#sansukh

[furcula]

Sibling bookmarks

[kbirbpods]

[Podfic Link] | Length: 66 hours, 20 minutes, 22 seconds

Original Work: Sansûkh by determamfidd

Rating: Teen and up audiences

Summary: 

The battle was over, and Thorin Oakenshield awoke, naked and shivering, in the Halls of his Ancestors. The novelty of being dead fades quickly, and watching over his companions soon fills him with grief and guilt. Oddly, a faint flicker of hope arises in the form of his youngest kinsman, a Dwarf of Durin's line with bright red hair. (Follows the story of the War of the Ring). (Bagginshield, Gimli/Legolas) In which recovery takes time, the dead members of the Company take to watching Gimli as though he’s a soap opera, the living struggle with being left behind, Legolas is confused, Khuzdul is abused, and Thorin is four feet and ten inches of guilt and anger.

Notes: The Dwelves of Gothlorien have done it! We are the first ever finished Sansûkh podfic and it was a labor of love for sure. I am so proud of this team and everything we achieved! Please consider giving it a listen, I know it's a beast of a podfic but if you love Sansûkh or Tolkien in general, I promise it's worth your time. There's 50 chapters and a holiday special included 💙

[sugaldean]

I think we as a society need to let go of the idea that androgynous look is Tolkien-Elves (men) and lean toward the idea that the androgynous look can also be Tolkien-Dwarves (women)

This is good we love this

BUT THIS IS GOOD TOO ANDROGYNOUS CAN LOOK LIKE THAT

Orla

Narvi

Bomfris

[ragsweas]

At that moment a thunderous crash sent everyone, living and dead, whirling to stare at Pippin Took.

"Oops," he said, his eyes wide and his face sheepish.

"Did he just throw Grechar down a well?" Ori demanded incredulously.

"This Hobbit is related to Bilbo," retorted Óin, and he ignored Thorin's sudden dark look. "He's goin' to do stupid things in spectacular fashion every now an' then."

"You will take that back," Thorin growled.

"One word, your majesty," Óin snapped. "Trolls."

...

I am dying😂😭😭

[hermoonself]

+who's your favorite sansûkh character?

-obviously it's dain

+that's such a basic bitch answer

-alright you want a real answer joey? the unexplainable pig in halls of mahal in chapter 37 which terrified the shit out of thorin. look it up. he's my favorite character.

[retellingthehobbit]

Tolkien Webcomic Recommendations!

I know people here follow me for my webcomic adaptation of the Hobbit. So I thought I’d share recommendations for my favorite similar Tolkien comic projects, in case people are looking for other Tolkien webcomics to read! :D

My recs will be mainly Tolkien comics that adapt portions of the original books, just with their own unique spin on them.

1. Sam and Frodo Comics, by Molly Knox Ostertag

Ostertag is probably the most well known artist on this list! She is a professional graphic novel artist who does gorgeous adaptations of scenes from Lord of the Rings, read through a queer lens, in order to tell the story of Frodo and Sam’s love for each other. This is mixed in with comics based on her own Tolkien-inspired writing. I’m focusing on comics in this rec list, but I’ll add that Ostertag has also written a lot of engaging prose fanfic with illustrations.

“Sam and Frodo Comics”

“In All the Ways There Were” (illustrated prose fanfic adaptation)

2.Lord of the Rings Book Canon Comics, by @yambits

Yambits does beautiful adaptations of scenes from the original lord of the rings books that do not appear in the New Line Cinema films, hewing very close to the original prose, and focusing on the love between Frodo and Sam. I especially love the way they depict the magical temptation of the Ring.

“Ithilien,” an adaptation of Frodo & Sam’s encounter with Faramir

“In the Lair,” an adaptation of Sam & Frodo journeying together into Shelob’s lair

“The Tower,” an adaptation of Sam journeying to the tower of Cirith Ungol to rescue Frodo

“Escape from the Tower,” an adaptation of Sam and Frodo leaving Cirith Ungol to journey into Mordor

The Ringbearers, a comic about the One Ring reflecting on the resilience of hobbits

3. Sansukh the Webcomic, by @fishfingersandscarves and @determamfidd

Sansukh is a well-loved Bagginshield fanfiction that is now getting a webcomic adaptation co-created by the original author. The premise is that after his death, Thorin Oakenshield is not able to speak to his surviving loved ones, but can influence them in subtle ways; he uses this power to help inspire Gimli to join the Fellowship of the Ring and protect Bilbo’s nephew. From there the fic becomes an “adaptation” of Lord of the Rings, retelling the trilogy through its new lens until the very end.

