#MiddleEarth
My Wētā Workshop Cirith Ungol, pride of place next to my painting desk. It was expensive, but I do love it.
#middleearth #lordoftherings
October 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#middleearth Skirmish Tally 🏆

⚔️ Gondor — 13-5
🍎 Hobbits — 9-3
🗡️ Mordor — 9-3
⛏️ Dwarves — 12-7
🗡️ Isengard — 7-2

Glory may fade but the ledger remembers all.
November 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
« Prisonniers des Gobelins », 1986

by John Howe (Canadian illustrator, born 1957)
Original painting after "Bilbo the Hobbit", by J.R.R Tolkien

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JohnHowe #jrrtolkien #bilbotheHobbit #dwarves #goblins #goblintown #middleearth
November 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Updated #middleearth Census of the Dark Lord's Armies

🗡️ Orcs: 110
🗡️ Uruk-hai: 52
🪨 Trolls & Half-trolls: 62
🐘 Haradrim: 34
🏴 Easterlings: 31
🏴 Variags: 14
🐺 Warg-riders: 23
⚔️ Black Númenóreans: 11
👁️ Nazgûl: 9

👁️ Total Forces of Sauron: 346
November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#ocs #dwarves #middleearth 🗡️⚔️
October 29, 2026 at 5:25 PM
So, I'm still working my way through the last three images, but I got super caught up in an over-ambitious inspiration for "Fangs."
Behold: Beren, Lúthian, Huan and Draugluin / Carcharoth...
#inktober #simarillion #middleearth #lotr
November 2, 2026 at 3:33 AM
#middleearth Tidings from the Dark Tower

🗡️ Mordor — 95 strong
🗡️ Isengard — 70 strong
🗡️ Orcs of the Misty Mountains — 51 strong
🐘 Harad — 47 strong
🏴 Easterlings — 31 strong
🪨 Trolls — 26 strong
🏴 Variags — 14 strong
⚔️ Black Númenóreans — 11 strong
November 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#middleearth Weakest of the Peoples

⚔️ Woodmen — 96 might, 5 strong
⚔️ Drúedain — 123 might, 7 strong
⚰️ Barrow-wights — 125 might, 5 strong
🏴‍☠️ Corsairs — 140 might, 12 strong
⚔️ Men of Dale — 239 might, 24 strong

Even the smallest banner can turn a battle. ⚔️
October 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#middleearth Arms Race

🗡️ 466 of 749 citizens carry arms (38% unarmed)
📦 119 different items in circulation

📈 Most common gear: an Elven Cloak of Lórien 🧥 (19 bearers)
📉 Rarest held gear: the One Ring 💍 (1 bearer)

The wilds of Middle-earth hold treasures yet unclaimed. ⚔️
November 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
📜 Today is 2 Blotmath by the Shire Reckoning (Hísimë 2).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 748

⚔️ Free Peoples: 376
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 350
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 22

🔮 five of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
November 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📜 Today is 1 Blotmath by the Shire Reckoning (Hísimë 1).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 748

⚔️ Free Peoples: 379
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 369
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 0

🔮 five of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
November 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
📜 Today is 1 Blotmath by the Shire Reckoning (Hísimë 1).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 748

⚔️ Free Peoples: 379
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 369
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 0

🔮 five of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
November 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
#middleearth Strongest of the Peoples

🗡️ Mordor — 2391 might (+766 more, returning from battle), 93 strong
🗡️ Isengard — 1467 might (+166 more, returning from battle), 68 strong
⛏️ Dwarves — 1403 might, 50 strong
⚔️ Gondor — 1378 might, 72 strong

Ally yourself wisely before the battles begin. ⚔️
October 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My drawing of the Flame of Udun.

#Tolkien #Lordoftherings #Middleearth #Art #Artsky #Fantasy
October 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#middleearth Legendary Loot Tracker

⚔️ 41 of 43 legendary artifacts claimed.

🔍 Still lost in the wilds:
1 of the 5 Staves of the Istari
the barred helm of the Herald 🪖

💍 All Rings of Power have been found.
October 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#middleearth Faction Arsenal

⚔️ Free Peoples: 234 armed, 8134 strength — 47% of all might
🗡️ Sauron's Forces: 225 armed, 9263 strength — 53% of all might
🕯️ Unallied: 0 armed, 0 strength — 0% of all might

The balance of power shifts with every quest. ⚔️
October 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
📜 Today is 30 Winterfilth by the Shire Reckoning (Narquelië 30).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 745

⚔️ Free Peoples: 377
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 368
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 0

🔮 five of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
October 31, 2026 at 2:00 PM
There were 0 unallied not long ago, now 22. Who are these factions; corporate-establishment democrats, am I right?

Pushing irl politics into #middleearth just this once, on account of the important voting ahead 🗳️

💙 🔵 ✅
📜 Today is 2 Blotmath by the Shire Reckoning (Hísimë 2).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 748

⚔️ Free Peoples: 376
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 350
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 22

🔮 five of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
November 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The enigmatic and mysterious forest dweller, Tom Bombadil. Nintendo Game Boy Camera at Comic-Con. Colored with Colorize App.

#gameboycamera #comiccon #8bit #lordoftherings #tombombadil #middleearth #nintendo #videogames #gaming #retro #retrogaming
October 28, 2026 at 5:55 PM
📜 Today is 29 Winterfilth by the Shire Reckoning (Narquelië 29).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 732

⚔️ Free Peoples: 365
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 367
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 0

🔮 four of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
October 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM
While AO3 is down, if you want to read some Tolkien fanfic, check out the Summer issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, full of alliterative poetry set in Tolkien's Middle Earth
www.alliteration.net/back-issues/...
#archiveofourown #tolkien #fanfiction #fanfic #poetry #alliterative #poems #middleearth
Forgotten Ground Regained: A Quarterly Journal of Alliterative Verse, Issue 11, Summer, 2026
This issue contains alliterative fan poems set in Tolkien's Middle Earth.
www.alliteration.net
October 30, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Games played on 29/10/2026:

🎲 HARP Middle Earth
🎲 Catan
🎲 Queggs
🎲 KingDomino
🎲 Ticket To Ride
🎲 Stellar Ventures
🎲 The Gang

#TTRPGs #Boardgames #tabletopgames #HARP #Middleearth #LotR #Lordoftherings #roleplay #tabletop #games #hobby #club #london #finchley
October 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Updated #middleearth Census of the Unallied Forces

⚔️ Men of Bree: 22
🏴‍☠️ Corsairs: 11
⚔️ Dunlendings: 22
⚰️ Barrow-wights: 5
🌳 Huorns: 18

🌑 Total Unallied: 78
October 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
📜 Today is 30 Winterfilth by the Shire Reckoning (Narquelië 30).

#middleearth Population Census

🌍 Total population: 732

⚔️ Free Peoples: 368
🗡️ Forces of Sauron: 364
🕯️ Unallied Forces: 0

🔮 four of the five wizards walk Middle-earth and nine of the nine Nazgûl ride abroad. 👁️
October 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM