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tarninausta · 1 year

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This is maybe not how it's meant to work but I like unquiet dead, so consider: when Gil-Galad dies, his soul doesn't go to Mandos as it was meant to, but is trapped in Mordor due to Sauron's magic (necromancer and all). It is only when Sauron is defeated and his hold on Mordor broken for good that Gil-Galad passes on to the halls and finds rest.

#Taking 'and where he dwelleth none can say' very literally #gil galad #my posts #the lord of the rings #the second age #lotr

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anipologist · 2 years

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Ok, I'm watching Rings of Power (in small doses)...first impressions below.

(Part 1)

Valinor is not Heaven anymore than Galadriel or Luthien are the Virgin Mary...does no one understand what subcreation is?

Bullying in Valinor...unlikely as portrayed. The elves are mostly unfallen at this point and most of the issues are between the adults and after Morgoth starts roaming freely spreading lies. Galadriel is also from a high position in society (a princess) she is hardly an outsider.

Noldor elves absolutely delighted in color and jewelry why is everyone wearing sheets? In fact the Noldor in general just loved making stuff...

To everyone that thinks that the mean elf children are her cousins, Artanis is the youngest child of the youngest son of Finwe...even Amrod and Amras are probably a fair bit older than her.

FINROD"S HAIR! I know it's been said before but wow...ugh. Suspension of disbelief shatters every time it shows up...

Also elves died in Middle Earth before they all moved to the undying lands...so yeah they definitely knew what death was. In fact Artanis and Finderato's uncle was among those presumed lost or dead. (He wasn't, but that's a whole story itself)

And yes, I am using Artanis/Nerwen and Findarato/Artafinde/Ingoldo because nobody is speaking Sindarin in Valinor...and Galadriel hasn't met Celeborn yet (and seems unlikely to at this point) so he hasn't given her the name Galadriel.

moving on....

Wow....that is the most heavily redacted account of the Flight of the Noldor ever...

Where do I start?

Artanis spoke out against Feanor and he personally led his people in an attack on her mother's people...on her grandparents! This is something deeply important to her...in some accounts Tolkien actually has her fighting her cousins and uncle in Alqualondë in defense of the Teleri.

This also makes it look like Finrod is swearing Feanor's oath!...there is one image that Tolkien gives of an oath sworn at this time alongside drawn swords and Finrod is another specifically mentioned by name as having opposed it!

(On a side note given that Finrod is later betrayed because of that oath this is rather sick...almost like releasing a bad Tolkien adaption on the anniversary of his death...)

Once again...Finrod and Galadriel along with Fingolfin and many others spent years crossing the Helcaraxë to get to Middle Earth, THEY DID NOT SAIL THERE.

So far the dialogue is consistently atrocious. The landscapes are pretty but feel cgi and the costumes are uninspired...this was the perfect opportunity to go full panoply of ancient kings...and they didn't. I am not seeing "most expensive tv show in history" anywhere.

NB: I fully intend to criticize blatant betrayals of what Tolkien actually wrote. Tolkien has been a huge part of my life and his writing and the world he created has been a light in many dark places. The characters he wrote have made me want to be a better person and seeing them diminished and twisted is just awful.

So yes, I take it somewhat personally when they are maligned and given that the Silm is my favorite of all Tolkien's writing so this hits very close to home.

That being said, I don't blame people for wanting to see Middle Earth again. I desperately wanted this to be good. And I don't blame the actors who were handed once in a lifetime roles and were clearly very let down by the production itself.

SO why do I feel the need to complain? Well, why do people complain about any bad adaption? Nobody thinks people are wrong to criticize the Percy Jackson movies or that Avatar: The Last Airbender movie that no one talks about about....

So no I am not going to attack people who watch it but I am going to plant my flag here and make my stand. Because this is something that means a great deal to me and I hate seeing to ruined.

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ramoth13 · 2 years

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One of Tolkien's Greatest Tragedies made Right

In all of Tolkien's works, we only ever get three female Hobbits that are in any way described in detail. Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, Belladonna Took Baggins, and Rosie Cotton (Gamgee).

