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When J.R.R. Tolkien first sat down to write a children’s book way back in 1930, he probably had no idea just how successful the spin-offs from it would be - even decades after his death. Tolkien penned “The Hobbit” over several years, eventually publishing it in 1937. What started as a bedtime story for his own kids, ended up being an epic fantasy novel that has sold around 100 million copies worldwide.

Tolkien worked on The Lord Of The Rings trilogy after publishing The Hobbit. Those books later went on to become epic blockbusters at the box office, grossing over $2,9 billion internationally. Warner Bros. announced earlier this year that it’d be releasing a new batch of LOTR films in 2026, with Gollum as the star of the show.

If it seems too long away, fear not, My Precious. We found an online community dedicated to Lord Of The Rings memes. r/lotrmemes: "a warm resting place for all weary travelers who are fond of Tolkien and his works." Bored Panda has picked the best, and created an epic list of memes to get you in the mood for Middle-earth’s return. In the words of the page, "grab a pint, a long pipe, and relax". Keep scrolling for your LOTR fix, and don't forget to upvote your favorites.

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    Aye, I Can Do This

    Aye, I Can Do This

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    veryvenasaur
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey Glix I'm starting to think you didn't read carefully You do realize Wormtongue is a villain like Sauran and Saruman and Denethor. The villains aren't supposed to be positive role models.

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    Well?

    Well?

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    Emily
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "...And finally, we were able to cast the Onr Ring into the Fires of Mount Doom. Which inspired me to create this recipe for the SHIRE'S BEST chocolate lava cake!"

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    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was marking school exam papers in the 1920s, when a sudden bout of inspiration came to him. Knowing he needed to save it somewhere, the Professor of Anglo-Saxon quickly flipped over one of the papers and wrote the now famous line, “In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit.”

    It would be another ten years or so before he would actually start writing The Hobbit. Before then, he’d been making up bedtime stories about it for his children, immersing them in a world of fantasy. The problem was that he’d sometimes forget a few details, or maybe add a few new ones. His eldest son, Christopher, often picked up the discrepancies.

    “One occasion I interrupted: 'Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green and that Thorin's hood was silver'; at which point my father muttered 'Damn the boy,' and then 'strode across the room' to his desk to make a note,” relayed Christopher Tolkien in the foreword to The Hobbit.

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    Middle Tweet Has A Point

    Middle Tweet Has A Point

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    B Jones
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I relate to bilbo giving his birthday speech and half insulting everyone there.

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    It’s thanks to the little boy’s sharp memory and yearning for consistency that The Hobbit was turned into a book. Tolkien initially wrote the story down as he told it, so he could keep track of all the details. And avoid interruptions from his young son.

    Every time he told the story, he would add to the plot. He’d then grab his pen and make notes. After a while, he had the earliest drafts of the book millions eventually came to know and love.

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    Selfish, Dishonest, Empty Bravado Or Courage, Humility, Wisdom And Grace?

    Selfish, Dishonest, Empty Bravado Or Courage, Humility, Wisdom And Grace?

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    Dom Monaghan Posted This To His Instagram With The Caption “Life Imitates Art”

    Dom Monaghan Posted This To His Instagram With The Caption “Life Imitates Art”

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    London’s George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. published the first edition of The Hobbit on 21 September 1937. Tolkien drew some black-and-white illustrations to add to the book. Only 1,500 copies were originally printed. They sold out by mid-December that year. Further copies were released in America and Britain later, with new color illustrations included.

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    Sean Astin Is Really Good At The Sword Stuff

    Sean Astin Is Really Good At The Sword Stuff

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 weeks ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never mind, Sean, because Samwise was the strongest and best of them all.

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    Every Group Project Ever

    Every Group Project Ever

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    Tolkien’s vision of Middle-earth first began in 1914, when he was called to fight in World War I. He has in the past said that he created the mythology to express his “feeling about good, evil, fair, foul.” We can understand how wars could make someone think deeply about right and wrong. And how the fantasy world of Mordor, Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Gandalf the Grey, Dragons, Mining Dwarves and Gollum grew from those thoughts of the literary great.

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    Got Me Feelin' Like A King

    Got Me Feelin' Like A King

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    M O'Connell
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is similar to a Western hero flinging open saloon doors.

