tosquinha:

emilyenrose:

chirabella:

emilyenrose:

sathinfection:

magpiescholar:

sathinfection:

*breaks into sweat at people thinking books were common items prior to the dissemination of the printing press*

*sweats harder at people thinking books were valued for their text rather than their labor*

I always just tell myself that when authors say “he had a truly extensive library!” they mean “He had like, ten and a quarter books!” instead of “hundreds of volumes!”  It makes me feel better.

“Her library was so big you had to use two hands to carry it!”

Suspension of disbelief is a funny thing. Dragons roaming around, setting things on fire, eating herds of sheep? Yeah. People having actual libraries in stuff that’s ambiguously set in the medieval period? THIS IS UNREALISTIC. 

“Wow, that guy’s so smart, he’s got hundreds of books.”

“What do you mean, smart? You’re implying this dumbass has to actually READ them?”

#i will mutter ‘elves were an oral society’ to myself all alone in my corner (via sathinfection)

IMMORTALITY AND PERFECT MEMORY AND LITERALLY EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST A DECENT SINGING VOICE. of course they were an oral society. 

#feanor invents writing: everyone else is like ‘uh cool?’#‘what’s it for?’ (via emilyenrose)

So now I’m picturing him retaliating by refusing to communicate except in writing.

of course.