do you happen to know the origin of the trope where the ‘Ri family is a bunch of solid gold hotties? it’s one of my favorites, and you’re one of the only tolkien fandom blogs I follow! just wondering if you knew(/if you like it too!)?

I sure do!

I have NO idea where that trope came from, but I like it a lot. My particular headcanon is that of the three brothers, Dori is in fact the blinding beauty. 

(it might have arisen from the fact that Dori’s build, facial features and costume are the most stereotypically ‘fantasy Dwarvish’, possibly)