Anyone else find the idea hilarious that there’s a guy who’s sole job is to live on the peak of what is assumedly a freezing mountain peak, ready with a torch to light a massive bonfire just in case he sees another bonfire go off? What if it happens at night and he’s asleep? Is it just the one guy or are there shifts? Is there a village nearby? I’d love to know a real answer but the idea it’s just like one guy in a tent just waiting is very funny to me

Edit: Am referring to the beacons’ portrayal in the films. I (shamefully) have not read the LOTR books yet

I'm not a fan, but my brother is. He tells me Balrog are extremly powerful.

Well, let's take a mathematic approach.

A Balrog was killed by Gandalf. Gandalf was beaten by Saruman. Saruman was defeated by fricking walking trees. So basically, Ents clear a Balrog without much troubles. And Ents were anticipating annihilation marching against an orc army.

So scientificaly, Orcs > Balrog

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Cry louder.

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Jokes aside, it sure doesn't seem they're that powerful

It's a chapter by chapter podcast for the books, each episode being a breakdown of that week's chapter. They break down everything from the landscape to the language to the lore to the real world connections for that particular chapter. Each episode is a little long, admittedly, at like 90 mins to 2 hours. But I love the podcast, but literally can't find it anywhere but this one random podcast app called Podcast Addict. I've always wondered why that is because it's an incredible listen. Just wondering if anyone else has heard it, and in the off chance one of the guys on it is on this sub, I'd love to know why you guys don't add it to more prominent apps like Spotify. If you haven't heard it, and if you can find it, I'd 100% recommend a listen.

From when my dad used to work in ASDA back in ‘03 prior to the release of The Two Towers, on DVD, and VHS!!!

So for those who have listened to the soundtrack what's your favorite song from them?

Hello fellow Nerds!

I stitched another LOTR inspired piece.

#GondorTreeSoWhite

If perfect symmetry was my goal, I can comfortably proclaim that I failed.

But sometimes Perfect has a way of becoming the enemy of Good

And don’t tell Aragorn, but I rather enjoy this more organic looking not-quite-symmetrical tree.

May your swords stay sharp,

And your wits even sharper.

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It’s on so many airlines and I love it. It’s literally the only thing playing on my screen on any flight. United, BA, AA… better be on Air New Zealand haha

Just watched LOTR trilogy for the first time ever and what a cinematic masterpiece! These movies had me drawn in and hooked till the end. I had a few questions though because I didn’t read the books

1. Where did Gandalf, Bilbo and Frodo go off to; did they go to die or live in the land of the elves?

2. Who did Sméagol kill in the flashback, was that his brother or some fishing apprentice?

3. How was Merry randomly one shotting uruk warriors during the battles?

4. Where do the eagles live and how do they know when to show up?

5. What’s inside Minas Morgul and how is it related to Minas Tirith?

6. Is Sauron’s influence/nazgul gone now?

7. If smeagol fell into mt. doom belly side down holding the ring to his chest, would the ring fall into the lava or go through him?

Hey guys, I'm looking for suggestions. My daughter is a voracious reader. For example, her second grade year (currently in 4th grade) she went through books 3-5 of Harry Potter over a 2 week Christmas break. She tried The Hobbit a few years ago, but got bored and put it down. We've been watching Fellowship of the Ring as a family, and she's hooked. I want to get her a box set of the LOTR novels, but I'm looking for suggestions.

1. I prefer paperback, but a decent hardback is fine.

2. I've seen some "pocket" versions, but I don't think i want that, as my daughter falls asleep with books, and smaller books get lost easier.

3. I want a good map of Middle Earth, and bonus if it's a poster. Other illustrations are great, but not necessary.

4. The goal is for my daughter to watch the movie and then be able to appreciate how much more the book offers, so nothing too heavily abridged.

5. As I said before, she's in 4th grade. I'm not looking for a heirloom quality books. She's gonna read them in bed, fall asleep, bend the pages, and probably drool on them. I'm not looking to spend a lot, and I love buying used.

I think it's fairly unanimous amongst Tolkien fans that ROP is not a quality show. Poorly implemented effects and dull acting are two things I can overlook. I can't overlook very poor writing and abuse of the source material.

I understand that no visual medium can perfectly match the literature. ROP is an adaptation that has the thankless task of summarizing thousands of years. However I would have preferred seeing this time passing in a far more coherent manner.

The elves should be our main characters for every season, and in Numenor every season we should be witnessing the passage of time. In season 1 show us Numenorians at the height of their power. Isildur and Anarion shouldn't be born. I would love to see Amandil and Elendil. Grant us a look into Elendil's youth. Show him traveling along the coast of Middle Earth assisting the elves. Then gradually drip in some political intrigue in Armenelos between rival factions. Isolationists and explorers. Liberators and conquerors. During the 2nd age Numenorians were entangled with the people of the South. We can witness why the Numenorians started to lose their moral compass. The "modern" showrunners who seem obsessed with rectifying the orc families surely would be interested in outlining such a thing, right?