#lothrandir

[loremastering]

"I am Lothrandir of the Dúnedain. I have walked among the frozen wastes and the fiery south-lands. I do not fear this place."

[a-lonely-dunedain]

Happy Lothrandir is Freed day to those who celebrate!!!

on this day in Middle Earth our beloved guy finally got let OUT of the idiot wizard's basement!!!!! 🎉

[find-the-path]

Everyone post-war, hanging out in Minas Tirith at Midsummer: enjoying the first untainted sunshine Gondor has had in decades! the warmth that goes deeper than temperature! the freedom and joy of a wedding after everything bad has come undone!

Lothrandir, who spent the last many (?) years in Forochel, which contains sentient malevolent ice-storms and is a good deal farther north than Gondor: DYING OF HEAT STROKE

[nerdylizard5]

Just a little doodle of Lothrandir from Sunflower of Evendim

He’s just so perfect and wholesome and paladin-y and I’m obsessed with him and especially with the whole Isengard arc and his relationship with Anarlossë

Whump-y Isengard doodles below the cut don’t judge me

[lotro-quest-objectives]

Talk to Lothrandir in his cell

[poetry-draws]

Go go Regular Rangers! Mighty, Moving, Regular Rangers!

@isi7140's machination :P

[thelordofgifs]

Obscure Tolkien Blorbo:

Lothrandir vs Vidumavi

Lothrandir:

Dúnadan and member of the Grey Company [Lord of the Rings Online]

Very Good Boy who just wants to vibe with the Lossoth in Forochel becomes one of the main scouts for the Grey Company. Also (spoilers) one of the most annoying prisoners in Orthanc

Vidumavi:

A princess of Rhovanion who married Valacar of Gondor. The ascension to the throne of her son Eldacar, who was hence not fully Númenorean, led to the civil war known as the Kin-strife.

married the (future) king of gondor in her own hometown. one of the most interesting romances in the wider legendarium imo

Round 2 masterpost

[hallothere]

is 31 for Lothrandir too obvious of a choice? 👀

"You came back for me. You actually came back for me."

"Steady." Halbarad's voice was low and calm. He kept Lothrandir upright, without too much of the appearance he was doing so. They were both caked with mud, the detritus of Orthanc, and wounds they fought to keep hidden. Of the two, Halbarad was far better equipped to walk.

"You did not have to come." Lothrandir said, more shakily. "You are to Rohan, and to allies, you would not have needed--"

"Radanir." Halbarad called sharply, interrupting him. "Go ahead of us and tell Dagoras to make ready that camp. We may not rest the full night but we will have need of it." Not letting Lothrandir get a word in, he continued. "Golodir, inform Daervunn of the situation. Aragorn too, if he's not in conference. Corunir, I need you to make sure Mercy is left alone as she leaves."

Golodir muttered something under his breath but all three went to their tasks. Halbarad continued to push at their slower pace until they were out in the sunlight. He pushed more still until they were on a dry patch of ground. It came as no surprise to him when Lothrandir tried to collapse.

"Easy." Halbarad's grip was strong and firm. "You are free. You need not fear anything or anyone here. You are safe."

"He... told me I was the last..."

"We are... not all survived Tur Morva's cells, but we are still thirty strong."

A sob.

"Aragorn is here, and he is hale and unhurt. He will wish to see you. The others will wish to see you."

"Calenglad?"

"Alive and well."

"...Techeron?"

"Better, even. Almost unhurt."

"Braigiar?"

"...."

Lothrandir became heavier a moment, then tried to right himself. Halbarad held him steady.

"There will be time later. I am... I am well enough to go on."

"The wounded from Helm's Deep are bound for Edoras." Halbarad said gently.

"But not I." More firmly, Lothrandir planted his feet. He took more of his own weight and strove to walk on his own power. "I will ride with you wherever our road leads. I will do this."

"Are you sure?"

Lothrandir looked at him then, really looked. "Do you question my commitment or my loyalty?"

Halbarad frowned. "I have led... led many man to a death that might not have been. Do you wish me to lead you to yours?"

"I wish... only for home, and to protect it as I may. To have it stand... if I return or not."

Halbarad closed his eyes. He sighed heavily and took Lothrandir's weight once more.

"You will ride with Dagoras and refuse no healer's aid. Do you swear to do so?"

"I swear."

"Then come. Let us turn our backs to this place."

[loremastering]

"I am Lothrandir of the Dúnedain. I have walked among the frozen wastes and the fiery south-lands. I do not fear this place."

[mighty-mando]

couldn't help but notice the recent uptick in LOTRO activity 👀 so I gotta ask, the most important question for any lotro player, who is your favorite ranger?

(sorry if that's out of the blue I just get excited when I see new people interact with this lil fandom)

Aaaaahhhhhh yes. I have been subject to a (un?)fortunate combination of an urge to write angsty fan fiction, spare time to play LOTRO, AND a new art tool. This has led me to find out their are dozens of fellow Ranger-stans here 🙊

My favorite Rangers (because who can pick just one?) have always been Lothrandir, Candaith, and Amdir. I'm an old enough LOTRO player to remember when it was Amdir who rescued you from the Blackwolds, and it was Amdir who asked you to gather Kingsfoil to make tea for him, all while slowly fading away and Strider wasn't there to help, so Amdir was my first love. 💔

[nerdylizard5]

If you like LOTRO and like Rangers I am begging you, read Sunflower of Evendim! It’s a fanfic/fanart blog about a young Ranger cadet and it follows the LOTRO epics but makes the stuff that seems unrealistic and all way more streamlined and plausible and the art is incredible and I just love it so much. I would die for Anarlossë and also Lothrandir and despite not being much into shipping I am all in for their relationship in the story (which the author did not originally plan to happen lol)

(Also I became friends with the author after contacting her to see if she’d be cool with me doing fanart and she’s freaking awesome and is working on starting posting chapters again and I am dying for the chapter pertaining to one particular instance that I’ve already made preemptive fanart of and have too many emotions about)

[lotro-quest-objectives]

Listen to Lheu Brenin's plan and keep Lothrandir from doing anything reckless

[poetry-draws]

hi your Lothrandir is very good please never stop <3

thank you! have a Midsummer Lothran-do-over with a Lossoth/Dunedain fusion fancy outfit. and sparkly water

[thelordofgifs]

Obscure Tolkien Blorbo: Round 1

Lothrandir vs Nob

Lothrandir:

Dúnadan and member of the Grey Company [Lord of the Rings Online]

Very Good Boy who just wants to vibe with the Lossoth in Forochel becomes one of the main scouts for the Grey Company. Also (spoilers) one of the most annoying prisoners in Orthanc

Nob:

A hobbit of Bree who worked at the Prancing Pony.

Worked at the Prancing Pony Inn for many years and helped Butterbur keep his head on straight. Also found Pippin after he took his midnight stroll and saw the black rider. Unpleasant, but very helpful!

Round 1 masterpost

[mighty-mandoart]

Lothrandir's pains are evident; both of you were cruelly treated by the long wagon journey to Isengard and the whips of your captors, but Lothrandir bore the brunt of the ill treatment

Lothrandir and {player} walk in to Isengard together but are quickly separated. {Player} escapes Isengard, but Lothrandir remains captive for many weeks, held at the mercy of the Wizard Saruman.

[find-the-path]

Deep in the pits of flooded Isengard, Lothrandir searches for a path to the surface.

Or: It's a great stroke of luck that the Rangers got to Isengard in time! It'd be a shame if they... hadn't...