"Surely you don't disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit? You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!"
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‘‘It all began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves; immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven, to the Dwarf Lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of Men, who above all else desire power. For within these rings was bound the strength and the will to govern over each race. But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made.’’ - 20 YEARS OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING.
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1. God Speed by Edmund Blair Leighton (1900) 2. The Arming and Departure of the Knights by Edward Burne-Jones (1890s) 3. Sir Galahad, the Quest for the Holy Grail by Arthur Hughes (1870) (the rest of the series)
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The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) dir. Peter Jackson (for @gondolindrim)
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@lotrweek day 2: histories and legacies
But it is not your own Shire," said Gildor. "Others dwelt here before hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out."
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TOLKIEN WEEK Day 4 | Colors Abound