#lotr books

[velvet4510]

#lotr #jrr tolkien #lotr books #lord of the rings #lotr poll #tolkien legendarium #frodo baggins #lotr frodo #tolkien quotes #samfro

[sigmalaussene]

Gay people do love glitters

art • commissions

#lotr #gimli son of gloin #legolas #legolas x gimli #lord of the rings #lord of the rings fanart #lotr fanart #my art lotr #my comics #gimleaf #legolas greenleaf #glittering caves #lotr books #lotr books fanart #lotr book #lotr fancomic #fancomic #I think my love for nature is very obvious in this one #and it bit me in the ass because omg all those crystals #but it was worth it #god I love these two #gigolas #“nin mel” is wrong bc i didnt find a right source to translate sindarin so sorry for that #my art

[owlsinleatherjackets]

there are 4 versions of The Lord of the Rings: the books, the films, the extended editions, and the self-insert fanfic you’ve had bouncing around in your head since you were fourteen

#and then sometimes you start getting them mixed up #wait did i make up tom bombadil? #lord of the rings #lotr #lotr fanfic #lotr movies #lotr books #tolkien #middle earth #lotr canon #lord of the rings canon #lotr fandom #lotr extended editions #jrrt

[winwin17]

Are you afraid of Scary Bilbo?

Maybe, but ...

Does it change your view of Bilbo's entire character? Does it make you decide Bilbo is evil and corrupt at heart? Does it cause you to deride Bilbo for greed and selfishness in spite of all his heroic deeds?

No?

Then why do you do that to Boromir?

When Boromir tried to take the Ring from Frodo, it was his equivalent to the "HRRAAGHH!!" Bilbo moment.

Think back to the moment when Bilbo at Rivendell asked Frodo just to see the Ring, and in one fleeting instant Frodo saw, not the Bilbo he knew, but "a little wrinkled creature with a hungry face and bony groping hands." The flash of vision scared Frodo so bad he felt a desire to strike Bilbo. Frodo was terrified.

And then the next moment, Bilbo was himself again. The book itself describes the moment thus: "Bilbo looked quickly at Frodo 's face and passed his hand across his eyes. 'I understand now,' he said. 'Put it away! I am sorry: sorry you have come in for this burden; sorry about everything.'"

My friends, this is not that different from what happened with Boromir. He pressed Frodo to show him the Ring, and then became so intense about it that Frodo was terrified Boromir would take the Ring by force. Just like he'd been terrified of Scary Bilbo. Because, just as that was frighteningly not like the true Bilbo, this action was also not like the true Boromir.

Sadly, Frodo did not get the chance to hear Boromir's repentant apology and weeping once the moment of madness had passed. He got to hear Bilbo say, "I am sorry; sorry about everything!" But he did not get to hear Boromir say, "What have I said? What have I done?" nor his confession to Aragorn, "I tried to take the Ring from Frodo. I am sorry."

And what did Bilbo want the Ring for at that point in his life anyway? What would he do with its power? Get revenge on his petty relatives? Acquire riches and pipe-weed to last a lifetime? On the other hand, Boromir wanted the Ring as a final desperate hope to save his city, his home, his family, and his people. Being of a noble heart, he viewed the Ring as the only possible way to protect and defend others. It could be said that he was somewhat selfish and desired glory of his own through his efforts, but then again, wouldn't it be called selfishness for Bilbo to get revenge on the Sackville-Baggins, or store up wealth and riches for himself, or hoard all the pipe-weed he could want? Perhaps he would have had loftier thoughts and intentions to use it against Sauron - but then that would simply be a twin vision to Boromir's.

The point is, no one loses confidence in the character of Bilbo or his true-heartedness because of that one scary moment when he is almost overcome by lust for the Ring. And yet Boromir gets villainized for the same thing.

Say it with me, folks: "Boromir was no more of a villain in his temporary madness for the Ring than Scary Bilbo was!"

#lotr #i will stand for hero boromir #you may stick me full of arrows but i will die defending him #not with swords but with my words which are their own swords #lord of the rings #lotr fandom #boromir #lotr boromir #bilbo baggins #the hobbit #rivendell #frodo baggins #the one ring #lotr books #books and reading #book nerd #aragorn #aragorn son of arathorn #scary bilbo

[infernal-house-demon]

Tbh Aragorn in the books I don’t have strong feelings about. He’s a good character but not nearly as compelling to me as some of the others.

But movie Aragorn???? Consider me compelled good sir. The way Viggo Mortenson plays him drives me insane. The scene where he refuses to take the ring from Frodo?? “I would have gone with you to the end. Into the very fires of Mordor” ??? I cannot be normal about him

#lotr #aragorn #lotr books #lotr movies #fellowship of the ring #lord of the rings

[kettledemon]

I’m on to the two towers now-

#faramir #lotr shitpost #lotr #the two towers #lotr frodo #Frodo #frodo baggins #Sam #lotr samwise #samwise gamgee #lotr books #lotr movies #tolkien

[cirrdan]

Saruman>

Saruman of the many colours💅

>

SHARKEY✨

>

He is so hilarious in the books, I can't-

#i laughed so hard when they said ShArKey #lmaoo #sarumanlotr #lotr #tolkien universe #saruman #sarumanofthemanycolours #the lord of the rings #lotr books #tolkien memes #tolkien stuff #thelordoftherings #sarumansharkey #tolkien #digital art #middle earth #the hobbit #tolkien fandom

[smellybead]

Recently started reading LOTR for the first time. Sure hope nothing bad happens to this guy at all ever 😇

Expect more lotr art from me in the future ..