This is a bit of an outlier on this list because it’s an adaptation of a fanfic that’s an adaptation of the books, rather than an adaptation of the book. However, if you’re into the Hobbit fandom/Bagginshield, I recommend checking it out! It’s also one of the few comics on this list that is currently updating. :)

@sansukhcomic (tumblr blog)

Chapter one

Original fanfic the comic is based on

4. The Ainulindalae from the Silmarillion, by Evan Palmer Comics

People who know me, know that I’m *usually* not a big Silmarillion person. However!

Comic artist Evan Palmer did a gorgeous adaptation of the Ainulindale. This section of the Silmarillion describes the elven myth of creation, the ancient years where the world was created through a divine magical song. Palmer’s Fantasia-inspired expressive watercolor art really helps bring this section of the story to life!

Full comic

5.The 1989 Hobbit Comic adaptation, by Chuck Dixon and David T Wenzel

This is another outlier because it’s a physical comic book, rather than a webcomic- and unlike all the other recs this is an “official” adaptation produced by an actual publishing company rather than a zero-budget work made by an indie creator working alone/with a partner. I’m unsure if it can be found online.

It’s an adaptation of the Hobbit that hews extremely close to the original book, making practically no changes at all. It has very gorgeous watercolor illustrations! ( It’s been a big inspiration for me on my own little comic adaptation of the hobbit shsjd.) This is also the only comic on the list I’ll offer critique of, because it’s the only one made by an actual company with a budget— so I’ll say that because of page limits imposed on the comic many of the pages can feel overcrowded with prose, and emotional beats/comedy beats sometimes aren’t given the time to properly land. At times it feels less like a comic adaptation and more like reading the original prose of the Hobbit accompanied by some very beautiful illustrations. But if that’s what you’re into it’s great!

It’s a fun well-illustrated read that I recommend. I’m not sure where people can find copies; I stumbled across it in my library, so they’re definitely still around.

If anyone has additional tolkien comic recommendations,especially ones that can be found easily online, feel free to add them to this list! : D

[a-flickering-soul]

me, heartbroken: i just finished sansukh and now i feel empty. . . what even is the point of anything. . .

the dead thorin oakenshield who lives in my brain: the point is that your ancestors walk with you wherever you go and they love you and they're proud of you and you are never alone in the darkest of times. the point is that it is always worth it to pick up your sword and fight for what you love. the point is that love and hope and faith are always worth it even when you don't believe it is.

me, heartbroken but still here: ah, i understand now. the sorrow and the joy are intertwined.

the dead thorin oakenshield who lives in my brain: now you're starting to get it.

[mostlyanything19]

Dwarves, man.

The thing is, when I say "I'm re-reading Sansûkh" that actually means "I'm taking a deep-dive", and that includes properly fleshing out the Khuzdul dictionary I made out of all of Dets' translation notes.

And you know what?

There's the word "abbad", and it means: "I am here".

But it also? Means "Mountain." You can find that in "Thaforabbad", the Khuzdul word for the Grey Mountains, "Lavamabbad", the White Mountains, and also in "Inzêgid-’abbad", Bofur's dark-name which means "Ringing Mountain".

And I just love that so much??? That is so good, I never noticed it before! It has this same sort of vibe to it as the self-descriptors of many population groups that when translated just mean "people". It makes the language feel so connected to the people it belongs to.

Oh, there's a mountain? Of course that means the place where I'll be.

[fishfingersandscarves]

some erebor concept art i painted some two years ago

[4xlee]

Okay i'm ready to get my shit fucked

ALSO THEY LOOK SO GOOD ON MY SHELVE 😫🤲

[furcula]

[james-town]

Important and not-so-important elves

(Featuring Aelir, Laindawar, and Laerophen from Sansûkh)

[fridaywormteeth]

Who’s gonna take one for the team and write a sansukh-esque fic but for the elves? All the first and second age greats gather round Varie’s tapestry tv in the Halls to watch the ring war go down

[ragsweas]

Whenever I finish reading any part of sansukh i began humming the iron hills for me...

[hermoonself]

mahal is probably thinking why he made this specific one like this

thorin: and all this time we prayed for patience from you because of this one and his brother

dis: and you never answered

frerin: who will answer your prayers? eru?

[sugaldean]

“Tauriel, I really can’t find it! Did you move it?”

Forgot how that first Casual-Life line of Kíli about Tauriel in the Sansûkh appendice broke me.

HE IS FINALLY HAPPY WITH HER