- old. like really old. older than star trek old.

- immortal. existed for over half a century before anybody thought about making movies. will keep existing after people forget them.

- full of nerds. hardcore nerds who do good research. A+

- full of nerds. like actual climatologists and geologists. official nerds who publish in official journals about speculative science in a fantasy world. 

- high chance they will read your fanfic/meta. Tolkien is not an easy read and they probably have the patience/skills to get through your writing easy

- what is canon? we just don’t know

- appreciates my excessive collection of nature photos. Mostly trees and mountains.

- likes shiny things

- does not approve of keeping shiny things. sometimes approves of stealing them