29 Silmarillion Memes I Pretend to Understand to Sound Smart

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John Summers • Contributor
Jul 14, 2025 9:00 PM EDT

Fine! I admit it! I was bested by The Silmarillion. I tried. I failed. Are you happy now?! I even downloaded the audiobook thinking that would help - like maybe if a British man read it to me slowly I'd magically become the kind of person who could remember the difference between Fingon, Finrod, Finarfin, and Fëanor (spoiler: I did not). There are too many names! Too many places! Too many swords that are also people that are also cities that are also songs?! It's like Tolkien invented the entire history of a fantasy universe just to personally humble me. And it worked.

Now The Hobbit? Read it at 12. Loved it. The Lord of the Rings? Took me till my 20s, but I did it. The Silmarillion? That's where I draw the line. I'm officially not built for Elvish lore spreadsheets.

So here's a collection of 29 memes for all you Silmarillion scholars and Tolkien-tier loremasters. I do not understand most of them. But I'm gonna pretend I do, and nod along like, "Ah yes, classic Morgoth behavior."

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  • 01
    Elves in the first age Elves in the second age Elves in the third age LORD RE RINGS SHIREPOSTING
    via Ngugi, Lord of the Rings Shireposting
  • 02
    ERU ILÚVATAR MEN LEAVE ARDA FOREVER WHEN THEY DIE. Elaborate on that imgflip.com No
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  • 03
    YAVANNAB AULË "Your children better watch out 'cause the forest will not be taken advantage of!" imgflip.com "Nonetheless they will have need of wood
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  • 04
    Fingolfin Finarfin Fëanor
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  • 05
    Fëanor after creating the Silmarils I've only had the Silmarils for a day and a half. But if anything happened to them I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.
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  • 06
    IF YOU HAVE A SILMARIL THE OATH OF FEANOR imgflip.com I WILL FIND YOU AND I WILL KILL YOU
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  • 07
    imgflip.com "YEAH WE SHOULD TOTALLY FOLLOW FEANOR INTO EXILE" FINGOLFIN FINARFIN
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  • 08
    DUOLINGO 08:11 Looks like you forgot your Quenya lessons again. You know what happens now!
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  • 09
    Maedhros: Shouldn't we send the ships back to get our friends? Feanor: BRING WOOD AND OIL made with mematic
    via Ngugi
  • 10
    THIS CHICKEN IS SO FROZEN. 80 FINGOLFIN CROSSED IT TO GET TO MIDDLE EARTH!
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  • 11
    Galadriel Melian We came to Middle-Earth as the messengers of the valar. Be honest. I am being honest. What's the message then? We were exiled. Thank you.
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  • 12
    ANGROD So if you're from Beleriad why are you Calaquendi GALADRIEL CELEBORN ANGROD imgflip.com ABSD THINGOL Oh, my God Angrod you can't just ask people why they're Calaquendi
    via Ngugi
  • 13
    Eöl to the dwarves Eöl to the Noldor Oh dear, oh dear. Gorgeous. You donkey.
    via Ngugi
  • 14
    www.TedNasmith.com Felagund Among Beor's Men-Copyright Ted Nasmith. All rights reserved. imgflip.com -who's that then? I dunno, must be a king -why? -he hasn't got sh all over him
    via Ngugi
  • 15
    imgfup.com THE DAGOR BRAGOLLACH ELVES DURING THE LONG PEACE
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  • 16
    The Noldor vs Morgoth The Sindar in Doriath
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  • 17
    ungfip.com THE GREEN-ELVES BEREN, LUTHIEN & THE SINDAR THE SONS OF FEANOR
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  • 18
    no, we know nothing about Beren Curufin Huan Luthien Celegorm
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  • 19
    The Oath of Feanor Maedhros trying to unite Elves against Morgoth
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  • 20
    Gothmog Fingon
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  • 21
    Literally anyone good advice Túrin
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  • 22
    © 2003, www.john-howe.com uWu put me on and ill give you power i totally won't betray you noooo~ lmao kill yourself
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  • 23
    Curufin Caranthir Maedhros Celegorm What about kinslaying? You've already had it. We've had one, yes. What about second kinslaying?
    via Ngugi
  • 24
    Noldor Morgoth Teleri tica2 am mm m
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  • 25
    "No Orc dared ever after to pass over the mount of Fingolfin or draw nigh his tomb, until the doom of Gondolin was come" The WHAT
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  • 26
    The elves wanting to live peacefully in Middle Earth The oath of Feanor
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  • 27
    Gimli: Let's swear an oath that we will destroy the ring no matter what Elrond's head: Elrond: yeah, how 'bout we don't
    via Ngugi
  • 28
    People living in peace after the Valar *banished Morgoth MAIL Sauron MAIL
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  • 29
    MAEHDROS BEREN BARAHIR GWINDOR FRODO SAURON? LOSING HANDS/FINGERS mike organisciak.com
    via Ngugi

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