A Hobbit's Helping of Lord of the Rings Memes to Scroll Over Second Breakfast (January 17, 2024)

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Jan 17, 2024 3:00 PM EST

The dankest corners or the darkest caverns come quickly into view as you crest the last step of the Stairs of Cirith Ungol. With the One Ring whispering in your pocket, your food rations running low, and a gangly bald guy guiding you through Mordor, it's tough not to question where your real friendships lie. As it turns out, the only try way to test the strength of anything (even best friend material) is with a trial by fire. Only Shelob can show you who your real homies are... Onward you go into the caves that scream your demise!

Like Shelob's lair, the surest way to find your best friend in our world is to shine the light of Galadriel on your friendships. Those who are pure in the knowledge of Lord of the Rings will shine like the blue-hued blade of Sting and you'll know that you can be closer than Sam and Frodo. A true friend watches all three extended editions of LOTR with you and a true friend knows their fair share of lore.

So if you've got a friend more precious than the ring, send 'em a handful of this week's Hobbit-worthy memes that'll warm your heart faster than the lava flows on Mount Doom.