« Gandalf and Frodo », 1978

by Carol Kieffer Police (American artist)
Illustration for the "LOTR 1979 Calendar"
After "The Lord Of the Rings" animated movie by #RalphBakshi, 1978

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« The Mines of Moria », 1978

Double plage illustration in the "1979 Tolkien Calendar"
From "The Lord of the Rings", animated movie by Ralph Bakshi, 1978

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« The Trolls », 1937

Original B&W version by JRR Tolkien (1892-1973)
This coloured version (1975) by H.E. Riddett for "The Hobbit Calendar 1976" (February)
Unwin, 1976

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« Pippin And Merry Captured By The Orcs », c. 1984
« "There is no time to kill them properly", said one. »

by Inger Edelfeldt (Swedish artist, born 1956)
Illustration for "The Tolkien Calendar 1985 - April", Unwin Paperbacks, 1985

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« The Death Of Glaurung », 1982

by Inger Edelfeldt (Swedish artist, born 1956)
Illustration for "The Tolkien Calendar 1985 - December", Unwin Paperbacks, 1985

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« Théoden Espies the Serpent Banner », 1993

by Mike Kaluta (American illustrator, born 1947)
Illustration fo the "The J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1994 - September", Ballantine Books, 1994

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