#elrond is loveable

[prattling-she-elf]

Rating Rings of Power Characters: Elves Edition!

(As of Episode 5)

Welcome to the show where you get to hear my opinions which nobody asked for!

Are you ready?

Let the frivolity commence!

Aaaaand first up, we have the Elves! Starting with....

Galadriel:

Elegant. Graceful. Proud. Restless. A fighter.

Everything I expect and look for in a young Galadriel. 10 points.

10 points for putting baby Elrond in his place. She has seen shit, and no patronizing from Elrond (who literally has not seen said shit) is making her forget that.

Another 10 points awarded for the iconic line and delivery of "There is a tempest within me!"

20 points for slapping that man in the ass with a sword. That had me howling with laughter.

-5 points for her lack of husband. Seriously, where the hell is Celeborn? Minus another 10 for being shorter than Halbrand. Our woman should be like 6 feet tall. It doesn't matter if Morfydd Clark is only 5'3. They made John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) who is 6'1 look short next to the rest of the OG cast. They could have done the same here and made her look tall. Big boo.

Galadriel comes in with a total of 35 points.

Next up, we have.....

Arondir:

Quick. Agile. Diplomatic. Just. Kind. Serious. Handsome.

This guy has it all. Solid 20 points for a great original character.

Another 10 points for his subtle expressiveness. He's pretty closed off, but the way he looks at Bronwyn.... *swoons*

10 points for the face he makes at Adar when Adar asks him if he is from Beleriand from "the mouth of the river".

*derisive laughter*

Arondir's incredulous face says it all. There are roughly 35 rivers in Beleriand, which drain into around 4 mouths, all of which have some settlement of some kind. Like, I know the writers probably mean he's from the Havens of Sirion, but that was still the elvish equivalent of asking an American, "Are you from America, from 'the state'? I've been there once, you know".

-5 points for speaking Quenya. Not a single Silvan Elf born in Beleriand would be speaking Quenya, ever. Elu Thingol banned the language from being spoken throughout the realm when he learned of the horrors of the First Kinslaying. It's an absolutely massive faux pas on the writer's part.

That has Arondir sitting pretty on 35 points.

Next, we have ....

Celebrimbor:

He's..... old?

That's -5 right off the bat. He's not the oldest elf, so why does he look old? I mean, he also saw some first-age shit, but so did everyone else here. The writers do realize that he's younger than Galadriel, right?

Otherwise, he's a little sassy and ambitious, but relatively a nice guy. +10 points for Celebrimbor.

That leaves Celebrimbor with ..... ouch, 5 points. You know what will make you popular my dude? Forge some rings. What could possibly go wrong?

Next up is.....

Gil-Galad:

+10 points for looking exactly as Gil-Galad should, but what did they do to his character?

Since when did Gil-Galad become.... dare I say it... a dick?

The Gil-Galad I know was kind and benevolent, and overall a gentle ruler who always sided with Galadriel. I was not expecting a sneaky, manipulative, Mithril-hungry, ship-your-best-mates-off-to-Valinor, arrogant bastard, and I do not approve.

I mean, where is the man worthy of the "Gil-Galad was an elven king" poem? The writers so did him dirty.

-10 points.

That leaves Gil-Galad with a great big 0. Shape up, laddy.

Moving on to....

Elrond:

He is a perfect sweet baby. An angel. Kind. Polite. Understanding. He has a lot to learn. The character is so good I can entirely excuse the hair.

10 points for Elrond!

His bromance with Durin is iconic. Another 10 points.

He is also pure and loyal to his friends, and he is starting to learn to do both what is right for his friends, and what is right for his people. Oh, how this series is going to crush him. Another 10 for our poor baby.

That has Elrond sitting on a nice even 30 points.

Next up....

Elros:

Lore checks out. +10.

Just tell me, what idiot decided Elros gets a beard? Tolkien makes it very clear that half-elves don't get beards and it takes many generations for their descendants to acquire that mannish trait (see the princely house of Dol Amroth). -5 points.

That leaves Elros with 5 points as well. You need to shave, my dude.

