This was submitted by Ashley.
This is one of the last tattoos that I am doing in my training phase of being a tattoo artist. This Tolkein quote is on one of my very best friends, Kathryn :)
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
– J.R.R. Tolkien
Thanks for posting! I’ll be the first to point out that I spelled Tolkien wrong! (In my email, not in the tattoo)
This is really fantastic! Both the words chosen and they were written
how* they were written
i LOVE your tattoo. i have part of the poem too, and this just made my day.
Great work…. Love it!!!
one day last year i was searching on a quote and found this page and your tatt was the first thing i saw. i meant to post and i guess i didn’t. it is a wonderful tattoo – i have told several friends about it.
Lovely line. Lovely tattoo.