#middle earth

BEHIND THE WORK Welcome to Jay Johnstone’s Tolkienography & Fantasy Art, welcome to Middle-earth. Taking inspiration from Byzantine iconography to the great works of Gustav Klimt, Jay works with traditional methods and techniques exploring the relati

In three thick books, hardbacks with dust jackets: The History of Middle-earth. Volume 1 (HOME 01-05), HarperCollins, ISBN 978 0 00 714915 5 Volume 2 (HOME 06-09), HarperCollins, ISBN 978 0 00 7149…

J.R.R. Tolkien delightfully included so many details in his descriptions of Middle-earth that readers are seldom unsettled by the occasional anachronism like coffee and tea. [...]

To many of his readers, J.R.R. Tolkien seemed to describe thousands of years of Middle-earth history in a frozen technological state. But is that really [...]

Q: Why Did the Elves Leave Middle-earth? Why did the Elves leave Middle-earth? They were world-weary after ages of battling evil, would fade into disembodied [...]

The Elves of Middle-earth J.R.R. Tolkien completely redefined what elves meant. He intended his elven peoples to be human in appearance, nearly immortal, and blessed [...]

Signed Gold foil print Gandalf the White holding staff, painted on wooden panel in Gouache in Greek Orthodox style. The painting was sealed with antiquing varnish and ‘baked’ to add to the aged look. One of my very early explorations linking

Q: How Advanced are Societies in Middle-earth? ANSWER: This is a difficult question to answer because Middle-earth is a very complicated world. Middle-earth is a [...]

The Elves were the first humanoid species to dwell in Middle-earth. They spread far across the lands and the extent of their largest settlement area [...]

One of the Internet’s Great Debates concerns how Middle-earth appears. Usually we ask, “Is Middle-earth medieval?”, but the question should really be, “Does Middle-earth look [...]