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Saruman the White ponders his palantír. "You are the trusted apprentice to one of the greatest Wizards in all Middle-earth" in A Spy in Isengard (Angus McBride cover art for Middle-earth Quest gamebook #1 by Terry K Amthor, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1988). McBride has been memed more than once.
#pondering my orb#wizard#Angus McBride#orb#Saruman#LotR#A Spy in Isengard#Middle-earth#palantir#Saruman the White#Middle-earth Quest#middle earth quest#JRR Tolkien#Tolkien#Terry K Amthor#game book#istar#istari#lord of the Rings#The Lord of the Rings#middle earth#palantír#mage#magic user#crystal ball
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I just wanted to draw Saruman with an IKEA shark
#SHARKEY#lotr memes#the lord of the rings#tolkien universe#sarumansharkey#saruman#tolkien stuff#istari#the silmarillion#digital art#middleearth#tolkien fanart
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Me, while reading The Lord of the Rings: So, are we ever going to learn what the deal is with Gandalf and the other wizards? Tolkien: How do you mean? Me: Well, they're clearly very long lived, they came from over the sea many ages ago, Gandalf at least can do magic; so what exactly are they? Are they Elves, are they Men, are they something else? Tolkien: Angels. Me: Ah, okay. Me: ... Me: ......what. Tolkien: They're angels in human form. Me: What? Tolkien: And Sauron is also an angel. Me: What??? Tolkien: Maybe I should have expanded upon that in the main trilogy? Me: You could have stood to mention it a little more, yes.
#gandalf#saruman#istari#lord of the rings#the lord of the rings#lotr#silmarillion#maia#tolkien#jrr tolkien
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Lord of the Rings's Gandalf the grey by artist Matías Bergara.
#gandalf#matias bergara#lord of the rings#gandalf the grey#gandalf the white#woah#the lord of the rings#cool#illustration#art#tolkien#lord of the rings trilogy#sword#magician#warlock#very old#powerful#silmarillion#the hobbit#kewl#istari#maiar#le seigneur des anneaux#valar#glamdring#the fellowship of the ring
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Radagast and friends! 🤎
Tolkientober Day 5: Istari
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Day 3 of lotr week: the green earth in the daylight.
Pov: somewhere on the first age.
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“The Crimson wizard”
“what if “ another was seduced by Melkor and instead Mairon was sent to Arda as an Istari
#mairon#Sauron#what if#tolkien#silmarillion#lotr#lord of the rings#istari#wizard#j r r tolkien#he has his own style#curumo can be the lieutenant in this au#but now I prefer osse to be evil Maia
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Pallando, one of the blue wizards of middle earth
#pallando#the blue wizards#istari#tolkien#tolkien fanart#the rings of power#the hobbit#the lord of the rings#the silmarillion#middle earth#my art#lotr#eastern middle earth#this is a first iteration sorta#gonna make it fullbody I think#Mr.Kida Tolkien AU
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LOTR20: Day 1: history: The Blue Wizards
They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second Age and Third Age in weakening and disarraying the forces of East ... who would both in the Second Age and Third Age otherwise have ... outnumbered the West.
Source: Last Writings | The Peoples of Middle-earth ✔All arts are mine and can be found on my blog. Today an awesome #lotrweek starts and I want to celebrate it by recalling my favorite and so underrated heroes - Ithryn Luin - Alatar Morinehtar and Pallando Romestamo. In his last writings Professor Tolkien revised their story and aknowledged the great impact they have had on a history of Middle-Earth. Their heroic deeds and sacrifices left vague but yet we can clearly see Professor's commitment to tell us more about their fate and Faithful Haradrim\Easterlings. What a story it could be... we can only guess now.
Special thanks to @lotr20 for welcoming any works based on LOTR - not movies only ❤
#lotrweek#tolkien#artmirka#lord of the rings#lotr#middle earth#haradrim#the blue wizards#istari#tolkien art
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Day #89 - Wildlife
Saw a drawing of red-haired Aiwendil the other day and couldn't get it out of my mind lol
Waaaghhh why is he always so cute I can't-- 😭
#radagast#aiwendil#istari#chibi#cute#digital art#silm art#pastel#bees#the silmarillion#tolkien#lotr#tolkien legendarium#silm#daily smol silm
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"What wouldst thou have more? Dost thou desire all the world for thy belly? I did not vow to give thee that. I am its Lord." – Morgoth, The Silmarillion
"Tears unnumbered ye shall shed; and the Valar will fence Valinor against you, and shut you out, so that not even the echo of your lamentation shall pass over the mountains." – Mandos, The Silmarillion
"Their swords and their counsels shall have two edges." – Melian, The Silmarillion
"Love not too well the work of thy hands and the devices of thy heart; and remember that the true hope of the Noldor lieth in the West, and cometh from the Sea." – Ulmo (through Tuor), The Silmarillion
"That is a small price for so great a treachery. So shall it surely be. Say on!" – Sauron, The Silmarillion
"Many are the strange chances of the world, and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter." – Gandalf, The Silmarillion
"Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." – Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
"So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." – Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring.
"You have grown, Halfling. Yes, you have grown very much. You are wise, and cruel. You have robbed my revenge of sweetness, and now I must go hence in bitterness, in debt to your mercy. I hate it and you! Well, I go and I will trouble you no more. But do not expect me to wish you health and long life. You will have neither. But that is not my doing. I merely foretell." – Saruman, The Return of the King
"Behold! The shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world." – Morgoth, The Children of Hurin
"Fool of a Took! This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance." – Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring
#ainur#maiar#istari#wizards#lord of the rings#silmarillion#lotr quotes#jrr tolkien#tolkien#lotr#the silm#the silmarillion#tolkien quotes#lord of the rings poll#lord of the rings quotes#tolkien polls#lotr poll#sauron#morgoth#melian#gandalf#olorin#gandalf the grey#saruman#ulmo#mandos#valar#the valar#fantasy
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Tom Bombadil first look.
#lord of the rings#lotr#lotredit#tolkien#silmarillion#valardynasty#the rings of power#rings of power s2#rings of power spoilers#rings of power#tom bombadil#the stranger#gandalf#istari#hobbit
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Gandalf for Tolkientober day 5: Istari
Really looking forward to seeing his journey in the show too
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"For Radagast, the fourth, became enamoured of the many beasts and birds that dwelt in Middle-earth, and forsook Elves and Men, and spent his days among the wild creatures." - J.R.R. Tolkien, Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"
@ainurweek day 2 ⇢ AIWENDIL
[ID: an edit comprised of four posters primarily in warm shades of green.
1: Congolese-dutch model Terence Munzemba sitting in a lush field. He has brown skin with light patches due to vitiligo and very short dark hair. His eyes are closed and the sunlight shines down on his upturned face and through his fingers. The image is surrounded by a thin white frame, with "Aiwendil" written in cursive in the middle of the bottom line / 2: A toucan sitting in a tree, looking away from the viewer. The image is framed in white on two sides; where the lines intersect in the top left corner, white text reads "lover of birds" / 3: A leopard on a tree branch, looking beyond the viewer. Same format as Image 2, but the frame and text are on the opposite side, and the text reads "friend of beasts" / 4: Terence Munzemba, sitting and looking seriously up at the viewer with his head resting on his hand. Purple flowers and grass are visible behind him. Same format as Image 1, but the text reads "Hrávandil //End ID]
#ainurweek#ainurweek2024#radagast#aiwendil#the silmarillion#lord of the rings#lotr#mepoc#silmedit#lotredit#tolkienedit#tolkiensource#sourcetolkien#oneringnet#fantasyedit#litedit#istari#maiar#the professor's world#edits with the wild hunt#brought to you by me#posters#described#fc: terence munzemba#scopophobia cw
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I wonder how many, if any, elements of LOTR we have Edith to thank for.
I mean, her husband was writing this stuff throughout their entire marriage, and he must’ve run some of it by her, if not all of it. Plus he based an entire character (Lúthien) on her, which she must’ve known. I wouldn’t be surprised if she looked over an early draft of LOTR and said “honey, come on, put an interesting female character somewhere in here,” a wish he most certainly granted via Éowyn.
I’ve heard rumors that JRR originally intended to pair Aragorn and Éowyn as a couple and then tragically kill off Éowyn, but Edith said “no way you’re making it that depressing” and insisted he change it. I’m not sure if this is true, but if so, thank you, Edith!
Also this may be a stretch - and it probably is - but I wonder if she had something to do with his drastic changes to the Blue Wizards’ story. In the 50s he wrote that they probably fell to Sauron and started evil magic cults. Perhaps later on, Edith said “by the way honey, couldn’t those Blue Wizards have been better than that?” It was 1972, the year after Edith passed, that JRR wrote his updates to the Blue Wizards saying they were actually successful in turning many Easterlings away from Sauron. Perhaps he did so to honor an idea of hers?
If anyone has any sources mentioning any contribution from Edith, I’d love to hear about it.
#jrr tolkien#edith tolkien#lotr#lotr books#lord of the rings#the silmarillion#tolkien legendarium#blue wizards#luthien tinuviel#eowyn#eowyn of rohan#luthien#alatar#pallando#istari#easterlings#sauron
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Gandalf the Grey - The Lord of the Rings
#gandalf the grey#gandalf the white#gandalf#fantasy#the lord of the rings#lord of the rings#lotr#istari#wizard#olorin#maiar#maia#silmarillion#aesthetic#moodboard#valinor#arda#jrr tolkien#tolkien#books
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