Aaaaand, last but not least.....

Finrod:

Right off the bat, wtf did they do to his hair?!? Terribly unsexy. -10 points.

And what exactly happens with his death? Finrod dies in the dungeons of Sauron, not on the fields of battle. While the former (and correct version) would perfectly explain Galadriel's extreme hatred of Sauron, the show heavily implies the latter. -10 for such a vague corruption of his backstory.

+5 for his absolutely awesome quote, "Sometimes we cannot know [the light] until we have touched the darkness."

Finrod finishes with a grand..... -15 points.

AND THE WINNER IS.......

Galadriel and Arondir for a tie!

Elrond comes in a close second!

Tune in next time for Rating the Númenóreans!

[sotwk]

I'm rewatching the hobbit and I'm curious

Do you favour thranduil over elrond, if so why? And if not why do you never post about him?

This simply came to my mind because i kind of like elrond better, he's alot more kind or else brutal lol

Hello my lovely Quicks!

Ooh I love this question, and so I'm going to answer it immediately, while the answer is fresh in my head.

I actually DO love Elrond, very much. How could anyone not? He's handsome and kind, wise-yet-humble, and powerful-yet-gentle.

But everyone with any awareness of Tolkien legendarium ADORES Elrond. He is also everywhere: his presence spans across The Silmarillion, to LOTR, The Hobbit, and heck even The Rings of Power made a (in my opinion) loveable version of him!

If I ever give Elrond or his Noldorin kin a hard time in any of my posts, it's likely because I'm just feeling salty and contrary and want to play Devil's Advocate. It's not because I don't believe he's awesome, because he undeniably is.

If I don't write enough about Elrond, it's because I feel like everyone already does. He gets more than enough love without any help from lil' ol' me. There are also many other writers who love him way, way, more than I do, and frankly, it's a bit intimidating to write for a character I might not know as well as my potential readers. (I do fully intend to get my ass on completing the many fic ideas I have for Elrond, though!)

Now, I admit freely that I DO favor Thranduil just slightly more, for the following reasons:

I'm in too deep. I have thrown literally years of effort into doing research on Thranduil and creating a massive headcanon backstory for him and Mirkwood. It's kind of a point-of-no-return for me at this point. Haha.

Thranduil is my IDOL. Here's the thing: I actually don't have a crush on Thranduil in the way I do with Eomer or Boromir. The fangirl love I have for him is almost as a child or loyal subject. Or as an underling's love for their very kind and admirable mentor or benefactor. That may sound kinda weird, but I believe there are many kinds of fandom love, and not all of them are romantic/sexual.

Thranduil is imperfect. And I feel there is more for a fic writer to work with, when a character has distinct flaws. (You'd have to dig really deep to find imperfections in Elrond Peredhel.)

Thranduil does not have enough canon written about him. This makes for a super fun playground for writers like me who really enjoy worldbuilding and fleshing out underdeveloped characters or creating originals.

Thranduil got shafted by the movies and I want to correct the injustice. Let's just say without the gorgeous Lee Pace's magnetic performance, Thranduil wouldn't have half the fans on his corner today.

(Slightly) Bad Boys are more fun to write about. They may be awful dating/relationship material in real life, but boy--such juicy drama and angst that they bring to fics!

I like a challenge. Another thing I really enjoy as a writer is convincing Readers to support or fall in love with a character or ship or concept they did not previously like. There's nothing more satisfying, actually.

Thank you for this Ask!

As a bonus, here are a couple of headcanon posts I've written about Thranduil's friendship with Elrond, at least in the SotWK AU:

What Would Thranduil Do If Elrond Were In Danger?

The Friendship Between Thranduil and Elrond

[queenstarlight]

Top 5 lotr and hobbit characters and reason

Alright for the lord of the rings and the hobbit here is the list and why I have chosen them

5. Bilbo Baggins

I loved Bilbo Baggins as a character, young and old. His unwavering ability to make me laugh was the first reason I started loving him as a character, but another reason was his mental strength, Bilbo Baggins has the one ring in his possession for 60 years or so, and when we met Bilbo in the Lord of the rings he was not affected too terribly only in one scene did Bilbo ever seem to have an "evil" presence with him. And you know what scene I am talking about, scared me so bad when I first watched fellowship of the ring.

