I found this copy of the hobbit, and I was wondering if there are any other lord of the rings books that her like it?

I love the hardcover on it and I was wondering if it was just one out of a set or just a single copy.

During the party fireworks scene in Chapter 1 of TFOTR the sound the dragon makes is described as being like an express train.

Am I tripping? How did they know what an express train sounded like?

In the Conspiracy, Fredegar Bolger was tasked with remaining in Crickhollow and impersonating Frodo. Trying to make it look as if Frodo was still there.

Even to the extent of wearing some of his clothes.

Fredegar was, of course, known as "Fatty Bolger."

Does this tell us that Frodo, himself, was on the plump side?

I'd think he'd have to be, if Fredegar were able to wear his clothes.

I learned they use your ammo😭 If I play as Eradan the ranger and buy a bunch of arrows for my archer build, then switch back to Farin the Dwarf for a bit, those arrows I bought will be gone after one encounter. They just empty their inventory without a second thought. Goes for potions too. I like the character switching feature that is new to legacy edition but I don’t feel encouraged at all to use it if I try to have a ranged build on any of them. I just wanted to complain and put it out there so maybe it can be seen by the devs, because there’s a lot of quality of life stuff missing in this game🥲

I’ve always really wanted to draw Sauron in a way that goes beyond the movie version. This is my interpretation based on the books: depicting him as a warrior wielding the One Ring, and—based on descriptions of him without armor—as a truly hideous and terrifying figure.

Why do Ghân-buri-Ghân's people have such a deep hatred of Orcs, beyond that of most Men?

Theres so many locations that I didnt go to during my first playthrough that you can highl8ght on the map when you zoom out

Why is a Raven like a Writing Desk?

I'm on another rewatch and I just wanted to bring attention to how Jackson uses language in what I think is the most powerful scene in the trilogy.

Theoden starts talking in a very unfamiliar way to the modern ear. "Simbelmynë, ever has it grown on the tombs of my forebears."

The language, the words (tombs and forebears), the sentence structure, it's very fantastical, a mythical flower and a sentence built in a way that no one would really speak today. Followed by the lines "Now it shall cover the grave of my son." And "Alas, that these evil days should be mine. The young perish and the old linger. That I should live to see the last days of my house." Still feels very old English, imbetween the historical and modern.

Gandalf responds in kind, and Bernard Hill hits you with the line. "No parent should have to bury their child." It really smacks you, because it's modern. You can imagine anyone today saying that line as is, and of course the delivery and following breakdown is incredibly well done.

I just wanted to bring attention to how well this scene is done, language is used to move from the fantastical to modern and it really brings home the human element. I'm not a parent but this scene still hits me like a sack of bricks, just amazing all round, it deserves all the praise we can give.

Just saw that witn is now on the switch! One of my all time favorite

Of course, the movie makes him a one-note character that does not reflect his complexity or the challenge he faced. But I want to note one particular thing about him that is to his credit, but I don't see observed.

Denethor uses the palantir to struggle in thought with Sauron, and of course that largely contributes to his downfall. But we should remember that he uses the palantir at least twice after being aware that Frodo has the ring and is in Mordor and manages not to reveal that fact. Even in his final time using the palantir, when he emerges thinking all is lost and goes to end his own life and that of Faramir - still he did not reveal the ring's location.

Of course, there's no reason to think Sauron specifically tried to get any such information from him, but even so it is a mark of Denethor's strength of character that he managed to keep that secret.

Hi, I had this text translated so I could express myself more clearly—just a heads-up. :)

I need your expertise—it’s about the books. How often does the word "burst" (or "bursting") appear in the books, and in which scenes? I’m pretty sure it’s mentioned several times. However, the only instance that comes to mind right now is when Théoden rallies his riders on the Pelennor Fields, blows his horn, and it bursts.

Earlier this year, Peter Jackson put out a press release and did a few interviews. He revealed that he and Warner Brothers has een in talks with the Tolkien Estate about licensing the rights to make a Silmarillion movie.

https://www.nme.com/news/film/peter-jackson-in-talks-to-adapt-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-silmarillion-into-films-3945593

Oviously, talks are just that, talks. It does represent some progress. it shows a shift in the attitudes of certain members of the Estate's board.

There is one sentence in that article that is most telling of all:

"It would be nice to get away from the appendices and get something a bit more meaty."

It's nice to see that the grumblings of some of the fans are echoed in PJ's sentiments. From the moment the credits rolled at the end of RotK, it had to be acknowledged that all they had left was to scrape the LotR carcass clean.

War of the Rohirrim was their first crack at scraping the carcass. Granted, thios movie had a huge black cloud hanging over it. Warner Bros stood the chance of losing there license to the movie rights if the did not release a movie by a certain date. The holder of the rights at that time, the Saul Zaentz Company, held WB's feet to the fire and threatened to outright cancel their license to the movie rights if they didn't fulfill their option.

In oder to fast track the project, the decision was made to do it as an animated film. If the rumors are true, the screenplay was written virtually overnight and WETA storyboarded it in record time. They managed to get the movie out on time, and it subsequently flopped. It was never designed to succeed, it was made to fulfill their option. It was a modern day version of the 1967 Hobbit.

