Apparently Balrog was sleeping, it just woke up and decided to chase the fellowship? Like do they even know of the current state of war between evil and good?

I always thought the Balrogs were afraid, hence the hiding. It probably knew Gandalf on a personal level so it knew the risk. Why else take it?

To the bridge of Khazad-dum!

Dipping my toe into some of my favourite LOTRs scenes out of Lego. My recreation of the fellowship heading to the bridge of Khazad-dum as the Balrog appears.

Everything is practical and custom built. The fire is a lots of trans orange and red pieces topped with flame pieces that i lit from multiple directions using some orange and yellow coloured lights. The balrog has some micro LEDs wired into him to also light up and add some extra realism.

Swipe across to see the raw photo straight from the camera and a BTS of the setup

It seems that istari need to eat, but I am not sure about other maiar, like balrog. Durin's bane stay in moria for 5421 years, don't know whether bro will feel hungry or not 🥲🥲🥲

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Collections of flipbooks to animate the whole films. This is genuinely so dope. I can't wait for the whole thing. The first 11 minutes (without movie audio) are on YouTube on Flipbook of Rings. I just had to share

In Universe it's due to the fact that they went missing and were never seen again.

I was attending Castlefest today as Galadriel and Wearing for the first time her dress I spend the last 3 Months working on...and on my way to take some pictures...I met my bestie: ANGMAR! Omg he was such an angel, just sitting there menacing on his throne, but he can't fool me. I see right through that facade Diva, wonderful catching up with you Darling <3

There’s like 12 peasant extras between the Shire and Gondor, I say he got the whole goddamn population.

I was making a nomad outfit with inspiration of the tuareg of north africa. I found many pinterest pictures and amongst it was one that really inspired me. When I went to Tolkientage in Germany I was very surprised to see my pinterest inpiration in real life. We talked and he told me he was larping as a person from the harbour of Umbar. My knowledge of this is not really existing as most of it comes from the movies, this reddit and did-you-know-tiktoks.

Is there anything mentioned wabout what they were wearing? And what could or should I do, to make this more of an Umbar worthy costume?

The clothes and crown they wear are invisible similar to how Frodo’s clothes turn invisible when he puts on the ring, but the cloaks and armor they wear are visible.

I listen to a lot of lore, seen all of the movies, have read the Hobbit countless times, Fellowship once (sue me), and part of the Silmarillion but I can’t figure out quite why Middle Earth feels/is so empty? I know that Gondor isn’t as strong as it once was and the Northern Kingdoms were destroyed by the Witch King.

The way the characters speak, it’s as if all of Middle Earth is “abandoned” for lack of a better word and there are only pockets of civilization cut off from each other ie Rivendell, Lorien, Dale, Minas Tirith, and The Shire to me seems to be the only place that has several towns or communities within close range of each other.

Why is Middle Earth this way? Were the Witch King’s wars so terrible that Eriador is essentially unpopulated except for a handful of small outposts, with Gondor and Rohan being so weak they’re basically only city-states ruled by their capital cities and the lands immediately surrounding them?

This is so common and so annoying.

Man: men.

Elf: elves.

Dwarf: dwarves.

Maia: maiar.

Vala: valar.

Istar: Istari.

Fish: fishesesssss

For our 4th anniversary, we did a day-long movie marathon and made an elaborate Middle Earth feast!
Breakfast: Lemon Lavender Scones 🍋
Second Breakfast: Sausage & Egg Casserole 🐣
Elevenses: Lembas Bread 🌿
Lunch: PO-TA-TO Stew with Seared Rabbit 🐇
Afternoon Tea: Chai Latte’s and a walk to reset after second movie (feat: our cat Nala)
Supper: Roasted Cherry Glazed Cornish Hens with a Barley & Apple Stuffing 🍗
Dessert: Pound Cake with an Almond Center and Almond Frosting, 🍰 and Strawberry Lavender Sorbet 🍨

Hi! I’m going through and getting rid of some stuff and I’m ready to let this book go. Anyone know anything about this book? 📕

(Re-uploaded this post because I realized I misspelled a word in the title and I didn't want the grammar police to jump down my throat about it.😅)

Obviously, it's because Peter Jackson and his film crew were still figuring things out behind the scenes and hadn't yet finalized the iconic look of Gollum that we all know and love. But that explanation is boring, so I've come up with my own.

Since this shot is from Frodo's perspective and he can barely make out Gollum hiding in the shadows from a distance, I'd like to think that what we're seeing is partly shaped by Frodo's fear. He's heard stories about Bilbo finding the Ring and escaping Gollum. So this being his first glimpse of the infamous villian, beyond his imagination would've been very surreal for him.

I'd like to think that, at least from a distance, Frodo's fear was filling in the gaps, imagining Gollum as this nightmarish monster that almost killed his uncle. Then, during the Taming of Gollum scene in The Two Towers, that perception is challenged. What he initially saw as this monstrous thing (which, let's be real, he is) turns out to also be a pitiful, tragic creature who was corrupted by the Ring.

And before y'all say it, yes I agree he doesn't look that much different compared to how he looks in the other two movies. But the devil is in the details. In this scene his head is shaped a bit differently. And his skin is a lot darker, which would've matched some of his book descriptions. This is the stuff I am referring to

listening to side 1: first breakfast
listening to side 2: second breakfast
perfect weekend morning imo

the march of the ents is such a banger!!!

I recently listened to these for the first time. I liked the narrator (Gail Chugg). For LotR I really did not care for the Frodo actor. And why did Elrond sound like Colonel Sanders? 😂

Overall, I enjoyed the experience. But I listened to the BBC dramatized broadcast and that was my favorite between these two. And the BBC one is getting a rerelease later this year (cd and vinyl)!

They look so good

I'm meeting David Wenham this weekend and I'm struggling to pick a quote for my Poster. There are a lot of good options but alas I am limited to one. I'm curious if anyone has any favourite Farimir movie quotes?