillion bride

[solidjellyfish]

Back when I drew my husband

[loo-nuh-tik]

The Rings of Power | 2.06

[dovesandmagpies]

So.

I read a lot of fanfiction.

I have always vaguely wanted to make fan art for fics I have read but I couldn't think of a way to do it that I liked.

But after doing the Howl's moving castle project I had an idea. Making tiny book covers!

So here are my first 6.

I decided to start with Silmarillion fics. In general I went with ones that really stuck in my mind, for some reason or another I really remembered them.

The Harrowing by @chthonion

(I could not get the teacup and the rest of him in focus at the same time.....oh well)

What the hell is happening??? By Leader_In_Red

What this darkness cannot swallow it must spit out by Dialux

(why does it look so dusty?)

You have come to love what you will always fear by Dialux

Visions of gold by Leader_In_Red

The Guardian by SpaceWall

If you like the Silmarillion I would really recommend reading these.

[chthonion]

Omg not only is the Harrowing one perfect but the rest are also awesome