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Epic fantasy by committee. I just finished watching one of my most anticipated shows in years. The original Lord of the Rings trilogy was written by J. Tolkien, a devout Roman Catholic, between and While much has been made of the idea that Sam and Frodo were gay and there are many, many fanfics on this if you want to read them , there are no explicitly queer characters in the books.
Art by Dorothy Young (@dorodraws), designer of some TDP characters. It was wonderful seeing the graceful, complex elf from LOTR kicking ass alongside other elf warriors and the army of Numenor. Like Lady Disa, she is the center of every room she is in, and she knows it.
But my favorite was the fresh-faced Markella Kavenagh as Nori Brandyfoot, a harfoot precursors to the hobbits who helps the Stranger, a bearded, long-haired man who fell from the sky, and whose true identity is still somewhat in question by the end of the first season.
She carries herself as if she were truly born to the throne. Which makes sense, given when they were written, and by who. See a recent post on Tumblr from @astrazero about Gay Elf. Discover more posts about Gay Elf. Chelsea Boys co-creator Glen Hanson’s depiction of a team of gay elves—complete with ringleader Santa Bear—includes pint-sized pixies like Queeny, Bitchy, Butchy and Horny.
I kept watching throughout all eight episodes, hoping for a hint of… something. But today is a different time. Check out our gay elves selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our role playing miniatures shops. Runaan and Ethari.
And the closest we got was this little bit of queerbaiting Thanks to David Opie for flagging it :. The Cemeteries of Amalo series has a gay male elf protagonist, though his relationship is only in the soft-focus - his culture is quite homophobic, so he hides his orientation.
David has a great column about it over at Digital Spy. His closing argument:. Best Gay Elves, Gods, Deity & Wizards Best gay romance featuring Elves, Gods, Deity & Wizards flag All Votes Add Books To This List. LGBT Elves in Elfquest: Part 1 By Durrilion “Elfquest art copyright Warp Graphics, Inc.
Elfquest, its logos, characters, situations, all related indicia, and their. Gay elves and more. The fact that the writers and producers chose to leave our community out of this lovely, dangerous, fascinating world makes me deeply sad. Even so, I actually enjoyed it.
But where the story really shines are in its female characters. The Rings of Power is the Lord of the Rings prequel that explores the Rise of Sauron and the forging of the One Ring and all the others that are linked to it. Unlike the original trilogy, women take center stage here.
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I want to go live there. The visuals are gorgeous, every bit as good as the films. Going in, I was a bit concerned about this new franchise… after all, it was constructed from whole cloth from some appendices at the end of the Lord of the Rings by the corporate folks over at Amazon Prime.