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You think if someone told this guy:

He'd be defeated by this Hobbit:

That Sauron would shake and quake and fall to his knees crying saying it's fake news.

Celebrimbor laughing all the way from the Halls of Mandos with a spear in his gut.

Is anyone free to discuss the new Rings of Power episode with me? There's just so much to unpack and too many emotions. You can directly message me or comment and I'll message you if you want to.

Help greatly appreciated!

(i don't even know what to feel after today...)

The Fallen Kings

Elendil and Gil-galad

𝐆𝐈𝐋 - 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐃

LAST HIGH KING OF THE NOLDOR IN EXILE AND OF THE ELVES OF THE WEST

Independent, selective & private portrayal of Gil-galad of Tolkien's legendarium The Silmarillion ft. other works • Headcanon based • Trop friendly Written by Nin • 30s • Est. 2017 Guidelines + verses (mobile edition) • Headcanons • Playlist

One of the smiths of Eregion, who survived and settled in Rivendell, managed to preserve the tiny anvil-shaped paperweight from Celebrimbor's workshop. But based on just a few words he heard from his master in the interim when Celebrimbor briefly escaped captivity, he also crafted a figurine of Mr Mouse, which now reposes on the anvil.

celebrimbor

Three Rings for the Elven-kings

The voyage west at the end of Return of the King is extremely funny to me, because just look at who's on board. You've got:

Frodo Baggins, hero of the Shire, in need of healing but also excited to see Valinor and meet the legendary elves who live there, a gentle soul

Elrond Halfelven, as kind as a summer, looking forward to peace west of the sea, probably wants to go chill out in a cottage with his wife for the next thousand years

Which seems fine. And then we get to everyone else.

Gandalf, cheeky bastard who's gotten so used to being a weird old wizard in Middle-Earth that's he's forgotten what Maia are supposed to act like, will immediately cause problems

Bilbo Baggins, noted storyteller, definitely planning to break into Aule's halls to see his dwarf friends, will ask all the elves weird questions and then sing about their lives and deaths in front of them, will immediately cause problems

Galadriel, who came to Aman half for Celebrian and Elrond's sake and half to taunt all her cousins about being the only one of them to survive the First Age, enjoys causing problems, will immediately cause many problems

(Also, to be clear, these are not three isolated problem-causers, they absolutely spent the entire trip to Valinor actively planning to give Amanyar society and the Valar an aneurysm.)

I just love the idea of Elrond, now reunited with Celebrian, and Frodo happily having tea with Elwing and Earendil, with nothing to interrupt them but the gentle sounds of the tides.

Meanwhile Galariel, Bilbo, and Gandalf are collectively bullying Mandos into releasing Maglor Feanorian from the halls because:

Bilbo wants to read him his translation of the Noldolante, which is written as a cheery Hobbit drinking song

Elrond always complained about how Gandalf and Maglor were both insufferably vague about advice and Gandalf needs to make sure he's more infuriating than Maglor as a matter of his wizardly pride

He still owes Galadriel money

Elrond has mad main character energy for a dude that shows up only in the background of other people’s stories. I mean think about it:

Orphaned during the “cruelest of the slayings of Elf by Elf” and raised by the guys that destroyed his people and drove his mother to her death*

Dad spends his time flying a magical star-ship around and slew Ancalagon the Black, the biggest dragon ever to live

Child of unusual blood (part Elf, part Man)

Got to choose his destiny (mortal vs. immortal)

Child of the union of two of the most noteworthy bloodlines of the Noldor and the Sindar (Finwe’s line through Earendil; Thingol’s line through Elwing)

Tragically loses his twin brother to making the opposite choice vis-a-vis destiny

Power of foresight

Great-grandchild of Luthien Tinuviel and Beren

Member of the court of Gil-Galad, last high king of the Noldor in Middle-earth

Builds his own retreat for Elves which becomes one of the last Elven settlements in Middle-earth

Bearer of a ring of power

Marries Celebrian daughter of Galadriel, arguably the only one of Finwe’s grandchildren to survive to the Third Age**

Loses Celebrian when she sails West to preserve her life after being captured by Orcs

Was present at the War of the Last Alliance; likely saw Gil-Galad get killed

And yet he’s never the star of the show, but the playing a supporting role. In some ways he might prefer this, but it is a bit funny I think because in any other story a dude with this backstory would definitely be the main character.

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