His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes were grey as a clear evening, and in them was a light like the light of stars. Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength.
also your reminder that Arwen is said to be Luthien reborn, and also to look almost identical to Elrond, thus Elrond (and probably Elros) are basically male versions of Luthien, which like. Melian. Melian. WHAT GENETIC SORCERY DID YOU PULL
Suddenly he noticed, not far from the further end of the fire, a small dark figure seated on a stool with his back propped against a pillar. Beside him on the ground was a drinking-cup and some bread. ...His head seemed sunk in sleep on his breast, and a fold of his dark cloak was drawn over his face
Strider is first described to us as a strange-looking weather-bean man, sitting in the shadows near the wall...a tall tankard in front of him...A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and...he wore a hood that overshadowed his face
Rival Fenix
: but also yes, Aragorn is also grey-eyed and dark-haired, as indeed are all the Numenoreans, as they are Elros' kids, and Melian definitely did some weird Maia-related jiggery pokery although the later generations at least don't look like carbon copies
`To his distress and amazement he found that he was no longer looking at Bilbo; a shadow seemed to have fallen between them, and through it he found himself eyeing a little wrinkled creature with a hungry face and bony groping hands. He felt a desire to strike him.`
of course, Tolkien emphaises the Pity here, more than the Horror - which makes sense, considering one of the themes IS indeed the concept of Pity & Mercy, and the placement of Nienna, Lady of Sorrows, as one of the Feanturi, sister to Death/Judgement and Dreams/Desire
it is a grievous thing that the Ring twists a being into becoming, and Frodo here gets his first glimpse of what might be his own fate, one day, but it also foretells how he will deal with Gollum, later
A ship then new they built for him of mithril and of elven-glass with shining prow; no shaven oar nor sail she bore on silver mast: I CAN SEE WHY SOME PEOPLE SAY ITS A UFO
. 'It went off better than I expected what were you expecting, Bilbo, to get thrown out of the Hall because you're making up poetry about Elrond's Star Dad in front of him? XD
His hair was dark as the shadows of twilight, and upon it was set a circlet of silver; his eyes were grey as a clear evening, and in them was a light like the light of stars. Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength.they got dragons, they can't be bad!!!Suddenly he noticed, not far from the further end of the fire, a small dark figure seated on a stool with his back propped against a pillar. Beside him on the ground was a drinking-cup and some bread. ...His head seemed sunk in sleep on his breast, and a fold of his dark cloak was drawn over his facea strange-looking weather-bean man, sitting in the shadows near the wall...a tall tankard in front of him...A travel-stained cloak of heavy dark-green cloth was drawn close about him, and...he wore a hood that overshadowed his faceA ship then new they built for himI CAN SEE WHY SOME PEOPLE SAY ITS A UFOof mithril and of elven-glass
with shining prow; no shaven oar
nor sail she bore on silver mast:
. 'It went off better than I expectedwhat were you expecting, Bilbo, to get thrown out of the Hall because you're making up poetry about Elrond's Star Dad in front of him? XD