#denathor

[imsupposedtobestudying-whoops]

"Think better of me" (traditional pen and ink)

[drawfee-quot3s]

that dude's a freak. don't let him anywhere near tomatoes

- nathan

[thranduilofsmirkwood]

𝘋𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴

𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘧𝘺 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴

[obaewankenope]

It's the dichotomy between the scenes. The dissonance of a lord eating with nary a care while soldiers ride to death and despair with an "innocent" mourning them and the lord caring not for the song and its meaning, only that it entertains him while he eats.

Just-

I don’t think any movie will make me feel the same ethereal sense of otherworldly sorrow and disembodied awe as that scene in Lord of the Rings where the loyal son is sent off into a doomed battle to please his vindictive father while Pippin sings a mourning song of his people

I was like 12 and high off this shit

[shinraalpha]

i love how Gandalf invested in Hobbits in year one and has been pushing them ever since. Thorin, i hear you need help with a breaking and entering. Can I recommend one of these little cunts? Silent as fuck, trust me. Elrond my dude i know you're skeptical but these four chucklefucks just transported a weapon of mass destruction all the way here. Theoden, you've gotta get yourself a hobbit man, I've got a spare one here. Denathor you big prick, take a hobbit - literally this is the bottom of the range but listen to him sing. Beautiful little bastard.

[wickswham]

my toxic trait is headcannoning all my favorite characters as asexual

[herbirdglitter]

I want someone to write a Narnia/Lord of the Rings crossover fanfic where one of the chinks and chasms between worlds is in fact the Horn of Gondor

And when Boromir blows it, it is functionally Queen Susan’s horn and summons the Pevensie children out of Golden Age Narnia to somewhere random in middle Earth and they have to figure out the hell is going on and where they’re supposed to go and once they do, they catch up just in time to save Boromir from dying with Lucy’s cordial.

And then Boromir takes them to Gondor, and on the way he’s feeling bad about betraying the fellowship, and Edmund’s like bestie I did the same thing! I was enchanted, I betrayed my whole family! For sweets!! And it helps. He helps.

Blah blah blah, battle stuff, etc. the queens meet Eowyn and they bond over their love of pants and also probably more important stuff, stuff happens.

Edmund is busy on the battlefield, he takes out an olifant with just two swords and insanity, (Eomer falls in love at first sight) and Lucy is busy dealing with Denathor which is why Aragorn ends up curing eowyn etc,

And Peter is off doing king stuff (he’s the one who ordered Denathor hit over the head and shoved in a closet) and counseling Boromir and Faramir through their dad’s apparent disappearance.

Susan is supposed to be helping with the city defenses and winds up sniping trolls with pinpoint accuracy. At some point she decides arrows are not enough to fight against the giant siege towers, and starts making Molotov Cocktails, though she doesn’t remember either what they’re called or how she knows how to make them. She also can’t get boogie woogie bugle boy out of her head.

Gandalf is both concerned and too stressed to deal with all of this. He tries to ignore them. Pippen is delighted and follows Lucy around like a puppy.

And then, after all the fun bits are over, Boromir blows the horn of Gondor, and they are zapped back into Narnia. With a really interesting story to tell at the next feast.

[strawberrymeriadoc]

and then the “a father you were to me…for a little while” is what Merry says on the Pelannor Fields right after Theoden dies and after he and Eowyn defeat the Witch King.

thinking about the difference in the way pippin offers his service to denethor and merry offers his to theoden..............

[matty19k]

I love how Gandalf invested in Hobbits in year one and has been pushing them ever since.

Thorin, I hear you need help with a breaking and entering. Can I recommend one of these little cunts? Silent as fuck, trust me.

Elrond my dude I know you're skeptical but these four chucklefucks just transported a weapon of mass destruction all the way here.

Theoden, you've gotta get yourself a hobbit man, I've got a spare one here.

Denathor you big prick, take a hobbit - literally this is the bottom of the range but listen to him sing. Beautiful little bastard.

[lscullzthegreat]

I’m sure someone has done this before but here’s what I think LOTR characters would major in at college (because work is slow and I’m bored) part 1 the fellowship

Aragorn: Pre Law/poly-sci. A king needs to know the law and how the government works

Boromir: also Pre Law but he dropped out second year to stick it to Denathor he’s now the manager at a nice-ish restaurant. He can do no wrong in Denathor’s eyes so he’s still proud

Frodo: English Literature. I have no explanation for this one just vibes.