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    You might be surprised to know that while he spent most of his life in the U.K., JRR Tolkien was actually born in South Africa. In a place called Bloemfontein to be precise. Back then, it was the capital of an independent country called the Republic of the Orange Free State.

    Tolkien’s British parents had moved to South Africa in the 1880s, and got married in Cape Town in 1889. His mother took him to Britain at the age of 3. But he had an eventful life in S.A. before then.

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    This Made Me Laugh

    This Made Me Laugh

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    Lupita Nyong'heaux
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i laughed WAY harder than i should have at this. it literally burst out of me at "bong-water." LMAO

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    #17

    That Still Counts As One

    That Still Counts As One

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    Michael None
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can we all just take a moment to agree that John Rhys-Davies was the perfect person for this role. I mean of all the cast he was the most perfect and he delivered in ways that no one else did.

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    "Quite by accident, I have a very vivid child's view, which was the result of being taken away from one country and put in another hemisphere-the place where I belonged but which was totally novel and strange,” reads this 1967 archived article. Tolkien told the writer that despite many tragedies, his child was not an unhappy one.

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    For The Time Had Already Come When Hobbits Will Shape The Fortunes Of All

    For The Time Had Already Come When Hobbits Will Shape The Fortunes Of All

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    Goosebumps Everytime I Watch

    Goosebumps Everytime I Watch

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    Michael None
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was epic when I first saw it in theaters. It still gives me chills. “Arise, arise, riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises!”

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    It has been reported that JRR Tolkien was kidnapped as a baby. One of his family’s male workers was so enamored by him, that he snuck the infant away to show him off to local villagers. He returned the child the following day, and the family ended up forgiving him. The worker later named his own firstborn son Isaak Mister Tolkien Victor.

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    #22

    The Difference Is Clear

    The Difference Is Clear

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    I'm Going To Prank The Little Guy So Hard

    I'm Going To Prank The Little Guy So Hard

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    Ace
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except Bilbo never encountered Smaug when he was flying and breathing fire. Well not as per Tolkein anyway, maybe Jackson.

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    #25

    The Problem With Being Immortal Is That Your Dad Is Too

    The Problem With Being Immortal Is That Your Dad Is Too

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    Still Impressed By The Technical Quality Of The Movie

    Still Impressed By The Technical Quality Of The Movie

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    Salt Is Life

    Salt Is Life

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    cerinamroth
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am Samwise Gamgee and I claim my five pounds. My food is never knowingly underseasoned.

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    Rip Sir Ian Holm

    Rip Sir Ian Holm

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    Gollum Being Useless Was Probably The World's Best Defense

    Gollum Being Useless Was Probably The World's Best Defense

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    #40

    When Your Dad Is Never Too Busy To Be A Lord Of The Rings Nerd

    When Your Dad Is Never Too Busy To Be A Lord Of The Rings Nerd

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    Bad Manager Saruman

    Bad Manager Saruman

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    cerinamroth
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like a conversation from Zone of Interest. It's the middle management guys that are particularly chilling for me because they are realistic and "just doing their jobs" while perfectly able to look the other way.

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    No, Movie Is Fine

    No, Movie Is Fine

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    Emily
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would LOVE to see new epic fantasy and not regurgitated leftovers!

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    #47

    Sauron Can't Relax For A Minute

    Sauron Can't Relax For A Minute

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    I Think About This All The Time

    I Think About This All The Time

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    cerinamroth
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fool of a Took; throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!

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    You May Be Stressed

    You May Be Stressed

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    cerinamroth
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know - I've got young kids and I feel like that sometimes.

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    Cast_it_into_the_fire.mp3

    Cast_it_into_the_fire.mp3

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    That's Perfect

    That's Perfect

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 weeks ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That relationship resonated with me, because it mirrored my own parental experience. Faramir's pain was heartbreaking.

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    Normal Way, Right?

    Normal Way, Right?

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    Fool Of A Took

    Fool Of A Took

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    #56

    I Wasn't Prepared

    I Wasn't Prepared

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    cerinamroth
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once wrote a 10,000 word essay comparing the translations of Lord of the Rings in French, German and English!

