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Maybe he grew this in memory of Thorin. As you can see, it does suit him quite fine.

Now for some Merry, because he's currently in second place. And also because of those eyes...

I was gonna save Frodo for later, but then I found this screencap. Just the pose one needs to rock a new facial 'do, am I right? (I keep finding the derpiest Bakshi-Frodo pics! XD)

What can Pippin say? When it works, it works.

For someone as humble as Samwise Gamgee, a simple handlebar and goatee ought to do. (Frodo seems to be doing his best not to be totally obvious, but I do believe he approves...)

Yay! Another reason to edit Lord Elrond, other than artificially forming an Arwen! And by the look on his face, he expected someone with a beard like Boromir has, to know better...

Legolas was gonna shout, "Fly! Fly! The bearding is upon us!", but then he saw Gimli's reaction...

Although when Gimli sees this, Legolas had better be ready to engage in a four-way with Gimli, Lady Galadriel, and Lord Celeborn...

I'm gonna go out on a headcanon limb and say that Lute-Guy in the background on the left is Lindir, just to have another reason to do one of these. Although, now that I think about it, there was a request to specify in notes, if you have another option other than the named ones in mind...

Lord Celeborn may look a bit like Scott Calvin, here, but for sure, Gimli doesn't stand a chance, now...

And since Barliman Butterbur isn't portrayed as having facial hair in the Bakshi version, he does now. Also, his expression here reminds me of a Nisse man my family has considered a Christmas decor staple for decades, now. :)

Ah, Uglúk, my love. You look good in anything.

All Éowyn really needs is a handlebar mustache. (It was absolutely needed, however. Never doubt that...)

It's not just my rose-tinted contact lenses; the Orcs genuinely look good with beards. Did Tolkien ever mention if they could grow any?

Now, I was gonna do a joke about the ongoing debate of whether or not Balrogs have beards, but... the Bakshi one kind of does, as it turns out? So instead, we'll jump straight to the best, saved for last:

Didn't think I'd skip out on him, did you folks? And now, I'm absolutely beat! Maybe I should just stick to essay responses, in future...

According to Tolkien, Elves and Hobbits (mostly) don't have beards. Let's ignore that.

#The lord of the rings #I might do this for others on this list who appeared in the Bakshi film #And update this reblog; of course #This is fun!!! #screencap edit #Finally that's done!

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That back paw on the keyboard looks like Kramer insulting the Italian calzone restaurant. :D

“This is Nick. If you won’t maintain a healthy work-life balance, he’ll do it for you. 12/10“

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Oops

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Helicopter purring

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'The Rose Tribe' taken from 'Illustrations of the Natural Orders of Plants' by Elizabeth Twining.

Published 1868 by Sampson Low, Son, and Marston.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

archive.org

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personal work | oil and wax, powdered lead glass, 24k gold, rough opal, cut and polished opal, crushed fire opal, gilded porcelain

The Pale Horse is done! \0/

i am REALLY happy with how this turned out. and the original has a shimmer i wasn't able to get in the photo.

enjoy!

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He has become ungovernable

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So far so good, Sam!

It has long been clear that Sam (usually) wins (almost) any poll he's in - unless Bill the Pony is an option. In fact, Bill the Pony is so popular that he was previously voted the "real" hero of Lord of the Rings!

So alright, fine. Let's see how they do head to head. Sam dispatched both Elrond and Pippin with ease, but will he find a more difficult opponent in the Battle of Bywater's most notable participant? Or will Bill "turn tail and dash away" as he did at the entrance to Moria, fleeing from the Watcher's tentacles? Only time (and the results of this poll) will tell!

#the lord of the rings

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Strawberries don't live up to their name, either. Not a straw in sight.

Radagast to Gandalf in the forest, high on Shrooms

Radagast: Fruits that do not live up to their names; passionfruit, grapefruit, honeydew and dragonfruit. Gandalf: Fruits that do live up to their names? Radagast: Orange.

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Matter of fact, I've long-since cultivated my own metaphor for dynamics such as this: We have to liken parental love to urine, and narcissism to a swollen prostate. The love exists, but it's being severely blocked from flowing naturally.

#the lord of the rings #There's also a good 'out of context' statement somewhere in that...

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Something that's really satisfying about Faramir and Eowyn is that Eowyn's needs are finally given some focus, and someone else is being the carer for a change.

Eowyn; as her uncle's dry nurse, has had the bulk of being the family carer fall on her shoulders for many years. It's a hard role in itself, and especially in such awful circumstances, and for a person like Eowyn who has no natural calling for it, and is being deprived of living a life she actually wants in order to fulfil it. Because she's a woman and woman should just want to be carers, and therefore should not only perform that role, but do so without expectation of praise or relief.

But when she meets Faramir, it is Faramir who is putting in that effort, showing her he cares, trying to understand her hurt and her feelings so he can support her. He's taking that burden off her shoulders for once and is showing her she deserves to receive the same amount of support and care as she has been giving others.

Furthermore, during that process he begins by pitying her, but comes to respect her more, showing Eowyn that to be cared for, to be vulnerable, doesn't mean having her strengths and accomplishments overlooked. And actually, in being vulnerable, her excellent qualities are allowed to shine through all the more.

In turn, I think Faramir, who is a natural carer, probably found some relief getting to put down his weapons and put his gentle heart to work for once.

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Hold on, I'm having Elrond thoughts right now. He looked at the mistakes of his ancestors and said "Nope. Not doing that again." When he sends Aragorn on the quest to destroy the ring he doesn't do it to get rid of him, like Thingol did with Beren. He does it because he knows love is powerful and he wants him to succeed. When he builds a secret kingdom, he makes sure to make it warm and welcoming for weary travelers, instead of keeping it hidden for everyone but a few select individuals. When the fellowship gets together, he tells them to swear no oaths. He's a symbol of the reconciliation between peoples: He has blood from the Maiar and blood from the Edain, he was raised by Feanorians, he is married to a lady born from the love of a Noldo and a Sinda. He keeps a pet hobbit around his house and takes him with him when he leaves Middle Earth. His father is a wandering star that shines for all, and when people need help they go to Elrond, because they know Elrond can help. So yeah, those are the Elrond thoughts I'm having.

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In honor of Earth Day, here’s Tolkien as the Lorax (I was inspired by their shared love of trees).

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Words to live by.

Pippin Took as text posts

#the lord of the rings

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Clouds over the glacier

Gosausee, September 2023

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so my family went to the tulip fields and my little sister didn’t have a good time at all