One does not simply get images of Sauron and Narsil and Elvish script tattooed on one’s body…unless one wants to, and a lot of Lord of the Rings fans do.
The Lord of the Rings has been around for going on 70 years now, and for just as long, it’s been inspiring people to fall in love with fantasy, to travel the world, and even to tattoo their body with mementos of this wonderful story. Today we’re celebrating some of the fans who have inked up in honor of Middle-earth. Let’s go on an adventure:
"Finally got my LOTR tattoo, had to take a trip to my favourite bit of LOTR scenery from lotr"
Narsil, the sword used to cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron, makes for a very popular tattoo:
"Shard of Narsil piercing Saurons hand, good always defeats evil from lotr"
This fan added some flowery splendor to it:
"Loved the movies as a kid, promised myself I’d get an LOTR tattoo if I finished the books as an adult. from lotr"
And this one combines it with the White Tree of Gondor:
"Always love seeing tattoos posted here so I’m showing mine from lotr"
And just for good measure, one tattoo of the tree by itself:
"‘Deep roots are not reached by the frost’. A tree of Gondor and riddle of Strider inspired tattoo. from lotr"
Narsil was broken by reforged as Andúril, which Aragorn used in the war to take down Sauron once and for all. And speaking of the Lord of the Rings…