31 Lord of the Rings Memes for People Who Totally Tried to Read The Silmarillion

John Summers • Contributor

Apr 23, 2025 11:00 PM EDT

Alright, confession time: I've never actually finished The Silmarillion. I tried. Multiple times. I opened that beautiful, intimidating book and whispered, "This time, I'm doing it." But five minutes in, I was Googling Elven family trees and wondering if I needed a whiteboard, a timeline, and a linguistics degree to follow what was happening. I adore Tolkien. I think he's one of the greatest writers to have ever lived. But The Silmarillion? That thing reads like the Bible of Middle-earth—important, beautiful, and completely overwhelming.

Still, my love for Lord of the Rings hasn't dimmed one bit. I may not know my Fëanor from my Fingolfin, but I will absolutely cry when Sam carries Frodo up Mount Doom. I will laugh at Pippin's every bad decision. And I will devour memes about Aragorn's dramatic entrances like they're freshly baked lembas.

So if you're like me—passionately nerdy but Silmarillion-challenged—this post is for you. These 31 Lord of the Rings memes celebrate the magic, the madness, and the eternal mood of being a fan of Middle-earth, without needing to decipher the ancient texts. No Elvish required. Just a love of Tolkien and the ability to laugh at your own hobbit-level memory.