anthropologyarda:

– old. like really old. older than star trek old.

– immortal. existed for over half a century before anybody thought about making movies. will keep existing after people forget them.

– full of nerds. hardcore nerds who do good research. A+

– full of nerds. like actual climatologists and geologists. official nerds who publish in official journals about speculative science in a fantasy world. 

– high chance they will read your fanfic/meta. Tolkien is not an easy read and they probably have the patience/skills to get through your writing easy

– what is canon? we just don’t know

– appreciates my excessive collection of nature photos. Mostly trees and mountains.

– likes shiny things

– does not approve of keeping shiny things. sometimes approves of stealing them