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I was having a lotr discussion with my friend about how much we'd last carrying the one ring, until I suddenly came up with a question. Does the ring's power increase with each bearer because it hold the darkness and corruption of each of them?

This not only would change the perspective of the story but actually give sense to a LOT of things. First of all:

The ring is sentient, it has a will of its own, and clearly willingly links itself to people and exerts its power, literally molding and manipulating their very minds, to the point were even once destroyed Frodo and Bilbo are still linked to it in some ways, with an old delirious Bilbo still asking about the ring. If the rings power lasts withing it's bearers after it's gone, why shouldn't the ring also keep the darkness and corruption those people suffered when carrying the ring, storing and fueling its power, making it stronger.

This would entail that Frodo isn't only carrying his burden, but that of Sauron, Isildur, Smeagle and Bilbo, making it and even more indescribable burden and ultimately impossible task. It also explains why he must be the sole ring-bearer something which Elrond and Galadriel stress, eventhough sharing the burden of the ring would've been a logical choice for most people (at least between the hobbit and elves who have a greater resistance). Since this would mean that the ring would be contaminated by each ones darkness making it even stronger and harder to carry.

It would also better explain how even Sam, after only carrying it for a few hours while he thought Frodo was dead, had trouble giving it back to Frodo. As a character Sam would at least resist as much as Frodo, and yet, in only a few hours he was already heavily influenced, because the ring would already be carrying Frodo's burden and darkness. When given back to Frodo it then became an even heavier burden for him, to the point were he couldn't stand. While this would be the expected after carrying the ring for a year, it could have also been influenced by Frodo now also carrying Sam's burden and darkness from thinking Frodo was dead and taking responsibility of the ring. Of course this just makes the "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you" moment even MORE impactful, they literally carry each other.

Anyway this convo ended up lasting from 10pm to 1am and led to thesis worth material that I need 7 business days to digest, but will soon put into actual comprehensible writing.

Happy new year 2022 🌱

phantomseptember said:Recommendations? Recommendations?

yES so probably most of these everyone already knows but anyway

tumblr musicians:

Adele McAllister (btw you can buy some of her songs; I think my favourite is I Sit Beside the Fire and Think)

mythalll’s Lament for Boromir

culumacilinte’s Tom Bombadil’s Song

khyeili’s Dis’s lullaby

really-saraleee’s Inudoy kurdulu

asongofparody

youtube musicians:

Eurielle (my favourite is Song of Durin)

Karliene’s Lament for Boromir 

beriahim (really like his The Lay of Nimrodel but has more tolkien-based)

friendryfire (has both original songs, songs based on Tolkien and covers of other songs translated to sindarin; really like their Singer on the Shore I think about Maglor?) 

Yolanda Mott

Forest Elves’s Lullaby From a Distant Land (their original song in Quenya)

Alex Hruban’s Feanor’s Lament loove the chorus of this one

The Piano Guys - Arwen’s Vigil 

Professional ones:

Айрэ и Саруман / Aire & Saruman (basically all of their songs are either Tolkien or Robin Hobb based)

Caprice (their Of Beren and Luthien is lovely, though I think they have more tolkien-based)

Oonagh (songs Orome, Eldamar and Gäa)

Хелависа / Melnitsa has a cover of May it Be in russian and under name  Хелависа / Hellawes has more Tolkien-based (Legolas’s Song to the Sea is really nice)

Bob Catley (his The End of Summer is about Galadriel)

Lind Erebros (the whole album Elven Oratory, it’s mostly instrumental)

Aonis (Fall of Gil-Galad to make yourself sad)

Broceliande (Galadriel’s Lament to make yourself even sadder)

The Hobbitons

The Fellowship (some of their songs are on youtube)

The Tolkien Ensemble (love their Galadriel’s Song of Eldamar)

Blind Guardian is obvious but still great–

Summoning’s In Hollow Halls Beneath The Fells (thanks to noteli for telling me about the band)

Bttlelore has basically all songs based on Tolkien (really love their Fangorn; thanks to duresteintrepide for telling me about them)

LotR musical’s songs are always great

also in BBC’s Dramatization Bill Nighy (Sam’s voice) sung the lovely Song of Gil-Galad

definitely missed out a lot

Pink fluffy coats

"I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability."

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933 - 2020

BREAKING: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who charted a course for women’s rights at the U.S. Supreme Court and became a legal, cultural and feminist icon, has died from complications from cancer. She was 87.

Now is the time to call your Senators and let them know that we cannot confirm a Supreme Court justice until after the election.

crazy thang is whenever someone makes a post talkng about how xyz thing annoys them someone will always go 'oh so we're not even allowed to do [thing] anymore??' like no you literally can. that person just will not like you. if that is enough to stop you then its not that youre not allowed its that you are not capable of existing outside of the approval of others

i got Real Mad about misinterpretations of my Favorite Boy again.

[shakes reddit by the shoulders] GOD IS A METAPHOR

(inspired by that meme on this topic with the same energy.) (transcript under the cut)

[An arrow that reads "That Scene in Liore" points at Ed.]

[An arrow that reads "That Scene in Liore" points at Ed.]

[An arrow shooting over the head of the person viewing this scene shows the description:

"The first major example of Edward's virulent Pride in believing science/alchemy is the Answer, that to "Stand on your Own Two Legs" is the way of progress. That he is the only one he can rely on to restore his and his brother's bodies.

Then to have that worldview come crashing down with the catalyst of the Nina Event and the staggering realization that "We're just Human!" and this leading him to spend the entire series learning time and time again that the solution is Other People. He can't fix it all alone. That diversity brings power, that we cannot exist above or without anyone else.

That One is All, All is One."]

[A crude illustration of a gawking dudebro in a fedora. An arrow points to him reading "IDK, fuckin' Elon & the Like-Minded"]

"Wow!! A character who spits in the face of God and Organized Religion! A Cool Atheist(tm) just like me!"

Boku no Hero Academia + LGBT Flag Meanings

Happy Pride Month!