#Barrow Downs

[madcat-world]

MtG: Barrow Downs (1 of 2) - Calder Moore

#MtG #Lord of the Rings #Barrow Downs #Calder Moore #spirits #undead #fighters #tombs #scenery #game art #fantasy art #digital art

[theworldsoftolkein]

Bree-Land

#tolkien legendarium #middle earth #the lord of the rings #tolkien #the fellowship of the ring #barrow downs #jrr tolkien #the prancing pony #eriador #bree #the shire #bag end

[baheuldey]

Les Hauts des Galgals / The Barrow Downs (Tolktober, 21), 2023, encre de Chine sur papier, 21,5 x 14 cm

#art #Tolktober #Tolktober 2023 #dessin #drawing #encre #ink #encre de Chine #indian ink #Tolkien #Seigneur des Anneaux #The Lord of the Rings #Middle Earth #Barrow Downs #Hauts des Galgals #mounds #mégalithes #fantasy #landes maudites et tertres hantés

[rptv-tolkien]

Under the spell of the barrow wight

by Ted Nasmith

#lord of the rings #tolkien #hobbit #Barrow Wights #LOTR #JRR Tolkien #middle earth #barrow downs

[cornerful]

Tall Standing Stones

...passing over he saw that the rock-wall was a circle of hills, and that within it was a plain, and in the midst of the plain stood a pinnacle of stone, like a vast tower but not made by hands. On its top stood the figure of a man.

- (Frodo's dream) In the House of Tom Bombadil

...so they turned from the sight and went down into the hollow circle. In the midst of it there stood a single stone, standing tall under the sun above, and at this hour casting no shadow. It was shapeless and yet significant: like a landmark, or a guarding finger, or more like a warning. 

- Fog on the Barrow Downs

Spoilers Ahoy (nonspoiler link)

So tall stones standing in the center of flat circular spaces seems to be a theme...

I think it's interesting that both of these instances of similar geography represent entrapment.

Resting under the stone is the turning point that dooms the hobbits. When they awaken they find themselves"in an island in the fog." Said fog rises around them like a trap and, well, things go downhill from there.

Gandalf is of course imprisoned on the pinnacle of Orthanc in Frodo's dream. He says of this later: "I stood alone on an island in the clouds."

Gandalf is rescued by Gwaihir (with help from Radagast) and The Hobbits are rescued by Bombadil, with help from Frodo.

*jazz hands* parallels

Spoilers End

#lotr newsletter #lotr spoilers #lotr #barrow downs #parallels #sayin things

[friendofbears]

Always enjoyed the weird eeriness of the barrows on bree. And they're weirdly refreshing to come back to, after the Minas morgul grossness on my mains.

#lotr #lotro #laurelin server #barrow downs

[chechula]

I continue my journey through Middle-earth, now postcards from house of Tom Bombadil and Barrows-downs ♡

#tolkien #tom bombadil #barrow-downs

[mediciunicorn]

Beautiful ambiance! The decrepit tombs of kings older than nations. I adored that chapter in the books. It seemed like the spirit world would keep them chained to a cold stone forever, and they would await the coming of Sauron in pitiless repose.

#barrow downs #LOTR art #barrow wights #fantasy landscape #cold sunlight #there goes Mr. Frodo

[oneheadtoanother]

In general I think the people who bitch loudest about Bombadil being cut from every single abridged adaptation of LOTR haven't given any real thought to how they themselves would go about pruning down that unwieldy beast of a novel while preserving that particular side quest.

HOWEVER,

I am now madly obsessed with the idea of Matt Berry playing Tom Bombadil. This casting has put me in a 180° from thinking no production could do the character justice to knowing in my bones that the perfect actor is out there and would probably jump at the part.