#obsessed with this guy atm #lord of the rings #lotr #the fellowship of the ring #frodo baggins #lotr frodo #frodo fanart #beaddrawz #lotr the two towers #lotr books #digital art #art #digital artist

[legolas-fan-blog]

The fact that he just stood there for several minutes smiling at their struggle before reminding them he can walk on the snow-

#lord of the rings #lotr #fellowship of the ring #tolkien #legolas lord of the rings #legolas greenleaf #legolas thranduilion #legolas lotr #books #lotr books #lord of the rings books #books and reading #book quotes #boromir #aragorn

[gandalf-the-fool]

#the lord of the rings #the lord of the rings memes #the lord of the rings meme #lotr #lotr meme #lotr memes #aragorn #gondor #king of gondor #tolkien memes #jrr tolkien #middle earth #legolas #gimli #boromir #gandalf #elrond #frodo baggins #sam gamgee #merry and pippin #rohan #theoden #aragorn memes #gandalf the white #gandalf the grey #lotr books #lotr trilogy #lotr films #peter jackson the lord of the rings #lord of the rings special edition

[velvet4510]

It will forever astound me that some people read the moment where Sam vows his one and only wish is to return to and die beside Frodo’s body, and then proceeds to abandon the mission on which the entire fate of the world lies, knowing he’s dooming the Shire, because he can’t leave Frodo even when Frodo is apparently dead, and would rather make a suicidal attack of revenge on the Orcs … some people actually read that moment and yet DON’T believe that these two are madly, hopelessly, completely in love…

Beats me.

#lotr #jrr tolkien #lotr books #lord of the rings #samfro #tolkien legendarium #frodo baggins #samwise gamgee #sam x frodo #frodo x sam #frodo/sam

[jay-wasstuff]

Gollum: *climbs a tree and refuses to come back down*

Mirkwood Guards:

#losing your prisoner that gandalf himself bidded you to guard day and night cause you was lazy to climb a tree is CRAZYY 😭 #lotr #lord of the rings #lotr meme #lotr memes #gollum #legolas #jrr tolkien #tolkien #lotr books #lord of the rings books #elves

[crowleys-dark-sunglasses]

Thinking about the fact that in sophomore year chemistry I wore a lotr shirt to school one day after winter break and apparently my chemistry teacher was a total lotr nerd and was feeling generous cause this was our exact conversation

"Hey! You like lotr?"

"Yeah :)) we actually watch the movies every year on new years"

"Ohh cool! Who's your favorite character"

"Pippin, he's actually a very underrated character and most people don't realize it"

"That's true, yeah. Have you read the books?"

"No, I don't own them and can never find them at the library"

"Do you want the books?"

"What?"

"I have so many copies of the books I can give you the whole set if you want"

"Sure, I mean yeah if that's okay!"

"Ofc, give me a day or two"

And then literally the next day he comes to my desk and dramatically slams the whole lotr trilogy AND the hobbit on my desk right after class starts and just goes "I threw in an extra for you"

I loved that teacher so much he was actually the best, the whole class was staring at us like we were insane tho lmaooo

#lins thoughts #lotr #lord of the rings #lotr books #the hobbit #the hobbit book #tolkien

[achillyscomedown]

legolas innocently suggesting that gandalf use his wizard magic to get them through the 10 feet of snow the company was stuck in:

gandalf, outta nowhere: ACTUALLY BTCH, WHY DONT YOU, WHO IS, Y’KNOW, PART OF THE ELVES’ SPECIES, GO AND FCKING FLY TO THE SUN AND BRING IT BACK? HUH? WHY DONT YOU MELT THE GODDAMN SNOW THAT WAY? HUH? YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THAT? I SWEAR TO GOD, LEGOLAS-

#like where did that come from #gandalf #legolas #legolas greenleaf #lotr #lotr incorrect quotes #lotr books #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #the fellowship of the ring #tumblr #incorrect quotes

[winwin17]

JRR Tolkien, about Elrond: "he was as kind as summer"

Me, a Floridan: so basically Elrond is really brutal

#lotr #lotr memes #lord of the rings #jrr tolkien #tolkien #tolkien memes #elrond #funny #memes #bookworm #lotr books #books #books and reading #reading #the hobbit

[rebelbagel]

If Boromir was alive, he'd totally be an all girls dad. He has girl dad vibes. So does Aragorn actually but I believe the Internet has made that nearly cannon.

#lotr #boromir #girl dad #girl dad Boromir #aragorn #aragorn elessar #girl dad Aragorn #lotr books #lord of the rings #lotr movies #lotr trilogy