#mines of moria

[mushroomates]

gimli headcanons:

likes doing laundry. finds it soothing

history nerd!! loves reading old tombs/biographies of his ancestors

is incredibly intelligent. beats frodo in chess. would beat gandalf but gandalf cheats. has been in a stalemate with aragorn for two and a half years.

well mannered but chooses to forgo his politeness to make a point. especially around elves.

does NOT like horses. not just riding them, which is canon, but actually dislikes the animal itself. the reasons why include (but are not limited to) :

he does not like being not on ground. he does not have a fear of heights so much as a fear of… feet not on ground. as evidenced by refusal to jump, treehouses, and well, horses

he does not like their faces. they are long and have eyes on the side like prey. gimli thinks this is deceiving as horses are very large and can kick in someone’s skull. not his skull.

gimli believes that in a one on one match with a horse, he could easily win. he has thought of several, very specific, scenarios of this and has a detailed plan of attack should this situation occur.

they so easily turned against their home for an evil overlord (read: sauron stole all the black horses from rohan) and therefore cannot be trusted. as a rule, anything that willing you let you ride it cannot be trusted. they can’t be satisfied with this life. they are plotting something.

believes he would be great at drums. it’s just hitting things hard and he’s pretty strong.

ok, another thing about horses: they are fragile to a ridiculous extent. you breath wrong and it breaks. they have bad bones and bad blood flow in their legs, and their legs are all that they’re used for. he doesn’t understand why humans invested so much time into horses when they’re genetically bad at what they are meant to do. he’d feel bad for the horses if they weren’t so awful.

drinks coffee, not tea

takes great with the up keeping of his gear. he sharpens his axes, polishes his boots, shines his armor and waxes his mustache. that’s not gear, but he takes great pride in looking groomed and caring for his belongings.

has an axe for every occasion. battle axe? do you want throwing or slashing. a day on the town? have you seen this intricately carved masterpiece that also is a weapon? doffing a hole? PICKAXE. cutting a cake? how about an axe???

hates the rain because it ruins his hair and beard. also loves the rain because it ruins legolas’s hair and clothes.

will eat anything. has a great tolerance for spice. contrary to popular belief, dwarves are not shy of seasoning but are very cautious around other races in fear of poisoning their friends

will also eat some rocks. salty is his favorite (halite, hanksite, glauberite) but also likes to add chunks of chalcanthite to his food for a slightly sweet yet metalic flavor. this is also slightly (SLIGHTLY) poisonous as evidenced by sharing his trail mix with boromir

also calls dirt the “local seasoning”

will taste dirt to try and get a feeling for the land. this tells him the acidity, weather, possible wildlife, and also pisses off legolas

actaully genuinely likes the taste of dirt. (note: if you desire to eat clay/dirt that is a symptom of iron deficiency. for gimli, he eats spoonfuls of the stuff like their supplements because as a kid it was fed to him like multivitamins)

OK SO HEAR ME OUT: lack of sunlight can cause really low hemoglobin and ferritin (a blood protein that contains iron) sooo being constantly in dark caves can cause some forms of iron deficiency. because dwarves are conscious of their young, dwarf children often grow up not often being in direct sunlight.

the solution? dirt. dirt contains iron and other tasty minerals that are good for the body. charcoal has natural antioxidants. so does clay. am i saying that momma gimli (unnamed) fed her son ash and clumps of dirt? yes. also bits of broken pottery. it’s also good of the immune system.

fr tho clay/dirt/charcoal are the dwarven multivitamins. you have a tummy-ache? here, have a rock. i truly believe this was scientifically proven by dwarves and only FOR dwarves (plz do not eat dirt)

fuckin loves mushrooms. has a mushroom log at home. whenever dwarves find some fungai in a cave they go feral

likes dogs. thinks it’s great that they dig holes. thinks it’s fantastic that the bury things in holes. absolutes loves when they get muddy, and then shake off all water and dirt all over you.

when he came back home with the name lockbearer, a lot of the dwarves thought it was really cool and he has some sort of elven puzzle that requires a code to unlock something. imagine their surprise when he rocks up and is like: no, even better. HAIRS. three of them.

enjoys making mudpies- made them as a kid with his cousins, (mostly with rock slurry) and continues to, even even as an adult.

made them on the fellowship with the hobbits. taught them all about the best types of dirt and the water-to-soil- ratio needed.

while cutting up slices of his pie, he offered one to boromir, who in good nature, took it, clearly thinking it was just part of the bit.

poor boromir was locked in a stalemate after gimli cut his own slice, and began eating it.

to his credit, boromir did brave a few bites, but had to stop once he nearly had a mouthful of maggots

“protein”

gimli is like crazy good at hair. can braid quickly and efficiently in elaborate styles

picked up eleven hair style techniques in lorien (quicker than legolas) and was forced to relay them to the elf through twine as there is no way he’s letting grubby elf fingers to touch his glorious mane that’s been decades in the making

would ask for a drink “on the rocks” and get slightly upset if it did not come back with actual rocks

