potterlockianegalitarian928:

askmarietheapprentice:

tilthat:

TIL J. R. R. Tolkien received from a fan a goblet with the Ring inscription on it in Black Speech. Because the Black Speech in general is an accursed language, and the Ring inscription in particular is a vile spell, Tolkien never drank out of it, and used it only as an ashtray.

via reddit.com

This is equall parts badass and sweet. 

“I know that it’s cursed but since a fan made it I’m gonna keep it.” – J.R.R. Tolkien