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i am so doomed, thorin oakenshield

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ohmaglor: Out leaped the King under the Mountain, and his companions followed him. Hood and cloak were gone; they were …

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cats in space, science, zero gravity

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seperis: mylordshesacactus: voidbat: explainervideo: What happens to cats in zero gravity ?   more educational gifs« OH GOD THOSE POOR BABIES i …

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art, gorgeous, thorin oakenshield

norloth:

Can’t recall how many hours I spent on this, at least 24 hours I believe. Done with coloured pencil. A tribute to the true King Under the Mountain!

The Obscenity of Smaug: On Mahal and Dwarven Sacred Space

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dwarves, kivrinengle, sacredness

kivrinengle:

Smaug is a problem. In the text he is a fascinating and even an appealing antagonist; on screen, he is captivating and more than a little terrifying. But in the context of Middle Earth, particularly within the world of the Dwarves, he is nothing short of an utter obscenity. Wiser heads than mine have explored the political, economic, and physical problems he poses. Here, I would like to consider Smaug’s occupation of Erebor and the possible religious implications.

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This is brilliant, and makes so, so, so much sense.

Reblog if one of your favorite characters has ever died.

Far too many of them….

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astolat, fun, vid, vividcon

astolat:

I did the intro vid for the Vividcon premieres show this year! It was heaps of very silly fun. 🙂 

[VID] Science Fiction Double Feature (Vividcon 2014 Intro Vid) (10 words) by astolat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Multi-Fandom
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Additional Tags: vid, Vividcon, Vividcon Intro Vid, science fiction double feature
Summary:

Welcome to the late night double-feature picture show! o/

Funny and clever and requires no specific context

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

A Guide To Talking Dirty Throughout History

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history, language, research, Too Much Fun

professorfangirl:

kedgeree11:

fastcodesign:

Ever wondered what they called anal sex in the 16th century, or cunnilingus during World War II?

Ever wonder what sex was called in the 1600s, how you might ask for a blowjob during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, or how your great-grandfather might have asked for anal sex?

Following up on his research which gave us 2,600 words for genitalia throughout the ages, slang lexicographer Jonathon Green has given us three amazing new resources, describing what sexual intercourse, oral and anal, and sexual secretions and contraceptives have been called at various points over the last 700 years.

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I’m going to be more careful about announcing I need to go clean up the kitchen.

WHITEWASHING SOMEONE’S KIDNEYS OH MY GOD

Must bookmark when not on the phone.

A Guide To Talking Dirty Throughout History

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kit in pictures, look at all that stuff, timeline, warrior through time

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bantarleton: The weapons and equipment of British warriors down the ages, from top to bottom; Huscarl, 1066 Crusader knight, 1244 …

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dammit gandalf, dwarves, food for thought, Thorin isn't wrong

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kivrinengle: madamefaust: Okay, let’s talk about this scene for a minute. We already know that it’s foreshadowing Thorin’s downfall, but …

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the hobbit bofa, too true

rebooting-is-for-cheesecakes:

Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, pity those who will go see “The Battle of the Five Armies” without having read the book and thinking it will all be fine.

Kivrin tags this: #And the worst of it is that those of us who do know will be crying too hard to offer any comfort

Yes, this.