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katajainen · 8 days

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But this is an ancient hallow, and ere the kings failed or the Tree withered in the court, a fruit must have been set here. For it is said that, though the fruit of the Tree comes seldom to ripeness, yet the life within may then lie sleeping through many long years, and none can foretell the time in which it will awake. Remember this. For if ever a fruit ripens, it should be planted, lest the line die out of the world. Here it has lain hidden on the mountain, even as the race of Elendil lay hidden in the wastes of the North. Yet the line of Nimloth is older far than your line, King Elessar.'

Then Aragorn laid his hand gently to the sapling, and lo! it seemed to hold only lightly to the earth, and it was removed without hurt; and Aragorn bore it back to the Citadel. Then the withered tree was uprooted, but with reverence; and they did not burn it, but laid it to rest in the silence of Rath Dínen.

Seeds - at least some - can actually do this! A tree seed sprouting after a few measly centuries is nothing spectacular. But also, I love how the dead Tree is buried in the Tomb of Kings like it's a human person. ('A line far older than yours, King Elessar' etc etc)

#lotr #lotr newsletter #the white tree #the line of nimloth the fair

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theworldsoftolkein · 10 days

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White Tree - by Kimberly80

#tolkien legendarium #jrr tolkien #the lord of the rings #the white tree #minas tirith #aragorn

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maviacomic · 7 months

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#tolkientober 5. Kingdom

Gondor, the nation whose hope and happiness depend on a real dead lookin tree

#tolkientober #tolkien #Gondor #inktober #the white tree #'what a good opportunity to practice drawing environment' said i - a fool #lotr #lord of the rings #minas tirith

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griseldabanks · 6 months

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Let Me Count the Ways ask game

Requested by Princess of Words from the Fig Tree Discord server

Fandom: MCU Characters: Steve and Bucky (and Sharon) Prompt: "No, I don't care what 'they' think."

Please note this is an AU. I tried to make it work for both of my main AUs, Worth a Thousand and Whole Shards. Basically all you need to know is that Steve and Sharon are married, and Bucky lives with them.

“We have a problem,” Bucky growled.

Steve looked up from the crossword puzzle he and Sharon were working through together in the paper at the kitchen table. Sam always laughed at them and said they were like an old married couple, but...well, they were a married couple, and at least one of them was pretty old. Besides, it was fun.

A brightly colored magazine slapped down on top of the newspaper, and Steve found himself staring at his own face. STEVE ROGERS: TROUBLE IN PARADISE OR POLYAMOROUS THREESOME?! The main photo depicted him walking through a crowd somewhere, holding Bucky's hand. After a moment, he remembered that day, when they'd all gone to Coney Island. He'd grabbed Bucky's hand so they wouldn't lose each other in the crush of people heading towards the Cyclone.

Down the side of the front page were smaller headlines, like No heterosexual explanation for this! and The Open Secret of Captain America's Queer Lifestyle. Quirking an eyebrow, Steve took his arm from around his wife's shoulders and reached for the tabloid, beginning to flip through it. “Oh, apparently I'm bisexual,” he said mildly. “You learn something new every day.”

Sharon laughed, but Bucky's expression was stormy as he dropped into a chair across the table from them. “That trash is all over the place,” he growled, jabbing a metal finger at the magazine. “I could hardly turn around without seeing our faces everywhere.”

“Well, that's hardly new,” Sharon said reasonably, putting a calming hand on his arm. “You're probably always going to be in the public eye somewhat, and it's not always going to be positive.”

Bucky pulled away from her, leaning back and crossing his arms tightly. He sat there, looking uncomfortable for a few moments, before awkwardly muttering, “I can...move out. Today, if you want.”

Steve looked up in surprise from a cursory and not particularly relevant overview of public opinions of homosexuality in the 1940s. “Move out? Why?”

Except for when Bucky had gone off to war before Steve, and the stretch of time when Bucky had been captured by Hydra and didn't remember who he was, Steve and Bucky had lived under the same roof since Steve's mother had died. Even after they'd been reunited and Bucky was stable enough that he could have managed on his own, neither of them had even questioned it. Of course they were going to live together.

Now Bucky scowled at him. “Do you really need me to spell it out for you?”

“You can't let something like this scare you away,” Sharon scoffed, flipping through the magazine to a page plastered with photos of her. “Look—they're actually trying to call it incest!”

“What?” Steve laughed, craning his neck around to look at the article. “How do they figure that?”

“Because the love of your life was my great-aunt, obviously.”

“Peggy and I never went on a single date! And that wouldn't even—“ Steve gave up, groaning into his hands.

Sharon nudged her shoulder against his. “This is the part where you're supposed to say I'm the love of your life, dear.”

Before either of them could continue, Bucky burst out, “So none of this bothers you? The things they're saying?”

“Well, they're certainly being very rude.” Sharon picked up the magazine and walked over to the recycle bin, dropping it in with a satisfying flump.

Steve shrugged in answer to Bucky's question. “We know it isn't true. So does anyone with enough of a brain to not believe everything they read in a tabloid.”

Bucky still looked troubled, tapping a finger against his metal arm. “You don't think it would be better for me to move out or...something? Just to make it clear they're wrong?”

Steve wondered if that 'something' included things like holding hands as they'd done in the picture on the front page, or the dozens of other ways he expressed his affection for his best friend. Wouldn't they have a field day if they knew how many times we've slept in the same bed.

Aloud, he just said, “It sounds like they've already made up their minds. Not much we can do about it now.”

“So you don't care what they think?”

