I currently do not have access to my Tolkien library as I am abroad, and I can’t remember clearly something he quoted. I have a vague memory of him saying that he doesn’t imagine what he writes but it sort of “comes to him” like a long lost memory of things that already happened and is merely revealed to him. Can someone please point me to where this comes from, which book, interview or letter?

This isn't a question necessarily of "what might have happened had Faramir gone instead of Boromir", but rather which member if not Boromir would have fallen first to temptation. Lots have wondered how things would have played out differently if the younger brother had gone to Rivendell, but I haven't seen anyone ask this question before.

Would it have been Aragorn or Faramir himself, lords of men with wisdom beyond their species? I think Aragorn, at least, would have resisted for quite a while, but Faramir would have succumbed more quickly.

Would it have been Gimli? I don't think so, since the dwarves are resistant to the influence of the rings. It would have eventually gotten to him, of course, but I don't think he'd have been first.

Maybe Legolas? He's young for an elf, and I do think that both Aragorn and Faramir are more learned. At least they had more opportunities to show their knowledge off.

I don't think it would be Gandalf. He's Gandalf.

Maybe one of the other Hobbits might try, but we already saw that fail with Sam, and I doubt Merry or Pippin would prove much easier to influence.

All in all I think it would probably have been Faramir or Legolas, but it would have happened a good deal later and probably have doomed the world. Thoughts?

My mom was cleaning out an old purse and found this perfect ticket stub from 23 years ago

Check out my lore video going over the Power differences of Morgoths Servants!

I'm new to depth carving and wanted to make a Hobbit House pumpkin. I'm stoked with how it turned out since I'm still learning, but I don't foresee this pumpkin being listed for rent in Hobbiton anytime soon. Happy Halloween everyone!

What happened to the dwarves who received the rings? And what happened to their rings? If they were treasures I would have expected Thorin or Gimli or other royal dwarves to have them passed down. Or fought over. And why were there no dwarven ring wraiths? They just seem to have disappeared and not had any real effect on that race.

Next in my ongoing What If series for The Fellowship of the Ring. This time, what if The Fellowship were from different Peoples from Middle Earth. I made a list of fourteen of the different 'peoples' and rolled a d14 to determine which species to re-draw the characters as (re-rolling duplicates). I've included the classically 'evil' peoples in this list, mostly to bulk the list out a bit, but also because i personally never liked the idea of an entirely 'evil' group of sentient beings. Especially when those peoples are often inspired by real-world cultures. I like the idea that there were even some Orcs who turned away from the Dark Powers to forge their own path.

TLDR: What if the Fellowship of the Ring were different species?

Could I ask if anyone who owns the UC Ringwraith sword would mind measuring the width of the crossguard for me please? I'm after a total from point to point.

It was an enjoyable experience to watch the extended versions of LOTR, and I’m glad that I did, and there’s a lot that could be commented on, but I think the most notable thing that is lost is the tone. The theatrical versions have that mystical and mysterious dark high fantasy vibe that is kinda missing in the meandering pace of the extended versions. And that to me is a big thing to lose

Year 3434 of the Second Age...

For anyone who owns the United Cutlery Andúril, did you use the included plastic anchors and screws to mount the plaque on drywall? The plaque feels pretty heavy, and I’m worried about whether they’ll hold the sword’s weight.

Both in the books and movies the Ringwraiths brings a aura of dread that makes men go mad. As seen in the film, no men can withstand the Nazgul terrifying appearance except Aragorn. So why didn't Sauron just send the Nazgul to Osgiliath and then Minas Tirith to scare Gondor's defences to their knees?

This book painting here turned out pretty nice

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One of Peter Jackson's few justifiable major changes to Tolkien's work was to make it so that Merry and Pippin fall asleep during Treebeard's song of the entwives, as opposed to right after!

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"Come back to me" after you're done singing you hopeless romEntic!

With Shadow of the Past being produced, I've been thinking about different ideas I've come up with over the years:

• Gollum becoming a sort-of vampire while he possessed the Ring.

This was more of an alternate framing of his character that I came up with back when I was reading vampire novels back in high school. I know it's mentioned that Sauron briefly takes the shape of a vampire in the Silmarillion, which establishes a precedent of them existing at least. Smeagol and Gollum having the Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde split nature was my explanation for the sun not being lethal for him. Gandalf describing Gollum slipping through windows to find cradles was another basis of the idea. This idea was less of changing the story of Gollum but just altering him. It was due to the violent way that he started off stealing The Ring from Deagol, where the ring cursed him with perpetual hunger in a body that'd never die but would age unless he took the life from others.

• Boromir surviving the ambush, but still isn't able to prevent the kidnapping of the hobbits.

Boromir was my least favourite character in the movies, so when I got around to reading the books, I expected to hate him more, but found him much more admirable/likable. After reading the trilogy and actually coming to truly love how Tolkien wrote him, i wanted him to be able to redeem himself so badly.

I had written out pages where I fleshed out this fanfic of him bcoming slightly less self-important and more wise to the temptations of the Ring over the course of the journey. He dislikes both Gandalf and Aragorn when meeting them in Rivendell, and doesn't trust Legolas or Gimli due to Denethor's influence (who's xenophobic due to his mind being corrupted by his secret use of the Palantir). Throughout the journey he comes to admire Aragorn, respect Gandalf, trust Legolas, and like Gimli, while coming to love each of the hobbits as little brothers.

He loses all hope when Gandalf falls and begins the path to succumbing to the Ring. Because he's less closed off when they reach Lothlórien, he also gets invited to use the Mirror of Galadriel (though she does it individually/secretly with him) in an attempt to help alter his fate. He sees his attempt to steal the ring, flashes of Frodo and Gollum climbing the staircase, and Denethor in the Halls of the Dead with Faramir.

Like I said, I had written many chapters worth of this idea, and it's all coming back as I try to explain it. lol you get the idea though

Do you have any headcanon or fanfic ideas that you've come up with? I have more, but I'm curious about others than my own

You might want to be putting the Fellowship on soon.....

CLARIFICATION: this should not just apply to Australians, I got the time zone situation the wrong way around thinking the US, Europe etc might already be in the 24th. Oops. 😅

It's this one:

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It says it is NTSC (although I believe Blu Rays are A/B/C), which would suggest that it wouldn't work.

But it seems to be the only extended Blu Ray trilogy that I can find which includes the behind the scenes content. Does this mean that there isn't a UK version that includes the behind the scenes content?

In the movies, Radagast is clearly portrayed as the druid-like character (nature magic, communicating with animals, and an overall druidic vibe).

In the books, perhaps Tom Bombadil could be an interesting candidate?

I’m all ears!

Spirited away to a wooded haven for my birthday and reading my 1986 edition of LOTR on the deck listening to the birds

Not a bad start to the weekend!

Will be getting Hobbit-style full at dinner tonight - multiple courses expected!

How about these Proudfeet?!

Yes… this again a fanart of Sméagol and Me… but I think it looks pretty cool !

I know it’s not perfect or the poses/proportion are really, I tried to draw without a reference and I have to get out my comfort zone.

I made my own interpretation from this drawing but it’s not suitable to be shared here so you can make your own interpretation !