#the durin family

[schrijverr]

Thorin wanting to be a good uncle to his nephews post-loss of the Lonely Mountain, but he’s traumatized as fuck (naturally) and suddenly responsible for his people. So, he just seems like this very cold and intimidating figure that baby Fili and Kili are kind of scared off. However, then Dís gets sick or has to travel and Thorin is left in charge of them and it’s very awkward at the start, but then they realize he’s just a big softie under there and then it’s over. This man is now their favorite person and they will bother him during all hours of the day (he loves it). Just stoic Thorin in a meeting while Fili and Kili are being menaces around him.

[chubbydragonqueen]

The Miscellaneous Adventures of Two Sassy Uncles and their Rowdy nephews on a long ass road trip across country.

[mrkida-art]

Thrór and Farin taking a break from work

[melorambles]

losing my mind that Elrond hasn't gotten to interact with his brother's descendants. Losing my mind even more that an elf went to Numenor and it wasn't him. You're telling me the island nation of people who are extremely long-lived (for Men) don't have lore, and statues, and paintings of their first king, Elros Tar-Minyatur? Famously the half-elven twin who chose mortality??? And they don't have feelings about his brother, Elrond? And none of that gets mentioned.

(I get this is partially a rights thing, but if they wanted to have Elrond and Numenor in the same setting they should have made arrangements to do it properly.)

You can't tell me the elf who goes on to be the greatest healer on middle earth didn't stick around for the birth of his brother's children. That he didn't visit for years or decades at a time, especially in the older days when they lived for multiple centuries. (Especially if he was trying to avoid getting placed in an important position in Gil-Galad's court. Sorry, can't be the heir I'm too busy. it's my great-nephew's half birthday, see you in a decade!)

We could have had Elrond, ageless young Elrond, walking past statues of himself and his brother. Looking like one of those statues just got up and took a stroll. The Numenorians reacting! How do you even address him? Is he your uncle? He looks younger than your own son, but he was here when they build the kingdom. Is he the Herald of a foreign king? And sure, they don't particularly want elvish influence but he's basically your uncle, are you planning on saying he can't visit?? Is he the brother of your first king? What the hell kind of political descriptor does Numenor have for Elrond. Elros had to have prepared for that! He knew Numenor would outlive him. He would have prepared his line for his brother's company (and probably for the eventual family of his brother). For all that Elros made the choice that was right for him, he didn't wish Elrond any grief.

We could have had parallels!!! Elrond calls Durin brother and happily plays uncle/playmate to Durin's children! And we don't even get a flashback that this might not have been his first time doing so???? We don't even get significant eye-contact or a reaction from Isildur/Elendil to a namedrop of their famous many-greats-uncle.

(Though, if they used this backstory, Elrond would be the last elf in existence to forget how fleeting a mortal life can be. Dude is pretty famously sad about the whole thing, many times over. And they got over it in the show fast enough that they could have used something else.)

[kateksmallcuteowl]

A sketchy request for: @basil—and—sage . I wanted to show that Thorin, of course, cares about his little nephews, they just don’t always notice it! I hope you like it!

P.S. Sorry for the long absence. I remember I promised to post requests every day (I’ll try to catch up now), but I found out that my weird “flu” turned out to be COVID, so I wasn’t able to draw for the past couple of days. 😅

[nastiiuu]

Growing up with Dwarfs

[gonetoforks]

New Leaf Don meeting his Rise counterpart, bro is just genuinely curious

[dyingroses]

Dís, at Thorin and Bilbo's wedding: To my new brother-in-law, I say this: You have released me, this monster is yours now!

[thegradus2]

Two dragon babies 🙏🙏🙏

[helplessavacado]

An Alda WIP for funzies because this idea wouldn’t let go of my brain until I drew it

More pipe weed hatred for the soul. Normal smoke is fine but something about pipe weed makes her want to vomit, which sucks considering her current traveling companions. Don’t smoke kiddos, it’s yucky and second-hand-smoke is a bitch 💖💖💖

[hndrchr]

[chubbydragonqueen]

PT 2 of This.

A Snapshot of Moments where Two Sassy Uncles are being Domestic.

Fili and Kili are not amused.

[mrkida-art]

A redesign of Thorin Oakenshield

[khazadaimenu]

any outstanding thoughts on the day to day lives of Durin's line in the blue mountains? Specifically the childhood's of Kili and Fili?

