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The Fellowship and Their Star-Signs

Aragorn — Pisces ♓️

Birthday: 1 March 2931

Pisces are known for being incredibly creative, empathetic, and generous, but they can also suffer from being overly emotional, impressionable, and closed off. Pisces behavior changes significantly based on who they’re around. They tend to dilute themselves with larger personalities to avoid having to form coherent identities.

Legolas — Leo ♌️

Birthday: unknown

Like a crackling fire, Leos tend to be warm, passionate, and dynamic. They delight in opportunities to let their charismatic, inclusive personality shine. And like the lion that represents them, Leos are also strong, brave, and ready to dominate everything they set out to do. Leos have an unrelenting appetite for growth that is easily satiated by the praise of others. When they are hurting, it shows. They will use their anger as a protective wall to shield their vulnerabilities. They want to be perceived as unbreakable because they are scared of admitting vulnerability, needing things from other people, or being incomplete.

Gimli — Gemini ♊️

Birthday: unknown

Geminis are very intelligent and pick up knowledge quickly. They are perceptive, analytical, and often very funny. They have an unreserved and childlike curiosity, always asking new questions. Geminis have an uncanny ability to size up a person’s character in a matter of seconds, even if they only just met them. If someone’s bluffing, they’ll be the first to notice. They are great communicators, very responsive and sensitive listeners.

Boromir — Aries ♈️

Birthday: unknown

Aries is a passionate, motivated, and confident leader who builds community with their cheerful disposition and relentless determination. Uncomplicated and direct in their approach, they often get frustrated by exhaustive details and unnecessary nuances. While Aries like competition, they don’t like to play games. They are highly self-aware, have strong opinions and are always ready to defend them.

Gandalf — Sagittarius ♐️

Birthday: unknown

Sagittarius is the ultimate empiricist. They will always choose principles over feelings and will often question who they are. They move from job to job, philosophy to philosophy, belief to belief. They are explorers of the human condition and are unafraid of change. Sagittarians feel like the world is their playground. They love to explore the unknown. They want to understand how the world works.

Frodo — Virgo ♍️

Birthday: 22 September 4094 BC

Virgos are known for being perfectionists. Clean freaks. They are known for their attention to detail. They can find patterns where there are none. They can be finicky and critical to a fault. Virgos are also known for being intelligent, but because of their introverted nature they can sometimes have trouble expressing themselves. Their emphasis on thoughts and ideas can seem like a cover-up for their lack of emotional depth. In reality, they are a fortress unto themselves—the definition of self-containment.

Sam — Aries ♈️

Birthday: 6 April 2980

At their core, Aries do what they want and do things their way. They are unafraid of conflict, highly competitive, honest and direct. An Aries is not weighed down by the freedom of choice, and is perhaps the sign that is least conflicted about what they want. They throw themselves at the world eagerly and without fear. It is one of their most commendable qualities, but also what causes them a great deal of pain and grief.

Merry — Scorpio ♏️

Birthday: unknown

Scorpios are extremely deep and emotional people, and are intense in all things they do. They're natural leaders and can be very serious; Scorpios are one of the most interesting signs because of their intensity. Despite their ability to be generally popular, there’s something very lonely about Scorpios.

Pippin — Taurus ♉️

Birthday: Spring T.A. 2990

Taureans are the human equivalent of moss. A handmade wooden chair. They are normally satisfied with the way things are. They embody stability. Sitting in a patch of grass admiring the breeze. When everything else seems to be falling apart, Taureans are an oasis of calm, a rock of dependability. Practical knowledge and experience is their modus operandi.

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Tell me you love me (young Thranduil x elf reader)

Requested: no, but based off my #20 mix and match

Summary: Thranduil is arranged to be married and the reader, upset and heartbroken over this they go to Oropher to ask him to stop it but Oropher tells them the only way he would stop the marriage.

Warnings: sadness, hurt

A/n: like y’all I wanted to know what happened next so yea 😂 please know this is longer than my usual imagines

Everyone in the woodland realm was full of excitement as the announcement of prince Thranduil’s arranged marriage was told.

Everyone but you.

You had been in love with Thranduil for years and king Oropher knew. Oropher liked you very well, you were his son’s closest friend and loyal to them both, but to him you won’t to his standards to rule.

Oropher was a great king and new wait was best for the kingdom and how to rule it.

And so when the announcement came and Thranduil’s agreement you were upset, requesting to speak with the king.

“(Y/n) you requested an audience with me.” Oropher spoke as he made his way from his throne to talk face to face.

