#tolkein

[darkhorse-javert]

Something which just popped to mind

In the Two Towers film, Gimli is talking about Dwarf women and says people believe "Dwarves simply spring out of the ground."

Guys/Gals/Hobbits I do believe that's a sneaky Narmia reference (only taken me -- years to get),

in Narnia, that's why they're called Sins of Earth because (in Magicians Nephew) Asian sang thrm out of bubbles of eart

[afen315]

nightmare

[dwobbiton]

I see a lot of headcanons about hobbit babies being grown from gardens and dwarven babies being carved from stone. But I haven't seen many ( if any) headcanons about what is done to the baby after its carved from stone. my new hc is that they have to be essentially baked. they're kept in super super hot places like in small caverns near a pit of lava or in what is basically a pizza oven. when they're fully grown newborns their stone begins to crack and they're taken to a cold room to encourage their tiny fists and feet to kick and hit at the stone to break free so they can reach the warmth of their parents bodies

[rosiewitchescottage]

[afen315]

old times

[rosiewitchescottage]

[snark-does-art]

The Balrog

[iamchickenhearmesquawk]

Also I’m not the type of nerd to tell you the exact inspiration that the shire takes but it’s definitely not Norse. If anything’s Norse that’s like, the dwarves isn’t it?