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[wanderleave]

IT BEGINS

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Six Kings

From left to right

Maedros-Feänor- Erenion Gilgalad-Turgon-Fingon-Fingolfin

Feanor and Gilgalad, First and Honorable High King of the Noldor Elven Exiles

[rivalsforlife]

imagine you have this beautiful gigantic sandbox in which you can sculpt the sand in any way you like. and someone says "we're going to use this sandbox, and we're going to make beautiful sand castles." and you're excited because you've only ever seen rough outlines and drawings of what beautiful sand castles can look like and you know this might be one of the only chances to see sand castles because the tolkien estate owns the rights to the sand castle outlines and you'd like to see someone's take on what an actual completed, detailed sand castle might look like.

and later the people who said they'd build a sand castle say "well actually anyone who knows how sand castles work already know they're made out of sand, so we've decided to Subvert Expectations by removing all the sand inside the sandbox and replacing it with gravel." and you're like ok that's not what I expected I was really looking forward to the sand castle but are you making like. some kind of gravel castle? and they say "no actually we can't make a castle out of gravel so we've got a big pile." and you say ok I thought you were making sand castles though. and then they say "here's elrond and galadriel kissing"

[valar-did-me-wrong]

Has anyone made a Tumblr 'Community' for Rings of Power yet because we should, me thinks!

ps- it's a new feature they're rolling out

[makalauriels]

As much as I’ve enjoyed all the confusion and outrage over Sauron’s identity from all sides, like I’ve said here, I think it’s time I throw my hat into the Sauron guessing ring!

Because we all need as much of the fun kind of speculation we can get.

Anyway I don’t think Sauron is any of the characters we’ve seen so far. In fact, I don’t think we’ll see Sauron on screen until season 2! If we’re lucky, we’ll see/hear him at the very end of the season finale as a kind of hook, but right now we will not know for certain he’s here.

Based on the info we get from episode 2, which I will elaborate on below, I suspect that Sauron is already in Eregion and already amongst the jewelsmiths.

Who would tell you this? Which thrall??

This is not found in any recorded document (or Doylishly, not in any of Tolkien’s writings). Maybe dear old Uncle Maedhros told you this tale.

But that's not it, isn't it? A certain Lord of Gifts has been whispering in your ear, hasn't he?

Why spring? When 20 or even 30 years is nothing to the elves and you certainly do not have the manpower for such an ambitious building project on such short notice.

And damningly, why is this proposed forge in the shape of Sauron’s sigil?!

Spoilers for future events under the cut:

Sauron already being in Eregion but going unnoticed by the people who canonically don’t trust him (Elrond, Gil-galad, Galadriel), because it’s Celebrimbor who is approaching people for this project and making them think it's his own idea, would be delicious drama because it would hurt everyone involved.

Celebrimbor - For… obvious banner related reasons.

Elrond - For aiding evil in the course of duty and letting his admiration and trust blind him. For bringing doom unto the dwarves in the form of 7 rings.

Gil-galad - Because he has unwittingly aided that which has come to destroy his kingdom. Suspicious and politically astute Gil-galad who is already aware that trouble is on the horizon and is doing his best to keep it at bay without alarming his subjects. Except by helping Celebrimbor whom he trusts for counsel, Gil-galad has doomed his kingdom by trusting bad advice. And this would be particularly terrible for a Gil-galad, son of Orodreth, who is most well-known for dooming his kingdom of Nargothrond (founded by Finrod from the prologue) by believing in terrible advice. All Gil-galad’s nightmares are coming true all at once.

Galadriel - Because from episode 1 we see her hunting Sauron across the far corners of Middle-earth. She’s spent so long away from home and has pushed herself and her followers to their limits, alienating everyone around her in the process, because she knows he’s out there. But all this hard work was for nothing, because the call is coming from inside the house and she wasn’t there to stop him.

Everything they are doing, all the missions and goals they have set for themselves? All of this will come to nothing. The road to hell will be paved with their good intentions.

Because… well… They’re Noldor.

Tears unnumbered ye shall shed; and the Valar will fence Valinor against you, and shut you out, so that not even the echo of your lamentation shall pass over the mountains. On the House of Fëanor the wrath of the Valar lieth from the West unto the uttermost East, and upon all that will follow them it shall be laid also. Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue. To evil end shall all things turn that they begin well; and by treason of kin unto kin, and the fear of treason, shall this come to pass. The Dispossessed shall they be for ever.

Ye have spilled the blood of your kindred unrighteously and have stained the land of Aman. For blood ye shall render blood, and beyond Aman ye shall dwell in Death’s shadow. For though Eru appointed to you to die not in Eä, and no sickness may assail you, yet slain ye may be, and slain ye shall be: by weapon and by torment and by grief; and your houseless spirits shall come then to Mandos. There long shall ye abide and yearn for your bodies, and find little pity though all whom ye have slain should entreat for you. And those that endure in Middle-earth and come not to Mandos shall grow weary of the world as with a great burden, and shall wane, and become as shadows of regret before the younger race that cometh after. The Valar have spoken.

—Quenta Silmarillion, “Of the Flight of the Noldor”

[hallaburger]

just some of my favorite horse girls

[koyunsoncizeri]

Uyy i think i wont be sharin much for couple of days? My body be yelling at me to take a rest. Gotta listen to the little buddy.

Here have an Elendilf (thank u tumblr users for this amazing name.) Drew this before the show started i guess? I dont remmeber

It's a bit funky but meh