#lord of the rings movies

[pollsforpondering]

#gigolas #lord of the rings #gimli #gimli son of gloin #legolas #lotr #fandom polls #gay? polls #lord of the rings movies #lotr poll #lord of the rings poll #legolas x gimli #tumblr polls #polls

[tolkienosaurus]

#tolkien #lord of the rings #lotr #lord of the rings movies #gamling #helms deep #imrahil #cirdan #tom bombadil

[alannacouture]

I’m not a huge fan of the ridiculously long Hobbit movies, but Lee Pace is the most precious person in the world

#the hobbit #the hobbit movies #the hobbit cast #the hobbit memes #lee pace #thranduil #orlando bloom #legolas #jrr tolkien #tolkien elves #lord of the rings #lord of the rings movies #lord of the rings cast #lotr #lotr cast #alannacouture

[andromeda3116]

people actually went on about how game of thrones made it socially acceptable to be a fantasy nerd, as though the lord of the rings movies hadn't been released less than a decade earlier and left far greater cultural ripples and i am just

got may have made the adults feel better about liking fantasy, but lotr got into the kids' heads when they (we) were just young and impressionable enough to be absolutely transported and emotionally rewritten by don't you leave him, samwise gamgee and my brother, my captain, my king and and rohan will answer

lotr was rewriting entire generations' brain chemistry long before asoiaf and so obviously it's not fair to compare any post-lotr fantasy novel to it, and each book series was trying to do different things within their own spheres and so that also is not a fair comparison, but in terms of the cultural impact of the adaptations that came out within a decade of each other, saying that it was game of thrones that made fantasy mainstream is baffling

game of thrones could only run because the lord of the rings movies laid the path, and i will die on this hill

#lotr #lord of the rings #lord of the rings movies #i started this post because ''may it be'' came up on my playlist but now i think i'm going to start my nth rewatch of the trilogy #there is a lot to discuss about it re: comparison to the books but it's like... #for all the changes they made - good and bad and neutral - everyone involved in making the films *loved* the source material #they all *wanted* to do justice to it and believed in it and it shows #i think of some posts i've seen about how frustrating this modern push towards tongue-in-cheek irony over sincerity #so afraid to be corny or cheesy that you have to tack a joke onto every real emotional moment #like no fuck that #give me sam hauling frodo onto his shoulders saying ''i can't carry it for you but i can carry you'' #give me aragorn gently kissing boromir's forehead as he dies #give me merry and pippin throwing themselves at the uruk hai to distract them from frodo #give me theoden's grand speeches and gandalf's pained expression when frodo says he'll carry the ring #tbh i think that sincerity is a large part of *why* it has such staying power even now #because it is a story you are meant to get deeply emotionally invested in and not hold yourself a little ironically apart from #it isn't meant to sell merch it's meant to bring you to middle-earth and capture your heart and make you believe that the war can be won #with love and loyalty and hope and fellowship and fidelity and integrity and just... just refusing to give in to despair #it is earnest. it is unafraid to be melodramatic or corny because it believes in the story it's telling. #and so it imprinted onto a whole generation growing up right at the cusp of a barrage of apocalypses #anyway. i have Feelings about these movies and their impact and how that mirrors and enhances the books' own impact

[manmadedonut]

#lotr #lotr memes #lord of the rings movies #aralas #legolas x aragorn #aragorn #legolas

[gloomwitchwrites]

Hii I like your writings! If you're still taking requests, can you write something about Eomer and the female reader? The reader is Aragorn's older sister. A ranger and a renowned warrior. After Eomer personally meets the owner of the stories he's been hearing for years, he may begin to fall in love with her. If you write, thank you in advance, if you don't I totally understand, no problem.~

Greetings, Anon! I'm SO sorry it took me so long to get to this request. It has been sitting in my inbox for a hot minute. Thank you so much for reaching out and dropping this off. I hope you enjoy this little thing I put together.

