Catholic Guilt²
Irish Steve Harrington? Yes.
Italian Steve Harrington? Also yes.
I've seen barely any content for this so I'm making my own.
Steve Harrington with a dual citizenship because grandpa Otis is Irish now. Maybe he moved to America as a teen or young adult but either way he got to America.
Otis means "wealth" and the Irish version of Harrington is "Ó hArrachtáin" meaning "mighty" or "powerful" which is very fitting to the whole "king steve" image.
Upon arrival in the US, Otis definitely changed his last name into English to make it easier to find a job. He got married to a nice American girl, settled down, had a family, went to war, the usual things for the time period. Had a son, Sean who didn't have an Irish accent or care to learn Irish but felt like he had something to prove. Sean definitely hid he was the son of an immigrant but still grew up going to church every Sunday bc ✨️Irish Catholicism✨️ strikes again.
Now Maria Harrington nee Esposito was born in America to parents who emigrated from Italy. 100% grew up speaking Italian and learned English from school/tv/environment. Maria didn't really want to settle down and be a housewife but again ✨️Catholicism✨️ and societal norms. Sean and Maria meet at university/college age and had an instant connection.
Flash forward to Steve being born. Now in true Italian fashion, this kid has a few middle names because while Maria agreed to let his first name be Stíofán bc Irish tradition, his first middle name had to be Italian and ended up being Enrico (means "powerful in his homeland" ) after her father. Maria definitely still calls him Stefano tho unless they're in public, because "Steven" sounds more "American dream ". Steve's second middle name is still Otis and the one he uses on school projects.
So Stíofán "Stefano" Enrico Otis Harrington realises pretty early on that American accents make his name sound weird and announces he wants to be called "Steve". His parents aren't home enough to care and the teachers quickly forget his real name bc they could barely pronounce it in the first place. It's Hawkins, Indiana so let's be fr.
So Steve ends up staying at Grandpa Otis's house a lot bc his parents just kinda went "ok we continued on the family name, call us if he dies" and kept going on business trips. Said business trips turned into trips Maria just went on to make sure Sean wasn't cheating after she caught him with his secretary. In their hotel room. The only reason they're not divorced is convenience and social image.
Grandpa Otis passed away right before Steve started high school and his parents deemed him old enough to be left alone. This is where the parties and King Steve's origins began.
Idk if I should add more to this or not but let me know if you liked it!
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I feel like Bilbo would be fully willing to criticize the choices of first age elves to their faces entirely based on how well details of their stories could be put to verse in westron, a language that did not exist at the time.
“Your cloak was trimmed in purple!? No that won’t do at all! Do you even understand how hard it is to rhyme purple? It’s quite inconsiderate to preform song-worthy deeds in purple you know! Humph, I guess we must make do with metaphor, but I shall have to completely reconstruct the meter for this whole stanza so that it scans! Quite inconvenient. What do you mean?! Of course I have to describe the colors you wore, how else shall the listener picture the scene! Now, let’s go for a walk in the garden, and you can point out which blooms are closest in hue to your cloak-trim. What did you eat before the battle by the way?”
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON’T REMEMBER!?!”
Bilbo’s unrepentant willingness to scold fearsome warlords over the poetic potential of their outfits, and unforgivable inability to provide culinary details utterly delights Elrond, who is usually the only person in the room that realizes Bilbo is 100% messing with them.
Elrond gets as close to moping as he ever does when Celebrian insists that he can’t bring Bilbo to his first meeting with his parents in 6000 years, because “Love, the whole point of the exercise is YOU talking to them, not laughing at how confused Bilbo makes them! Bring him next time.”
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I can't believe I still have to see posts about how much better ROP would be if Celebrían was the lead vs. Galadriel. As someone who has Tolkien Brainrot, I understand the appeal, I really, really do. As someone who has had to interact with so many people who either do not care about Tolkien Lore but are interested in fantasy television shows or are Jackson film fans first/foremost/only, y'all. Galadriel is a known character and a decent intro to lesser known characters.
Hate to break it to y'all but Celebrían is OBSCURE. I'm pretty confident in saying that if you get outside of Tolkien Fandom online circles, you could tell people that Elrond was married to Galadriel's daughter and the response you would get would be, "oh, I didn't realize that" because it's touched so lightly in the films. Celebrían isn't even MENTIONED by name. Now that I think about it, I'm not even sure if anyone mentions that Galadriel and Arwen are related at all!
My point is the show is meant to appeal to more people than us over here with Tolkien Brainrot!!!!!! I love Celebrían, but Galadriel was an easier sell to the potential of a wider audience as a lead. For a show that needs to go through so much lore very quickly, having Galadriel as the lead because she's 1) female [the overwhelming amount of male characters vs. female characters in the Legendarium is another post], 2) relatively familiar, and 3) has a set characterization to lead toward for an arc vs. her barely-even-mentioned-in-LotR daughter is a no-brainer.
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11 & 25 for tolkien ❤️
🔥 choose violence ask game 🔥
Tolkien
11 - number of fandom-related words you've filtered
7, one of them being "not Tolkien" LOL. Xkit blacklist my beloved.
25 - common fandom complaint that you're sick of hearing
If I never have to hear another Legolas hair discourse again in my life, it will be too early.
