Long before, in the first days of the North Kingdom, they built a great watch-tower on Weathertop, A m o n S û l they called it. It is told that E l e n d i l stood there watching for the coming of Gil-galad out of the West, in the days of the Last Alliance.
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ursa minor, or "bear minimum",
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"have you learned how to drive yet" i have the spirit of friendship in my heart. the joy of lifes little things in my soul. the whimsy of magic. the beautiful enjoyment of nature. the answer is no though
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female awesome meme: [5/10] warrior characters » éowyn
A sword rang as it was drawn. “Do what you will; but I will hinder it, if I may.”
“Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me!”
Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. “But no living man am I!”
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Oh, shut up, you little fool. Praying for the gods to have mercy on us all? The gods have no mercy, that’s why they are gods. My father told me that when he caught me praying. My mother had just died, you see. I didn’t really understand the concept of death. The finality of it.
When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground. […] I should’ve been born a man. I’d rather face a thousand swords than be shut up inside. […] I don’t care about checking my worst impulses. I don’t care about making the world a better place. Hang the world.
I choose violence.
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We learn to hold our heads as if we wear crowns. We learn to wring magic from the ordinary.
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love "et cetera" like... theres soooo much more. beyond your wildest imaginations. Not gonna tell u what tho. Move on
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“What I want from the river is what I always want: / to be held by a stronger thing that, in the end, chooses mercy.”
— Oliver Baez Bendorf, “Advantages of Being Evergreen” (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2019) (via Last Tambourine)
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EVERY DIRECT ANCESTOR OF DAENERYS TARGARYEN: Aegon the Conqueror
Aegon Targaryen himself, strangely, was as much an enigma to his contemporaries as to us. Armed with the Valyrian steel blade Blackfyre, he was counted amongst the greatest warriors of his age, yet he took no pleasure in feats of arms, and never rode in tourney or melee. His mount was Balerion the Black Dread, but he flew only to battle or to travel swiftly across land and sea. His commanding presence drew men to his banners, yet he had no close friends, save Orys Baratheon, the companion of his youth. Women were drawn to him, but Aegon remained ever faithful to his sisters. As king, he put great trust in his small council and his sisters, leaving much of the day-to-day governance of the realm to them…yet did not hesitate to take command when he found it necessary. Though he dealt harshly with rebels and traitors, he was open-handed with former foes who bent the knee.
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