Tolkien Twenty Questions (themed asks)
If you could be the Middle Earth race you would like to be, which would it be?
If you were the Middle Earth race that your personality most matches, which would it be?
When did you first come into contact with Tolkien's work? Who or what introduced you?
What passage in Tolkien's books or in any of the films/shows/media speaks to you the most?
Ruthlessly rank the main projects of the Tolkien universe (the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power, the Silmarillion). You can break Lord of the Rings into three books for additional chaos, if you like.
Favorite character in all of Tolkien's work?
If you could download a Tolkien language into your brain and speak it fluently, which one would you pick and why?
Favorite of the Westron versions of the hobbit characters names (Bilbo Baggins = Bilba Labingi, Frodo Baggins = Maura Labingi, Samwise "Sam" Gamgee = Banazîr "Ban" Galbasi, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck = Kalimac "Kali" Brandagamba, Peregrin "Pippin" Took = Razanur "Razar" Tûk)?
The place (and time) you would most like to visit in Arda? Why?
Favorite performance by any actor in the Tolkien film projects? Bonus: What's your favorite scene with them?
You can have four Tolkien characters over for dinner. Who do you choose and why?
Tolkien's work contains a lot of interesting themes: devastation of war, things lost that cannot be restored, rebirth/renewal, holding true to one's companions even when it is darkest, and others. Which is the most important to you?
What do you think it is about hobbits that makes them much better at resisting the evil of the One Ring than others?
You are dropped into the middle of the map in the Third Age (that's roughly between Mirkwood and Lothlorien) during the events of Lord of the Rings. Where you are headed first?
One of the most interesting things about the different cultures of Middle Earth are the crafts they value. Which craftspeople would you want to learn from the most?
In a similar vein, the peoples of Middle Earth fight in different styles. You have the opportunity to train in one of the armies - which one would you pick and why?
Tolkien's work is full of songs and poetry. Which is the dearest to you?
The magic of Middle Earth is barely ever explained. If you could gain just one of the barely-explained talents or magic abilities of a person in Arda, what ability would you choose? Would you hide it or use it openly IRL?
What piece of Tolkien media do you revisit the most? What about it captivates you?
What is your favorite Tolkien universe headcanon? Why did you choose to accept it?