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Inside of you there are two wolves.
One wolf says that Sam and Frodo’s relationship is not romantic, and all the affection and moments between them that might make a modern reader question how platonic it truly is are simply moments inspired by soldiers in wwi, where tragedy and horror brought people together, ignoring societal norms such as the amount of affection you can show your friend before it’s seen as anything other that what it really is. When you live in a reality where death is all around and you’re lonely and starving and miss home and you might die tomorrow, and you got no one else but your companion, you are bound to become closer and create a bond that is unlike any other friendship. Their relationship is also influenced by the fact that Tolkien is a medievalist, and in the Middle Ages affection between a pair of friends was more normalized and there’s plenty of medieval literature where the characters have relationships similar to those of Sam and Frodo. The reader needs to let go of their modern lenses and see the story while acknowledging it’s temporal context and background.
The other wolf says that Sam and Frodo’s parallels with Lúthien and Beren, Tolkien’s amount of queer friends, and just how different their relationship has been since the start, before the horrors even began, is gay asf. He also says, and I quote, “if Frodo isn’t gay I’ll eat my hat”.
Both wolves are correct.
nah you‘re right :)
am i wrong
After watching The Breakfast Club see now that this is basically The Breakfast Club, lotr. Now I really need to write this.
Modern lotr AU I may or may not write
The fellowship is in high school
they all end up with in-school suspension for a week.
Gandalf is the teacher that watches them.
all become friends (also free the school from the tyrant of a principal Sauron, but whatever)
Frodo
freshman
Gay
He/him
has anxiety and depression
adopted by Bilbo, his rich gay uncle
best friend (and later boyfriend) is Sam
I don’t know what he did to get suspended
Sam
also a freshman
Bi
He/him
likes gardening
crushing really hard on his friend Frodo
Merry
freshman
Ace
he/him
trans
best friend with Pip
got suspended for setting off fireworks in class
Pippin
freshman
Pan
he/they
flirts with everyone
set off fireworks with Merry
stoner
Aragorn
Junior
Bi
he/him
substitutes sleep with coffee
loves horses
never washes his hair
adopted by Elrond
somehow ended up dating Legolas (has no idea how he manged to be so lucky)
probably smoking weed behind the school right now.
got suspended for pulling out a knife during school (the teachers have have no idea how he got it.)
Legolas
also a junior
He/they
Pan
has more hair produces than anything else (except maybe pictures of Aragorn)
captain of the school archery team
suspended for climbing school buildings
Gimli
Senior
what is gender?
Aro/Ace
spends as much time as they can in the art studio
got suspended for creating a real axe and bursting into a classroom saying “here’s Gimli!”
Boromir
senior
Bi
he/him
on the soccor team
a big softy
loves his little brother Faramir
pretty much adopts Merry and Pippin as so as he meets them
got suspended for starting a fight with the other jocks because he didn’t like the way they were treating people.
also toying with the Idea of Arwen being a cheerleader and falling for Eowyn, who is in a biker gang, but we’ll see. I might add more characters later if I end up writing this but this is the basics.
Every gay blond and brunet ship is Patroclus and Achilles reincarnated. No I will not elaborate.
Modern lotr AU I may or may not write
The fellowship is in high school
they all end up with in-school suspension for a week.
Gandalf is the teacher that watches them.
all become friends (also free the school from the tyrant of a principal Sauron, but whatever)
Frodo
freshman
Gay
He/him
has anxiety and depression
adopted by Bilbo, his rich gay uncle
best friend (and later boyfriend) is Sam
I don’t know what he did to get suspended
Sam
also a freshman
Bi
He/him
likes gardening
crushing really hard on his friend Frodo
Merry
freshman
Ace
he/him
trans
best friend with Pip
got suspended for setting off fireworks in class
Pippin
freshman
Pan
he/they
flirts with everyone
set off fireworks with Merry
stoner
Aragorn
Junior
Bi
he/him
substitutes sleep with coffee
loves horses
never washes his hair
adopted by Elrond
somehow ended up dating Legolas (has no idea how he manged to be so lucky)
probably smoking weed behind the school right now.
got suspended for pulling out a knife during school (the teachers have have no idea how he got it.)
Legolas
also a junior
He/they
Pan
has more hair produces than anything else (except maybe pictures of Aragorn)
captain of the school archery team
suspended for climbing school buildings
Gimli
Senior
what is gender?
Aro/Ace
spends as much time as they can in the art studio
got suspended for creating a real axe and bursting into a classroom saying “here’s Gimli!”
Boromir
senior
Bi
he/him
on the soccor team
a big softy
loves his little brother Faramir
pretty much adopts Merry and Pippin as so as he meets them
got suspended for starting a fight with the other jocks because he didn’t like the way they were treating people.
also toying with the Idea of Arwen being a cheerleader and falling for Eowyn, who is in a biker gang, but we’ll see. I might add more characters later if I end up writing this but this is the basics.
It’s a long trek to Mordor
A well deserved break 💤
Another doodle and also thinking about when in the book, after the ring was destroyed when they were brought back to Rivendell, that Frodo woke up first, saw that Sam was still asleep and just went back to sleep until Sam also wakes up 😭
this is so good
Kytober day 14: It’s me… It’s your Sam… Don’t you know your Sam?
