1. No claiming the Silmarils for yourself. Please don't bring the Curse of Mandos down upon this subreddit.

2. Content needs to be based upon: The Silmarillion, History of Middle-Earth, Unfinished Tales, The Nature of Middle-Earth, the LOTR Appendices, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, or Tolkien's letters.

3. LoTR-only meme content should be posted to /r/lotrmemes or /r/LOTRbookmemes

4. Memes and Comics only. See /r/tolkienfans, r/lotr, or r/thesilmarillion for text-based discussions.

5. Please credit artists and/or original content creators; 5b. No AI Art, since the stolen art cannot be accurately sourced.

6. Keep it civil. No harassment, threats, or general toxicity allowed.

7. No sexism, racism, or discrimination of any kind.

8. No contemporary political posts, please. Politics being defined as: The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.

9. No brigading, doxxing, or trolling.

10. No promoting merchandise or advertising.

11. Spam, scam, and karma accounts will be permanently banned.

12. Zero-tolerance for Ban Evasion

13. No unauthorized bots. Bots must be Tolkien-related and receive mod-approval.

Related Subs

• /r/lotrmemes

• /r/LOTR_on_Prime

• /r/feanordidnothingwrong

• /r/GloriousTomBombadil

• /r/Hobbit_Memes

• /r/lotr

• /r/TheSilmarillion

• /r/TheHobbit

• /r/tolkienfans

• /r/ImaginaryMiddleEarth

• /r/RealMiddleEarth

• /r/LOTRholygrailmemes

• /r/LOTRbookmemes

Resources

• Map of Beleriand

• House of Finwë Family Tree

• Elvish Dictionary

• Tolkien Gateway

• LoTR Fandom

• Encyclopedia of Arda

• TheOneRing.net

• Ted Nasmith's Silmarillion Paintings

Book Texts

• The Silmarillion

• The Fellowship of the Ring (pdf)

• The Two Towers

• The Return of the King

• Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth

• The Children of Húrin

• The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (pdf)

Subreddit Banner Art Credit

• Ted Nasmith, "The Burning of the Ships"

• Bella Bergolts, "Fëanor and the Silmarils"

• John Howe, "Fingolfin's Challenge to Morgoth"