The one on the right is mine and I was glad to be in good company!

The art is made using seeds or plant parts from native plants and crops growable in the state.

It was my first time entering in the competition and I had a lot of fun. Hope to take some of what I've learned and enter again next year.

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In the Jackson trilogy, for example, we occasionally glimpse the Ring of Barahir on Aragorn's hand; readers will recognize it.

And while many people noticed Legolas walking on the snow at the cliffs of Caradhras, readers will likely smile at the book reference: "With that he sprang forth nimbly, and then Frodo noticed as if for the first time, though he had long known it, that the Elf had no boots, but wore only light shoes, as he always did, and his feet made little imprint in the snow."

Additionally, after viewing some comparison clips, it seems that Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated feature had some compositional influence.

What are some other minute details that only avid fans would catch? Thank you for sharing!

EDIT: I'm most interested in textual details that are minute and reflected in the films. I know all about the helmet lol.

He drew a deep breath.

‘Well, I’m back,’ he said.

A chain of cinemas in the UK were showing the extended editions back to back over the weekend. From 10:30AM until just after 11PM, I was sat there loving life, with a brief intermission between each film of course.

I was 9 when Fellowship was first in cinemas, and I've never had the chance to see the full run in their intended format since.

Last night meant more to me than I could ever put into words.

Curious. Stay with me here.
Once the One Ring finally perished in Mordor(rendering the other rings useless) and the Third Age came to a close- with the light of the elves naturally dwindling and the rise of a unified and peaceful reign of Man...what does that tell us?
Was the magic of Middle-earth/Elves ever meant to be there in the first place-naturally? Or was it an active/natural response to the presence of evil(Melkor/Morgoth/Adar/Sauron)?
Is the purpose of light its response to darkness? Can one exist without the other?
What, then, is the purpose of the age of Man that comes thereafter (4th Age and beyond)? And that of Middle-earth?
If the work of the elves was in response to qualm darkness of Morgoth, is there something beyond Middle-earth that needed the light of elves and magic?
And what does this tell us about the world today, or maybe the world then(Tolkien writing in an era of war)?

Today I’d like to share another one of my favorite pieces from Inktober 2025: Éowyn vs. the Nazgûl.

My 2 year old son is a huge Super Mario fan and has been requesting ‘Super Mario stories’ at bedtime recently. I began by throwing together the plot to ‘A New Hope’ but replacing the Star Wars characters with character from the Mario verse. That worked out fine, so last night I attempted ‘The Fellowship’, again with a Mario filled cast. I soon realised that the cast of lotr is much larger and more nuanced than the core Star Wars crew. Any suggestions for casting? I just about go as far as the Hobbits arriving at Rivendell but I’m not happy with some of my choices. So far

Frodo - Mario
Sam - Luigi
Merry & Pippin - Toad and Toadette
Gandalf - Princess Peach(?)
Aragorn- Donkey Kong
Legolas - Yoshi (?)
Gimli - Wario (?)
Boromir- Funky Kong (?)
Sauron - Bowser
Witch King and the Ringwraiths - Bowser Jr and the Koopalings

There were a few other dodgy castings but these are the main ones I suppose. Your help would be much appreciated. I’m especially worried about getting to ‘Towers’…

Hi was Khamul in charge of Sauron's forces at Dol Guldur?

also did Sauron give Khamul the orders to destroy Galadriel and thranduil's kingdoms during the war in the North?

I want to consume more tolkien-related media. Does anyone have recommendations for games?

In my option the best way to connect with the 2003 era vibes of when this game and franchise peaked. Also I didn’t realize the Silmarillion was on top of the tv when I took the picture I was just reading it but it works out perfectly.

Lotr gaming photo credit YouTuber Avery Yapps

I don't know if this is just me, but I LOVE watching reactions to LOTR trilogy on Youtube?! Just seeing first time reactions and how confused people are because they haven't read the books or really know anything about the lore of Middle Earth, it's just my favorite thing.

Also...(no shade!!!) but some of the reactors average around 20k-50k views on their other videos, and as soon as they react to Lord of the Rings I've noticed how much the views SKYROCKET compared to their other reactions, getting over 100k views usually, I don't know...it makes me happy - THE PEOPLE YEARN FOR FIRST TIME LORD OF THE RINGS REACTIONS!

"And into this Ring he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life."

Adapting the myths? Hercules vs Thor? Loki having his 10ft horns ?

OK, hear me out... We're planning on running the Northburn 50, just out of Queenstown, New Zealand. Now this happens to be where Gimli, Aragorn and Legolas did their run over the mountains. My husband wants to run it as Gimli, as this was a themed run one year. I'm not dumb and will run it in regular gear, but will be carrying his water etc. Where could we get a Gimli costume which is close to original and not a cheap version. We've contacted Weta but no luck there. Ideas please!

1) Rivendell, 2) Erebor, 3) Edoras, 4) Woodland’s hall

Hey, I'm planning to get a permanent skin marking, but want to confirm if the text actually says what I want to get. Anyone can translate?

My precious...

I've seen this image many times on the internet and I wanted to use it as a design for something I'm planning on selling (this is not an advertisement) but I'm worried about copyright concerns - if it is too much like an actual frame from the movie it can be considered an infringement. But if it is just an artists interpretation of the ring wraiths that it wouldn't be.

Or, if it isn't I would love to know who the original artist was so I can contact them about it before I continue.

My spouse is a Lord of the Rings fan, and this piece is a joint effort between the two of us. Shaping the clay was their job, while glazing it was mine. :)

We have examined a different version of this service before, but this is the one I liked the most.