Jun 30

Elvish

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elvish tattoo

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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skateking1022 - 02 Jul 08 at 16:59:01

That is amazing, and simply beautiful.

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Andrew Lumley-Harvatt - 26 Aug 09 at 15:06:13

That’s just tops!

Andrew Pure - 01 Mar 10 at 19:35:55

its really cooooool!