4. Legolas prince of Mirkwood

Legolas as a character on the outside looks like the cliche elf but when you dive deeper into his character you realize that he is quite innocent when it comes to feelings. Legolas has been surrounded by elves his entire life and as everybody knows elves are immortal never to die unless for pure sadness so when Gandalf "dies" after fighting the balrog just look at Legolas he seems confused and the reason is Legolas has never seen death truly by people he has cared for Because Legolas really has never truly had the fear that somebody he loves will not wake up tomorrow. That is why I deem Legolas an innocent character because as old as he is truly he still will not understand until he feels it as well.

3. Gandalf the gray

l liked Gandalf as a person, Gandalf is like a grandfather who has all sorts of quirk's that made him so loveable but so untouchable at the same time, like you could never know what he would pull out of his sleeve. But in times of struggle he would always be the first person there and not to mention his hugs would be no doubt be incredible.

2.Thranduil King of Mirkwood (father of Legolas)

I truly do not know, where to begin on why I love Thranduil as a character maybe it is the fact he has endured losing his father, his wife, his people, and yet continued to live on. Maybe it is the fact he was so realistic when it came to his trauma towards the pain of losing so many people that I could not help myself but to feel sorry or pity him. Thranduil put a facade of an ice king yet no matter how I look at it, I always feel sad or perhaps a feeling of understanding when it comes to Thranduil, so really my love of Thranduil is not of love but understanding (though I have to admit Thranduil is hot as hell so I might love him for that as well)

1. Elrond the Half-Elven

Do I truly have to explain why I love Elrond as a character

"Elrond was noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer."

this quote explains everything I love about his character

"Wise as a Wizard"

"venerable as a king of dwarves"

"Kind as Summer"

"Strong as a warrior"

"Fair in face as a elven-lord"

Elrond loses his wife, his daughter, his mother, and his father, as well as his adopted father, who dies. He loses his beloved brother because he wished to become mortal and his daughter does the same. His mother killed herself. Elrond's life is filled with tragedy and yet he is still "kind as summer" and still "venerable as the king of dwarves" Elrond did not let himself fall, He did not give up. He continued to be happy for the people he had left and to me, that is why I love him so much, Elrond as a person is gentle, kind, loving, and absolutely lovely.

(Elrond is also a DILF and I have severe daddy issues so)

[incorrect-koh-posts]

Thanks for ur reply btw.. But i was saying guy died first and then borne in middle earth as a husband to galadriel. That's definitely an upgrade knowing how bitchy he was in his previous life.. He got a freaking super powerful,older than moon wife.And yes, I totally forgot about balin, he is just the blonde version of himself in middle earth.and our dear,Baldwin surprisingly became the big baddie, the witch king of angmar.

Oh damn, you're right. Sorry for the previous nonsensical answer - I was really tired when I answered that ask and it shows, lol. Reading comprehension when sleepy = 0

And yes to Baldwin being reincarnated as the white-garbed Witch King of Angmar. Imagine him riding that screeching dragon thing - a terrifying sight! I'd follow him into battle, lol. I need that crossover right now 😄

Sibylla, Salah ad-Din and Imad could be some lovely, artsy Rivendell elves in that AU (so Imad and Legolas!Balian of Mirkwood would have some tension to resolve and Salah ad-Din would have a chance to look awesome in Elrond's elegant robes!). Godfrey and Tiberias would make for two loveably grubby rangers of Gondor, and the Hospitaller would be a ringwraith who's a bit out of whack. And, judging by his eating habits, Reynald is - obviously - a hobbit.

Someone write me that fic 😂

[fizzyxcustard]

@thewarriorandtheking Asks: What are your 3 favorite things about Thorin? Tag, you're it!

