#the hobbit headcannons

[erosofthepen]

dwavern holidays: discuss

bro loving the freedom and creativity this brings me

okay so dwarves all have their maker, Mahal, whose Aule right? im not fact checking right now so correct me if im wrong, but dwarves don't really treat their maker with a typical religious pursuit, its more like "oh yeah he's there he exists we go to him when we die ig" and thats that, theres no priests or religious rites or anything, so i assume their holidays aren't centered around him either.

also dwarves live a much longer time than humans do, so im also gonna assume that their bigger holidays aren't annual either. like maybe they're every 3 years or every 5 or 10 years, or they're in accordance with celestial shit. but the thing that gets me about celestial holidays is that dwarves are creatures that roam below the earth, the caverns and caves are their home, not the stars and the heavens, so holidays that come around every few years or so make more sense.

this brings the question of what exactly would dwarves celebrate then? we know canonically they have Durin's Day, an annual holiday that signals the start of the new year, however, i feel like besides new years, their holidays would be in accordance with the things dwarves value most. This includes smithing, crafting, mining, the riches of the earth, feats of strength, and value of close friends/family, greater than any treasure. Some dwarven holiday ideas i have are listed, with hc's around each of them.

Durin's Day- the dwarves new year. Not a huge holiday, but a nice short one, like one night of festivities. I feel that most celebrations would be more family/small group centered with this holiday, maybe a small feast and some form of dancing and music. This holiday is mostly focused on the improvements in development from one year into the next, and just a last way to celebrate before going into the depths of winter. The New Years was proclaimed by Durin the I, and has since been named in his honor.

The Fire Festival- this has been stewing in my mind for a while now. every 5 years, for two whole weeks, a huge display of dwarven craftsmanship and skill is celebrated and admired, with dwarves of all different crafts in relation to fire presenting stalls of their best works. We're talking smithies, glassblowers, candlemakers, you name it. Its a celebration of the fire that produces such great works of beauty. and the outfits... bro the outfits make this festival. everyone is decked out in reds, oranges, blacks, blues, and yellows, and positively dripping with gold and gems. the make up is usually charcoal or some sort of bright/shimmery pigment, and the hair is done in so many braids weaved with different ribbons and precious metals. fires are constantly lit, with one giant fire pit kept burning continuously throughout the entire festival, and fireworks are set off on the first and last days (we know dwarves can make fireworks from balin in the hobbit). the food is superb, with a lot of spicy main menu items and citrus and bold sweet fruits imported, and the dishes are prepared almost artfully. music and dancing play a huge part, and some dancers spend years leading up to the festival to try to capture the movements of the flame in their steps. its a bit like coachella except much much better.

Meragel (or feast of all feasts)- this whole holiday would probably occur every 25 years or so. It is, as the name implies, a feast to rival the gods. Like this is a week of feasting the whole community takes part in, and everyone eats at least the first meal together in a great hall or a large open space. A large array of meats, ales, wines, whiskey, breads, sweets, grains, root vegetables, spices, fruits, and cheeses are brought to the many many tables, and every group brings a dish (or several). This feast i feel, is explicitly a time for family and friends who love each other dearly to meet up and talk of their lives. people will travel many miles for an opportunity to connect with their loved ones again, and what better way to bond than over a delicious meal? side games and music are to be expected, though whether or not people will be able to dance depends on their ability to hold their liquor.

Rites of Strength- physical prowess and power are very important in dwarven culture, and this whole holiday is an event specifically for that. typical dwarven sports games (i wholeheartedly believe they'd have some version of rugby but as a rugby player im biased), lifting, wrestling, sparring, some form of rock/discus throwing, any shows of skill involving weaponry, and most importantly, a display for younger dwarves to prove their worth going into adulthood. I'm thinking this holiday would be around every 10 years, since that's a good window for older teens and young adults to be showing off their skills. One huge challenge is set up, with all the younglings competing against one another over the course of a moon cycle to become a champion (a new challenge is presented twice a week, and over the course of these challenges the number of competitors decreases based on skill alone, until there is one remaining). The prize for the youngling in the end is Honor and a Hefty purse of gold. Dwarves will travel to the nearest village/city of the head of one of the 7 dwarf families for the competitions, and while the challenges are ongoing it gives the adults and wee pebbles opportunities to have good rough fun with one another. also hc'ing that dís was the champion during her tournament.

