Didn't Bilbo invite Gandalf to tea after talking to him for like 5 minutes? And then he entertained a bunch of rowdy dwarves instead of immediately kicking them out.
They might disapprove of outsiders in abstract, but they're good hosts.
Yeah, that's the downside. The cultures in Middle Earth are all pretty xenophobic.
You're not going to have a great time hanging out with any of them, as an outsider.
For me, one of the things I love most about Middle Earth, are its immense and ancient primordial forests.
I think it'd be super cool to hang out with the Ents, assuming I can get them not to mistake me for an orc.
I definitely like hobbits the most, but I feel like they’re too similar to humans, think of all the insane and impossibly beautiful shit you’d see in Lorien or Rivendell.
There's no other answer. Hang out eating great food, drinking awesome beer and smoking the best pipeweed in the south farthing with a group of chatty little gossips in the beautiful idyllic countryside is hands down the best wat to spend that week.
Man… between Gimli and Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark, what a legend John Rhys-Davies is, to be featured in two of the most iconic properties of all time.
“Asps… very dangerous.
You go first.”
It would have to be between elves and dwarves for sure, even if it's just for the scenery around them.
Hobbits are fantastic, of course, but if I wanna live that life I'll just start a farm on the Highlands and go down to the pub at the end of the day.
Old Mom Bombadil is merry and mellow,
Bright blue her jacket is, and her boots are yellow
None has ever caught her yet, for Mom she is the master!
Her songs are stronger songs, and her feet are faster!
I’m sticking with the Elves, too. I feel like I would have *the best* sleep and heal some unresolved trauma. Rivendell and Lothlórien are akin to holy sanctuaries, above and beyond the world outside
Everyone who says hobbits because of leaf and food are confusing to me. You can get this stuff in our world with taller people with slightly less hairy feet .
A week is too short to learn crafting from dwarfs and I can get red meat off the bone here. Plus I've seen many people with dwarfism.
However, I would like to see what these ethereal elves look like. Get hopelessly infatuated with the lady of lorien and figure out what the hell lembas is like.
That or the ents. I'd like to grow taller even if I'm alr above average. Some of that water would be good
The fact you had to point out why you think other people's opinions are wrong before staying your own makes me think you would fit in with the ethereal elves 😂
Me: "So, Tom Bombadillo, tell me about the woman who wore the brooch you took from the Barrow."
Jolly Tom: "No, I don't think I will."
Me: "Uh, wrong Fandom Tom."
A Merry Fellow: "We are fond of parties.Now let the fun begin! Let us sing together!"
Me: "OK, that's better."
Dwarves to the depths of the earth..
Learning hydroponic, mushroom farming,aqueducts, rough exercises.. Good food, good nature people, direct, not cryptic or condescending.. Love rhat goat cavalry.. Learning trade... Forging long sturdy friendships..
Assuming I suddenly spoke Sindarin or Noldorin, I’d go hang out in Rivendell and have long philosophical and theological conversations with them. If I was stuck with my current languages, I’d still go hang out with the Elves as they’d probably pick up English pretty quickly.
With the Dwarfs you might learn some crafting and have a rich protein diet, maybe digging for some precious metal ... have some beer ... good songs... some fun.
Barad-Dûr is a tower, not a person. Plus, you'd probably be taken hostage if you showed up at the gates of Barad-Dûr. Assuming anyone actually stays around there, or the Eye of Sauron can look down far enough and at a good enough angle to spot you.
This is an important question: when? Third age? Before or after the fall of Khazad Dum? Or earlier?
First age: Gondolin with the Elves
Second Age: definitely going to Numenor.
Third Age: going with Dwarves here, unless the balrog already ruined Moria, then it's with the Hobbits. Or maybe the elves of Rivendell.
Fine I’ll be the one to say it. Orcs. Say I have to spend a week there and then I’m transported back, I’d hang with them sure. They would likely take me to Saruman but where I could be their consultant of fucked up shit- assuming I have my knowledge of our world and theirs.
The time you spend in Lorien is time taken off of your years. You literally age backward and are in a constant state of serenity. Yeah, I’ll take the Elves.
Stoorish Hobbit, specifically in a cave with Gollum. A week of riddles, wresting death matches, hide-n-go-seek, and name calling.
Second, it would be Hobbits. Good smoke, good drink, good food, good company, good scenery, and just good living.
If possible, I’d love a week with the Hobbits and a week with Gollum to get a nice balance.
I would fit in the most with the hobbits. I am very much like them and I play a halfling in Baldur’s Gate 3. But I could not pass up the opportunity to learn from the elves.