Mmmmm. My three favourite things would have to be his eyes, his loyalty and his sensitivity. :)

I say sensitivity, and some people may find that strange, because in some parts of the film we do see an extremely vulnerable/sensitive side to Thorin. When he overhears Elrond and Gandalf speaking about the madness in his family. His eyes in that moment; it makes me want to break down with him. When they first reach the secret door to Erebor and the sun sets. His voice breaks, “That’s what it says. Balin, what did we miss?” There is so much desperation here, and it makes Thorin so much more loveable and you want to see him be victorious on the quest. 

Loyalty is a pretty obvious one, especially with Dwarves. That is what they’re known for. I think we all need to try and be like Dwarves in that regard. 

His eyes. Goes without saying. They’re gorgeous. And in the words of Richard Armitage himself, “They’re the key to Thorin’s heart.” There is always so much emotion swimming in them. 

[woodlandelfuniverse]

The Protective King

A/N: So here is my first Thranduil x reader/wife. It’s super long but hey, the more the merrier. I hope you will enjoy this one and all the sandarin translation will be under this note! In the future I may do the translation in the text but that depends on how many elvish words I use. Now enjoy!

Word count: 1691

Sandarin translation:

Garth gothrimlye - Death to our enemies Kaila amin - Follow me Vanimle sila tiri - Your beauty shines bright Melamin/ meleth - My love A'malamin - My beloved Gi melin - I love you Heruamin - My Lord

Autumn was spreading and the Greenwood was transforming into a colorful forest of red, orange and yellow leaves. On this cold day you had accompanied your son to guard the forest while your husband attended to counsel meetings. As Queen, you were the most skilled elf in the realm except for your husband Thranduil. Legolas was also a fierce warrior and skilled bowman but he still had much to learn. Your greatest skill was in fact bow and arrow, your aim was faultless and deadly. This talent had past down to Legolas who could kill anything with his arrows, you had seen to that. It started out as a calm patrol at first, but then you heard battle cries and clanking metal. You, Legolas and the rest of the guard charged towards the sound of battle and jumped into action. You saw a group of dwarfs struggling against the spiders and one dark haired dwarf was close to death. Swiftly you took one arrow from your hold and fired a perfect shoot straight thru the spider’s heart, it fell dead in an instant. You killed spider after spider until they all were dead. “Gurth gothrimlye”. You and Tauriel had killed the last spiders that attacked a dwarf that you understood to be Kili. Then you walked over to your son who aimed an arrow at the dwarf in the front. You walked beside him and lowered his bow. You also made a command to all the members of the guard to lower their bows and arrows. You had a hooded cloak on you which made it difficult for the dwarfs to see your features.

“Who are you?”. You gazed upon the dwarf in front of you who had just spoken. With that you removed your hood only to reveal your long (h/c) hair that was glistening in beautiful waves. Your bangs was braided around your head to secure your discreet crown. “I am Y/N, daughter of Lord Elrond and the Queen of the woodland realm.” All of the dwarfs looked up at you in awe, but Thorin looked at you with a glint in his eye.“I see, however you did not have to jump into action and dirty your pretty dress, we had it under control lass.” You chuckled at his comment and Legolas was about to step into action but you stopped him with a reassuring hand on his chest. “I could tell, especially by the cries of help in your company. I am quite sure that one of them said, ‘where is the bloody elves when you need them’.” The company of dwarfs gave stern looks too a big dwarf with heavy weapons on him (Dwalin). “So what will you do my lady, imprison us for our recklessness?”. Oakenshield held a smirk on his lips which you returned with your answer. “Me, oh I would never…” You turned away from him and looked over your shoulder. “…but my husband might.” You gave him a wink and turned to all the elves. “Khila amin, and take them with us.” “Do not think I don’t remember you Thorin, I have quite a good memory. It has only been 60 years after all.” Thorin smiled and followed you, he had remembered when you and Thranduil came to Erebor to trade. He had admired you then and never forgot your beauty, even after 60 years.  

