IRL Hobbit

Salt, 26, They/Them Forever sad about the line of Durin. Icon by Lorbalith

[salt-ofthe-middle-earth]

Intro post ig????

Salt OftheEarth, at your service!!

I finally decided to bite the bullet and make a side log specifically for posts about Tolkien/The Hobbit, and a bit more specifically about the films. Because if I post about them on main anymore my friends might kill me.

Anyways, I’ll be vibing here.

If you’re a dick or a bigot on my blog, I’ll block you.

I’ll figure out a tagging system later.

[salt-ofthe-middle-earth]

Whaaaat writing on this blog no way

Anyways I relistened to Hadestown:

The car door opened, and a dwarf stepped out.

A dwarf dressed in black and blue, silver and gold, a fur cloak draped over his shoulders and half a dozen rings on his fingers. As the dwarf removed his silver-tasseled hood, Sam caught sight of a mass of inky black hair, threaded through with silver like the warp of a tapestry.

Mister Bilbo, a head shorter and no less domineering, merely crossed his arms.

“You’re early,” he hissed.

The dwarf’s lips quirked into a smirk, small and bitter and a little bit loving, still.

“I missed you,” he replied.

And the King Under the World offered his hand to Mister Bilbo.

Mister Bilbo brushed past him, in favor of directing a servant to bring the case of books onto the train, for another to shoulder the barrel of Old Toby. In favor of carrying his own bag, ignoring his husband to disappear into the depths of the train car. The King Under the World’s lips twitched again, and he followed.

Gandalf reached for the whistle, pulling the cord and leaning into the microphone.

“All aboard,” he murmured.

Down the length of the train platform, Sam could see a dozen shabbily dressed people— dwarrow, elves, men, even a hobbit or two— rush to fill already stuffed cars, waving to loved ones, pressing kisses to cheeks and forehead to forehead, even as the brakes hissed with steam and the train began to move.

And as the train left, Sam could feel the warmth of the summer taken with it.

[anonpolls]

The train takes 8 hours. The plane takes 1 hour, plus an hour to/from the airport at each end and the time it takes to get through security. Both are clean and as safe as you could hope any matter of transport to be. Both have Wi-Fi.

Which do you take?

The train

The plane

Voting ended onJun 24

Thanks, Anon!

-submit your poll!-

[ehohadele]

maybe my favorite duo

[butchjesus]

still obsessed with these drawings of legolas and gimli.....

[dudelkin]

The ending of the hobbit doesn't exist, it can't hurt you.……

The song: 500 Miles — Peter, Paul & Mary

[fantasyinallforms]

Okay, Bagginshield people, it's time to talk about the subtle scene that plays on repeat in my mind. Let's talk about how much was conveyed to us in this scene in such a short amount of time. This entire scene is only 18 seconds long, and it's one of my favorite 18 seconds in the films.

Bilbo is chasing right after Thorin, following him so intently that despite Balin being in front of him, he doesn't notice him turn off, and it takes Balin baling out to him in order for him to look back. He, in turn, naturally calls Thorin. Who stops dead in his tracks.

Thorin turns without a second thought and immediately backtracks. He's looking at Bilbo at first, but quickly sees the dragon rounding the corner, which alerts Bilbo.

Bilbo turns back on the dragon. This seems insignificant, but it's so important. He didn't run for his safety; he turned to look at Thorin in terror. Bilbo is smart, very smart. The words coming next haven't left Thorin's mouth, but Thorin is just self-sacrificing enough, and the margin of error is small enough that he had to know what he would say.

He had to tell Bilbo to follow Balin. Quick and sharp, an order. Look at his eyes. He knows full well he might be about to meet his own end. His eyes go from the dragon to Bilbo and back in quick succession about four times. HE. IS. ABOUT. TO DIE. He knows it, and he can't look away from his Bilbo even though running right now would make the most sense. This is articulated further later.

And this is the part that grips me in my soul. In this entire interaction, Bilbo hasn't turned his back on Thorin a single time. Even now, he's walking backward. He doesn't even notice Smaug about to spit fire, and it takes Balin, dragging him through the door, for him to go.

Here it is again in slow motion, focused on Bilbo.

Even the way he says Thorin's name is steeped in panic and denial as he knows Thorin isn't coming but still holds his hand out to him.

These are the last looks of two people who think this will be the last time they see the person they love.

Thorin delays his turning back as well for a few milliseconds more of watching Bilbo go. By this point in the movies, it's abundantly clear just how much Bilbo means to Thorin. Even down to making sure he went with him when they split up to confuse Smaug in the first place.

All of this emotion, all of this pit of your stomach inevitability, all in just 18 seconds.

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More deep dives like this can be found by searching the pinned tag #deep dive on my page ❤️

[princess-of-morkva]

put that woman into a Situation now. i'm serious. drop that sad whiteboy you've been chewing on for the last three hours and just try chewing on the Woman. it's so much better out here. the world is beautiful. you are putting yourself in a cage. take my hand and come with me. put that woman into a Situation

[penny-anna]

hot take: 

Gloin is the sexiest dwarf by dwarf standards.

Kili is the sexiest dwarf by elf standards.

Thorin is the sexiest dwarf by human standards

& Bombur is the sexiest dwarf by hobbit standards

[penny-anna]

#ITS TRUE AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT #(ALSO THORIN AND KILI BEING ‘UGLY’ BY DWARF STANDARDS IS AMUSING CONTENT)

further take: Kili is straight-up ugly by dwarf standards. Thorin is like, the dwarf equivalent of Benedict Cumberbatch. Some dwarves think he’s an absolutely dreamboat, others think he is super weird looking, there’s very little middle ground.

[kayla-bird-deactivated20190505]

omg now i’m like. what does this make frodo by hobbit standards

[penny-anna]

by hobbit standards, I’m afraid Frodo is probably. not conventionally attractive at all.

[femmefaramir]

Frodo is the sexiest hobbit by elf standards

[stinkylittlegnome]

@femmefaramir this is some fucking galaxy brain level tags and im crying out of sheer horror

[headspace-hotel]

Every day, against my will, the LOTR fandom makes posts.

[cipheramnesia]

We getses tagged teamed by the precious hunky orcses boys til we’re wrung out like a soggy dishes rag we does

[cipheramnesia]

Sorry that was uncalled for

[ministarfruit]

trans lass kili and uncle thorin

[ministarfruit]

haha thorin's company how are you so small

[ministarfruit]

thranduil give your son a hug right now I am no longer asking

[mooneyedmoth]

Teen Gimli forever mad that he wasn't old enough to go on the quest

[lsoqq]

500 Miles with Dís, Fíli, Kíli and Thorin.

[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

[chaoswiththeprettyspine]

C'mon Frodo, a little more respect for Bilbo's dating choices

[frankensteinsmonst3r]

The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey but its quotes from my roommates watching it for the first time Part 1

Purple: Kal ( @jellybeanfun2207 )

Green: Noah the SQUIGGLIER

Pink: Frankenstien (Me)

*None of the names listed are our real names, but you knew that