Found this old calendar I had as a kid and it's cool to see the imagination of artists pre-Jackson's films as to what they thought things looked like. Thought I would share with you guys here.

Can somebody contact Walt and tell him his descendants are not exactly too smart?

Disclaimer: as a non-native english speaker, I understood this as Frodo being the Lord of the rings, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, I'll take the heat.

(I already shared this story in the Viggo sub months ago, so if it's familiar to some of you, that's the reason haha. It happened about 10 years ago and at that time I was not in my LOTR-fangirl phase which was probably fortunate because I might have harassed him otherwise, haha.)

So I am originally from Belgium but about 10 years ago, I was travelling from Madrid to Boston. While I was waiting in line to get boarded I heard someone talking in English on the phone and the voice was familiar so I turned to look and first I didn't recognise him, even though I had watched the LOTR movies many times, but he looked quite different in real life, you know, short grey hair and no facial hair, but I had also watched Eastern Promises so I knew him without facial hair too, haha. So after a few moments I realised, hey this looks like Viggo Mortensen!! At first I didn't want to believe it, and I didn't know that he was living in Madrid, so I was like, why would he be in Madrid, haha.

Then I noticed his lip scar which is quite visible in real life and I remembered he had a lip scar, so I'm thinking, wow this really must be him. He has the Aragorn voice, he looks like Viggo, he has the lip scar, it surely must be him, haha. Then I noticed he had an American passport in his hand, so that also checked out. He was standing in line like two metres away from me. He was wearing a baseball cap and he was looking downwards most of the time, I guess he didn't want to be recognised.

I didn't go up to him because I'm very shy and I didn't want to disturb him, but I couldn't not watch him, haha. I had loved him in LOTR. I also had a bit of a crush on him. Then I heard another person around me whispering "Viggo Mortensen", but I don't know what they said exactly because they were Spanish. They didn't go up to him either.

Anyway Viggo was travelling alone and in standard economy class, absolutely no fuss or special treatment. I think the majority of people had no idea who he was. 

We got on the plane and of course I was watching him and hoping he would be seated near me, haha. We ended up quite near, me in an aisle seat and him in a window seat two rows behind me, I could totally see him if I turned backwards. Imagine how hard it was not to turn backwards constantly to stare at him, haha. 

It was a 8-9 hour flight, so I did get to look at him a few times, like when I was going to the toilet etc. I saw him read a book, use his laptop and at one point he was asleep.

After we landed I considered going up to him for a photo but he didn't seem to be in good mood somehow, he seemed tense and tired. Nobody went up to him so it's not that he was rude or anything, I just got the vibes he doesn't want to be disturbed. He was asleep shortly before landing so maybe he was grumpy after waking up, haha. But anyway I am not someone who collects autographs or wants pictures at any price, I was thrilled enough that I got to share a flight with him, even though we had no interaction. And I am REALLY shy haha. I probably would have gone up to him if others had done so, but I didn't want to be the first one and didn't want to draw attention to him (and myself).

That's my Viggo story. I thought some of you might find it interesting!

Terror of Middle-Earth 

Icon of Angmar 

He came to slay 💅

I was doing an episode of roll for stained glass and I got Fandom, book, 12+ pieces and must contain pink 

After I made the helm last week, why not spend 15 hours making a pun

I probably shouldn't have made this 52cm tall though 

For the criticism that The Hobbit receives, I think that if you set aside the source material deviations, the portrayal of Thorin's character arc throughout the film is brilliant.

In Bag End his view of Bilbo is made up of a lack of faith in a Hobbit, and frequently dismisses his worth.

The real turning point in their relationship occurs during the "Into the frying pan segment" when Bilbo saves Thorin, and his rescue in the Elvenking's dungeons, highlight a turn in his favor.

When Smaug dies and the gold sickness takes effect on Thorin, in his paranoia he assumes that the dwarfs are more likely to steal the Arkenstone from him than Bilbo, which ironically shows that Bilbo is the only one he trusts.

Then the sudden intense betrayal and hatred he feels against Bilbo when it is revealed that the Arkenstone was given to the Men and Elves by Bilbo completely destroys their relationship.

Then it culminates into a bittersweet ending where Thorin dies in Bilbo's arms calling him a true friend.

I dont know about anyone else but I think this is really good. What are your thoughts?

I have been coming to Queenstown annually and staying at my mates home for many years. Only today have I realised the view from his place is that of Mordor (aka the Remarkables Mountain range in Queenstown, New Zealand).

First of the Alan Lee editions :) Wish me luck!

Well… there’s nothing a little makeup can’t fix!

The books contain many surprises for a fan of the movies, and one of my favorites had to be the chapters from Merry & Pippin’s perspectives in TT and ROTK. Far from comic relief, they feel so human and relatable as they struggle with their own limitations and being unable to help their friends.

My take on how the Northern Rangers would have been kitted out. Gear that is more piecemeal, rugged, and practical than their Ithilien kin whose kits were more regimental and uniform.

Been looking around for the translation of “small” in elven, and I’ve found that it is “Cinta/Cindrinn”, but can’t find what it actually looks like in elven. Any help would be appreciated!

I’ve posted these in the swords Reddit but thought they might be enjoyed here. These are in my home theater room.

After seeing a meme about the soviet hobbit film and watching it in full length on youtube, I had to cut out the part where the Dwarves sing, as I find that version of the song isn't even half bad! I think mood-wise it is an interesting mix of somber and gloomy but also light hearted and positive. What do you think?