A Sudden Spark

Éomer x Female Reader

Content & Warnings: mild suggestive themes, slight canon-divergence, fluff, yearning, crush at first sight

Word Count: 1.4k

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The Great Shadow is fading.

Evil is not gone. It is simply receding, lingering in the farthest reaches, waiting for the final blow of steel that will eventually come. There is a brightness that stretches over everything like a warm blanket draped across the shoulders. It is as if the Sun returned after a long sleep.

Éomer breathes deep, allowing the brilliance of sunshine and the floral aroma on the wind to fill his lungs. A peace settles over him, a gentleness that extinguishes all ache from the last few months. Éomer is battle-weary. He lost his uncle, and nearly lost his sister.

A few years of peace are what he and everyone needs.

Turning away from the Pelennor Fields, Éomer reenters the feast hall of Merethrond. Taking up residence beside a tall, white pillar, Éomer observes the crowd around him, drinking from his mead cup. Everyone is in a celebratory mood. As they should be.

The battle is over. Gondor has a king. And yet, there is still so much to do.

Éomer celebrates along with them. The mead is delicious if a bit strong, and he has a tender urge to experience life. A fair maiden with lovely lips and curves would surely satiate that subtle hunger.

But darkness and duty lurk in the back of his mind. The bright sunshine and fresh air only quieted it for a moment. Rohan is without a king. Éomer will take up the title. He has not officially been crowned but it will happen after all of this is done. From this point on, Éomer must serve his people in more ways than he has previously. While he has always been a ferocious fighter and a skilled rider, the politics of ruling will become a new burden.

Éowyn will support him, but for how long? She is currently tangled up in Faramir’s arms, the two of them moving across the floor in a dance that sends the bottom of her dress spinning. Her smile is wide and pure, cheeks lightly flushed from exertion and most certainly from the beginnings of love. Faramir’s smile is just as wide and bold, their gazes locked on one another as if there is no one else in the room.

No. Éomer will not always have his sister. It appears that he will lose her to another sooner rather than later. But he is not upset. If anything, he is happy for her. She deserves so much, especially after all they’ve lost.

That leaves only him. He too will need someone at his side that is more than simple counsel. Éomer will need a wife. That is the reality of things. Someone for him to love and to love him in return, to birth his children, to listen and give advice, and to assist in taking care of the realm. While it is a duty, Éomer deeply longs for companionship.

But all this responsibility subdues the celebratory mood. It slots his thoughts into all that must be done on his return to Edoras.

Éomer is happy for Aragorn. He is happy that Gondor has a king, and that Gondor will be a great ally. He is happy that Aragorn has reunited with the woman he loves, and that the lands are no longer scarred by darkness and death.

He takes a long swig of his mead, leaning harder against the pillar as he observes the dancers in the middle of the hall. The mead is strong and sinking into his bones. The buzz is sharp in his blood.

“Not joining in?” The feminine voice draws Éomer’s attention away from the dancing couples and to the end of his right shoulder.

Éomer freezes, his mead cup halfway to his mouth. The woman standing next to him smiles sweetly. Your gentle beauty is soft and inviting. As Éomer continues to stare, that sweetness morphs into amusement, and that one look sends a little shiver up his spine to slice through his heart.

When he doesn’t answer, you arch a single eyebrow, and Éomer hastily clears his throat.

“Not for me,” he admits, immediately drinking some of his mead.

“Dancing?”

Are you asking him? It feels like you are but Éomer hasn’t always been successful about understanding a woman’s signals when she’s interested. Usually, Éomer is the one approaching.

Éomer nods because he doesn’t trust his voice. He might choke on his words this time instead of a simple cough.

There is a stretch of silence before you speak again. “But you are celebrating.” You nod toward his cup. Éomer briefly glances at your empty hands.

“And you are not partaking,” he comments.

You laugh. “The Lord of the Mark is observant,” you tease, smile stretching toward your ears.

Another stretch of silence, and your eyebrows start to rise toward your hairline, head tilting slightly. Éomer blinks and then heat rushes up his cheeks.

By the Gods, he should have realized sooner.