One is an insidious relative and the only woman in the entirety of The Hobbit book. The second is only ever mentioned. The last is barely mentioned beyond Samwise's desire to get home. Tolkien's list of women has never been robust, but the women of the shire are practically non-existent beyond annoying relatives, mothers, and "back home" crushes. The women of Tolkien have always suffered under careful eye. While yes, Tolkien's women are nearly always incredibly powerful, beautiful, strong, and resilient, they are quite literally the exceptional women. We never see the female portrayed in the mundane. Arwen is almost entirely portrayed within an appendice, and Melian, Galadriel, and Varda/Elbereth, while described as groundbases of influence, intimidation, and power, are rarely seen in an active way. Yet, if human, Maiar, and Elven ladies have been under-represented, Dwarven women and Hobbit women have been all but entirely omitted.

My admiration and love of the professor's works are endless and boundless, but this is, indeed, an incredible tragedy.... that has finally been remedied!

Elanora "Nori" Brandyfoot and Poppy Proudfellow are like music to my ears. Yes! Show me the little hobbit ladies running through the meadows, let's see these little women shape a big earth. I want it all.

(For those waiting to discuss the utter perfection that is Lady Disa, she obviously deserves her own post which I will remedy tomorrow).

With that said, I'm excited to see how Hobbit culture is portrayed beyond the realm of the shire. We know that migratory Hobbits existed, but its interesting to see them move as a tactic of avoidance, rather than trade. Hiding away as a means of protection, never staying too long to avoid discovery. Being shy of traders also makes this absolutely necessary as their only means of survival is traveling to a new area that will allow for hunting and foraging, rather than farming or trading.

I've seen much said about their humor, but it felt good and genuine. It's also nice to see that mistrust of strangers wasn't a strictly a 3rd age problem.

I'd love to see how the Harfoots begin to set down roots, create and facilitate trade between other Hobbits and hopefully see more adventurous cottage-girl hobbits. The idea that Nori Brandyfoot, or at least her kin, might somehow down the line be connected with Sadoc Brandybuck? If that is the implication, it would be a very fun Easter egg, indeed.

I'm stoked to see how these ladies interact with whatever Maiar they've found and inherited, be it Gandalf, Balrog, or Bombadil himself. I'm excited for these little hobbit girls to see the world they've always hidden from, and it is about time too.

~ Ramoth13

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light-of-the-two-trees · 11 months

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I've been wanting to put this out here for a while so here we go:

I haven't watched Rings of Power yet. I'm not sure if I will. But I've seen a lot of content about Haladriel (of course I have), and it's got me thinking.

Why aren't we exploring the canon dynamic between Galadriel and Sauron?

Not necessarily romantic, of course. But we know that canonically, Celebrimbor was kind of, sort of in love with Galadriel, who wasn't interested. And then Annatar came along and Galadriel got suspicious of him, and then the rest of it happened. All we (or at least I) know about the canon dynamic between Galadriel and Sauron is that Galadriel was suspicious of him, and that when Sauron (Annatar in this case) decided to convince her that he wasn't a threat by "bearing her scorn with outward patience and courtesy". This is going to fuel the rest of it:

Imagine the first exchanges between Galadriel and Annatar being letters. Letters of introduction or welcome or whatever. Galadriel's are polite but cold, while Annatar writes cheerful, friendly, but oddly passive-aggressive ones.

When they meet, Galadriel can't tell what's wrong. If Annatar befriends (or seduces) Celebrimbor by furthering his interests and linking himself inextricably to Celebrimbor's greatest goals while being friendly and kind and loving, he throws Galadriel off by being almost exaggeratedly harmless.

Like. If they ever meet, he's polite almost without exception. Except that he likes annoying her a bit (for whatever reason). He insists that they speak in Quenya, because he thinks it a charming tongue, and likes it spoken. He insists that she call him Artano, knowing full well that she'd find it weird.

