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thelordofgifs · 4 months

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Ranking all the Kings of Gondor

Based on what, you may ask? Vibes. Let's go.

Eldacar. Twenty-first King. THE bestest boy in the legendarium. The hero of the Kin-strife, the archetype of immigrant child trauma, the exiled king, the vengeful father... we love him so so so much ok!!

Aragorn. First High King of the Reunited Kingdom. Yes I know your list would put him at the top but this is my list and I do what I want. Anyway he's wise and kind and "the hands of the king are the hands of a healer" and he's brave and clever and has an excellent fairy-tale romance going on and I am very much not immune to Viggo Mortensen covered in blood with unwashed hair.

Elendil. First High King. He's brave he's cool he's wise he DEFEATED SAURON. Love him.

Isildur. Second High King (co-ruler). Justice for my boy the movies did him so so dirty!! Anyway he saved the line of the White Tree and fought so so bravely and he did his best. I will not countenance Isildur slander actually.

Valacar. Twentieth King. Ranks this highly mostly because he's my blorbo Eldacar's father, but Valacar is cool! His father sent him to the Northmen to build an alliance and Valacar promptly fell in love with their chief's daughter instead. And then Vidumavi died long before he ever even became King and you have to wonder if Valacar feared he would outlive his children too :(

Aldamir. Twenty-third King. Also ranking highly mostly because of genetic proximity to my guy, but Aldamir is sooo tragic actually. He's a second son who never should have become King except his older brother was MURDERED and maybe he spent the rest of his life trying to live up to him!! Also he was also killed in battle which I am sad about. This family cannot catch a break.

Eärnur. Thirty-third and last King. This is the idiot who challenged the Witch-king of Angmar to single combat and was never seen again, but I have a soft spot for him on account of. that was really sexy.

Eldarion. Second High King of the Reunited Kingdom. We don't know much about Aragorn and Arwen's son, but movie!Eldarion is very cute which is enough to earn him a high rank.

Rómendacil II. Nineteenth King. An all-round competent guy who ruled as regent for years for first his lazy uncle and then his lazy father. Built the Argonath!! Also he's Eldacar's grandfather which again earns him points.

Eärnil II. Thirty-second King. Ended up with the crown after his predecessor and both his sons were killed in battle (although NOT his daughter. JUSTICE FOR FÍRIEL). Anyway Eärnil strikes me as a decent guy who was doing his best. Props to him for taking pains not to alienate the Dúnedain of Arthedain.

Ondoher. Thirty-first King. The aforementioned predecessor, who is mostly ranked highly because I feel bad that he died :( and he tried to ensure Gondor would still have an heir to the throne if he and his eldest son were killed! But his youngest son joined the battle in disguise and got killed anyway!

Minardil. Twenty-fifth King. Another tragic one, he was Eldacar's great-grandson and was slain in battle by the descendants of Castamir. I am upset about this.

Meneldil. Third King. We don't know much about him, but he was the first solo ruler of Gondor and also the last child born in Númenor before the Downfall, which is cool.

Telumehtar. Twenty-eighth King. Finally got rid of the last descendants of Castamir, excellent work.

Calimehtar. Thirtieth King. Defeated the Wainriders attacking Gondor in a great alliance with the Northmen, which we love to see. Also he built the White Tower of Minas Anor! Good for him.

Anárion. Second High King (co-ruler). He was initally a lot higher on the list because I feel for him always being overshadowed by his father and brother, but then I learned he was killed by a THROWN ROCK which is kind of pathetic ngl. Sorry, Anárion.

Tarondor. Twenty-seventh King. Had the unenviable task of rebuilding the realm after it was ravaged by the Great Plague, but unfortunately he moved out of Osgiliath for good (which makes me unreasonably sad. I love Osgiliath) and also allowed the watch on Mordor to lapse for good.

Eärendil. Fifth King. We don't know much about him, but his name is nice.

Anardil. Sixth King. We don't know much about him, but his name is also nice.

Telemnar. Twenty-sixth King. Died in the Great Plague, sad for him I guess.

Narmacil II. Twenty-ninth King. Slain in battle with Wainriders, made no impression on me at all.

Siriondil. Eleventh King. We know very little about him, but that's a good name.

Cemendur. Fourth King. Boring and doesn't even have a good name.

Turambar. Ninth King. Mainly this low down because THAT'S A TERRIBLE NAME WHAT ARE YOU THINKING.

Hyarmendacil II. Twenty-fourth King. Defeated the Haradrim in battle, good for him I guess.

Atanatar I. Tenth King. No personality. I don't like his name either.

Rómendacil I. Eighth King. Defeated some Easterlings in battle, but apparently not very well because they later killed him. Oh well.

Ciryandil. Fourtheenth King. A Ship-king, and I don't like Ship-kings (mostly because Castamir tried to be a Ship-king).

Ostoher. Seventh King. Didn't do much, although he started the practice of the King spending his summer in Minas Anor. Good for him? I guess?

Eärnil I. Another Ship-king. Died in a great storm, which is one of the perils associated with being a Ship-king!

Calmacil. Eighteenth King. Generally incompetent. Gains a couple of points for being Eldacar's great-grandfather.

