#rohhirim

[butchboromir]

oh my god WHAT is with the crazy high notes in rohhirim live on the wacken mainstage this year. he's insane how can he do that

#also meine lieblingsband..... auf der wacken mainstage........ #<- don't know what def article wacken takes so ??????

[intervoids]

some rohhirim after seeing eowyn bring down an oliphant: gay now -_-

[eldamaranquendi]

Éowyn by https://www.artstation.com/denver_balbaboco_art

#tolkien #jrrt #jrrtolkien #jtt tolkien #The Lord of the Rings #lord of the rings #LOTR #eowyn #rohhirim #rohan #Saskia van Uylenburgh #miranda otto

[cultofthewyrm]

Ride of the Rohhirim by Bekarys Zhabagin

#lord of the rings #middle earth #fantasy art #rohan

[lordoftheringsfanart]

Ride Of The Rohhirim by Bekarys Zhabagin Source: https://ift.tt/2QSs3Ch

#lord of the rings online #lord of the rings wiki #lord of the rings cast #lord of the rings shop #lo

[flying-elliska]

lotrblogging pt 2 - Return of the King extended edition

- I just love this movie so much, it’s just a collection of big narrative payoffs and it’s so satisfying ! 

- I honestly hate Denethor more than Sauron ; he’s just such a compelling antagonist, that despicable figure of authority that lets his biases completely corrupt everything, seeing only what he wants to see, and a good example of the dangers of unfettered pessimism that passes off cowardice as ‘realism.’ And of course what would a story be without at least one terrible father figure, I mean. Also the noble but pointless sacrifice of Faramir/Pippin singing/the triviality of Denethor’s terrible table manners still gives me so much chills. i can’t help but think of Tolkien going through wwi, one of the most egregious examples of brave young men being sacrificed to the pride of older officials, safe behind the battle lines, for completely trivial reasons. Ugh. 

- i think what is so amazing about this movie is that most of the heroes go through a moment of being completely hopeless : Pippin and Gandalf in an assieged Minas Tirith, the Rohhirim charging a much bigger army, Frodo and Sam having to go through Mordor and talk about not coming back, the last battle at the Black Gate they know they can’t win but is meant as a diversion, etc. And from their limited perspective, it really is. But they decide to fight regardless ; and then they realize they’re not as alone as they thought ; because everyone decided to fight. It’s like the opposite of the Prisonner’s Dilemma, and it’s like the Good Ending for so many of the problems facing the world and it’s such a satisfying narrative and ugh - i’m emo

- i already talked about this re : masculinity and shit but i just love how emotionally open everyone is in this movie ! it’s just so fucking delightful ! i think this is part of why i loved the movies so much as a neuroatypical kid who had trouble regulating/expressing emotion. It’s also very straightforward, with little irony or second degree or whatever. very relaxing. I mean, take Aragorn, in the books he is honestly kind of boring, he’s so aloof and serious and remote, but in the movies he just cares so much ! i mean that look of utter devastation on his face when he gets out of the caves and thinks he hasn’t been able to convince the ghost army ! beautiful !!! it could be cheesy or trite but they just play it so earnestly and fully, it’s just !!!!! yeah !!!!

- honestly throwback to my teen self having a crush on a different character everytime i rewatched the movies there are a lot of beautiful people in there

- i find it very unrealistic that there is not one culture in there that has warrior women. and very bland. especially the Rohirrim who are kind of Viking-like, and have a word for ‘shieldmaiden’ apparently but there’s only one around ? and what about the elves who are all supposedly badass and indestructible ? i’m sure any elf maiden could like, seriously fuck up a human dude, also having thousands of years to train. gender roles being so unquestionably replicated in fantasy settings where they don’t necessarily makes sense is so annoyinnnng. that said, Eowyn’s ‘i am no man’ moment of ultimate badassery is just....still so incredible. But I’m glad they didn’t include the moment where Eomer is all ‘war is the province of men’ in the cinematic version because that makes him look like a serious dick tbh and he already doesn’t have a lot of personality so...

- i know it’s based on ancient myth where these archetypes are frequent but like, the worldbuilding is really full of like...um...uncomfortable tropes, like the evil races concept is one thing, but then the movie topped it up with some really problematic design choices, like making some of the men aligned with Sauron look distinctively middle-eastern which, yikes. As a product of its time there’s a lot worse, but i like to think if they remade it today they would be more aware of this, as I am watching these movies as an adult. And also, glad that fantasy is moving away from these tropes today, at least in books. 

- man i love Legolas. he just seems high half of the time, spouting off epic poetry in the middle of a creepy cave full of skulls that’s only tangentially related to whatever is happening. he stops a minute to be a snarky badass, then he goes back to thinking about poetic stacks of mist and golden leaves or whatever. legend. absolute goals. also that drink-off with gimly where he wins and is like ‘oh my fingers are tingling’ with a delicate finger motion. so stupid. amazing. 

- monarchy is bad etc but i love narratives about kingship/leadership as acts of service, and stuff about the king being linked to the land and if he fucks up then everything goes bad, he can’t just do whatever, as a proto-pattern of accountability of power, and mankind having to be a good steward. and Aragorn as a healer. 

- i skipped the bits with the giant spider. when there’s a giant spider in a movie i always make a point of honor to skip it. because that’s just unnecessary. 

-  Sam and Frodo’s relationship is so beautiful, ugh. And honestly it kills me everytime, how there’s these big epic battles but they’re put in parallel with the small acts of compassion and kindness of these two, and with Gollum as well. How these small, personal struggles matter just as much. And of course, the ending, with Frodo failing and Gollum stealing the ring from him and then falling into the pit of Mount Doom...That moment puzzled me for a long time. It highlights the importance of Frodo’s compassion, but it’s also very disturbing, because it shows how much is left to chance in the end, like the fate of the world wasn’t determined by a grand gesture or someone making the right choice. This probably haunted Frodo for the rest of his days. Maybe it shows the importance of putting yourself on the right path ; but also in the end, so much of history really comes down to chance and unrelated stuff. 

- overal it just holds up so well. the visual effects are still mostly incredible and there is such craftsmanship in there, i can’t believe those movies are almost 20 yrs old. i remember my parents allowing me to skip school to go see Return of the King with them, felt like one of the best days of my life lmao. i think part of what makes them so great - compared to stuff like GoT, which had also amazing craftsmanship, but the story really doesn’t make me want to rewatch at all - is that there is this sense of wonder about it. (and they’re not trying to avoid being seen as fantasy, lol.) It’s not shy about the whole ‘and here’s a totally different world, isn’t that awesome !’ thing. And the character arcs are just incredible. It’s far from being flawless, it’s very pompous at times, it’s a zero in terms of diversity, and I can see that more clearly now. But I like that it’s aware of its own myth-like aspects ; stuff that I used to find lame, like Gandalf calling the moth or the eagles, bother me a lot less, because the point is not Realism!!!. It’s the metaphor of small gestures and signs of hope in times of tyranny and mass violence. And that holds on its own. 

#lord of the rings #lotr #ellie watches things

[adelaide-swiftheart-sso]

I’d love to see the Polish Hussars referenced in SSO

In case you haven’t heard of the Polish/Winged Hussars, they were basically the real life equivalent of the Rohhirim in Lord of the Rings (you can find a song about one of their more famous battles here).

They were originally light cavalry compromised mostly of outcasts, but later had heavy units. These guys were batshit nuts, and had giant wings strapped to their armor. They usually fought with lances and sabres, but small firearms and light axes weren't uncommon. These guys were a LEGIT force on the battlefield.

I’m not really sure how SSO could incorporate them, but a statue or some such thing would be really freaking cool 

photo from the Warsaw Museum display

#sso #star stable online

[medicinemane]

I think the biggest problem with the Peter Jackson movies is taking away agency from characters

Like Theoden is a perfect example. Changed from a ruler who is afraid and listens to bad counsel, but ultimately his own person making his own mistakes, to someone literally magically being subdued

Merry and Pippin cleverly and actively manipulate one of the orcs from Mordor into thinking they have the ring, specifically imitating gollum. They directly get him to get them away from their captors and then killed by Rohhirim so they can escape

In the movie... the orcs just kind of get into a fight about food, and they sneak away

That's one thing I very much don't like

[deborahfouts99]

Pararam dum duum duuuum duuuum duuuum Muster the Rohhirim

#funny #infinityfunny #infinityfunnycom

[vitos-ordination-song]

the fact that people focus on Tolkien’s sexism rather than his racism, when overall he’s pretty good about his female characters but his works have strong colonial themes, is a really good example of white feminism.

#his racism isnt THE WORST but it's majorly there #like at one point he writes that the numenorians were a colonial power and ppl were justified in hating and fighting them #but that doesnt stop him from idealizing 'the west' in his works #and portraying the non white ppls as vaguely bad #theres the expansionist themes in the silmarillion #the racial coding of the orcs #the glorification of white skin #even tho he opposed anti semitism and nazism he still wrote the dwarves as an antiseministic caricature #while his sexism is honestly p mild for the times #ppl point to eowyn as being a nerfed female character #but i dont think she is at all #shes not 'powerful lady just needs to get married' #she was literally suicidal and hated herself for being rohhirim #and wanted aragorn to socially climb #so her ending works quite well #yes hes all about marriage but still. pretty good w his ladies overall

[lotro-play]

{ SPOILER ALART } Guthlaf the banner-bearer of King Théoden.

#Rohir #Rohhirim #Rohan #Theoden #The Battle of Pelennor fields

[butchboromir]

been really into rohhirim by feuerschwanz lately

[dream-of-another-worlds]

LOTR meme: 2/8 characters - Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohhirim

,,You fool. No man can kill me. Die now.''

,,I am no man!''

#lotr #lord of the rings #eowyn #rohan #rohhirim #natgul #witch king #i am no man

[eldamaranquendi]

Forth Eorlingas! by https://www.instagram.com/jennydolfenart/

"And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns, in dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last.”

#tolkien #jrrt #jrr tolkien #The Lord of the Rings #lord of the rings #lotr #rohhirim #theoden #eomer #eowyn #merry #merriadoc brandybuck

[eldamaranquendi]

Eowyn BY ArvidHjorth

#tolkien #jrrt #jrr tolkien #the lord of the rings #lord of the rings #LOTR #eowyn #rohan #rohhirim #dernhelm

[eldamaranquendi]

Meduseld by https://www.instagram.com/annkutzer/

#tolkien #jrrt #jrr tolkien #the lord of the rings #LOTR #lord of the rings #rohan #Meduseld #rohhirim