Annatar also presents himself as oddly bubbly and clingy when he's just with Galadriel and/or Celebrimbor. He smiles almost incessantly around both of them; Tyelpe finds it endearing, while Galadriel is weirded out.

Apart from him being a bit annoying, Galadriel genuinely cannot find anything suspicious or wrong about Annatar. Yet she knows there is SOMETHING wrong, and it gnaws at her all the time.

Annatar and Galadriel's interactions are always the weirdest, and their whole dynamic to outsiders is like: 'What even is going on there? Do I want to know? Probably not.'

Also this way Tyelpe can be conflicted between his two crushes — he really, really likes Annatar, but he's liked Galadriel for longer, but she's also married... I mean, most of us aren't immune to making Tyelpe sad (though we love him!!).

In some way, Annatar and Galadriel are actually fighting over Celebrimbor — but more for influence. Annatar is fairly certain Galadriel isn't in love with Celebrimbor, so he doesn't worry about that.

#I think about this way too much and I don't even know what was going on in my brain when I thought of this #so this is just me being a bit weird hehe #annatar #sauron #mairon #galadriel #celebrimbor #the silmarillion #silm #the second age #the forging of the rings #legendarium tag

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istar-ingolmo · 2 years

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The Problem of Galadriel

There is a problem with Galadriel. It’s not with her actions in LOTR and It’s not with her as a person. The problem is prior the Fellowship arriving in Lothlorien to meet the Lord and Lady; she did not exist. Galadriel, as a character, was invented as Tolkien was writing his sequel to The Hobbit. He needed someone who was wise and powerful to help the Fellowship, and, more importantly, Frodo after the loss of Gandalf in Moria. So, he creates Galadriel and her husband Celeborn, to serve as the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien. We find out in The Fellowship of the Ring that not only is she quite powerful, but she also possesses one of the three elven rings of power. Nenya, The Ring of Adamant.

Therefore, to have this kind of power she must be an immensely important elf. This is where we run into our problem. Galadriel is this immensely powerful elf, one of the rulers of one of the last elven kingdoms still in Middle-Earth. However, neither she nor her husband, Celeborn, are mentioned at the Council of Elrond. They appeared as they were needed in the narrative. Then Tolkien spent the next nearly thirty years of his life trying to reconcile them with the rest of his legendarium. This resulted in the problem of having to rewrite much of what he wrote since 1914 concerning the First Age. This makes Galadriel's backstory inconsistent at best.

There are essentially four different versions of these characters, first is in The Lord of the Rings where she originated. The second is in Appendix B that appeared in the Return of the King. Then her history is related in The Silmarillion and finally, two versions of her and Celeborn’s history that were published in Unfinished Tales. There are other tales that Christopher Tolkien later collected for his History of Middle-Earth series. We also get some lore on her in an unlikely place, the book of sheet music called The Road Goes Ever on by Donald Swann.

Each of these four Galadriels tells us something different, and there are sometimes years between these character revisions. In brief, Tolkien changed his mind constantly on where he wanted her to originate from and her involvement in the events of the First and Second Age. She went from a Sindarin Elf to a Noldorian Elf. She also went from desiring lands and lordship to simply being a seeker of knowledge. She went from participating in The First Kinslaying at Alqualondë to defending the Teleri. Finally, Galadriel went from being barred entry to Valinor to simply choosing to linger in Middle-Earth. With each revision, Galadriel’s importance grew.

The creation of Galadriel for The Lord of the Rings created a 'problem' that spurred on countless revisions of many of Tolkien's oldest tales concerning Middle-Earth. If Tolkien had lived longer, it is very likely the stories we got in The Silmarillion would be considerably different from what we ended getting in 1977.

History of Galadriel (in brief and in order as Tolkien revised her):

In LOTR:FOTR she is a Sindarin Elf of Nargothrond

In Appendix B at the end of The Return of the King, she is now the sister of Finrod Felagund of Nargothrond, making her now a Noldorian Elf. Finrod notably saves Beren from Sauron. Her husband is kinsmen of Thingol of Doriath, the father of Luthien. Galadriel's daughter, Celebrian, is married to Elrond.

In Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn, her travels have bouncing as round Middle-Earth. She is distrustful of Annatar (Sauron), while the rest of the Noldor in Eregion are taken with him. A coup happens and she flees Eregion though Khazad-Dûm. She rules over Lothlorien before passing the lordship to her son. When he dies, she and Celeborn return to Lothlorien.

In Of The Rings of Power and the Third Age she is elevated to the status of mightiest and fairest elf that remained in Middle-Earth.

In The Silmarillion, Galadriel participates in Fëanor's rebellion, seeking to be a ruler of realm of her own. She is present at The First Kinslaying. She meets Celeborn in Doriath. She is also unwilling to return to Valinor with the other Noldor and lingered in Middle-Earth.

In The Road Goes Ever On, a sheet music book by Donald Swann, we learn that Galadriel is actually banned from returning to Valinor unless certain conditions are met. Implying she is not repentant enough to be allowed back in Valinor.

In The Shibboleth of Fëanor we learn that Galadriel can perceive people's mind and judge their heart. She sees Fëanor for what he is and dislikes him. She is not swayed by his rebellion and actively fights against his forces when they commit The First Kinslaying. She follows him to Middle-Earth out of revenge. It is also here where we find out that Fëanor was enamored with her silver-golden hair and asked for a tress. She wouldn't lend him a single hair. It is implied that her hair inspired Fëanor to make the Silmarils.

Some final notes in 1973, removed Galadriel even further from Fëanor's rebellion. She intended to go to Middle-Earth beforehand, but was barred by the Valar after Fëanor's rebellion. She meets Celeborn in Alqualondë this time while visiting her mother. She goes to Middle-Earth in despair of the violence of the Kinslaying.

Until Next Time! Namárië!

#Galadriel #Celeborn #Annatar #The Lord of the Rings #The Fellowship of the Ring #The Silmarillion #Unfinished Tales #The First Age #The Second Age #The Third Age

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 4 months

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"...HE WROUGHT HIMSELF A NEW GUISE, AN IMAGE OF HATRED AND MALICE MADE VISIBLE..."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on an illustration of Sauron, the Dark Lord and Enemy of the Free Peoples of Middle-earth, as he appeared during the Battle of Dagorlad in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy (2001-2003). Artist unknown.

"...his spirit arose out of the deep and passed as a shadow and a black wind over the sea, and came back to Middle-earth and to Mordor that was his home. There he took up again his great Ring in Barad-dûr, and dwelt there, dark and silent, until he wrought himself a new guise, an image of malice and hatred made visible; and the Eye of Sauron the Terrible few could endure."

-- "QUENTA SILMARILLION," "Akallabêth," written by J.R.R. Tolkien, published 1977

Sources: www.pinterest.com/pin/488218415837584309 & www.henneth-annun.net/events_view.cfm?evid=1060.

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quinntamsin · 2 years

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The lighting of the Mountain of Doom remained burned in her memory years had passed since he coming of the Shadow, and every trace of orc blood etched itself into her skin and her blade like acid. Even now as splatter scars tingued her lips, the niss sighed as she repeated the prayer to Yavanna Kementari in Sindarin. She was Nolda, one of the Deep Kin, and just like the rest of her dour clan she was filled with wroth.

