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Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) was called "The Father of the Trolls".
Here are some of his most iconic depictions of trolls
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i've been laughing at this for like 10 minutes. He just straight up doesn't know how metaphors work. "It was thick, like a broth if it was thick." "It was strong, like a tree if it was big and strong." lmfao. this shit is bad, like a day where nothing good happens.
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Brandon Sanderson is your idea of a good writer? Are you fucking kidding me?
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In Icelandic folklore, the Huldufólk (hidden people) are human-sized elves living in a parallel society inside rocks and lava fields. They remain invisible by choice, and modern Icelanders often respect their rocky homes by rerouting roads around suspected elf boulders.
Eu esqueci de postar aqui quando saiu (foi na semana do halloween) mas participei do Magickando, novamente falando sobre fadas!
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My piece in the latest @Wyrd_Science is out - on the problem of Tolkien's elves. Wonderfully illustrated by Eleanor Piteira! wyrd.science/products/wyrd-s… 🧝♂️
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Às vezes sua câmera calha de ser mais rápida que o seu olho, e você captura coisas inesperadas
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"ebenezer is the most faithful-" gonna stop you right there because we HAVE a perfect christmas carol already
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i hate when limited edition foods are actually really good like you’re getting me attached to this food that i’ll never get to have again
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“But even before this wickedness of Morgoth was suspected the Wise in the Elder Days taught always that the Orcs were not 'made' by Melkor, and therefore were not in their origin evil.“
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“rando orc waste of time” meanwhile he’s a representation of one of Tolkien’s most important themes, how he wrestled with his own depiction of the orcs until his death bc it was antithetical to his own worldview, and how that tension persists in his works
[NEWS] “Marnûkh is a character meant to challenge long-held perceptions of Orcs. He’s such a departure from past depictions that within the production, Marnûkh has picked up the catchy nickname, “the Orc with an arc.”
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