Éomer pushes off from the pillar, straightening his shoulders and back, smoothing the front of his formal tunic. “Would you—”

“Yes,” you reply automatically, eagerly reaching for him.

Your hand is warm in his. Éomer follows, allowing you to lead, dropping his drink somewhere on a random table before entering the crowd of dancers. The music is upbeat and light. Éomer wouldn’t call himself graceful, but he did grow up learning traditional dances for this very reason.

But you continue to lead, and somehow that is comforting. Éomer is always prepared to take charge and make decisions. He does none of that now. You are smiling, clasping his hand, this stranger that has suddenly captured all his attention.

Perhaps forgetting for a bit is a good thing.

Éomer goes through two dances with you before the music slows a bit. Before, he hardly had a chance to speak, but now the two of you are close together, bodies pressed tight. He briefly glances over your shoulder and notices Arwen’s smile. She is watching him, and you. His gaze falls to the man beside her.

There is a slight frown on Aragorn’s face. Why is he frowning? Why does he appear concerned?

“You know my name but I’m afraid I do not know yours,” says Éomer, his face slightly tilted toward your own.

You give it casually and Éomer blanches. He knows that name. He knows who you are.

For the time he’s known Aragorn, Éomer has heard the stories from others, never from the man himself. He keeps you secret, not leaning into the tales told about you. You are his sister, the elder but not by much. But you are not soft and delicate, or so Éomer has been told.

You are daring. Adventurous. A fierce warrior and Ranger. You wield sword and bow with gracefulness and deadly aim. Éomer had heard that the Rangers came during the battle, but he did not see you. Then again, Éomer was far too busy trying to keep himself and his fellow Rohirrim alive.

The image he built of you in his head does not match the woman before him. The way you match his every step and how your hands feel against him, all speak to gentler things. Before him is a sweet and soft woman, but as he peers closer, Éomer notices the subtle shifts of your movements. There is a warrior’s grace to the fluidity of your body against his and with every leading step.

There is power within you along with the soft.

Éomer’s heart suddenly snags, stuttering before becoming a pounding drumbeat. When you turn your smile back to him all coherent thought leaves his brain except one.

She’d be a fierce queen.

The music swells and then melts away, and you release Éomer to step back and bow deeply. Éomer mimics the movement. When the two of you straighten, it is at the exact same time, and then you step far too close for a stranger.

“This is where we part,” you murmur, soft lips forming the words yet also sending Éomer’s brain into a foggy scramble.

You incline your head and begin to draw away. Like a lightning strike, Éomer moves into the space you just occupied, snatching your wrist to pull you close.

Your lips part in surprise, chest heaving slightly. Éomer’s gaze drops to the exposed tops of your breasts.

“This is where we part,” he repeats, gaze returning to your face. “For now.”

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[dio-icarticaae]

Me every time I watch The Two Towers when it starts mischaracterizing Faramir:

#faramir #lord of the rings #tolkien #lotr #lord of the rings movies #the two towers #FARAMIR IS *NEVER EVER* TEMPTED BY THE RING IN THE BOOKS

[domonicriley]

#lord of the rings #lotr #tolkien #j r r tolkien #middle earth #peter jackson #lord of the rings movies #polls #tumblr polls

[echo-bleu]

"But more than this, I know it in my heart. He was my brother."

[ID: digital painting. In the foreground is Faramir (movie looks/design) sitting with a broken horn in his hands, looking sad. Above him in the background, like in a mist, are two memory scenes: of Boromir as a child carrying a sleeping Faramir on his back, and of the two of them as young adults, Boromir affectionately ruffling Faramir's hair. Faded in the background is a faint outline of Minas Tirith. The painting is framed with two white lines, cut by white trees of Gondor in each corner.]

