Yes, I’m immature, but had to document this unintentional perfection. My friends aren’t gonna enjoy this so had to show someone
I enjoy using unique gift wrap, and this has been my favorite find so far! It's always fun encountering other LotR fans, and my brother will know it's from me.
I had bit of a chuckle
Reading TOLR again and was trying to think of an actor who fits the description.
Kurt Russell? Red cheeks. Bright blue eyes. Mop of hair.
Who else?
I am watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy with my grandma. It's her first time and sometimes she has some extremely random assumptions. For the duration of Two Towers she for some reason didn't trust Gamling. She kept asking me if he was a bad guy. I thought this was pretty funny
15 seconds down. 45 seconds to go.
Hey guys, Last year I posted here my breakdown for the last 8 seconds of my Barad dur- 60 seconds shot where I broke down how I created the top of the tower and the eye.
Im happy to sat that the first part of my Barad-dûr project is finally finished (I was in last stages of finalizing it for a while now).
It focuses on the lower towers of Barad-dûr, centered around the massive lava fall and the pool below.
I’ve always enjoyed creating large, highly detailed environments, and this project has been a chance to push that even further — recreating Sauron’s legendary fortress.
I am now focusing on the entrance bridge which I just posted in other communities here cause it's still WIP.
Thought I'd share here the part thats' already final :)
I also update my progress here for those interested in following -
https://www.instagram.com/zivcg/
Whoah, but this hits so differently reading it at fifty nine than it did at nine.
When I read it as a child, it was a great military action, which I modeled and remodeled in my play. One day, my uncle and I made an entire sand nation at the beach and then destroyed it “Siege of Gondor” style. Of course, the food guys won. The good guys always win.
Now, I realize it’s not a military scene at all. The defence of Gondor is a bloody rout. Faramir is left for dead, the men take 33% losses. Cair Andros falls. Rohan has not come. The southern provinces have not sent enough aid. The siege works go in like clockwork and the lower ring of the city is quickly set ablaze. Dol Amroth and Gandalf are the only sparks of hope, but they can’t be everywhere at once. The Lord of the Nazgul expects Gandalf and fully thinks he can best him, or at least drive him back to Valinor, as the Balrog did. The Dark now knows he’s far from unbeatable.
It’s a tidal wave of despair. Every plan has come to nought and even Gandalf is swearing bullets, thinking the Darl may indeed have captured The Ring.
Denethor has seem ALL of this and Sauron has shown him, probably, Bilbo’s mithril shirt. Denethor isn’t mad: he KNOWS a sexond great dark is coming.
And then a cock crows and Rohan rides out of the north.
The figure of Denethor really speaks to me now, as I look at how everything is failing and authoritarianism is advancing everywhere. I, too, want to just turn away and wait for the end. Nine year old me would have never conceived of this. I now have much, much more sympathy for Denethor: I understand what he’s going through. He’s played every card, even spent his son’s, and it didn’t delay the Dark Lord for a second. Plus, he “knows” there’s no hope.
SHADOW... and FLAME!!! For lord of the rings fans, here is my handmade replica of the Saruman prop book, weeks of meticulous work, hand written calligraphy with dip pen, gouache/watercolor paintings, leather and gold foil :)
I'm starting to think I have a problem😄
What is everyone's favorite video game set in Middle-Earth?
Shout out to my sister who made the Lembas bread, they were literally perfect and tasted fantastic.
Our local newspaper had an unusually large advertisement for the Bakshi animated movie in 1978, so I cut it out and saved it. I still have it.
I’m making my own cloak, but struggling to find a clasp that isn’t a fragile pin back style brooch. My cloak will likely weigh around 4-5 pounds so I need something sturdy.
He was sweet, loyal and always looking for second breakfast ☹️
I’d love to know your LOTR inspired pet names 💕