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Sounds like all of my adventurers
Part 1: http://imgur.com/gallery/99kIC
Part 3: http://imgur.com/gallery/4nHer
Ok, so it obvious Imgur likes these. Ill probably make this a weekly thing. Believe it or not, I do have a life.
Also: http://strawpoll.me/7125733
Thank you for all the support!
Please leave your suggestions in the comments!
skittleyphallus
A lot of metal bands are named after Lord of The Rings things. It's beautiful
marody
enlisted*
Zoltan912
They traveled west? Sounds like the start of a new movie to me.
Copperdragon
His name is GIMLI, you clod.
AquaLeaderArchie
Please sir I want some more
watsonpassthecocaine
I've seen the movies and read the books. But it's a lot to take in. Thanks for this.
MukieK
some of these things are in the reading of other books from JRR Tolkin books concerning Middle Earth.
historymaker006
You misspelled Gimli
manofsax94
Helm Hammerhand, not Hammerhead
ijoinedcuznsfwsettings
DEEEEEEEEAAAAAAATTTHHHH
Dwinthy
#3 ONE PUUUUUUUNCH
tpgreyknight
"Mount Doom's true name is Amon Amarth, which is Elvish for Mount Doom."
UsuallyFromMyPhone
DAE know than band Amon Amarth?
Celebrimbor
Blind Guardian has an entire album on the Silmarillion. "Nightfall in Middle-Earth" it's called
W0lfsbl00d
Yep, there are other metal bands that are named after places in Tolkien's world and many metal songs influenced by his world.
Celebrimbor
I've written 6 or 7 melodic death metal songs that reference LotR. I don't have them online anywhere though.
JacksRagingGallbladder
Yeah what's with gimley? And also Helm Hammerhead? The fearsome shark struck fear into the dark one's ranks with his nonexistent hands
DarkPanther77
Sooo many spelling mistakes
TrondheimHammerDance
I heard the Nazgul names were: Dancer, Prancer, Cuddles, Snowflake, Flutter-Shy, Rainbow-Dash, Haemorrhoid and Anusol; but I might be wrong.
3PON
Are these facts confirmed by Colbert?
SonOfLucifer
https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/AAEAAQAAAAAAAAYQAAAAJDZmZjM2NDllLTZhYzgtNDhiZS05ZTRlLWQ3M2FiMGY5NDM2OQ.jpg
BritainsNuttiestGuy
Yes, we want it!
valenlikesitweird
Amon Amarth is the name of a swedish death metal band
GrayExcellentIsay
That font gives me headache
DeathclawSanctuary
Thats why I did the strawpoll, but most people seem to like it
Rhajira
69 - 31 is not really a good result for a poll like this. ^^ I guess there are many fonts which would please more ppl. Otherwise great post!
Swiftlord
Type guy here, and I agree with you *knods head pretentiously*. Its a display typeface used for body paragraphs; very difficult to read.
TGOX
Please sir, may we have more?
tornbetweenscyllaandcovfefe
WHAT?!
picuritcha
Well, when you put it that way...
lastfairdealgonedown
Also, you seem like a LotR encyclopedia. Can we get some interesting translations to go with this too?
SushiSofun
If you want to learn a lot more, just read The Silmarillion
tolkiennerd36
You have an obligation to make 10 parts to this...at least 10
Zipp4Real
And a really big one "Still only counts as one!"
UneducatedScientist
I feel like nine would be a more appropriate number... since we are mortal men...
DukeDarkwood
Re: Isildur - Technically, calling Aragorn the heir of Isildur is more accurate, because the Gondorian kings are of the line of Anarion (1)
QtheM
But Aragorn was descended from Anarion thru his foremother Firiel, wife of Arvedui. She was a descendant of the line of Anarion.
