#mathom

[mrsallnut]

I'm feeling seen by Mr. Tolkien. Are my ancestors actually hobbits?

[shoutsthedustflake]

Hold on, gotta raise a trillion dollars real quick so I can buy Rings of Power from Amazon for the express purpose of making a 50 minute bottle episode of this.

I feel like Bilbo would teach the elves of Rivendell the concept of a mathom with the express purpose of oh so politely asking them over dinner how were the Silmarils not a mathom

[alicebeckstrom]

[The Gaffer, cont.] “ ‘But they do things proper at Bag End. Our Sam says that everyone’s going to be invited to the party, and there’s going to be presents, mark you, presents for all – this very month as is.’ “ ~ The Fellowship of the Ring, A Long-expected Party (Art: “A Tolkien Mathomium" by James Dunning) 

[crumblingpastry1]

one frodo/sam thing i’m interested in (of many) is we know their personalities, their hobbies (somewhat), what they know and can do but I’m curious on the little specifics of what they’re slightly proud to be good at within the broader hobbit society. you know how some suburban moms have that thing of being better than someone else at some random, mundane thing? like being able to tie the best bow on a christmas present? having the most trendy accent wall?

what are frodo, sam, merry and pippin’s things this way? not something to boast about but still collectively known for it?

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

I love this time of year I get to go in my ribbon box so often

[notallsandmen]

@mathomhouse-e for @dreamlingforukraine gave me the opportunity to write an epilogue to Putting Out Fire With Gasoline — this time, inspired by Depeche Mode’s Enjoy The Silence, and taking place on June 7th, 1990.

And I will yet again leap at the opportunity to share @mathomhouse-e ‘s stunning artwork for this fic, specifically The Bratty Bow

[arianaofimladris]

Guess I'm not yet over making tiny Christmas mathoms. It's card-size and will most likely be used for cash/voucher attached to a Christmas gift for my younger cousin. Might make more.

[laurelins-light]

LOTR Fandom I need help!

Help me decide on a name for my home, I like all of these names, and I just can't decide on which to actually use. I plan to basically call my home "(NAME) House" or "House of (NAME)" but I am kinda paralyzed for choice!

For reference - my cats, and my car all have names that start with M, but I'm not set on using that letter anymore

[magpiemathoms]

The very first mathom I’m posting on this blog... is not technically a mathom. lol Mathoms are specifically useless but beloved objects. And this is my crochet kit: it is very definitely useful!

I only recently started crocheting again after a year-long break, and I couldn’t find any of my ergonomic crochet hooks or my yarn needles, so I decided to buy a crochet kit. I got this one on Amazon. (There are similar kits with different fabric bags.) It contained yarn needles, a set of ergonomic crochet hooks, and a small bag of stitch markers, and it was surprisingly cheap! The only thing I needed in a kit that it didn’t have was scissors, so I also bought some yarn snips. Now my kit is complete, and I’m really happy with it! It’s so compact.

(Essie is less than thrilled; she wants to know why the heck I’m posing her with my crochet kit. It’s cause you’re cute, Ess! ...Also, kitty for size comparison.)

[ghostboyjules]

about me

omg tagged first by @mathomhouse-e and then right as I was abt to post this @wordsinhaled tagged me too!! so delighted and honored to be in this wonderful group of mutuals, y'all make my heart warm 💖🥰

Nickname: Jules, I guess, counts? other than that I don't really have a current one... @weirdfishy has been calling me ghostie tho, which I absolutely adore ���💕

Sign: Aquarius Sun, Aries Moon, Gemini Rising (Cap Mercury, and if y'all wanna talk astrology my dm's are always open lmaaoo)

Height: 5'7 or 5'8 on a good day (a.k.a when my sciatica isn't elbow dropping me to death)

Last thing I googled: "piercing places" and before that, "images of a shrimp" which I'm including because I thought that was very funny

Song stuck in my head: surprisingly I don't have one up there right now?? well.. I guess kinda,, but it's like a mix of a couple. All Up In Your Mind by Beyoncé, Genghis Khan by Miike Snow, Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac, and In a Week by Hozier.. weird combo of songs but they're kinda cycling through my brain like a weird spirit box-esque radio station

Number of followers: 713 (😳, most of these are like, weird bots or deactivated blogs but still woah..)

Amount of sleep: hmm generally I get anywhere from 3-7 hrs, but as of right this moment (10:38pm) I've had 4hrs 36mins of Actual Sleep (from last night to when I woke up for work this morning) and then a 2 hr nap (before I started dinner this evening)

Dream job: Archivist of Some Sort™ in the Library of Congress,,, with a specialty in Thanatology?? I don't really know the specifics yet but something along those lines ig, if at all possible

Wearing: ..... a gray Cowboy Garfield t-shirt with the phrase "when I die I may not go to heaven. I don't know if they let cowboys in." and black underwear (THESE ARE MY PAJAMAS, OKAY? had to include the undies so you would get the Look™, I can't just say I'm wearing a t-shirt and leave it at that obvi... ajdjakfkg)

Movies/books that summarize you: my brain can't decide which way it wants to take this, so I'm just gonna answer with the Books/movies that I feel has shaped who I am as a person, currently. LOTR & the Hobbit trilogies, The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater, the Conjuring (only the first one 🔪), Spirited Away, and The Labyrinth. OH SHIT almost forgot, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Favorite song: this changes daily 😐 rn tho I think probably Blood Upon the Snow by Hozier and Bear McCreary

Favorite instrument: Pipe Organ, Cello, Bass Clarinet, and the voice

Aesthetic: uh... weird goth gay uncle who is lazy and also a witch? is that anything?

