Check out these 20 awesome Lord of the Rings tattoos

Swords are cool. This we know. And swords from The Lord of the Rings are even cooler, as these tattoos prove:

"Herugrim, the sword of King Théoden from lotr"

Here’s one of Bilbo’s sword Sting:

"My Sting and the Ring tattoo by Adrian Largo at Six Bullets Tattoo in London, UK from lotr"

But far and away the most popular sword tattoo is of Aragorn’s blade Narsil, the sword that was broken:

"So I did a thing today from lotr"

"Narsil came out beautifully! from lotr"

"Sharing my first and definitely not last LOTR themed tattoo (credit to Vladimir Kutaev, KOT Tattoo Studio – Moscow, Russia) from lotr"

And finally, a smattering of other cool tattoos that didn’t really fit anywhere else: