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Insp by:

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(yes i'm an idiot it should be like,

under 100

100-199

200-299

etc)

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As if being friends w/ him wasn't stressful enough

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Sometimes I think about how Legolas waited for all his friends to pass on before he finally gave into his sea longing and sailed. And I also think about the fact that he didn't wait for Gimli but instead took him to the undying lands with him because he couldn't bear to forever lose this particular friend.

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LotR is literally centered around platonic kissing, to console each other, to thank someone, to say goodbye, just homies kissing each other left and right. But do you know who never gives little kisses to each other?? Legolas and Gimli. You guys know what that means. They're fucking.

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Something about Tolkien showing absolute love and devotion by choosing your death to be with the person you love. Something about Lúthien and Beren, about Arwen and Aragorn, and choice of the death of men. Something about Sam following Frodo to the undying lands to be reunited one last time. Something about Legolas not having that choice to die together, but he and Gimli do their best anyway. Something about Tolkien and his wife having Beren and Lúthien on their grave stones, side by side for as long as the earth can hold their bodies.

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deep dive into nostalgia

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There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

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side by side

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My favorite sneaky Tolkien thing is how he signals that Gimli & Legolas are becoming better & better friends by repeatedly writing this scene:

Gimli: That thing frightens/concerns/annoys me. You are the greatest archer I have ever seen. Shoot it.

Legolas - not consulting kings, heirs to thrones, or wizards: On it, my love.

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meme redraw from my covid-induced lotr marathon back in august

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"Mirkwood would judge Legolas so hard for Gimli-" Wrong. Gimly has consistently charmed the pants off every single elf he's come across. The elves of Lothlorien went from wanting to kick him out to loving him in like 2 days. He's Galadriel's special little guy. My man is out there singlehandedly tearing down centuries of prejudice because he's just so damn charming. When he was nearing the end, he didn't even go to Durin's halls - he just went with Legolas to the undying lands so he could hang out with elves for the rest of time. Gimli would have Thranduil and the rest of the elves of Mirkwood wrapped around his dwarven finger in a week's time. Ideal son in law except for the beard.

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HAPPY 18 BIRTHDAY NEIL!!

All grown up :')

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daily affirmations: you are isildur’s heir, not isildur himself. You are not bound to his fate.

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TRANS EXISTENCE IS AN UNDYING GARDEN // preorders open for a new patch design, these will ship in early June 2024!

sized 3.5 inches, embroidered + (hopefully) should have gold metallic thread!

this is the first time i've made a new patch in years so i hope.....folks will enjoy! preorder here

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