Lord of the Rings


Lord of the Rings - quite likely the best movies and books ever. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, and Fran Walsh are the most brilliant people who ever lived, no question there. (Although Pirates is a very clost second.)

And I guess I should talk about MC on the LOTR page. The Mellon Chronicles (that's a link by the way) is the coolest fanfiction series the the entire world. Really. If you're not into fanfiction, read these ones and then you will be. Cassia and Siobhan (the authors) are brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I could rave all day about how cool they are, but I won't. I'll just tell you it's a torture/angst/action and adventure series about Aragorn and Legolas being really good friends before the War of the Ring. And yes, it is torture so you've been warned. Somewhat sick that I enjoy that, I know, but it's cool all the same. I mean, come on people, Cassia makes TRAILERS for her stories! TRAILERS! How much cooler can it get?

And here's a bunch of random assorted LOTR pictures:

Name(s): Aragorn, Estel, Thorongil, Strider, Elessar, Telcontar, King of Gondor and the Reunited Kingdom...you get the picture.
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Former ranger, later king of Gondor.
Weapon of Choice: Andruil (Narsil reforged) or bow and arrow.
Hails from: Most anywhere. He was raised in Rivendell before he ran away after falling in love with Arwen. Then he wandered for forty plus years before becoming king and settling down in Minas Tirith.




Name: Frodo Baggins
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Ring bearer and Master of Bag End
Weapon of Choice: Sting, although he really doesn't like fighting
Hails From: Bag End on Bagshot Row in Hobbiton in the West Farthing of the Shire.




Name: Samwise Gamgee
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Gardener
Weapon of Choice: Small sword
Hails From: Number 3 on Bagshot Row in Hobbiton in the West Farthing of the Shire



Name: Gandalf the Grey (Later Gandalf the White). Also called Olorin in Valinor or Mithrandir by the Elves.
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Wizard and Wanderer
Weapon of Choice: Staff and Glamdring
Hails From: No where really in Middle Earth. He mostly wandered while he was there. However, he originally came from Valinor and was one of the Maiar.





Name: Meriodoc Brandybuck (aka Merry)
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Hobbit of the Shire and soldier of Rohan.
Weapon of Choice: Small Sword
Hails From: Buckland on the far eastern border of the Shire.



Name: Peregrin Took (aka Pippin)
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Hobbit of the Shire and soldier of Gondor.
Weapon of Choice: Small sword.
Hails From: Tookland in the Shire.



Name: Legolas Greenleaf
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Elf Prince of Mirkwood (Formerly Greenwood the Great)
Weapon of Choice: Bow and arrows or two elven knives.
Hails From: Thranduil's halls in the North-eastern part of Mirkwood.



Name: Gimli son of Gloin
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Dwarf from the Lonely Mountain, later Dwarf Lord of the Glittering Caves
Weapon of Choice: One of several axes he carries with him.
Hails From: The Lonely Mountain and later the Glittering Caves.



Name: Boromir of Gondor, son of Denethor.
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Heir to the Stewardship of Gondor.
Weapon of Choice: Broadsword
Hails From: Minas Tirith in Gondor



Name: Faramir of Gondor, son of Denethor.
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Ranger from Ithilien. Later Steward of Gondor.
Weapon of Choice: Bow and arrow or sword.
Hails From: Minas Tirith of Gondor



Name: Eomer son of Eomund
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Knight of Rohan, later King of Rohan
Weapon of Choice: Sword
Hails From: The Golden Hall Meduseld in Edoras of Rohan.



Name: Eowyn daughter of Eomund
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Shieldmaiden of Rohan
Weapon of Choice: Sword
Hails From: The Golden Hall Meduseld in Edoras of Rohan.



Name: Theoden King of Rohan
Occupation/Status/Whatever: King of Rohan
Weapon of Choice: Sword
Hails From: The Golden Hall Meduseld in Edoras of Rohan.



Name: Denethor son of Ecthalion
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Steward of Gondor
Weapon of Choice: He...erm...doesn't really fight...
Hails From: Minas Tirith of Gondor



Name: Arwen Undomnial
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Daughter of Elrond
Weapon of Choice: Sword on occasion
Hails From: The Last Homely House in Rivendell/Imladris



Name: Galadriel
Occupation/Status/Whatever: White Lady of Lorien
Weapon of Choice: She doesn't fight much...at all...
Hails From: Lothlorien, although she was born in Valinor.




Name: Gollum/Smeagol
Occupation/Status/Whatever: None, except to be creepy
Weapon of Choice: Bare hands
Hails From: Originally, the land of the halflings near the River Gladden, however he later left that in exchange for a nasty little cave in the Misty Mountains.



Name: Haldir
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Guard and soldier of Lorien
Weapon of Choice: Bow and arrows or a long elven knife
Hails From: Lorien



Name: Saruman the White
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Wizard/Dark Lord wanna be
Weapon of Choice: Staff and Super duper wizard powers
Hails From: Isengard, though he originally came from Valinor



Name: Bilbo Baggins
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Master of Bag End
Weapon of Choice: Sting
Hails From: Bag End on Bagshot Row in Hobbiton in the West Farthing of the Shire.



Name: Elrond son of Earendil
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Lord of Rivendell
Weapon of Choice: Long elven knife
Hails From: Imladirs or Rivendell



Name: Grima Wormtongue
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Betrayer, generally evil guy
Weapon of Choice: Evil cunning ways
Hails From: Isengard I guess...we don't really know for sure.



Name: General Orcs
Occupation/Status/Whatever: Being an orc and basically evil in general
Weapon of Choice: Whatever they can lay their hands on, as long as it's not elvish.
Hails From: Most anywhere during the Third Age, but they were mostly centered in Isengard, Moria, Mirkwood, and Mordor.


So there you go. Oh, and the official website is http://www.thelordoftherings.net.