Don't go where I can't follow...

A fascinating, gorgeous and extremely well-written article for anyone interested in the discussion around the intentionality of the intimacy Tolkien crafted between Frodo and Sam.

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2020 moodboard Tolkien edition

The Last Homely House East of the Sea

gandalf introducing bilbo to the rest of the company like

Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.

“Excuse me, that man in the corner, who is he?” “He’s one of them rangers. Dangerous folk they are — wandering the wilds. What his right name is I’ve never heard, but around here, he’s known as Strider.”

Drafts for the Doors of Durin

Hobbiton, Matamata, New Zealand.

Three things that make me happy: Bilbo laughing, Bilbo hugging, Bilbo having an adventure

May we take sometime today to remember the author who proved to all that fantasy is not only escapism, but an inherent and vital part of the human being. To the man, whose stories were always a light to me in dark places, thank you.

(if you know the credits to the last painting, send me please)

Don’t forget to raise a toast to the Professor, who would be 125 years today. Thank you for everything. 

“Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.”