Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, etc.

Eowyn is the best ● The Witch King is the best ● u see my dilemma ● my favorite characters keep killing each other help ● also a fan of Sauron and Morgoth ● cause Tolkien has the most epic villains ● oh and Fingolfin ● and Maedhros ● and Celebrimbor ● and Gil-galad ● *whacks all the villains with a broom* ● wayyy too in-depth, fan of The Silmarillion, fall of Arnor, etc. ● the movies hate me ● although i can understand why other people like them ● but if Morgoth forced me to watch those films (especially the last two Hobbit movies) without access to my books ● i might consider telling him where Gondolin is ● just sayin'

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Aragorn: I can avoid being seen if I wish

*later*

Legolas: Those birds from Dunland are coming!

Aragorn: *Throws self under a rock*

[cottonvitellius-axv]

as someone with aragorn's kind of face framing layers i just know the front pieces are hanging in his eyes all day every day... "my path is hidden from me" you are 4 bobby pins away from utter clarity.

[cottonvitellius-axv]

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[writerxwren]

Since Julius Caesar shares this illustrious anniversary with Eowyn 1v1ing the Witch King of Angmar it's time to put this question to rest

Answer carefully or risk getting stabbed yourself 🔪

Roman politicians

Eowyn

Voting ended onMar 21

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Semifinals

Doomed By the Narrative

Turin Turambar VS Boromir

Turin Turambar

Boromir

Voting ended onMar 19

[lesbiansforboromir]

I'm too sleepy to resist my more base urges so I have to actually write a splurge about this, no Boromir is definitely also doomed by the narrative, he is explicitely there to die, he is a man made by and for an era that is about to end and fate wants to sweep him away with the rest of the ashes of the old world and all supposedly 'wise' characters basically say of Boromir's death 'oh good, that was the best possible outcome for him, glad that all worked out' even his brother is like 'wow my dead brother is so much more beautiful than my living brother ever was', Denethor's grief over Boromir is literally ridiculed by the narrative, Gandalf basically tells him that he needs to stop being sad about it cus Boromir's death was a pretty good one actually 'he is dead and died well' like the narrative could not be more pleased that Boromir is dead or more committed to making that be so. This is not a coughing baby vs nuclear bomb situation it's just that when you're in a 'doomed by the narrative' contest and your opponent is Strong-Will Master-of-Doom who was cursed by god and the devil and also a dragon to have the worst possible life and also to accidentally impregnate his sister and he has a sentient sword that tells him to kill himself and also who is literally the main character of a designated-tragedy... there's just not much to be done about that. At least Boromir was allowed some measure of non-ironic success in his short doomed life. He's not even called anything like Immune-to-Arrows, although he IS named after a Steward who also notoriously died of a lingering arrow wound caused by Uruk-hai so- you see he IS doomed by the narrative it's just one cannot surpass Turin in this particular metric.

[the-zenith-calls]

My favorite scenes in the LotR books are the ones where Legolas has vital information and just decides it's not important to share.

Like when Gandalf spent literal PAGES trying to figure out why the vibes were off in Moria and Legolas chimes in with just "it's a balrog :) that shit's evil :) we're so fucked :)" like what do you MEAN you knew already and just didn't tell him??

Or at the beginning of Two Towers when Aragorn thinks there's something nearby so he puts his ear to the ground to listen, and then like 10 minutes later is like "hmmm i hear horses" and Legolas is just like "mm yep. there are 105 blond bitches with spears" like you just let your friend put his face in the dirt and you can SEE them??

Legolas please gain a sense of urgency

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Gandalf: Sauron will not expect us to seek to destroy the ring. We can use that to our advantage. 

Me: You know what else Sauron wasn’t expecting? Eowyn to put a sword in his lieutenant’s face. Also for Shelob to get beaten by a Hobbit. Also to get drowned under Numenor. And for Isildur to beat him. He kind of sucks at knowing what’s gonna happen, basically. 

