#belladonna took

[trashanstuff]

even smaller beebo and his cool mom

this is a little snippet from my childhood of me filling my pockets of blueberries to my moms displeasure

#i swear to god i love bella with all’ my heart #shes just such a cool character #i want a spin off just of her adventures #bilbo baggins #belladonna took #the hobbit #the hobbit fanart #beebo with a tail #tolkien #tolkien fanart

[retellingthehobbit]

Retelling The Hobbit Chapter 15: Unattached First chapter / Previous / Next Read full comic on: Webtoon/A03 

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Thank you for reading! The next chapter of this comic adaptation of The Hobbit will be titled (drumroll)....The Song of the Lonely Mountain!

Check under the cut for notes on the callbacks to previous chapters of this comic, and to Tolkien stories like the Unfinished Tales! —-

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One of my guiding ideas for this comic is that the story is being written/drawn by Bilbo Baggins, an  “unreliable narrator,” who has a biased way of recounting events. As the comic goes on, parts of the story get retold through new perspectives (or through the eyes of other characters), and you realize the initial version you read was incomplete. 

A lot of you probably noticed that this chapter features a ton of callbacks to the earliest chapters of this comic! We saw child Bilbo and Gandalf's friendship told from Bilbo's POV in Chapter 3.....but in this chapter we see it retold from Gandalf's POV. However, Belladonna Took is our biggest instance of that!   Not to overexplain my own writing, but Chapter 1 is an older Bilbo painting an idealized happily-ever-after fairytale picture of Belladonna, while Chapter 15 features a younger Bilbo telling a far less optimistic version of her life.  While there's truth to both of them, neither of them is the full truth.

In the Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo tells Frodo that ‘books need to have good endings,' like endings where everyone "lives happily ever after." If I were to continue this comic to the end of the novel, Bilbo’s habit of “rewriting things to be happier" would become a whole Thing. 

Second: Much of this chapter is taken directly from “The Unfinished Tales: The Quest For Erebor.” That story was Tolkien’s attempt to unite the tone of The Hobbit with LOTR, by having Gandalf explain what The Hobbit looked like from *his* perspective. The gay line about Bilbo feeling incapable of settling down into a Traditional Marriage with a Wife And Kids is taken almost directly from the Unfinished Tales. So are all the lines where Gandalf reflects on what Bilbo was like as a child, and the moment where Bilbo reflects that all of his desire for adventure has dwindled to a private dream.

Third: Obviously, the other big influence on this chapter (outside the original novel) was a similar scene in the PJ film. The little bit where Gandalf reveals the lore behind Bullroarer took monologue is the only dialogue I’ve directly lifted from that scene. ;3

Fourth: some of you may have caught that I used a quote describing Frodo’s wanderlust in the Fellowship of the Ring to describe Bilbo. The bit describing "the maps that only show white spaces beyond their borders" is also why I emphasized Bilbo’s canonical nerdiness around  maps in earlier chapters (chapter 5 especially, but also in Chapter 6, Chapter 7, and a blink-and-you-miss-it moment in chapter 14.) 

Fifth: one of my favorite things in the original book are all the scenes where Gandalf does fun Whimsical things with smoke/smoke rings. In the book he usually makes them change color or race around; in my comic he usually makes them turn into butterflies (he also does this in chapters 3 and 11.) you may have noticed that Butterfly Symbolism is a big thing in this comic.  But yeah, in another callback: Gandalf finally had time to blow smoke-rings with Bilbo, which he said he 'had no time for' in Chapter 2!

Thanks again for reading! I tentatively plan for the next chapter to arrive on November 13th.

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[glorf1ndel]

Who is your party partner on this Hobbit Day? 😄🎉

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[merilles]

@lotrladiessource' lotr ladies week day 1: hobbits | fairytales & legends

goldberry and belladonna took enjoying a frolic in the withywindle! i like to think that on her adventures, belladonna braved the old forest and met goldberry, with whom she became friends. before she settled down, she would go and visit during the spring and early summer; assisting the river-maid with her chores, delighting each other with dancing, singing, and storytelling! even after she married bungo baggins, she never forgot those magical times...

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[mgcoco]

Belladonna Took with a pie! A commission for the Digital Tolkien Project's latest tool for generating infographics, Belladonna! I'm honored to be a part of this project!

More information will be released soon, please check for updates at digitaltolkien.com

#Sorry I keep not directly linking but tumblr buries posts if I do that!!! #belladonna took #tolkien #lord of the rings #lotr #silmarillion

[planet-solux]

I'm having so much Galaxy brain rn. Wasn't bilbo influenced to join the company through a song? Like, thorin played the harp one time and bilbo decided to go on this wondrous adventure? Is that not Fate? Is that not a magic in and of itself?

