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Do we talk enough about the possibility of there being maiar who turned away from Melkor towards the other valar? No we don't.

Do we talk enough about the possibility that Gandalf could have been one of these maiar and that's the specific reason he was sent to help defeat 3rd age Mairon? No we don't.

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I heard one or two seconds of LotR soundtrack in a Vine and immediately knew where it came from.

*hears one second of sound from a lotr movie* are you watching lord of the rings

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gil-galad was a real good lad

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Khazad-dum moodboard?

Ooooooh yasss!

Khazad-dum moodboard for you!

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another good LOTR mood is, in the films when they get to the prancing pony and all the other hobbits are silently like ‘well Frodo this is your quest, you gotta go talk to the guy’ and you can see him like ‘aw no they’re right it’s my quest so I gotta go talk to the guy’ and he’s just hating every second of talking to the guy. that’s a big mood.

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“Nice work, Celebrimbor…”

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there is no ‘right time’ there is just time and what you choose to do with it 

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hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my the kinslaying at alqualondë so call me maybe?

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Bilbo, in the Hobbit: gets captured by goblins in a mountain, has to come up with riddles to save his life in a mountain, has to survive a cunning dragon in a mountain.

Bilbo, in LotR: I want to see mountains again, Gandalf.

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*gif of CGI guy smiling into the light as he disintegrates*

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Putting a hardstyle track over this Bollywood movie worked amazing [x]

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that’s….. new….

feanaro???

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i don’t care what you think about the hobbit movies, good or ill, you must confess that seeing an elvish host all in armor SLAPPED ok

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that’s….. new….

feanaro???

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middle-earth meme ☆ 3/7 quotes

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” 

— The Fellowship of the Ring

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A+ addition.

‘Maybe, it would have been better had Boromir fallen there with Mithrandir,’ said Faramir.

‘See, you have spoken skilfully, as ever; but I, have I not seen your eye fixed on Mithrandir, seeking whether you said well or too much?’ [said Denethor]

`This will be the death of the halflings, Gandalf,‘ [said Boromir]

New meaningless thing to ponder: Why does Boromir call him Gandalf, when the rest of his family calls him Mithrandir and likely has done all his life?

Reason #1 (Boring but most likely) Tolkien forgot he’d had Boromir call him Gandalf. 

Reason #2 (slightly better but still boring) Boromir just heard everyone else calling him Gandalf and went along with it.

Reason #3 (petty and so my favourite) Gandalf is obviously pretending to not even know Boromir throughout the entire fellowship for completely obscure reasons and so Boromir, not really wanting to appear familiar with him either, insists on never using (what Boromir considers) his real name.

weird addendum that just occurred to me and I’m honestly not sure how I feel about it: Pretending not to know each other in order to avoid questions from others about your relationship is… a strikingly recognisable ‘ex-boyfriends’ ship trope… 🤔 and an angsty bad break up one at that… 🤔🤔

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Galadriel when tempted by the ring:

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‘Maybe, it would have been better had Boromir fallen there with Mithrandir,’ said Faramir.

‘See, you have spoken skilfully, as ever; but I, have I not seen your eye fixed on Mithrandir, seeking whether you said well or too much?’ [said Denethor]

`This will be the death of the halflings, Gandalf,‘ [said Boromir]

New meaningless thing to ponder: Why does Boromir call him Gandalf, when the rest of his family calls him Mithrandir and likely has done all his life?

Reason #1 (Boring but most likely) Tolkien forgot he’d had Boromir call him Gandalf. 

Reason #2 (slightly better but still boring) Boromir just heard everyone else calling him Gandalf and went along with it.

Reason #3 (petty and so my favourite) Gandalf is obviously pretending to not even know Boromir throughout the entire fellowship for completely obscure reasons and so Boromir, not really wanting to appear familiar with him either, insists on never using (what Boromir considers) his real name.

weird addendum that just occurred to me and I’m honestly not sure how I feel about it: Pretending not to know each other in order to avoid questions from others about your relationship is… a strikingly recognisable ‘ex-boyfriends’ ship trope… 🤔 and an angsty bad break up one at that… 🤔🤔