#amazon lord of the rings

[mrkida-art]

The King of the Firebeards. She rules their territories in Ered Luin, the ancestral home of her clan. Year unknown. In my headcanon, all the seven clans have their own kings and most  of them do not recognize Durin’s Folk self proclaimed mandate to rule all the dwarven clans. The Firebeards did bow their heads to their rule when most of them migrated to Khazad Dum after the fall of their own lands. But once Khazad Dum also fell, most of them went back to Ered Luin with their sibling clan, the Broadbeams.  Not all followed though, some of them went with Durin’s Folk and settled Erebor (before it was abadoned in the favor of Ered Mithrin and stood almost empty for 380 years). Famous dwarves who descended from this clan include the dwarven king Azaghâl and the great craftsman Narvi. 

[incorrect-lord-of-the-rings]

please tell me i’m not the only one who sees it.

[thranduilofsmirkwood]

Wouldn't it be great if Amazon Rings of Power fixed their heinous elf problem for season 2?

⟱The Celeborn we deserve ⟱

⤊ Beautiful art from ZephyrAMerch ⤊

⤊ Slightly smaller ears... 1st elf looks more like the Witcher than Middle Earth...

Oy... ⤊

⬑ Beautiful Celebrimbor art from ZephyrAMerch on Pinterest and Etsy.

[anipologist]

Ok, I'm watching Rings of Power (in small doses)...first impressions below.

(Part 1)

Valinor is not Heaven anymore than Galadriel or Luthien are the Virgin Mary...does no one understand what subcreation is?

Bullying in Valinor...unlikely as portrayed. The elves are mostly unfallen at this point and most of the issues are between the adults and after Morgoth starts roaming freely spreading lies. Galadriel is also from a high position in society (a princess) she is hardly an outsider.

Noldor elves absolutely delighted in color and jewelry why is everyone wearing sheets? In fact the Noldor in general just loved making stuff...

To everyone that thinks that the mean elf children are her cousins, Artanis is the youngest child of the youngest son of Finwe...even Amrod and Amras are probably a fair bit older than her.

FINROD"S HAIR! I know it's been said before but wow...ugh. Suspension of disbelief shatters every time it shows up...

Also elves died in Middle Earth before they all moved to the undying lands...so yeah they definitely knew what death was. In fact Artanis and Finderato's uncle was among those presumed lost or dead. (He wasn't, but that's a whole story itself)

And yes, I am using Artanis/Nerwen and Findarato/Artafinde/Ingoldo because nobody is speaking Sindarin in Valinor...and Galadriel hasn't met Celeborn yet (and seems unlikely to at this point) so he hasn't given her the name Galadriel.

moving on....

Wow....that is the most heavily redacted account of the Flight of the Noldor ever...

Where do I start?

Artanis spoke out against Feanor and he personally led his people in an attack on her mother's people...on her grandparents! This is something deeply important to her...in some accounts Tolkien actually has her fighting her cousins and uncle in Alqualondë in defense of the Teleri.

This also makes it look like Finrod is swearing Feanor's oath!...there is one image that Tolkien gives of an oath sworn at this time alongside drawn swords and Finrod is another specifically mentioned by name as having opposed it!

(On a side note given that Finrod is later betrayed because of that oath this is rather sick...almost like releasing a bad Tolkien adaption on the anniversary of his death...)

Once again...Finrod and Galadriel along with Fingolfin and many others spent years crossing the Helcaraxë to get to Middle Earth, THEY DID NOT SAIL THERE.

So far the dialogue is consistently atrocious. The landscapes are pretty but feel cgi and the costumes are uninspired...this was the perfect opportunity to go full panoply of ancient kings...and they didn't. I am not seeing "most expensive tv show in history" anywhere.

NB: I fully intend to criticize blatant betrayals of what Tolkien actually wrote. Tolkien has been a huge part of my life and his writing and the world he created has been a light in many dark places. The characters he wrote have made me want to be a better person and seeing them diminished and twisted is just awful.

So yes, I take it somewhat personally when they are maligned and given that the Silm is my favorite of all Tolkien's writing so this hits very close to home.

That being said, I don't blame people for wanting to see Middle Earth again. I desperately wanted this to be good. And I don't blame the actors who were handed once in a lifetime roles and were clearly very let down by the production itself.

SO why do I feel the need to complain? Well, why do people complain about any bad adaption? Nobody thinks people are wrong to criticize the Percy Jackson movies or that Avatar: The Last Airbender movie that no one talks about about....

So no I am not going to attack people who watch it but I am going to plant my flag here and make my stand. Because this is something that means a great deal to me and I hate seeing to ruined.

[skylessnights]

ELENDIL THE TALL and TAR-MIRIEL — The Queen and her Lionheart  [insp.]

This gifset is inspired by my recent fic called: ‘Love is the bane of honour, the death of duty‘ ✨

[torillatavataan]

By Aaron Gorman

[avoyagetoarcturus]

Tar-Míriel from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for #HuionHauntober2022 day 12: belt 💍🌊🌸

[wine4thewin]

In other news, definitely wondering who Celebrimbor’s ill-advised bff is going to be played by. Can’t wait for Galadriel to be like, “look, your boyfriend is evil, I can smell it” and Celebrimbor will be like, “bUt hE heLpS maKe CoOl RiNgS, plz bE rEaSonabLe…”

Also, Celeborn, where is that lad?

[pryotra]

Me now that Amazon's massive attempt at Tolkien is finally out for the public and people are tearing it apart:

[marinette-edhel]

The elves short hair bother me so much I made a meme about it. (An easy one. Probably somebody thought of it too ^^)

[ibrithir-was-here]

So I dont care for Amazon as a company and I'm likely not going to watch Rings of Power (more cuz I dont have the mental energy for finding out how to pirate it/get invested in it atm)

But I want anyone who has watched the show, liked the show and especially people coming into Tolkien for the first time from the Show that my blog is a safe and welcoming space, and I hope that I can be a welcoming presence to help show all the really fun stuff we've built up as a fandom over the years and help the new people continue to enjoy Tolkien's amazing world

There's been so many different interpretations of the work and characters that have brought people into Tolkein, the old Rankin Bass Cartoons, Ralph Bakshi's movie, the Peter Jackson Films (both Lotr and Hobbit), the many different video games, roleplaying games, radio shows, heck even that old crazy first adaptation of the Hobbit where Bilbo marries a princess at the end. Each of these has had it's crisitisms, both deserved and overblown, thru the years, and each has served as a gateway into this wonderful creative world that had brought so much joy to so many.

Without getting more wordy, (but perhaps more allegorical, forgive me Professor) I guess I'm just saying I hope we can all make enough room for everyone in Arda, no matter how they get here, and learn to appreciate their journey even if it was different then ours

[mrkida-art]

I had to make some quick edits of the new The Rings of Power trailer, mainly adding HAIR :I  

Oh yeah I also gave the dwarven ladies bigger noses 

[thranduilofsmirkwood]

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Newer one about the Rings of Power, on Pinterest.

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[makalauriels]

[skylessnights]

ELENDIL THE TALL and TAR-MIRIEL — A Forbidden Love

I am absolutely living for 'The Queen and her Lionheart' dynamic that is happening between these two! I really wish to see their relationship grow even further in season 2, perhaps even a little bit of a forbidden romance! 

This quote is from my recent fic called:  ‘Give me love like never before, because lately I’ve been craving more’ 

[anipologist]

“But Gandalf lifted up his arms and called once more in a clear voice: 'Stand, Men of the West! Stand and wait! This is the hour of doom.”

8:59 ET

September 1, 2022