#jrr tolkien

[velvet4510]

NEW VERSION. :)

[siktheon]

No man

Éowyn faces the Witch king of Angmar on fields of Pelenor. Inspired by Anato Finnstark.

@anato-finnstark

[illustratus]

The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the Water by J.R.R. Tolkien

[rinthecap]

Another burning Feanor sketch, but with gouache :v

[idontcarecarebear]

I think burying Thorin with the Arkenstone was kind of a dick move on behalf of the dwarves.

Imagine how gut wrenching it is for Bilbo to watch Thorin being buried with the thing he almost murdered Bilbo for taking, the thing that drove him to his madness, to his death and the death of his nephew’s.

[halfelf558]

Reunion in Eldamar

Elrond and Celebrían reuniting after centuries apart. I bet Celebrían didn’t believe her eyes when she saw Elrond standing before her once more and then she gets to find out that she will never again see her daughter 🙃😭🙃

[winwin17]

Incorrect Quote Poll

[thelegendofj]

I've genuinely got into Lord of the Rings a bunch more recently because JK shitforbrains r0wling was getting me so frustrated and angry that I needed an alternative- not that I'm into hp in the first place, but I still just... needed an alternative fantasy author and world to turn to to feel better, somehow.

And it made me realise how... at it's core, *nice* Tolkien's works really are? I get that they're dark and brutal etc., but at their heart they're all about good people coming together to help one another. There's just such a sincere niceness and decency and kindness in the face of such adversity in it which I can't quite fully put into words- other than that it feels to me like complete anathema to that *OTHER* fantasy author's crusade of hate.

I'm finding such comfort in that.

[aeterna-auroral-avenger]

TB Watches Middle Earth

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Edition

[distinguisheddwarffriend]

The Tolkien Fic Rec Project

Lovely people of this fandom:

Let us start a post collecting those long fics that will stay with you forever, that you'd get a physical copy of, that left you staring into the void.

One for those Top 3 fics you've read and that will forever hold your heart, so that others may find the same joy in them.

Rules:

Only 1 fic per reblog

Only fics over 50k words

Always include: Title, Author, Platform, Main ships, Warnings, Work Count, Completed or WIP, short & spoiler free description

Optional: reasons why you love this fic so much, specific part of the fandom, needed knowledge of canon

ONLY fics in the English language (so the most people can enjoy it)

ONLY fics from the TOLKIEN - fandom

I hope many people take part!

I'll of course start:

Title: To change the course of the future

Author: authoressjean

Platform: Ao3/ Archive of our own

Ships/Pairings: Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Kili/Legolas, Fili/OFC (,Aragorn/Arwen, Dwalin/Ori, Gimli& Legolas)

Warnings: No archive warnings apply

Word count: 180,353 (34 Chapters)

Status: Complete

Description: Before the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo finds out that his Ring is The One Ring, and decides to destroy it. So he starts towards Mordor, alone.

I enjoyed this fic especially because you get to know the characters in a new way, it is incredibly funny & heartbreaking at the same time, and the pairings are really enjoyable and happen naturally.

[atrustfulplace]

imagine: you are chilling in front you your house getting high. along comes an old family friend who you last saw when you were six, you are now in your 50s. after a brief convo where he is kind of a dick to you, he’s like damn you’ve changed :/. and your like yeah bestie it’s been five decades why the fuck are you here. he leaves. later that night a shit ton of people show up and trash your house. just throw and absolute rager. halfway through the family friend from earlier shows up. he announces in full earshot of everyone that he wants you to come with him to rob a bank. you of course say wtf??? one of the people who broke into your house calls you a pussy. another person shoves you a contract which declares if you get shot robbing the bank they will not pay for your funeral. you pass out. when you wake up you find the contract on your table and your house almost completely back to normal. you stare at the contract for a moment and decide, fuck it this is just as a good a midlife crisis than anything.

this is what happened to bilbo baggins

[mytortoisegotstuckinatupperware]

[invisiblewashboard]

The fact that Tolkien realized he’d created inconsistency for LotR with the first published version of The Hobbit and then retconned it with the in universe explanation of “Bilbo is a liar,” is never going to stop being both equal parts brilliant and funny.

[imsupposedtobestudying-whoops]

🗡That will depend on the manner of your return 🏹