a middle earth blog

trying to absorb all the tolkien lore through osmosis

[lady-merian]

Ides of March? no no you misheard me I said Rides of March. On this day we ride onto the Pelennor Fields to meet the armies of Mordor in battle. The stabbing of a guy is still relevant tho.

[tlotrgifs]

The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. It began with the forging of the Great Rings. Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven to the Dwarf lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine, nine rings were gifted to the race of Men, who, above all else, desire power. But they were, all of them, deceived, for another ring was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret a Master Ring, to control all others. And into this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. One Ring to rule them all!

[gvalesdraws]

Melkor from Silmarillion that I did for the amazing Lucifer zine! (@the_cursed_zine on instagram)

[tobiasdrake]

Can you imagine being Gandalf? Getting shit from other wizards because you have a thing for hobbits and you're just like, okay. Okay, maybe I'll temper my fascination with hobbits.

This Ring quest will have two hobbits. Maximum.

Then they all get to Rivendell and have somehow multiplied into four hobbits. And it's like. Okay. Maybe the others are right.

Maybe this is too many hobbits.

We have as many hobbits as we have not-hobbits.

But damn it, you just don't want to get rid of any of these hobbits. Screw it! Everyone can deal. Four hobbits. This is a four hobbits problem.

So away you go.

And things go bad in the worst possible way.

Over and over.

You've lost your hobbits. You've lost yourself. The fellowship has been separated.

It takes everything in your power to help the humans defend themselves, bringing them together to save Rohan. Finally, as things begin to look upright, you're ready to face the war with everything the Rohirrim have left.

You're ready to face him. This may be the hardest battle you've ever fought. But you ride.

Then you get there and two of your fucking hobbits are sitting there like "Yeah, while you were gone, we raised a tree army and beat Saruman's ass. Wanna help us loot his tower?"

....

There were not, in fact, too many hobbits.

This was a four hobbits problem.

[sunsetbuddie]

hey so anyone else just, feel thin. sort of stretched. like butter scraped over too much bread. like you need a holiday. a very long holiday. and you don't expect you shall return? or is that just me and bilbo baggins

[laerwenmith]

[farewell-to-lorien]

The Lord of the Rings, by Julia Tveritina.

[theworldsoftolkein]

[theworldsoftolkein]

The Fellowship of the Ring- Descent from Caradhras- by DonatoArts

[chechula]

More Bilbo adventures for this Inktober ♥

[wei-ruler]

Those Were The Days.

[southfarthing]

@lotrweek day one: hobbit day

(yes, derogatory)

22 SEPTEMBER: happy birthday bilbo and frodo baggins!

[gay-pippin]

HAPPY BDAY FRODO AND BILBO!!! LETS GET FUCKING TWISTED

[dasstark]

Endless list of amazing illustrators  John Howe

[rptv-tolkien]

The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the Water

by J. R. R. Tolkien

[vyskala]

Smaugust 17th

The scavenger thinks it's spotted a desert wyrm, it tries to deter the beast with an alarm call, not noticing the rock formation stir to unveil a great crested wyrm...

The tail spikes and shape resemble the head of desert wyrms, this is to attract prey either in the form of beasts, trying to predate on the wyrm, or to scare it off. Ether way, the great wyrm is fed. The crest is moveable to an extent, allowing it to hide amongst the rocks.

A quick sketchy concept for a wyrm. They count right?

Ink drawing with watercolour pencils and gel pen on brown paper.

[dragons-locator]

DRAGONS LOCATED

[frodo-in-a-fez]

plenty of talk about “don’t go where i can’t follow” but not enough talk about sam leaving his sword and the phial of galadriel by his side while begging frodo to understand that he has to go on. not enough talk about him contemplating hunting down gollum and killing him, but realizing it wouldn’t be worth it because it wouldn’t bring frodo back, and he would rather be dead alongside him — even though “that too would be a lonely journey.” not enough talk about sam kissing frodo’s forehead as he takes the ring from his neck, and frodo not responding being what truly convinces sam he’s dead. not enough talk about sam promising that if he doesn’t die in mordor, he’ll come back to frodo’s body, and “he’ll not leave you again.” not enough talk about the steps away from cirith ungol being “the heaviest and most reluctant” sam had ever taken.

[rohirric-hunter]

What's this weird bug doing

[diabowlicat]

@onenicebugperday

perhaps you know?

[onenicebugperday]

Yup, evergreen bagworm.

[144-flabbergastedhobbits]

ent worm