I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

Hi everyone, it’s Ellie here!

As a teen girl, I get very bored in school – therefore I doodle on my hands. Of course, I only use a pen and occasionally henna if I’m doing them at home.

Sorry for the bad quality photos, I’m used my iPhone camera.

#1 Aiya Eldalië

This elvish phrase means ‘People of the Eldar’, and was a part of a bigger quote that, in ‘the children of húrin,’ King Fingon utters before the battle.

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#2 Aurë Entulúva

Meaning ‘the day will come again’. This is another elvish phrase and this time I translated it into the Tengwar alphabet! Actually I’m surprised I remembered all the letters

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#3 The Classic Hobbit-Hole

Big round door, two windows on both sides and yes that is ivy growing ontop. Of course, I had to add a tree on top.

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#4 The Eye Of Sauron

It’s kind of ironic that the teacher saw me drawing this. Get it, the EYE of Sauron? I got a big French row for it anyways.

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#5 Fellowship Of The Ring Cover Design

It’s not a very good recreation of course. I did it on the same day that I did the previous one. If my hand looks a little smudged, it’s because it is – I couldn’t get the circles right. Also the elvish says narya, nenya, and vilya. That’s the names of the 3 elven-rings.

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#6 The Closer We Are To Danger, The Further We Are From Harm

Quoting Pippin when they’re about to attack Isengard. I don’t want to rub this off now, I did an almost perfect Tolkien font!

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#7 You Shall Not Pass

This is literally just a doodle. Had my friend in tears (of laughter). She said I should do one of Gandalf the White so that’s the next one.

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#8 Gandalf’s Return

In case you can’t read my incredibly messy writing (I apologize), it says: ‘ah, Gandalf. – I see you’ve been to the staff shop? – And what happened to your hat? I wanted a bargain for it, you know.’

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School

#9 The Fellowship, By Their Respective Heights

To normal people, it probably looks nothing like it, but to me (because I am not normal) it looks like them.

I Drew J. R. R. Tolkien Inspired ‘Tattoos’ While I Was Bored At School