{"id":11011,"date":"2012-12-14T15:41:11","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T23:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=11011"},"modified":"2012-12-14T15:41:11","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T23:41:11","slug":"lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Celebrate: <em>The Hobbit<\/em> by J.R.R. Tolkien."},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the-hobbit-banner1.jpg\" alt=\"The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.\" width=\"648\" height=\"419\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the-hobbit-banner1.jpg 648w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the-hobbit-banner1-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/the-hobbit-banner1-463x300.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/>\n<blockquote class=\"pull full\"><p>Far over the Misty Mountains cold,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Today marks the worldwide release of <em>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/em>. To celebrate, I&#8217;ve gathered together some of my favourite art, professional and amateur, together to celebrate the wonderful legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s best (yep, best) work.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-11011 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/McCaigTheHobbit.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/McCaigTheHobbit-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Iain McCaig\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/McCaigTheHobbit-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/McCaigTheHobbit-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11023'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iain_McCaig\">Iain McCaig<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fin_mirkwood_tolkien.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fin_mirkwood_tolkien-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mirkwood, By J.R.R. Tolkien\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fin_mirkwood_tolkien-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/fin_mirkwood_tolkien-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11022'>\n\t\t\t\tBy J.R.R. Tolkien\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Smaug_destroys_Esgaroth_by_Gaius31duke.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Smaug_destroys_Esgaroth_by_Gaius31duke-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Smaug destroys Esgaroth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Smaug_destroys_Esgaroth_by_Gaius31duke-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Smaug_destroys_Esgaroth_by_Gaius31duke-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11021'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/gaius31duke.deviantart.com\/art\/Smaug-destroys-Esgaroth-163220691\">Gaius31duke<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gandalf_Roger-Garland.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gandalf_Roger-Garland-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gandalf by Roger Garland\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gandalf_Roger-Garland-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gandalf_Roger-Garland-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11019'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lakeside-gallery.com\/\">Roger Garland<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"pull full\"><p>To dungeons deep and caverns old,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-11011 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/peter-konig_hobbit_smaug\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Peter-Konig_Hobbit_Smaug-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Peter Konig\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Peter-Konig_Hobbit_Smaug-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Peter-Konig_Hobbit_Smaug-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11025'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peterhkonig.com\/\">Peter Konig<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/hobbit_brandon-vogt\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hobbit_Brandon-Vogt-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Ian Escobar Loos\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hobbit_Brandon-Vogt-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Hobbit_Brandon-Vogt-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11026'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/madbatter.deviantart.com\/\">Ian Escobar Loos<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/hobbit-mirkwood\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hobbit-mirkwood-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mirkwood, by Ted Nasmith\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hobbit-mirkwood-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hobbit-mirkwood-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11027'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/tednasmith.mymiddleearth.com\/\">Ted Nasmith<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/sam-bosma_hobbit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sam-Bosma_hobbit-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Sam Bosma\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-11028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sam-Bosma_hobbit-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Sam-Bosma_hobbit-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-11028'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbosma.com\/\">Sam Bosma<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"pull full\"><p>We must away, ere break of day,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-11011 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/johnhowesmaug\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/JohnHoweSmaug-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By John Howe\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-11030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/JohnHoweSmaug-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/JohnHoweSmaug-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-11030'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.john-howe.com\/blog\/\">John Howe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/tove-jansson_hobbit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tove-jansson_hobbit-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Tove Jansson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-11031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tove-jansson_hobbit-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tove-jansson_hobbit-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-11031'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zepe.de\/tjillu\/hobbit\/index_d.html\">Tove Jansson<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/chrisrahn\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ChrisRahn-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Chris Rahn\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-11032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ChrisRahn-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ChrisRahn-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-11032'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahnart.com\/\">Chris Rahn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/hobbit-donato\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hobbit-donato-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Donato\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-11033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hobbit-donato-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/hobbit-donato-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-11033'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donatoart.com\/\">Donato<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote class=\"pull full\"><p>To seek our pale enchanted gold.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-11011 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/michael-hague_hobbit\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/michael-hague_Hobbit-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Michael Hague\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-11034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/michael-hague_Hobbit-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/michael-hague_Hobbit-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-11034'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelhague.com\/\">Michael Hague<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/eagle\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eagle-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Darrell K. Sweet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-11035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eagle-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eagle-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-11035'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetartwork.com\/\">Darrell K. Sweet<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/conversation_with_smaug\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Conversation_with_Smaug-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By J.R.R. Tolkien\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-11036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Conversation_with_Smaug-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Conversation_with_Smaug-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-11036'>\n\t\t\t\tBy J.R.R. Tolkien\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/attachment\/battleunderthemountain_hobbit_matthewstewart\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BattleUndertheMountain_hobbit_MatthewStewart-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"By Matthew Stewart\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-11037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BattleUndertheMountain_hobbit_MatthewStewart-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BattleUndertheMountain_hobbit_MatthewStewart-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-11037'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthew-stewart.com\/\">Matthew Stewart<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I will fully admit to nicking most of these images from a post at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/blogs\/2012\/12\/picturing-the-hobbit\" title=\"The Hobbit artwork at Tor.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tor.com<\/a>, also celebrating some of the wonderful art created in celebration of <em>The Hobbit<\/em>. So, have you seen the film? What did you think? And, what are some of your favourite pieces of art from <em>The Hobbit<\/em> or <em>Lord of the Rings<\/em>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Far over the Misty Mountains cold, Today marks the worldwide release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. To celebrate, I&#8217;ve gathered together some of my favourite art, professional and amateur, together to celebrate the wonderful legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s best (yep, best) work. To dungeons deep and caverns old, We must away, ere break of&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/art\/lets-celebrate-the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien\/\" title=\"ReadLet&#8217;s Celebrate: <em>The Hobbit<\/em> by J.R.R. 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