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    #57

    Was Watching The Extended Edition Of The Two Towers When This Happened

    Was Watching The Extended Edition Of The Two Towers When This Happened

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    #58

    What’s Their Indie Folk Band Called?

    What’s Their Indie Folk Band Called?

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    Found This On Pinterest

    Found This On Pinterest

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    #61

    Gandalf Bot Is A Blessing

    Gandalf Bot Is A Blessing

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    Glix Drap
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All Elon Musk employees should use this when addressing him.

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    Sam's A Great Friend

    Sam's A Great Friend

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    Hopefully Not A Repost, I Chuckled

    Hopefully Not A Repost, I Chuckled

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    #64

    Redditors Really Are The Cruelest (Intelligentest)

    Redditors Really Are The Cruelest (Intelligentest)

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    Longtime Reader First Time Memer

    Longtime Reader First Time Memer

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    9/10 Haargh It!

    9/10 Haargh It!

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    #67

    Fancy Yourself A Scholar?

    Fancy Yourself A Scholar?

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    Sweet Relief

    Sweet Relief

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    Came Up With This At Work

    Came Up With This At Work

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    Poor Eowyn

    Poor Eowyn

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    Natalie H
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao. In the extended version, Eowyn and Faramir are looking googly eyed at each other at the end ♥️

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    The Best Fans!

    The Best Fans!

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    cerinamroth
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you were in New Zealand at the time, fan or not, there was a pretty good chance you might have been in the film!

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    He Played A Ranger Of Gondor Named Golasgil

    He Played A Ranger Of Gondor Named Golasgil

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    #74

    The Real Lord Of The Rings

    The Real Lord Of The Rings

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    Kalikima
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know it took them 17 years to return the ring.. In the movie it looks like it passes by so quickly, in a matter of months, not almost 2 decades..

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    Did You Know!?

    Did You Know!?

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    Marianne
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a great idea, though, that worked very well for visualization.

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    At Dawn, Look To The East! ☀️

    At Dawn, Look To The East! ☀️

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    Just Noticed On A Re-Watch

    Just Noticed On A Re-Watch

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    We Have Finally Decided

    We Have Finally Decided

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    Northlander72
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Decided? No, we have just finished saying.... good morning." "But it's night!"

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    Where Are The Eagles When You Need Them?

    Where Are The Eagles When You Need Them?

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    Talk About Imposter Syndrome

    Talk About Imposter Syndrome

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    Multa Nocte
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet somehow all those horses disappeared a few moments later right as the actual battle began.

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    A Bit Obvious Really

    A Bit Obvious Really

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    Ace
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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, but Isengard pre-dated even Saruman, so it wasn't really his style at all.

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    He Really Does Just Come Out Of Left Field, Doesn't He?

    He Really Does Just Come Out Of Left Field, Doesn't He?

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    2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he IS the earth, metaphorically speaking, and his wife, Goldberry, the River-Woman's Daughter, is the element water.

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    He’s Not Wrong

    He’s Not Wrong

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    2 weeks ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that what I've been doing subconsciously for the last 30-odd years? Oh no, that pre-dates the movies and I don't recall any images of him in any of the books (Ill check later) so I must have been doing it to look exactly like me. EDIT: I checked, and there are a couple, and yes, he has long hair, but not as long as in the movies, nor as long as mine. . https://tolkiengatew..._%C3%89owyn.jpg

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    Whoa! See That?

    Whoa! See That?

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    Nightmare Material

    Nightmare Material

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    #90

    That Wound Will Never Fully Heal. He Will Carry It The Rest Of His Life

    That Wound Will Never Fully Heal. He Will Carry It The Rest Of His Life

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    #91

    When You're Thousands Of Years Old, You've Got To Find Ways To Entertain Yourself

    When You're Thousands Of Years Old, You've Got To Find Ways To Entertain Yourself

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    #92

    I Don't Remember The Taste Of Strawberries

    I Don't Remember The Taste Of Strawberries

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    Did You Know That Vigo

    Did You Know That Vigo

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    In Honor Of Going To Rewatch The Two Towers In Theaters Tonight, The Meme That Started It All (For Me)

    In Honor Of Going To Rewatch The Two Towers In Theaters Tonight, The Meme That Started It All (For Me)

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