felagund:

the two brothers were constant companions 

a-silentguardian:

Even if it is breached, it will take a number beyond reckoning, thousands, to storm the keep. Tens of thousands.

But, my lord, there is no such force.

sergeant-turtle:

characters who have pretty fluffy hair and you go ‘oh, that’s really cute’, and then you go look at fanart and their hair is always drawn at maximum florf and you grin like a loon because this is even better

reblog if you agree

basedsatan:

My body is my temple. Ancient and crumbling. Probably cursed and haunted.

felagund:

Celegorm was the third son of Fëanor, maker of the Silmarils, and Nerdanel. By his father he was named Turcafinwë, which is “strong, powerful (in body) Finwë” (Fëanor named each of his children for Finwë, his father) and by his mother he was named Tyelkormo, which is “hasty-riser” for he was noted for his quick temper and tendency of leaping up when angered. He was also known as “the Fair”.

felagund:

Maglor was the second son of Fëanor and Nerdanel. By his father he was called Kanafinwë which is “strong-voiced Finwë” and by his mother he was called Makalaurë which is “gold-cleaver” for he was noted as a skillful harpist and minstrel. The name Maglor is the Sindarized version of his mother-name.

felagund:

OROPHER was the King of Greenwood the Great during the Second Age, and the father of Thranduil, father of Legolas. A Sindarin prince of Doriath, he led a remnant of Sindar east after the War of Wrath and the ruin of Beleriand, and was taken as King by the Silvan elves in the Greenwood and he ruled there for the duration of the Second Age until he was slain in the battle of Dagorlad during the War of the Last Alliance. Thranduil, his son, succeeded him and led back a third of Greenwood’s army after the war. 

felagund:

middle earth meme: [1/5 elves] Elu Thingol, King of Doriath and Lord of Beleriand

‘Lord, I was sitting in a tree.’; but then she faltered in awe of the King, and could say no more. At that the King smiled, and said: ‘Others have done this also, but have felt no need to tell me of it.’

felagund:

middle earth meme: [1/3 races] the maiar (specifically, some of my favourites)

The Maiar were Ainur, offspring of  Eru Ilúvatar’s thoughts before the world was made. They were akin to the Valar but lesser in power than the Holy Ones who were the chief shapers of the world. The Maiar were typically devoted to and served specific Valar, being of like stock. For example, Eönwë and Ilmarë, who together were Chiefs of the Maiar, served Manwë and Varda respectively, while Sauron was of Aulë’s folk before being seduced into the service of Melkor. The Maiar were fëar (spirits) but unlike the Children of Ilúvatar, they do not need to possess hröar (bodies) to appear to the Children, manifesting themselves in a fana (vales). It is insinuated, in the tale of Melian the Maia and Elu Thingol the Elf, that should a Maia wed with one of the Children they shall take up Elven forms and be bound forever to them. They are immortal, and like the Elves, they are bound to Arda until its end and cannot die in the matter of the Children, though their spirits may be weakened to the point of never again causing harm, such as the case of Sauron after the destruction of the One Ring. Among the Maiar were Balrogs, who were those corrupted by Melkor the Marrer. 

felagund:

middle earth meme: [2/3 races] the Peredhil (and their chosen fates)

The Peredhil are not a race distinct from Elves or Men, rather they are the result of unions between Elves and Men, of which four are said to have occurred. In the First Age, Lúthien wed Beren, bearing one son: Dior Eluchíl; and Idril wed Tuor, bearing Eärendil the Blessed. Dior succeeded his grandfather Elu Thingol as King of Doriath and wed Nimloth of Doriath, and twin sons Eluréd and Elurín and later a daughter Elwing were born. In the year 506 of the First Age, the Sons of Fëanor attacked Doriath to regain the Silmaril Beren had won and Dior was slain, and his sons left to the woods by the cruel servants of Celegorm, but Elwing escaped and later, after Gondolin had fallen, she wed  Eärendil and bore twin sons Elrond and Elros. At the end of the First Age, the Valar granted the Peredhil a choice between the fates of Men and Elves. For the sake of his wife, Eärendil chose to be counted among the Firstborn, as Elrond would later do as well. Elros, however, chose the Gift of Men and became the first King of Númenór. Elrond was the father of twins Elladan and Elrohir and Arwen Undómiel. While the fates of Elladan and Elrohir are not known, Arwen wed Aragorn II Elessar at the end of the Third Age and chose the Gift of Men. The elf Mithrellas is also said to have wed Imrazôr of Númenór and from her, an Elvish strain existed in the line of Dol Amroth’s Princes, though none were said to have been granted the Choice.