#perhaps if it wasn't midnight this would have been a thoughtful rant or deconstruction

[kindlythevoid]

"There seemed to be an understanding between Dernhelm and Elfhelm, the Marshal who commanded the eored in which they were riding.”

Return of the King pg. 101

OH REALLY. IRREGULAR-LOOKING NEWCOMER DERNHELM has an UNDERSTANDING with ELFHELM, THE MARSHAL THEY ARE RIDING UNDER WHO FALLS UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE HOUSE OF EORL. HOW INTERESTING.

#no no nothing suspicious about this at all #i love the hobbits but Merry is BLIND #the barest of context clues is the only thing this hobbit can find #i understand he's under a lot of stress #i understand he misses Pippin #but irl I think it's really funny re-reading this XD #like reading this for the first time with no context must either be clear as day or absolutely mind boggling #but knowing is just #ten times funnier #it makes scenes like these either super funny or super sad #there is no in between #but yeah #perhaps if it wasn't midnight this would have been a thoughtful rant or deconstruction #but unfortunately i got around to this draft at now time so this is the format I am subjecting you all to #and it involves intense suspicious side-eyeing #the lord of the rings #just yelling into the void #kiki re-re-re-reads the lord of the rings #eowyn #dernhelm #tolkien quotes #quotes #elfhelm #damn can't believe there wasn't a tag for everyone's favorite side character elfhelm #gosh where are his people at??