The whole world of arda is a song. A never ending symphony of music

Isn't the magic of the dwarves the ability to sing to the earth and hear its song in return? Do the elves not sing to the stars and the seas?

So, to me, it makes sense that bilbo baggins an unremarkable little hobbit, son of "The Remarkable Belladonna Took", touched by Fate even from the beginning, was the one who started it all? Was the beginning of the end not the day a baby Bilbo first cried into the air and the world sang back?

I just-

GdagdaafsgxGfHfshfabfsjfahfssfjkgsgkskts

Yknow?

#tolkien #j r r tolkien #the hobbit bilbo #bilbo baggins #belladonna took #the hobbit #lord of the rings #lore??? yeah i guess #idk how to tag this #galaxy brain #lotr #magic music #thorin oakenshield

[himemiyaaah]

As I was saying, the mother of this hobbit—of Bilbo Baggins, that is—was the famous Belladonna Took, one of the three remarkable daughters of the Old Took, head of the hobbits who lived across The Water, the small river that ran at the foot of The Hill. It was often said (in other families) that long ago one of the Took ancestors must have taken a fairy wife. That was, of course, absurd, but certainly there was still something not entirely hobbitlike about them, and once in a while members of the Took-clan would go and have adventures.

@lotrladiessource | POOJA MOR as BELLADONNA TOOK for lotr ladies week day 1 | hobbits + warm colours

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[legitimatesatanspawn]

Double checking the timeline reminded me of some fun facts:

Bilbo, Age 18: Frodo's father (Drogo Baggins) is born.

Bilbo, Age 21: The Fell Winter. Loss of crops, "large white wolves" (could be wargs) invade the Shire.

Bilbo, Age 22: Region just south of Brandywine floods.

Bilbo, Age 26: Bilbo's paternal grandmother (Laura Baggins nee Grubb) dies at 102, his father (Bungo Baggins) becomes head of family at 70.

Bilbo, Age 30: Frodo's mother (Primula Baggins nee Brandybuck) is born.

Bilbo, Age 33: Officially considered an adult by Shire reckoning.

Bilbo, Age 36: Bilbo's father (Bungo Baggins) dies at 80. Presumably old age.

Bilbo, Age 44: Bilbo's mother (Belldonna Baggins nee Took) dies at 82. Presumably old age.

Bilbo, Age 50-52: The Dwarf Company meets at Bag End in Hobbiton (50/51), Quest ends (51), Bilbo gets home (52).

Bilbo, Age 78: Frodo is born and presumably lives in Hobbiton.

Bilbo, Age 90; Frodo, Age 12: Frodo's parents die (boating accident). Respectively 72 and 60.

Frodo is taken in by his maternal uncle's family (Rorimac Brandybuck) and lives in Brandy Hall in Buckland. Because his parents would often take him to visit his mother's family there, presumably just as much as they'd visit their Baggins side relatives in Hobbiton.

Bilbo, Age 99; Frodo, Age 21: Bilbo officially names Frodo his heir and brings him to Bag End. Note, it's implied he's had lots of visits and everything in between so its not just out of nowhere.

Bilbo, Age 111; Frodo, Age 33: Gandalf visits Bilbo regarding the Ring. The Birthday Party. Frodo is officially considered an adult in the Shire.

Bilbo, Age 112: Bilbo moves into Rivendell.

Bilbo, Age 128; Frodo, Age 50: Frodo gets visited by Gandalf regarding the Ring. Frodo leaves the Shire and reaches Rivendell. Fellowship is founded.

Bilbo, Age 129; Frodo, Age 51: Sauron is defeated. Later, Grima kills Saruman.

Bilbo, Age 131; Frodo, Age 53: Bilbo and Frodo sail off to Valinor.

Presumably Bilbo and Frodo live near/in Valinor for the rest of their days. Barring health issues, Frodo should live another 40 years.

So remember when Bilbo was stressing out over the dwarves using his mother's glorybox to scrape his traveling boots off on? Keep in mind a glory box is basically a big fancy chest that young women would/do (not sure if some places still do this) put items and goods in to help prepare the dowry and then transport it to the new home.

The fact that Hobbits apparently do dowries considering how they handle gift-giving is a little confusing to me. Bungo Baggins did make Bag End for his new wife, though, so maybe both sides do an equivalent to a dowry?

But even setting aside the fact that it was a keepsake and something he clearly cherished, dude was probably still grieving his parents and here comes this pack of random ass strangers just scraping stuff on it like it's that metal thing outside of some old houses I've seen around here. I forget the word for them. Those little metal plates screwed near to the front door on the pavement so that people can scrape off mud and in some cases dogshit/horseshit before entering someone's home.

