#I Am Not Fucking Tolkien

[99probalos]

30 pages, 9.6k words... ohohoh. Ehehe

[nailsinmywall]

sons of finwë during the years of the trees

[sapphoismymuse]

thinking about bilbo struggling to find the words to describe what thorin was to him, then in the shire, settling on “he was my friend” because that’s all they got to be

that’s all they had time to be

[autistook]

Billy, Sean, Elijah, Dom & Billy's shriek | The Fellowship of the Ring: Cast Commentary

Bonus footage of the aftermath:

[nikuttek]

here's Thorin and Bilbo being oblivious and in love at the Carrock

[unicornslayerofd000m]

Day 4: Crafting @silvergiftingweek

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

‘Named only beneath Daeron’ Go off, Pelgolodh; I know. I know because you’ve told me before. Shut up about how great Daeron is you biased bugger.

[argonapricot]

People accusing Shin of having no personality/characterization to dunk on her is so annoying... First of all, it's totally fine and normal to like a Star Wars character who hasn't gotten a canon personality yet (i.e. Darth Maul in Phantom Menace) based on their design / story / performance / vibes. It's normal for mysterious characters to exist, and it's normal for people to like those characters. But we do actually already know some cool stuff about Shin; she does have A Characterization and A Story even when the show is holding back with her.

I agree that for now there are many unknowns about her, and fans are having to speculate about her while we wait for the show to fill in the gaps and give us canon answers. (I agree that it would be nice to know more of what the showrunners undoubtably know but have kept hidden so far, like any information about her backstory at all. I am sure they are planning to explore more backstory in the next season, but it's a huge shame just bc Ray Stevenson can no longer be part of that exploration :( )

However, the information we do have about her is totally sufficient to make her cool and interesting. Imo.

"Baylan Skoll's feral, ruthless apprentice, who has a padawan braid, who is dark side-y enough that she seems eager for violence but still asks 'like me?' when Baylan is talking about Ezra being a Jedi." like yeah sorry that's all I need I'm sold! Sorry!

Seeing her make this facial expression before her first duel/encounter ever with another padawan:

Is enough for me! That's already something really interesting to work with! Or the dynamic between her and Baylan in this specific moment

For one moment he just suddenly beams fondness/pride at her and she seems so intense and excited when she bows back, as she goes off to try to murder some people. Then she gets so visibly upset later when Sabine tells Ahsoka to go get the map, thwarting the assignment she was given here of holding off the both of them.

That's an exciting and interesting master-padawan dynamic! I am going to be interested in Baylan Skoll's padawan who has this dynamic with Baylan Skoll as a foil to Ahsoka's relationship with Anakin and u Cannot Stop Me.

Sometimes I like to look at an actor's performance and observe what they seem to be feeling. Sometimes I like to wonder about things that have not yet been revealed to the audience, I find that an interesting experience... I am sorry that u cannot appreciate her Sublime & Unique Vibes....

The way she acts when she fights is part of her characterization! As with everyone in this show, her fighting style is designed and choreographed to be expressive of her character. The way she moves is expressive. She's so aggressive and excited and alive when she fights. That's information about who she is! It's fun information!

Look at this. Look at how she reacts when Baylan tells her to go up against Ahsoka Tano's ex-apprentice.

I admit I cannot tell u with 100% certainty what she is canonically feeling in this moment, but whatever it is she is feeling it SO INTENSELY. The fact that she reacts like this is interesting information about her character, bc every single conceivable explanation for why she is emoting this way is interesting and cool!

She seems kinda excited. She seems to find it significant and momentous. That's fun. We don't know why she feels this way, but it's too late she is already interesting sorry

Sorry for observing the facial expressions that a character makes and learning things about them that way

It's annoying that the show hasn't taken the time to reveal more things about her yet I agree but why are you being mean 2 her... Having mysterious characters is normal Star Wars procedure :/

Like yes we all know this is not Andor, the writing is not always brimming with deft characterization, that's a shame, but that doesn't mean the show hasn't given us a lot of interesting canon building blocks to work with.

tl:dr this is a skill issue and I love her very much

It's honestly kind of funny coming from the silmarillion fandom... some people simply know how to appreciate cool and unique characters based on limited information.

[cowboymater]

and FUCK fëanor. not for the kinslayings those were fine ig. but for putting so many fucking CURVES in his STUPID LITTLE NERD LETTERS

(shakes fist at a problem entirely of my own making) this is not my fault

[deadqueernoldor]

Thinking thoughts about those from Cuivienen and how they later treated the Valar, especially after Cuivienen was destroyed.

I imagine a foundation of sorrow and a layer of betrayal and pettiness. They had promised safety. And how did it turn out? Kin of Tata and Tatie their first leaders, slain in Valinor by the Dark Hunter from which the Valar promised protection in Valinor.

And then, the War of Wrath comes and with it the destruction of Cuivienen.

If any of those were re-embodied in Aman, I wonder if they make it a point to always turn their back to Valar and Maiar. I wonder if they only speak in the tongue they had first devised all those millennia ago and spoke in Cuivienen before time and different kindreds changed the tongue, not Sindarin or Quenya from the Great Journey's time or later. I wonder if they sing songs in their ancient tongue, songs about the beauty and unsullied health of Cuivienen every time any of the Ainur are near.

I wonder if the Valar feel any shame when those who they once looked upon in wonder and love gaze back at them with indifference or disgust.

[runawaymun]

Comments on the Rings of Power Instagram page are frankly so embarrassing. Whole grown ass adults whining about something that they will never watch just to yuck other people’s yum and to be racist and sexist like do they not fucking have lives

[afaramir]

alone is the star i follow on ao3: in which the histories may have been wrong about finduilas of dol amroth, and a withering is not always quite as it seems.

Words: 1674, Chapters: 1/1

Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Denethor II/Finduilas of Dol Amroth Characters: Denethor II, Finduilas of Dol Amroth Additional Tags: Late Night Conversations, Foreshadowing, Hope vs. Despair, (hope mostly. but we all know what's coming), the denethor/finduilas romantic political partnership agenda, book!denethor, yes he is full of pride and hubris but have you considered: i love him, -me and finduilas probably, set nebulously early in their marriage

Denethor feels Finduilas tremble, when cloud draws once again across the light. They have lit no candle to chase away the dark, and starlight is too faint to pierce it. Yet when he goes to turn her away from the East, she does not permit it.

[anghraine]

My best friend was like, "It's kind of funny that Trump's son has the same name as your dog."

I very indignantly defended the honor of my dog's name and insisted it might be pronounced the same but is totally different.

Best friend: the dog's name is Baron, right? B-A-R-O-N? Pretty close.

Me: It's Beren, with two E's, like the Tolkien character. My dog was named for the coolest man in the Silmarillion.

[autistook]

March 25th

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ONE RING

"'Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"" "Out of the depths came his last wail Precious, and he was gone. There was a roar and a great confusion of noise. Fires leaped up and licked the roof. The throbbing grew to a great tumult, and the Mountain shook." "'The realm of Sauron is ended!' said Gandalf. 'The Ring-Bearer has fulfilled his Quest.' "

'For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.

[naruthandir]

I present to you: Celebrian, Lady of Rivendell, made with watercolors. Lineart with colored pencils.

(yes, I spilled some of it on the background and decided to make it a feature) (I don't know how I feel about it just roll with it) (also yes!! It sparkles!!)

[ardentkurashk]

*sees human looking gith in the tags*

*stares at the camera like I'm in the office*