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Michelle Anne Schingler, a former librarian and Hebrew school teacher, is the managing editor at Foreword Reviews. Her days are books, books, books; she knows how lucky that makes her.  Twitter: @mschingler

While flash tattoos will always be a reality, not all of those who wander into tattoo shops are lost—especially not those who’re looking to have gorgeous Lord of the Rings tattoos inked on.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is over a thousand pages long; if you love it, that’s already a sign that you know how to commit to art. If you’re thinking about an LOTR tattoo yourself, or just want to see how other fans have chosen to do it, this post is for you! Below you’ll find an array of colorful and intricate Lord of the Rings tattoos, ranging from tattoos of Hobbit-size all the way up to those that are Mordoresque in proportions.

(My favorite are the Hobbit holes. Gosh, Hobbits have it good.)

Minimalist Lord of the Ring Tattoos

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Večernice od Arwen! Děkuju za trpělivost a těším se na další obrázek z várky flashů Pána Prstenů! #lotrtattoo #arwentattoo #blackandwhitetattoo #smalltattoo #girlswithtattoos #girlstat #wristtattoo #praguetattoo #czechtattoo #lordoftheringstattoo #tattoo #tattooinspiration #tattoogirls @black.sign.tattoo @terezka_tattoo

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Bigger, But Still Subtle

Not Minimalist: Lord of the Rings Sleeves and More

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@tattoosbysantiago must be playing with some serious magic because this Aragorn tattoo is beyond anything I could ever imagine! The shading and colour choices work so incredibly well together 🙌 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #tattoo #ink #geektattoo #geek #inked #tattoos #tattooed #tattooartist #nerdtattoo #nerd #gamerink #geektattooartist #lotrtattoo #geektattooer #tattoo2me #art #geektattoos #geektattooplace #anime #animetattoo #design #tattooweek #gametattoo #gamertattoo #lordoftherings #hobbit #thehobbit #lordofthering #lotr #lordoftheringstattoo

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Colorful

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LORD OF THE RINGS TATTOO . . Merci à mon super copain Yannis pour m'avoir accordé sa confiance et laissé carte blanche pour ce projet du seigneur des anneaux. Sauras-tu retrouver toutes les références dans ce Tattoo ? Pour ce premier gros projet en couleur, je suis très contente du résultat et du rendu naturel des couleurs. J'ai vraiment très envie de faire plus de projet comme celui-ci !! . Tattoo réalisé en 2h30 – Eternal Ink & Silverback . . #tattoo #tattoooftheday #totd #coloredtattoo #lotr #lotrtattoo #hobbittattoo #gandalf #gandalftattoo #lordoftherings #lordoftheringstattoo #ink #inked #floraltattoo #legtattoo #silverbackink #eternalink #eternaltattooink #lucanetattooshop #strasbourgtattoo #tattooapprentice #tattooapprenticeship #fantasytattoo #tolkien #tolkientattoo #landscape #landscapetattoo #tattoopicture

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Lord of the Rings Portraits

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My entry to Matira Matibay, Batangas Lipa in Pro War-Theme. ⚔️🤩 9 hours of work with my very strong female model who is first timer in large piece. The time is shorter here because they are strictly following the machine down time. I really enjoyed this piece even tho I haven’t watched this movie yet 😂 It’s a very cool event with lots of good participants, tho it’s our first time to experience a bias judgment. I’m not afraid to speak my mind, but my team doesn’t want me to do it so I’ll be silent and just praying for it. 🙏🏼 I just want to say there’s a fine line between a healthy and unhealthy competition. Still proud even tho our whole team got nothing, at least we did our best the important is we finished our piece nicely, it’s a good and bad experience for us that made us even stronger. 💪🏼😊God is watching and he’s always with us 🙏🏼 #Weplayedfair #Playwithpride #lordoftheringstattoo #moviewar #fantasywar #Tattoo #portraitTattoo #wartattoo #FKiron #fkironxion #fkironsproteam #dthirdinktattoo #joyzeetattoo

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Quotes from the Text

Be aware going in that “Not all those who wander are lost” is the go-to.

Tattoos in Elvish

A word of caution here, from someone who appreciates that, yes, Elvish is pretty:

Look, y’all: good rule of thumb? If you don’t read the language, don’t get it tattooed on you without majorly ensuring that the translation is correct first. I say this as someone with a Hebrew tattoo who (sort of) reads Hebrew and STILL freaked out over the possibility of an inky malapropism, or a gobbledygooking up of the text. (Mine’s fine. But.)

We’re sharing examples of Elvish inscriptions on a humans; they’re very pretty. We are trusting their translators; it’s your body, and your choice whether you do the same.

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