Tag: silmarillion

What are your Oropher head canons?

I don’t really have that many, tbh Nonnie.

I think he was a lot warmer in his demeanour than our chilly diamond Thranduil. We know he was impatient – heck, that’s why he died at Dagorlad, through impatience. He didn’t wait for the signal.

I also think he had a real open dislike and resentment for the Noldor, heh. After the fall of Doriath, we know that the Sindar didn’t want to stay with Gil-galad and the rest of that lot, and instead they left the safety of Lindon and moved east. I suspect Oropher was all ‘fuck you, i’m out. Gonna be a king far far away from you crazy tragic murdering nutbags and your crazy world-destroying dramas.’

Basically, my mental picture is of an Elf who doesn’t have the icy demeanour, long-hidden wraths and griefs, and incredible ancient endurance of Thranduil. Instead, my Oropher was a quick-speaking, quick-thinking, witty and personable sort of Elf, with an almost-Manlike lack of patience, and TONS of Sindar pride. I suspect he was very well-liked, a very popular Elf. I mean, the Silvan Elves made him King, after all.

I bet he was a great dad.

Ooooh, what about elven aging?

Hey Nonnie!

Again, LOTS is known about Elves – Tolkien loved his Elves OH SO VERY MUCH, after all!

Here’s a good run-down on Elven aging and the life-cycle of an Elf 🙂

Summarised, though, it goes like this:

– Elves have a gestation period of around 1 year.

– They celebrate their conception day, rather than their birthday (which must raise awkward questions for their parents, I assume…)

– They look around 7 years old (compared to a human child) when they are in fact 20 years old.

– Their minds, however, develop VERY quickly. So, we’re talking childlike geniuses here, I suppose?

– Puberty is anywhere between 50-100.

– They have however reached adult height at 50, so I assume their puberty is mostly filling-out/broadening etc. 

– They’re an adult at 100. 

– They live forever, huzzah! Unless killed/heartbroken/silmarils. 

– They appear to have ‘cycles of life’ – it’s unclear what is meant by this, but it is said that in an Elf’s third cycle of life, they can grow a beard. (HEY CIRDAN, NICE FACIAL FUZZ)

aviva0017:

So after 3-4 years of cosplaying Galadriel, two dresses, and something like four wigs, I think I’ve finally got it right! XD Being photographed by the amazing @ambrorussa doesn’t hurt either ;p I still have no idea how she managed to get such amazing shots in a literal flower bed outside the Javits Center (NYCC- not a nature-shoot-friendly con >.>)

There actually were so many great photos I couldn’t fit them all into one post!  The second set is [here]

Cosplayer- Me
Photographer- @ambrorussa

WOW AVI

kanafinwhy:

Hi my name is Curufinwë Fëanáro Finwion and I have long ebony black hair that reaches my mid-back and eyes like silver fire (that’s how I got my name) and a lot of people I tell me I look like my mother Míriel Þerindë (AN: if you don’t know who she is get da hell out of here!) I’m not related to Rúmil but I wish I was because he’s a great linguist and a major fucking hottie. I’m an elf and my ears are straight and pointy. I’m also a prince, of the Ñoldor in Tirion in Valinor, where I’m my father’s true heir (I’m the firstborn). I’m a smith (in case you couldn’t tell) and I wear mostly armour. I love the forge and make all of my jewels there. For example today I was wearing a silver breastplate, with a red cloak and a war helm with matching red plume and carrying a sword. I was walking beside the Mindon Eldaliéva. The Trees had been killed so there was no light and my Silmarils were locked away back in Formenos, which I was very happy about. The Valar and my half-brother stared at me. I put my middle finger up at them. 

welcometolotr:

After he threw the Silmaril out to sea, Maglor’s Oath and anguish forced him to turn around and wade back in to search for it, day after day and night after night until he was certain it had been washed away. His stone lost, he could only stare at the water’s reflection of his stone’s brother, high in the sky.

flamesburnonthemountainside:

slithertoes:

Valar week: 09/14 – Aulë

– Aulë with his sons his Maiar (Curumo left, Mairon right)

– Aulë giving tiny smith hammer to tiny dwarf (nearly sent me into cardiac arrest just sketching it, I can’t deal,,)

– Aulë having to/realizing he’s not able to destroy the dwarves

If Aulë ’s taught me anything, it’s that fatherhood must suck tremendously (what with not one, but two of his maiar going bad and never returning– at least it’s not at once)

If anything though, I consider him the “patron father” figure out of the Valar; someone who loved as a father does before the concept was fully hammered out. (Hah. ”Hammered”. I’m funny. . )

OMG!!!!! 

This is an awesome depiction of Mahal :O @determamfidd have you seen this?