DukeDarkwood
the younger brother of Isildur (their father was Elendil the Tall, who founded both Gondor and Arnor - Isildur's line governed Arnor). (2)
DukeDarkwood
Isildur WAS the High King of Arnor and Gondor, but his son claimed kingship only of Arnor, and Anarion's descendants ruled Gondor, until (3)
DukeDarkwood
Earnur was the last king of Gondor, and, far later, Arvedui was the last king of Arthedain (1/3 of Arnor; the other two parts fell.) (4)
DukeDarkwood
The Chieftains of the Dunedain descended from Arvedui, meaning that Aragorn can trace direct descent to Isildur. It is this descent that (5)
DukeDarkwood
he claims the High Kingship from, since the Line of Anarion ended without issue when Earnur was lost. (FIN)
ForceMaster
I told OP to make a post about this, but told him it would be difficult.
Attaroo
Gimli. Isildur.
PhilFromAccounting
ones actually known enlisted Saxon
PhilFromAccounting
comparable.
Taikwin
Helm Hammerhand.
skipjoos
ISILDUUUUUUUUUUUR
zhaila
Oh my god, thank you.
marquisdechocula
ones.
Daywalker777
who and what happened to the two blue wizards?
CBJIMW8
Second paragraph of History: http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Maiar
galorni
they went to the east to convert the easterlings and fight evil - not much else is known aside from their relatively small success
Daywalker777
so we can count on a lotr war in the east then ?
DrKriegersClone
Wasn't there a suggestion that Saruman had them assassinated fairly early on?
ItsOkayItsOfficial
They had no success; relative, small, or otherwise...Tolkien says they failed in their mission.
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
'They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second age and Third age in weakening and disarraying the forces of East'
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
I think his final decision is they succeeded, preventing more Eastern troops from helping Sauron, which would have overwhelmed the West.
ItsOkayItsOfficial
"What success they had I do not know; but I fear that they failed, as Saruman did, though doubtless in different ways;...
ItsOkayItsOfficial
...and I suspect they were founders or beginners of secret cults and 'magic’ traditions that outlasted the fall of Sauron"...
Mentor397
According to Tolkien, they went East and were at least semi-corrupted, much like Radagast.
Mentor397
And their names were Alatar and Pallando, according to the Unfinished Tales.
SlapChopSamurai
Hammerhand*
Superchief86
That's what I thought!
DrKriegersClone
One-punch man
DeathclawSanctuary
I honestly dont know why I wrote hammerhead... Damn sharks ruining everything...
kumisz
You're a pilot, Harry. Hammerhead and shred their stalling asses!
Retsam19
Tolkien hated allegory (unlike his friend C.S. Lewis); I doubt he'd like the "Sam represents the enlisted men of WWI" interpretation.
DeathclawSanctuary
Welp, my bad than! I've always believed that to be true. Look at us, teaching each other things... :P
SgtTimBob
There's a difference between allegory and using personal experiences for inspiration. Tolkien makes this distinction in the foreward.
Dontevenbotherasking
In the forwords of lotr he actually writes "the lotr story has no connection to ww1+2, even though some people have tried to say it has."
TheMightyWitcher
Pelenor fields are there to represent the battle of the Somme though, that's widely accepted I believe
neverrebuffthelocalfeelingnomyfriend
This is true, I still think WW1 influenced the books heavily, even if Tolkien either: wasn't aware of it, or: didn't intend it as an (1/2)
neverrebuffthelocalfeelingnomyfriend
allegory. Something that big can't take place in your life and not influence your work. It changed the world, including JRRT himself.
DoneFirin
In his foreword he specifically says he had the idea for the story well decided before the war.
neverrebuffthelocalfeelingnomyfriend
-.- My point still stands. He was influenced by the war, whether or not his inception of the story took place before. 1/2
neverrebuffthelocalfeelingnomyfriend
I think fiction always has antecedents of autobiography. 2/2
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tpgreyknight
Yeah, Tolkien should never have picked that actor IMO.
pancrazio
I'd just like to point out that symbolism and allegory are two different things.
Flyndaran
If he hated it so much then he shouldn't have made nearly every sentence drip with allegory. Just sayin'.
