#the hobbit is forever

[coveredinsun]

i’ve seen gimleaf fics where they each try to find out how to court by the other’s traditions. and i love those, so i think they ought to be taken a step further. and i think the way to do that would be, naturally, to make bagginshield real. allow me to explain why. ahem. after the ring is destroyed, girlfailure legolas spends two weeks poring over The Ancient Texts and stressing because his one (1) friend who WOULD help him (that’s aragorn) knows jack shit about dwarves beyond the surface (no pun intended) (well gandalf knows things but gandalf is a bitch) (he would just smile at legolas knowingly and wish him good luck instead of giving him answers).

so alas, girlfailure “shit tier ass elf” legolas is left to like, idk, sulk or something in the garden he starts at the Bestie Residence in minas tirith. and after like 2 days sam’s had enough he’s like “dude your vibes are upsetting the plants.” and legolas is like “my bad bro. it just seems i know nothing about dwarves which i probably should’ve thought about before, by elf standards, getting hitched in vegas.” and sam is like “oh dwarves? just ask mister frodo ^_^ he knows tons about dwarves!” and legolas is like “what the shit? him in particular? why does he anything about dwarves?” and sam leans in reaaaalllllll close and whispers behind his hand, “well you see mister elf, mister legolas, sir, there’s always been a very healthy amount of rumors that go around in the shire about mister frodo’s uncle, mister bilbo, and the letters he used to exchange with a certain king under the mountain.” and legolas, who was THERE, is like

#WOAH THIS ENDED UP A NOVEL #girlfailure shit tier ass elf legolas i love you #society if thorin lived and frodo was a regular visitor to erebor #society if gimli was captain of the frodo defense squad #because ‘‘well you see his uncle helped my dad reclaim my kingdom so i’m basically in his debt forever’’ #gimleafposting #lord of the rings #the hobbit #lotr #legolas #gimli #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #bagginshield #gimleaf #gigolas #tolkien #coveredinsunposting

[nikuttek]

somewhere near Erebor, they're taking a well-deserved break from their royal duties.

#bagginshield #the hobbit #lotr #tolkien #my art #blehhh what are captions #this drawing took forever to finish because i got burnt out and art blocked in the middle of it but here it is now #and i couldn't be happier with the result #the result being me going through dozens of nature photographs and illustrations on pinterest lmao

[fernandesart]

Hey brother ✨️

#my art #the hobbit #fili #kili #fili durin #kili durin #the hobbit fili #the hobbit kili #durin #line of durin #tolkien #forever dear to me

[mysandwichranaway]

i keep trying to make this sort of light work and i think it always looks off, but i had fun so. Here you go!!!

#sandwichart #bagginshield #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #the hobbit #fanart #this took forever man #oh well

[entishramblings]

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Art by Ise Ananphada

#this is my absolute favorite set of art #it’s been my laptop background series for ages now #forever obsessed #it was so hard to find these in good quality and every hour searching for it was worth it #vaya what do your elf eyes see?!! a fucking fantastic peice of art #lotr #lord of the rings #the hobbit #art #LOTR art #lord of the rings art #Ise Anaphada #the fellowship of the ring #the two towers #the return of the king #legolas #aragorn #Gandalf #gimli #boromir #merry brandybuck #pippin took #frodo baggins #samwise hanger #saruman #Galadriel #eowyn #theoden #eomer #Sauron

[chicotfp]

Legolas comforting grieving Thranduil after Bard's death. Requested by amazing @lucy-verse Thank you so much for this request and for your Buymeacoffee donation.❤ Barduil has a special place in my heart. I hope you are not disappointed.

#thranduil #legolas #bard #barduil #the hobbit #lee pace #orlando bloom #the elvenking #elves #lord of the rings #photomanipulation #i am too emotional #all my boys are alive and happy forever #love them all so much #amazing request because i love dark anesthetics strong emotions and tragic stories #part 2 to my grieving Thranduil pic

[memray]

just some lads (i’m british)

#lotr #the hobbit #legolas #gimli #thranduil #gimli son of gloin #LADS LADS LADS LADS #my best friend made me watch the films and my life has changed forever #she’s also very bilbo coded. #my other friend is radagast coded #lord of the rings #lotr fanart #my friend said that my gimli is so very gimli

[princechairmanmeow]

Bonus third one that I thought was funny:

#I will forever be known as the handshake girl and I dont even care #that meme is old af but im not letting go #im old too #in my lord of the rings era #gigolas #gimli son of gloin #gimli #lotr #lord of the rings #the hobbit #legolas #legolas greenleaf #malec #magnus bane #alec lightwood #the third one is truly niche #i cant believe i even realised this #cassie im in your walls #oh yeah also #the mortal instruments #shadowhunters

[retellingthehobbit]