#if you keep bombadil you pretty much have to include the whole misadventure through the old forest as well as the barrow-downs #arguably omitting the barrow-downs is worse than omitting the stay at bombadil's house #that moment is right up there with weathertop and shelob's lair in terms of the quest almost failing #and it happens before they even get to bree (!) so it's a huge moment for character development #the brush with the black rider is the first “shit is real now” moment #but none of the hobbits fully comprehended how dangerous that moment was until later

[downtonabbeysferalhousewife]

Thomas when he sees Stowell being rude to Branson:

#downton abbey #thomas barrow #tom branson #I wouldn’t mind taking him down a peg or two #Mr barrow usually has a card or two up his sleeve

[papa-evershed]

TOP FIVE FAVORITE RJC CHARACTERS as voted for by fandom in the RJC birthday poll

» Happy 47th Birthday to Robert James-Collier «

#robert james-collier #rob james-collier #robert james collier #rob james collier #mine #thomas barrow #martin evershed #saul silva #hutch hutchbert #alex #yes i'm simply posting the poll results in place of a proper birthday gifset 😬 #happy birthday 🎈🎈🎈 #am I a little sad we didn't get to include daniel watson on the poll options? yes #am I also sad Kevin didn't make the cut? also yes #but it's still a very good list so can't complain #here's hoping the universe rains down nothing but the very best it has to offer onto his precious little head today 🍻

[camille-lachenille]

I tried not to repeat myself too much from the previous poll but the movies are pretty of accurate when it come to jewellery so 🤷🏻‍♀️

#again i’d wear anything shaped like a brooch because brooches are entirely underrated jewels #so gimme all the brooches: the blue one from the barrow downs the leaf of lorien the elessar #everything! #tolkien #the lord of the rings #tolkien polls #lotr poll #lotr jewellery #jewellery

[imjulia-andilikecats]

How Romantic...

#red queen #mare barrow #glass sword #war storm #king's cage #cal calore #maven calore #old meme #random #tiberias vii calore #shade calore barrow #coriane calore barrow #marecal #yep.....dude was down bad

[rawmanticism]

I just think it's neat how the Downton franchise starts and ends with my boy Thomas getting the guy all the women have been mooning over as is his right

#thomas barrow #and yes i'm rewatching #downton abbey #god this movie is silly #oh no i've been gifted a villa in the south of france whatever shall i do with it #oh no i have to bear the crushing responsibility of being rich #'i'd rather earn my living down a mine' said the 100 year old lady who hasn't worked a day in her life #but the escapism is top notch i'll give them that #downton abbey a new era

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

Does Coppernob know that a Furness Engine that is labeled as preserved is actually buried in a mine? That must be as or more horrifying that being in a glass box.

Look, even in greenhouse days Coppernob has one of the most comfortable possible situations for a superannuated engine. He wouldn't ever claim otherwise.

They all know about poor 115. It was an awful affair. Definitely killed off any remaining vestiges of idealism the Copper-Nobs had about their directors (or THE Director), that's for sure.

That said, the other Furness engines have chosen to believe the company line that 115 is really truly out cold, never again to be conscious. Mainly because there's nothing they can do and the alternative is too horrid to contemplate.

I think it's probable, myself. Just like I believe Duke really did manage to sleep through much of his shed time. Engine sentience eventually goes offline, as it were, when they're unwanted for long enough. A hundred and thirty years will definitely do it.

(The way that F.R. 115 is listed as 'preserved' is so darkly comic, especially in a universe where engines are sapient, that I am sure that Coppernob actually has something to do with this persistent terminology. Like it's a Statement about the implications of all preservation.)

#various furness ocs #furness engines #coppernob #chatter #ttte headcanon #'do not disturb' is a viable & humane approach once a machine is no longer conscious #if you do disturb you better be ready to take full responsibility to restore them to health #if you're not then they're better off as they are #going back to the first paragraph for a mo' #tip for reading bird at barrow central is to note when nobby's situation is objectively bad (which in some respects it is!) (like that is a #and when his mental health is just spiraling down the drain #there's some overlap #but they *are* two separate things

[officialjamesflint]

okay I'm subscribed to the lotr newsletter now and today's entry has SO Much going on but the thing that stuck with me is the vivid image of aragorn just. hiding in a bush on the side of the road eavesdropping on the hobbits 😭 babygirl you are so ominous

#tam speaks #lotr newsletter #lotr #im really loving the expedience of chronological reading its really emphasizing for me how MUCH happens to these poor lil guys #like. barrow downs And the everything of bree happen within 24 hours of each other??? unhinged