all shall fade

via. twenty. She read about the people she could never be, and the adventures she would never have.

[dennybitte]

[elijahwood]

[elijahwood]

so I see that this is still in circulation...

[words-and-coffee]

Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (via thedeerandtheoak)

[boobiwan]

[tissisissi]

I’m currently a bit angry about GoT and I’m going to rant a bit, because this recent episode is a perfect example of the what makes D&D bad writers. Spoilers ahead.

D&D only understand events, not characters.

They read the books and see something happening. A girl gets married to Ramsay and is violated as a result, for example. All they see is this event and think “okay, we can do this BUT let’s replace the girl with another.” They have no concept of this event happening in the books only because it was these specific characters that it happened to. They way characters react lead to other events and thus make sense. When you switch characters but not the events the result will be a mess that completely defies logic.

That is the problem with this most recent episode. It seems GRRM told D&D that Shireen was going to burn. Yes, that was a possibility that us book readers had considered because the books seem to point in that direction. However, in the books it’s heavily implied that if Shireen does burn it’ll be by the hand of either Melisandre or Selyse, NOT STANNIS. One of his main characteristics is to protect and keep Shireen safe, unlike Melisandre whose main interest is Stannis and his guest. Not to mention the fact that in the books Stannis is miles away from Shireen, while Melisandre remains at the Wall. So, it’s safe to assume that if Shireen burns in the books it will not be done by Stannis.

It seems obvious that D&D do not understand the difference between Melisandre burning Shireen and Stannis burning Shireen, because the end result is that she burns. Just like they don’t understand the radical change that happens when Sansa is married to Ramsay and not Jeyne. They do not get that these changes affect these characters in a massive way and characters aren’t just there to fill in whatever role they are given. They all have their role and their motivations and if that is changed then the character is no longer the same.

What D&D are doing is choosing what they want to see happen and bend the characters to fit those ideas. They write things that will shock viewers purely for the cheap thrill without considering how it will affect the overall plot. A Song of Ice and Fire concentrates largely on the characters and their growth, and that is the one aspect that D&D are choosing to ignore for the sake of “we wanted it to happen.”

[tossme]

“I’ve an enormous sense of pride of having been a part of this. It was my dream when I read the books. So dreams sometimes do come true.” - Christoper Lee

[boromirs]

The Free Peoples of Middle-earth

[artpropelled]

Luke Irwin rugs

[skywalkerss-blog]

[elijahwood]

me: forgets i'm wearing eyeliner

me: rubs eyelid

me: who the hell is bucky

[alrightevans-deactivated2015091]

person: i know lets have a harry potter quiz!!!!! what year did the battle of hogwarts take place!?

me: 1998! my turn! How well do you believe Sirius Black was equipped to be a parental figure to Harry during books 4 an 5, and to what extent to you believe this was affected by his stay in Azkaban prison? 2000 words, using examples and evidence from the text, on my desk by monday. 

[3intheam]

tom hardy and a dog. original photography by greg williams (who else?)

[paedme]

lotr meme: six locations [3/6] → Minas Tirith  

For the fashion of Minas Tirith was such that it was built on seven levels, each delved into the hill, and about each was set a wall, and in each wall was a gate. But the gates were not set in a line: the Great Gate in the City Wall was at the east point of the circuit, but the next faced half south, and the third half north, and so to and fro upwards; so that the paved way that climbed towards the Citadel turned first this way and then that across the face of the hill…

A strong citadel it was indeed, and not to be taken by a host of enemies, if there were any within that could hold weapons; unless some foe could come behind and scale the lower skirts of Mindolluin, and so come upon the narrow shoulder that joined the Hill of Guard to the mountain mass. But that shoulder, which rose to the height of the fifth wall, was hedged with great ramparts right up to the precipice that overhung its western end; and in that space stood the houses and domed tombs of bygone kings and lords, for ever silent between the mountain and the tower.

[vincentvangogh-art]

…and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?

Vincent van Gogh  (via blondefelicity)

[elijahwood]

Hi! I love your tutorials and I was wondering, how do you erase black space of your gif when your screencaps are from a 16:9 video? If you could help, that would be awesome! Thanks :)

You can use the crop tool on Photoshop! :) 

[rubyredwisp]

♕ Game of Thrones 5.08 - Hardhome The white walkers don’t care if a man’s free folk or crow. We’re all the same to them, meat for their army. But together we can beat them.

[elijahwood]

hi, friends. I'm coming back!

I missed you all. (◠‿◠✿)