you know who i am.

the clever stag flees the hunters long before the hounds may be heard to bay. iif you know me, you know me.

[cultofthewyrm]

by kiki moch rizky

[pmamtraveller]

“Pigeons and Pony,” by artist Betty Jiang

[wanderlustfuldays]

The Ossuary Chichen Itza, Mexico

[rosieandthemoon]

Isle of Skye

[amayensis]

Dark Demise

Illustration fan-art of Fatalis from Monster Hunter, perhaps my favorite monster to draw! I am extremely proud of how it came out. About 8 hours of painting in Procreate, using a 3D render I made in Blender as reference.

[baebeylik]

Volume 9 of a Qur’ān, originally in 30 volumes, commissioned by Sultan Faraj ibn Barqūq (Or 848) Mamluk, 1399-1412.

The British Library.

[polyphonetic]

Not only was she fucked into oblivion, but morrowind and skyrim too

[cosmonautroger]

Duke Nukem

[balrogballs]

ELROND & ELROS: SONS OF SIRION

i wanted to do a painting for @tolkienfashionweek but alas, time was not on my side so please accept an illustration. featuring elrond and elros in what i have decided is the traditional masculine attire commonly worn in Sirion, but with extra bling since they are, after all, royalty.

so thinking mostly in terms of sand and sea, i drew mostly from Indo-Arab maritime cultures for this one, including the Marakkar privateers along the Malabar coastline. features practicalities like rough/‘sailcloth’ textured shirts, loose harem trousers, ‘strung’ jewelry, simpler and lighter designs as opposed to heavy brocade, lots of light patterned shawls, kohl eyeliner, and headscarves.

my specific headcanon for this picture is that Elrond and Elros posed for and got this painted close to the end of the First Age for a specific purpose, ie to be sent to Elwing via one of the departing ships at the close of the War of Wrath, and she has it hanging up in her tower, although it’s also a bit depressing because the Sirion background is rendered in light, uncertain charcoal because Sirion no longer exists at that point, and the twins don’t live in climes where they can walk around in outfits like that without freezing to death. also, Elrond never sees that earring again because Maglor someone borrows it for a performance and messes up putting it into their ear and threading it through the multiple holes, and it ends up welded there forever.

[dungeonlust]

Art by • Paul Abrams

[enchantedbook]

'Stag meeting a Unicorn'. Historical artwork from 'The Book of Lambspring', (1749) edition, showing a meeting between a stag and a unicorn in a forest clearing. In alchemical tradition, the stag sumbolises the Sun and the Unicorn represents the Moon - a union of opposites, harmony of energies.

[throatoftheworld]

Manfredi Toraldo and Severino Baraldi

[fluentisonus]

The Ruin, Anonymous Old English Poem, trans R.M. Liuzza

[homunculus-argument]

My "problems that can't be fixed aren't worth complaining about" makes me a horror to people who want to bitch about the existence of people. "Wow these people who do this specific annoying activity are annoying and I am annoyed by them >:C"

well the fuck you expect anyone to do about it? They can't be negotiated with and won't compromise on doing that anyway. So you can either ignore them and let them continue to do whatever the fuck they want to do with their life, or go through the logistics of figuring out how to get people rounded up to get shot for the crime of existing in a way that you find inconvenient.

This usually gives the immediate response of "no of course not what the fuck is wrong with you what the hell", like I was the one who started this. Bitch that's what I thought. You can either let them live or consider what the fuck you expect the other option to be.

[athena33550336]

complaining about things that cant be fixed is more about letting out emotional steam than actually finding a solution though

[homunculus-argument]

If that pressure valve is a permanent structure that has to be used on a regular basis, the engine should be designed in a way that doesn't blow the steam directly into my face every single time.

[emwrote]

Explaining things to a rubber duck helps, maybe whining at a rubber helps too. Problem is you'd need to get people to complain to a rubber duck rather than you.

Also, a lot of people form social bonds by complaining and wrongly assume everyone else does it as well. Trying to explain that individual humans differ could just result in more complaining.

[ceruinus]

If you feel like people complaining idly about things that can't be resolved is such a massive issue, hang out with people who do that less.

[elbiotipo]

Also I am asking all of you, once again, to learn about ecosystem conservation and restoration instead of wallowing in "we are already past the point of no return" or that it will take "millennia" to restore ecosystems.