Exhibition of the Sciences and Arts- dwarves have a deep love of creation and making sense of things, and science and art are so deeply intertwined that dwarves have a celebration for the two of them together. haven't thought about the time for this one, but possibly every 3 years? not sure. anyways, architecture plays a huge part in this festival (its probs the most perfect combination of the two fields, and we all know how dwarves love their geometric halls), as well as practices of logical medicine (throwing this in there but im thinking dwarves have logical medicine that they know for fool-proof physical healing and illogical medicine that is like groovy witch-craft reading signs and superstitious stuff), carving art, mathematics, acting, singing, writing, and so on so forth. its a knowledge share and a place where intellectuals feel most at home, and isn't so much a party as it is a nerd expo. super fascinating and interesting though, and a great place to find talented scientists and artists for commissions and job opportunities.

The Craft Trade- a huge market that comes along every two years where crafters display their wares for about 2-3 weeks, during the summer solstice. i feel like this would be a huge display for potters, weavers, quilters (i hc that quilters are widely respected in dwarven culture), textile merchants, tailors, cobblers, jewelry makers, spice traders, bakers, ect. its a mesmerizing and amazing place, perfect to trade and buy gifts. It's also considered good etiquette to bring food to the sellers, as dwarves are notoriously protective of their works, and they don't wish to risk leaving their stalls for too long during the day. a lot of pop up entertainment is around, from buskers to party tricks and games.

On Weddings, Birthdays, and More- Weddings are kind of a huge deal in dwarf culture, bcs you only marry if you find your One. there can be years of preparation going into a wedding, and while the actual ceremony and creation of the marriage contract (canonically, dwarves are obsessed with contracts) lasts only a day, the feast, even without the couple present, will last for a week at least. the families/friends of both parties are present and taking their well deserved break from preparations. On birthdays, the day of birth is most joyously celebrated. trusted friends and family are invited to celebrate the successful birth of another dwarf (its a long and rare process for dwarves to be born, celebration is almost a necessity) and the gifts presented to the child are spectacular, as well as the feast in the child's honor. Full birthday parties are held maybe every 30 or 50 years, and probably the largest party will be a dwarf's 100 and 200 year party. annually, not a whole lot of special emphasis is placed upon a birthday, maybe a favorite meal and small gifts given by your closest companions. afterall, when your lifespan is nearly 300 years, annual birthdays grow tiring.

welp my wrists are tired and im slouching like a shrimp, but i had so much fun writing this!!!

#asks #dwarves #dwarf #dwarven holidays #dwarf holidays #the hobbit #the hobbit dwarves #tolkien #tolkien dwarves #dwarf headcannons #the hobbit headcannons #the company of thorin oakenshield #thorin #fili #kili #dwalin #balin #bifur #bofur #bombur #oin #gloin #ori #dori #nori #fanfic #the hobbit fanfic

[laneynoir]

Random SHHEEP ponderings #7

Big Folk, after befriending a Hobbit take up the use of the phrase "Thank goodness for small mercies", the small mercies being Hobbits of course.

#SHHEEP #The Hobbit #The Hobbit Headcannons #lotr #lord of the rings

[crowrelli]

Imagine your fruity ass cousin has a mental breakdown one day and disappears? And then after YEARS of you assuming he’s dead, he shows up with a literal king on his arm and more money than you even can begin to imagine? Then after he finally stops yelling at you for taking his silverware (which he will remember till the day he dies) he just makes fun of you any chance he gets?? Tbh lobelia deserved it 💅💅

#the hobbit #bilbo baggins #bilbo baggins fanart #thorin x bilbo #thorin oakenshield #thorin oakenshield fanart #bagginshield #thilbo #fanart #doodle #Bilbo is sassy and has attitude!!! #and everyone forgets that 😭😭😭 #digital art #my art #art #also ignore these hobbit wedding headcannons bc I picture it way different I just wanted an excuse to draw them in pretty white outfits #and flowers 😭😭😭

[small-angry-turtle]

Gotta incorporate that into my belief system.

