Elendil gives his son a choice to follow him or not. He can't force him, only hope that he's convinced him. After tears, after Elendil expresses regret that the choice has to be, in the end Helendil follows his father. 🥺😭
Ty for reading!! Unto the Red Book!! 🥺😭
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Yeah I had a feeling that I would end up wanting to share thoughts on "Fall of Númenor" Appendices 😅 Appendix A, "A Brief Chronicle of the 3rd Age of Middle Earth": a lot that's in "The Rings of Power & the 3rd Age" (The Silm) but some new to me!
Here we go, ty ty!!
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"The Fall of Númenor" pgs 204-211, let's go! The Big Battle and all the things 😲😳⚔️ Just the Epilogue and 2 Appendices left!
You know the drill: thank you for any reading and sharing your thoughts 🫶🏻
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As always, ty for any/all reading and thoughts, appreciate you all!
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So here it is, Númenor is gone 😭😭😭 Two chapters of big action, pg 182-193, "The Fall of Númenor", here we go 😭😭😭
Come experience some pain with me, if you can and want (that sounds so strange 🤣 but Tolkien nerds get it, lol).
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A page in "The Fall of Númenor", image of Sauron taken captive in Númenor
"The Fall of Númenor", one longer chapter: "3262 ~ Sauron is taken as prisoner to Númenor; 3262-3310 Sauron seduces the King and corrupts the Númenoreans"
Again most of this in "The Akâllabeth", at least from my memory, but I'll underscore a few things below 👇🏻🙏🏻
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"The Fall of Númenor" pgs 169-175, here we go!
The stage was set for the Fall, now come the truly catalyzing events 😭😭😭
As always, I appreciate any/all reading and thoughts. Come feel the pain with me 🤪😅🤣😭😭😭
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"Fall of Númenor" pgs 156-169, here we go! Oooof the Fall progresses 💔💔💔💔 Looks like, all goes to plan, another week or so and then I'll be through the text 😁
You know how it goes: thank you for any reading, comments, etc...let's go! 🙏🏻
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"The Fall of Númenor" pgs 146-155, here we go. It's gettin' real in Númenor, and observing the Fall, the Shadow falling, will never not make me sad 😭😭😭
As always, I appreciate any desired reading and discussion! Let's go!
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"The Fall of Númenor" pgs 137-145 (my edition), here we go!! The drama, and Sauron's pettiness, continue, fr.
Would love your thoughts if you'd like to weigh in, ty for reading if you do, namarië 🙏🏻💙
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"Fall of Númenor" pages 127-37...okay, now it's really getting real 😭😭😭 Much of what's portrayed in the Eregion storyline in TRoP!!
You know the drill: your thoughts v welcome and ty for reading if you can want, let's go!
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"The Fall of Númenor" pgs 115-126...Sauron a-scared, Rings are made, etc etc, lfg!
Shorter sections, a bit more timeline-focused, but some definite nuggets in here to note.
You know the drill: read if you'd like and I'd love to hear your thoughts, thank you!
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"The Fall of Númenor" thoughts: "The Ascension of Tar Aldarion"...good Eru the drama. Hollywood could never (but Tolkien did 🤓🧝🏻♀️🧝🏻♂️😎).
As always, I appreciate any reading, your thoughts, etc! LFG!
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www.tumblr.com/hobbitinnume...
You know what, it's going to be too much of a mess of a thread to post here 😅 So just linking to my Tumblr.
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Ty again!! Excited to keep going with their story.
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[Contd] Also I love Celebrimbor's and Narvi's friendship, and the idea of Celebrimbor being kinda Dwarvish in his craftsmanship, his obsession with it. Love that Noldo.
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Next ch in "The Fall of Númenor": "The Lives of the Númenoreans", here we go!
These pages are such an Exhibit A of a key thing that's so special about Tolkien, imho: the vibrant life of a people that one can feel themselves walking into. So magical! 🤩💙
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Next 2 Chs of "Fall of Númenor" ✅️✅️..."The Geography of Númenor" and "The Natural Life of Númenor"!
I feel so immersed in this magical land already 🥹 Thoughts threaded, would love yours, thank you kindly, same old same old!
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Thank you for reading if you have, your thoughts very welcome, as always!
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Page of Bilbo inside Bag End from The Hobbit
Tolkien's drawing of dwarves walking
Ch 18: "The Last Stage"...y'all, I finished by re-read of "The Hobbit"! Feeling a bit emotional 🥺🥹
Thoughts below & yours always welcome....Númenor falling begins probably over the weekend 🌊⛵️😱 Thank you for coming on the journey, to any degree you have!
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"The Hobbit" Ch 18: "The Return Journey"...😭🥺🥹 big feels in this one. And only one more chapter left!
The usual: thank you if you read, would love to hear your thoughts, here we go below!
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"The Hobbit" Ch 17: "The Clouds Burst" thoughts threaded, here we go! Man, now things are *really* getting real. When it starts to feel a bit less like a children's book, lol.
As always, any thoughts welcome and appreciated! Ty for reading if you do!
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"The Thief in the Night" Ch 16, here we go! Shorter chapter, but still a few thoughts threaded!
As always, thanks for reading if you do, and your thoughts always v welcome!
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A page from Ch 15 of The Hobbit
"The Hobbit" Ch 15, "The Gathering of The Clouds"....yeah, clouds gathering fr 🫤
Thoughts threaded, yours are v welcome, ty for reading if you can/want! 🫶🏻
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Painting from inside "The Hobbit" by Tolkien
Thoughts for Ch 13 of "The Hobbit", "Not At Home", let's go!! Threaded below, please feel free to weigh in, and ty if you can/want to read...same old, same old! 😊🫶🏻
Hoping to finish up (this and Prof Olsen's companion text) by the end of the month. We shall see!
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Tolkien's painting of Smaug within my edition of The Hobbit
"The Hobbit" Ch 12 "Inside Information"....and I meet Smaug guy! 🐉
Thoughts threaded, ty if you can/want to check out, your thoughts v much welcome...the usual! 💙
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"The Hobbit" Ch 11: "On the Doorstep"...here we go!!
Thoughts threaded, ty for reading if you can/want, and thoughts always welcome. Getting into the reaaal meat of it, this is what they made the journey for, they're here!
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6. Last note that I really love the Lake Towner's song about the dwarves, Thorin as the King returning...a beautiful hope to it, with a sense of happy prophecy (future tense).
OK, really last note, lol: who does and doesn't know about the Ring! Fascinating!
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Painting of Bilbo riding a barrel to Bree, by Tolkien
It's barrel time: "The Hobbit" Ch 9: "Barrels Out of Bond"!
Thoughts threaded, your thoughts always welcome, and ty so much! Loving the read always. Truly an all-ages, universal classic 💙
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"The Hobbit" Ch 10: "Of Flies and Spiders" thoughts, here we go! Thoughts always v welcome and ty!!
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1. Dreams becoming more of a theme, beyond Bilbo! A fantastical but also scary aspect to them (getting stuck in sleep): JRRT balancing the two for child readers again?
