simply unremarkable

[ponchopeligroso]

every single person you know has something in their life and past that is probably worth collapsing to the ground in an uncontrollably sobbing heap over, so be nice to each other and tell good jokes

[firefoot22]

Boink deserves just as much attention as the rest

[incorrect-lotr-trash]

Frodo: I’m very upset and there’s nothing that can make me feel better!

Merry & Pippin: …

Frodo: No! Don’t-

Merry & Pippin: *bringing in Sam*

Frodo: *fighting back a smile* Fuck!

[incorrect-lotr-trash]

Pippin: on a scale from “damn Daniel” to “fre sha vaca do” how are you guys feeling?

Merry: I’m in between “it’s an avocado, thanks” and “how did you defeat captain america” but as a solid answer I would say “I don’t need a degree to be a clothing hanger”

Frodo: probably “road work ahead”

Aragorn: I speak 25 languages and this is none of them

[disabled-tolkien]

Help for Reading Tolkien

I’ve done my best to gather a set of resources to make Tolkien more accessible, to both disabled fans and those who struggle with denser and more academic writing. 

Free audiobooks:

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings 

Silmarillion: Link 1 Link 2

The Children of Hurin

Beren and Luthien

The Fall of Gondolin

Unfinished Tales Part 1 Part 2

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 Part 2

The Treason of Isengard

The War of the Ring

The End of the Third Age

Spark Notes for:

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

Aids to reading the Silmarillion:

Silmarillion Study Guide made by @omicheese

Silmarillion Chapter Summaries by the Silmarillion Writers Guild

SuperSummary’s Silmarillion Study Guide

An animated map of Beleriand showing the events of the First Age years 1-475

A Timeline of Arda

The Tolkien Road Podcast read out and then discuss each chapter of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion

Tolkien Society’s FAQ

@expertsofarda‘s post of people who can answer questions and help you understand the books

Please add any resources you have! Particularly, I’m still looking for free audio books for; The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle Earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Return of the Shadow, Sauron Defeated, Morgoth’s Ring, The War of the Jewels, and The Peoples of Middle-Earth.

[lotr-shitposts]

[the-half-elven]

The Fellowship As Reductress Headlines

Frodo:

Sam:

Pippin:

Merry:

Aragorn:

Legolas:

Boromir:

Gimli:

Gandalf:

[aidashakur]

Becoming less reactive is a big part of growth & decreasing stress. Sometimes this type of avoidance can be looked at as lack of interest or uncaring, but it isn’t. If you let everything get you worked up, you’re damaging your mind, body & soul

[dangered]

[melisica]

[silvesterphoto]

[ps1]

[banditr]

[error4583324]

are you in college?

i am in pain

[purplebuddhaquotes]

The people who believe they’ll be happy if they go and live somewhere else … learn it doesn’t work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.

Neil Gaiman (via purplebuddhaquotes)

[inhalepauseexhale]

i really do mean that it’s not you, it’s me. because darling, some days i cannot tell the difference between a bite and a kiss, and darling, too often i am all take, with no give. darling, i’m sorry, but my bones tend to shake and my mind is too often wandering and i have never been very good at standing still. oh, darling, it isn’t your fault, but the fact remains- this just isn’t going to last.

untouchable. (via inhalepauseexhale)

[synanthies-deactivated20231001]

“Commitment issues aren’t cute They are not tall girls with rough edges who drink more alcohol than you They are not girls who are perfectly okay with your absence and who won’t say I love you right away or expect anything from you. It’s fear, it’s feeling connections greater than the stars and running away. You’ll look over the morning after and she won’t be there, she never is You’ll crave affection and hugging and staying but she’ll giggle and say you’re an idiot You’ll want to say I love you But you’re too afraid She wants to tell you she loves you But she’s not ready. It’s self consciousness and worrying and “I’m just not ready” It’s never moving forward It’s never moving back It’s just standing there aware of your whole body like you’re on display and it’s painful and it’s feeling bad and it’s feeling hurt and embarrassment and there’s nothing you can do.”

— I’m sorry I never stay -hg