Is there any scene from the original trilogy of Lord of the Rings films that haven’t been memed to oblivion at this point? Of all the many longstanding fandoms out there, the wannabe hobbitses are most definitely some of the most established and persistent when it comes to creating silly internet humor about their beloved franchise. With such rich source material and such a range of beloved and varied characters, it’s not difficult to see why. In fact, LOTR fans are so dedicated to getting the good word of Middle-earth humor out in the world that countless different meme formats they have created have breached containment and become stalwarts of the meme economy as we know it. We’re not here today to rhapsodize about how easily Tolkien content blends in, though, but rather how much it stands out. The examples below underline just how great the memes inspired by LOTR can be.