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Tag Archives: LOTR
Part 4, Reading and Drawing The Lord of the Rings: On Fear, Knowledge and Power
At last, a new blogpost, to (nearly) coincide with Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday! This is the second and last post on The Shadow of the Past…I’ve narrowed it down to a few themes, but there is so much more that could … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Tolkien
Tagged Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, LOTR, Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings Art, The Shadow of the Past, Tolkien
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Reading and Drawing the Lord of the Rings Part 2: Enter Frodo Baggins and the Ring
The morning after the night before – Drawing with ink and wide nib Welcome to my 50th post on this blog! The Influence of the Ring It is in this chapter that we get our first glimpse of the power … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Tolkien
Tagged Bag End, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Gandalf, Literature, LOTR, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hobbit, The Long Expected Party, The Lord of the Rings, The Shire
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The Art of Ted Nasmith
I’m a big admirer of Ted Nasmith’s Tolkien artwork, I’ve blogged about it a few times here. So it was a joy to come across J Glover’s blog reviewing some of Nasmith’s most evocative paintings. Well worth a read, the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Art, Lord of the Rings, LOTR, Middle Earth, Paintings, Ted Nasmith, Tolkien
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Drawing of Bilbo Baggins at Bag-End, inspired by 3 Tolkien Artists
(Drawing in ink and pencil)
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Art, Bag End, Bilbo Baggins, David Wyatt, Drawing, Hobbiton, Ink Drawing, J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Middle Earth, My Art, Ted Nasmith, The Hobbit, The Shire, Tolkien
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A Drawing of A Hobbit Hole, and the Theme of ‘Home’ in Middle-earth.
Originally posted on Earth and Oak:
A Hobbit Hole “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” (The Hobbit ~ J.R.R.Tolkien) So begins one of the most iconic adventure stories, in the humblest of settings. Tolkien afterwards explained…
Posted in Art, Tolkien
Tagged Art work, Bag End, Bilbo Baggins, J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, The Hobbit, The Shire, Tolkien Art
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How to shut Down Tolkien: By Brandon Rhodes
A friend sent me this engaging presentation by Brandon Rhodes. It’s great viewing for anyone who loves Tolkien’s work, and would like to know more about the process, hard work, motivation and discussions that went into his writings.
Posted in Tolkien
Tagged Brandon Rhodes, C.S.Lewis, Criticism, Critics, Earth and Oak, Elves, Feedback, Goblins, How to shut down Tokien, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, LOTR, Middle Earth, Pygotham, Storytelling, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Writing
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Memorable quotations from the Lord of the Rings (not the obvious ones…)
I was once asked for some of my favourite quotations from The Lord of the Rings. Thinking about this question, I pondered on the ones that often get repeated – of these, the most common, and frankly now unoriginal one, … Continue reading
Posted in Tolkien
Tagged Earth and Oak, Frodo, Gimli, J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Middle Earth, Mordor, Moria, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Theoden, Two Towers
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UK Hike: Scafell Pike, Lake District
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of trekking up Scafell Pike. When I put it like that it sounds like a straightforward ascent up one peak, and back down again. But actually there are about 7 peaks on the … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Nature
Tagged Climbing, Cumbrian Mountains, Earth and Oak, England, Lake District, Lakes, Landscape, LOTR, Misty Mountains, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Scafell Pike, Scenery, Tolkien, Valleys
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