#lord of the rings #jrr tolkien #lotr #legolas #lotr headcanons #lotr gimli #gimli son of gloin #gimli #dwarves #lord of the rings headcanons #the lord of the rings #dwarf #and my axe #axes #jrrt #jolkien rolkien rolkien tolkien #middle earth #mines of moria #tolkien headcanons #misty mountains #gimli and legolas #gimli headcanons #the fellowship #the fellowship of the ring #moria #ered luin #durins folk #durins bane #gimli lockbearer #three hunters

[illustratus]

The Mines of Moria by Alan Lee

#lotr #moria #art #alan lee #mines #mines of moria #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #the fellowship of the ring #j.r.r. tolkien #jrr tolkien #tolkien #gates

[socksfersale]

"If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose."

Intermission before I post Part 2

#lotr #hobbits #lotr fanart #meriadoc brandybuck #tolkien #fanart #gandalf #mines of moria

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

On Watch in Moria by Matthew Stewart

#Lord of the Rings #LotR #Middle Earth #Mines of Moria #Gandalf #Pippin #Fantasy #Art #Matthew Stewart

[theworldsoftolkein]

The Hobbt-60 Years Later!!!... - by Harmonia3784

#tolkien legendarium #the hobbit #bilbo baggins #mines of moria

[spiced-wine-fic]

#mines of moria #reddit #well played

[lotrscenes]

This quote, by Gimli, is my absolute favourite quote! 🍺

Quoted directly from: The Two Towers, ch. V, The White Rider, p. 501

Artists Featured: BenJuddArt (Gimli) | EpicSteps Deviantart (Gandalf)

#gimli #gandalf #durins bane #mines of moria #moria #lotr #lotredit #lord of the rings #the two towers #two towers #tolkien quotes #j r r tolkien #tolkien #middle earth #the one ring

[kevplummer]

We’ll say the line together on the count of three…

#illustration #art #fantasy art #lord of the rings #balrog #gandalf #mines of moria

[conductors-grandkids-in-places]

They're chosen to go through the Mines of Moria

#a hat in time #ahit #ahit grandkids #conductors grandkids #mines of moria

[269-million]

[Inside Moria:]

The Fellowship: Uh-oh, sounds like Orcs approaching!

Boromir: Hang on, let my try my imitation of them. It might just work!

#incorrect lord of the rings quotes #incorrect lotr quotes #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #the lord of the rings ralph bakshi #lord of the rings ralph bakshi #the lord of the rings 1978 #lord of the rings 1978 #the lord of the rings animated #lord of the rings animated #the fellowship of the ring #Boromir #Mines of Moria #One of many really funny moments I got a good look at while compiling pics for my previous post #I mean what else are we supposed to make of his posture here? XD

[deepinkletterpress]

When deciding whether to go into the Mines of Moria, Gandalf says this.

#letterpress #deepinkletterpress #berkeley business #ladies of letterpress #etsy #tolkien #tolkien quotes #mines of moria #gandalf #lotr

[bluehourskyeli]

At the top, as high as Gandalf could reach, was an arch of interlacing letters in an Elvish character. Below, though the threads were in places blurred or broken, the outline could be seen of an anvil and a hammer surmounted by a crown with seven stars. Beneath these again were two trees, each bearing crescent moons. More clearly than all else there shone forth in the middle of the door a single star with many rays.

#forgot to post this yesterday #lotr newsletter #mines of moria #khazad dûm #reading lotr (again)

[megdchristopher]

For the #Drawlloween prompt ‘It Lives in the Mountain’ - I finished it yesterday with moments to spare, and then realized I left the ground blank. Oh well. The point of doing this art challenge is to not get too precious with my work.

There are few things I love more than mash-ups and puns

#drawing #sketch #geek #digital art #humor #drawlloween #procreate #drawlloween 2023 #it #pennywise #evil clown #lord of the rings #lotr #mines of moria #doors of durin #speak friend and enter #beware #halloween #spooky season #spooky #haunted #puns #wordplay #mashup #horror #horror movies

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

The Balrog by Ted Nasmith

#Lord of the Rings #LotR #Middle Earth #The Balrog #Gandalf the Grey #Mines of Moria #Fantasy #Art #Ted Nasmith

[theworldsoftolkein]

The Mines of Moria - by Gellihana-art

#tolkien legendarium #middle earth #jrr tolkien #the lord of the rings #the fellowship of the ring #gandalf #gandalf the grey #the grey pilgrim #mithrandir #the mines of moria #mines of moria #tolkien #moria #khazad dûm #golum #fly you fools #balrog #durin's bane #the long dark of moria #darkness

[rptv-tolkien]

Balrog

#balrog #lord of the rings #tolkien #jrr tolkien #lotr #mines of moria