Sam: agriculture, I need no explanation for this one

Merry: Business (for the money)

Pippin: Business (because it’s easy)

Merry and Pippin are roommates, Sam and Frodo are roommates they all live in the same apartment and they lived in the same dorm as freshman

Legolas: Humanities, he is the nicest dude you’ve ever met but he is INHERENTLY an oblivious rich kid, he’s roommates with Aragorn not because either of them can’t afford rent but because Legolas didn’t know you had to pay rent and he WOULD get evicted without Aragorn.

Gimli: Trade school for welding, roomed with Legolas and Aragorn their sophomore year, lives alone now but crashes on their couch so often be basically lives there

*Bonus* Gandalf: the literal coolest history teacher ever, how old is he? Old, has he killed someone? Probably. He sends an email 20 mins before class “no class today still stoned” he will sometimes tell stories in the middle of class time, his end of year exam is just one question about his favorite cigar brand,

[themuseinthewoods]

Daughter of Warriors-Chapter thirty-three: The true origins of Amira

(the masterlist)

A/N: IT IS IN NO WAY A LOVE TRIANGLE. JUST LEFTOVER AWKWARDNESS CAUSED BY DENATHOR TRYING TO SET PEOPLE UP. (he don’t know how to ship people like the hobbits do because I headcanon they ship people)

It was later that second day that Linder came to get her. She looked guilty, apologizing to her father for having to leave him, linking arms with her brother as he guided her to Lord Elrond's office where Gandalf and Strider were with the elven Lord. “Gandalf! My friend, where were you?” She rushed forwards, embracing the wizard tightly and drawing a fond chuckle from him. “I'm sorry my dear, I was delayed.” Amira had known the wizard for long enough to realize that was all she was going to get from him so she only smiled and turned to the elven Lord.

“Why did you call me here?” Gandalf and Elrond shared a look. “Well, Amira. The truth is we have discovered who your parents are or were and why you have lived so long.” Amira fluttered her eyes in surprise but said nothing. “You're father was the descendant of the Dunedain chiefs right hand. For generations your forefathers have fought beside the heirs of Isilder, standing beside them no matter what.” Her eyes widened and searched Elrond’s face for a moment before bowing her head. “I wondered why I had lived so long with so little change.” The right hand was said to have as much life as the heirs themselves, that is why she had changed so little. She looked towards Strider, searching his face and flickering up and down his figure, her eyes catching the ring on his finger.

 The ring of Barahir. She recognized it, how could she not? Lord Elrond had taught her about it, ever since she had shown any interest in the family of the royals, who were the rightful heirs to the throne of Gondor, the elven lord had personally seen to her education and now she could see why.

“Your mother died, as you know. She had run, deciding she did not want you to be forced into such a life.” Amira’s lips pressed together tightly. She had spent years trying to gain the respect of the Dunedain, if it had not been for her elven connections she would have never succeeded. “Your father did not like fighting, he spent most of his time with animals. Amongst the woods, he was heartbroken when your mother left him. He missed you everyday and he died thirty years ago.” Guilt consumed her. She felt nothing, no sorrow, no pain, just confusion. She had a father, one she loved very much, called Bilbo Baggins. Thats who her father was. She had uncles, cousins, a sister, brothers, the news of this stranger brought curiosity, but it was too late.

“We understand you might need some time to think about this-” “Yes, I-I have to go.” She stuttered out, feeling suffocated by the three pairs of eyes on her and she fled out the door, holding her skirt as she ran, passing elves who looked at her confused. Later she would wonder why she did it, but it was what she at the moment needed.

“Ami!” She stopped, spotted her father waving her over and she dropped her skirt and ran at full speed till she collapsed beside him, burying her head in his lap and trying not to cry. Bilbo began stroking her hair gently. It was too much. Frodo being hurt, the new guilt of feeling nothing about her blood father, the stress of the rise of Mordor. “So they told you.” Bilbo said quietly. “I met him, you know. After our adventure, that day you were out with Elladen and Elrohir, he told me he chose to keep his distance. He saw how happy you were, apparently you talked about me a lot and he was just grateful he got to see you.” “What was his name?” “Bastian.” Amira looked up at her father, eyes wide. Remembering when a ranger named Bastian had taken her into the wild to teach her the plants, he had seemed very sad the whole time and when she had asked him he had replied with “I lost a daughter, she would be your age now.”

Oh how that stung now, but the guilt was slowly easing away as her dad continued to comfort her. “Love you papa.” She told him as they hugged each other tightly.

