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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Laurelin 💍 (He/Him)

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🧙‍♂️ Graduate in Art History, #Tolkien fan, explorer of new places and gamer. #LOTRO #OneRingRPG. Organiser of #TolkienTrewsday. Fan of #TROP #TheRingsOfPower 💍 📗✍️ https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Laurelin 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · Nov 17

👋 Welcome to my feed! I’m UK-based. I write about 🧙‍♂️ JRR Tolkien and I’m 💍 #TheRingsofPower friendly. I’m a proud member of the #Tolkien community and a member of @tolkiensociety.org, @mythsoc.bsky.social and other organisations/groups. I’m also a 🎮 gamer and play #LOTRO etc.

“Gandalf in the Archives of Minas Tirith” by Matthew Stewart (2014). Source: http://www.matthew-stewart.com/middle-earth#/gandalf-in-the-archives-of-minas-tirith/

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Gnome Scarf @gnomescarf.bsky.social · 1d

#Tolkientober

Seafarers

Gimli and Legolas sailing on a swan boat

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Child of Twilight Art @lomionart.bsky.social · 1d

#Tolkientober - Day 9: Fall

"and [Tuor] cast him far out, and his body as it fell smote the rocky slopes of Amon Gwareth thrice ere it pitched into the flames below."Tolkien, Silmarillion

#Maeglin #FallOfGondolin #Silmarillion

Maeglin is falling his hair and wind swept upwards. His right arm is outstretched upwards. His facial expression is full of fear and terror. Below the flames engulf him

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Bladorthin le Barde @bladorthin.bsky.social · 1d

#Tolkientober
Jour 9: CHUTE

"Sans répit
Les Gobelins rient
Tout partout
Loin en dessous
En bas
Mon gars!"

Hobbit, 4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7T6...

Le Hobbit: Cric! crac! à l'attaque ! (chanson des gobelins 1: Clap! Snap! the black crack!)

YouTube video by Bladorthin & Niphredil

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MGCoco | Tolkientober 🎨 @mgcoco.bsky.social · 21h

Preview for a later #Tolkientober but it kinda also fits today’s prompt, Fall!

A small Arwen reaching out to touch some fall leaves

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i amar prestar aen @oakleaf.bsky.social · 18h

#Tolkientober day 9: fall

“Before the rising of the sun Eärendil slew Ancalagon the Black, the mightiest of the dragon-host, and cast him from the sky; and he fell upon the towers of Thangorodrim, and they were broken in his ruin.”

A small watercolor painting of a black dragon fallen backwards onto the peaks of mountains erupting like volcanos, wings outspread and fire spewing from his open mouth towards a tiny ship shining with white light above him

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Laura Michel @aislings.bsky.social · 18h

#Tolkientober Day 8: Rings.

Beneath cold stars' gaze
Nine once proud kings and warriors
Had their souls taken.

#Tolkientober2025 #Haiku

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Laura Michel @aislings.bsky.social · 18h

#Tolkientober Day 9: Fall.

One last deed, one fall
From grace, hope ends in fire.
Who shall release us?

#Tolkientober2025 #Haiku

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Reflective Rambling / Nalana / Cassie @reflectiverambling.bsky.social · 14h

going with the deceit interpretation of "Fall" for day 9 of #tolkientober

#fanart #doodle #sketch #annatar #celembrimbor #sauron #ringsofpower #lotr #rop #tolkien

two elves, one in dark clothing with straight long hair and leaf patterning almost like wings around shoulders and chest looking concerned at the other, older, short hair, lighter clothing with a frilled collar

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Erin @chandlerin.bsky.social · 11h

Ficlet for #Tolkientober Day 9: Fall
"At the edge of a cliff, Galadriel stood alone."
Writing was a struggle today, but I did it, so that's still a win.
#tolkientober2025
www.tumblr.com/lilyhandmaid...

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Chechula @chechula.bsky.social · 1d

Another #Tolkientober Bilbo ♥

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Raquel ⚔️ TROP era 💍 @raquelnekro.bsky.social · 18h

#Tolkientober

Day 9: Tom Bombadil 🌲🌳🌲

Fine liners, ink washing and a little of Merry Dol! Ring a dong dillo!

😅

#tolkientober #inktober #tombombadil #trop #inks #traditionalart

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Bladorthin le Barde @bladorthin.bsky.social · 1d

#Tolkientober
Jour 8: ANNEAUX

Dans cette version des énigmes de Bilbo et Gollum, l'ANNEAU est représenté par deux arpèges suspendues qu'on entend au tout début et à la fin: j'y trouve à la fois fascination et corruption (la base descend d'un demi-ton).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEdt...