Steve rolled his eyes. “No, I don't care what 'they' think. I never have. And neither should you.”

Their eyes met, and Steve wondered if Bucky was also thinking about the days when he'd been skinny and beset with a whole laundry list of handicaps and ailments. Back then, there were plenty of people who'd said he was nothing but a drain on society with nothing to offer in return. Not worth the effort it took to keep him alive. Better off dead. Some people had even said that to his face.

But two people in his life had made sure he never believed that assessment of his worth: his mother and Bucky. Especially Bucky. Because if someone like Bucky still thought it was worth it to go out of his way to keep Steve around...he must really be worth something.

“Exactly,” Sharon said, taking her seat again and lacing her fingers through Steve's. “You can move out if you want to, Bucky,” she added, holding out her hand to him as well, “but do it because you want to, not because someone's never heard of friendship before.”

Slowly, Bucky's arms unfolded and he let Sharon take his right hand in hers. “I, um....” Clearing his throat, he averted his gaze. “If...you don't mind, I'd like to stay here...for now.”

“I don't think we mind,” Steve laughed, “do we, darling?”

“Of course not!” Sharon said with a bright smile. “If this is what a threesome is, I want it to stay like this forever.”

Steve and Sharon both started laughing, and this time, Bucky joined in too.

#let me count the ways #captain america #worth a thousand #whole shards #steve rogers #bucky barnes #sharon carter #staron #sorry this was supposed to be focused on steve and bucky but sharon insisted on being included too #the white tree #hopefully someone will enjoy my not-so-subtle jabs at some of the sillier takes i've seen on these relationships ^^'

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rings-of-power-realm · 1 year

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The faithful believe that when the petals of the White Tree fall it is no idle thing, but the very tears of the Valar themselves

#the rings of power #rop edit #miriel #numenor #elrond #lindon #parallels #the white tree #balrog #the great wave #gif request #thank you for being patient #I love making gifs and practising ps #plus it helps me appreciate the beauty of this show even more

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insufficient-earth-skills · 1 year

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Rings of Power soundtrack thoughts ...

So I’m doing screencaps of Numenor and Miriel (she’s so beautiful I can look at her forever no wait that’s not what this post is about save it) and in order to get them I’m just watching the scenes with audio and I’m noticing something about the Elendil and Isildur theme ... namely that it’s playing a few times when neither of them are in the scene.

So far I’ve noticed it in the scene where Galadriel breaks into the tower and during her conversation with Miriel about faith (this is after she’s seen the vision in the palantir) and after she says ‘let Numenor fight along the elves once more’ and before Miriel replies with ‘faith may bind one heart’, there is a tiiiiiiiny sliver of the Elendil & Isildur theme.

The second scene is when the petals are falling and the song White Leaves is playing, which contains snippets from different themes actually I went to Spotify to check and it literally goes from the Numenor theme to the Elendil & Isildur theme with a little dropping leaves theme sprinkled in between, and when the camera is focusing on the actual tree there is a shot of a good few seconds (6 seconds to be exact) where the Elendil & Isildur theme is already playing (the orchestral rendition). Like, technically Elendil is in this scene, but there is room enough to chose a different theme. but. they didn’t. The shot goes to the tree first, as the theme is already playing, then back to Miriel in the alleyway, and thén to Elendil.

Anyway I just thought that was neat and you can probably derive from the above what I’m thinking right now. 🙃

#elendil & isildur #elendil #isildur #the faithful #numenor #rings of power soundtrack #the white tree #nimloth #white leaves

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novelmonger · 1 year

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The more romantic scenes I see in media, the more I catch myself thinking, This would be even more powerful in a platonic relationship.

And then I sigh, knowing that if such displays of affection were shown between two people who didn't have romantic feelings for each other, 99% of the people watching them would assume they did anyway.

I just can't win, can I?

#in defense of platonic love #the white tree #this thought brought to you by a gay relationship in a show that made me think of steve and bucky doing exactly those things #without it being st*cky #i want to see two guys tenderly taking care of each other and being terrified of losing each other and kissing each other goodnight #without a hint of 'btw they're married/sleeping with each other'#is that too much to ask?

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tenth-sentence · 1 year

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This was the livery of the heirs of Elendil, and none wore it now in all Gondor, save the Guards of the Citadel before the Court of the Fountain where the White Tree once had grown.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" - J.R.R. Tolkien

#book quote #lotr #lord of the rings #jrr tolkien #trotk #the return of the king #livery #armor #gondor #minas tirith #elendil #citadel #guards #court #fountain #the white tree #the two trees #trees of valinor

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nostalgiaforinfinity · 5 months

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stillness

#photographers on tumblr #original photography #snow #cabin #tree #pine #white mood #winter wonderland #winter #norway

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frigidreads · 8 months

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Surprise Tolkien video! In all honesty, I'm a long-time fan of the professor, and as many of you likely will figure out I enjoy talking about his work. I hope you enjoy.

#myth #youtube #mythology #books #books and reading #booklover #atlantis #jrr tolkien #professor tolkien #numenor #lord of the rings #Where did those Gondorians come from anyways?#Gondor #Andor #the white tree #Youtube

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swirlingfireflies · 8 months

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I LOVED Montpellier, sweet south of France. I'm heading to Camargue tomorrow, and hopefully I'll catch sight of some flamingos. (I've already seen bulls and Camargue horses, and I was delighted.)

#montpellier #france #south of france #l'arbre blanc #the white tree #quartier de l'écusson

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christmasxmas · 6 months

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