--- Rings of Power S1E7 "The Eye", the name alone reminds me of the old story of Balor of the Burning Eye. A powerful giant king from Celtic myth and how it pays into Sauron's great burning eye. In the Shadows of Mordor story the eye was formed from Celebrimbor's soul burning against Saurons. So what will the eye form like in the Rings of Power. I watch the recap with a mixture of frayed nervous and expectation as I watch a ash filled cataclysm once again consume Artanis, Galadriel. As the dancing bits of the intro filled my vision, I know, something new is about to happen as we listen to the singing of what I assume still are Firstborn. We snap into vision of Galadriel covered in ash, her eyes even having her lashes bathed in the burning remains of what lies around her. Perhaps only her elvish constitution and her powerful spirit is what gives her strength. Most if not all of the humans are like dead as a burning inferno flairs in the background. A sea of orange tinted light and passing sreams of blackened smooth as a screaming horse passes by. Many a Atani, the SEcondborn have fallen. Burned by the fires of the awakened Oroduin (Mount Doom). Words fill the air as some call for help and Artanis calls for Elendil and for Halbrand. Instead she finds heo, the kid who haes elves, and takes him with her. The burning of the Southlands obviously in a way shows us what kinds of terrible things can happen to those who fight against the shadow. It is not unlike the great crashing wall of water that will one day consume all of Atalantë. Our heroes do their best as Valandil and Ilsidur withness Ontamo's dead body. They sneak into a burning husk of a building to free a woman and some villagers. Tar-Miriel is amongst the rescues, making me think even more that this great heroine while threatened will not fall yet. Suddenly the husk falls upon Isildur and we switch to the Harfoots. OUr wily hobbits have seemingly reached the grove. The stranger is pulling one of the cars as the Brandfoots notice something is wrong. They see that the awakening of doom has spat debris that has come to burn the Grove. All of the fruits that once lived there are nearly gone and the Harfoots move to ask the Stranger for help. We can see that Nori is scared, and as we watch the Stranger work his match as he seemingly empowers the tree with some power of sort. Instead he has cracked the great tree and a branch falls upon Dilly and Nori. And as we switch we see Elrond now. He has come to speak to King Durin and offer to access to the mines. He tells him that as a Half-Elf and bows to ask him to help the Noldor. Mithril to empower the Elves, and a bit of Khudzul is spoken in the back as we watch the move. The Dwarf-Lords of Durin's Folk consider his offer. Five Centuries of timber from the Elf-Forests. Durin speaks up, about Auel the Valar of Smithing. He tells that all Khazad are born of fire and rock. They fight the change and at the same time they must be consumed over time. Prince Durin begs his father to help his friend, and yet we can see the wisdom in the King. Beneath the Mithril awaits Durin's Bane a Balrog which will consume the fire of all Khazadum. Disa is forging something and angrily beats the ingot with all her fury. And it's an ax, I should have noticed that. I do think it's kind of shitty that they are saying let the Elves' die. Which makes me wonder if maybe Thranduil has a similar mind when he watches the burning of Erebor. Prince Durin and Elrond have their farewells as Elrond must make way back to speak to the High King. Both Durin and Disa have tears in their eyes as Elrond prepares to make his way home. He leaves he halls of the Longbeards with ill-hope. What can he do if his people are fading. Its sad as their actual hope is to return home, mayhap the Doom of Mandos Valar of Judgemet still sits over them. After tossing away a bit of Mithril he nears a blighted leaf and the two see that there is a fucking logic in GilGalad's plea. Back in soon-to-be Mordor, we see Theo and Galadriel watching over the Orcs. Theo is determined to go after them as Galadriel tells them there is no where to save. This is now Gogoroth, the land in which Baradur will be built. THe survivors meet up and begin the long trek home. Elendil learns of his sons supposed death (we know he's not dead because he's in fucking LOTR the books and movies). "FIll not it with guesswork." Galadriel and a fugue grieving Theo head to the where the refugees are likely to go. The two have a conversation as Galadriel offers her sword and speaks to the