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Half-way decent phone pics of Karl Urban from Boston Comic Con for @eomer 

30-DAY LOTRO CHALLENGE

Day 1: Pick a screenshot, any screenshot!

This occurred to me and I feel it’s worth posting since I’ve never seen any talk on this?

The One Ring doesn’t make you invisible. 

Why would it? Seriously, what purpose on Eru’s green earth does that serve? Sauron forging his ring of power in the heart of a volcano, thinking to himself, ah yes, invisibility would be a good trick to build into this thing! No. Cause you know what? Sauron’s ring does not make him invisible. And he certainly did not intend for anyone else to ever have it. So what’s it really doing?

Two words: Dimensional shift. 

I believe that when mortals put on the ring, they experience a dimensional shift in which they are pulled (stretched, transported) into a higher dimension, the plane on which the true spirit forms of the Ainur (and wraiths) exist. This would effectively render them invisible to those on lower dimensions, but the wearer would be able to view them with altered enhanced perception. Such as the effects we witness as described by those who have worn the ring. Especially well portrayed in the films is the ability to see the souls of others, particularly the ringwraiths (the battle on Weathertop is a good example, as well as even in Battle of the Five Armies when Bilbo is in Dale), black and white shadowy souls clear as day but invisible to the naked eye, as they exist on a different dimensional plane. It’s quite possible to me that the ëalar of the Ainur are in a higher dimension than that of mortal fëar, but that’s beside the point. They’re at least a couple dimensions removed from our reality, and thus invisible until one puts on the ring. 

Now, why would the ring have this power? I think, if I recall correctly, that Tolkien at one point did state that it was not intentional, that it was a byproduct of its making. Again, it does not turn Sauron invisible - it wouldn’t, he already exists on that plane. Mortals are bound to their bodies and so would not be able to perceive that higher dimension, but Ainur are not. I think most plausibly, this effect exists because Sauron infused a piece of his own soul into the one ring. The consequences of this are not well understood (it’s not like it’s a common practice) and we know in other ways, it is so strong in its desire to hearken back to its master, it can even influence the wills - a product of the souls - of those around it. I would not be surprised in the slightest if having a piece of Ainur ëala in an all-powerful object would result in the ability to bend reality to attempt to match the wearer to the properties of the owner. It would bring the wearer closer to Sauron, and allow him to perceive them, thus furthering its purpose to return to the whole from which it is a part. 

30-DAY LOTRO CHALLENGE

Day 6: Go on, give us another screenshot!

YO I FINALLY GOT AN AO3

Rules: Answer the questions in a new post and tag 20 blogs you would like to get to know better.

a - age: 21 for another couple weeks b - birthplace: NH, USA c - current time: 10:00pm d - drink you last had: water e - every day starts with: the hell-beeping of my alarm clock f - favourite song: atm it is Galgasång by Finntroll g - grossest memory: how can i possibly choose h - horror yes or horror no: no unless it’s more of the suspense psychological type like The Thing i - in love?: nope  j - jealous of people?: definitely k - killed someone?: *kicks bloody carving knife under the bed with my foot* i would never l - love at first sight or should I walk by again: for me the latter, but i suppose that some people have love at first sight. for me though, no, that would never happen. i really need to know what kind of person they are. m - middle name: Mary n - number of siblings: 0 o - one wish: that humankind would come to its senses and realize that if we want to persist as a species we need to stop destroying the planet we live on p - person you called last: mom q - question you’re always asked: "so what are your plans for after you graduate” r - reason to smile: spring migratory birds coming back now s - song you sang last: "love like you” by rebecca sugar (steven universe) t - time you woke up: today, noon u - underwear color: white but thats an anomaly i only have like one white pair ffs v - vacation: new zealand pls  w - worst habit: getting distracted from the task at hand if it’s not something i care about x - x-rays: i’ve gotten x-rays of my teeth and my wrist when they thought it could be fractured but it wasnt, they just dont know what’s wrong with it :) y - your favourite food: strawberries z - zodiac sign: taurus