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Frodo’s Goodbye and Last Sight of Hobbiton

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Earthoak

This beautiful rendering of the ‘Last Sight of Hobbiton‘ by Ted Nasmith (2002) is one of my favourite works of Tolkien art. Nasmith tends to capture the essence of the tale in his artwork: it retains the enchantment of Middle-earth, … Continue reading →

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A Drawing of A Hobbit Hole, and the Theme of ‘Home’ in Middle-earth.

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Earthoak

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit”…So begins one of the most famous adventure stories, in the humblest of settings.  Tolkien afterwards explained that this was a spontaneous line he scribbled on the back of an exam … Continue reading →

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