#faramir #boromir #lotr #lord of the rings #faramir fanart #boromir fanart #lord of the rings movies #lotr movies #lord of the rings fanart #echo's drawings #digital art

[tolkienosaurus]

#tolkien #lord of the rings #lotr #denethor #faramir #isildur #lord of the rings movies

[alannacouture]

My hobbits are so old…yet those movies are still perfect

#lord of the rings #lord of the rings movies #lord of the rings cast #lord of the rings memes #lotr #lotr movies #lotr cast #lotr memes #the fellowship of the ring #the two towers #return of the king #hobbits #frodo baggins #samwise gamgee #merry brandybuck #pippin took #frodo and sam #merry and pippin #elijah wood #dominic monaghan #sean astin #billy boyd

[andromeda3116]

the only unrealistic or impossible to believe thing in the entire lotr movie series is how frodo and sam maintain their luxurious hobbit curls all the way to mordor

#lord of the rings #lotr #lotr films #lord of the rings movies #peter jackson lord of the rings #samwise gamgee #frodo baggins #i caved and rented the theatrical edition of tt from amazon because my soul desperately needs it right now #the extended edition of fellowship was a reasonable price but they jacked it up for the other two and the ee are way more expensive #so i had to grit my teeth and settle for the theatrical releases #it's an open secret that my brother is getting me the full extended edition boxset for christmas #(by ''open secret'' i mean ''i sent him a list of retailers that sell it and at what price'') #but i couldn't emotionally wait until christmas to continue my re-re-re-re-watch

[fearofgodandtolkien]

*watching lotr*

me: where is it where is it where is it where is it where is it where is it where is it where is it where is it come on I know it's in here where is it where is it where is it

score: dah dah DAH dah dah Dah Da Da Daaaa

me: YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

#lotr #lord of the rings #lord of the rings movies #aragorn #legolas #gimli #gandalf #merry and pippin

[anghraine]

I honestly don't remember who I saw the link from, but I just found Bret Devereaux's analysis of the Siege of Gondor in the LOTR films and the book (the part most relevant to my Stewardist interests is here, but I read the whole thing once I started!). I don't agree with all his interpretations on the literary level, but they're generally defensible and the military analysis is fascinating.

An excerpt:

In contrast to the film, the book shows Faramir and Denethor’s handling of the battle as nothing short of a masterful execution of defense in depth. At each stage, the army of Mordor is forced to sustain casualties and disorder to surmount one set of defenses, only to be presented with fresh defenses and troops. At the end of it, Denethor’s sortie shatters Mordor’s vanguard and buys the escape of Faramir’s force. Thus for all of their pains and delays, the Army of Mordor faces a Minas Tirith fully defended, having lost the chance to destroy a good part of the army of Gondor in the field.

#someone who actually comprehends the strategies underpinning the siege!!! #i mean. one would hope a military historian would! but still—it's so overwritten by the films in the popular imagination #that tolkien and his characters are frequently blamed for things that the films made up #so this was genuinely refreshing as well as just generally interesting! #also as someone who is sometimes :| about the reliance on history in literary criticism #i think this is a good example of how to bridge the literature-history gap without dismissing literariness as valuable in its own right #anghraine babbles #legendarium blogging #anghraine's recs #not my meta #faramir #denethor #lord of the rings #lord of the rings movies #pj critical #(though devereaux is more generous than me by a mile. lol.)

[legolas-fan-blog]

#sorry for the repost I forgot to set it to last a week before and couldn't edit it #lord of the rings #lotr #lord of the rings polls #lotr polls #the lord of the rings #the lord of the rings polls #lotr books #lord of the rings books #the lord of the rings books #lotr movies #lord of the rings movies #the lord of the rings movies #movie polls #book polls #media polls #movies #books #books and movies #tumblr polls #polls #movies and books #the hobbit #the hobbit movies #the hobbit book #the hobbit polls

[knightofthenewrepublic]

#my memes #lord of the rings meme #lotr #lotr memes #lord of the rings #lord of the rings movies #peter jackson trilogy #aragorn #aragorn elessar #the lord of the rings #gandalf #gandalf the white #arwen #arwen undomiel #arwen evenstar #aragorn x arwen #lotr arwen #elrond #elrond half elven #aragorn ii elessar #lord of the simps