#sansukh

[sugaldean]

I think we as a society need to let go of the idea that androgynous look is Tolkien-Elves (men) and lean toward the idea that the androgynous look can also be Tolkien-Dwarves (women)

This is good we love this

BUT THIS IS GOOD TOO ANDROGYNOUS CAN LOOK LIKE THAT

Orla

Narvi

Bomfris

[mythrilthread]

Sansûkh (and Tasâlalkhud) by @determamfidd

I’ve wanted to try my hand at creating a lectern book basically since the moment I saw one, and what fic could fit the bill better than the most epic work in a very much epic fandom?

✨ Sansûkh retells the entire story of the Lord of the Rings and then some, so fitting all of it into a single volume was the kind of fuck around and find out idea that is common among ficbinders.

✨ So, I typeset the text in a two-column style, made it way smaller than what I usually go for (but still very much readable!), added footnotes (as opposed the original endnotes) with translation. It turned out to be 1200 pages, which I printed out twice (remember the fuck around and find out part? Textblocks over 10 cm thick do not fit into the guillotine I have access to, and using 70 gsm paper led to a textblock of just over 10 cm. So I had to scrap those 300 sheets of paper and start again with my trusty 60 gsm Ekko paper).

✨ So then, I painted the edges black, sewn 14 cm of endbands, and took a long hard look at my life and my choices. The lecterb case was only made possible thanks to this fantastic doc by @spockandawe and @lootthecoyote's excellent mathing. I’m honestly amazed it turned out so great on the first try (ok, we did construct a mock-up first, but even it only had one mismeasured part and that 100% on me). I also made an inner cover so no parts of the textblock would show indecently. Also! The case even has inner endpapers (all theoretically visible parts are lined with the same paper I used for the actual endpapers, but taking picture of this whole Object was super awkward.)

✨ Not only did I foil the spine, there’s even a foiled design (matching the one on every spread of the pages) inside the Oxford hollow (that’s the creepy black tunnel between the textblock spine and the spine of the inner cover, you can see it in the first photo).

✨ And the most amazing part: it does the thing! Stands on its own, opens nicely and all that. (Though the pages are a bit too light to want to stay put, and you have to hold it open a bit).

I’m very happy with how this turned out!

[furcula]

Sibling bookmarks

[ragsweas]

At that moment a thunderous crash sent everyone, living and dead, whirling to stare at Pippin Took.

"Oops," he said, his eyes wide and his face sheepish.

"Did he just throw Grechar down a well?" Ori demanded incredulously.

"This Hobbit is related to Bilbo," retorted Óin, and he ignored Thorin's sudden dark look. "He's goin' to do stupid things in spectacular fashion every now an' then."

"You will take that back," Thorin growled.

"One word, your majesty," Óin snapped. "Trolls."

...

I am dying😂😭😭

[kbirbpods]

[Podfic Link] | Length: 66 hours, 20 minutes, 22 seconds

Original Work: Sansûkh by determamfidd

Rating: Teen and up audiences

Summary: 

The battle was over, and Thorin Oakenshield awoke, naked and shivering, in the Halls of his Ancestors. The novelty of being dead fades quickly, and watching over his companions soon fills him with grief and guilt. Oddly, a faint flicker of hope arises in the form of his youngest kinsman, a Dwarf of Durin's line with bright red hair. (Follows the story of the War of the Ring). (Bagginshield, Gimli/Legolas) In which recovery takes time, the dead members of the Company take to watching Gimli as though he’s a soap opera, the living struggle with being left behind, Legolas is confused, Khuzdul is abused, and Thorin is four feet and ten inches of guilt and anger.

Notes: The Dwelves of Gothlorien have done it! We are the first ever finished Sansûkh podfic and it was a labor of love for sure. I am so proud of this team and everything we achieved! Please consider giving it a listen, I know it's a beast of a podfic but if you love Sansûkh or Tolkien in general, I promise it's worth your time. There's 50 chapters and a holiday special included 💙

[istilldontunderstand]

Shout out to the people who made a podfic of sansukh, bc now i can DO stuff WHILE listening to the greatest fanfic of all times, I owe you my life

[a-flickering-soul]

me, heartbroken: i just finished sansukh and now i feel empty. . . what even is the point of anything. . .

the dead thorin oakenshield who lives in my brain: the point is that your ancestors walk with you wherever you go and they love you and they're proud of you and you are never alone in the darkest of times. the point is that it is always worth it to pick up your sword and fight for what you love. the point is that love and hope and faith are always worth it even when you don't believe it is.

me, heartbroken but still here: ah, i understand now. the sorrow and the joy are intertwined.

the dead thorin oakenshield who lives in my brain: now you're starting to get it.

[hermoonself]

+who's your favorite sansûkh character?

-obviously it's dain

+that's such a basic bitch answer

-alright you want a real answer joey? the unexplainable pig in halls of mahal in chapter 37 which terrified the shit out of thorin. look it up. he's my favorite character.

[srslylini]

the best kind of experience is reading a fanfiction from a fandom you are actually in but with couples you do not ship.

Which sometimes turns out to be the best media you have ever laid eyes upon, even though you do not ship the main couples and never start shipping them even with the fanfiction existing

[4xlee]

Okay i'm ready to get my shit fucked

ALSO THEY LOOK SO GOOD ON MY SHELVE 😫🤲

[shroomithegnome]

sometimes i think about sansûkh and i just...

😫😫😫😩😩😵😵😵😵😵‍💫😵‍💫🤌🤌

god its so good please read/reread it

[mostlyanything19]

Dwarves, man.

The thing is, when I say "I'm re-reading Sansûkh" that actually means "I'm taking a deep-dive", and that includes properly fleshing out the Khuzdul dictionary I made out of all of Dets' translation notes.

And you know what?

There's the word "abbad", and it means: "I am here".

But it also? Means "Mountain." You can find that in "Thaforabbad", the Khuzdul word for the Grey Mountains, "Lavamabbad", the White Mountains, and also in "Inzêgid-’abbad", Bofur's dark-name which means "Ringing Mountain".

And I just love that so much??? That is so good, I never noticed it before! It has this same sort of vibe to it as the self-descriptors of many population groups that when translated just mean "people". It makes the language feel so connected to the people it belongs to.

Oh, there's a mountain? Of course that means the place where I'll be.

[furcula]

Letters arrived to Erebor.

[ragsweas]

Legolas: *loves gimli*

Thorin: mahal wept- no I WEEP

Gimli: *loves legolas back*

Thorin: MAHAL WHY

[greyjoy-pride]

Sansûkh suggestions?

I’m printing and binding the Lord of the Rings fanfic Sansûkh for my husband and need some styling suggestions. I’m not a LoTR fan and I have never read this story, so I don’t know what style would make sense and be evocative.

What color/pattern/picture should the cover and inserts be? Any important symbols I can include? I’ve seen the half sun looking symbol before.

Any styling suggestions are welcome!

[zugmode]

you know what. sansukh is canon To Me. the ghost of thorin oakenshield plus 3-4 other miscellaneous dwarves are all crowding up the frame alongside the rest of LOTR’s ensemble cast. they’re whispering to each other about the implications of a certain mithril shirt.