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Here's Part 2 http://imgur.com/gallery/KuZuH
Here's Part 1 >> http://imgur.com/gallery/NPnk8?lr=1457711406
Here's Part 3 >> You're already on it..
anamethathasnotalreadybeenchosen
and a third one? fucking brilliant
TKO3rnd
You got the 2nd to last image from Shadow of Mordor didn't you?
Velexis
The one about Galadriels ring.. Blue text on blue background (with black shadow).. Still hard to read. But at least you tried.
dalivision
sir, with your skills to put together a great post and my upvote, we can really go places together
ShouTuckersGhost
#7 ... ONE PAAAAUUUUNNNNCCHH!!!
aleister94
I was looking for this comment
TheGum25
You made a third and didn't link it to the others? Good thing I kept scrolling. Keep it up, and link em up!
Zlimeshili
Burnt pizza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gONTgZ5yo4
NascarEd
Colored text is awful
MrandMrsSim
Tolkien stated that he dislikes allegory in all forms.
Shadowba11er
I THOUGHT YOU SAID TINY! WE ARE ON PART 3! THAT IS NOT TINY! AND WHY AM I YELLING? OH RIGHT, THE CAPS LOCK!
LannistersSendTheirRetards
What the world wouldve lost if Tolkien didn't have a fever that day..
Legioxx
Interesting about Rohan being Saxson. I have always saw them as the Visigoths during the wars against Attila the hun. King Theodoric fell
Valiantlight
a lot of this is just headcanon, and some of it is completely wrong
TheSuperJay
Painfully. Like the spelling of the author's name in the very first image.
Zixtank
Helm Hammerhand: ONE PUUUUUUUUUNCH!!
jsktrogdor
Regarding #1, Sam was actually based on batman. No... seriously, he was... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(military)
thewiseyehti
Just finished reading the Simirilian & read all 3 posts to verify the facts. You did alright OP
hardytardigrade
Plot twist: Sam killed his wife to be with his true love
Flyndaran
Well, a few years with one but an eternity with another kind of says who he really loved the most.
PhildoSwaggins
I wish you to the top of the comment section.
JBGz1
http://imgur.com/DeeOyem
sodaisdelicious
oh god no xD hahaha
Nemrith
Tasty little tidbits, I gotta reread these.
UsChickens
If by "a big fan" you mean he literally taught Saxon and Norse at Oxbridge, then yes.
Valiantlight
the thing about Elonds ring is straight up wrong, all three elve rings had the same powers
chem1strygal
I want more parts!
SAMnotsoWISE
In the intro(?) Of my book of Lotr, it is written that Tolkien did not intend Lotr to be the reflection of real world issues.
purplelama
no, but it definitely reflected his experiences in the great war. read some accounts of world war 1 battles and compare them to mordor.
Flyndaran
Later in life he planned on connecting the entire mythos into the real world making it our history.
PossiblyTheWorstUsername
In the first versions this is actually more true than in the later versions.
cybermandroid
In Tolkein's Ring, it was shown from his own personal writings that Tolkein hated allegory, fearing his books would be over analyzed.
cybermandroid
It was supposedly offered as a mythology for the Britons pre-camelot and all, which was missing.
Selerox
I don't think it was meant to, but some of Tolkien's experiences probably influenced some of the wider themes.
inoscopedsiriusblack
Helm Hammerhand, so fucking metal.
LeavesOnTheWInd
Doesn't gandalf have the 3rd elven ring though? The ring of fire, that elrond gifted to him.
YallDunGoofed
>tfw you'll never see the Dagor Dagorath on movie or read about it
YallDunGoofed
>tfw I'm too lazy to look for a good reaction face
thestarsaresparkling
Actually, the three great rings of the elves were not free of Sauron's power. But the elves noticed it and immediately took theirs off.
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chiefs86
Yeah afaik they were crafted by Celebrimbor alone, and once Sauron figured out what he was doing, he wanted to start "Helping" as well.
blainetog
They still used Sauron's teachings, so they were still susceptible. Galadriel only wore hers because Sauron didn't have the One Ring then.
SummerOfBees
The fellowship going to Arda always bothered me. Wasn't it unsafe for mortals? Or were the Valar just bullshitting Numenor again
cacticat
They weren't supposed to be able to reach it. Naughty elves tbh.
endymn
Arda is the name of all of creation. You're thinking "Valinor."
SummerOfBees
Yep, I sure am. Been years since I read it.
LimeMime565
Shadow of Mordor is canon correct?
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LimeMime565
So no?
Sarius121
I think 'fuck no' is appropriate.
KingMatha
I really need to read the books, huh?
ImGladWeHadThisChat
I want to learn more about One Punch Dwarf.
rikm
Couldn't hurt and may bring ya some real enjoyment- it is a good story- the movies were very good but the book ?...What an adventure !
nogoodid20
... and when you are finished read The Silmarilion and Unfinished Tales which explain a lot of stuff in The LOTR
miscperson
Someone wrote a book based on the movies?
humanfreakinggarbage
Those movies are too long, I hope that the novelization is edited.
IFUCKEVERYTHING
Ugh +1
PossiblyTheWorstUsername
Legit got my heart beating harder. +1
atomaward2
you don't have to, brah
level5detentionblockAA23
And the silmarillion
IMadeThisOnlyForDestinyCodeBegging
Silmarillion isn't exactly something that you read. It's more of something that you study. It's not really made for reading.
level5detentionblockAA23
True it's like a fantasy textbook
PossiblyTheWorstUsername
Written for elven schoolchildren, translated by hobbits
Shepsus
The way I've explained it to friends, is that the first book is all about the history, so it feels quite slow, cause its catching you up 1/2
Shepsus
2/3 but the 2nd book is about half history (introducing you to Ents and such) and the 3rd book all takes place in the Present of the story.
Shepsus
The third book is my favorite of the three. And the damn hobbits all call Aragorn "Strider" throughout the books, and it feels significant.
rchecka
Yeah. That said, I feel like I just did all over again.
NuclearButtPlugFromPlanetX
http://imgur.com/gkxkwhe
PossiblyTheWorstUsername
only upvoted because this is actually an unpopular opinion.
shaggykx
Yeah
blainetog
*Book. It's one book split into three volumes. Sorry, pet peeve. Srsly though, the book is amazing. Be prepared for a slow start, though.
politelydisagreeing
Honestly I thought the entire thing dragged.
blainetog
The start can be a little slow, but I actually like that. Some of the sections with Sam and Frodo near the end do go on a while. Still 1/2
blainetog
2/2 my favorite book of all time, though.
politelydisagreeing
I see why people love it, but I barely struggled through it, and have 0 interest in a reread. You do you though.
stagehandwalle713
Who had the third of the elven rings of power?
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
the wizard.
IvorJBiggun
Círdan the shipwright of the Grey Havens. He built the boats that transported elves to the west. He gives it to Gandalf before LOTR
WayLatetotheParty
Gandalf
stagehandwalle713
Thanks!
stagehandwalle713
How did he end up with it?
WayLatetotheParty
I don't remember all the details, but he helped out the original owner (an elf), who then gifted it to him
Sarius121
Gil Galad wasn't it?
Sarius121
Did some reading - it was Cirdan, sorry about the inaccuracy.
endymn
Celebrimbor -> Gil-galad -> Círan -> Gandalf