How Queen Margrethe Of Denmark Created Illustration For The …
WEBJul 13, 2018 · She then sent her illustrations to Tolkien, who, according to one of her biographers, was struck by how similar the Queen’s drawings were to his own. So, in 1977, five years after Margrethe’s father had died, leaving her the throne of Denmark, the Queen’s illustrations were printed and published …
Illustrating Middle-earth - Wikipedia
WEBCrown Princess Margrethe (later Queen Margrethe II of Denmark), an accomplished and critically acclaimed painter, was inspired to create illustrations to The Lord of the Rings in the early 1970s. Tolkien liked her woodcut -style drawings, seeing in them a resemblance to the style of some of his own artwork.
Margrethe II of Denmark - Tolkien Gateway
WEBAug 23, 2024 · In the eary 1970s, the Queen was inspired to illustrate The Lord of the Rings. She sent her illustrations to Tolkien, who was struck by the similarity to the style of his own drawings.
Tolkienists | The artistic Queen
WEBJan 14, 2022 · In the early 1970s, Margrethe created illustrations for the Lord of the Rings books and sent the drawings to J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was impressed with her work and how similar they were to his own illustrations.
The Time the Queen of Denmark Illustrated The Lord of the Rings
WEBShe sent Tolkien her Lord of the Rings drawings when she was still Crown Princess—but becoming Queen didn’t mean Margarethe slowed down on her extracurricular activities.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Denmark - Scandi Culture
WEBJun 26, 2023 · He was reputedly impressed by the similarity between her drawings and his own imaginings that, in 1977, the Queen’s illustrations were printed and published in the Danish edition of The Lord of The Rings as well as …
Visual art - Kongehuset
WEBThe artist turned out to be Queen Margrethe, and when Gyldendal reissued The Lord of the Rings in 1977, the publishing house chose to start with Queen Margrethe’s fluid, Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations, in which no faces are put on the main characters, exactly as Tolkien preferred.
Margrethe II of Denmark - The One Wiki to Rule Them All
WEBQueen Margrethe II of Denmark was inspired to illustrate The Lord of the Rings in the early 1970s. She sent them to J.R.R. Tolkien, who was struck by the similarity to the style of his own drawings.
One Queen to Rule Them All: Margrethe II of Denmark
WEBFeb 25, 2013 · Dark wizards, pint-sized hobbits, and rings of power may not be the first images conjured when regarding Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. But the Danish monarch has a closer tie to Middle Earth than one might expect, as the illustrator for the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings saga.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · In the early 1970s, Margrethe created illustrations for the Lord of the Rings books and sent the drawings to J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien was impressed with her work and how similar they were to his own illustrations.
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