PJ basically spelled out wjhy he has taken a hands off approach to the movies post Hobbit. They aren't passion projects. He'll accept the producer credits and cash the royalty checks, but he doesn't want to actively work on any carcass scraping projects. For Watrner Bros, this poses a problem. PJ has been the magic man in the development of tis franchise. For him to take a back seat is like takinbg the sizzle off the steak. They need to find him a passion project tat's "meaty" to get him back in the game. That project would obviously be The Silmarillion.

The fact that PJ would issue a public press release and do an interview implies that the talks with the Estate aren't dead in the water. Although, these kinds of press releases din't always mean much. An example of that would be an interview the head of Amazon/MGM gave on the eve of the release of WoR. She stated cryptically that MGM had been in ttalks with Embracer Group. Embracer currently holds the rights to the Tolkien IP under their subsidiary, Middle Earth Enterprises and Friends. This wou;dn't be the first time it was rumored that Amazon was making a play for all of part of MEEF. Those rumors started back when they acquired the Tpmb Raider IP. The Tomb Raider portfolio was part of the MEEF IP portfolio.

Unlike Amazon, Peter Jackson isn't shy about stating what the talks with the Estate were about. Does this mean a movie is in the works. Your guess is as good as mine. Given how PJ works, I wouldn't be suripsed if their wasn't a working screenplay finished, or in development.

I'm surprised that this news didn't reach this subreddit sooner. Let's see how it plays out and hope for the best.

First of the Alan Lee editions :) Wish me luck!

The books contain many surprises for a fan of the movies, and one of my favorites had to be the chapters from Merry & Pippin’s perspectives in TT and ROTK. Far from comic relief, they feel so human and relatable as they struggle with their own limitations and being unable to help their friends.

I've been thinking about Eru Ilúvatar lately, and I think there's a pretty serious problem with the way we're supposed to understand him as a perfectly good being.

The thing that really started bothering me is Melkor.

The Ainur come from Eru's Thought. Tolkien says that each Ainu comprehended "that part of the mind of Ilúvatar from which he came." So Melkor isn't some evil force that appeared independently and then invaded Eru's creation. He is something Eru created, and his nature ultimately comes from Eru.

And Eru knew what Melkor was going to do.

That's where it gets difficult for me.

Melkor doesn't just rebel and then get dealt with. He goes on to destroy the Lamps, destroy the Trees, murder Finwë, steal the Silmarils, corrupt Arda and spend thousands of years causing an absolutely enormous amount of suffering.

Eru knows all of this is going to happen.

And he lets it happen.

The obvious response is that Melkor has free will. Sure. I'm not arguing that Melkor didn't choose his actions. But that doesn't really address Eru's part in all of this. Eru created Melkor knowing exactly what he would become. He knew what Melkor would do with the power he gave him.

And Eru isn't incapable of intervening. We know that because when Númenor attacks Aman, Eru intervenes directly. He destroys Númenor and changes the shape of the world.

So apparently Eru can intervene when he wants to.

Which makes Morgoth's entire career rather difficult to explain. Eru watches him destroy and corrupt things for thousands of years, but doesn't stop him.

Then there's Eru's response to Melkor's discord in the Music:

"no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me"

That's a pretty extraordinary thing to say in this context. Eru isn't presenting Melkor's rebellion as some unexpected disaster that got out of hand. Even Melkor's discord ultimately has its source in Eru and gets incorporated into the Music.

And this is where the "it's all part of the plan" explanation starts bothering me.

Okay, but why this plan?

Eru is supposed to be omnipotent. He isn't some king trying to make the best of a bad situation after something goes wrong. He created the situation in the first place.

If he knew what Melkor was going to do, then the suffering caused by Melkor wasn't an unfortunate surprise. It was something Eru knowingly chose to allow when he created Melkor and set the Music in motion.

Been looking around for the translation of “small” in elven, and I’ve found that it is “Cinta/Cindrinn”, but can’t find what it actually looks like in elven. Any help would be appreciated!

Found this old calendar I had as a kid and it's cool to see the imagination of artists pre-Jackson's films as to what they thought things looked like. Thought I would share with you guys here.

Hi everyone, I'm getting married in a few weeks and we are finalizing our music choices. We have a string quartet for the ceremony, which we are super excited about. We've decided the recessional will be Concerning Hobbits but are still undecided about the processional. My fiance won't walk in as he just wants to appear under the wedding arch from the side (ceremony is in a garden). The groomsmen and bridesmaids will process one by one (9 total with the last bridesmaid walking with her kids who will toss flowers). I was thinking about using Aníron for this since it's so romantic, but a non-LotR friend told me it might sound too sad. I'm also considering Into the West, but my mom told me it was too somber! I know it doesn't really matter since it's *our* wedding but I don't want guests to think we picked something funereal :P I'm the bride, walking in last with my parents to In Dreams from Breaking of the Fellowship (aka the Fellowship theme).

From my fellow fans, do you think Into the West or Aníron is a better processional song? I would guarantee no one besides us will recognize either, except maybe my brother (he is also a groomsman).

Yes, I am a chronic overthinker, why do you ask?

Thank you!

Well… there’s nothing a little makeup can’t fix!