“Yes, aran nin.” You replied as you greeted him. “It’s about the arrange marriage.” You told him.

“(Y/n), I know this hurts you, but it’s what’s best for the kingdom. You are great to Thranduil, but you don’t understand what it takes to rule a kingdom and he needs someone beside him that will help him.” Oropher told you.

He was calm about it, he always was unless the situation called for more.

“So there’s no stopping this? Even if it’s not what Thranduil wants?” You asked him.

He knew what you meant. If Thranduil wanted to be with you or just not have the marriage at all.

“Has he told you such?” Oropher asked you.

“No... he tells me nothing about anything right now.” You admitted.

“Then there’s no stopping the arrangement.” He told you.

“What if I did?” You questioned.

Oropher sighed, he knew this wouldn’t be easy for you.

“If you were to stop something like this without orders I would have no choice but to banish you (y/n). You know that. So I kindly ask you to leave, go to Lothlorien. Have a fresh start.” He told you.

“That’s your decision then? I have to leave Eryn Galen? Is there no way you would let me stay?” You asked him.

“The only way I would allow you to stay and stop the arrangement is if Thranduil tells you he loves you, himself.” He answered. “But I will only give you two days. If he doesn’t tell you by then go to Lothlorien, Amdír will take you in there.” Oropher told you.

You nodded and quietly left the throne room.

The next day you spent your morning looking for Thranduil with no luck. You told others if they saw him to tell him that you were looking for him.

Feeling as though there’s wasn’t much luck about staying you returned to your room and began packing what you could.

By evening you had decided you needed a break not wanting to deal anymore with what would most likely become reality, so you ventured out.

You won’t sure where you were going but you needed air.

“(Y/n)!” You heard a familiar voice call. “(Y/n)!” It was Thranduil calling after you.

“Thranduil there you are!” You exclaimed with a smile on your face only for it to disappear when you saw the sadness in his eyes.

“They told me you were looking for me. I had gone to your room but you were not there.” He told you. “You’re pack though... where are you going?” He asked sadly.

“To Lothlorien.” You answered looking at him.

“For how long?” He asked curiously.

“Forever.” You answered looking away from him.

“Forever? You’re my best friend. You can’t leave!” He exclaimed, sadness in his voice.

“I have to Thranduil.” You replied still not looking his way.

“Why? Why can you not stay?” He questioned.

“There are things set in stone that I cannot handle.” You answered turning fully away from him.

“Let me help you, (y/n). Tell me what I can do to make you stay.” He said moving so he was back in front of you.

“Tell me you love me.” You told him, finally looking up at him.

He realized now it was a matter of the heart. Both of yours to be exact. You loved him but he was arranged to be with another. He too loved you but his marriage was for the sake of the kingdom and you knew that.

“I can’t tell you that.” He replied looking away from you. He did want to but he was arranged to be married soon and didn’t know of yours and his father’s agreement that the wedding could be canceled.

“Can’t or won’t?” You questioned upset. The tears now forming in your eyes.

“It is not that simple and you know it (y/n).” He told you now with tears forming in his own eyes.

“It is that simple! Tell me and I’ll stay here with you forever.” You replied moving close to him. “But if you don’t I can’t stay here.” You said looking down sadly as the tears finally fell down your face.

“Please (y/n),” he whispered lifting your head up so you would look at him, “I want you to stay.” He said. “I need you here with me.” He told you.

“I’m sorry Thranduil...” you replied moving from his touch. “Unless you tell me by tomorrow I have to leave.” You told him walking away.

Tears fell down his cheek as he watched you walk away. He was torn. He could do what was right for the kingdom’s future and lose you or listen to his heart keeping you in his life but at the cost of upsetting his father and ruining what could become of the kingdom.

Either way someone would be upset in his choice and he only had a day to decide.

Morning came quicker than you hoped and Thranduil’s decision was closer than you wished.

You carried through the day normal only soaking in the smell of the woods and the laughing of the guards coming in from their patrol duty. You were going to miss everything, but not as much as you would Thranduil.

Even if you didn’t know his decision you knew him. He cared for you but his love and care for his kingdom always came first, so you were prepared to leave around daylight the next day even if you had all evening to hear from him.

Eventually you returned to your room to finish what packing you had left, though many of your belongings would stay behind and given to others who wanted them.

You were deep in thought you hadn’t noticed Thranduil had knocked on your door until he cleared the doorway and spoke up.

