smemegol

[ach-sss-no]

something missing here

Heeere we go

Beautiful

[kai-janik-art]

"Home is behind"

This wraps up my series of mini linocuts for book 1 of The Fellowship of the Ring

[eizneckam]

He delivered the One Ring to Mordor is what he did. Endured torments that no one else could have, made the journey only he could have made. He destroyed Sauron! In this house, Frodo Baggins is a hero, end of story

[chernobog13]

Aragorn coronated as King Elessar of Gondor by Gandalf the White.

The painting is by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, and was included in their 1977 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar.

The model for the hobbit is Greg Hildebrandt, Jr., while the Hildebrandt brothers themselves are the two men on the right.

[mapsontheweb]

Frodo and Sam’s journey if it took place in the United States

[a-book-of-creatures]

Average trip to Florida

[whetstonefires]

we must take the ring to jacksonville

[the-davest-of-uncles]

Beware of Florida Man.

[theconstitutionisgayculture]

One does not simply cross the Mason-Dixon line.

[santaclausdeadindian]

They are taking the hobbits to Tallahassee!

[ach-sss-no]

(text from The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien)

[farewell-to-lorien]

Art by Tobias M. Eckrich.

[chernobog13]

Éowen battles the Witch-king of Angmar during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, by the brothers Hildebrandt.

[thekenobee]

the funniest man on the planet

[ladyintheattic]

i cannot believe that we were robbed of this book scene

[nocluesleft]

This is no joke. These are direct lines from the book.

[floranocturna]

We really needed this.

[the-eclectic-penguin]

[phdstarscream]

I have reposted this before but I am always impressed by how well-thought out every spot is. There is no good place to sit. “Oh, Eomer’s cool, I’ll sit with him” but then you will have to listen to Gollum and Bilbo the entire flight. “I’ll sit with Sam!” Pippin and Merry will be turning around the entire flight to talk to him. Sure, you can sit with Elrond, but you’re going to deal with him staring down Aragorn and Arwen. You may love Legolas and Gimli, but will you love sitting BETWEEN them? Just when you see a spot that seems okay, somewhere behind or across the aisle is a terrible option. This is so good. No good seats on the LOTR plane

[appendingfic]

no i think 17 looks good

[edgar-allan-possum]

Just noticed there's an extra Nazgûl in this picture because there are nine around 17 and then the Witch-king is in another seat next to 13

[ach-sss-no]

oh that's me I solved this problem through fraud. i'm not telling you which one i am beause i dont want the real nazgul to kill me lol

[the-eclectic-penguin]

[phdstarscream]

I have reposted this before but I am always impressed by how well-thought out every spot is. There is no good place to sit. “Oh, Eomer’s cool, I’ll sit with him” but then you will have to listen to Gollum and Bilbo the entire flight. “I’ll sit with Sam!” Pippin and Merry will be turning around the entire flight to talk to him. Sure, you can sit with Elrond, but you’re going to deal with him staring down Aragorn and Arwen. You may love Legolas and Gimli, but will you love sitting BETWEEN them? Just when you see a spot that seems okay, somewhere behind or across the aisle is a terrible option. This is so good. No good seats on the LOTR plane

[appendingfic]

no i think 17 looks good

[penandinkprincess]

[genuaryjubilee]

Genuary Jubilee 2026 has officially begun!

Running through the month of January, this is a @ficwip event focusing on fanworks featuring gen (platonic) relationships of various kinds! Full event info and rules can be found here

[hailturinturambar]

Happy Birthday John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 - Setember 2, 1973)

“It is rather as if some strange spirit had taken on the guise of an elderly professor. The body may be pacing this shabby little suburban room, but the mind is far away, roaming the plains and mountains of Middle-Earth.”

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter

[70sscifiart]

Eric Fraser's 1981 cover and interior illustrations for Radio Times, illustrating the serialized BBC radio drama of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Brian Sibley has the fun story behind these illustrations at his blog, and I have some more LotR art stuff in the latest issue of my newsletter.

[silmalope]

A very Gríma holiday to all! He’s such an iconic character, and I had a delightful time making this white calf gift for @thiswaycomessomethingwicked for the @whiteoliphaunt exchange.

[ach-sss-no]

My @whiteoliphaunt gift! Sam and Frodo's Yule tree in Bag End with stuff from their adventures on it :) And a few totally anachronistic photos. For fun. I hope my recipient likes it!

notes under the cut

Hobbits don't wear shoes, so they have mittens hung up instead of stockings. Sam's mitten is on the other side of the hearth, off-screen.

Potato stock image credit: https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-and-red-oval-stone-jJUuF4hqCQM it's not a rock, I don't know why the link is like that.

The photo on the hearth was meant to be of them with Elrond. I mean I guess it could be a more era-appropriate painting where they posed there with Elrond for a really long time or someone just took a quick gesture sketch of them posing and finished it later

[ach-sss-no]

Reveals day! This is for @pearlessar - I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season! @whiteoliphaunt