Lord of the Rings: Stunning Art Reimagines Middle Earth as Ancient China
A digital artist has recreated iconic locations from The Lord of the Rings’Middle-earth in the style of Ancient China. The Lord of the Ringsis regarded as the most significant series in modern fantasy literature, and much of its lore is inspired by ancient Norse mythology. The film trilogy recently celebrated the 20 year anniversary of its debut, The Fellowship of the Ring, reminding fans just how long it’s been since it began back in 2001. Each installment in the landmark series, directed by Peter Jackson and adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal fantasy novel, received a coveted Academy Award nomination for Best Picture, and The Return of the Kingmanaged to win the award alongside plenty of others.
Despite the series’ age, interest in The Lord of the Ringsremains as high as ever. Fans are still eager to stay up to date with behind the scenes news about the series, such as the recent revelations that the studio behind the films pressure Jackson to kill off some of the main Hobbits. As well as continuing to generate news, the fantasy series provides a particularly rich source of inspiration for artists of all varieties, with one fan recently recreatingthe battle of Helm's Deep in Lego form.
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Now, in images shared to Twitter, a digital artist has shown what Middle-earth might have looked like if it was inspired by Ancient China. The images show various iconic locations and characters from the series, including Hobbiton and the king of Rohan, Théoden, in a completely different style to what audiences have seen before. The artist, who uses the Twitter handle @leiahamart described the reasoning behind the art, saying that the idea of an
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