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You guys, I did it. I finished reading The Hobbit. I know this is like..a book you read in like middle school.. but not me. So filter the tag below cus ima hit you with each one of the books as i continue on my middle earth journey as it was intended.
(I have only seen parts of the desolation of smaug so idk wtf happens in the story. I am v pleased.)
Not my ass wondering what 2 other armies were in the battle of five armies during that whole rigamarole at the lonely mountain happening. And then the fucking goblins and wargs came in outta nowhere with a steel chair cus i completely forgot about them since we left Beorn’s house. Mr. Tolkien, sir, I give you my hand to shake for this utter surprise. Maybe it wasnt supposed to be a surprise but i legit FORGOT that y’all were pissed about ur goblin king. Dont get me started about the eagles and Beorn coming in to fuck shit up & that bilbo was just knocked tf out and Tolkien didn’t really need to go into detail. Even tho he kinda did… this man out here writing shit like “attackers were attacked” and “wounded with many wounds”?? That’s allowed!??!¿?
Also insane that the entire time I thought Thorin was gonna be the one that killed Smaug and i was like WOW THE DWARVES DO ALMOST NOTHING IN THIS ENTIRE BOOK.
Also… not me getting angry at Thorin for being such a greedy bastard and then straight up sobbing when he died. Talk about literally becoming the King UNDER the Mountain. That last goodbye when Bilbo was leaving the Lonely Mountain gutted me. Saluting Fili and Kili.
Also BILBO. I hated that mf in the beginning. But the GROWTH. My god..GOOD FOR YOU BILBO. THE MOST CHARACTER ARC TO EVER.
The 2 sentences mentioning the Necromancer (SAURON YOU EVIL SLUT) out of the south of mirkwood toward the end of the book? Fucking insane.
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TOLKIEN TLDR: Ainulindalë – The Music of the Ainur
Ever wondered how Middle-earth came to be? Here, have a silly, highly simplified summary of the creation of Eä according to Ainulindalë.
The story starts with Eru Ilúvatar; an all-knowing, all-powerful, capital-G kind of God, and the Ainur; the offspring of his thought. He teaches the Ainur (who are totally not angels) the art of music, and then he makes them sing for him. For a while, everything sounds great. Perfect harmony, perfect synch, everyone knows their part.
Well. Almost everyone.
One of the Ainur, Melkor (who is totally not Lucifer), decides that his role in the story is a bit too passive for his taste. He starts interweaving his own ideas into Ilúvatar’s perfect theme, and, well, I think anyone who’s ever been in a choir knows exactly how much discord a single diva can cause. Some Ainur join him, some ignore him, and some stop singing altogether. Eventually, Ilúvatar puts his foot down, stops the cacophony, and firmly explains to his choir that no, free will is not a thing in this household.
After his speech, Ilúvatar shows the Ainur a vision. They see a world, alive and growing, and they’re told that it was created by their music—including the discord that Melkor caused. In the end, it was all a part of Ilúvatar’s grand design. Classic capital-G God move.
The history of the world plays out before them, and they see the coming of the Children of Ilúvatar: first the Elves, and then the Men. The Ainur don’t get the full story, though. The vision ends without any major spoilers of the later ages. It’s more like a trailer, really, showing off the potential of this new world.
It’s a good pitch, and the Ainur are hooked. They want to see the rest. When Ilúvatar asks if any of them would like to descend into the new world, there are several volunteers. One of them is, of course, Melkor, who considers this an excellent opportunity to finally create something of his own. He wants a domain to rule. He wants subjects and servants. He wants this world for himself, and he wants the Children of Ilúvatar to call him “Lord”. (He’s not Morgoth, “The Black Foe of the World” yet, but he’s definitely working on it.)
Okay, so, terminology time. The world that has just been created is called Eä, and within it, we have Arda, which is basically Earth but flat. In Arda we have Middle-earth, which is the continent where The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and most of The Silmarillion take place. Alright? Alright. Moving on.
Many of the Ainur decide to stay with their God, but some do descend into the new world. They become the Valar; gods-without-the-capital-G, and the Maiar; supporting spirits of the Valar. It’s not until after they’ve made their descent that they find out that there’s a catch—a small detail that Ilúvatar failed to mention.
The world isn’t finished yet.
What they saw was in the vision was just a foreshowing, and now it’s their job to make it come true. They’re going to have to turn a world that’s still dark and shapeless into a place where the Children of Ilúvatar can one day thrive. A bit of a dick move, if you ask me, but most of the former Ainur are fine with this setup. Melkor, however, immediately tries to claim Arda as his own kingdom and then proceeds to make life difficult for anyone who disagrees, which would be pretty much everyone. He does convince some of the Maiar to join him though, including the Balrogs and a being that will later be known as Sauron.
And so the terraforming of Eä begins. The strife between the Valar and Melkor turns into a seemingly endless cycle of creation and destruction, but eventually, they somehow manage to create a world that’s habitable for Elves and Men. It’s not a replica Ilúvatar’s vision, but it’s good enough. The history of Middle-earth can now begin.
A/N: The Silmarillion is an extraordinary piece of literature and I highly recommend reading it. It’s not a “the gist of things” kind of book though, and I’m very much a “the gist of things” kind of gal. I like simplifying and summarizing things, so that’s what I did. No disrespect intended toward the source material.
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