writingonapples:

thepioden:

cycas:

theelvenkingshalls:

mistergandalf:

mistergandalf:

one of my favorite lotr facts is that gondorians speak sindarin as a first language and yet when faramir was talking to frodo and sam about cirith ungol he was like “we don’t know what’s in there.” like faramir. cirith ungol is sindarin for “pass of the spider.” do the math

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Don’t forget that Frodo also speaks Sindarin, which makes this even worse.

Faramir: Hey, don’t go up the Spider Stairs.

Frodo: Why? What’s up the Spider Stairs?

Faramir: We don’t know, Frodo. We just don’t know.

But, to be fair, both of them live in a world where for seven thousand years people have been going around sticking names on things, so they automatically assume that all the names are out of date.

Frodo’s local pub is called the Green Dragon. His life has not prepared him for a situation where you go up the Spider Stairs and there really is a honking great big spider up there.

#The house next door to mine is called ‘Cobwebs’#I don’t know why #but I don’t think it’s owned by arachnids

Assuming lack-of-spiders like this is exactly what got Frodo almost-eaten by Shelob.

#I for one ALWAYS assume Spiders #and I have not once been attacked by a primordial spawn of ungoliant and then kidnapped by orcs #anyway if you don’t want to live your life in Spider-fueled paranoia like me for some reason #there’s a quick test you can do #is the NEXT house down owned by Sauron? If so this dramatically increases probability of Spiders – @thepioden

marius-new-hat-and-coat:

marius-new-hat-and-coat:

Who wants a list of the worst possible AUs I can think of

Okay so:

MasterChef AU (Javert is Gordon Ramsey)

Grantaire is a ghost hunter who doesn’t believe in ghosts but the spirit of Napoleon Bonaparte is haunting Enjolras’ kitchen

The Lorax AU (Enjolras is the Lorax)

AU where Africa by Toto starts playing every time Javert walks onstage

The Musain is a children’s entertainment chain à la Chuck E. Cheese

AU where everything is filmed vertically as a Vine on Courfeyrac’s phone (including his own death)

Everyone is on pogo sticks the entire time

AU where Javert jumps off the bridge into the orchestral pit and takes out the entire strings section for the rest of the show

AU where they’re called “Dudes Being Bros” instead of Les Amis

Interpretive dance AU (No dialogue, no lyrics)

Canon-era AU where Enjolras has a mullet

Every song is a glockenspiel + kazoo duet

Everything is filmed through an Instagram filter

Les Amis started out as a slam poetry society but then Enjolras showed up

AU where Jean Valjean has a pet goat for no explicable reason

Javert drives a minivan AU

During the epilogue, Jean Valjean has a flight harness, so when he dies they just fly him up into the catwalks

National Treasure AU

Jean Valjean makes a living as a standup comedian AU

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure AU (Starring Grantaire and Bossuet)

AU where everything is the same except Jean Valjean eats candles onstage

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elethgreenleaf:

penny-anna:

If you find yourself in times of trouble, ask yourself, ‘what would Gandalf do’, and remember, ‘beat a man unconscious with a big stick’ is a valid answer

When I find myself in times of trouble,
Gandalf Greyhame comes to me,
Wailing on those assholes,
With a tree (with a tree)

grandmasterflash:

queenlyflesh:

@darkbeastcaarl

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fiercelittlebitch:

striders:

not to like make a huge fucking post about shit that’s been talked to death but it really genuinely scares me how many straight girls think it’s normal to just… not like your partner. like they think it’s normal and okay for their boyfriends to openly think they’re stupid and annoying and to be totally derisive about their interests and for them not to be friends or have things in common or enjoy each other’s personalities or encourage their interests? you are supposed to be friends with the person you’re in love with. you are supposed to want to talk to them about the things that make them happy. you do not have to settle for people who treat your entire personality as a burden outside of what you do to cater to them.

yes, but also the other way around! so many straight girls I know will talk about their boyfriends like “he’s so stupid” and “lol I yell at him all the time it’s so funny” like that is not funny at all. you shouldn’t talk bad about your partner to their face or otherwise. also the straight girls that will be like “oh yeah I tell him what to do all the time :)” like guys you don’t deserve that. don’t date a girl who thinks she’s better than you and needs to treat you like a child. date someone who makes you feel like y’all are on the same level. date someone who is your FRIEND.

roxilalonde:

i love babies in a way that has nothing at all with being a mother like i dont want to give birth or raise a child but every time i see one of those fat bald bastards i cannot help but go Fucking Superb You Funky Little Infant

andrewjacksonscenichikes:

pax-britannica:

mapsontheweb:

The World with landlocked regions removed.

good post

You can only reblog this blessed post if you have access to the sea.

earendil-was-a-mariner:

Thorin in the books is constantly described as over-important and full of himself. His character was also, annoyingly, basically turned into the main protagonist of the movies. So even though that kind of sucked, book Thorin would probably have loved movie Thorin a ton. So many big speeches. Perfect.