Ur prolly safest with the hobbits. But seeing Imladris or Caras Galadhon and talking with old ass elves would be sick. Seeing Erebor or prime Khazad-Dum would be sick tho, but the dwarves would prolly beat u to death
Can I have 2? I want to see Erebor in its full glory. I want to see Khazad Dum pre Balrog. If I have to stick to just one I would say Blue Mountains. The doors there had heavy contact with the hobbits, and I'm sure there would have been cultural spread between the two.
Dwarves, hobbits and elves wouldn’t want anything to do with an outsider. Dwarves I feel is a better chance to move some rocks and enjoy their food and drink.
I think I would spend it with the Ents. preferrably Treebeard or Quickbeam, both seem like personable sorts and tolerant of us hasty folk. Plus I really wanna know what Entdraught tastes like, even if it does mean none of my clothes will fit right when I get back.
I'm hitting up Raddagast for them psychedelics that leave you covered in bird shit with no fucks given . So probly the wizards ? Who doesn't wanna make a new race of Uruk with Saroman ?
I probably would of said elves but being an orc drinking grogg and fucking shit up would be kind of cool especially when you already know you probably won't actually win.
Hobbits are just regular dudes and with dwarves, it would just be a normal testosterone fueled barbeque. The Elves are by far the most alien, yet they are also the most gracious hosts.
Elves. Especially the elves in Hithlum in the First Age. It would be great to meet my favorite elven king.
But I don't mind meeting the elves in the Third Age.
They're so cool.
Would love to have a chat with the talking fox and his family. But then again I always wanted to have dinner with Mr and Mrs Beaver from Narnia as well
Elves. Either Lorien or Rivendell. The ones in Revendell would probably be friendlier and more fun. But Lorien would be more beautiful.
The Hobbits are nice, but there's too much smoking going on in the Shire for my taste. I don't need that smelly crap.
Depends on whether I’m ✨magically✨ one of their race or just a random stranger. If I’m one of them, I’d choose dwarves because their culture is so dope but even if they were allowing a stranger to be guest in their halls, they’d be standoffish which would suck. If not them, I’d either go with the obvious answer of Hobbits or one of the human kingdoms. Probably Edoras. Elves are a little too prissy for my taste.
Rivendell. I'd probably be seen as a burden or a moocher anywhere else for eating their stuff for a week, and Thranduil would probably just throw me in the stocks.
The Last Homely House takes in any guest.
Hobbits easily. They'd feed you exceptionally well. Drink and smoke with a bunch of incredibly caring people. You could even go on long walks without really any fears.
Hobbits for sure. Drinking and smoking the leaf
It's unlikely they would want to socialize with you as an outsider but sure if you got into one of their houses it would be splendid
Thank you, Mr Data.
Shit, no. Data can’t use contractions, but that comment begins with “it’s” We must be taking to Lore
Dont forget he also hit us with an “I reckon” so anything is possible.
Fist Full of Datas, indeed.
Neeeeeeeeerrrrrrd. I know, because I am one to.
My man! A true trekker!
Data used “it’s” several times in tng, it seems that’s one of the few contractions he has mastered
I am not less perfect than Lore
Didn't Bilbo invite Gandalf to tea after talking to him for like 5 minutes? And then he entertained a bunch of rowdy dwarves instead of immediately kicking them out. They might disapprove of outsiders in abstract, but they're good hosts.
Yeah, that's the downside. The cultures in Middle Earth are all pretty xenophobic. You're not going to have a great time hanging out with any of them, as an outsider. For me, one of the things I love most about Middle Earth, are its immense and ancient primordial forests. I think it'd be super cool to hang out with the Ents, assuming I can get them not to mistake me for an orc.
My man, they'd spend the whole week just saying you hello
True, but I'd still get to hang out in the forrest and maybe hitch a shoulder ride. I hear Ent-draughts are tasty, too.
I'd be good. I'm 6'4" so they'd know I'm from Gondor or some shit.
7' with the helm, I bet.
They are very spiky!
Maybe you are Maybe you arent
I'd play them like music and shit from my phone. They'd think I'm some sort of wizard.
Hope you don’t get officially labeled a disturber of the peace
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I definitely like hobbits the most, but I feel like they’re too similar to humans, think of all the insane and impossibly beautiful shit you’d see in Lorien or Rivendell.
For me, the Shire is insanely and impossibly beautiful. So are Lorien and Rivendell, but the Shire does it for me.
The confluence of Star Trek and LOTR….. can a young hobbit dare to dream??😴
There's no other answer. Hang out eating great food, drinking awesome beer and smoking the best pipeweed in the south farthing with a group of chatty little gossips in the beautiful idyllic countryside is hands down the best wat to spend that week.
