#lotr — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lotr, aggregated by home.social.
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Q: Why Does Middle-earth Feel Deeper Than Other Fantasy Worlds?
ANSWER: I was browsing a Tolkien & Middle-earth discussion on social media and someone for what felt like the millionth time, “J.R.R. Tolkien was the father of modern fantasy.”
I honestly don’t know where this idea came from. When you get down to it, J.R.R. Tolkien wasn’t particularly original in his concepts. His goal was not to […]
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I occasionally write features for Engineering NZ's quarterly publication, EG Magazine. For the most recent issue, I got to interview three of the team at WētāFX, for an article to mark 25 years since the release of the first Lord of the Rings movie 🤯 (pg16) #nz #vfx #lotr #lotr25 #scicomm
https://issuu.com/engineeringnewzealand/docs/eg_36_2026?fr=sNGIxNjgzODgwNDc
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Manchmal braucht man einen Drachen, der dich beschützt und dich unter seine Schwingen nimmt :)
Möge er euch mental unterstützen und durch die Woche bringen! <3
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@ashwin I first came into contact with the material as a kid, before I could read.As a Betacam SP or Betamax tape. The thick big one🤔
The Lord of the Rings (1978) Explored – The Most Underrated Version of #LOTR That the World Has Forgotten #yt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OncEydX6Asg
Many modern fans seem not to like it. I like it :) I do.
I have no plastic toys from LOTR or anything, and I also don’t care much for the movies.
In my opinion, the movies definitely have mass visual appeal. Still, the story is the real glue that grounds it.
I don’t know. “LOTR fans don’t seem to be environmentally conscious—just over-entertained bourgeoisie, obsessing over their collection of authentic Elvish swords made of plastic, participating in consumerism, and not caring about the Earth.”
I’m not in contact with the current LOTR fan base, so there is nothing I could contribute to that discussion.
The Ents are my favorite fantasy beings in the LOTR universe: giant, talking tree beings. XD Haha.
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I loved “The Hobbit”, because it is a child’s adventure story.
I hate the #LOTR movie series. It is full of adult themes, like politics, race, war, romance, and crap.
Tolkien would probably not have liked LOTR fans. Tolkien was of the opinion that we should take care of the forests, and value food, friendship, music, merriment and simple joys, over gold.
LOTR fans don’t seem to be environmentally conscious, just over-entertained bourgeoisie, obsessing over their collection of authentic elvish swords made of plastic, participating in consumerism and not caring about the Earth.
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Learn To Speak #Elvish In 8 Minutes | Basics of #Sindarin #yt #lotr #SillySh
O mór henion i dhû
Ely siriar, êl síla
Ai! Aníron Undómiel
Tiro! Êl eria e mór
I ’lîr en êl luitha ’úren
Ai! Aníron…A rough translation is:
From darkness I understand the night;
Dreams flow, a star shines.
Ah! I desire Evenstar.
Look! A star rises from the darkness.
The song of the star -
Learn To Speak #Elvish In 8 Minutes | Basics of #Sindarin #yt #lotr #SillySh
O mór henion i dhû
Ely siriar, êl síla
Ai! Aníron Undómiel
Tiro! Êl eria e mór
I ’lîr en êl luitha ’úren
Ai! Aníron…A rough translation is:
From darkness I understand the night;
Dreams flow, a star shines.
Ah! I desire Evenstar.
Look! A star rises from the darkness.
The song of the star -
Insightful line from Tolkien's Silmarillion.
“But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest. And soon he may rest from toil indeed while others reap and sow in his stead. Ever Melkor [the Devil] found some ears that would hear him and some tongues that would enlarge what they had heard. And his lies passed from friend to friend as secrets of which the knowledge proves the teller wise."
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The cockerel is one of a group of five young white leghorns. They are very appealing birds to keep. We used to have a white leghorn called ‘Shadowfax’ so have named these girls Filofax and Tampax! The boy we keep has to be Gandalf the White, just because.
