#galadrial

[geekynerfherder]

'Galadriel of Lothlórien' by Magali Villeneuve.

Card art for the 'The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth' expansion set, released June 2023 by Magic: The Gathering.

[ghostsandgod]

Dark Lord SAURON Scenes * Lord of the Rings/ Hobbit

I always hear some shit about women representation in LOTR, but Galadrial is far more terrifying than Sauron, and Arwen and Eowyn are likewise extremely powerful in different ways. It's about the quiet, supporting role. A building may be tall and impressive, but it it doesn't have a foundation, it's going to collapse.

[orionmuse]

In Lothlorien

[sammifang]

The rings of power #galadrial #morfyddclark #drawing #fun #sketch #thelordoftherings (at 魔豆美術2館) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiUCUWMJ1AK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[orionmuse]

been really sad i haven’t had the time to finish any drawings lately

[diversetolkien]

Do you think it’s possible to portray the stories/history in Tolkien’s work in a way that doesn’t push racist ideals (e.g. with more sympathy for the colonized instead of the colonizers), or do you think it’d be too hard to escape the racism the way Tolkien framed it?

I do, but I believe it would be incredibly hard. First ofall it would be necessary to erase the racial coding to certain “evil” groups(such as the orcs, Maeglin and eol), and make them explicitly white coded. Makingthem racially ambiguous with historical context typically means they were meantto be people of color, and I almost think that the reason Tolkien made certainraces almost ambiguous was to escape claims of racism, or because he wasactively trying not to be racist.

If you make them white, than it takes away the racist connotations.

Also change the high elves. Change their colonialistmindset. Write them how Thranduil was written, in a way that he envelops himselfin Silvan elf culture rather than imposing his own views and culture on them,such as the case with Galadriel and Celeborn.

You could also tell the story from the perspective of thosebeing colonized. Tell a story from a Silvan elf who distrust Galadriel becauseof the Ring, because they have only heard bad things about the elves that comeover the sea, and the Ring Galadriel brings is unnatural. Show them horrified atwhat the Ring does to Loth Lorien when Galadriel leaves, and how them and theirpeople start dying, and are consequently forced to move into Mirkwood. Tell abouthow it’s a blessing in disguise, because they’ve managed to mingle with theirown kind again, but don’t let go of the pain they’ve held because Nenya tookaway what they loved.

And those are just some of the ways. But essentially findwhat’s racist and work to make it unracist.

[asdfghhjjj12]

So, the real reason Celeborn much desired to speak with Gandalf in the Two Towers was to ask him what was with all the flirting with his wife in The Battle of Five Armies.