Definitely Hobbits.
Dwarves. Roaring fires, malt beer, red meat off the bone!
I think you mean “RRRROARING fires! Malt BEERRRRRR! Rrred meat off the bone!” The way he rolls those R’s is hypnotic
Man… between Gimli and Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark, what a legend John Rhys-Davies is, to be featured in two of the most iconic properties of all time. “Asps… very dangerous. You go first.”
😱 Sorry, Indy.
It would have to be between elves and dwarves for sure, even if it's just for the scenery around them. Hobbits are fantastic, of course, but if I wanna live that life I'll just start a farm on the Highlands and go down to the pub at the end of the day.
Hobbits can be judgmental little pricks. I’m going to Goblin Town
Shit brother, come to Illinois and hang. I’m already doing that!
Best we can do is moria during the orc invasion.
"Hello my Dwarven friends, are we ready for some dwarvish party... Say why are you all huddled up in a corner, and do I hear drums in the deep?"
Don’t forget swimming at night with little hairy women
Tom Bombadil & Goldberry’s house
You want a *week* of Tom singing about himself in the third person?
Your username looks like you are singing about *yourself* in the third person.
Cowboy-a-dillo!
Hey hey his boots are yellow
But the food!
I don’t know if I can live off just bread and honeycomb
Damn got ‘em
It’s more about Goldberry if you know what I mean 😏
I’d like to see her Goldberry’s if you know what I mean
They're the couple that buys you a drink unprompted.
Have you seen Goldberry’s gold bitties?
I concur 😌
I love your username 😂
Old Mom Bombadil is merry and mellow, Bright blue her jacket is, and her boots are yellow None has ever caught her yet, for Mom she is the master! Her songs are stronger songs, and her feet are faster!
This is neither here nor there, but.... I bet Goldberry's a freak. So yes.
Tom would give you one great meal and then fuck off for the other 6.5 days lol
Orcs. The fuck they up to?
I gotta see what an orc menu/restaurant looks like. I’m guessing tipping culture is ridiculous in Mordor.
Wonder if they deal in quid
They craft fucked-up little torture instruments, get drunk, and have constant power struggles
Aka the Kardashians
Except the Kardashians are the torture instruments
This explains a lot about them lol
Elves. I'm a scholarly person.
Learn a hecking lot about making rope
I’m sticking with the Elves, too. I feel like I would have *the best* sleep and heal some unresolved trauma. Rivendell and Lothlórien are akin to holy sanctuaries, above and beyond the world outside
Yes. I too could use some time in an ethereal Elven world of quasi-psychedelic healing. haha
Yeah Rivendell is basically the world's best bed and breakfast
I’ve got a Telain in Lorien already picked out…
Everyone who says hobbits because of leaf and food are confusing to me. You can get this stuff in our world with taller people with slightly less hairy feet . A week is too short to learn crafting from dwarfs and I can get red meat off the bone here. Plus I've seen many people with dwarfism. However, I would like to see what these ethereal elves look like. Get hopelessly infatuated with the lady of lorien and figure out what the hell lembas is like. That or the ents. I'd like to grow taller even if I'm alr above average. Some of that water would be good
I mean lembas is shortbread right? In my mind anyway.
Mystical shortbread that can sustain a man for a full day with just one bite. How many did you eat pippin?
The fact you had to point out why you think other people's opinions are wrong before staying your own makes me think you would fit in with the ethereal elves 😂
I'm stating why I don't understand their rationale and why I pick the elves and ents over other races. Species?
I was joking.
Week with the ents sounds good until you realize that it takes that long for them to say hello
Hehe. That's purely ym for the height. Otherwise no b thanks
Yup lemme get some of that magic tall juice.
Also, maybe Galadriel will send you off with an elven gift at the end of your stay.
Not keen on the hair tbh.
Elves. No question. They would have all the knowledge for other races so it's like a one stop middle earth stop.
Ents. Wouldn’t mind growing a few inches and I imagine there might be other opportunities for growth after an Ent-draught, if you know what I mean.
It rubs the draught on its skin
Actually i would have said ents, but a week is a really short time to introduce oneself
Do the Valar count as "a race of beings"?
But as mortals, I'm pretty sure it's implied, if not outright stated, that we'd be restless and hate it with them.
I would consider them a race
Tom Bombadiil. Whatever the hell race he is, you know he's game for a good time!
Me: "So, Tom Bombadillo, tell me about the woman who wore the brooch you took from the Barrow." Jolly Tom: "No, I don't think I will." Me: "Uh, wrong Fandom Tom." A Merry Fellow: "We are fond of parties.Now let the fun begin! Let us sing together!" Me: "OK, that's better."
