Tolkien Artwork

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

It's subjective, I admit.

But in this case, I'd say seeing those oliphants would be over acceptable limits.

And I imagine Rosie would agree. 😅

 

[HALETH✒🗡]

After he got home, maybe -- and had a few too many at the Green Dragon. Who knows what he might have seen? 😃
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An oliphant jumped over the Moon.

 

[Olorgando]

An oliphant jumped over the Moon.

Definitely not canon.
In the small book of poetry "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", in poem 5 "The Man In The Moon Stayed Up Too Late", JRRT "explains" how the well-known English nursery rhyme came to claim "the cow jumped over the moon".

The book has a preface in which JRRT pretends that all of these poems are from "The Red Book of Westmarch", thus sort of tacking them on to the legendarium (mostly on the Hobbit side).

 

[Ealdwyn]

Definitely not canon.

A very small oliphant that was mistaken for a cow? An easy mistake to make!

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Olorgando]

A very small oliphant that was mistaken for a cow? An easy mistake to make!

Problem is, elephants can't jump - not even the babies.

 

[HALETH✒🗡]

Definitely not canon.
In the small book of poetry "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil", in poem 5 "The Man In The Moon Stayed Up Too Late", JRRT "explains" how the well-known English nursery rhyme came to claim "the cow jumped over the moon".

The book has a preface in which JRRT pretends that all of these poems are from "The Red Book of Westmarch", thus sort of tacking them on to the legendarium (mostly on the Hobbit side).

I know that it's not canon. Today I took part in a school competition and read this poem in English.

Problem is, elephants can't jump - not even the babies.

And what about cows?

 

[Olorgando]

And what about cows?

Most with difficulty, especially those bred for maximum milk production.
But then if you intend to participate in show jumping, it's not a good idea to choose a Shire horse or Clydesdale or any of the other one-ton hulks.

 

[Elthir]

 

[HALETH✒🗡]

Problem is, elephants can't jump - not even the babies.

They do jump!

 

[Olorgando]

Clearly fake. 😁

 

[Elthir]

 

[HALETH✒🗡]

Evolution?

 

[Olorgando]

Evolution?

CGI.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

 

[Elthir]

CGI.

Convincing Gigantic Inspiration

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Some works by a relatively new artist.

Mordor:

Ballerina Gollum:

I found a website where you can put random words in and the AI generates art in the style you chose. I had some fun ^ 😋

Link for those who are bored:

Dream by WOMBO — AI Art & Video Generator

Create stunning AI-generated images and cinematic videos from text prompts. Powered by state-of-the-art AI models with 100+ curated styles.

app.wombo.art

 

[Ealdwyn]

I had a go.

One Ring:

I kind of like it

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

A few by Denis Gordeev I didn't post on the Book Covers thread:

And a couple in black and white.

The last one's Varda and Manwe.

 

[Annatar]

Ballerina Gollum:
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WTF?

inclusive - check
disturbing - check
Tolkien rotating in his grave - check