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"What do you fear, lady?" he asked.

"A cage," she said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King ('The Passing of the Grey Company')

#aragorn #eowyn

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Frodo’s fate is no longer in our hands.

#aragorn #fanart

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@lotr20 | Day 1 ↳ Home: The White City

One day, our paths will lead us there and the tower guard will take up the call: The Lords of Gondor have returned.

#boromir #gondor #QUEUE.

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GRAPHIC/GIFSET TAG MEME: favourite member of the fellowship ↳ tagging @lotrlorien & @frodo-baggins ♥

#boromir

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For he was a gentle heart and a great king and kept his oaths; and he rose out of the shadows to a last fair morning.

#theoden #QUEUE.

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I know your face.

#eowyn

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TOLKIEN LADIES: Andreth Saelind

Andreth was a woman of the House of Bëor, the sister of Bregor father of Barahir (whose son was Beren One-hand the renowned). She was wise in thought, and learned in the lore of Men and their histories; for which reason the Eldar called her Saelind, ‘Wise-heart’.

#andreth

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TOLKIEN LADIES: Éowyn

“The woman turned and went slowly into the house. As she passed the doors she turned and looked back. Grave and thoughtful was her glance, as she looked on the king with cool pity in here eyes. Very fair was her face, and her long hair was like a river of gold. Slender and tall she was in her white robe girt with silver; but strong she seemed and stern as steel, a daughter of kings.”

#eowyn

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ATLAS OF ARDA ⇢ THE REGIONS OF NÚMENOR

The land of Númenor resembled in outline a five-pointed star, or pentangle, with a central portion some two hundred and fifty miles across, north and south, and east and west, from which extended five large peninsular promontories. These promontories were regarded as separate regions, and they were named Forostar (Northlands), Andustar (Westlands), Hyarnustar (Southwestlands), Hyarrostar (Southeastlands), and Orrostar (Eastlands). The central portion was called Mittalmar (Inlands), and it had no coast, except the land about Rómenna and the head of its firth.

#numenor #QUEUE.

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TOLKIEN LADIES: Silmariën

From Silmariën’s lineage came the Kings of Gondor and Arnor living in exile in Middle-earth. She was one of the most significant of Númenor’s royal family, as she inherited both the sword Narsil and the Ring of Barahir from Tar-Elendil, her father. These heirlooms were then handed down to her descendants, the Lords of Andúnië and later the Kings of Gondor and Arnor. The royal jewel, Elendilmir, included a fillet of Mithril that had once belonged to Silmariën survived the Fall of Númenor to become part of the crown of Arnor, and eventually survived up until the time of King Elessar.

#silmarien

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ATLAS OF ARDA ⇢ LAKE-TOWN

Not far from the mouth of the Forest River was the strange town he heard the elves speak of in the king's cellars. It was not built on the shore, though there were a few huts and buildings there, but right out on the surface of the lake, protected from the swirl of the entering river by a promontory of rock which formed a calm bay. A great bridge made of wood ran out to where on huge piles made of forest trees was built a busy wooden town, not a town of elves but of Men, who still dared to dwell here under the shadow of the distant dragon-mountain.

#laketown #QUEUE.

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ATLAS OF ARDA ↣ DALE

There the river, after winding a wide loop over the valley of Dale, turned from the Mountain on its road to the Lake, flowing swift and noisily. Its bank was bare and rocky, tall and steep above the stream; and gazing out from it over the narrow water, foaming and splashing among many boulders, they could see in the wide valley shadowed by the Mountain's arms the grey ruins of ancient houses, towers, and walls. “There lies all that is left of Dale,” said Balin. “The mountain's sides were green with woods and all the sheltered valley rich and pleasant in the days when the bells rang in that town.”

#dale

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Now dear Théodred lies in darkness, most loyal of fighters. The sound of the harp shall not wake the warrior; nor shall the man hold a golden wine-cup, nor good hawk swing through the hall, nor the swift horse stamp in the courtyard...

#lotredit #tolkienedit #tlotrgifs #oneringedit #oneringnet #filmtv #fyeahmovies #moviegifs #filmedit #sourcetolkien #filmgifs #fantasyedit #tolkienmine #eowyn #theodred #theoden #ourstuff* #bykara

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FARAMIR & ÉOWYN in THE LORD OF THE RINGS

And to the Warden of the Houses Faramir said: 'Here is the Lady Éowyn of Rohan, and now she is healed.' And the Warden said: 'Then I release her from my charge and bid her farewell, and may she suffer never hurt nor sickness again. I commend her to the care of the Steward of the City, until her brother returns.' But Éowyn said: 'Yet now that I have leave to depart, I would remain. For this House has become to me of all dwellings the most blessed.'

#eowyn #faramir

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March 11th - Denethor sends Faramir to Osgiliath

#faramir #return of the king #QUEUE.

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War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Númenor; and I would have her loved for her memory, her ancientry, her beauty, and her present wisdom. Not feared, save as men may fear the dignity of a man, old and wise.

#boromir #faramir

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) dir. peter jackson

#aragorn #QUEUE.