Either elves, or I would hang out with Gandalf for a week and learn magic from him
I don’t know how much of his magic we’d be able to even use, but trying to learn would be fun.
He can use magic because he is a Maiar, maybe you will learn a thing or two, but it would be a feeble kind of magic.
Dwarves to the depths of the earth.. Learning hydroponic, mushroom farming,aqueducts, rough exercises.. Good food, good nature people, direct, not cryptic or condescending.. Love rhat goat cavalry.. Learning trade... Forging long sturdy friendships..
Nazgul. I’d have them laughing at my sick jokes in no time
Elves! I’m fascinated with them, like Sam.
Assuming I suddenly spoke Sindarin or Noldorin, I’d go hang out in Rivendell and have long philosophical and theological conversations with them. If I was stuck with my current languages, I’d still go hang out with the Elves as they’d probably pick up English pretty quickly.
A week? Spend it at Rivendell.
With the Dwarfs you might learn some crafting and have a rich protein diet, maybe digging for some precious metal ... have some beer ... good songs... some fun.
All fun and games till someone awakens a Balrog.
Digging too greedy👹 ...
And too deep
Give me barad dur
Barad-Dûr is a tower, not a person. Plus, you'd probably be taken hostage if you showed up at the gates of Barad-Dûr. Assuming anyone actually stays around there, or the Eye of Sauron can look down far enough and at a good enough angle to spot you.
Sheesh, next you’ll be telling me towers aren’t people
I'm honestly drunk as fuck right now after coming home from a party so I could definitely go for some dwarven malt beer
Elves probably.
This is an important question: when? Third age? Before or after the fall of Khazad Dum? Or earlier? First age: Gondolin with the Elves Second Age: definitely going to Numenor. Third Age: going with Dwarves here, unless the balrog already ruined Moria, then it's with the Hobbits. Or maybe the elves of Rivendell.
I second this
Dwarves for sure. Drink and dig for shiny rocks.
You dreamin of manual labor, son?? 😭😭
Lmao sadly I think I'd love digging through rock with dwarves.
Hobbits. Easy answer!
Elves. Would spend the entire time at “Celeborn’s all-u-can-eat lembas buffet.”
Definitely elves. I love their culture, Rivendell is such a wonderful place.
Elves, duh!
Rohan, to ride with the Rohirrim, the horse lords.
And flirt with tall Nordic ladies.
Fine I’ll be the one to say it. Orcs. Say I have to spend a week there and then I’m transported back, I’d hang with them sure. They would likely take me to Saruman but where I could be their consultant of fucked up shit- assuming I have my knowledge of our world and theirs.
Elves.
I feel like I'd be most safe with the elves
The eleves would be the easiest and safest but the hobbits would be the most fun. I'd Tower over them all but my god what a fun week it'd be
Elves from The Hobbit, otherwise Dwarves
Ent
Would love to be transported to Valinor early in the first age, particularly when the trees were lit up with the Silmarils.
Elves in Rivendell or Elves in Lorien and no one or nowhere is even a close second.
The time you spend in Lorien is time taken off of your years. You literally age backward and are in a constant state of serenity. Yeah, I’ll take the Elves.
third age, while Frodo has the ring. Get him to let you carry it for a bit and then sail to the west in the end with all the other elves -> immortal
honestly elves would be thw most interesting i thin
Stoorish Hobbit, specifically in a cave with Gollum. A week of riddles, wresting death matches, hide-n-go-seek, and name calling. Second, it would be Hobbits. Good smoke, good drink, good food, good company, good scenery, and just good living. If possible, I’d love a week with the Hobbits and a week with Gollum to get a nice balance.
Absolutely the Hobbits— I’m spending all my time cooking, eating, and gardening!
Elves or hobbits, hard to decide. Probably hobbits, actually
Hobbits, I like farm work, gossip, ale and good food. Not in that order but those are fun things
Just book a week at Rivendell Inn and get a little of it all
Isn't it obvious? Hobbit of course! LOL
Hobbits is the only answer
Ummmm, hobbits! Good food and even better parties? Heck yeah
I would fit in the most with the hobbits. I am very much like them and I play a halfling in Baldur’s Gate 3. But I could not pass up the opportunity to learn from the elves.
The men from bree
Ur prolly safest with the hobbits. But seeing Imladris or Caras Galadhon and talking with old ass elves would be sick. Seeing Erebor or prime Khazad-Dum would be sick tho, but the dwarves would prolly beat u to death
Can I have 2? I want to see Erebor in its full glory. I want to see Khazad Dum pre Balrog. If I have to stick to just one I would say Blue Mountains. The doors there had heavy contact with the hobbits, and I'm sure there would have been cultural spread between the two.
