Since you live close enough, have you visited hobbiton since they opened up the two real interior hobbit holes?

No I haven't yet!! It's on the list as soon as I can find someone to drag 😂

“Frodo deserved all honour because he spent every drop of his power of will and body, and that was just sufficient to bring him to the destined point, and no further. Few others, possibly no others of his time, would have got so far.”

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J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter 192; The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (via ringbearerfrodo)

#also i highly recommend reading this whole letter #and there are several others where tolkien talks about frodo #and describes him as essentially a victim of ongoing psychological torture #and he gets really pissed at people who blame frodo or say he failed #comparing that to blaming a torture victim who ‘breaks’ and spills secrets after weeks of torture #it’s both an interesting take on frodo’s character #and also (imo) some very interesting insight into the way tolkien himself thought about frodo #because he’s not a civilian talking about torture survivors #he’s very much speaking as a war veteran (tags via @fialleril)

(via joannalannister)

shoutout to friends btw. best thing earth has to offer

You banish Noldor?!? You banish them from the blessed realm like the criminal?!???? Oh! Oh!! Jail for Valar! Jail for Valar for One Thousand Years!!!

Fëanáro; King of the Noldor and Lord of the Lights

‘Why, O my people, why should we longer serve these jealous gods, who cannot keep us, nor their own realm even, secure from their Enemy? And though he be now their foe, are not they and he of one kin? Vengeance calls me hence, but even were it otherwise, I would not dwell longer in the same land with the kin of my father’s slayer and the thief of my treasure. Yet I am not the only valiant in this valiant people. And have ye not all lost your king? And what else have ye not lost, cooped here in a narrow land between the jealous mountains and the harvestless Sea? Here once was light, that the Valar begrudged to Middle-earth, but now dark levels all. Shall we mourn here deedless for ever, a shadow-folk, mist-haunting, dropping vain tears in the salt thankless Sea? Or shall we go home? In Cuiviénen sweet ran the waters under unclouded stars, and wide lands lay about where a free folk might walk. There they lie still and await us who in our folly forsook them. Come away! Let the cowards keep this city. But by the blood of Finwë! unless I dote, if the cowards only remain, then grass will grow in the streets. Nay, rot, mildew, and toadstool.’

Morgoth´s Ring by J.R.R Tolkien - Of the Speech of Fëanor upon Túna

This took way too long - want a burning version too? or the end of his speech??↓

‘Fair shall the end be, though long and hard shall be the road! Say farewell to bondage! But say farewell also to ease! Say farewell to the weak! Say farewell to your treasures — more still shall we make! Journey light. But bring with you your swords! For we will go further than Tauros, endure longer than Tulkas: we will never turn back from pursuit. After Morgoth to the ends of the Earth! War shall he have and hatred undying. But when we have conquered and have regained the Silmarils that he stole, then behold! We, we alone, shall be the lords of the unsullied Light, and masters of the bliss and the beauty of Arda! No other race shall oust us!’

@silvercrowned

Happy Tax Day fellow Caranthir fans

Sleepy cat , curious mouse

caranthir the dark

you're someone's hated tumblr

Bonus internet points will be awarded to anyone who actually tries this exercise before voting.

Assume you need to get the spelling at least somewhat close, and if a character has multiple names, only one counts. Also, if a character doesn't have a canonical name, I'm sorry, but "that guy's wife" doesn't count.

For reference, if you can name the 9 members of the Fellowship, the eponymous Hobbit and his 13 dwarf buddies, 3 prominent women, and the guy who runs the Rivendell B&B, that's 27 characters right there. And you probably also know the name of a dragon.

For further reference, Tolkien Gateway has 637 (!!) pages dedicated to Third Age characters. (Don't click that link until you've voted, of course)

Edit: Your humble pollmaker gave this a try, and got as far as 73 before deciding she was too tired to keep trying to remember dwarf and Silm names. If you also want to share (and don't mind people being incredulous at your having forgot ____), pastebin allows you to paste text and share it for free. :)

they would NOT fucking have communication skills that good

Professionalism sucks I wanna put "😭😭" in my emails.

Manwë Súlimo x "June Graduate" by JC Leyendecker

Actually the ideal Beleg should be clad entirely in colors that blend in with the environment (as per his canonical white winter outfit) except his shoes should be bright red poulaines for no understandable reason

yeah they dropped a new love language. yeah a sixth one. its biting