Shelob is the mother of the mirkwood spiders isn't she? Those spiders were never identified as male or female, so I assume they don't have any lesser children.
I mean yeah, I could have come up with any of the seven Valier, or Uinen, Eärwen, Elwing, Niënor, Míriel, Aredhel, Silmariën, etc. etc., but that wouldn't have made the joke very funny
fair enough. I prefer Lúthien, without her Gil-Orestel wouldn't have been saved from Morgoth's crown to be given to Eärendil and eventually captured in the Phial of Galadriel
I may be biased though. I’m a big fan of the game NetHack which features Elbereth prominently as an engraving you write to protect yourself from danger.
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arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 139d
"name five women"
Silmarillion enthusiast: "Melian, Lúthien, Galadriel, Idril, ... uh... Ungoliant?"
SippyCup@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 139d
"John you want to add some women to this? The entire first book is 9 dudes walking and taking to a bunch of other dudes."
"I'm gonna make a whole race of TREES and they're not even going to know where their women ARE!"
grue@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 139d
lath@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 139d
Is Ungoliant the giant spider? I forgot.
SippyCup@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 139d
That's Shelob. Which counts! We got 5!
Edit: actually nevermind, you were right. Ungoliant is also a giant spider
grue@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 139d
Specifically, Shelob's mom, IIRC. Which means, unlike Shelob, Ungoliant's sex actually matters to the story.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 139d
Shelob is the mother of the mirkwood spiders isn't she? Those spiders were never identified as male or female, so I assume they don't have any lesser children.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 139d
Varda, Queen of the Valar, AKA Tintallë, Elbereth Gilthoniel, among other names.
The goddess Sam prayed to when he sang the hymn A Elbereth Gilthoniel to give him the courage to face Shelob.
arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 139d
I mean yeah, I could have come up with any of the seven Valier, or Uinen, Eärwen, Elwing, Niënor, Míriel, Aredhel, Silmariën, etc. etc., but that wouldn't have made the joke very funny
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 139d
I just wanted to bring up Varda because she’s my favourite!
arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 139d
fair enough. I prefer Lúthien, without her Gil-Orestel wouldn't have been saved from Morgoth's crown to be given to Eärendil and eventually captured in the Phial of Galadriel
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 139d
I may be biased though. I’m a big fan of the game NetHack which features Elbereth prominently as an engraving you write to protect yourself from danger.
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 139d
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 4 pts · 137d
Points to random passing woman: -- I dub thee Meredith!
Cypher@aussie.zone · 24 pts · 139d
Hide and seek world record?
GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 138d
This is how Dragonball starts
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 139d
Fuck the elves. Murderous bastards.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 139d
Fuck the elves. Hot horny bastards.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 139d
Man, remember the characters name in the silmarillion was hard,
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 139d
Dafuq you talkin about? I even spoke to one once!
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 139d
Was it your mom?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 139d
That totally counts!
Scubus@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 139d
Did she sound single?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 139d
Stay away, homewrecker!
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 139d
Only once?
zitrone@europe.pub · 2 pts · 138d
*Dafuq you tolkien about?
Etterra@discuss.online · 4 pts · 139d
"that guy make me feel funny inside."
Agent641@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 138d
"Something wrong with that fellas chest!"
Magnum@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 138d
He already died
https://nypost.com/2021/09/13/vietnams-real-life-tarzan-ho-van-lang-dies-of-cancer-at-52/