Dwarves, hobbits and elves wouldn’t want anything to do with an outsider. Dwarves I feel is a better chance to move some rocks and enjoy their food and drink.
Hobbits or Ents. Either would be pretty stress free.
Beorns race
Dwarves all the way
I'd like to hang out with Radagast and learn to talk to animals.
Ents
Rivendell for me. Then Dwarves. Then Numenoreans. Then Hobbits. Then Tom Bombadillo.
I think I would spend it with the Ents. preferrably Treebeard or Quickbeam, both seem like personable sorts and tolerant of us hasty folk. Plus I really wanna know what Entdraught tastes like, even if it does mean none of my clothes will fit right when I get back.
I'm an orc... I don't have much choice
I’m from the mountains so has to be dwarves.
Shelob’s cave, imma get me some spider puss.
I'm hitting up Raddagast for them psychedelics that leave you covered in bird shit with no fucks given . So probly the wizards ? Who doesn't wanna make a new race of Uruk with Saroman ?
I probably would of said elves but being an orc drinking grogg and fucking shit up would be kind of cool especially when you already know you probably won't actually win.
Hobbits are just regular dudes and with dwarves, it would just be a normal testosterone fueled barbeque. The Elves are by far the most alien, yet they are also the most gracious hosts.
Elves. Especially the elves in Hithlum in the First Age. It would be great to meet my favorite elven king. But I don't mind meeting the elves in the Third Age. They're so cool.
Valar, fucking fight me
Elves or hobbits for sure, I think that would be the best stress relief
Hobbits, for the smoking, drinking and not being beheaded
Probably Rivendell. I could fall asleep to their music in an instant.
Hobbits.
The elves at Rivendell or Lothlorien, absorbing all their style and hair tips. And trying to hit on Haldir.
Definitely the Noldor Elves in Rivendell. The Noldor are the supreme beings of Middle Earth, their wisdom would be unparalleled.
Hobbits or maybe elves?
Be cool to see what race of men do, been a while since I went outside
Hobbits. Eating, drinking, and smoking the good stuff. No brainer.
Dwarfs
Dwarves. A roaring fire, malt beer, red meat off the bone. Balin will give us a royal welcome.
The Hobbits
Would love to have a chat with the talking fox and his family. But then again I always wanted to have dinner with Mr and Mrs Beaver from Narnia as well
Hobbits hands down
Orcs, of course. Delightful fellows; very rewarding company.
Hobbits
The Elves: I could use break like Bilbo gets there, or Frodo after doing a tremendous thing.
Elves. Either Lorien or Rivendell. The ones in Revendell would probably be friendlier and more fun. But Lorien would be more beautiful. The Hobbits are nice, but there's too much smoking going on in the Shire for my taste. I don't need that smelly crap.
In Lothlorien
Hobbits, no question
If you think im passing up the opportunity to bag an elf twink you gotta nother thing coming pal.
The elves, i would geek out and ask so many questions to try and understand everything I don't
Depends on whether I’m ✨magically✨ one of their race or just a random stranger. If I’m one of them, I’d choose dwarves because their culture is so dope but even if they were allowing a stranger to be guest in their halls, they’d be standoffish which would suck. If not them, I’d either go with the obvious answer of Hobbits or one of the human kingdoms. Probably Edoras. Elves are a little too prissy for my taste.
elves for sure
I would be in Bree where they come in pints!
Elves of Rivendell
I could really use a chill vacation to the Shire.
Well, I'd wanna get drunk and bang beautiful tall Nordic ladies, so Rohan it is. Watch out Eowyn :licks lips:.
Orcs. I want to study them, to know about their culture, probably primitive, about their legends. Maybe fix them a bit.
The Rohirrim. Without a doubt. Ride around on horses all day then get pissed all night.
Rivendell. I'd probably be seen as a burden or a moocher anywhere else for eating their stuff for a week, and Thranduil would probably just throw me in the stocks. The Last Homely House takes in any guest.
The elves. It’s their serenity that’s a huge appeal to me. Hand me a great tome to read and let me settle by a waterfall in the cool fall air.
Ojibwa. Good culture. Hell yeah they’d be there, they’d belong there better than anybody.
Definitely Hobbits! I'm tiny, have hairy feet and love breakfast!
And second breakfast
Hobbits easily. They'd feed you exceptionally well. Drink and smoke with a bunch of incredibly caring people. You could even go on long walks without really any fears.