can we get a comfy lotr thread
they were my fav threads
why can aragon live so long, who are the Dúnedain
what is the scariest shit in the lotr universe (ancients?????)
discuss these and other kino things please

>>212630408 (OP)
Lily is a known coal burner

>>212630653
even I know coal wasn't a thing in middle earth

For some reason I can't buy Minas Tirith as a real, lived in location. Even despite it being depicted as a megalithic city, everything feels like a small set with a handful of extras. Also, it's retarded how Osgiliath is seemingly just 10 minutes away on horseback.

>>212630779
you are both zoomie and boomer, lord retarded the black

>>212630408 (OP)

>>212630779
...more retarded than Minas Tirith (and Osgiliath, and the coastal cities) being surrounded by nothing but barren gras? Not a single farm or ANYTHING. Where do they get their food from? And don't say trade, because we never see any evidence of civilians traveling anywhere (except for the elves leaving for the grey havens). Not even a boat. People just exist behind walls.

>>212630408 (OP)
the part in fellowship where they get lost in the barrows is very creepy. completely powerless against ancient evil and the only way they are able to escape is by God stepping in personally. i get why they left it out of the movie since it's not really related to the rest of the plot but it's one of the most memorable parts of the book for me

>>212630408 (OP)
I think Australia is a shithole. But I'll be grateful to them for giving us lord of rings

>>212630408 (OP)
>what is the scariest shit in the lotr universe
Saruman's breeding program

>>212631358
it was new zealand that the hobbits came from
nz wish they were australia

i think the whole tom bombadil part is thematically important as well. the ring and what it represents is shown to be the ultimate evil in the world and will lead to the destruction of civilization if they fail in the mission but tom treats it like it's a toy or a curiosity because his power is so far above that of sauron that it has no effect on him. however for the same reason he is unwilling or uninterested in helping them out personally (with the ring at least) because it's something that has to be accomplished by mortals, exactly for the reason that they have to resist temptation in order to complete the mission.
tom's house as an idyllic version of a home is also a nice sort of bookend to the journey, i guess with the end of pelennor fields and the reunion as the other, and gives a motivation to not let evil destroy a perfect ideal of community and perhaps to return there if successful

GONDOR CALLS FOR FINANCIAL AID

>>212630408 (OP)
lotr? More like Harry Potter for right wing incels

>>212632187
harry potter? no this is a lord of the rings thread

>>212631656
Sem Ting, m8.
Both irrelevant shithole islanders with funny lil accents

>>212632292
now is not the time to talk about the non island that is the north island, we ARE talking about the south island which is hobbit and therefore LOTR land the south island praise be

>>212631108
nice

>>212630692
Gandalf: “Just let any one say I chose the wrong man or the wrong house, and you can stop at thirteen and have all the bad luck you like, and go back to digging coal.”