“(Y/n)... you’re not leaving now are you?” He asked, sadness still in his voice.

“No. It’s not safe to travel so late, but I will be gone by morning if you tell me what I already know.” You stated looking at him.

“I wish I could stop this, but it has already been agreed. (Y/n) please just stay.” He said moving closer to you.

“I can’t Thranduil. That was the deal.” You replied going back to your bag.

“Wait, what deal?” He asked you confused.

“if you told me you loved me the marriage would be called off I could stay and we could be together, but if you didn’t tell me I had to go leaving you to marry someone who could be by your side to help you rule.” You answered him. “The deal I made with your father.” You mentioned confused as to how he didn’t know.

“No one told me of this.” He stated shocked. “Why did you make a deal with him?” He questioned a little upset.

“Because he told me to leave so he wouldn’t have to banish me for trying to stop the marriage. I asked him if there was any way I could stay.” You admitted to Thranduil. “He said unless you told me you loved me I couldn’t stay and the marriage would continue.” You stated. “Though now I know it’s selfish for me to make you choose.” You told him placing a hand on his cheek.

He melted to your touch.

“I love you Thranduil and I thought I was doing this for the right reasons but I’m not. He was right. I’m not good enough to help you rule.” You spoke.

As you pulled your hand away Thranduil quickly grabbed hold of it.

“I love you (y/n). I always have. You own my heart and an arranged marriage wouldn’t have changed that.” He confessed to you.

“But-“

“This is my decision.” He said placing his hand on your cheek. “I choose to be with you, if you accept to be with me.”

“I do accept.” You replied with a smile.

“Then let’s make it official.” He stated with a smile. “Will you Court me, (y/n)?” He asked.

“I will, Thranduil.”

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Ooo this was long but yay 😁

Translations: aran nin - my king, Eryn Galen - greenwood the great

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Hierarchy Among the Elves

((These were both multi-question asks, so I blocked out the other questions to keep this post focused. Plus, it was really fun to go through and redact things, lol.))

This is a really interesting question, and one that I spent some time trying to decide how to answer. Because, in the end, I think it really depends. If we were to look at it from a strictly political point of view, Thranduil comes out on top every time, being the only actual king in the group. But there are other things to take into account:

Galadriel

Ancestors: Galadriel is the daughter of Finarfin and granddaughter of Finwe. Her brothers, Finrod, was one of the greatest lords of the First Age. Her cousins (both the children of Feanor and Fingolfin) were the movers and shakers of Beleriand. (Tied #1)

Friends: Galadriel spent centuries learning from Melian, the Maia Queen of Doriath. She married Celeborn, a lord of Doriath. (#2)

Age/Experiences: By the time of the War of the Ring she is over 7,000 years old, and one of the very very few elves left in Middle Earth who saw the light of the Two Trees. (#1)

Titles: Galadriel has never taken a royal title, though she certainly could have if she’d wanted to (including possibly even the High Kingship/Queenship of the Noldor.) Instead she is simply the Lady of Lorien. (#2)

Wisdom/Power: Tolkien often refers to Galadriel as the “greatest of elven women”, and the mightiest elf in Middle Earth during the Third Age. She is incredibly wise, even without the use of her “powers”, of which she has many. (#1)

Narrative Bias: Tolkien loved Galadriel. Loved her. She’s already important and powerful, but Tolkien makes sure to emphasize this whenever possible. And in later revisions, Tolkien actually went back and kept making Galadriel more important and powerful. She’s definitely the favorite child.

Elrond

Ancestors: Elrond is the son of Earendil, who basically saved the day in the First Age. He comes from a line of great heroes, including Beren, Luthien, Tuor, Idril, Turgon, Barahir, Huor, and Fingolfin. (Tied #1)

Friends: Elrond spent his “youth” among other heroes including Maedhros, Maglor, Gil-galad, and Cirdan. He married Celebrian, the daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn (basically the most eligible bachelorette in Middle Earth.) (#1)

Age/Experiences: Elrond’s 6,000+ years are nothing to sneeze at, and what he lacks in the more divine experiences of Galadriel’s youth, he makes up in his more worldly experiences serving King Gil-galad and fighting in several wars. (#2)

Title: Rumor has it Elrond could have made a claim to be the next High King of the Noldor, and his brother became the first king of Numenor, so the potential for a royal title is certainly there. But Elrond is only the Lord of Imladris. (#4)

Wisdom/Power: He is incredibly wise, and much more accessible than Galadriel in terms of people coming to him for advice. While he doesn’t have the same power as Galadriel, he is gifted with a good amount of foresight. (#2)

Narrative Bias: Elrond, though initially created specifically for The Hobbit, is the only character to appear in all three major stories (unless you count the Gandalf shout-out in the beginning of the Silmarillion, which I do not.) His close relationship with Gandalf, as well as his strong ties to the men of Numenor and Gondor, put him in the center of the majority of the action in Middle Earth, and he’s always willing to help out with a quest or a war.

