30Jun/086
Elvish
This tattoo was submitted by Sarah Bohr:
My tattoo is a tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien, whom I've had a lifelong relationship with through his books. I first read The Hobbit when I was four and five (it took me a while) and Tolkien has been a major influence in my life ever since. It's also a tribute to my family - the outer ring of the tattoo is the language Quenya written in the Tengwar script, and is the first and middle names of myself and my immediate family. I included my own name because I am named after a close aunt and great grandmother. I translated and designed the tattoo myself, and my baby brother (a 23 year-old professional tattoo artist) did the inkwork.
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July 2nd, 2008 - 12:59
That is amazing, and simply beautiful.
August 26th, 2009 - 15:06
That’s just tops!
March 1st, 2010 - 15:35
its really cooooool!
July 28th, 2011 - 05:58
what an amazing tattoo… very original..
December 10th, 2012 - 15:53
HI, I really like your tattoo work and was interested in doing something similar with my children’s names. I have been researching how to translate the characters into english but it seems kind of complicated. Can you tell me how you figured out how to do it? Thanks.
December 30th, 2012 - 04:10
@Patrick. I just had my kids names done in elvish. I used this site to find the letters. Hope it helps ;-). http://www.starchamber.com/paracelsus/elvish/elvish-in-ten-minutes.html.