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

I wonder if, when he was torturing Gollum for information on Frodo, Sauron stopped and thought, “What the hell is my life anymore? What am I doing with Hobbits? Where did it all go wrong?”

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Do we all agree that Tolkien sat alone in his study making weird throat noises until he was like “yeah, gollum, that’s a good one”

[cityelf]

I hope this email rules you all. I hope this email finds you. I hope this email brings you all, and in the darkness binds you.

[erumelde]

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Galadriel: So you’re going to Mordor, Samwise. It’s pretty far away

Galadriel: Here’s my gift for you

Galadriel: This magic box of dirt

Galadriel: For you to carry with everything else

Galadriel: Mordor sure is far away. And then you gotta come back

Galadriel: I guess I could hold it here for you if you do get back

Galadriel: Nah

[lunarblazes]

after a lifetime of hearing about aragorn but not reading the books or watching the movies, genuinely nothing could have prepared me for his actual introduction. the hobbits picked this man out of a dumpster. he is a textbook softspoken angst prince and he is covered in dirt and he probably smells so bad. he’s the coolest man alive and is so casual about it. his number one skill is Knowing Where They Are and his number two skill is Having A Horrible Destiny That Torments Him. tolkien got it in one i’m afraid aragorn son of arathorn you are the guy of all time

[miss-nerd-alert]

And then the movies went and understood the assignment by casting Viggo Mortensen.

Described by legendary fight choreographer and Olympic fencer Bob Anderson as “the best swordsman I’ve ever trained”, and insisted on using a real steel sword to get the movement right. Actually bonded with the horses he rode and worked with over the course of filming. Was noted by cast members as being the natural leader of the actors when they were together. Went hiking and fishing in full costume for the sake of authenticity, even repairing damage to the costumes himself to better convey the life of a self-reliant ranger. Actually learned Sindarin, and speaks it more frequently in the films than any other character including the elves. Is an actual polyglot, speaking four languages fluently and having a passing knowledge of six more. Personally composed and performed music for the soundtrack.

They needed someone to play the guy of all time, and they actually GOT the guy of all time.

[ryttu3k]

Didn't just bond with the horses, he bought the horse that played Brego after the movie. (He also bought the horse that Arwen's stunt double rode for her.)

During the fight with the orcs at the end of Fellowship, one of the orcs is meant to throw a knife at Aragorn. There was a mix-up with the props and the orc actor threw an actual knife instead of the blunt prop. Mortensen casually managed to block it with his sword anyway.

As well as hand-repairing his costume, he also was the one who suggested Aragorn have a small bow for hunting, since he lived in the wilderness and would need one. No one else had thought of it.

It was also his suggestion to take Boromir's arm guards and make everyone cry.

He and Peter Jackson once had a whole conversation where Jackson called him 'Aragorn'. Neither of them noticed for about half an hour.

[queerofthedagger]

had a vision

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Silmarillion chapter 15: Everyone Hates the Noldor, Even If They Build Cool Kingdoms

Silmarillion chapter 16: If You Thought Feanor Was Shitty, You Were Right. But Here’s Meaglin, Too. 

Silmarillion chapter 17: Men Are Back!

Silmarillion chapter 18: Oh My God Fingolfin is Dead Please Stop Crying

Silmarillion chapter 19: The One Good Chapter About Two Happy People Also Death

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

That moment that Frodo put on the ring in Mount Doom and Sauron realized what was happening and was like oh shit oh fuck fuck oh damn shit fuck fuuuuuuucccccckkk. 

[and-fishing-equipment]

sorry but someone assuming you have "left a fandom" when you don't post about it a lot anymore feels like bilbo coming home to the sackville bagginses having him presumed dead and selling all his stuff. girl i was just on a little quest????

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Feanor: creates new, useful written language for the elves

Elves: thank god, now we can easily write down all of the horrible things that Feanor does.