The Hobbit AU where Thorin survives BUT he has to deal with the same thing Bilbo did after surviving the journey. Thorin walks back into the Lonely Mountain only to find that he has been Presumed Dead, most of his things have already been sold, the Arkenstone has been auctioned off to the highest bidder, Dain is measuring his rooms as he plans to move in, Thranduil (the Sacksville-Baggins of the elves) has stolen all of his spoons and adamantly refuses to admit he is alive no matter what proofs he's given, and so on and so on

#lotr #the hobbit #im thumbnailing {REDACTED} which ive been excited for. forever #so have this post at 1:38 am #i simply had to share it with the world #i was like 'I should make a comic of this Au' #but comics are time-consuming XD #this would probably be my first prose lotr fanfic if i ever wrote it #or if someone else wants to write it... eyes emoji

[fuckyeahelijahwoodfan]

Elijah wood as Frodo Baggins and Sean astin as samwise gamgee and their hugs are all that matters 😍😍🤩

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

#elijah wood #sean astin #my precious #video game play #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #frodo and sam forever #friendship of hobbits #lotr #baldurs gate 3

[safedistancefrombeingsmart]

Martin Freeman’s characters and professions A thousand thanks to @colourfulwatson for giving me the idea (well, more like; “ You can do one of the professions Martin has acted as (police, doctor, teacher, real state agent…) which could be fun.”) for this gifset.  And it actually was fun!

#martin freeman #john watson #bilbo baggins #lester nygaard #iain mackelpie #chris carson #everett ross #my gfx #oliver chamberlain #sherlock #the hobbit #black panther: wakanda forever #fargo

[la-pheacienne]

George Martin, 2013: "In a very basic level winter is coming for all of us. I think that’s one of the things that art is concerned with: the awareness of our own mortality. “Valar morghulis” – “All men must die”. That shadow lies over our world and will until medical science gives us all immortality… but I don’t think it makes it necessarily a pessimistic world. Not any more pessimistic than the real world we live in. We’re here for a short time and we should be conscious of our own mortality, but the important thing is that love, compassion and empathy with other human beings is still possible. Laughter is still possible! Even laughter in the face of death… The struggle to make the world a better place… We have things like war, murder and rape… horrible things that still exist, but we don’t have to accept them, we can fight the good fight. The fight to eliminate those things.There is darkness in the world, but I don’t think we necessarily need to give way to despair. One of the great things that Tolkien says in Lord of The Rings is “despair is the ultimate crime”. That’s the ultimate failing of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, that he despairs of ever being able to defeat Sauron. We should not despair. We should not go gentle into that good night".

JRR Tolkien, 1962 : "One reviewer once said, this is a jolly jolly book, all the right boys come home [...]- this isn't true of course, he can't have read the story. [...] Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . . . . . (He quotes Simone de Beauvoir) 'There is no such thing as a natural death. Nothing that ever happens to man is natural, since his presence calls the whole world into question. All men must die, but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it he would sense to it an unjustifiable violation.' Well, you may agree with the words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord Of The Rings".

"Lotr is all rainbows and unicorns and Asoiaf is nihilistic and grimdark". Wrong, and wrong. In all its hope and radiance, lotr often gets very dark, and despite all the death and suffering, the hopeful moments in asoiaf shine bright. The meeting point of these two is this: having hope while in despair, and even better, refusing to give up because you have to go on despite not having any hope left.

#the fact that in possibly his most famous interview tolkien literally quotes 'all men must die' LIKE #GEORGE #I SEE U #you have studied the Professor really hard grandpa just speak your truth free urself! #don't get me wrong for me the Professor will always and forever take precedence there is absolutely no question about it BUT ALSO #stop pitting two bad bitches against eachother!! #i think about all of these a normal amount #and this is why i'll never lead a normal life #ridiculously long post #but i couldn't leave anything out #and i had MORE quotes that paralleled each other but there is a limit for the images #i must say i cried a little when i read them all back to back #especially the last sam quote #lotr #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #tolkien #tolkien quotes #asoiaf quotes #lord of the rings #the hobbit #aspa reads tolkien #aragorn #frodo baggins #sam gamgee #bilbo baggins #brienne of tarth #jon snow #jaime lannister #bran stark

[thewitchkingiscool-ace]

IT IS FINISHED

MY MAP OF MIDDLE-EARTH

IS DONE

One does not simply draw mordor (it wasn’t simple those mountains were a pain in the ass)

Some things are slightly out of proportion due to some “technical difficulties” when i drew the top left corner and also problems came from lining it all up since i did them on four separate sheets but overall i think it came out good :)

#lord of the rings #the hobbit #map of middle earth #middle earth #maps #my art #this took forever #one does not simply draw mordor #tolkien #the silmarillion #tolkien art #lord of the rings fanart

[ach-sss-no]

I feel weird giving out unprompted permission statements because I'm making a big assumption that anyone's going to want to use my work. That said I also know people do like to build on other people's art and can't always work up the nerve to ask, so: Anyone is free to use this design if they want to for any reason- I don't own this character anyway. (Although I am hopeful that you do not, you know, monetize it, because i cant do that and if you do that its not fair ;_; ) Feel free to remix, improve, use as basic inspiration, etc. I would appreciate a tag/mention if you use it so I can see what you did!