Favorite authors: oof alright, well. Maggie Stiefvater, Neil Gaiman, Nora Sakavic, Gege Akutami, Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler), and a handful of Fanfic Authors that I won't list here because I'm terrified of forgetting someone, but know that I am absolutely counting them and will forever remember their names

Random fun fact: I really love playing guitar hero games but I've never once really tried to learn how to play the guitar

thanks again for tagging me, you two 🥺🥰🥰 y'all have already tagged a lot of the peeps I would have tagged in fandom (so if I tag you again, my bad beloved homies just ignore me lmao), but let's see here... @weirdfishy, @watermelon-mafia, @rabooots, @aquilathefighter, @leave-me-alone-doctor, @eel-divinity, @an-asuryampasya, @pacospandora, @rainbowvamp, @runningheadless, and @howlittleweare <3 WHEW no obligation to do this at all obvi, but if you don't, this is just a reminder that ily 😘 if you do tho, I also love you 💖 okay g'night, loves

[virgo-dream]

about me

thank you for tagging me @mathomhouse-e!! 💖

Nickname: virgo

Sign: virgo sun, leo moon, capricorn rising. Yes I am indeed insufferable.

Height: 5'4" (162cm for the people that use an actually useful measuring system! 🥰)

Last thing I googled: Sandman screenshots for that groundbreaking meme I posted yesterday!

Song stuck in my head: Enter Sandman by Rina Sawayama from the Metallica Blacklist album

Number of followers: 174! no idea how that happened

Amount of sleep: [redacted]

Dream job: live in artist for a filthy rich aristocrat in their huge manor making lil gay art

Wearing: Big Shirt

Movies/books that summarize you: i'm either on a Loki (2021) mood or a The Sandman (2022) mood.

Favorite song: you can't ask a musician what their favourite song is!!!

Favorite instrument: the human voice and yes I am biased on this

Aesthetic: fluidity. presenting myself whatever way feels right.

Favorite authors: William Shakespeare and Nelson Rodrigues.

Random fun fact: I have phenomenal breath control

tagging: @softest-punk, @avelera, @littledreamling, @tj-dragonblade, @the-cloudy-dreamer, @aquilathefighter

[immacaria]

I was tagged by the ever-lovely @mathomhouse-e who I'm very happy to hear about again and can never bother me!! Thank you for the lovely tag, dear!!

Rules: Shuffle your Spotify On Repeat playlist, and put the first 10 songs in a poll. Have your followers choose which song is their favourite

As always there's no pressure to do this, but I would love to see what you listen to, @cannibalhellhound @ravensilversea @staroftheendless @aquilathefighter @virgo-dream @seiya-starsniper @aletterinthenameofsanity

[an-unexpected-sideblog]

So Sméagol wanted the Ring to be given to him as a birthday present, right? He wanted to receive it as a gift and killed Déagol when he refused.

400-something years later, it's common hobbit custom to give gifts on one's birthday instead of receiving them. Bilbo gets special mathoms for his 111th birthday party to give away.

Does this mean an old legend of a murder over a birthday gift lead to this massive cultural shift?? I can't find solid evidence that it's directly related but I mean... Hobbits are known gossipers and a rare murder would be very well-publicized. And it seems in-character for them to avoid the possibility of further birthday gift violence with such a strange, neat little solution of flipping the expectation around.

[arianaofimladris]

I really hope mum's friend took correctly the measurements of her husband's phone, or else this is gonna be a fancy handkerchief case 😅

Mum asked me to make an Easter mathom. I've met that guy perhaps three times in my life and exchanged "Guten Tag" with him, so I haven't the faintest idea what to make for him. We settled for a phone case. I hope it won't be too small.

But I managed to test on this case how it would work if I made the front out of two layers of leather glued together. It turns out the case is quite stiff with both the back and the front made of two layers, with just the stripe giving the depth of the case made of one layer. I might apply that to the next belt pouch I make (if I make another one. Let's be realistic here - I will make another one 😅.)

I didn't cut any patterns, I used some leather pieces I didn't like as the inner layer, since no one is going to see it anyway on the side that was glued. That might be actually a good idea to get rid of bits that were scraped or otherwise damaged. The glue stinks, but hey, it's warm enough to open windows now for longer period, so no problem there.

[pilkypills]

Personally, I think Bilbo was pretty awful at processing his trauma (and the ring certainly did not help)

Bilbo quietly lived next his grief for years but never looked directly at it. He sent the mithril shirt to the mathom house. He watered down his story until it was something palatable for children—and what’s more, made himself as much of a bit player in it as he could get away with. Yes, he was still kind and generous and clever because he’s Bilbo, but he was probably also terribly lonely, surrounded by people who could never understand what he went through and what he saw. The only ones who could are thousands of miles away inside a mountain he refuses to visit because, again, he can’t look his grief in the eye.

[magpiemathoms]

My piece of purple labdorite arrived last evening, just in time for my birthday today! Very happy with the colors. It looks like such a boring, greenish stone until you get it in just the right light, and then--wow!