The Quendi

Ents are sentient, tree-like beings who roam and protect the forests of Middle Earth— and they deserve appreciation!  1.) Cool Backstory  Ents were created to be “Shepards of the Trees”  by Illuvatar at the request of the Vala Yavanna. Concerned that plants would have no protection from harm, she wished for there to be “trees [who] might speak on behalf of all things that have roots, and punish those who wrong them!” ( The Silmarillion , “Of Aulë and Yavanna”). Rather humorously, Yavanna is most definitely referring to the Dwarves her husband Aulë illegally created when she says “Those who wrong them!”. It’s quite funny to consider that she was trying to get back at him, while also protecting her dear flora. It becomes even more humorous when she triumphantly arrives at Aulë’s forge to tell him how her Ents are going to fight his Dwarves and he doesn’t even care.  2.) Powerful allies  In Middle Earth, the Ents were awakened by Elves who wanted to teach trees to...

  “In the First Age” — A parody of Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night” (Mostly about the Years of the Sun in Middle Earth) NOLDOR: We were chill in Valinor  (Manwë in the background: Oh really?) But the two Trees are no more Morgoth stole the Silmarils And King Finwë, he was killed FËANOR: Everyone, let’s start a fight! FINARFIN: That kinslaying wasn’t right FINGOLFIN: You mean that we attacked them first? MANDOS: If you leave now, you’ll be cursed  TURGON: Fëanor just burnt the Teleri’s ships; we’re doomed! AREDHEL: We know FINGOLFIN: Let’s march through the ice, so that we can fight them too ARGON: Ugh! ALL: In the First Age! FINGON: Yeah, we sang loudly in Angband MAEDHROS: Let’s defend Beleriand! FINGOLFIN: Have a feast throughout the land ALL: In the First Age! TURGON: We’re gonna explore and expand ANGROD: I think Quenya just got banned (Caranthir: *side eye*) ALL: Against Morgoth we shall stand! In the First Age! FINROD: We were joined by the Edain...

Maedhros and Maglor swore the Oath of Fëanor, vowing to reclaim the Silmarils at all costs. In the process, they also declared their souls doomed for all eternity if they ever broke it. Obviously, this was not a very intelligent thing to do, and it forced them to commit terrible deeds they wouldn’t have dreamt of committing otherwise. Outside of the Oath (which they rashly swore in the heat of a moment), neither of them were bad people. In fact, they were actually rather good. Nelyafinwë Maitimo Russandol “Maedhros” — • Refused to burn the boats at Losgar and was strongly against abandoning Fingolfin’s forces • Prevented a civil war by abdicating the throne • Strategically moved his psychotic brothers east to prevent drama  • Maintained the March of Maedhros in Himring (an extremely dangerous region) for centuries to keep the eastern parts of Beleriand safe and absorb attacks from Angband before they reached the west.  • Organized the Union of Maedhros, which was probably one ...

There is a common belief that Tolkien failed to adequately write women into his works. He is thought of as depicting women as unimportant side-characters whose only purpose is to look beautiful, where Eowyn, Galadriel, and Luthien are the few exceptions. However, this is a false misconception based on out-of context assumptions and adaptations. The ladies of Middle Earth and Valinor are warriors, scholars, and artists… just like the gentlemen. Many of them are also mothers who would do anything for their children. So without further ado, let’s hear it for the awesome unspoken girl bosses of LOTR! (All of the images are from Tolkien Gateway)  Aredhel, the White Lady of the Noldor was known for her great strength and adventurous spirit —hunting and horse-back riding in the forests of Valinor and Middle Earth.  She was exceedingly brave and sacrificed herself to save her son, Maeglin, a feat that often gets overlooked because of his eventual actions.  Nerdanel the Wise was ...

What would the Fellowship of the Ring be like if its members were from the First Age? Introducing the Fellowship of the Ring: Epic Edition *Warning: this post is purposely very silly 😁 Frodo and Sam —> Lúthien and Huan Luthien and Huan literally showed up at Sauron’s fortress during the height of his power, killed a bunch of orcs, werewolves, and vampires, tore down the walls, freed the prisoners, and last but not least BEAT-UP SAURON… all without any army or weapons.  Outside of her obvious qualifications, Luthien would make a fantastic ring-bearer, as she has a high resistance to evil. For instance, she came face to face with Morgoth and walked away completely unscathed and unmarred. Furthermore, everybody else would be too scared to take the ring from her. Even the son’s of Fëanor, who were under oath to take back the Silmarils, just decided to completely ignore the fact that she had one for like 70 years.  Like Sam is to Frodo, Huan is extremely loyal to Luthien. He ha...