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got bored have an éowyn doodle
eowyn in the houses of healing 🩶
Coolest thing about lord of the rings? The king of horses shows up. It appears he is no different from all other horses
They're just force feeding us Araki's self inserts OVA's
"Éowyn"
2022
"All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house. But when the men have died in battle and honour, you have leave to be burned in the house, for the men will need it no more. But I am of the House of Eorl, and not a serving-woman. I can ride and wield blade, and I do not fear either pain or death."
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien
"Poison Drawn from a Wound"
2022
...the whole hall became suddenly dark as night. The fire faded to sullen embers. Only Gandalf could be seen, standing white and tall before the blackened hearth.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", by J.R.R. Tolkien
Another awesome Gandalf moment for my list of Two Towers scenes. This is a moment that I appreciate more in the films than in the novels. In the texts Tolkien gives conflicting accounts on what exactly afflicts King Théoden: wether he is merely ill and in despair, or being given bad advice by Wormtongue, or bewitched by Saruman, or a combination of all three. Consequently, it's not altogether clear what it takes for Gandalf to heal him: wether if it's his display of power at the hall of Meduseld, or his words of hope and encouragement to the king afterwards, or again, a combination of those two factors. I like in the films that there's no room for doubt that Théoden is under an actual spell, and that it takes, for want of a better word, for Gandalf to "exorcise" Saruman out to restore him to his strength.
Another thing that I really love about this scene is that, short of Sauron dragging him to thralldom in Mordor, this is a realization of Saruman's worst possible nightmare. In his heart he always knew that Gandalf always had greater inner power and wisdom than he, but up until that point he could always lord his higher station over him. Not anymore. Now Gandalf outranks him in every possible way.
"The Ride of the Rohirrim"
2023
And straightaway all the horns in the host were lifted up in music, and the blowing of the horns of Rohan in that hour was like a storm upon the plain and a thunder in the mountains.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien
Not much that I can say about this scene that hasn't been said already. One of the most powerful, enduring moments of hope not just in Lord of the Rings, but in the whole of cinema history, made all the more so by the fact that it's not coming from a magical, supernatural source, but from Men showing up for other Men. An epic, beautiful, cathartic scene.
I remember seeing the film for the first time, I was so immersed in this battle I had quite forgotten that help was on its way. The horns blew, and I didn't know what that meant; the silhouettes appeared in the horizon, and I still didn't know what was going on. Only when the iconic, beautiful Rohan soundtrack started to slowly roll in, I finally realized what was happening, and felt my heart swelling to twice its size. It still does to this day.
"No Living Man"
2023
Out of the wreck rose the Black Rider, tall and threatening, towering above her. With a cry of hatred that stung the very ears like venom he let fall his mace.
-"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien's stories are teaming with examples of heroic characters who, against all odds, manage to triumph against foes far greater than they are: you see it in Bard and Smaug, in Sam and Shelob, and also in Éowyn and the Witch-king. Her immense courage in facing down an enemy that is terror and despair personified cannot be overstated; and it was her bravery, her love and devotion for Théoden, her bond with Merry, and a wee bit of help from prophecy that carried the day.
I much prefer the timing of the fall of the Witch-king in the movies than in the books. In the novel, the Witch-king is destroyed shortly after the arrival of the Rohirrim, with a lot more battle left to fight. Here he is destroyed almost at battle's end, at the very same moment that Aragorn's reinforcements arrive to turn the tide. Despair is vanquished at the very same moment that hope is restored.
Amazon: Rings of power reflecting modern times.
Lord of the rings after corona:
Lord of the rings before corona:
(not my pictures, credit to original owners, I did edit the first one though)
Just watched Monty Python and the holy grail again and can't get this out of my mind.
Theo goes on to found Rohan. That is all.
rough sketch of my new Grima design
Cloudstrider Monuments
Okay, i was gonna write this a while ago but never did. So, my boyfriend and I were hanging out in the Hall of Heroes after we finished the Strider exotic quest. My bf realized it there seemed to be way too many monuments around the room, considering the few things we knew off hand:
The collapse was 1600 years ago. We know this tidbit from Petra Venj. In the lore entry "Refusal" from Forsaken, there is this line: "She [Petra] bites back the rest: how she wishes that back in two-thousand-and-whatever, when the Darkness hurled mankind off the height of its Golden Age to plummet sixteen centuries into barbarism, it had done just a slightly better job." So we know that Neomuna have been around for approximately 1600 years.
Cloudstriders live 10 years, due to the augmentations they go through.
There are only ever two cloudstriders at once.
Alright, with this knowledge, we decided to count up all the monuments in the room and around it, which gave us 480 monuments. This number might not be entirely accurate, but it gives us a good estimate. Now let's divide this by two (since there are two cloudstriders at once) and we are down to 240. If this is multiplied by 10 (for the max amount of years a cloudstrider could live) we get 2400 years.
2400 years of Cloudstriders. Now, obviously this doesn't take into account that cloudstriders can die on duty (like Rohan), but it seems that the Neomuni live in relative peace besides occasionally dealing with the Vex. This also doesn't take into account the early days of Neomuna. We don't know how many cloudstriders there are at once originally, but it seems like there have never been many. We also don't really know how new/old of a concept cloudstriders are. Was Strider, the first cloudstrider, around 1600 years ago or more recently? So yeah, if we think cloudstriders have been around for 1600 years and you minus 1600 from 2400, that's still a good 800 years. It seems weird that there would be that many Cloudstriders. But who knows.
Honestly, my bf and I probably just over analyzed the Hall of Heroes after we got done roasting Quinn for being a bad archivist and having none of this important archival material to Neomuna's history backed up. So take this all with a grain of salt. Except for the 1600 years detail. I think a lot of people don't realize that D2 takes place in at least 3600 CE (and it's probably a lot later than that cause of we don't know how long the golden age was).
Still cant get over how massive cloudstriders are
Aaaaalright. Fiiiineeeeeeee
*undooms your narrative*
I do love that you can see the influence of Tolkien meaning for Eowyn to die throughout her arc. That girl just screams "doomed by the narrative". She's set up for this grand yet tragic death, and wants for nothing else than a grand exit and a glorious end to all things.
But having her live is so much more interesting. And having her live to find happiness especially. She seems like a tragic character. She thinks herself a tragic character. She is overwhelmed by a sense of doom and helplessness. Her narrative is overwhelmed by a sense of doom and helplessness.
But she isn't doomed.
Turns out, decent healthcare, clued in and concerned family members, and a decent support base, go a long towards towards un-dooming her narrative.