Le Hobbit: Rhapsodie des énigmes dans le noir (Riddles in the dark Rhapsody)

YouTube video by Bladorthin & Niphredil

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Raquel ⚔️ TROP era 💍 @raquelnekro.bsky.social · 1d

#Tolkientober

Day 8: Círdan 🛶

#tolkientober #inktober #círdan #trop #inks #traditionalart

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Erin @chandlerin.bsky.social · 1d

A belated #Tolkientober Day 7: Osanwë
"The first time, she thought she must have been mistaken. Imagining things. She was half delirious, collapsed onto the bottom of the raft, when she felt a presence lingering just outside the bounds of her mind."
#tolkientober2025
www.tumblr.com/lilyhandmaid...

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i amar prestar aen @oakleaf.bsky.social · 1d

#Tolkientober day 8: rings

“…the jewels green that burned
in Beren's ring. These Noldor had set as eyes of serpents twined that met beneath a golden crown of flowers, that one upholds and one devours.”

A small watercolor painting of the ring of Barahir: two silver snakes with emerald eyes entwined beneath a crown of golden flowers. One has its mouth open to eat the flowers. The background is a gradient wash of indigo blue, pale around the ring and darkening into the corners of the paper

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Reflective Rambling / Nalana / Cassie @reflectiverambling.bsky.social · 1d

day 8 of #tolkientober "Rings"

#fanart #doodle #sketch #poppy #nori #dilly #rop #lotr #ringsofpower #harfoot

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Erin @chandlerin.bsky.social · 1d

A bit over 500 words for #Tolkientober Day 8: Rings
"'One is for you,' Celebrimbor said. But she knew already."
Perhaps I ship Galadriel/Nenya.
#tolkientober2025
www.tumblr.com/lilyhandmaid...

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Lefty @lefty.unhingedfellowship.lol · 2d

„The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum... shadow and flame.“
I’m doing a TRoP villains series on Instagram mainly with the #inktober prompts. ☺️
The older Durin is perfect for „reckless“ and „rings“ 💍 #tolkientober #tolkienart #khazaddum

Black and white pastel drawing of King Durin III., an elderly dwarf with a stubborn gaze and an extensive beard, wearing a metal crown

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Galadriel @lady-of-the-light.bsky.social · 3d

Seafarers: The song of the sea whispers in her heart, a never-ending call. They are not seafarers, the elves, but the foam of the tides whispers of home. Once she lived across the ocean. And yet in this land she has been born anew, once, twice, again. The ocean calls, but roots sink into the earth.

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Laura Michel @aislings.bsky.social · 3d

#Tolkientober Day 7: Ósanwë.

Though you are long gone,
I treasure memories of
Hearts and minds touching.

#Tolkientober2025 #Haiku #Tolkientrewsday

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Mango @ariesisrising.bsky.social · 2d

#Tolkientober Day 7: Ósanwë.

My first time trying to participate in this stuff yay I’m so happy

#Tolkientober2025 #elrond #art #lotr

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Raquel ⚔️ TROP era 💍 @raquelnekro.bsky.social · 2d

#Tolkientober

Day 7: Mirdania 💔

#tolkientober #inktober #mirdania #trop #inks #traditionalart

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MADIlusttra @madilusttra.bsky.social · 2d

#TOLKIENTOBER Day 6: SEAFARERS 🌊

Figurehead
Acrylic on sand paper 🖌️🎨

#Tolkientober2025 #Valinor #Cirdan #Elrond #theringsofpower

Alternate version of a wooden ship figurehead made with pastel colours

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i amar prestar aen @oakleaf.bsky.social · 2d

#Tolkientober day 7: Ósanwë

The interchange of thought (based on reference art of a Māori hongi greeting)

A small watercolor painting of two dark haired people seen from the neck up, with their eyes closed and their foreheads gently resting together

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Reflective Rambling / Nalana / Cassie @reflectiverambling.bsky.social · 2d

day 7 of #tolkientober 'osanwe' - #glorfindel uses his mental connection to #erestor when convenient.... to him.

((sindarin from tara.istad.org ))
#fanart #tolkien #lotr #elves #doodle

elven man taking scrolls from shelf, voice from afar: "Erestor? Eeeeerestor? Meleth nin? Miluir? saelon? thalion nin? Greatest of all sagely ones?

panel two same elf sitting, folded hands. erestor, speaking: "WHAT?" glorfindel's voicel: "I'm in the springs."
Erestor: "and?"
glorfindel; 'i forgot a towel"
erestor : "When has display ever bothered you?"
thrid panel of elf swimming , "The dwarven delegation."
erestor: "and?"
glorfindel: "They would not be so charmed."
erestor; 'and?"
glorfindel: "Their axes are...of a height."
panel four, erestor has head on desk, one arm on top of his head, one in front of. speaking: "...give me ten."

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