Most of us can't remember a world where The Lord of the Rings didn't exist. While the books have always been popular, the movies make up one of the best trilogies of the modern era, with amazing storytelling elements and high stakes that supposedly could have been resolved with the help of a few eagles (some people will angrily debate this, but just throwing that out there).

Without them, we'd be missing a lot of great references that we've come to rely on, as well as a fantasy adventure series that set the foundation of all to follow. It's become such a huge part of our jokes and memes that we simply couldn't do without it. We would not be the same people we are today without the constant references to how we cannot simply walk into Mordor. So while you enjoy the most important meal of the day, here are some popular new memes about the trilogy.