You have to understand that nature does not work in the same timeframe as ours. Protecting and restoring ecosystems is RIDICULOUSLY inexpensive and requires very little industrial technology; shovels and saplings are not exactly high-tech. But it takes time and long-term projects with people determined to do it. Maybe we are too focused in our "we want it now" thinking, but what you see today is not what you may see in 10, 20, 50, even 80 years if you live that long.

But it works. It's working right now, and when capitalism is replaced by socialism and we stop thinking on short-term gain, when our societies are focused into the common welfare instead of accumulation, it will even work better. Again I could point out to individual examples but instead, I encourage you to learn about ecology. We are well past from the catastrophic "Earth will die and there's nothing we can do" predictions from the 80s. We know what to do, we know it can work.

[elbiotipo]

First-of-its-kind study definitively shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss

A new study published online today, April 25, in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is nat

This article talks about this very much in the "see? ecology can help the economy too!" tone that unfortunately is sort of necessary to convince people in the current capitalist system. But I don't want you to focus on this right now.

I want you to KNOW how doable this is. How inexpensive this is, how POSSIBLE THIS IS. That people working and loving the land and nature they live in is possible. That these projects WORK, THEY DO restore and preserve ecosystems. That humanity is neither a plague that destroys everything or a passive bystander on its own destruction but that these are actual things that can be, are, and will be implemented, backed by actual science and results. This is not empty #hopecore #hopepunk feel good stuff, these are things you can learn about, even work towards, and you can most certainly demand they are part of our society.

Are you listening to me?

[solarpunkcast]

"I'm just losing hope." Then get some fucking conviction. Millions of people around the globe are working their asses off and seeing results. What they are doing IS WORKING.

This orange peel story was huge years ago: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-fruitful-experiment-in-land-conservation/

Beavers reintroduced to historic wetlands improve them at such a level that we can see the improvements from space: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/nasa-satellites-reveal-restoration-power-of-beavers/

Africa is successfully slowing desertification and restoring historic farming soil with their Green Wall project: https://welcomeafrica.org/en/africa-combats-desertification-with-a-belt-of-life/

There has even been success at regrowing coral reefs--something which I am old enough to be told was impossible. But people have been hard at work for decades since then, and this is one of the results: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240308123248.htm

REPAIRING THE DAMAGE IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY.

THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE IF YOU HAVE THE CONVICTION TO BACK IT UP.

[cheaphalloweencostume]

its actually kinda crazy that Grima Wormtongue eats a hobbit in the books

[cheaphalloweencostume]

like okay

[cheaphalloweencostume]

what’s more is that if i’m reading this correctly, the hobbit he ate is also an on-screen hobbit, like. he ate this guy

[elodieunderglass]

Passage presented for your consideration:

‘Wormtongue!’ called Frodo. ‘You need not follow him. I know of no evil you have done to me. You can have rest and food here for a while, until you are stronger and can go your own ways.’ Wormtongue halted and looked back at him, half prepared to stay.

Saruman turned. ‘No evil?’ he cackled. ‘Oh no! Even when he sneaks out at night it is only to look at the stars. But did I hear someone ask where poor Lotho is hiding? You know, don’t you, Worm? Will you tell them?’

Wormtongue cowered down and whimpered: ‘No, no!’

‘Then I will,’ said Saruman. ‘Worm killed your Chief, poor little fellow, your nice little Boss. Didn’t you, Worm? Stabbed him in his sleep, I believe. Buried him, I hope; though Worm has been very hungry lately. No, Worm is not really nice. You had better leave him to me.’

A look of wild hatred came into Wormtongue’s red eyes. ‘You told me to; you made me do it,’ he hissed.

Saruman laughed. ‘You do what Sharkey says, always, don’t you, Worm? Well, now he says: follow!’ He kicked Wormtongue in the face as he grovelled, and turned and made off. But at that something snapped: suddenly Wormtongue rose up, drawing a hidden knife, and then with a snarl like a dog he sprang on Saruman’s back, jerked his head back, cut his throat, and with a yell ran off down the lane. Before Frodo could recover or speak a word, three hobbit-bows twanged and Wormtongue fell dead.

[ceruinus]

I'm sorry but it seems much, much more likely that Gríma merely killed Lotho on Saruman's orders, and Saruman is just saying fucked up shit to try to egg the hobbits on to killing him (As Saruman is known for being manipulative...)

[dungeonlust]

Art by • Paul Abrams