Hey! Sorry I’m so slow with this. And thank you, it’s a really cool ask to receive!

I don't think I have any original thoughts, that haven't already been said somewhere. But it's still a joy to share, hope you like it!

I love thinking about what life was like in the Blue Mountains. I think certainly young princes grew up with less pressure than Thorin has. And less insulated from other races, from the realities of poverty and the like. Which means they grew up more or less unburdened by the grievances of the past and with a more open mind.

Their childhood consisted of: Training sessions with Dwalin Lessons with Balin Play time with Gimli, Ori and many other dwarf children Stories about the great deeds of the past, around the hearth or at bedtime Travelling dwarves bringing with them news of the wider world, some interesting curios, igniting a desire within them to see the world Obviously, Thorin's stories had a decisive effect in determining the young dwarves' futures. There was no other way they saw it, other than regaining Erebor. If not even for themselves, but for the sake of the older generation, Thorin, Dis, and others. Sort of on obligation they didn't even see as obligation, so ingrained it was in them growing up.

I also headcanon that Thorin decided at some point that Fili and Kili would be his heirs. Because he wanted to have a hand in raising his heirs, instead of the throne passing to someone who's never even known the old Erebor. I don't think Fili and Kili's father necessarily saw that as a good thing. He wanted to raise his sons with the right values, not fixated on gold or power, but how to live a simple life and be happy. Part of the reason Dis loved him so much, I think. And even though he passed away early, in an Orc skirmish, he managed to share his kindness and wisdom with his sons. Kili doesn't remember much of his father, being too young. But Fili feels a great deal of pressure to be a man his father would approve of. Which keeps his scales of values in balance. Hence him going against Thorin's wishes later on in the quest. And Kili grew up trying to be like Fili, so he feels the same way about many things.

They probably, unusually for dwarves, spent a lot of their days on the surface, learning to survive and hunt. But also playing. There might have been some bullying from the local Blue Mountain kids, because they were formally princes, but didn’t have anything to their name. And nobody believed they could ever retake the mountain. But as they grew and proved their worth and their family restored some of the wealth and lived more or less comfortably, that faded.

As they grew older, their responsibilities grew as well. There was helping Dis around the house/halls (depending on which version you prefer). Learning blacksmithing from Thorin and other dwarves. Travelling to the neighbouring villages of Men to see how trade is done and deals are made. Learning contracts from Balin.

When it comes to training, I think they were very competitive if pitted against one another in a task (quickest to get to the end of an obstacles course, anyone?), but also learned to work together and have each other’s backs, always. Which helped them immensely once they took up jobs as caravan guards.

Once they reached adolescence/young adulthood, Fili had this one summer where he changed a lot and suddenly became incredibly attractive to fellow dwarrowdams, and also would sometimes catch curious glances from women of Menfolk and hobbit lasses. Up to a certain age, he doesn't have a clue what that is all about and is just puzzled. Until one day it hits him, but that doesn't change how he treats people, although he does take care of his appearance and makes sure to look presentable always.

And Kíli had a summer of growth spurt where he shot up higher than Fili. But Fili still reminded him occasionally who the big brother is, in a friendly manner, nothing much, just ruffling his hair and play fighting. Kili also shows himself as a very romantic person, dreaming of adventure and a big love story one day. His head is full of ideas for the future and he doesn't have much passion for things like keeping surfaces tidy or brushing one's hair. But everyone's charmed by him and loves him nonetheless, for he wears his heart on his sleef.

That's it. Thanks again for sending this, it was like plunging into their world. I'm sorry it couldn't be sooner, the moment had to be right.

[chaospandemoniumandcuddles]

Thorin: *following Balin around the corner* I still do not see why -

Fili (who could aptly be described as ‘covered in paint’ by anyone who has not seen Kili): It was an accident.

Thorin: *raises the eyebrow*

Fili: We just found a bucket of paint, and it was nearly all gone, so we thought we would tidy it up.

Balin: They climbed the fence, opened that shed and poured paint on each other.

A dwarfling-sized paint blob: It was an a-

Balin: Dwalin saw the whole thing.

Dwalin: *folds arms*

Paint blob: -axy- axy-

Fili: Accident.

Paint blob: Yes, def’nitly an axydent.

[y97dgu]

dís and her sons, fili and kili <3 happy late mothers day