#goblins

[prokopetz]

Tolkien's post-Lord of the Rings musings on reconciling the idea of inherently evil people with Christian ethics may not have reached any satisfactory conclusions, but I have to confess that the idea of goblins as unfathomably wise and ancient creatures who were old when the Sun and Moon were young who simply choose to be awful little gremlins has a certain zip to it.

[goblinfables]

:O

[nemfrog]

The student's room. The pink fairy book. 1897. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.

Internet Archive

[lilaeleaf]

Some poor suffering gobs!!

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[martyrigzart]

Punk Gobbo, enough said.

[thestuffedalligator]

Goblins and halflings are the same species at different points of the year.

In late summer, goblins begin to develop a compulsive need to eat in order to build up fat reserves for the season ahead. By the time fall comes around they’ve turned into halflings, and they stay that way through most of the winter. By late winter, with resources running low, they begin to turn back into goblins again, and the cycle begins anew.