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deerbard<p>Spilled ink exactly in an area that’s going to be fully filled with black. Am I lucky or what?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/12SymbolicCharacters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>12SymbolicCharacters</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/TolkienIllustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TolkienIllustration</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2054623/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2054623/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> New Zealand airport bids farewell to flying Gandalf sculpture: ‘it breaks my heart’ <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airport</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Eagles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eagles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gandalf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gandalf</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/jackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jackson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LordOfTheRings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LordOfTheRings</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeterJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterJackson</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wellington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wellington</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/W%C4%93t%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wētā</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/W%C4%93t%C4%81Workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WētāWorkshop</span></a></p>
AccordionBruce<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>parismarx</span></a></span> <br>What a great article!<br>As I grow up I see a lot fewer trustworthy kings, so have to part ways with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a>’s wistful desire for that political fantasy</p><p>It’s distressing to see a favourite text associated with hatred and abuse</p><p>At least it’s not the author spouting it on Twitter <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Paris Marx<p>“The Silicon Valley right doesn’t just borrow from Tolkien; they reforge his moral vision into a weapon for a new age. They envision a new kind of privatized national-security state, merging the oligarchic power of Silicon Valley, the deep pockets of venture capital and private equity, and the lethal might of the U.S. military—a military-industrial complex with Tolkienesque characteristics.”</p><p><a href="https://arcmag.org/mythic-capital/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arcmag.org/mythic-capital/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lotr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palantir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/anduril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anduril</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>In which All the Adventures finally embarks on The Hobbit (1982)</p><p>I clear up a great deal of history that has been muddled over the years</p><p>and get lost in the game fairly early.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/05/the-hobbit-1982/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/05/the-</span><span class="invisible">hobbit-1982/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/msx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macintosh</span></a></p>
Nimloth<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@Virginicus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Virginicus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@BlackAzizAnansi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BlackAzizAnansi</span></a></span> When people tell me about Denethor or Ecthelion (<a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/TheLordOfTheRing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheLordOfTheRing</span></a>), I reply "Which one?"<br>Works for many characters tbh.<br>Also I throw a party for Pi Day each year.</p>
Sturmkrähe<p><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/StreamingTipp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StreamingTipp</span></a>: "J.R.R. <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> - Herr der Worte, Herr der Welten"<br><a href="https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/049471-000-A/j-r-r-tolkien/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">arte.tv/de/videos/049471-000-A</span><span class="invisible">/j-r-r-tolkien/</span></a><br>oder<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEQNhwJVTy4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=rEQNhwJVTy</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p>
Virginicus<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@BlackAzizAnansi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BlackAzizAnansi</span></a></span> I’ve spent so much time studying <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> that I once accidentally pronounced “celebrity” with a hard C.</p>
ᴺⁱˡᶻ 🍸<p>Meine Frau hat begonnen <a href="https://norden.social/tags/HerrDerRinge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HerrDerRinge</span></a> zu <a href="https://norden.social/tags/lesen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lesen</span></a>. Jetzt bin ICH gespannt, wie sie es findet ☺️</p><p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/buch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buch</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/hdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hdr</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/lotr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotr</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a></p>
ADG aka hern aka antihrn<p>gray, france (january 2025)<br>the elusive ent...<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/phonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/squareformat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>squareformat</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/digicrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digicrap</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/colour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colour</span></a><br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ent</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/weepingwillow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weepingwillow</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>night</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fog</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a></p>
e_kloczko<p>The Plan: </p><p>In order to learn to design tengwar I am using Toshi's work.</p><p>Red are the tengwar I designed this month in the style of Alacarin Tengwar by Toshi Omagari.<br>Blue tengwa, I reassigned it.</p><p>After mastering the design of the Tengwar and doing the 15 or about Open Type Fonts for each mode Tolkien imagined, I will finish designing my Tengwar Sans Serif, then open a site dedicated to the Tengwar, and then do the "Middle-earth Dingbats Fonts".</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/tengwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tengwar</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/elvishtypography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elvishtypography</span></a></p>
Virginicus<p>Legolas Greenleaf, long under tree<br>In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea!<br>If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,<br>Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey/114419547341888625" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey/11</span><span class="invisible">4419547341888625</span></a></p>
smeg<p>During my allergy season, Tolkien and I are just going to have to disagree about the splendor of trees.</p><p><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/lotr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotr</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/lotrmeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotrmeme</span></a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Emerald Lakes (Ngarotopounamu) in New Zealand</p><p>These neon green and blue lakes are in the shadow of two huge volcanoes.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=maori" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maori</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=volcanoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volcanoes</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/emerald-lakes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emerald Lakes (Ngarotopounamu)</a></p>
Virginicus<p>I can’t believe that someone I voted for won a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> Society Award. That never happens!<br><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mvsj7wwyvl4fegc3cozmlfut/post/3lnqwghqrac2v" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app</span><span class="invisible">/profile/did:plc:mvsj7wwyvl4fegc3cozmlfut/post/3lnqwghqrac2v</span></a></p>
e_kloczko<p>The text below written by J.R.R. Tolkien about Elvish Numerals was only published last September (2024).<br> <br>I just designed this evening (it is almost 2 in the night in France) the Elvish &lt; &gt; glyphs.</p><p>A bit "thick maybe"? Feedback is welcome. I'm here to learn. 😎 </p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/tengwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tengwar</span></a></p>
Virginicus<p>That’s wyrd. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://stephencwinter.com/2025/04/26/luck-served-you-there-but-you-seized-your-chance-with-both-hands-one-might-say-some-more-thoughts-on-the-empty-morgul-vale-that-frodo-and-sam-will-walk-through/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stephencwinter.com/2025/04/26/</span><span class="invisible">luck-served-you-there-but-you-seized-your-chance-with-both-hands-one-might-say-some-more-thoughts-on-the-empty-morgul-vale-that-frodo-and-sam-will-walk-through/</span></a></p>
Virginicus<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://historians.social/@bretdevereaux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bretdevereaux</span></a></span> This analysis works better for me than Tom Shippey’s application of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CSLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSLewis</span></a>’s magia/goeteia distinction. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a></p>
Gurre Vildskägg<p>The first woke person was Durin.</p><p>Evidence:<br>"Durin woke and walked alone"<br>- Song of Durin</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/Woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a></p>
Akshay<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mementomori.social/@juergen_hubert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>juergen_hubert</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/germany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>germany</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>folklore</span></a></span> </p><p>Ping <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dtg.social/@dtg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dtg</span></a></span> who might be interested in the Paths of the Dead as described in Swiss folklore!</p><p>(as well as general German language folklore translated by OP)</p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a></p>
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