Honestly I like those plates more than the welcome mats which are often either too thin to be of real use or too difficult to clean. The plate solves both issues.

Bilbo was essentially a teenager when everyone survived a horrible winter with food shortages and vicious attacks by wolves who either overhunted or ran out of prey in their original territory. And then he was a young adult when his parents died. Hobbits come of age at 33 and live to about 90-100. 110 is old af to them while the oldest known hobbit (before Bilbo) being at 130 as incredible. Give it up for Gerontius Took, everyone: Bilbo's maternal grampa!

Also considering Lobella Sacksville-Baggins is Bilbo's immediate cousin through his father's siblings, we have a massive reason for why Lobella being a salty ass isn't just a personality trait but more about family drama. Your bachelor cousin head of the family who has apparently zero interest in marrying or having kids of his own happily visits all his relatives and makes grand gifts to people as part of the local custom regarding birthday parties (Hobbits give gifts on their birthday rather than receiving them).

And then Bilbo adopts a distant cousin instead. 1st/2nd degree actually based on family but Bilbo's grandfather's brother's great-grandson doesn't roll off as easily, although Bilbo's maternal aunt's grandson does. Meanwhile Lobella is Bilbo's uncle's daughter-in-law making her son Lotho would've been his immediate successor by inheritance laws. Of course, Lobella is no saint and she was preemptively nasty and grabby with things not even hers but I'm gonna admit, if I cared about that I would definitely feel hurt.

#lord of the rings #tolkien #bilbo baggins #frodo baggins #lobella sacksville-baggins #the hobbit #character ages #timeline #the fell winter #drogo baggins #bungo baggins #belladona baggins #primula brandybuck #belladonna took #primula baggins #hobbit customs #hobbit culture

[brigdrawsstuff]

Mirabella Took celebrating her win at the 1287 Westfarthing Cheese Rolling Gala, with her sisters, Belladonna and Donnamira. Together they make the three remarkable daughters of the Old Took.

#lotr #i am absolutely convinced that hobbits would do cheese rolling #prove to me otherwise #art #donnamira took #mirabella took #belladonna took #lord of the rings

[torchwood-99]

Bilbo: As my mother, Belladonna Took always used to say, if a guard handcuffs you to a bike rack, there's always something you can gnaw through.

#Lotr #Lord of the Rings #Bilbo Baggins #Belladonna Took #incorrect quotes #source: The Good Place

[emyn-arnens]

Crowned with Lilies Fair

Belladonna & Goldberry | G | ~700 words | @three-sentence-ficathon | AO3

Belladonna peered at the trees around her, certain she had passed them before—yes, there was the gnarled, squat one with moss draping down like the tangled grey beard of an old man, and there was the slim, lissom one bent like dancing lady, and the tall, stately one tangled in her branches was her grave partner in their ageless dance. Belladonna sighed and turned in the opposite direction; she would not find her way out by taking paths that had already proven fruitless.

As she walked, worry niggled in her stomach that perhaps she had strayed deeper into the Old Forest than was wise. She had followed the forest path from the Buckland gate, but it had taken many twists and turns, and she was not certain now that she was on the same path anymore. Folk spoke of the strangeness of the forest, of its misleading paths and of how the trees danced when there was no wind, but she had paid the rumors little mind, for she was an accomplished adventurer and had gotten herself out of many scrapes by relying on her wits. She wondered now if she ought to have heeded the rumors.

The silence of the forest was suddenly broken by the unmistakable burble of running water, and Belladonna pressed forward, tripping over roots in her haste, for she had walked for many hours without water, having finished the last drops in her water flask while eating her lunch. The trees drew back, and Belladonna glimpsed the glint of sunlight upon water. As she neared, she saw it was a pool brimming with lilies and fed by a little waterfall trickling down from a cliff.

In the center of the pool stood a tall woman clad in a gown the color of green reeds; a crown of white water lilies circled her brow, and her hair like spun gold fell over her shoulders. “Come, traveller, and be refreshed, for the water is clear and cool and sweet to drink,” said the woman, her voice low and musical.

Belladonna stepped into the pool and bent to drink. Water lilies brushed against her ankles, bobbing with her movements. When she had drunk to her fill, she straightened and studied the woman. “Are you an Elf?” she asked, for she greatly wished to meet an Elf.

The woman laughed, and her laughter was like falling rain. “Nay, I am the River-daughter. Goldberry is my name, and I am a friend to all travellers.”