Dontevenbotherasking
Or somethimg along those lines. Didn't read the book in english
ANewBadlyDrawnReactionImageAsIMakeThem
Tolkien and C.S. Lewis's friendship is one of the most badass things ever though.
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
Sadly, their relationship strained over time, partly because when Lewis became a Christian, he didn't become a Catholic like Tolkien.
Ralianth
Eh, not necessarily that. If I remember correctly it was partially due to tolkien not liking the fact that lewis wrote about religion 1/2
Ralianth
He thought only priests and trained individuals should. Not 100% sure though as its been awhile since I looked that up
WeeFatTart
Gimley? GIMLEY?!
rcopeland87
Enlisted*
Baffelgab
My dog is named Gimli, and for a split second I thought my whole life was a lie and it was actually spelled Gimley
Smayds
Helm Hammerhead.
terribleinternetpunsfirstborn
Actuallt
scurve
"buidler"
izzydota
My exact reaction.
Chikdutabac
Isuldur
cbjfan
To ever made this journey
spuds31
Donkey!
Fonzcorp
Nice guys. You made OP cry.
DeathclawSanctuary
I'm so sorry T_T
Fleecemaster
It's ok, if gives the Grammer Nazis something to point out, that way everyone has fun! :)
mrguyperson
It's not grammar, it's character names...
mlletoubab
LOTR facts and you can't spell Gimli right.
Treblaine
Lerd of Teh Rongs: The Fallowshop of the Rung.
Natterz
Actuallt.
Dominian
He is the only dwarf to ever made this journey!
pixelsnader
The only dwarf to ever made this journey.
Swiftlord
Isuldur...Isulduurrr...duurrrr
Sureletsgowiththat
It sounds like one of those purposefully misspelled names you'd find in a 'Gooby' style comic.
azureraptor
Tolkun plz
DeathclawSanctuary
I'm just sitting here, noticing my own spelling mistakes, awtch :d
krizarskizmaj
I was going to ask if you intentionally made them but this answers it. Be careful, this is Tolkien we are talking about. Don't be rude. :D
terrorista31
It was funny, like if it was written in an ancient language :)
PersonenschadenImGleisbett
something about luthien and beren :) https://youtu.be/TvVh-DVhroQ?t=6m26s .i recommend the whole vid
Gibramovic
We too buddy, we too
causeimagoddamngenius
As an enlisted man, yes it was painful but I still enjoyed these posts. Well done. Keep it up
Pixelboyable
Should have inlisted instead.
quietrage
We love you but go back to the other font.
RoyFuckingMustang
"inlisted" made me lol. Good on ya.
TragedyAtSummerhall
Tolkien denied any correlation between his work and the war, so sources?
TragedyAtSummerhall
For the Sam and Frodo thing anyway.
Efreeti
He denied the overarching plot being allegorical. This is a correlation mentioned on the trilogy's DVD extras, drawn by Tolkien biographers.
Swiftlord
Bad Luck Brian moment: Knows cool LotR-fan facts, misspells almost all their names. How can you spell Gimli wrong when it's in the book?
haroldmann
When you talk about the Nordic invasion, did you mean Norman or actually the Nordic? As King Harold stopped a Viking invasion before 1066
MapleLeafEagle
Norman. Tolkien thought that if the English had calvary, they would have won the battle of Hastings.
derekjohn
Calvary? He has infected you with bad spelling.
derekjohn
The Normans were just French-speaking Norseman. Count Rollo (a Viking) acquired Normandy by threatening the King Of France.
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derekjohn
As people complain elsewhere, you can't be very nuanced in 140 characters.
hedwerx
Like misspelling Saxon as Saxen?
