Tonight's bedtime listening. First time audio of a favourite #Tolkien book of mine. #UnfinishedTales read by Timothy and Samuel West

Been collecting Rawcliffe #LOTR #TheHobbit figures for quite a few years now and finally got hold of The Vengence of Smaug. Here he is eyeing up Ruth Lacon's Lake Town with hiw jewelled eyes #Tolkien

"They built a great watch-tower on Weathertop, Amon Sûl they called it. It was burned and broken, and nothing remains of it now but a tumbled ring, like a rough crown on the old hill's head" #LOTR #Tolkien #TolkienTrewsday The Tower and the Ruin. Jef Murray art @timbolton.bsky.social

A dance off you say? We have our own song

The grey mare of Farmer Giles of Ham illustrated by #PaulineBaynes #TolkienTrewsday #Tolkien

Nahar maybe "Nahar and his master" by Catherine Chmiel

The ponies in The Hobbit don't have much luck. Eaten by Goblins or some of them eaten by Smaug. Wonder if #Tolkien felt bad & gave Bill a large portion of luck? Horses for #TolkienTrewsday Art from animated film book & comic strip adaptation of #TheHobbit @timbolton.bsky.social

Grishnákh and Uglúk at No1 in the charts? 2 singles from @ralphbakshi.bsky.social #LOTR. The main theme & B side on one is Following the Orcs. Love Howard Shore's music but a big fan of Leonard Rosenman's score for the animated film, Wonder if the 2 Orcs realeased a video for the single? #Tolkien

Only own a few bits of original #Tolkien art. Here's Leslie Charlotte Benenson's Balrog. Known primarily as a sculptor, she did a number of scraperboard #LOTR pieces

"Now I go to Pelargir upon Anduin" I do, every time I head to bed as this is at the top of the stairs. The main harbour of Gondor, the city was built in S.A. 2350 "The Shire" Middle-earth panorama by #RogerGarland City for #TolkienTrewsday #Tolkien #LOTR @timbolton.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to #RodneyMatthews 81 today & still painting. Have a number of posters/jigsaws of his #Tolkien art & last week ordered some of his old stock of greetings/postcards

The only good bit about Ikea #LOTR #Tolkien

Most people are probably familiar with the Chris Achilleos "Host of Chaos" art which was both poster & cover for Games Workshop MERP edition. Probably less well known is "No Prisoners" which was art for 1991 Riders of Rohan PC game. Here's a postcard @joelmerriner.bsky.social #Tolkien #LOTR

Leaf by Niggle is possibly my favourite non Middle-Earth Tolkien story. It's either that or Smith of Wooton Major. Anyway, Trinity Forum edition arrived this week. Like it #Tolkien #LeafbyNiggle

Balrogs like a good snooze in July #Tolkien #AlanLee

Farewell good thief He said I go now to the halls of waiting to sit beside my fathers, until the world is renewed Since I leave now all gold & silver, and go where it is of little worth I wish to part in friendship from you & I would take back my words & deeds at the Gate #TolkienTrewday Forgiveness

🎵Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, oh I do like to be beside the sea .......🎵 Except when I keep getting that recurring dream about a giant wave. #TolkienTrewsday #Tolkien

Oi Tuor. I've left armour for you in that abandonned place. Now follow this guy I've washed up on the beach to a secret fancy city & tell the Elven King there to abandon it or they're all going to die Oh and while you're there marry his daughter. Sounds fishy but ok #TolkienTrewsday The Sea #Tolkien

A Scottish opera singer born in Turrif Aberdeenshire 1945 Trained at Royal Academy of Music & sang as a soloist with Scottish Opera & frequently appeared in the productions of the Royal Opera. Elvin & Swann performed at Tolkien's Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration at Merton College 23rd Mar 1966

Japanese movie program for #RalphBakshi Lord of the Rings and a ticket with #MikePloog Nazgûl art. There's a Galadriel and Frodo stamp on the 1st page. Would love to see this on the big screen at some point #Tolkien #LOTR

#TolkienTrewsday "Companions" This piece is called Faithful Companion - Sam fire starting. Produced by Clarecraft & based on the art of #PeterPracownik these all have names like My Precious, Ringbearer etc to avoid copyright. 6 in total but haven't managed to find Legolas yet @timbolton.bsky.social

The deadliest weapon in the world is a Hobbit and his ring #Tolkien

I often think of unanswered #Tolkien questions when reading & last night it was I wonder if Beorn's wife knew he was a skin changer before marrying him & when did her baby Grimbeorn begin the change? If not I'm guessing marriage may have been a bit of a shock to her Beorn by #MichaelHague #TheHobbit

In that hour the Children of the Earth awoke, the firstborn of Ilúvatar.By the starlit mere of Cuiviénen, Water of Awakening, they rose from the sleep of Ilúvatar. Awakening of the Elves by Michael Foreman always reminds me of Houses of the Holy #TolkienTrewsday #Silmarillion @timbolton.bsky.social

Promotional sticker & the album of theme music for #RalphBakshi Lord of the Rings. Love the music for the animated #LOTR especially the scenes with the Ringwraiths Leonard Rosenman 1924-2008 also composed music for James Dean & Planet of the Apes movies and Star Trek IV amongst others #Tolkien

Sad to read that artist John Blanche has passed away. Loved his #Tolkien and role playing artwork. @joelmerriner.bsky.social @thetolkienist.com

"But Hurin did not answer, & they sat beside the stone, and did not speak again; & when the sun went down Morwen sighed and clasped his hand, & was still; & Hurin knew that she had died" Lots of sad #Silmarillion passages but find this sadest. Mothers/Fathers #TolkienTrewsday @timbolton.bsky.social

Since they seem all the rage, would you be averse to starring in a remake?

Restoration for #TolkienTrewsday At the end of #LOTR in The Shire "The Gaffer was restored to Number Three" Bagshot Row Will Whitfoot was restored as Mayor & in place of the Party Tree there was "the only mallorn west of the mountains" Storn Cook & Ted Nasmith art #Tolkien @timbolton.bsky.social