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Ohuhu bookmark illustration of Sir Ian Holm's Bilbo Baggins.

"I've thought of an ending for my book – And he lived happily ever after… to the end of his days."

"And I'm sure you will, my dear friend."

Goodbye dear Bilbo

➥ Character Introduction: Bilbo Baggins

I can't explain how much this LOTR promo picture makes me laugh

You have the absolutely gorgeous, flawless Shire in the background, a cozy green paradise with the blue sky, shining sun and rainbow - like something out of a storybook.

Then there's Bilbo, dressed like a fancy chad in the middle of his hobbit paradise, smiling gleefully at this fucking evil ring: ya know he's going to keep that thing at all costs, even if it means something like biting Gandalf's hand.

And leaning into the foreground is our boy Frodo and he's not even giving us a scenery-appropriate happy expression. There's just this neutral seriousness with a barely recognizable hint of disgust. He's staring at the viewer like "Aw no you know what that means. Pls get me outta here". He's already dressed for travelling. He just KNOWS he's going to have to volunteer to get his ass kicked by a bunch of monsters because his uncle just wouldn't throw that damn jewellry away.

And then someone snapped a picture of that.

A long time ago I made a post about Tolkien’s poems put to music. Sadly I can’t link it because find it anymore- I am afraid it’s been banned. I’ll write it again one day. In the meantime, I thought I would put together a list of songs that ar not Tolkien’s words in music but original composition inspired to his universe. I hope someone finds it useful. Enjoy!

Aniron by Enya

May it be by Enya

Into the West by Annie Lennox 

In dreams by Howard Shore

The Last Goodbye by Billy Boyd

Song of Durin by Eurielle

Lament for Thorin by Eurielle

Arwen’s promise by Eurielle

Luthien’s lament by Eurielle

Roads go ever on by Clamavi de Profundis

Lord of the Rings by Blind Guardian

Nightfall by Blind Giardian (about Feanor and the fall of the Noldor)

Curse of Feanor by Blind Guardian

Noldor by Blind Guardian

Nimrodel / Procession / White Rider by Camel (about Gandalf)

Seize the day by Demons and Wizards

Rivendell by Rush

The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy

Gollum’s song sung by Emiliana Torrini

Gilraen’s memorial by Philippa Boyens

Lothlorien by Philippa Boyens

Evenstar by Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh

The Houses of Healing- Arwen’s song by Howard Shore

Lullaby from a distant land by Forest Elves

Daeron’s farewell to Tinuviel by fiendryfire

The road goes ever on- The walking song

Here they are. There are many, many more, so feel free to add to the list!

I confess that some of these songs make me cry for real. Some make me laugh. And isn’t it funny that the two styles for a Lotr song seem to be slow, mysterious ballad or hard metal? The magic of this world unites us in mysterious ways.

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