Bilbo went to rest in his room at some point and she walked through the gardens, trying to get lost. She crossed a stone path, one of the entrances to Rivendell, a man on a horse came riding up the path, a man she knew. He recognized her, and she fled.

It was nothing personal, but he was Boromir, son of the steward of Gondor. The same steward had attempted to set up a marriage between the two. Amira had nothing against the man but it felt as if he had some sort of forced love for her, it made her uncomfortable. She saw him see her, and was readying herself for polite conversation when she spotted a familiar elven prince riding in as well. “Legolas!” Amira waved to him as he jumped down from his horse. “How are you?” “Glithonel, it has been too long.” She had gone back to visit the Greenwood many times, and in those times they had become great friends.

She spent the next few minutes catching up before Legolas was summoned by Lord Elrond. She wandered back into the garden, trying to relax, she knew it would be alright eventually but she needed to process her emotions.

Frodo awoke later that day, and Strider (though she now suspected him of being someone rather important) came to get her. She was ecstatic, hugging him tightly and taking him to see Bilbo, and their friends. That evening, they sat in the hall of Elrond and listened to stories, knowing the next morning they would have to rise early tomorrow for the council.

(the masterlist)

[gotinterest]

Faramir transgender compilation

That's just basically every scene with Faramir. And like I think Boromir knew. Both he and Denathor could tell that the was Somethign Different about her. That's why Denethor was constantly setting her up for failure and then using her failure as a retroactive explanation for his disgust and disappointment with her for failing to live up to the standards of masculinity that Boromir meets to a T. And Boromir could tell (even if he couldn't put to words what exactly was different about her) but he still loved his sister.

BUT you will note that he does little to actually stand up for her! He tries to give her some acclaim when he can, but notice how he never talks back to his father and rebuke him for the way he mistreats Faramir. Because deep down he knows that doing so would get him lumped in with Faramir.

[shuunnico]

Any criticisms for the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

A few.

Primarily, I'll talk about the extended cuts, but special mention goes out to two in particular in the theatrical because of how egregious they are.

Cutting Saruman's death and the Mouth of Sauron both create issues with plot holes and unresolved plots. The first doesn't give Saruman and Wormtongue closure and the second causes continuity issues when they army is at the gate.

Now, for the extended versions:

Fellowship:

The Nazgul should've seen the hobbits during the "Get off the road!" scene. The road is a straight path and the hobbits were only just out of sight when the rider appears.

Gandalf should've said something about the Mines not being safe. He very clearly knew something was wrong given his expression.

The goblins should not have been able to hone in on the Fellowship that fast, given the chain/corpse fell into a deep pit, far below them.

Two Towers:

Brego finding Aragorn after he falls off the cliff is very convenient. The horse was let loose a day prior and it just so happened to head in the right direction to stumble across Aragorn in his time of need.

The 'torch orc' that needs to be shot and killed before it sets off the bombs is a bit silly when you realize that if Legolas DID kill him, they'd just send another one.

The elves were very clearly added last minute. While this isn't a huge issue, they do just show up so they can die and have no greater impact on the story. Nobody remembers Haldir.

Gollum's betrayal could've been avoided if Frodo just told him the truth about the pool, archers and threat to his life instead of misleading him.

Gollum should've been having his 'self talks' a bit further from Frodo and Sam. Given the volume he's speaking at, it's a miracle none of them woke up and overheard him.

Return of the King:

The Eagles aren't properly set up or explained. You can infer some things, but a lot of it has to rely on the books to understand and that's not great.

Denathor, on fire, would not have been able to run that far.

The Eye probably should've seen Frodo when it focused on him. It would've been better to have the spotlight almost get to Frodo before Aragorn pulls its attention away.

That an entire tower of orcs kill themselves, allowing Sam to nearly breeze in and rescue Frodo is very convenient. If that didn't happen, Sam would've had no chance.

That the giant chasm opens up in just the right way to swallow all of Sauron's forces, but spares Aragorn's army is convenient and silly with how precise it is.

Overall, I love the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Literally the reason I got into mythology, folklore, world building and just wanting to be creative overall. But I can't say they're perfect.

These aren't just personal issues, like how I might dislike Sauron's helmet design or how I don't like how Faramir/Eowyn get together the way they did.

These are more concrete writing flaws within the script and story. You don't have to be bothered by them, you can like them if you want, but they are still issues that probably should've been buffed out before the films

[fantasyinallforms]

Are there any stories in your Omegaverse world that will deal with the Gondor or Dundalnd areas that you mentioned in your story?

Hello, thank you for asking!

Short answer, yes.

