Category Archives: Tolkien

Oh Nooooooooooooooo…the humanity! II

Nooooooooooooooo….Oh the humanity!

Alan Lee is a Brit. from Middlsex and attended the Ealing School of Art. He is perhaps one of the best known ‘Tolkien illustrators’ designing the cover and textual illustrations for the centennial edition (1991) of LotRings; the 1995 edition of The … Continue reading →

As mentioned yesterday, John Howe is one of the top two Tolkien visual iconographers. He is Canadian but lives in Switzerland and studied art in France. Howe was already well-known for his Tolkien illustrations in books and calendars, and was hired … Continue reading →

The greatest sustained illustrators of Tolkien that really brought Middle-Earth to life, are Alan Lee and John Howe.  Their numerous oil paintings, drawings and water colours substantially fleshed out Tolkien’s worlds or words and set the visual iconography.  Sir Peter … Continue reading →

Umbar was an old Numenorean state of men that rebelled against the authority of the divine Valar. After the collapse of Numenor (in the age before Lord of the Rings) the men of Umbar reiterated their independence and became rebels, … Continue reading →

(12) Variags of Khand (Southrons) Variags of Khand were a race of men, an obscure tribe of Southrons (Haradrim) from the extreme south-east fringes of known Middle-Earth in the Haradwaith (thus “Haradrim” of Near Harad or Far Harad). Khand is immediately south of … Continue reading →

I had such an interesting reaction to my various posts on Lord of the Rings, Tolkien and The Hobbit (reposted below), such as the series 7Best (Tolkien’s Art 7/7), that I thought I might start a new series on the Peoples & Creatures … Continue reading →