Fans of the Lord of the Rings franchise, you’re all in for a treat!
Never before seen artworks by J.R.R. Tolkien have been released by the Tolkien Estate. Published on the estate’s website, viewers can now see twelve unpublished items, such as paintings of flowers and exotic birds, some illustrations for the iconic franchise, a draft manuscript of The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son (1953), and photographs of the author and his family.
The portal debuted on February 26th – which was a familiar date for fans of the franchise. February 26, 3019, was the “date in the Third Age when the Fellowship of the Ring was broken at Amon Hen and Frodo and Sam set out on their lonely and terrifying journey to Mordor.” It aims to provide viewers a look at some aspects of Tolkien’s life through documents, images, and audio clips.
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