#faramir
On my first time reading LOTR, Faramir totally won my heart when he rejected the Ring. It’s not because he’s just so pure or single-minded in that moment (he isclearly tempted by the chance to prove his quality), but because of his mixture of considered philosophy, a strict sense of honor (he earlier said he wouldn’t take whatever Isildur’s Bane was), and the force of will to stick to his resolve.
Put another way, it’s not that it would be impossible for him to choose to take the Ring. It’s that he didn’t.
BUT
Faramir’s rejection of the Ring, while amazing, is not the only notable thing he does in the book nor the sum total of his character.
In the days that followed his crowning the King sat on his throne in the Hall of the Kings and pronounced his judgements. And embassies came from many lands and peoples, from the East and the South, and from the borders of Mirkwood, and from Dunland in the west. And the King pardoned the Easterlings that had given themselves up, and sent them away free, and he made peace with the peoples of Harad; and the slaves of Mordor he released and gave to them all the lands about Lake Núrnen to be their own. And there were brought before him many to receive his praise and reward for their valour; and last the captain of the Guard brought to him Beregond to be judged.
And the King said to Beregond: ‘Beregond, by your sword blood was spilled in the Hallows, where that is forbidden. Also you left your post without leave of Lord or of Captain. For these things, of old, death was the penalty. Now therefore I must pronounce your doom.
'All penalty is remitted for your valour in battle, and still more because all that you did was for the love of the Lord Faramir. Nonetheless you must leave the Guard of the Citadel, and you must go forth from the City of Minas Tirith.’
Then the blood left Beregond’s face, and he was stricken to the heart and bowed his head. But the King said.:
'So it must be, for you are appointed to the White Company, the Guard of Faramir, Prince of Ithilien, and you shall be its captain and dwell in Emyn Arnen in honour and peace, and in the service of him for whom you risked all, to save him from death.’
And then Beregond, perceiving the mercy and justice of the King, was glad, and kneeling kissed his hand, and departed in joy and content. And Aragorn gave to Faramir Ithilien to be his princedom, and bade him dwell in the hills of Emyn Arnen within sight of the City.
–J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: “The Steward and the King”
I care about my Eowyn joins the Witch King au a normal amount
edit: quickly want to clear up the guy she’s protecting + carrying is Faramir, the guy she’s fighting is Eomer, for the drama hehe
Based on this post I made, I couldn’t decide who to ship myself with, so I just did a bunch of different characters I liked, haha. Hope y’all enjoy, and special shout-out to @cryptichobbitand@lady-latte for inspiring me!
Aragorn
- Well, Aragorn is 6’ 6” and I’m 4’ 11” so that’ll be interesting
- I have very messy long brown hair. It’s practically a mane at this point, it’s wild and unkempt at all times. Just picturing him trying to brush and wash it is kinda funny, but also very heartfelt. I just imagine him trying to be gentle, but running into knot after knot and getting frustrated
- The bulk of our relationship would be telling stories. I could tell him all about Thor and the other deities I know, and he’d probably just eat that up. He might even want to make an offering to them with me, which would be so much fun!
- We’d spend a lot of time talking about our family lines and connections, for sure.
- I have a burning need to get stronger, both physically and mentally, which I think he would admire. I do worry about becoming obsessed with my weight and strength, so he’d probably be really good at getting me out of that cycle if needed
- I’m very focused on self-improvement, but that can lead to me stretching myself too thin and trying to do a hundred things at once. He’d be very good at helping with this, I’m sure
- But I think he’d also admire that, in a way
- We both love getting messy, so we could wrestle and race in the mud and rain and not be bothered. That’d be great
- We’d probably be a very supportive couple, constantly having one another’s best interest at heart
Faramir
- I think our relationship would be very sentimental and soft
- I know I’d try my best to comfort him, make him feel safe and loved, and I’d like to think that’d make him get attached quickly
- He’d probably get very protective
- I have a lot of family issues myself, so we could bond over that
- Comfort and protect one another
- And I’ve been told that I’m “wise beyond my years” so he’d probably appreciate that too
- We could spend hours in the Gondor Library, telling stories and sharing legends
- I think we’re both deep and philosophical sort of people, so that’d mesh well I think
- He’d be very curious about Thor and all the other spirits, I’m sure
- And he could give me piggy-back rides and cuddling with him would be so lovely!!
- Just two sorta broken people helping one another back on their feet
- I have this thing where I just.. giggle for no reason. I think of something funny in my head, and laugh out loud, and startle everyone around me. I feel like Faramir would find that very cute and endearing
- I can totally see me wearing his clothes, and him just melting seeing how big they are on me.
Eowyn
- On one hand, I could see us as being a slow-burn kinda relationship
- We’re both very aloof and I can get nervous and back out of things, so it may take us awhile to get together
- But on the other hand, I CANNOT resist a pretty girl
- And Eowyn might appreciate a tomboyish kinda person in her life, so it may go quicker than I think
- We could do workouts together
- I could make clothes, armor and weapons for her
- Care for horses with one another
- And I’d definitely tell her all the stories I know about powerful women from my world
- Can you imagine showing her Mulan? I love her
- I can see Eowyn being very protective over me as we grow close
- Which is a good thing, I can be really scared of confrontation, so I need a protector in my life
- I would still do the cooking in the relationship, though
- I’d call her “My Athena” or “My Freya” after telling her about the powerful goddesses she reminds me of
- I think we’d make a very lovely couple
Merry Brandybuck
- I’m a little taller than him, especially before the entdraught when he was still 3’ 6”
- And I can see Merry being very happy about having a tall girlfriend
- Since I’m working to build muscle, I imagine him asking me to pick him up a lot and carry him
- Which I’d do happily, tbh
God he’s cute- I’d tell him all sorts of stories about my life and connection to deities
- And he’d talk about his and Pippin’s adventures right back!
- Though, I can see him getting a little jealous when he hears that Thor flirts with me a lot
- Good luck squaring up with the god of Thunder, Merry, really hope that goes well for ya (LOL)
- I’d embroider some waistcoats for us to wear
- Though I get the sense he’s be just as happy wearing one of my T-shirts too
- He’d look so cute in them
- We’re both very protective of one another, obviously
- Constantly looking out for one another
- Though, he’d probably have to tell off bullies for me more often. I’ll fight if it’s a life or death situation, but I can be very nervous about such things when they’re not
Thanks, past trauma- We both have messy hair, his is curly while mine is wavy, so we can exchange tips and take baths together!!
- And he’d probably love my Rock and Roll playlist almost as much as I love it! I can see him binging Queen and AC/DC songs
- I also have this vow where, if I ever get married, I’m wearing a kilt to the wedding. Because if the person I’m to marry doesn’t want that, I shouldn’t be marrying them. I feel like Merry would be very on-board with that
buddy pals!
I care about my Eowyn joins the Witch King au a normal amount
edit: quickly want to clear up the guy she’s protecting + carrying is Faramir, the guy she’s fighting is Eomer, for the drama hehe
Faramir and Eowyn <3
Inktober day 9: Pressure. I looove @liridi ’s rendition of Faramir and Boromir, so I mimicked her design for this image of the Gondor lads.
Day 10: Pick. Eärendil and Elwing, who earned the right to choose whether to belong to the race of Elves or Men.
Day 11: Sour. Melkor poisoning the song of the Ainur.
Day 12: Stuck. Merry and Pip and their unfortunate run-in with Old Man Willow.