This design has evolved a little since I first started drawing it, and I will see people reblogging the original design notes and think 'oh no! those are out of date and I don't have new/accurate ones!'

Reblogging the old one is still an honor- and the first take on a design just sometimes has a different appeal because it's less refined and more chaotic (especially with a character that should be chaotic), so I suspect some people will just prefer the older drawings & they'll still get shared, which is great! But I felt as if the project was a little bit incomplete without an update, since I think I've reached the point where if you see that old post & then come to my blog and look at my current content, there's a noticeable difference.

Also I kind of like making design notes.

If anyone's wondering why things changed, the answer's really simple- 90% of it is just the result of him settling into having more consistent anatomy and facial structure so that I can keep him looking accurate across different angles and poses. If you look at the old drawings you may notice that Gollum has an inconsistently shaped squishy head. That's fine for a concept post but doesn't work as well for maintaining him across different comic panels or in an animatic, at least not the way I work.

In the same vein, while my art is still & will always be heavily stylized, I started giving him more structured semi-sorta-realistic anatomy so that he wouldn't look entirely out of place next to less bizarre-looking characters such as Aragorn. (I feel that's also helpful in nudging Gollum into the uncanny valley where he ought to be, rather than leaving him so abstractified that there's a risk you won't see anything wrong with him having noodle arms.) He also acquired the new-style 'garbage bag' outfit because I found a reference in LOTR to his arms and legs being bare/exposed (it's in one of my favorite passages, the 'an eagle would think Gollum was dead if it came by right now' passage in The Two Towers):

Not even an eagle poised against the sun would have marked the hobbits sitting there, under the weight of doom, silent, not moving, shrouded in their thin grey cloaks. For a moment he might have paused to consider Gollum, a tiny figure sprawling on the ground: there perhaps lay the famished skeleton of some child of Men, its ragged garment still clinging to it, its long arms and legs almost bone-white and bone-thin: no flesh worth a peck.

#long post #blobart #lotr #lotr gollum #lotr fan redesign #i really do love that passage because it says so much and implies more #sam and frodo are sitting there invisible because they are being protected by the gift of love and honor galadriel gave them #gollum who has been busting his butt to hide all of his life #issplatted out there like a frog entirely exposed. he has nowhere to hide and no protection- not even proper clothing #and even a carrion bird would think he was 1) dead 2) of no value #...and then we have tolkien drawing the allusion to a starved/abandoned child #it's eerie and deeply empathetic at the same time #It's also funny. why would there be an eagle here pondering gollum #same energy as 'a fox wondered why these hobbits were bobbling around in the woods' and then the fox disappears forever #also same energy as 'there was a thrush nearby. bilbo was in such a bad mood that he tried to kill it' #body horror #eye horror #unsanitary/ #bones?.... #tw: gollum #there #I will be doing a morning reblog of this because i only do this once every two years so postblock it if once was enough

[s0fter-sin]

i was making a “what has it got in its pocketses” joke and realised something very interesting. gollum only ever uses “he” as a pronoun for bilbo when he says, “he stole it. he stole it”. other than that, he exclusively uses “it” when referring to bilbo. it’s interesting that the only time he recognises his humanity is when he takes the ring from him​

he views bilbo as food for the first half of the scene so why would he use a gendered pronoun for something he’s about to eat and after he hates bilbo so much that he strips him of this momentary humanity

#its only through his relation to the ring #this thing that corrupts and epitomises human greed #that he recognises bilbo as a person #a person who covets the precious just like the last person who saw it #and then through his hatred he reduces him back to just a thing #‘curse it and crush it we hates it forever’ #no longer something to eat but something even less than that #hes acknowledged his humanity and now hes purposefully stripping it from him in his hatred #that is incredibly interesting and id love to know if im interpreting it right #its a type of emotional intelligence people dont really associate with gollum #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #far over the misty mountains cold #talk meta to me #the hobbit #lotr #lord of the rings #gollum #smeagol #bilbo baggins #an unexpected journey #riddles in the dark

[greeneyed-thestral]

#thorin's voice breaking is forever in my head #look at bilbo's eyes in the 2nd gif and notice thorin's little giggle - even he can't believe what he's doing #that hug was going to last even longer but he had to check that his hobbit was still all in one piece #the hobbit #hobbit #bilbo #bilbo baggins #thorin #thorin oakenshield #bilbo/thorin #thorin/bilbo #bilbo x thorin #thorin x bilbo #bagginshield #an unexpected journey #auj #martin freeman #richard armitage