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The cockerel is one of a group of five young white leghorns. They are very appealing birds to keep. We used to have a white leghorn called ‘Shadowfax’ so have named these girls Filofax and Tampax! The boy we keep has to be Gandalf the White, just because.
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The cockerel is one of a group of five young white leghorns. They are very appealing birds to keep. We used to have a white leghorn called ‘Shadowfax’ so have named these girls Filofax and Tampax! The boy we keep has to be Gandalf the White, just because.
#ChickensOfMastodon #LOTR -
The cockerel is one of a group of five young white leghorns. They are very appealing birds to keep. We used to have a white leghorn called ‘Shadowfax’ so have named these girls Filofax and Tampax! The boy we keep has to be Gandalf the White, just because.
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The cockerel is one of a group of five young white leghorns. They are very appealing birds to keep. We used to have a white leghorn called ‘Shadowfax’ so have named these girls Filofax and Tampax! The boy we keep has to be Gandalf the White, just because.
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It was a wrap on Lord of the Rings: Two Towers in Concert last night as we rounded out our sixth show - three in Calgary and three in Edmonton.
It’s a marathon, not a race, but every audience was amazing and so worth it. It was so fun to see all the creative costumes in the audience!
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It was a wrap on Lord of the Rings: Two Towers in Concert last night as we rounded out our sixth show - three in Calgary and three in Edmonton.
It’s a marathon, not a race, but every audience was amazing and so worth it. It was so fun to see all the creative costumes in the audience!
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It was a wrap on Lord of the Rings: Two Towers in Concert last night as we rounded out our sixth show - three in Calgary and three in Edmonton.
It’s a marathon, not a race, but every audience was amazing and so worth it. It was so fun to see all the creative costumes in the audience!
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It was a wrap on Lord of the Rings: Two Towers in Concert last night as we rounded out our sixth show - three in Calgary and three in Edmonton.
It’s a marathon, not a race, but every audience was amazing and so worth it. It was so fun to see all the creative costumes in the audience!
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It was a wrap on Lord of the Rings: Two Towers in Concert last night as we rounded out our sixth show - three in Calgary and three in Edmonton.
It’s a marathon, not a race, but every audience was amazing and so worth it. It was so fun to see all the creative costumes in the audience!
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Q: What Was Durin’s Crown?
ANSWER: I received the following inquiry in March 2026:
Hello. There’s a thought I had regarding the Crown of Durin. I have seen in the web endless discussions about which constellation the Crown of Durin might be, which is reflected on the waters on Mirrormere. But, could it be possible that it is no reflection at all, but actually a physical bejewelled crown that […]
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We encourage you to be strange, not only for Wonderful Weirdos Day on September 6 but also everyday! Because being normal is boring and not creative!
Be wonderfully weird like Isab and Rattio from our underground romantic comedy "What Went Down in Goblin Town?" at Pennsic last month!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Fantasy #LordOfTheRings #LotR
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Folklore read live!
Do you trust your mom?
Because this boy sure shouldn't.Witness the worst mother in folklore LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/OonwtpROL_I
#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #indieWriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #fantasy #lotr #norwegian #folklore #legend #epic #mother #Asbjørnsen #Moe
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Why Didn’t Sauron Create An Army Of Morgûl-Blade Slaves?
ANSWER: I have been asked about this a few times over the years, although not very often. It’s one of those questions that kind of pops into your mind when you’re reading the story for the nth time. Or maybe you’re reading a blog like this one and someone mentions an item or something and suddenly your mind starts wandering.
I received […]
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Q: Why Were J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works So Revolutionary?
ANSWER: I think people sometimes give J.R.R. Tolkien credit for inventing things he didn’t invent. Tolkien did not invent Elves, Dwarves, dragons, magic swords, enchanted rings, heroic quests, ancient kingdoms, or supernatural enemies. Other writers had created imaginary worlds before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were published, and […]
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Q: Why Did The One Ring Allow Frodo To Hand It To Bombadil?
ANSWER: I had half-written this article and then had to stop working on it. I left the browser window open but when I came back to it the article vanished. So it’s possible I haven’t reconstructed all my previous ideas and I may miss something in what follows (as I wrote it hastily). I received the following questions in December […]
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Q: What Was Sauron’s True Name?
