Yet between the brothers there was great love, and had been since childhood, when Boromir was the helper and protector of Faramir. No jealousy or rivalry had arisen between them since, for their father’s favour or for the praise of men. It did not seem possible to Faramir that anyone in Gondor could rival Boromir, heir of Denethor, Captain of the White Tower; and of like mind was Boromir.
it always confused why everyone would arrive at bilbo’s house separately if they all traveled to the shire together but then i realized. that trick gandalf pulls on beorn. where he has everyone come in slowly instead of all at once. its the same thing hes doing to bilbo.
now the question remains: is this gandalf’s go-to plan when trying to make someone okay with having 13 dwarves in their house, or does he view bilbo and beorn as both uniquely unhinged individuals who need to be handled like a wild animal that could bite at any minute? i need to Know
This is a very good question. On the surface you would think that the answer would be "no" for Bilbo and "yes" for Beorn but keep in mind that when Bilbo was caught by Gollum alone in the dark and no way out, instead of hauling out his sword he challenged him to a riddle game, cheated his way out of it, snuck into the Elven King's secure fortress, stole all his prisoners right out from under his nose and then riddled with a dragon after stealing from him too. So what do you think?
“It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till.”
— Gandalf, The Last Debate
The more I read Tolkien, the more relevant he gets.
Like just strolling around his halls, nothing much happening aside from keeping an eye on Fëanor now and then
Calm and relative quiet, enough halls and room for everyone….
AND SUDDENLY THOUSANDS OF BURNED ELVES POP UP
FOLLOWED BY MEN
FOLLOWED BY MORE ELVES
AND AS HE RUNS AROUND WITH HIS MAIAR, BUSY AND BITTER AS FUCK, TRYING TO FIT THE SUDDENLY TOO MANY GUESTS INTO ROOMS AND CELLS AND HALLS
FROM SOMEWHERE DEEP DARK DOWN
THERE IS A CRY
“BROTHER! FINALLY! LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SHIPS” “THAT’S /HALF/ BROTHER TO YOU”
And that is how ‘migraine’ was invented
The Nirnaeth couldn’t have been fun either.
“Just so we’re clear, Maedhros did nothing wrong”
“Eru damn it, Fingon”
Námo deserves it.
Hahaha!
The house of Finwe, the original definition of disfunctional.
— The Song of Durin
Paintings by Alan Lee
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
Ravens can talk!🐦⬛
Video by”Paige Bucalo”
scary but cool as fuck
You know, I always wondered why, in the Hobbit movies, Peter Jackson had the spiders talking (once Bilbo put on the ring) but the Ravens and the Eagles did not.
YOU WANNA LEARN ELVISH?! HERE YA GO!
is this legit?
This is legit. My husband, sitting across the room, looks over and says, “IS THAT SOMEONE SHOWING HOW TO CONVERT ENGLISH TO TENGWAR? BECAUSE THAT’S THE WAY!”
Believe this man. He owns atlases of Middle Earth, the complete history of Midle Earth (leatherbound), and has read the books at least 150 times. Also: speaks elvish.
Yes.
For future reference. :)
REBLOGREBLOGREBLOGREBLOG
OK but what does one do if you have I and A one after the other? Like Maria? Or E and A like Beatrice?
(Italian pronunciation so no such thing as silent E)
Which tengwar do you use for "s" and under which conditions?
LOTRWEEK 2024 Day 4 — Gifts, Burdens and Choices
@lotrweek 2024 — day 6: songs and tales ↳ tales from her
THE LORD OF THE RINGS || THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
If you haven't seen the extended edition you missed so much!
Oh yeah! This is looking good!
Something I absolutely adore about The Lord of the Rings is the healthy depiction of masculinity, and how it's not seen through just the Hobbits - who are known for valuing friendship, love, and a quiet, simple life. It's Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Boromir, Faramir, Eomer, and Theoden. All of the men love, they laugh, they cry, they express themselves, they grieve, and they're never weaker for it. In fact, it's this emotional vulnerability - their capacity for love - that helps them succeed in saving Middle Earth. It's such a refreshing and beautiful thing to see.
Just props to JRR Tolkien for writing the characters the way he did and to Peter Jackson and the cast for bringing it to life so beautifully.
Thank you for this!
Every time I read or watch Lord of the Rings I can’t help but think about how Tolkien had survived one of the bloodiest, most cruel, most dirtiest and darkest wars in human history, came back and wrote this:
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”
And this:
"'I wish it need not have happened in my time,' said Frodo.
'So do I,' said Gandalf, 'and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.'"
And this:
"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
And this:
“Many that live deserve death and some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be so eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the wise cannot see all ends."
And this:
“True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.”
And clearly they were all written partly because he survived the war, because of what he’d seen and done and learned. But at the same time the unwillingness to lose faith, the courage and strength that this man had to believe in these things after going through hell! It makes the nihilists look so cheap, so uninteresting! People who’ve went through concentration camps and wars believe in humanity anyway, isn’t that proof that hope and love exist? And many, many, many of them did not return or returned broken and cruel and traumatised to the point when no faith in others was possible for them, and nobody can blame them. But there were many who refused to lose faith and hope. They have seen some of the worst that life has to offer and came back believing that we shouldn’t be eager to deal out death in judgement and should love only that which the sword defends.
No matter how many people say that humanity is horrible and undeserving of love, and life is dark and worthless, and love doesn’t exist I remember this and have hope anyway. Because there were people who have actually had all reason to believe in the worst and still believed in the good, so the good must be real. The good is real, even despite the evil, and we must trust in it.
Thank you for this!
“Yes, yes, my dear sir—and I do know your name, Mr. Bilbo Baggins. And you do know my name, though you don’t remember that I belong to it. I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!”
― The Hobbit, Chapter I: An Unexpected Party
I don't think the fandom talks enough about how traumatizing the mines of Moria must've been for the hobbits.
And I'm not referring to Gandalf's death (this is actually quite discussed), that's "oh no, they've killed grandpa".
I'm talking about the members of the Company of Thorin Oakenshield they've found dead. The hobbits grew up listening to the tales of their adventure and their extraordinary deeds.
That's "fuck they've killed the Avengers".
Frodo’s reaction to seeing Balin’s tomb, “How am I going to tell Bilbo?”
Something which I noticed during my latest re-read is just how much Gandalf actively involves Gimli in all things Moria, from asking him about his opinions on the directions (even though he is ultimately the one who calls the shots) to entrusting Gimli with the Book of Mazarbul and telling him to bring it back to Dain, to asking for Gimli first thing after his first encounter with the Balrog and being helped by him when he gets too exhausted. Idk there's just something about this dynamic which I think is neglected a lot by other folks. Anyways Gandalf and Gimli friendship goals.