“Belladonna is mine. I’m afraid I have become lost in these woods.”

Goldberry smiled. “That is easily remedied, for I know all of the turns of the river and the paths that skirt its banks. But rest now; you have walked far, and you must be weary. When you are rested, I will lead you to the path you should follow. The paths the River-daughter takes do not go astray.”

“Thank you.” Belladonna dipped her head and curtsied as her mother had taught her. “That is very kind of you.” She watched the woman curiously. “Are there other River-daughters? I have never heard of any such people before.”

Goldberry bent to wash her arms in the water. “Perhaps, perhaps not. I know only of my mother, the River-woman. But I have not seen other rivers, for I do not leave the Withywindle.” She glanced up at Belladonna and beckoned to her. “Come, join me, and wash yourself clean of the dirt of travel. It is my washing day, for spring has come again and the lilies bloom in the waters of the Withywindle.”

Belladonna stepped deeper into the pool, lilies bobbing about her, and the sweat and dirt of her wandering washed from her. She took the River-daughter’s outstretched hand and they washed themselves clean amongst the lilies and danced upon the banks of the Withywindle in the sunlight, their laughter mingling like summer rain.

Belladonna returned home with her arms laden with white lilies, whose beauty lasted throughout the spring and summer. She told no one of where she had found them in the heart of the Old Forest, nor of the River-daughter who danced along the banks of the Withywindle. And if she had learned the secrets of the River-daughter and her mother, she spoke of them to none. But she sought ever for their sisters in the hidden river-dells and forgotten streams of the Shire.

#3sf24 #lotr #belladonna took #goldberry #lotr fic #tolkien fic #in which i can't keep to three sentences #my fic

[trashanstuff]

Tales from far away lands

Bella and Bungo have known eachother since they were kids.

As the respectable Baggins he is, Bungo isn’t at all the adventurous type but he still fascinated with about heroes and creatures that roamed middle earth. He eventually tells to Bella about them and she feels compelled to go see those far away places for herself

#belladonna took #the hobbit fanart #the hobbit #Bungo baggins #bilbo baggins #I'm sorry if its not very clear #english is not my first language #tolkien fanart #tolkien

[retellingthehobbit]

She!

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[thelordofgifs]

Obscure Tolkien Blorbo: Round 2

Azaghâl vs Belladonna Took

Azaghâl:

The Lord of the Dwarven city of Belegost. He was a friend and ally of Maedhros and died covering his retreat at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

DWARF RIGHTS!! he Compels me is all. cmon “guy who died driving glaurung off the field at the nirnaeth” is ICONIC AS HELL and also i love his & maedhros’ friendship that i made up in my head. they are leadership besties.

Belladonna Took:

Bilbo Baggins’s mother.

She’s Bilbo’s mom. She’s named after a poisonous plant. She most likely went on adventures before she was married.

Round 2 masterpost

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[maironsbigboobs]

@lotrladiessource ➡ LOTR LADIES WEEK DAY ONE: HOBBITS

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[lotrladiessource]

Lotr Ladies Week is only a month away!

Starting July 17th, 2023, we’ll be hosting Lotr Ladies Week, a week dedicated to appreciating the female characters of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, from the queenly Arwen and courageous Eowyn to merry Goldberry and fierce Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.

Guidelines:

Tag your posts with #lotrladiesweek and mention @lotrladiessource

We’re focusing on female characters from The Lord of the Rings itself & ones with connections to it, such as second age characters like Tar-Miriel, and characters from The Hobbit like Belladonna Took. There are many other amazing women from the Silmarillion and such, but this is the LotR Ladies chance to shine!

Fanwork of all kind is welcome- art, fanfic, gifsets, graphic/aesthetic edits, fanmixes, headcanons, crafts, anything!

Per our usual policy, we will not reblog nsfw content

Bigotry of any kind will not be tolerated

Prompts:

(Note: the prompts are completely non-mandatory and can be mixed and matched however you would like to use them! They’re just meant to provide a range of creative inspiration and you don’t have to use them at all!)

Day 1: Hobbits | Warm colours | Resilience | Music/Lyrics | Fairytales & Legends Day 2: Women of the North | Cool colours | Love | Minimalism | Family Day 3: Dwarrowdams | Monochrome | Joy | Motifs | Language Day 4: Women of the South | Black & white | Courage | Typography | Parallels Day 5: Elves | Pastels | Grief | Portraits | Archetypes Day 6: Original Characters | Complementary Colours | Anger | Faceless | Textual ghosts Day 7: Freeform | Multicolour | Hope | Blending | Alternate Universes

Happy creating! Feel free to shoot us an ask if you have any questions ⭐

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