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misbehavingmaiar:

The Cats of Mordor– RivkaZ 2017

“I fear that to me Siamese cats belong to the fauna of Mordor, but you need not tell the cat breeder that.“― J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 219

“Moon-Diamond Cats”, the emissary called them; one of seventeen types of auspicious cat that could bring prosperity and luck to their keepers. Six breeding pairs, and one litter of kittens (born during the long voyage over the Encircling Sea), had come on the trading convoy of a great king from lands far to the south east of Harad– a gift to the Lord of Mordor and its vassal states.

“I am more accustomed by far to the company of wolves, but these creatures also are to my liking,” said the Lord of Mordor, and promised they would be treated with utmost hospitality, and that for however many generations the cats chose to make their home in his kingdom, they would be welcome. Gold and iron and scrolls of lore were given in return, many times the weight of the lissome beasts they bought. From then on, cats would live in the grand palaces of Umbar, and as guardians in the Temple of the Giver of Freedom, and even in Barad-dûr at the foot of Sauron himself, for they delighted him. 

And so it was, even after the eastern empire fell, and rose for a time in shadow, and fell once more, the cats of Mordor, who live still in the crumbling gardens at Umbar and run feral in the port cities of South Gondor, have ink-dipped points, and a diamond stain over the bright moons of their eyes. 

thesilicontribesman:

The York Anglo-Saxon Helmet, The Riverside Arts Centre Museum, Nottingham, 6.1.18.

Created around 750 to 775 CE, this Anglo-Saxon helmet is inscribed with Latin across the top and features the name of the helmet’s owner ‘Oshere’ above the nose guard. It is likely that the translation reads ‘Warrior of the Royal House of Os’, linking it to a royal family in northern England.

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russandolly:

Irimë was a Noldorin elf, the daughter of Finwë, the High King of the Ñoldor and Indis; sister of Fingolfin, Finarfin, Findis, and half-sister of Fëanor.
Irimë was born during the Noontide of Valinor, probably in Tirion. She was the third child of Finwë and Indis and their second daughter. Little is known about her except that she joined the Revolt of the Ñoldor and went to Middle-earth with Fingolfin and his company.
Irimë’s fate is unknown but she may have been slain in one of the Battles of Beleriand, or returned to Aman after the War of Wrath.
Rhona Mitra as Lalwen
Source: russandolly

earthstory:

Stibnite.

Antimony sulphide sometimes produces some stunning mineral specimens. Also called antimonite, it is the main source of antimony, used as a pigment since antique times, and in modern flame retardants and pyrotechnics. The name comes from the Greek name for the mineral stibin. It is the main ingredient of the makeup called kohl, used as eye shadow throughout the world in antiquity and was also used in ancient Egyptian medicines.

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