Narmacil I. Seventeenth King. Also pretty incompetent. He let his nephew do all the work of ruling for him.

Atanatar II. Sixteenth King. Lived in indolence and splendour, and neglected the watch on Mordor which was not very wise of him!

Hyarmendacil I. Fifteenth King. Ok he actually sucks. The King who defeated the Haradrim and instituted the practice of taking their sons as hostages to live in the court of Gondor.

Tarannon. Twelfth King. The first of the Ship-kings, also known for his loveless marriage to his wife Berúthiel who gets blamed for everything for some reason.

Castamir the Usurper. (Technically) twenty-second King. Should not be on this list and is here purely so that I can say. FUCK. THIS. GUY.

#lotr #eldacar #aragorn #elendil #isildur #valacar #not tagging all of them #this took me most of an afternoon please admire

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illustratus · 11 months

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Illustration by Jonathan Burton

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fukutomichi · 2 years

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Don't let this splinter your spirit, it'll be all right.

#ep7 the pain edition enjoy :')#the rings of power #rings of power #trop #rop #tropedit #ropedit #ringsofpowersource #the stranger #durin #nori brandyfoot #elendil #elrond #galadriel #my gifs #a subterranean gif #lotr amazon #lotr on prime

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hikarielizabethbloom · 2 years

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I find it really poetic that Galadriel is Sauron's salvation and downfall.

This moment here changed everything. He saved her and he planted the seeds of his defeat.

Galadriel's (very human) inability to let go of the past and move on became his hope for a future.

He began to care about other people.

This moment here is pitoval, by saving Elendil he caused his future downfall!

#I don't even know what this is 🤷‍♀️#the rings of power #lotr rings of power #amazon rings of power #rings of power #trop #rop #Galadriel #Sauron #elendil #saurondriel #galadriel and halbrand #galadriel and sauron #haladriel #halbrand

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olessan · 2 years

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valid input 😅

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elladanns · 1 year

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the opening of season 2 revealed

#rings of power #lord of the rings #the silm fandom #the rings of power #the silmarillion #elrond #lord of the rings rings of power #amazon rings of power #elendil #galadriel #sauron #the hobbit #gil galad #numenor #celebrimbor #gil gadaddy #rop #robert aramayo #eregion

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hundredthousandtimes · 2 years

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Elendil’s dark blue outfit

Costume design: Kate Hawley

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

#lord of the rings #the rings of power #lord of the rings: the rings of power #elendil #lloyd owen #stuff:mine #outfits #trop:outfits #tropedit #ropedit #fantasyedit #tolkienedit

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patrick-stewart · 2 years

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Lloyd Owen as Elendil The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 1.03

#rings of power #elendil #tropedit #ropedit #tolkienedit #lotredit #fantasyedit #filmtvsource #userkraina #usersavana #usersem #tusershay #underbetelgeuse #ringsofpowersource #*#shout out to him

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silvergeek · 2 years

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Sauron actually did try to repent, according to Tolkien.

According to Tolkien, there was a time that Sauron genuinely repented and turned away from evil. He even confessed his deeds to the herald of Manwë.

In RoP the reason he was on that boat in the beginning is because he was on his way to Valinor to confess and repent before the Valar and be judged. I'm convinced he booked passage on that boat, then possibly summoned the Worm to destroy most of the ship once he drew closer to Valinor since no mortals would be permitted to accompany him to Aman. He was likely planning to float that raft, alone, to Valinor's gates.

Then he met Galadriel and ended up in Númenor, and decided to start a new life instead. Galadriel was the one who really pushed and pushed him back toward evil because the darkness (vengeance) inside her was that tantalizing.

Sauron totally "fell" for her. He started manipulating her after he abandoned his smithing post and agreed to return to Middle-earth. Everything before that was genuine, especially his desire to start anew.

Sauron genuinely wanted her to rule with him.

Fortunately, Galadriel said no. And that's a good thing, because Celeborn (her husband) is likely not dead. He needs to return to her, so that Aragorn, himself, may one day have an heir. (Because it's important to the entire lotr story... not because it's important for a woman to breed. Come on.)

#sauron #the rings of power #trop #rop #rings of power #lotr #halbrand #galadriel #lord of the rings #lotr on prime #isildur #elendil #elrond #the hobbit #tolkien #middle earth

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hailearendel · 2 months

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Decided to fight art block by finishing this drawing of young Elendil looking a bit bored in Andúnië. This has been sitting in the wip pile for the last three months! I'm obsessed with Elendil's early life in Númenor so I have a lot of these random moments waiting to be finished :D

#middle earth #tolkien art #tolkien #numenor #numenoreans #elendil the tall #elendil

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spiderliliez · 2 months

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It is as Halbrand said... THE RINGS OF POWER (2022) [+] MORFYDD CLARK [GIF Collection] 🌷 [+] ..more on Galadriel ✨ [+] ..more on Halbrand 🔥 [+] ..more on “The Rings of Power” 🎬

#MORFYDD FOR DAYS #Morfydd Clark #Galadriel #Lloyd Owen #Charlie Vickers #Sauron #Halbrand #Elendil #The Rings of Power #The Lord of the Rings #TROP #LOTR #JRR Tolkien #Quotes

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marianaillust · 2 years

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