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e_kloczko<p>My “New Elvish Typography Project,” also includes the making of Middle-earth Dingbats Font(s).</p><p>A stylized Orthanc tower. <br>The white crown of Gondor used by the chancellery of King Aragorn (Elessar Telcontar) in Minas Tirith. Note that this is the real White Crown and not the fake crown of the movies.<br>And the star of Fëanor.<br>There are enough different "things" to make over a hundred Dingbats.</p><p>Real question: "How many Dingbats in one Font usually?" Thanks for your feedback.</p><p><a href="https://typo.social/tags/dingbat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dingbat</span></a> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</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>
e_kloczko<p>Another forgotten Tengwa on the left (it does not appear in any of free Tengwar Fonts available today). It is this variant "rómen" (shown on the right) that I have drawn in the style of Alcarin Tengwar by Toshi. </p><p>This glyph does not have a special Elvish name. It might be called "variant rómen".</p><p>Below the glyphs, Tolkien's explanation showing his calligraphy of the ('forgotten') glyph.</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> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/elvishtypography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elvishtypography</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>
e_kloczko<p>The new Tengwa in context. </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> <a href="https://typo.social/tags/elvishtypography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elvishtypography</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>
e_kloczko<p>C. Tolkien abstained from publishing the hundreds pages of his father's notes on the Tengwar. He gave copies of these ms and an authorization to a closed group of US cultists.<br>This Tengwa was published in "Sauron Defeated" (p. 131), which I bought when it was published in 1992. But I had to wait until 2024 to understand that it was an alternate form of the Tengwa 'rómen' and not a mistake by JRR Tolkien. <br>And hundreds of pages on the Tengwar remain unpublished to this day! 😩 😤 <br><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></p>
Tabletop Bellhop (Moe T)<p>New Review on YouTube!</p><p>The One Ring Roleplaying in the world of The Lord of the Rings</p><p>Many people consider this to be the best Middle-Earth inspired RPG ever published. Do we think it lives up to the hype?</p><p>Watch to find out:<br>youtu.be/6dWN5VcTdEQ</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/TheOneRing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheOneRing</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/MiddleEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEarth</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/TTRPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TTRPG</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/LotR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LotR</span></a></p>
Tolkiendil<p>La Chute d'Arthur de <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> paraîtra enfin en format poche chez Pocket le 21 août ! </p><p>Plus d'infos sur notre fiche bibliographique 👉 <a href="https://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/biblio/arthur" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tolkiendil.com/tolkien/biblio/</span><span class="invisible">arthur</span></a></p>
Virginicus<p>There’s a thought: Do you suppose <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> based Thingol Greycloak on King Numa Pompilius?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@AimeeMaroux/114380911500290785" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@AimeeMaroux/1</span><span class="invisible">14380911500290785</span></a></p>
FlohEinsteinWhy can't you eavesdrop on what Ents are talking?<br> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/tolkien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tolkien</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/lotr?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lotr</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/dadjoke?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dadjoke</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/encryption?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#encryption</a> <a href="https://pix.kohler.is/discover/tags/aigenerated?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aigenerated</a>
Craig BaileyI shot this in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StowOnTheWold?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StowOnTheWold</a> and there's a pretty cool story surrounding it.<br> <br> This old church has two trees framing the door which have now grown to be a part of the structure. It's said that <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tolkien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tolkien</a>, who lived nearby, would visit this village and used these doors as inspiration for Durin's Door. The secret door in to <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Moria?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Moria</a> from <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LordOfTheRings?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LordOfTheRings</a> ... "Speak friend, and enter"<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BlackAndWhitePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackAndWhitePhotography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FilmPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FilmPhotography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AnalogPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AnalogPhotography</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pentax?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pentax</a><br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Spotmatic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spotmatic</a>
Virginicus<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@glyph" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>glyph</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Taweret</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vmst.io/@jalefkowit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jalefkowit</span></a></span> The question of the rightful owner of the One Ring is complicated and hilarious. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2023/09/17/of-golf-balls-and-war-spoils-the-one-ring-and-property-law-squabbles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/2</span><span class="invisible">023/09/17/of-golf-balls-and-war-spoils-the-one-ring-and-property-law-squabbles/</span></a></p>
Doo Filie 🍃<p><a href="https://bolha.us/tags/Introducao" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introducao</span></a> • Sou o Doo, nasci em 1987 em <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/S%C3%A3oPaulo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SãoPaulo</span></a>, onde entre indas e vindas ainda moro. Sou <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/bissexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bissexual</span></a>, <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/pai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pai</span></a> e em um relacionamento <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/monog%C3%A2mico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monogâmico</span></a> com a Lee. Tenho1 <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/dog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dog</span></a>, o Huan e o Durin que está no céu. Faço tratamento para TAB, e estou muito bem. Sou formado em audiovisual, não atuo, faço <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/desenhos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desenhos</span></a> e algumas pessoas deixam eu fazer <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/tatuagem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tatuagem</span></a> nelas, e estou me especializando nisso. Ano que vem começo a cursar <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/psicologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psicologia</span></a>. Sou fã de <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> e estou sempre lendo suas obras e consumindo esse conteúdo, falo bastante sobre isso. Curto <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/Fantasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasia</span></a>, <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> e <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/Surrealismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surrealismo</span></a>. Nesse último meu artista favorito é o <a href="https://bolha.us/tags/DavidLynch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidLynch</span></a>. Estou chegando de outra instância.<br>DIGA AMIGO, E ENTRE 🍃</p>
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