#the hobbit #lotr memes #lord of the rings #tolkien #jrr tolkien #bilbo baggins #aroace #aro positivity #ace culture #ace positivity #gay shit #gay agenda #dark headcannon #headcanon

[sharararararara]

Hello. Please write for more yandere/dark Thranduil.

DARK THRANDUIL HCS

-Say bye to your freedom, because you ain't getting it back honey.

-You have a lover? Too bad, Thranduil killed him.

-You hate him? Don't worry, he will fuck you until you say that you love him(and he knows if you mean it or not.)

-You're a mortal? Don't worry, he will find a way for you to be bound to him forever.

Did someone hurt you? The next morning they're dead.

-The guards looked at you? Looks like their eyes are gone, I wondered what happened?

-You escaped? He has already sent a thousand of his men looking for you(and don't think you can escape again, he will make sure you won't.)

-Buys dresses for you everyday.

-You like something? Looks like he bought it, lucky you.

-He will kiss you every chance he gets.

#thranduil #dark thranduil #yandere thanduil #yandere lotr #yandere the hobbit #the hobbit #lotr #lord of the rings #yandere #fanfiction #hcs #headcannons #legolas #frodo #gimli #pippin

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Idk man, i think the elves that lived in middle-earth during the years of the trees should also have some special, unique eyes that allow them to see in the darkness way better than the elves of valinor or the elves that were born after the sun and moon came about can.

Like they have cat eyes that are slitted and glow in the dark or something.

#headcannon obviously #lord of the rings #lotr #silmarillion #the hobbit #lotr elves #years of the trees #valinor #elf eyes #before the sunand moon rose #middle earth

[pinkish-orange]

Gandalf asexual confirmed

#thorin oakenshield #hobbit headcannon #bagginshield #bilbo baggins #hobbit #the hobbit #gandalf #character ai #frodo and sam

[clovenly]

What does it feel like to be held by the different characters? Who are the ones who hug often and with enthusiasm? Who holds delicately?

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐍 ; how they hold you ── elves, men and dwarves!

𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐒: ᵃʳᵃᵍᵒʳⁿ, ᵃʳʷᵉⁿ, ᵇᵒʳᵒᵐᶦʳ, ᵈʷᵃˡᶦⁿ, ᵉˡˡᵃᵈᵃⁿ, ᵉˡʳᵒʰᶦʳ, ᵉˡʳᵒⁿᵈ, ᵉᵒᵐᵉʳ, ᵉᵒʷʸⁿ, ᵉʳᵉˢᵗᵒʳ, ᶠᵃʳᵃᵐᶦʳ, ᶠᶦˡᶦ, ᵍᵃˡᵃᵈʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵍˡᵒʳᶠᶦⁿᵈᵉˡ, ʰᵃˡᵈᶦʳ, ᵏᶦˡᶦ, ˡᵉᵍᵒˡᵃˢ, ˡᶦⁿᵈᶦʳ, ᵗᵃᵘʳᶦᵉˡ, ᵗʰᵒʳᶦⁿ, ᵗʰʳᵃⁿᵈᵘᶦˡ

[ TIGHTLY ] its as though they're trying to convince themselves that you're real; their arms wrap around you ( shoulders, chest, stomach ── they crave soft, gentle intimacy ) as they draw you closer, head resting against your shoulder, grounding themselves. they'd be content to spend the rest of their life here, with you.

arwen, boromir, dwalin, eomer, erestor, fili, glorfindel, haldir, kili, tauriel, thranduil

