Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (August 25, 2026)

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Aug 25, 2026 9:15 AM EDT

How much creative license should somebody be allowed when interpreting The Lord of the Rings?

If we are being honest, Peter Jackson's iconic original trilogy may not have had the same impact without the tweaks and edits made to fully realize Tolkien's works on the screen. Some purists still disagree with some of the modifications made to the story, though (the people still yearn for the inclusion of Tom Bombadil). There is no pleasing everybody, even when it comes to a masterpiece. All great works of art have many different interpretations.

Things get even sketchier when we start to think about creations such as The Rings of Power. Taking liberties while at the same time not daring to live up to the impossibly high standards of the original trilogy is a very risky business indeed. Still, it has to be admired that the risk was taken at all, even if not everybody agrees that it paid off.

Of course, we have to argue that of all the spinoffs that come from the land of Middle-earth, the memes that it inspires are some of the best ones. By their very definition, they don't take themselves too seriously, and sometimes the joke itself is how they deviate from the story. Other times, they faithfully replay iconic plot points and dynamics with a twist. No matter what they are riffing on, they give LOTR fans plenty of material to proudly say that they are one of the funniest fans on the internet. They have made their mark on internet history.

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  • 01

    His Spirit Is Strong

    Break the Dam, Release the River!
    via tales_of_the_rings
  • 02

    He's The Right Size

    T When Thorin gave Bilbo the Mithril chainmail shirt, he said it was made for an Elven prince. The only Elven prince that was born in any of the 4 Elven realms since the founding of Erebor is Legolas. Frodo is wearing Legolas's baby clothes in LOTR.
    via lotrhumour
  • 03

    It Gets The Message Across

    r/lotrmemes 48m Would this make a good tramp stamp style tattoo? no admittance except on party business
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 04

    A Formidable Warrior

    Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an Elf What about side by side with a toy plastic fish? mgflip.com Ave Lego-Bass, I could do that inefilos
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 05

    The Ultimate Wisdom

    julie gourinchas ☞ ope... @literaryfey.bsky.social Follow "I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm June 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM Everybody can reply
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 06

    A True Party

    20 Northmoor Road, Oxford. Professor and Mrs. Tolkien request the pleasure of your company on Wednesday, November 21st, 1945, to assist them in celebrating the Coming of Age of their Son Sub-Lieut. C. J. R. TOLKIEN, R.N.V.R. 6.30 p.m. onwards. R.S.V.P. if not coming. Carriages at midnight. Ambulances at 2 a.m. Wheelbarrows at 5 a.m. Hearses at daybreak. Gandalf, my old friend, this will be a night to remember. ster.com
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 07

    Don't Interrupt Quiet Reading Time

    When you're reading and someone tries to talk to you
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 08

    There Are No Metaphors Here

    Bilbo: wait I get it now. The dragon is a metaphor for greed and power. We need to 'defeat' it by being humble when we get the treasure. Thorin: Bilbo, for the last time, it's a real dragon and it has my gold the-august-one It's living in my house, Bilbo misbehavingmalar thebyrchentwigges It killed my grandfather Bilbo emilx311artbythedarkside It's sleeping on the corpses of my relatives, Bilbo. thebdelliumlady lucenorthstar It decimated a whole town, Bilbo ilostmyshoe42 wizardlyghost Thorin: it
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 09

    Very Exclusive Name Dropping

    Saruman the White: EVER HEARD OF ELROND? GALADRIEL GANDALF? MORONS imgflip.com
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 10

    It Was Expensive To Communicate

    Jonathan @jnthnwll told a group of teens that when I was their age we had to pay 10 cents per text message and now they think I'm a liar I was there. 3,000 years ago...
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 11

    This Is Common Sense

    We cannot get out... aaarrgghhh He must've died while writing it Look if he was dying he would'nt bother to write aaarrggghhh
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 12

    It Never Gets Old

    BREAKING NEWS: The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003) just received a 55 minute standing ovation from me in my living room after marathoning the extended editions for the 200th time ORDERINGS THE MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 13

    Bound To Go Pear Shaped

    WHO LET PIPPIN TOUCH THE SPHERE?
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 14

    That's Not Very Hospitable

    When you get together at a friend's house but the wifi password changed SAV The Courtesy of your hall is somewhat lessened of late...
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 15

    No Choice But To Commit

    Me: Let's watch a Lord of the Rings movie Friend: Which one? Me: All of them at once, I suppose...
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 16

    The Odd One Out

    Legolas FKD Gimli Pippin Boromir Aragorn TCCC
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 17

    The Rules Of Grammar

    Whom do you serve? Don't you mean, "who do you serve?" It sounds more natural without the "m" No. If "he" works use who. If "him" works use whom. If I ask "Whom do you serve?" You- wouldn't say "I serve he." You'd say "I serve him." Oh, yea, right....
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 18

    That Would've Made A Real Splash

    airplanefactswithmax ❤ now Sometimes I like to imagine if they'd cast Danny devito as Gollum 3 65 Ө
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 19

    Those Beguiling Tropical Fruits

    What should I say my Lord? I must speak to your master! Ask him where he got the coconuts 37th Realm
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 20

    Deep Down, Everybody Is Bean

    Lord of the Beans
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 21

    A Totally Different Guy

    GOLLUM DESERVES MERCY. HE'S A HOBBIT WHO MADE MISTAKES PIPPIN IS ALSO A HOBBIT WHO MADE MISTAKES
    via Wheretheheckisjason
  • 22

    It Was A Magical Time

    Chris @chrismlizama Millennials who grew up in the pre- smartphone era are like Tolkein's elves who were the last to see the light of the Two Trees 11:49 AM - 2024-01-04 196K Views 302 Reposts 34 Quotes 2.4K Likes 113 Bookmarks
    via Wheretheheckisjason

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