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"In his high-fantasy novels, British author J.R.R. Tolkien combined his
academic training in languages and his love of storytelling to create
Middle-earth, a fictional continent populated by wizards, elves, orcs, dragons,
hobbits, talking trees and other mythical creatures.
But Middle-earth didn’t just live in Tolkien’s head: The
Lord of the Rings
author was also a skilled artist who sketched, painted and mapped the worlds
that he was imagining as he wrote about them. Many of the original
illustrations in the
Hobbit were created by Tolkien himself.
Audiences can now view a selection of Tolkien’s rarely seen
Lord of the Rings
artworks for free via the Tolkien Estate’s newly updated website, reports Sarah
Cascone for
Artnet. The portal, which debuted last month, also allows viewers
to explore documents, images and audio clips related to Tolkien’s personal life
and his lesser-known pursuits as a mapmaker, calligrapher and artist."
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