[ DELICATELY ] their touch is feather-like, as if they fear you're going to shatter in their arms; soft, gentle hands weave their way through your hair as they lay chest to chest with you. their voice nearly lulls you to sleep as they hum a song they only vaguely remember from childhood, and its hard to think of anything but how peaceful you feel in that moment.

aragorn, elladan, elrohir, elrond, eowyn, faramir, galadriel, legolas, lindir, thorin

#headcannon #headcannons #middle earth #x reader #x reader headcannons #the silmarillion #the hobbit #lord of the rings #aragorn x reader #arwen x reader #boromir x reader #dwalin x reader #elladan x reader #elrohir x reader #elrond x reader #eomer x reader #eowyn x reader #erestor x reader #faramir x reader #fili x reader #galadriel x reader #glorfindel x reader #haldir x reader #kili x reader #legolas x reeader #lindir x reader #tauriel x reader #thorin x reader #thranduil x reader #─── clove writes

[usiel21]

Protective Wednesday Part II <3

(Wednesday and Enid are walking downtown in San Francisco, Enid's arm shoots out to stop them in their tracks)

Enid: (With wide eyes) Oh God

Wednesday: Why have we stopped? (Wednesday's eyes follows to where Enid's is looking too)

Enid: It''s Nathan

Wednesday: Nathan?

Enid (Closes her eyes) He used to bully me in normie school, they would steal my things, pour paint on me, they used to call me "Cry Wolf" because of... (She stops, tears already brewing)

(She takes a deep breath and reopens her eyes) It's okay we can... Wednesday ?

(Wednesday is no longer beside Enid, her eyes dart around until she finds the goth... with a short sword pressed to Nathan's throat)

Enid (Eyes brewing with pure, infatuated adoration and then sudden realisation) No! Wednesday!

Wednesday: (With a gleeful sneer) Go on, cry wolf, i fucking dare you. (Pressing the tip of the blade deeper into Nathan's throat, she leans in towards his ear as Enid is now within several steps of them) The ONLY reason you aren't choking on your own blood is because she is here, she is pure and good and precious, everything that i am not, and i won't defile that with your death, consider this mercy.

Nathan: (Terrified, nods vigorously, before scrambling away with only a nick to his throat)

Wednesday; My apologies, amore mia, he isn't the first boy i have attempted to murder to defend what i consider mine.

Enid: (Fully Swooning) I can't believe you just nearly... for me (Gulps Nervously) Wait the first?!

Wednesday: (Turns around sharply and walks away) Come, Mia Lupa

Enid: (Running to catch up) WEDNESDAY! THE FIRST?!

#wenclair #wednesday x enid #Protective Wednesday #enid x wednesday #they're gay your honor #incorrect quotes #Wednesday is the personification of Go big or go home #As Wednesday walks away the song “Damn it feels good to be a gangsta” plays #Wednesday is both vengeful and protective #Even retroactively #She is coming for you next Esther Sinclair #She's like Liam Nesson from Taken but Hobbit Sized #Headcannon - Enid just loves everything Wednesday Does

[allium-phyrzz]

frodo is just off screen making a face at his uncles. if you even care

#bagginshield #my art #hobbit fanart #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #thilbo #i like the colours on this a lot #and i love being able to throw my headcannons in to art. look at my ideas boy #also background practice because i cant have them float in the void forever

[ticcitavvi]

Ok on a hobbit kick and haven’t been able to get the idea of hobbits using large dogs for mounts out of my head for the last few months. So here’s a lil thing lol.

Text:

1; “saddles” are typically a simply blanket, though bareback riding is common. 2; dogs are trained to move according to leg, weight, and sound signals. (Adding: this removes the need for reigns or other control mechanisms)

3; dogs are used for fast travel, and/or minimal work. Ponies are used for harder labor. (Adding: for example, ponies would be used for plowing, pulling carriages, carrying large loads, etc. dogs would be used for work that requires swift movement and/or light loads such as relaying messages, carrying light loads, managing herds of farm animals, and etc.)

4; most commonly used for farm work, and are especially valuable for the ability to work both with and without a rider on their back. (Adding: So they can be both a mount and your classic working dog.)

#Hobbit #the hobbit fanart #lotr #lotr fanart #lotr headcanons #hobbit headcannons #the hobbit headcanons #fan headcanons #digital art #ticcitavvi artwork #art #artwork #digital artwork

[code-dy]

Don’t cry, Thorin. Frosting melts when you don’t let the cake cool before putting it on

#the hobbit #thorin oakenshield #bilbo baggins #bagginshield #thilbo #my headcannon is that thorin has golden child syndrome #he gets very frustrated #when things dont go as planned #esp during the exile #imagine being a kid and youre suddenly king and everyone has eyes on you #everything you do has to be no less than perfect because you have all these people counting on you #i cant imagine the pressure and how hard he mustve been to himself #do you think that was why he was such an ass during the start of the hobbit? #he doesnt want to get attached to the burglar who would likely die in the end #why make yourself vulnerable to such hurt #weeh this was supposed to be about cake #and how i wanted to learn a more serious art style to express better angst #but keeps on going back to silliness #head cannon is also that they both taught each other to be less concerned about what people think and just enjoy themselves #my art #thorin slso has that durin puppy eyes he just dont use it as much #cake fail #angst fail

[garden-variety-jumo]

Lord of the Rings Culinary Culture Headcannons bc I'm bored.

This isn't based off of any source from the books this is just vibes. I love food anthropology though so.

Elves: They don't seem huge in agriculture to me, kind of because it seems tedious for them to do every year, forever, till they die. So instead I think they'd embrace a more hunter-gatherer approach, with certain areas cultivated so the plants pretty much take care of themselves. I also think they favour food that can be preserved like dried meat and jams so they don't have to worry about the food spoiling as fast. I've heard lembas bread can be made regardless of location, so I dont think it's a patiular grain, but more of a special process in preparing the grain or smth that's kept secret (a little like nixtamalisation). Additionally: their most elaborate meals tend to have a very long process to make- it's not unusual for preparation for a feast to begin months in advance.

Dwarves: I think they would have an emphasis on group meals, as more work can be achieved if everyone shares one big meal rather than going off to make individual ones. Spending the majority of their time underground, I feel like they eat a lot of tubers. I think they would at least originate from somewhere with geothermal pools, and to reflect this have a lot of boiled and steamed foods, as well as burying food in pots near the pools so the natural heat can cook it (I can't remember what culture but there's evidence of this being done with bread). Additionally, I think they'd be fans of pit ovens, rather than pots or cauldrons- using the heat from their forges to heat up rocks for them. [I think there's less roasting on a spit over a fire because the hear from theor forges would burn the food too quickly.] I feel they'd also be very good at fermenting, with halls dedicated to maturing cheeses or aging meat. Additionally, if they eat meat, it will likely be a large land animal like a boar or deer- not so much birds or fish because they aren't really adapted to hunting them.

Humans: they're honestly pretty standard. They were probably behind a lot of advancements, like preserves, but the majority of the time, it's either porridge or stew. I feel like they have the most diversity from establishment to establishment, for example if you went by the sea, a lot of communities use the salt to preserve their food, but more inland other communities may not have heard even of the method. Obviously the bigger the kitchen, the grander the meals can be and the more equipment they can afford, but villages usually have a community oven they can use for bread and pies. While the food itself is pretty standard, they're also the most adventurous in foraging, inadvertently making a lot of once-poisonous plants edible through natural selection, humans are usually thr first to try out a new food, as well as the first to find ways to make it edible.

Hobbits: as expected from a culture who values meals and food to that extent, hobbits are the culinary geniuses of Middle-Earth. In Ancient Rome, they had advanced cooking utensils, that after the fall of Rome, weren't reinvented till the 18th(?) century: Hobbits are like that. They have utensils for every food in every variety you can think of, and while it's unnecessary to actually have, and perhaps inconvenient to use, it's a point of pride and great social status. Not only do they keep incredibly well-stocked pantries, but they've very keen to experiment with new flavours and have a decent trade route for these reasons. Recipes are also a point of pride, and it's considered unspeakable rude to attempt to recreate someone else's recipe. While there are recipe books of all kinds in every house, family recipe books are often handed down in wills, and kept secret from others. Cooking equipment is also passed down in wills. While they also partake in standard agriculture, hobbits also often have their own vegetable gardens, where they grow their proffered ingredients to work with. In the perspectives of other races, they can be a bit snooty about food, however they're simply very well-educated about the matter. Certain cultures can identify more shades of colour, because in their languages they give each shade a different name- it's sort of like that, but with taste. ((Many hobbits are able to identify the type of salt used in a recipe.)) Additionally, they have several festivals a year where they partake in food competitions. They're big fans of using edible flowers in their flavouring

#hopefully this makes sense and you cant tell which one i wrote seperately to the others #im not an expert or anything this is just fun to me #lotr #lord of the rings #headcannons #hobbit culture #elven culture #dwarf culture #cooking stuff!! #straight from my brain #worldbuilding

[smoking-old-toby]

person A (me): writes the coolest most fantastic hobbit headcannons

person B (you): writes fics based on them

person A: gives person B their love and devotion until their dying day

#me and who #don't listen to me #bagginshield #the hobbit #smoking old toby #i don't actually think mine are the best i just desparately wish i could write fics based on all my headcannons but I can't

[pastanest]

Thranduil Masterlist

“Where is all the content that previously existed on this blog?”

REQUESTS: Closed (but can be commissioned for)

> fluff (f) angst (a) suggestive (s)

Blurbs:

(f) Waking Up Next To An Angel

Headcannons:

(f) Thranduil x Short!S/O

(f) Thranduil x Shy!S/O

(f) Thranduil As A Husband

(f) His Queen

(f) PDA With A King

(f) His Favourite Thing About You

(f) How He Loves You

(f) Falling Asleep With Him

(f) Elven Blood Is Worth Spilling, Sometimes

Imagines:

(f) Serpents Of The North

(a/f) The Scars Of The King

(f) A Raincloud Falls In Love With The Sunshine

(f) A Child Of The Stars

#thranduil #thranduil x reader #thranduil imagine #lord of the rings #lord of the rings x reader #lord of the rings imagine #the hobbit x reader #the hobbit #the hobbit imagine #imagine #imagines #x reader #headcannon #headcannons #fanfic #fanfiction #masterlist

[silvantransthranduiltrash]

Imagine (headcannon, obviously): age of the trees

Pre-orome elf, peacefully strolling through fermanos: this place is so peacefu- WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT!?!

Feanor, who is re-inventing the sword after they were discontinued after they arrived in valinor: look, it’s only to defend ourselves-

Pre-orome elf, gagging: that THING is an ABOMINATION to the craft of swordself ship, just looking at it makes me wanna HURL, holy shit that thing is abhorrent-

Feanor: uhhh

Pre-orome elf: what?? Did you think a sword was simply a long piece of pointy metal with a sharp edge??? Your ancestors would be ashamed of this hunk of junk. Absolutely not.

Feanor: what-

Pre-orome elf: and you call yourself the son of Miriel “strongest swords elf” Therinde?!? Someone failed you child-

(Ps. I’m a firm believer that feanor had only a vague idea od what a sword was in the beginning)

(Pps. Miriel Therinde was the best swords elf before valinor and i will be taking no notes. With a son like feanor, she can have more than 1 craft)

#lord of the rings #silmarillion #lotr #the hobbit #lotr elves #finwe #miriel #feanor #sons of feanor #incorrect lotr quotes #silm incorrect quotes #incorrect tolkien quotes #pre orome days #give miriel a personality 2023 #Miriel ‘strongest swordself Therinde #headcannon