My Images of Middle Earth

There was a period, from the early 70s to the time I caught glandular fever in 1982, when a phrase or sentence in The Lord of the Rings would trigger an image in my mind and I would attempt to capture it on paper. These are the results:

Gandalf from The Hobbit

This is from Bilbo's first meeting with Gandalf, on a bright sunny morning outside Bag End.

Frodo's Dream

In Tom Bombadil's House, Frodo dreams of Isengard!

Barrow Wight!

Pippin, Merry and Sam about to become a dark sacrifice.

The Stranger in the Common Room

The mysterious hooded stranger, with his long shanks stretched out before him, smoking his pipe.

'They are terrible!'

Strider tells the hobbits about the black riders

The Witch King Attacks

A very loose interpretation of the attack on Weathertop

Gandalf's Problem

In the dark of Moria, Gandalf comes to a splitting of the way, and can't remember which way to take.

The Two Towers

A dustjacket design

Elf Children Gaze at the First Dawn

Inspired by the description of Merry and Pippin peering out of Fangorn

Ent Eyes

As described by Merry and Pippin

Helm's Deep

My own map of Helm's Deep

The Return of Faramir

After the defence of Osgiliath

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Background: The device of Idril Celebrindal, from the dust cover of 'The Silmarillion' (1977). Image used without permission.
Last update 13/12/02
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