#author: jrr tolkien

[pers-books]

Saw this on the Thames while out bagging postboxes the other morning.

[ID A red barge with the name Silmarillion above a green and yellow badge and Frouds Bridge below the badge.]

#River Thames #Barge #Author: JRR Tolkien #Photographer: Me

[strange-gender-of-the-day]

Today's Gender: A Lil Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins, as illustrated by Finnish author and artist Tove Jansson, creator of The Moomins

#“the author of the moomins illustrated an edition of The Hobbit” is my favorite random obscure fact #gender envy #gender of the day #xenogender #transgender #tove jansson #the hobbit #lord of the rings #lotr #jrr tolkien #the moomins #vintage illustration

[veryrealauthorthings]

#writing #writing memes #writing life #writing community #author memes #writers on tumblr #author life #writers #meme #veryrealauthorthings #reality maxxing #worldbuilding #fantasy writing #character creation #jrr tolkien found dead

[high-quality-tiktoks]

Lion-jesus bless you.

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #funny #lmao #wtf #author #authors #writer #writers #jrr tolkien #cs lewis #chronicles of narnia #the chronicles of narnia #narnia #religion #christian #christians #christianity #jakethenpc

[lalaloobzy]

We need to go back to dealing with our trauma like early-mid 20th century male authors that fought in WWI or WWII

(by writing an epic novel hiding the trauma behind metaphors/fantasy/absurdism and characters that are a little insane)

#tag with the author/book that YOU thought of first #jrr tolkien #joseph heller #kurt vonnegut #william wharton #lord of the rings #the hobbit #the silmarillion #catch-22 #catch 22 #c22 #yossarian #slaughterhouse five #billy pilgrim #birdy #books stuff #ww1 #ww2 #wwi #wwii #war trauma #authors

[functioningwizard]

Me: I should read more new books this year.

My brain: Time to start Tolkien's collective works again.

#personal #writeblr #author #writing #readblr #is this still a meme #because I still think it's funny #the hobbit #tolkien #lord of the rings #jrr tolkien

[blackswaneuroparedux]

I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size). I like gardens, trees, and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated), but detest French cooking; I like, and even dare to wear in these dull days, ornamental waistcoats. I am fond of mushrooms (out of a field); have a very simple sense of humour (which even my appreciative critics find tiresome); I go to bed late and get up late (when possible).

- J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter to Deborah Webster, 25 October 1958

#tolkien #jrr tolkien #quote #literature #author #writer #hobbit #english #character #british #icon

[escapismsworld]

Tolkien (Dome Karukoski, 2019)

about the early life of J. R. R. Tolkien.

#dark academia #light academia #classical #academia aesthetic #escapism #academia #books and libraries #classic literature #books #architecture #author #jrr tolkien #film #movie #snapshots #snippet #movie scenes #Dome Karukoski #royal core #cottage core #aesthetic #academic #mood #vibe #tumblr

[makalauriels]

As much as I’ve enjoyed all the confusion and outrage over Sauron’s identity from all sides, like I’ve said here, I think it’s time I throw my hat into the Sauron guessing ring!

Because we all need as much of the fun kind of speculation we can get.

Anyway I don’t think Sauron is any of the characters we’ve seen so far. In fact, I don’t think we’ll see Sauron on screen until season 2! If we’re lucky, we’ll see/hear him at the very end of the season finale as a kind of hook, but right now we will not know for certain he’s here.

Based on the info we get from episode 2, which I will elaborate on below, I suspect that Sauron is already in Eregion and already amongst the jewelsmiths.

Who would tell you this? Which thrall??

This is not found in any recorded document (or Doylishly, not in any of Tolkien’s writings). Maybe dear old Uncle Maedhros told you this tale.

But that's not it, isn't it? A certain Lord of Gifts has been whispering in your ear, hasn't he?

Why spring? When 20 or even 30 years is nothing to the elves and you certainly do not have the manpower for such an ambitious building project on such short notice.

And damningly, why is this proposed forge in the shape of Sauron’s sigil?!

Spoilers for future events under the cut:

Sauron already being in Eregion but going unnoticed by the people who canonically don’t trust him (Elrond, Gil-galad, Galadriel), because it’s Celebrimbor who is approaching people for this project and making them think it's his own idea, would be delicious drama because it would hurt everyone involved.

Celebrimbor - For… obvious banner related reasons.

Elrond - For aiding evil in the course of duty and letting his admiration and trust blind him. For bringing doom unto the dwarves in the form of 7 rings.

Gil-galad - Because he has unwittingly aided that which has come to destroy his kingdom. Suspicious and politically astute Gil-galad who is already aware that trouble is on the horizon and is doing his best to keep it at bay without alarming his subjects. Except by helping Celebrimbor whom he trusts for counsel, Gil-galad has doomed his kingdom by trusting bad advice. And this would be particularly terrible for a Gil-galad, son of Orodreth, who is most well-known for dooming his kingdom of Nargothrond (founded by Finrod from the prologue) by believing in terrible advice. All Gil-galad’s nightmares are coming true all at once.

Galadriel - Because from episode 1 we see her hunting Sauron across the far corners of Middle-earth. She’s spent so long away from home and has pushed herself and her followers to their limits, alienating everyone around her in the process, because she knows he’s out there. But all this hard work was for nothing, because the call is coming from inside the house and she wasn’t there to stop him.

Everything they are doing, all the missions and goals they have set for themselves? All of this will come to nothing. The road to hell will be paved with their good intentions.

Because… well… They’re Noldor.