Celeborn

Ancestors: Assuming we’re going with the Sindarin version of Celeborn’s background (Tolkien and his multiple, diverging drafts, am I right?), Celeborn is a grand-nephew of King Thingol. A distant though not insignificant, relative. (#3)

Friends: Celeborn’s main connection is to his wife, Galadriel. Beyond this, he had to have been pretty close to Thingol, being a lord of Doriath. He had a somewhat rocky, though important, relationship with Celebrimbor, and developed a good friendship with Elrond. It also seems that he had a good relationship with Thranduil (and possibly Oropher as well.) (#3)

Age/Experiences: Celeborn is likely closer to Galadriel’s age than Elrond’s (and is certainly older than Elrond.) His own resume is pretty impressive - he spent his youth in King Thingol’s court, then went on to help establish the realm of Eregion. He fought in the War of Sauron and the Elves, and then eventually went on to rule Lorien with Galadriel. (#4)

Title: Celeborn, like Galadriel, had the opportunity to claim a few royal titles in Eregion as well as Lorien. However, he remains the Lord of Lorien only. (#3)

Wisdom/Power: He’s no doubt very wise, but tends to fade into the background with his wife being as fabulous as she is. (#3)

Narrative Bias: Celeborn’s character is barely developed beyond being Galadriel’s wife ((EDIT: husband, my bad lol)). Being tied to someone as fabulous as she is, it’s hard for him to stand out on his own.

Thranduil

Ancestors: Thranduil’s father was Oropher, the first Sindarin king of Mirkwood. Oropher must have been a reasonably important elf in Doriath, since he became the leader of the Sindarin elves that travelled east to live among the Silvan elves. (#4)

Friends: Thranduil is somewhat isolated among the elven community, mostly due to the anti-Noldorin origins of his family’s rule. He’s not unknown to Galadriel and Celeborn (and they fight together in the Battle Under Trees), but he’s not particularly close with anyone. His closest political relationship is to the men of Dale and Esgaroth, which (in the grand scheme of politics in Middle Earth) is pretty insignificant. (#4)

Age/Experiences: Thranduil’s age is unknown, but we do know that he lived in Lindon during his youth with Gil-galad. He later travelled east with some other Sindarin elves who wished to live among the Silvan elves and return to their “natural” state. By the numbers, he is the second longest reigning monarch in Middle Earth’s history (as of the War of the Ring, beaten only by Gil-galad), having ruled Mirkwood since his father’s death at the end of the Second Age. (#3)

Title: Thranduil is king of Mirkwood, and the only Elvenking left after the death of Gil-galad. (#1)

Wisdom/Power: Thranduil is, by all accounts, a fair and wise ruler. While he isn’t specifically mentioned as being a member of the White Council, he is still included in much of the business leading up to the War of the Ring, such as guarding the captured Gollum, showing that the other “big players” trust him. (#4)

Narrative Bias: The stories of the elves of Middle Earth are overwhelmingly told from the Noldorin point of view. As a Sindarin elf, this puts Thranduil at a distinct disadvantage. He’s basically sitting on the periphery of the story (except for The Hobbit), and really doesn’t get much attention from Tolkien. (Celeborn largely escapes this fate through his marriage to Galadriel, a Noldo.)

By almost all these categories, Arwen (as well as Elrond’s sons) outrank Legolas. He only beats them on paper, due to technically having the title of Prince, while they do not. But see this post for more information on inherited power among the elves, if interested. The full elf/peredhil issue doesn’t seem to count against Elrond’s children. This is likely because the couples that created the peredhil - Beren and Luthien, Tuor and Idril, were so incredibly important in the First Age that being their descendant is too much of an honor to also be a detriment.

SOURCES: The Silmarillion, LOTR, LOTR Appendices, The Hobbit, The Unfinished Tales, The History of Middle Earth series

((To be thorough I really should have included Cirdan, as well as probably some of the dead elven lords, such as Gil-galad. But this post ended up way too long as it is. Let me know if you want me to go into this issue in any more detail.))