boy as a war weary veteran. He sees the Elf-Made sword with a sort of awe as he meets an elf that doesn't treat him as a problem, but as someone that can be taught the woes of their life and how to learn from it. The survivors meanwhile head slowly back to their camp. Tar-Miriel, is obviously in shock and we can see that likely her eyes have been damaged. She says all she can see is grey, definitely damaged. Elendil and Valandil sit there in their own level of shock and grieve for the Queen's sight. For they are bade not to reveal to the rest of the company of her injury. Sadoc informs the Stranger of where he can go to find his stars. A Place called Greenwood the Great. He is leaving, and thus as he takes his final farewell he stumbles away. Realizing hat his powers are a peril to the rest of the Harfoots. But as Sadoc Burrows walks away we see a single blooming flower and realize that yes, his lore has brought about life in the failing Grove. Nori comes to offer him an apple a final bit of peace and fights back her fear at his power. This is how the Free Peoples react to the Powers of Middle-Earth as she is shaking as he takes it. NOri regrets her actions as she speaks to how she stayed on the trail. She gives a just a Hobbit speech to her mother as she works to repair and smooth out the wheels of their cart. IN the same night THeo speaks to Galadriel and we learn of her missing husband. He talks of how the Power of what I know is a Morgul blade is his fault since he let the enemy have it. But the truth is, it is Waldregs fault and the Orcs plans that brought about this under Adar's direction. They keep up their contemplative discussion as she seeks silverlining and Theo still gives for his lost home. Orcs appear, and THeo foolishly draws the sword gaining their attention. An Orc (obviously not a Snagga) heads over, and we can see how their form is that of a warped in bred Elf (the Elves haveve fucking eyes trope!). They sniff the air and all the fool can scent is ashes. perhaps ehy have a bit of advantage. Yes, the Orcs can walk in the day because of the ash filled sunrise, but they cannot smell their prey easily. Deep in the mines of Khazadum Durin and Elrond work in the mine. A massive chunk of Mithril sits in the Elves hands as he stares at the ore and two keep talking. Eldron admits he threw their Sirin-targ match and lets loose that he was winded. The two chat a bit as Elrond starts reciting Son of Durin and Son of Durin. Durin thus mentions the secret names of the Dwarves, which is something we never saw in the OG trilogy. This is a thing of the books did mention and as they work harder he is told to wait. With an opening we see what could be a massive seam of mithril. Enough to power the end of the blight of the Elves, and perhaps create great riches for all of Khazadum. But what leaves beneath in these massive veins. They turn to see the King and he's pissed. HIs son bades him to look and we can see the Elf is being tossed post-haste from all of Khazadum without any farewell. Their secret work has resulted in Elrond Peredhel's outcast from the home of Durin's Folk. Even in his sweat-covered tunic. He seems to like it is all worth it. The King and Son hold a quiet discussion as the King recalls the Prince's labored breathing. He tells of how he saw a great grey beard enough to summon all the banners of the Khazad. And finally, Durin reveals how he feels. King Durin reveals his racism for the Elf. A great huff of Dwarven anger rages as the King seems to disinherit his own son. The amulet he wore is cast down from him as Prince Durin picks it up and stares at it. King Durin tells the former Prince to leave the crest as he walks away. The Harfoots awaken to a song, Poppy is singing as she tells Nori to look outside. As we must have known via FORESHADOWING the Grove has come back to life as if Yavanna herself did the work. A look of realization strikes the girl as she sees all of the bounty the Stranger has helped the Harfoots with. They gather as much as they can to eat, but as well to refresh their stores. Again, Poppy sings and sees something in the water. Leaning her forehead, the music grows harsh as she disappears at seeing a massive footprint. Those hunting the stranger have found the Harfoots, what doe they want? The Harfoots move to hide as the Hunters from Rhun walk about the trees. THey look out over it and come to touch the tree. THeir leader takes the bloom and stares out over the greenwood and points in the same direction Sadoc did when he gave directions to the Stranger. The