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An half hour later you entered the front gate of the palace. The dwarfs was behind you and you told Legolas to give them water and food before they could see Thranduil. Your battle dress was in fact very dirty, as Thorin had pointed out. So you walked to the royal chambers and washed yourself. Then you walked to your closet where you had to choose one out of many dresses. You stroke the beautiful materials and picked out a dark green dress with a beautiful bodys and off shoulder detail, which displayed your arms due to the small strap hanging below your shoulder. When you were fully dressed you picked out a pair of shoes and went downstairs to greet your king.

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You walked to the throne room and the guards let you in immediately. All eyes were on you when you entered the room and your husband smiled lovingly at you, then he turned to the council members. “That will be all.” You walked up to his throne and smiled at your handsome husband. He was stressed, you could tell that by his stiff posture and his tired eyes. But with the light touch of your hand on his cheek he relaxed a little. “Melamin, how glad I am to see you. Vanimle sila tiri! I was starting to wonder where you had gone.” You sat down on his lap and ran your fingers through his silky hair. This made him close his eyes for a short while. “Well I sensed that my husband needed me so I retired from the forest paths.” He smiled and kissed my cheek. “That glads me, because I hate when you are out there without my protection.” “I was completely safe, I did have me, myself and I to protect me. Also the guard and our son of course.” He smiled at your remark. “Any obstacles then?” You twirled his hair around your fingers while you continued your conversation. “Only a few spiders and a company of dwarfs, nothing special.” He put his fingers under your chin to make you look him in the eyes. “Dwarfs? Well I hope you threatened them and threw them out of our kingdom.” “Quite the opposite meleth, I kind of invited them and gave them food.” His eyes widened and you looked down at your lap.

He sighed and leaned his head against your shoulder. “Then I should have an audience with them, I want to know what they are up to, dwarfs do not simply cross the Greenwood for leisure.” “Fair enough, then I will be by your side throughout the audience.” “ I do not deem that wise, dwarfs can not be trusted.” He said the word ‘dwarf’ with a great deal of annoyance. “So I will not attend the audience? I should join you know, I am in fact the Queen.” He chuckled and took your hand in his. He admired the beautiful diamond ring that rested on your finger, a reminder of the day that you became his. “Oh I am well aware A'maelamin, but this is dwarfs, they can not take their eyes of beautiful things such as yourself.”  “Oh really?” You said with a sarcastic tone. He brought your hand to his mouth and kissed the top of it. “Yes, I do remember our trip to Erebor, every dwarf longed for you and I am afraid that it would make me furious to see their lustful eyes on you once again. When the husband, who happens to be myself, can’t stand such behavior towards MY wife.” You stood up and looked down at him. “Well I am glad to inform you that it’s thirteen of them and all of them has already seen me. I guess I escaped with mere seconds before they started hugging me.” He furrowed his brows and sighted. “That could happen, even worse actions than hugging.” “Oh please, they would fall on their behinds before they would even touch me. I give you my word on that.” He smirked. “Well that glads me” You shook your head and put your hands behind your back. “Remind me that I have to see to your over protectiveness later.” He stood and snaked his arms around your waist.“I’m afraid that you can not change my protective nature meleth, because I love you endlessly, and I do not think that I could live if I lost you to dwarfs.” You smiled at his words and felt truly blessed to have such a loving husband, even though he was very protective. Then you stood on your toes and you sealed your lips with his. He smiled into the kiss and you snaked your arms around his neck. You parted from him when you heard the door open. You gave him the most loveable smile, because this was no dream, no imagination. This was your life and your husband. “Gi melin Thranduil, forever and always.” You kissed him one last time, then you headed for the door. But Thranduil stopped you before you reached the stairs. “Don’t walk too far melamin, I want to spend the rest of the day with you right after this audience.” He kiss your hand before he let you walk away. “As you wish Heruamin.”

