#middle earth

‍♂️ Gandalf meets lots of interesting people whenever he is on tour! At the Leipzig Book Fair he met none less than Tolkien illustrator John Howe! He was very busy signing books and drawing our little friend – when fans asked him so sketch something, he always chose Gandalf, that can’t be a coincidence!

Middle-earth March - Day 24
Beware, today’s post is spooky! The topic for today’s Middle-earth March contribution suggested by @tolkientribe is “Minas Morgul: The Witch King”. This little fella lives in our Tolkien bookshelves and scares away people who would do harm to our books! So, he is a tolerated roommate of ours. In the books where he comes from originally, he is quite intimidating though – and we wouldn’t want to be in Frodo’s place when he had to face him at Weathertop!

Middle-earth March - Day 23

“What about the Oliphaunts?” is the question our friends over at @tolkientribeask for today’s Middle-earth March. We had a close look into our bookshelves and found this little treasure! It’s Tolkien’s poem “Oliphaunt”, lovely illustrated and published as a single cardboard book for little children. It’s also pretty rare and hard to get!

Middle-earth March - Day 22

Smaug really has a heart vor Dwarves! Specially is the come as cakepops… But honestly, how could anyone not like Smaug? He is rich, eloquent, magnificent, well- sometimes terrible, suspicious and murderous – but let’s not focus too much on that! He is also golden, shiny, a hoarder of riches and preserver of cultural heritage! It’s all in the point of view!

Middle-earth March - Day 21 

There are so many brilliant adaptions of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, it is easy to pick a favorite. Do you know the animated movie of “The Hobbit” by Rankin/Bass? If not, you should really watch it! Even if it’s just for the landscapes and the music! Rankin/Bass also produced “The Return of the King”, a movie that follows where Bakshi had left off the story in his “Lord of the Rings” adaption. Then of course, there are several amazing audiobook versions of both works. For the Germans among us: If you haven’t yet, go listen to “Der Hobbit”, an audiobook produced by WDR – it’s magical!

Middle-earth March - Day 20 

“For Gondor!” It is @tolkientribe’s suggestion for today’s Middle-earth March topic. Isn’t it amazing how different all of the peoples and cultures in Middle-earth are? A noteworthy comparison is of course Gondor and Rohan, so different and yet in many things so alike. But take for instance the Hobbits and the pirates of Umbar or the people from Harad and the rangers of Ithilien. Nothing really compares to the capital, Minas Tirith, though. The White City, standing tall and strong against the enemy.

Middle-earth March - Day 19 

Have you ever read Tolkien’s published letters? They are amazing, to say the least. You can learn so much from them, especially about what Tolkien thought on different topics like politics, or French cooking – but also about the way he looked at the world. You can trace the development of The Lord of the Rings through the letters he sent and received, and learn a lot about Hobbity courage in every-day life. His son Christopher Tolkien and his biographer Humphrey Carpenter worked on this together and we can easily say: It’s a preciousssss!

Middle-earth March - Day 18 

Imagine you could not only travel to Middle-earth, but also time-travel there. So you would not only visit the Third of Fourth Age where the Lord of the Rings takes place, but maybe see the arrival of the Elves or the awakening of the Dwarves. Or, not going back that much, visit the city of Dale or the Dwarves in Moria before the Balrog was woken. Today, we were thinking about all those old maps and who would draw them, maybe while smoking a pipe and drinking a pint…

Middle-earth March - Day 17 

“Don’t be hasty!” Good advice for a Sunday! It is also @tolkientribe’s suggestion for today’s Middle-earth March topic. So, what better character to choose for our picture than Treebeard! We’d love to sit on his shoulder and wander through Fangorn Forest – after the War of the Ring, of course! We wouldn’t really want to be caught in the Ents’ march on Isengard… What an amazing scene Tolkien wrote there! Nature rebelling against its own destruction through the power hunger of a single person. Still very much up to date!

Middle-earth March - Day 16 

“Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds, awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and a red dawn. Forth Eorlingas!” Such an epic and strong scene at the Battle of Helm’s Deep! Looking at King Théoden as an old and battered man, weak and weary, the only strength coming form Saruman’s voice through him, you might never think that he would become the leader he was in the Hornburg uttering that memorable quote! Tolkien really knew how to surprise his readers! Today’s topic for Middle-earth March suggested by @tolkientribe is “Edoras, Horse Lords”.

Middle-earth March - Day 15 

White Lord of the Rings editions for Saruman the White! Before his fall, he was First of the Order of the Wizards and leader of the White Council. His studies of dark magic eventually led him to desire more power and the more time he spent with the Palantír (and so, Sauron), the more corrupted he became. Looking at what a great Maiar he had once been, makes his downfall even more tragic.

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So I made a little size chart of Dragons of Middle-Earth

I think these are right but if anyone has quotes or anything to indicate something different, send them my way and I’ll fix it.

holy shet that’s some huge fucking dragons goddamn

And considering that film!Smaug is as enormous as he is? I’d be scared to come up against Ancalagon. O_O

This puts things in hilarious perspective though, because Smaug is all “I AM FIRE I AM DEATH MY CLAWS ARE SPEARS MY WINGS ARE A HURRICANE”, when really he’s practically a chihuahua.

Seven years ago, Yhaoo Movies UK shared an interview with Richard about The Hobbit.

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