entire Harfoot caravan watches them as NOri pops up to misdirect them and suddenly they are gone. Okay, creepy shit indeed. Too bad they are behind and right above her. After some threats the hot torch from Nori's father does nothing to the leader of the Hunters he just conjures up flame to burn all of their caravan. Yeah, these are NOT nice people. The entire walking village is no more as their bounty is lost all because these fools are after the stranger. Dammit, Back in the Southlands the refugees and the surviving expedition arrive in the Numenorean camp. Isildur's horse refuses to work with anyone, the horse knows his rider isn't fucking dead. Berek's actions causes Elendil to nearly sob as he comes to grips with his sons death. Even Valandil knows that there is nothing they can do but let the Meara go out into the world to find his rider or to run free as he wills. These are the forehorses of fucking Shadowfax. Elendil curses Galadriel's arrival and yet, Valandil appears to be reflecting on what happened, and Galadriel waits as Theo pushes into the camp. THere has not be a single sign of Arondir or Bronwyn. I wonder if they are alive, THeo stalks into the medical tent to see the dead and dying. Many lie scared, and blood fills the air with amputated limbs. He thinks he sees his mother (the music draws dire here). Our vision sets on a head, a brown hair and as he leans in, Bronwyn appears still bandaged and alive. FUCK YES BRONWYN lives on! No one is gonna beat my girl down as in pops in Elf Daddy Arondir! Theo's eyes fill with silent tears as he hugs the man. as Galadriel asks to see Tar-Miriel. THe Queen-Regent now wears a blindfold for her damaged eyes. Elendil gives off a gruff face blaming the elf (I'm going to say it again this was Waldreg's fucking fault). The Elf-Knight kneels before the Queen, and Elendil is intent on just going home dour. Miriel even in her burned and frayed state doesn't appear to blame Galadriel. "Do not spend your pity on me Elf." The Queen swears that Numenor will return and Elendil is beside himself with rage. As he has fucked off in his grief in his head and yes, we know this man is not a war ready type. This was his first serious fight and he has lost his son. And what do people do when they lose family in such horrible situations. At times they blame some, which is very reminiscent of how Nori sits there still in grief. Elanor still the eternal optimist (fuck we need more of these types) pulls up his Took Pants and declares, that we are fucking Harfoots! Nori decides that she is going after the Stranger as well will Poppy. THeir mom decides to join and they look to Sadoc. Malva tells the old sod to fucking go as he decides to be a debbie downer and says they are all going to die. THus our little Fellowship of Harfoots settles on the path to find our wayward wizard. Bronwyn says that they are heading to Pelargir, aka what we will call Umbar in the THird Age. And, turns out, Halbrand is alive! Go Southron King. He talks about how he will not the lands of the South be condemned to burn. The South-King pops up as everyone bows to him, once a bit of sour pus he now has resolve to reunite his people. Which includes a very small band of refugees. His wounds will need Elf Medicine and thus he needs to travel to the Elf-Lands of Lindon. Both Halbrand and Galadriel ride off as Theo calls "Strength to the Southlands" Fading from the Sword in Theo's hand, an axe forged by Disa comes into view as she says that the King is being foolish. She's right, and already the mithril is creating division in the Halls of Khazadum. Disa is right, they will dig, and sadly this grand ambition she speaks of will awaken. Turning to the Old King he sits in his room and sees the blight healed leaf and tosses it into the grand depths of the Mithril veins. It flitters downward deep and deeper still to the places of the Nameless Things Before it lands on the sleeping Balrog, Durin's Bane. Adar gathers before hils children as Waldreg is ever the happy lapdog. Adar speaks and we see how the Southlands have died and become Mordor. Gay Canon Okay, Galadriel and Tar-Miriel would be an interesting set up. But really I'm still pushing for her and Earien. Writing Miriel's blindness and eye injury would be difficult for anyone who lacks understanding of disability. So as a writer I'm going to say please treat this issue with respect and yes, speak to people with more understand. A great instance of respecting a character trait and one that should be shown to a sensitivity reader. Hottakes:

The more subtle magic of the Stranger really comes in well in this episode. I like how the sprout pops up without being noticed and an explosion of bounty comes.

The Hunters are definitely not good as they deal in fire, but also burn all around them in a way of punishment. None of the Istari or even the Valar would do such a thing intentionally. These are serants of Morgoth or Sauron most definitely.

Now, Isildur's seeming death is an obvious red herring, he can't die since anyone who knows shit about LOTR knows he has to go off and found Gondor.

Disa talking about the King's frailty really does set up how she will make a grand Queen.

King Durin is a man fated to uphold tradition, but we can see how his actions are styming his son. Instead of respecting his kid he has turned him away. An action which will cause problems.

Elrond walking away in defeat was such a fucking sad king, the man is a true brother to Prince Durin.

Daaamn, I like how we got a bromance with Galadriel and Theo.

Nice bit of foreshadowing of turning Southlands into Mordor.

After alot of thought a lot currently on the Halbrand-is-Sauron bandwagon. Everything for him seems to well timed.

Celeborn can't be dead since he's alive in Fellowship, so where is he?

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eruiluvataroftimelesshalls · 2 years

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Annatar: Telpe!!!

Open the, open the door, please

Telpe, open the door

Telpe, can we not fight anymore, please?

Can we not fight anymore?

Telpe, sure, you're scared

I've been there, I can set you free,

Telpe, don't make me come in there

I'm gonna count to three!!

One, two, fuck it!

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alwaysachorusgirl · 2 years

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Living for bad-ass warrior boss Galadriel, that is all

#galadriel #lady galadriel #commander of the northern army #lord of the rings #lotr #the rings of power #i love this show #jrr tolkien #middle earth #the second age

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halvedandhollowed · 2 years

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The Sauron being something of a sex deity in Numenor and having wild, drug fueled orgies is (I think) a bit of an underexplored narrative...

#silmarillion #tolkien #sauron #numenor #of elves and men #the second age #middle earth

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tarninausta · 1 year

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From Ost-in-Edhil, the city of the Elves, the highroad ran to the west gate of Khazad-dûm, for a friendship arose between Dwarves and Elves, such as has never elsewhere been, to the enrichment of both those peoples.

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age”

@secondageweek day 7: freeform; THE FRIENDSHIP OF THE DWARVES OF KHAZAD-DUM AND THE GWAITH-I-MIRDAIN

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head-thots · 2 years

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Actors trying to snatch a role in the new Amazon LOTR series:

#lord of the rings #the rings of power #lotr #trop #middle earth #the second age #silmarillion #tolkien #rings of power

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phoenixrisesoncemore · 1 year

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Finally!

#tolkien #silmarillion #the second age #the fall of numenor

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light-of-the-two-trees · 10 months

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Galadriel x Sauron (Halbrand) in Rings of Power: a very typical mysterious guy and a very typically strong and powerful woman fall in love in the midst of a political drama. It ends semi-violently with a betrayal.

Galadriel x Sauron (Annatar) in Unfinished Tales: two bad bitches really want to rip each other's throats out but settle for snide remarks and passive-aggressive niceness instead because of diplomacy.

#is this not how it went #put your preferred version in the tags #galadriel #sauron #mairon #annatar #halbrand #unfinished tales #rings of power #the second age #the silmarillion #silm #legendarium tag

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sunriseinorbit · 3 months

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#polls #i love these hehe #for the second one the age/level of school does not matter #(i was in orchestra/choir/vocal jazz/theater pit in high school and 2 orchestras/chamber music in college so. it's true for me either way.)#also longtime followers the first one is exactly what you're thinking. i still haven't played persona 4.

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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"...AND BY SLOW ARTS OF CRUELTY WERE CORRUPTED AND ENSLAVED; AND THUS DID MELKOR BREED THE HIDEOUS RACE OF THE ORCS..."

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the many different types of orcs and orc makeup effects by Weta Workshop, all orc makeup iterations featured here can be found in Peter Jackson's first installment in the "Lord of the Rings" film Trilogy, "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001). New Line Cinema.

"But of those unhappy ones who were ensnared by Melkor little is known of a certainty... Yet this is held true by the wise of Eressëa, that all those of the Quendi who came into the hands of Melkor, ere Utumno was broken, were put there in prison, and by slow arts of cruelty were corrupted and enslaved; and thus did Melkor breed the hideous race of the Orcs in eny and mockery of the Elves, of whom they were afterwards the bitterest foes. For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the Children of Ilúvatar... And deep in their dark hearts the Orcs loathed the Master whom they served in fear, the maker only of their misery..."

-- "The Silmarillion," "Quenta Silmarillion, III - Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor," written by J.R.R. Tolkien

Source: www.henneth-annun.net/bios_view.cfm?scid=126.

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