Tag: the silmarillion

theserpentsadvocate:

So we picked up reading LotR again a couple weeks ago and
forged through Book Four, and I have had another Revelation.

We got to the part where Frodo and Sam are using the Phial
to repel Shelob, and we stopped for a bit, so that my mom, since she knows the
Silmarillion now, could think out loud and confirm some stuff – mostly, you
know – the Phial -> Earendil’s star -> light of the Silmaril (tales never
really end, etc.). So she had a moment. I pointed out for extra effect that the
light of the Silmarils was direct from the Two Trees, the original and untainted
symbol of goodness and light in Arda, and so one – and then I had to stop, and have a moment.

Because who destroyed
the Two Trees?

Ungoliant.
Ungoliant did. And then she went away and bred and had Shelob, or Shelob’s
ancestors, among others. And the light of the Two Trees that she’d destroyed
lived on only in the Silmarils, until
Earendil’s was the last, and unreachable, mounted on Vingilot in the heavens. And
that remnant of the light of the Trees came down and fell on Galadriel’s mirror
and she bottled it and gave it to Frodo and he carried it all the way to Torech
Ungol where he used it to repel Ungoliant’s
scion.

Like, is that not mind-blowing and moving and I don’t know,
EVERYTHING? I want to be articulate about it, but I’ve been struck speechless
by wonder, and I’m also trying really hard not to blow the whole thing, because
I’m a total child and despite the wonder I’m having to fight really hard not to
make a really immature joke about UNGOLIANT VS. TELPERION: ROUND TWO or
something.

celebimber:

“But Uinen wept for the mariners of the Teleri; and the sea rose in wrath against the slayers, so that many of the ships were wrecked and those in them drowned.”

–Of the Flight of The Noldor, The Silmarillion

This is something I wanted to draw for a long, long time. Uinen is the best Ainur ever. 

I’m quite pleased with how this came out! 

Sooooo does it count as canon that sindarin elves wear boots with pointy toes like santa’s elves (regarding: tolkien’s drawing of beleg)

omfg, please please let it be so 

(CELEBORN, THRANDUIL AND LEGOLAS WITH WEE WILLIE WINKIE SHOES, pls and thank)

The painting in question, for those who haven’t seen it – Beleg finds Gwindor in the forest of Taur-nu-Fuin, by JRR Tolkien. 

And here’s a close-up of Beleg:

image

Those shoes are p fierce. 

the silmarillion + wolf pupy tweets

Eru: regardless of how anyone feels about it, things continue to happen
Morgoth: place your most powerful gems, jewels, and amulets into a box, you should sense strong energy emanating from within, then send the box to me
Manwë: just because i caused the problems doesnt mean i have the solutions to them
Míriel: i have to lay low for a while, by that i mean lay on the ground and not move
Fëanor: learning from mistakes is for people who recognise that they make mistakes. i dont give a shit
Fingolfin: it happens to the best of us, the best of us such as me, out of both of us im the best one, probably too great to give you usable advice
Finarfin: the “drama” fiasco is over, we learned nothing from it and nothing changed but we can safely say it is over for sure i hear that
Maedhros: its time to forget the mistakes of the past and start making the mistakes of the future
Celegorm: survival tip: you can sleep in an unattended birds nest for free
Caranthir: have to stop saying “how am i going to kill my way out of this one” everytime there is trouble going on, or at least not out loud
Curufin: instead of saying what you are all thinking i say what everyone would be thinking if they were as cerebrally intelligent as me
Finrod: you have to be cruel to be kind, no wait the other thing, you have to do nice things. phew, could have caused a lot of problems
Galadriel: some say killing people is the answer to the problems, me personally i think killing people is bad to do because im not a horrible monster
Fingon: tired of people always telling me go to hospital and that i’ve lost a lot of blood, its my severe head injury not yours stay out of it
Turgon: hey kids, i know youre struggling right now but im here to tell you, everything gets worse forever
Aredhel: dont speak i know just what youre saying, something about how beautiful and strong i am probably
Eöl: if someone betrays me i will turn on them with revenge in a second, sometimes even before that, its just the way it goes in this drama life
Maeglin: maybe i am the one to blame, on the other hand maybe every one else is the ones to blame
Luthien: looks like things are always happening once again
Turin: where people like you see a problem i see opportunity to create worse problems
Nienor: i am going to lay completely still on the forest floor until either things start going my way or i disintegrate into nothing
Elwing: “i’ll take this to my grave” – me, holding a bunch of jewels, gems and amulets
Sauron: there are few things in life that can’t be achieved with occult dark magic
Erendis: if you want something done you have to just forget about it and move on with your life, theres no point in expecting anything from anyone
Mîm: sometimes the only real friend you have is your countless enemies
The Silmarillion, as a whole: its all fun and games until its not that anymore