Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (LotR), etc.

Warhorse Studios confirm they are making an open-world Middle-earth RPG, setting their sandbox style in the Lord of the Rings universe.

I just found a local Swedish copy of The Silmarillion that had an unexpected albeit - in a sense - sensible cover depicting Melkor's head/helm, wearing his iron crown, embellished with the silmarils. Check it out.

I think it is sensible because I believe that it was Melkor who pushed Fëanor over the edge. I am in no way diminishing Fëanor's responsibility and shortcomings, but without Melkor, Finwë would still be alive and the silmarils would still be safe in their iron safe.

Which The Silmarillion cover do you appreciate the most and why? I have linked some covers for you to check out, but if you know of any variations not listed there, please do share!😊💎💎💎

I have been a Tolkien fan since I first saw The Fellowship of the Ring in the movie theaters over ten years ago. I have since read The Silmarillion , Hobbit and The Children of Húrin and am about to start reading Unfinished Tales.

One of my siblings shared this short comic with me today and made my day. I know the words of Durin's Song by heart and often sing it as arranged by Clamavi de Profundis, so you can imagine how stoked I was to read this.

It's a short comic depicting Durin's awakening in Mount Gundabad, his travels southwards through the Misty Mountains, his discovery of Kheled-Zâram - the Mirrormere - and the founding of Khazad-dûm, the first home of the dwarves.

Have a nice day!

Jackson has had discussions about the filming rights with the Tolkien estate and it seems that it could actually happen.

Could be great, could be awful, depending if it would go the LOTR or The Hobbit way.

I read Tolkien’s works years ago, and for a while I was very interested in various aspects of the fictional world, such as languages, geography, and calendars; then, as often happens, I moved on to other interests. I recently discovered that, over the millennia, our planet’s rotational speed has been slowing down, and therefore the length of the tropical year is decreasing (while the orbital period remains more or less unchanged). I recalled having done some calculations on the length of year across various calendars, and I had seen that in the Elven calendar, the average length of the year was:

365 days x 11 times + 368 days (the 12° year doubles the three enderi) = 4383 days in 12 years

4383 days x 12 times = 52596 days in 144 years (1 normal yén)

52596 days x 2 times + 52593 g (in the 144° year of the third of three yéni the enderi aren't doubled) = 157785 days in 3 yéni (432 years cycle)

The average length of a year in this system is therefore 157,785/432 = 365.2430556 days

In addition to this, I recalled reading something about what Tolkien said regarding the setting of his stories in a distant imaginary past:

Letter to Rhona Beare (1958) - 3019 T.A. is 6,000 years before 1958, so 1 F.A. would be 11,091 B.C.

The Awakening of the Quendi (1960) - 310 F.A. is 16,000 years before 1960, so 1 F.A. is 14,349 B.C.

BBC interview (1964) - 3019 T.A. is 7,000–8,000 years before 1964, so 1 F.A. is 12,085 / 13,085 B.C.

Why did I specifically mention the hypothetical correspondences with 1 F.A.? Because that would be the period when the Elvish solar calendar began to be used as the Sun began it's cycle. And guess what? The year duration was 365.2430556 days... approximately around 11,000-12,000 B.C. !

And it was said the Great King turned his back on the Valar, never to see them in favour again, when he learned one of the visitors from Eressëa was Tuor, father of Eärendil.

- On the Kings of Númenor, quoting from The Secret History of Tar-Atanamir, a long-lost work

No joke, totally unexpected! He knows how to make an amazing experience.

This post didn't seem against the rules, if it is and I missed it let me know.

The War of Wrath is a poorly-documented event in the Silmarillion with literally world-changing consequences. What do you imagine happened there?

For example, I consider some of the Valar indeed joined the Host of Valinor.

A conjecture on the matter: https://middle-earth.xenite.org/how-was-beleriand-destroyed-in-the-war-of-wrath/

Tulkas and Oromë could join the war as "combatants" and would be fine with the Maia Eönwë having overall command. After all, he's Manwë's representative and the Valar defer to Manwë.

If Occam's razor is applied, Ulmo would likely be involved, even if indirectly, in the reshaping of Beleriand as far as the sea is concerned.

The Ainu participants are there to take on the supernatural and Balrog-tier elements. The Vanyar and Noldor members of the Host are for fighting the other Children of Ilúvatar since the Ainur can't harm them directly.

Personal essay about overcoming fear and excuses, inspired by The Hobbit.

I am no man says our next storm!

Who's been? Anything anyone wants to share abouy it?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21720353

https://bsky.app/profile/welldipper.bsky.social/post/3l6zwau4zf42r

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/25805448