Thisusernameiswittybutunecessaryilylong
Shouldn't it really be "Seaxe"?
hedwerx
Seax is the sword. Seaxe/Seaxum/Seaxna is for place-names I think. Like South Seaxe (Sussex). Seaxan is Saxon. But the text is modern 1/2
hedwerx
Well Suð Seaxe really, I slipped a bit of modern into the name... Doh! (Suðseaxe>Sudseaxe>Sudsexe>Sussex)
hedwerx
English. So it should really have the modern English spelling of Saxon. 2/2
DominicBrash
Ima watch this for when part 3 is up
spacepound
Please give the story on the spirits Aragon freed from the mountains
gaynorvader
They're NOT spelling "mistakes"! They're happy little spelling accidents or I'm not possessed by the spirit of Bob Ross!
Treblaine
They're going to be on the internet forever now. Foreeeeeeever.
SuwinTzi
Sam was based on batmen; enlisted soldiers who acted like butlers to officers.
eetfukouijaaa
Appreciate these posts! Always love me some LOTR facts
Usernameisalreadyregisteredwasalreadyregistered
Helm Hammerhead? Neat compilation though.
Zeriver
Thanks for posts but could you use different font?
samsonguy920
Gotta throw some corrections your way. #3 Helm Hammerhand did not build Helm's Deep. It was built long before by the Numenoreans. It was>
samsonguy920
> given the name Helm's Deep when Helm and those Rohirrim loyal to him were there under seige. He went out by himself during the winter, >
samsonguy920
> killing many Dunlendings and traitorous Rohirrim besieging the fortress, often blowing his horn to them. As Spring came in, he was found >
samsonguy920
> still standing outside the wall, but quite dead. Shortly after Gondor came to Rohan's aid.
samsonguy920
It was Helm's very horn that Theoden blew before charging the forces of Isengard in the morning. This alone threw the enemy forces in >
Spiderbubble
Please do a fixed version, this is legitimately hard to read.
Mushroombadger
*ouch
MaggGyver
It's still a good list.
azluk
"Gimley"......sits in the corner and cries
Denadiss
I love all of these, some I already know but you have a real passion in it and it shows! looking forward to a lot more!
Pyrowolf1
The worst part is that you misspelled ouch (or maybe twitch) in your comment acknowledging your spelling mistakes
popoduff
thank you for the good work you put in these posts. keep them coming please
jayar1st
Tolkien has said that Frodo and Sam were inspired by the interactions between officers and enlisted men in WWII, but that they were not 1/2
jayar1st
based on any specific people. When asked about WWII and it's relation with his books, he replied, "I dislike allegory in all of its forms.
Jigggle
It kills me on the inside but I can't stop eating up your content. Thanks for doing these man
DarthFutuza
Sounds like an ex.
samsonguy920
#6 Isildur was a king of Gondor, being in control of Minas Ithil(later Minas Morgul), but after Sauron's downfall, Isildur gave the >
samsonguy920
> kingship to his brother Anarion's son Meneldil and left to take kingship over Arnor. While Isildur never made it back, his youngest >
samsonguy920
> son was made his heir in Rivendell. From that time, Arnor was ruled by the bloodline of Isildur, and Gondor the bloodline of Anarion. >
samsonguy920
> Earnur was the last king of Gondor of Anarion's line, lost when he accepted the challenge by the Chief Nazgul and was killed in >
samsonguy920
> Minas Morgul. Aragorn was of the bloodline of Isildur, and therefore his heir, but also was of the bloodline of Anarion, when his >
WhoDrWho
I can forgive your spelling mistakes because the info itself is freakin awesome. Keep up the good work!! :)
DeathclawSanctuary
In my defense, English is not my first language :p
HouseOfEvil
In your defense, you have my sword.
jackblade
Unless Gimli is spelled differently in your language, then there's no excuse for that one :\ Nice content anyways, thanks :)
DeathclawSanctuary
Nope, no excuse for that :s
stinkingyeti
It was not the spelling but the grammar that showed this tbh. But you got the message across so +1
IHadAMoustacheOnceThatWasAGoodTime
In Murrica, we can fix that (spits into a tin can*).
perthaussiecunt
Pronounced like AWTCH, it is most commonly written OUCH :)
ApexCactus
We are not the only ons man.
terribleinternetpunsfirstborn
"Aragorn isn't actually Isildur's heir" "Heir of Isilidur is a title" So... he is Heir of Isildur then
foxtrotkilo42
Moar
SeriousCloud
Well, these are proper nouns. So, I don't really see how that is relevant. Surely it's Gimli and Helm Hammerhand in French or Swahili.
