Dear Lobelia, having a terrific time in the Goblin caves. Wish you were here! You need to send postcards when you going on a Hobbit's holiday, There and Back Again #Tolkien #TheHobbit #LOTR

@tolkiendil.bsky.social «Et le feu intérieur des Silmarils,Fëanor le composa de la lumière entremêlée des Arbres du Valinor,qui vit encore en eux,bien que les Arbres se soient desséchés depuis longtemps et ne brillent plus»(Silm,7) Voici l’ #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday) sur les 💎SILMARILS💎⤵️

For #TolkienTrewsday theme of the Silmarils, I wrote about how a sacred weapon featured in Pararaton, a semi-legendary chronicle of Javanese monarchs, shows a unique parallel with the nature of the Silmarils. #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien #Silmarillion putri2wotan.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/g...

Greed and Blood: Powerful Objects in The Silmarillion and Javanese Book of Monarchs

The Silmarillion and Javanese book of monarchs found parallels in powerful, hallowed objects that caused trails of tragedies and bloodlust.

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"But the Silmarils in the crown on Morgoth's head blasted forth suddenly with a radiance of white flame" Always found this image of Morgoth quite disconcerting Great bit of art of Luthien as Thuringwethil before Morgoth by Lidia Postma @timbolton.bsky.social #TolkienTrewsday #Silmarillion #Tolkien

#OnThisDay in 1954, #Tolkien writes to Neville Coghill. Tolkien discusses Tom Bombadil.

J.R.R. Tolkien to Neville Coghill

Tolkien discusses Tom Bombadil.

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Current work in progress…Hedgerow Adventurer with flaming torch and weasel-forged, wavy dagger. Acrylic on paper. Lots more detail and shading to be applied here but he’s starting to take shape.

@tolkiendil.bsky.social « Je me souviens bien de la splendeur de leurs bannières » dit Elrond évoquant les armoiries du premier et du deuxième Age (SdA, II,2) L’ #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday) vous invite à découvrir un pan méconnu de Tolkien : 🛡️HERALDIQUE ET SYMBOLES🛡️ Suivez le fil: ⤵️

Tolkien's various sketches of heraldic devices for #TolkienTrewsday: 1: "Heraldic devices for Beren Gamlost, Finrod and Finarphin”, from around 1960. 2: Earendel and Gil-galad's heraldic devices drawn on a postcard. 3: Sketch of one of Lúthien's heraldic devices.

Possibly my favourite White Dwarf cover & maybe my favourite image of Orcs. Here we have Saruman's Orcs bearing the symbol of the White Hand, probably at Helm's Deep. Art by Angus Fieldhouse. Heraldry & Symbols for #TolkienTrewsday #Tolkien #LOTR @timbolton.bsky.social

Thank you all for the contributions to #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday this week, your support and love for #Tolkien is much appreciated! Coming next Tuesday…

Youngest started her final year at school before heading to uni this week. Didn't get taught #TheHobbit at school but did anyone get these editions in class? I borrowed the brown 1979 edition from the school library repeatedly #Tolkien #FeelingOld

Coming up this weekend. #Tolkien #Luinellë #LOTR sites.google.com/breecrossroa...

Bree Crossroads: Tolkien & Middle-earth Online Art Exhibition

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I'm excited to announce the Tolkien & Middle-earth Online Artist Exhibition, taking place August 15! The event will feature a virtual gallery, artist talks, presentations, workshops, and opportunities to connect with creators and Tolkien fans from across the community. #Tolkien #Luinellë #LOTR

@tolkiendil.bsky.social Puisque l’ #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday ) suit cette semaine les sentiers de la SAUVAGERIE, faisons une halte chez Radagast le Brun, mage méconnu et caricaturé quand c'est pourtant l'un des 5 istari envoyés sur la Terre du Milieu ! Suivez-moi à Rhosgobel…🧙⤵️

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday 📆 Week 181 (11/08/26): “Amon Hen Art Challenge Week 2: The Way of the Wild” The second week of the Amon Hen Art Challenge. #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien #AmonHen #Art Challenge

Way of the Wild for #TolkienTrewsday Top experts in ways of the wild, The Rangers, are having a lovely sight seeing trip through the mountains with some spooky pals. Paths of the Dead by Joan Wyatt from A Middle-earth Album #Tolkien #LOTR @timbolton.bsky.social

TolkienTrewsda: The Call of the Wild - Merry and Pippin in Fangorn #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien #AmonHen

The Fellowship at the Doors of Durin! ebay.io/m/njCWVP

Picked up this for a couple of quid and currently listening on the old turntable. Music of Middle-earth by Enzio Kosta. Never heard of it before. Cover is #PaulineBaynes Middle-earth map #LOTR #Tolkien

@tolkiendil.bsky.social #TolkienTrewsday #ArbrediTolkien Thème: ROYAUMES CACHÉS

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@tolkiendil.bsky.social L’ #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday) vous emmène visiter les ROYAUMES DES ELFES, et nous commençons par un paradoxe : comment se fait-il que nombre d’Elfes vivent, comme les Gobelins et les Nains, dans des cavernes ? Venez visiter le palais du Roi des Elfes! ⤵️

Plenty of Hidden Realms to be found in this #TheHobbit postcard sent from Sweden. Even a little Gollum hidden away in his cave. Illustration by Hans Arnold, a children's book illustrator. Wonder if Mrs Evans or the sender was a #Tolkien fan? #TolkienTrewsday

#TolkienTrewsday Week 180 and Amon Hen Art Challenge Week 1: Hidden Realms Bilbo, Thorin, and the dwarves are waylaid by goblins and brought before the Great Goblin in Goblin Town, a settlement hidden within the Misty Mountains’ caverns.

On my Substack Release the Wargs now, short tales of creeping RPG horror from 18th century Cornwall...💀 open.substack.com/pub/joelmerr...

Seeds of Cornish Horror

I’ve lived in Cornwall on and off for most of my life and a few years ago took it upon myself to write a sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu RPG which would (I quote from my own blurb) ‘afford players ...

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Picked up a couple of cheap bits of original #Tolkien art. Following Glorfindel & Leaving Rivendell by Eleanor Clayforth. Not familiar with the artist but quite like the style. Think they are pen & ink @joelmerriner.bsky.social ? Frames need a bit of tlc #LOTR

@tolkiendil.bsky.social "C'est pitié que Bilbo n'ait pas poignardé cette créature" dit Frodo (SdA I,2) Pour cet #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday ), consacrons&nous à la PITIÉ et réhabilitons cette valeur en y montrant tout ce que Tolkien voyait dans cette valeur si décriée... ⬇️

"A sudden understanding, a pity mixed with horror welled up in Bilbo's heart" Riddles in the Dark from #TheHobbit serialised in Princess and Girl magazine illustrated by Ferguson Dewar #Tolkien Pity #TolkienTrewsday @timbolton.bsky.social

Tonight's bedtime listening. First time audio of a favourite #Tolkien book of mine. #UnfinishedTales read by Timothy and Samuel West

@tolkiendil.bsky.social #TolkienTrewsday #ArbrediTolkien THÈME : LA TOUR ET LA RUINE Parmi les ruines qui parsèment la Terre du Milieu, peu sont aussi mystérieuses qu'Amon Hen, le mont de la Vue, où Frodo peut voir comme dans un télescope les pays lointains et de l'autre côté du fleuve, Amon Lhaw ⬇️

#OnThisDay in 1956, #Tolkien writes to Miss J. Burn. In a draft letter Tolkien reflects on Frodo's role in the destruction of the Ring and discusses the theological implications of his actions. Tolkien rejects the notion of Frodo's failure as a narrative flaw, and mentions Gollum's missed (1/2)

J.R.R. Tolkien to Miss J. Burn

In a draft letter Tolkien reflects on Frodo's role in the destruction of the Ring and discusses the theological implications of his actions. Tolkien rej...

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Been collecting Rawcliffe #LOTR #TheHobbit figures for quite a few years now and finally got hold of The Vengence of Smaug. Here he is eyeing up Ruth Lacon's Lake Town with hiw jewelled eyes #Tolkien

#OnThisDay in 1946, #Tolkien writes to George Allen & Unwin. GA&U receive the typescript of Farmer Giles of Ham with a note attached in which Tolkien mentions poems and other texts he had considered for publication with Farmer Giles.

J.R.R. Tolkien to George Allen & Unwin

GA&U receive the typescript of Farmer Giles of Ham with a note attached in which Tolkien mentions poems and other texts he had considered for publicatio...

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