Long answer, yes, but I might not be brave enough to post them. As the story says, those areas are dark, cruel, and distressing. The stories that would take place in and around there would be strongly themed and include about half a dozen trigger warnings. The stories would follow Omega Faramir in his early days of trying to become a captain and gain his men's loyalty, and an Aragorn/Faramir fic that takes place as Aragorn is claiming his regency from the long-time steward Denathor. All this in a world where the ring was destroyed early, and the war for the ring never took place.

[beardedmrbean]

How can you believe Denethor didn't love Faramir?? He loved Faramir just as much as Boromir but his corruption (yes, by the palantir) made him favor Boromir because he was the one who would fulfil his wishes to have the ring in Minas Tirith

Number of times I've read the books I never picked up on much love from Denathor.

Faramir for his part did try to find ways to get his father to love him, leading up to his riding out in Gondor's version of the charge of the light brigade.

Never really came across that there was a deep paternal love there, not to me at least.

Closest I could see is that thinking he was dead was what finally finished breaking his brain and that I could still think of as bit of a selfish move since his line is now broken and it very much looks like Gondor is going with it.

Man with as much pride as he had that'll take you down too.

Again, that's how I've read it, different people read different things and only the author can tell us we're wrong.

[son-of-drogo]

LotR Star Trek AU

-Bilbo and Lwaxana Troi have a simultaneously friendly and unfriendly rivalry.

-Lwaxana being Lwaxana, she assumed Bilbo was attracted to her, even though Bilbo is very gay and had zero interest in anyone who didn't have a beard.

-Thorin still teases him about it.

-but both of them are so camp that they can't not have some kind of friendship.

-Bilbo is a renowned retired language expert.

-although he occasionally does some work for Starfleet, he rarely leaves his planet anymore.

-Frodo, who is a less renowned language expert, does travel about on Starfleet ships and provide his services.

-Sam is a botanist who's particularly good with root vegetables.

-He and Frodo are a Bonded pair and travel about together.

-Hobbits cannot be without at least one of their species and while single Hobbits can be transferred alone to other ships with other Hobbits, bonded pairs must be transferred together.

-Hobbits are rare in Starfleet. There are only about ten currently enlisted: Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, and six others.

-Frodo and Sam are the only Bonded pair currently.

-the ship they are usually on is the USS Fellowship, but occasionally go over to other ships to assist with translations.

-Gandalf is an ex member of the Q Continuum who got bored and decided to cause chaos elsewhere. The crew of the Fellowship just accept his presence.

-Aragorn is of course Captain of the Fellowship. The previous captain Denathor having died similarly to how he died in the books.

-Faramir is second in command on the ship.

-Boromir was chief security officer, but he was forced to retire after he was injured trying to protect Merry and Pippin during an away mission.

-the new security officer is Éowyn. Her people come from a forgotten Earth colony who only joined Starfleet about fifty years previously.

-Legolas is a navigator. His people have been part of Starfleet for about as long as the Vulcans and are usually navigators or science officers. Legolas is a himbo (affectionate) who is bad at science.

-Gimli is the chief engineer obviously.

-The Dwarves, or Dwarrow, are a newer addition to Starfleet. They've had a longstanding feud with the Elves for centuries and they've only made peace within the last hundred years or so

-Merry is an ambitious young command officer who would go on to be the only Hobbit in the history of Starfleet to become a captain. He is also Riker levels of slutty. Merry, Faramir, and Éowyn are a throuple.

-Pippin is a newly enlisted ensign. He's an absolute disaster, but still manages to save the day on several occasions. Once he grows up a little, he becomes a very competent Starfleet officer. However, he returns to Shire, the Hobbits' home planet, when his father retired as Thain. His experience on board of a star ship made him an excellent Thain.

More about hobbit culture:

-Hobbits are not quite as split as Vulcans and Romulans, but there is an adventurous and unadventurous subspecies.

-Hobbits have been part of Starfleet for generations, but Bilbo's mother was the first Hobbit to be an officer.

-Hobbits pretty much look like they're described in the LotR books, but they have tufted tails about as long as they are tall and large pointed ears that can pick up sound far better than humans can.

-Hobbits have blood that is a much brighter red than humans, meaning they all have noticeably red cheeks, even when they have darker skin.

-they were one prey animals on their planet but managed to outsmart and outlive the large predators that used to hunt them.

-They still retain their sharp hearing and stealthiness.

-Hobbit Bonding is akin to marriage but the ceremony is extremely private. While the couple that is being bonded recites some vows for an elder, the actual ceremony is performed only by the couple.