Tears unnumbered ye shall shed; and the Valar will fence Valinor against you, and shut you out, so that not even the echo of your lamentation shall pass over the mountains. On the House of Fëanor the wrath of the Valar lieth from the West unto the uttermost East, and upon all that will follow them it shall be laid also. Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue. To evil end shall all things turn that they begin well; and by treason of kin unto kin, and the fear of treason, shall this come to pass. The Dispossessed shall they be for ever.

Ye have spilled the blood of your kindred unrighteously and have stained the land of Aman. For blood ye shall render blood, and beyond Aman ye shall dwell in Death’s shadow. For though Eru appointed to you to die not in Eä, and no sickness may assail you, yet slain ye may be, and slain ye shall be: by weapon and by torment and by grief; and your houseless spirits shall come then to Mandos. There long shall ye abide and yearn for your bodies, and find little pity though all whom ye have slain should entreat for you. And those that endure in Middle-earth and come not to Mandos shall grow weary of the world as with a great burden, and shall wane, and become as shadows of regret before the younger race that cometh after. The Valar have spoken.

—Quenta Silmarillion, “Of the Flight of the Noldor”

#Rings of Power #lord of the rings on prime #lotrop #amazon lotr #Tolkien #Jrr Tolkien #Silmarillion #Lord of the Rings #Long post #Spoiler #Spoilers #If they do this they will be sexiest fanfiction authors out there #Because what is a Second Age fanfic without a ton of pain #Sauron #Galadriel #Elrond #gil galad #Gilgalad

[thepastisalreadywritten]

On 21 September 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was published.

The book tells of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and his journey with thirteen dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon, Smaug.

It's sold over 100 million copies as one of the best-selling books of all time.

—

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

#John Ronald Reuel Tolkien #JRR Tolkien #The Hobbit #The Lord of the Rings #Middle Earth #Bilbo Baggins #Smaug #dwarves #dragon #elves #books #modern fantasy #author

[aragornsrockcollection]

I ran out of space but this is from a letter Tolkien wrote trying to sell his publisher Milton Waldman on the Silmarillion and LotR, which Christopher Tolkien included as the preface in the published Silmarillion.

#look I’m all for death of the author #but I think it’s hilarious they pretend like they’re being respectful to Tolkien’s memory #when I guarentee his response to a second age show would be something like #‘um? why?’ #The Rings of Power #tolkien #the silmarillion #jirt #silmarillion #silm #jrr tolkien #Amazon #Amazon’s the rings of power #writing the novel Tolkien never wrote because he thought it would suck #I generally ignore Tolkien’s opinion when it clashes with my own #but I don’t pretend to do otherwise #or to be carrying on his legacy

[enbymetalhead]

Just a reminder that JRR Tolkien basically started writing as a mythology fanfic author. Written even earlier than The Hobbit (which was basically a Beowulf fanfic) but published posthumously was the story of Kullervo which was a finnish Kalevala fanfic

#jrr tolkien #tolkien #the hobbit #lord of the rings #kalevala #fanfiction #authors

[thexnormalxstuff]

Tolkien

#jrr tolkien #quote #lord of the rings #illustration #the hobbit #Smaug #celebrated author

[obsidianstrawberrymilk]

Imagine: you are Shannon, an inoffensive white woman who just wants to write a wish fulfillment story. You make a character without personality who’s blonde like you, some generic bad guys who’s fascinating motivations you will not explore, and a character who’s just there to move the plot along (ignoring all the questionable bullshit surrounding him). Your series gets popular enough, and one day you somehow stumble upon Keeperblr.

There are people arguing over the ass size of one of your Generic Bad Guys and who claim he had sex with JRR Tolkien. And the orge king you made as a joke. Apparently, everyone hates a character you barely thought about. Everyone is gay now even though you’re probably a bit homophobic yourself.

How do you react?

#keeper of the lost cities #kotlc #shannon messenger #keeperblr #king dimitar #alden vacker #fintan pyren #fintan pyren's ass #jrr tolkien #i am genuinely curious to see how she would react #as an author if i was her #i would be honored #but then again idk

[hexgirllovesyou]

Sunflower as a bookmark ✨️🍃🌻🍃✨️

#sunflower #dried flowers #dried sunflower #happy life #bookmark #book lover #books and literature #books #books and reading #books and libraries #the hobbit #hobbit trilogy #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #lord of the rings #legend #legendary books #tolkien #jrr tolkien #author #silmarillion #tolkien universe #booklr #booklover #book blog #mood #follow #tumblr #pine cone #pine

[saurongorthaur9]

Trying something new with my blog!

In which I recommend one of my favorite Sauron fics each Sunday!

For the first Sauron Rec Sunday...may I introduce my favorite fanfic of all time:

Rehab by @frotu

From absolute crack!fic to heart-warming enemies-to-friends and Sauron redemption (sort of), this fic takes you on quite the ride. This story makes me laugh until I cry, and also makes me just cry. It also has some of the most exquisite characterization for Sauron that I have ever seen. I will also never ever be able to watch or read the Haldir scenes in the movies or books the same way ever again.

Bonus: I am also in the process of turning this fic into a fully-casted audio fic (with Yours Truly voicing Sauron) on my website Audio Fanfiction Library. We've got 25 chapters uploaded and continue to update on a (fairly) regular basis.

#sauron rec sunday #fanfiction recs #silmarillion #lotr #lord of the rings #silm fanfiction #lotr fanfiction #sauron #mairon #tolkien #jrr tolkien #fanfic authors