You bow your head and walk down the first three steps. Then you see Legolas walk in with the thirteen dwarfs. You look back at Thranduil that sits on his throne and motions you to continue walking. You smile at your son Legolas who walks over to you and helps you walk down the last steps without tripping on your dress. “Thank you Legolas, you are always so kind and caring.” He smiled at your words and gave a slight bow and a wave of his hand. “Always for you naneth.” He let you walk past him but before you left you turned towards the dwarfs, who was already staring at you. “I hope that your audience will be at your satisfaction and that my husband will provide you with what you need.” Then you bowed your head and gave the leader in the front an elvish greeting with your hand placed on your heart. Thorin Oakenshield could not take his eyes of you. You walked towards the door and heard your husband state a remark at the dwarfs actions. “I would start by showing me some respect by not drooling over my Queen, Oakenshield.” He said this with utter annoyance and anger. It made you feel guilty to know that Thranduil would have a short temper with the dwarfs after the ‘lustful gazing’. However, to know that he loved you so dearly made your heart warm. You truly love your protective King.

[biscottibitch]

So I’ve been helping @winter-is-ending with a new story that she’s been writing and we got a little carried away...

Character Profiles:

Nella: HEALING POWERS (STOP EMILY lol)

KILI: LOVEABLE IDIOT HE’S IRISH!! - HALF OF THEM ARE IRISH but it’s aiden turner we are talking about I KNOW

FILI: DONE WITH EVERYONE’S SHIT; ALSO KIWI

THORIN: GRUMPY UNCLE

ORI: ADORABLE LITTLE SHIT

Nori: STICKY FINGERS IS ALSO NORTH STAR

BARD: GASTON *drools*

BIFUR: HAD A LITTLE ACCIDENT

GLOIN: RHYMES WITH GROIN HAS A SON WHO FALLS IN LOVE WITH LEGOLAS’ EYES

OIN: HAS TRUMPET SHOVED IN EAR 24/7

DORI: HAD SILVER HAIR BEFORE IT WAS COOL MET PRINCE CHARLES ALSO REALLY LIKES WINE

BOFUR: BEST MEMBER OF THE COMPANY

BOMBUR: LOVES FOOD. IS ACTUALLY ME

BALIN: ACTUAL LOVEABLE GRANDPA

DWALIN: TIRED AND GRUMPY STEP UNCLE RHYMES WITH STALIN OMG EMILY NO

GANDALF: SASSY LITTLE SHIT OF A GRANDPA

BILBO: CONFUSED LITTLE HOBBIT WHO JUST WANTS TEA, A BOOK, AND HIS ARMCHAIR (good, oxford comma)

LEGOLAS: HOT ELF. IS SECRECTLY CLINT BARTON. IS MAGIC CAUSE ENDLESS ARROWS WILL ALSO STAB YOU IN FACE WITH ARROW

THRANDUIL: SASSY ELF WHO HAS NO CHILLl

TAURIEL: DOES NOT EXIST - not in the books (IS ACTUALLY WASP). liked her aside from the love interest. Should have left her with Legolas

SMAUG: Is BUTTERNUT SQUASH CUCUMBER

RADAGAST: ACTUAL TIME TRAVELER - HAS RABBITS

Beorn: IS WINNIE THE POOH

DIS: WILL FUCK YOU UP. MOM OF THE YEAR

ELROND: RED SKULL/NAZI/AGENT SMITH/MEGATRON/V - BEST ELF DAD I’M NOT WRONG - TEACHES NELLA MAGIC HEALING. NO HE DOES NOT ITS NOT EVEN CONFIRMED YET

GOLLUM: GREEDY, FREAKY LITTLE THING GOD ABOVE

GALADRIEL: MOST BEAUTIFUL THING TO EVER WALK THE EARTH

SARUMAN: SAURON’S BITCH

AZGOG: DEATHSTROKE

GOBLIN KING: SCROTUM NECK

LINDIR: DONE WITH DWARVES AND THEIR UNHYGIENIC WAYS

TROLLS: THE THREE STOOGES

PONIES: THE DOGS OF THE SERIES. IF ONE DIES IT IS A SAD DAY. ALSO FILI AND KILI CAN’T WATCH THEM FOR SHIT

WRAGS: BAD PUPPIES they can have flaming pinecones thrown at them for all i care