For theme of parties, celebrations and festivals, there's really only one thing that comes to mind:

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A marker pen sketch for No, it's not a festival, but it is Bombur, celebrating life with a pie 🥧

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As mentioned this morning when I opened up I wrote a blog about the River-maidens (https://t.co/QV1qj709px).
I didn't add the Marsh-Hag (p.23) from Francesco Nepitello's The One Ring RPG "Lake-Town" book with art by

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Nienna, whose element was grief, was one of the most powerful Valar. Her name contained the word nië ("tear"). Her tears symbolized pity and they saved the last fruit and flower of the damaged Two Trees. She taught Olorin/Gandalf about compassion.
https://t.co/T0F56a9Vze

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“Ulmo, Lord of the Waters" by John Howe

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The Downfall of Númenor
”the sea is always right”



Art by Alan Lee

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The element of water is something that surrounds Galadriel. It is her Nenya ring, in her mirror, in the river Celebrant that runs through Lothlórien, and even in the color of her eyes, blue as the seas Ulmo rules.

Week 5: Water–Tuesday 28/03/23

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"In Cuiviénen sweet ran the waters under unclouded stars..."

For week 5: Water 🌊✨

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My post will be a little art-heavy as I think this "Unexpected Party" seriously deserves a very special mention.

To me it is one of the most hilarious things has ever written and I absolutely love it.

It is a feast 🍺🤣🍢🍷

https://t.co/6eybOL5IKE

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A little Treebeard for
(Inspired by the version from the Ralph Bakshi film)

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For
“The fallen Southron” (watercolour, 2003)
“Imrahil tends to his nephew” (watercolour, 2003)
“Defending Osgiliath” (watercolour, 2022)
“Númenórean steel-bows” (watercolour, 2022)

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‘Romance’ has grown out of ‘allegory,’ and its wars are still derived from the ‘inner war’ of allegory in which good is on one side and various modes of badness on the other. In real life men are on both sides.'
📨Tolkien
🖼️John Howe

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🧙‍♂️ Introducing:
A shared # Hashtag Twitter experience for the Tolkien community following weekly themes whilst discussing/sharing content. Details here: https://t.co/YhXsq5fzSM
🎨with permission from

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