ANSWER: Sauron’s “true” name must be one of the most popular topics among Tolkien fans who dive deep into the minutiae of the books. When Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were discussing the Orcs whom Boromir had killed, they pondered what the “S” rune on their helms might represent. Aragorn dismissed the idea that it could represent “Sauron” because “he does not […]
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Q: What Did Tolkien Mean When He Used ‘Swart’ And ‘Swarthy’ To Describe Elves And Men?
ANSWER: I have deferred answering this question because of my recent post about Andy Serkis. I received this question in September 2025 and as I process my queue of visitor-submitted questions it was coming up when Andy made waves in the news. I hope enough time has passed that people won’t mind my […]
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Q: Why Didn’t The Elves Destroy The Three Rings?
ANSWER: People have asked many questions about the Rings of Power. I received the following question about the Elven rings in July 2025:
… why did the Elves keep the Three Rings all those years, instead of destroying them? They had access to Mount Doom for at least the first millennia of the 3rd Age. The Keepers wanted to keep the power […]
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Tolkien avec nous !
Dans le podcast Actusf, disponible sur toutes les plateformes (Deezer, Spotify), retrouvez toutes nos émissions sur Tolkien.
Il y en a cinq pour approfondir notre connaissance de l'auteur du Seigneur des Anneaux !
Mettez un peu d'elfique dans vos oreilles !
#tolkien #jrrtolkien #lotr #seigneurdesanneaux #anneauxdepouvoir #ringofpower #aragorn #galadriel #hobbit #gollum #sauron
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Q: When Does A Tolkien Question Stop Being About Tolkien?
ANSWER: Through the years I receive occasional thoughtful opinions or responses to recent posts on this blog, where long-time readers feel I may have strayed beyond their expectations or – in some cases – comfort zones. Those two areas are not the same (in my eyes). There may be other, unseen boundaries I occasionally cross. Years ago, […]
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Q: Why Were Arnor And Gondor Separate After Isildur Died?
ANSWER: I received the following question from a reader in November 2025:
Why were Armor and Gondor sundered after Isildur’s death, if long-range communications with the Palàntiri was a thing?
Technically, the realm of Elendil persisted until Third Age year 861, when Amlaith and his two (unnamed) brothers divided Arnor into three […]
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in these times of high goose awareness, please remember to also value the gandalf
#Gandalf #Goose #SoftBank #GooseValue #GandalfValue #LordOfTheRings #LOTR #GooseWasNotValued #WasNotValued #IanMcKellan #Magic #MagicGoose #GoldenEgg
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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Pick me up a head, would you?
https://piefed.social/c/lotrmemes/p/2111446/pick-me-up-a-head-would-you
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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I don't know anyone that bright-eyed and bushy-tailed even at 8 on a Monday, tbf
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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The AI employment displacement crisis requires a structural, not policy, fix. I've designed the NUPA framework: a market-based operating system for Sovereign Hubs. Open for audit and collaboration.
Images & text assisted by AI
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #Al #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #markets #money #NUPANigeria #StarWars #PaxAstra #LotR
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Folklore read live!
Can the fool win in Russian folklore?
Find out tonight LIVE right NOW: https://youtube.com/live/knccu6fI8rQ
#FairyTaleTuesday #WritingCommunity #storyteller #FairyTale #AmReading #reading #indieWriter #fairy #folklore #folk #tales #stories #GrimmBrothers #dnd #dnd5e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #fantasy #lotr #russian #russia #folklore #legend #fools #fool #treasure
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#TIL that the word OVERRIDE predates computers.
Reading through #Tolkien's #TheTwoTowers:
"...leaping back into the saddle, [Aragorn] rode away for some distance eastward, keeping to one side and taking care not to #override the footprints."Makes sense; horses/tracking have been around for much longer than computers. One can surmise that modern usage extrapolates on that metaphor of "riding over" old #data to replace it with the footprints of the new. Neat!
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"We ain't had nothin' but sugarless coffee for three stinkin' days!"