McBook
Englishing rule #1: Thei're are know rules
humblegrumblebee
Th'eyre'ir
CHICKINGNUGGER
You stop that!
Taalen
*their our know
McBook
are =/= hour
TicoMachi
"are" and "our" are not pronounced the same.
MoonDragon713
You've never been to the south. Come to Texas
Anomoly1323
What's your first language?
TwoBallsOnePenis
Given the wisdom of these posts I would say probably Sindarin or Quenya.
Anomoly1323
Lol at your user name
TwoBallsOnePenis
It's all I got. Please don't judge.
DeathclawSanctuary
Dutch :D
AnotherImgurUsername
"There are two things I hate, intolerance and the Dutch."
AnotherImgurUsername
Well I screwed up that quote
Pietilae
I suddenly want to listen some Amon Amarth
DegenerateFuck
I'm waiting for the concert in my city!
TrumpisaMiniBoss
I didn't realize that the band was named after this. Thanks OP!
Juwando
Where silent gods stand guard!
SeriouslyWhatKindOfNameIsTopanga
*synchronized hair spin*
StellarElite
DECEIVEEEEEER, DECEIVER OF THE GOOOODS!
meinsaft
I saw them once in Fort Lauderdale. It was the hottest, most cramped-ass, brutal show I've ever been to.
Gelatown
*Pursuit of Vikings riff*
W0lfsbl00d
Glad to see so many metalheads on here!
YharnamsFinest
Was just listening to the tracks they've posted from Jomsviking haha
Zachno
He hung on the windswept world-tree, whose roots no one knows, for nine whole days he hung there, pierced by Gugnir his spear.
papasmurf1118
Let the world hear these words once more, "Save us O'Lord, from the wrath of the Norsemen!"
SirKaldar
I have known the Mount Doom/Amon Amarth one fir a long time. I have also seen Amon Amarth twice when they came to Australia. \m/ \m/
JoelFredin
For those in more of a country vibe, I'd recommend some Fate Hill
Diltron
Fate of Norns. Best album.
malign
I suggest checking out "Summoning". They have actual songs about events from Tolkien books.
Pootisborn
Man, I'll have to listen to Deceiver of the Gods later. I love that album.
APersonWhoUsesImgur
Mount Doom is a good band.
ThatCanadianViking
I am going to see them april 30th. :-D been waiting years for the chance. They dont come to Canada very often.
Junai
Twilight of the thunder God!!
OnTheCliffsOfGallipoli
Tock's Taunt-Lokes Treachery Part 2
Koradril
Ride to meet your fate! Ragnarok awaits!
Beanbag96
VINGTOR RISE TO FACE, THE SNAKE WITH HAMMER HIGH, AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
ChaoticScholar
THOR! ODIN'S SON, PROTECTOR OF MANKIND! RIDE WITH ME TODAY! YOUR DESTINY AWAITS!
WhatyoudontknowaboutFUCKMOUNTAINcankillyou
New album releases on the 25th.
MrScud
so stoked
ThatCanadianViking
Can likely find it sooner, if you torrent. Have read reports preorders have sent.
WhatyoudontknowaboutFUCKMOUNTAINcankillyou
Preordered it. Yesterday I got an email saying it had already shipped.
ThatCanadianViking
I wanted to preorder the mega deluxe thing with the ship. But im a broke ass. Barely have the $100 for tickets when they come to Canada lol
WhatyoudontknowaboutFUCKMOUNTAINcankillyou
A hundred bucks? It's only $50 to see them in colorado, you poor bastard.