#the lord of the rings : the return of the king

[cats-spilled-wine]

It was such a fun and peaceful afternoon. And we have a river nearby, which makes it all the more beautiful and special. It's fun and so different and refreshing to sit on a fallen log, surrounded by trees and nature sounds for a change, instead of in my room in front of an art tablet, knees under my chin, resembling Gollum with my incoherent mumbling and humming.

Also, it's really nice to have the opportunity of eating wild blueberries straight from the bush.

[multi-bookworm]

I can't believe how good lord of the rings is. Like, I hadn't watched it in ages and I am just wowed. I don't remember it being this damn bloody good. Every moment tied so well into everything. It felt like that 9 hours was not enough.

I feel changed as a person.

SAMWISE. WHAT AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND! THERE IS NOBODY IN THE WORLD A BETTER FRIEND THAN HE IS OH MY GOODNESS.

Also Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn are literally the best trio in the entire series how is this up for debate? They summoned an undead army to the aid of Minas Tirith, they countlessly balanced the odds, themselves alone, doing the work of a hundred men. They are possibly responsible for the death of a whole third of Saurons army. Their loyalty NEVER wavered and they were a huge driving force which essentially allowed for Frodo to reach as far as he did without that much opposition. Right from the fellowship of the ring to the end of the return of the king those three men carried and I could write a whole essay upon why.

[uncleasriel]

Here's a great little documentaryon the subject I think you'll enjoy

With Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim now out, I'd like to remind everyone that many of the animators who worked on Rankin/Bass's versions of The Hobbit and The Return of the King would later form such legendary studios like Ghibli and Gainax. Meaning that the likes of Evangelion, FLCL, Gurren Lagann, Panty and Stocking, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, and Princess Mononoke are distantly related to the Tolkien Legendarium. Same goes for the works of Studio Trigger.

Bet you didn't expect that piece of obscure animation trivia today, huh?

[cinematicmasterpiece]

the lord of the rings: the return of the king (2003)

[gandalf-the-fool]

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[morganhopesmith1996]

👍🏻💗

[ben-sisko]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Directed by Peter Jackson

[marahsfandomloves]

Gandalf in thought.

[silalcarin]

My bestie and I have been on a The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit movie marathon this month. And we got to this scene in The Return of the King (Extended Edition).

I'm not sorry to say this, but I don't sympathize with Eowyn, neither here nor in the book.

In the films, Eowyn already knew that Aragorn was in love with another woman, when she asked him in The Two Towers "Who is she? The woman who gave you that jewel?" (This is when she sees Arwen's Evenstar pendant around Aragorn's neck.) Eowyn knew that Aragorn was already with another woman — and, per the film timeline, which was drastically condensed, he and Arwen have been betrothed for 5 months by the time Gandalf and the Three Hunters get to Edoras and meet Eowyn — and yet Eowyn continued to "love" a man she didn't know jack-squat about, and whom she found out was, in fact, way too old for her in the Extended Edition of the film (he's 87 compared to her 24).

In the book, Aragorn and Arwen have already been betrothed since Third Age 2980, a whole 15 years before Eowyn was even born (Third Age 2995). By the time Aragorn met Eowyn in Third Age 3019, he and Arwen have been bethrothed for 39 years.

And guess what. In the book, Aragorn and Arwen have known each other since Third Age 2951, a whole 44 years before Eowyn was even born. Hell, they've known each other for a whole 10 years before even Eowyn's father was born (Third Age 2961).

Take a good look at the book timeline (if you need to, look it up on The Lord of the Rings Wiki or Tolkien Gateway):

Aragorn was born in Third Age 2931.

Aragorn and Arwen meet for the first time in Third Age 2951.

Aragorn and Arwen become betrothed in Third Age 2980.

Eowyn was born in Third Age 2995.

Gandalf heals Theoden in Third Age 3019, March 2nd, and Aragorn meets Eowyn that same day.

They all depart to Helm's Deep, and then the Battle of Helm's Deep takes place, the next day, March 3rd. Both the departure and the battle take place in one day.

Aragorn reaches Dunharrow on March 7th, and then goes to the Paths of the Dead the next day, March 8th.

That same day, March 8th, before Aragorn departs, Eowyn confesses that she "loves" him, and he rejects her because she was Loving a Shadow.

That's right. In the book, Eowyn knew Aragorn for literally only 6 days at best before declaring that she "loves" him.

In the book, in Third Age 3019, when a large portion of the main narrative of The Lord of the Rings takes place, Aragorn and Arwen have known each other for 68 years, since Third Age 2951, and have been betrothed for 39 of those years, since Third Age 2980.

In the book, in Third Age 3019, when a large portion of the main narrative of The Lord of the Rings takes place, Aragorn and Eowyn have known each other for literally only 6 days at best — from March 2nd to March 8th — before she confesses her "love" to him.

In both the book and Extended Edition of The Two Towers, during the main narrative, Aragorn is 87 and Eowyn is 24.

There is no way that an 87-year-old Aragorn was going to throw away his betrothal of 39 years to the woman he's known for 68 years and instead go after a 24-year-old woman he's known for literally only 6 days.

Tolkien himself must have realized this, and that's one reason why he decided that Aragorn was "too old and lordly and grim" for Eowyn — because, as shown in the book timeline, it's true.

[artblooger19moon]

The Lord of The Rings Movie Marathon

The Lord of The Rings The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of The Rings The Two Towers

The Lord of The Rings The Return of the King

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002, Peter Jackson)

05/07/2024

[domonicriley]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King premiered on this day 20 years ago.

[blushingsastiel]

when frodo and sam are on that rock after destroying the ring, and they're reminiscing about the shire. and sam says he would marry rosie if he were going to live. IT WAS SO FUNNY BECAUSE THE WAY FRODO SLOWLY TURNED HIS HEAD LIKE:

"who the fuck-"

[gandalf-the-fool]

[nzbricks]

“I’ve put this off for far too long...” - Bilbo Baggins

At long, long last, here it is. The largest, most complex, and most challenging build I have ever constructed. The foreboding fortress of the Lord of the Rings himself, Barad-Dur, or Lugbúrz in Black Speech. This monstrosity took four days of nonstop building, and two more weeks of refurbishing and decorating. This model is massive, it will take more than one, at least three (including this one) posts to fully explore. 

This was NOT a MOC, I did not build this using my own imagination. The interiors are my own design, but the majority of the build is built according to instructions. I purchased the instructions online, and you can too! The store is called Brickstruct (here’s the link) 

http://brickstruct.com/Brickstruct.com/Welcome.html

To purchase the build simply message the seller at the email address listed on the page and state your interest. Do be warned, though, the instructions are $40 (a more than fair price for what you get) but parting together the build can be tedious and costly, with my personal estimate landing somewhere around $700. That is due, however, to my poor handling, I did not keep a comprehensive list or record so I ended up ordering multiples of parts. Not to mention I underestimated how many parts I had in my own collection, leading to me ordering parts I didn’t need and not ordering parts I did need. I would suggest at last a basic system to record what parts you have vs what parts you need, and some patience while building. But at the end of it all, you are greeted with an absolute monster of a build, something I can’t ever imagine LEGO doing to the same scale.

As aforementioned, I will make separate posts delving into the model itself, but needless to say, it is a cornerstone of my Lord of the Rings collection and a highlight of my Lord of the Rings collection.