(Click for better quality 🗡️)
[ID: A digital drawing of Frodo and Sam from Lord of the Rings. The upper section shows Frodo leaning over Sam, holding a short-sword and crying. Frodo is a hobbit with dark hair, pale skin and gray eyes. He is wearing a green cape, a white shirt, a brown vest and a golden ring around his neck. “I’ll cut your throat. That’ll shut you up” is written at the bottom of this section. In the background there is a wall and a ruined city in front of the mountains.
The lower section shows Sam lying on the floor crying, with the tip of a short-sword on his throat. Sam is a hobbit with blonde hair, light skin and green eyes. He is wearing a green cape, a white shirt and a beige vest. “You’re beautiful, Mr. Frodo” is written at the bottom of this section. End ID]
I think Sam and Frodo should have kissed
@sunderedseas For a request of Sam kissing frodo 🖤
“It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (The Grey Havens)
When evening falls so hard/I will comfort you/ I'll take your part when darkness comes
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins and Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 2001 | dir. Peter Jackson
it's a long trek to mordor
- The Fellowship of The Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien, Book 1, Chapter IV, "A Short Cut to Mushrooms"
hi everyone, @frodosrings and I are so excited to announce our new event…
SAMFRO SUMMER!
This event will be running for TEN DAYS, July 1st-10th! Each day will have a theme to follow, and you can create fanfiction, fanart, or any other kind of creative project! In order to keep all these lovely works together, please use the hashtag #samfrosummer !
here are the themes!
Day 1: Large Gatherings / Festivities
examples/prompts:
county fair, carnival, summer festival, backyard parties, cultural celebrations, weddings, party time, meeting family
Day 2: Sun / Heat
examples/prompts:
solstice, freckles, sunburn, tanned skin, sweat, blinding lights, searching for shade, sunrise/sunset, glowing, ethereal, wind/breeze
Day 3: Nature / Wilderness
examples/prompts:
camping trip, hiking, bonfire, wildflowers, stargazing, shapes in the clouds, grass beneath your feet, mountains, wildlife, storms
Day 4: Rebirth, Regrowth, Rejuvenation
examples/prompts:
finding yourself, family, change of seasons, trying something new/trying again, refreshing love, planting the seeds
Day 5: Snacks & Refreshments
examples/prompts:
lemonade stand, ice cream, picnic, barbeque, cooking together, picnic, picking berries, come over for a meal, farmers market
Day 6: Summer Pastimes
examples/prompts:
reading a book, lazy mornings, going for a walk, hammock, summer routines, boredom, domesticity, loving in secret
Day 7: Water / Beach
examples/prompts:
beach day, swimming, tanning, in the sand, cooling off, lakes/rivers, cool bath, waterfalls, a quick dip, skipping stones
Day 8: Games & Creativity
examples/prompts:
board/card games, art, writing, muse, sports, sculpt, gifts, scrapbook, paint, teaching the rules, having fun, crafting, sewing
Day 9: Hard Work
examples/prompts:
yard work, gardening, building something, rekindling, getting out of your comfort zone, chores/housework, making up
Day 10: Wildcard
examples/prompts:
it’s a wildcard!! create something for a summer prompt we haven’t covered OR go back and do a prompt you couldn’t get to / had more than one idea for :)
here are the rules !!
-you can choose any of the examples below the main themes, or if you have a different idea for the theme you can absolutely do that! please just try to stick to the daily themes :)
-along those lines, please try to post works that are under a certain theme ON THAT DAY!
-again, if you're posting your work here, please use the hashtag #samfrosummer so that we can keep them together and easily accessible <3
-you can create works that are in universe, canon divergent, or in a completely different universe! be creative!!
-support other authors /artists participating in the event by reblogging and liking!
-NO discourse, hating, or any other unsavory activities of that nature
-properly tag any NSFW or triggering topics that may be present in your work :)
do you have any questions? please send an ask to either myself or @frodosrings <3
have fun!
No, indeed it is hardly possible to separate you even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not.
SAM & FRODO IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS
- The Fellowship of The Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Fellowship Of The Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien
bringing back an oldie two little cuties
- The Fellowship of The Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien
They’re so sweet I’m going to cry
“Sam refused to leave his master. When Pippin had gone, he came and sat curled up at Frodo's feet, where at last he nodded and closed his eyes. Frodo remained long awake, talking with Gildor.”
i drew these two lil guys (originally trailing behind gandalf from a few posts down) and thought that they would be cute as a sticker (that i'll probably never actually make) anyways Aragorn sewed the hobbit's names onto their clothing which they thought was cute but really it's cause Legolas and Gimli couldn't remember which was which and kept on making up increasingly terrible nicknames.
legolas: hey champ merry: i'm sorry???
sam, reading bilbo’s book: “well now, i’m sure he had a very nice voice, but that’s hardly a reason to go on an adventure with someone you just met”
sam: turns page to an illustration of thorin, with his dark hair and blue eyes
sam: “understandable, good for you mister bilbo”
Sauron is watching ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)