| Post Reply | RetroFed Forum Forum Index » Moomin Valley |
| Author | Message | ||
|---|---|---|---|
m_f
discuss.online
m_f@discuss.onlineJoined: 2024-12-11 |
I just found out that Tove Jansson did illustrations for The Hobbit back in 1960. Some more info and pictures: https://tovejansson.com/hobbit-tolkien/ https://shop.moomin.com/products/the-hobbit-illustrated-by-tove-jansson Interesting that she drew Gollum as so large. The page above notes that Tolkien added a note about Gollum's size in later editions of the book because she wasn't the only one that did that. |
||
| 120 Original | |||
|
Bipauler
sh.itjust.works
Bipauler@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2026-06-04 |
That's wild! |
||
| 4 | |||
|
Wrufieotnak
feddit.org
Wrufieotnak@feddit.org Joined: 2024-08-05 |
Oh wow, thanks for sharing this. That is something I very much like to look through. |
||
| 4 | |||
|
bus_factor
lemmy.world
bus_factor@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-10-01 |
Gollum reminds me of The Groke. |
||
| 2 | |||
|
Avicenna
programming.dev
Avicenna@programming.dev Joined: 2025-11-07 |
hah, dwarves are really nice |
||
| 2 | |||
|
PapaStevesy
lemmy.world
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world Joined: 2024-06-18 |
Probably thought the name came from golem. |
||
| 3 | |||
JohnnyEnzyme
piefed.social
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialJoined: 2025-06-11 |
Amazing. I'm going to cross-post this. For those who don't mind occasionally visiting the EE, here are some really cool, unique Russian illustrations: https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/comments/1xaqb9k/illustrations_from_the_original_russian/ |
||
| 3 | |||
|
Suru
sopuli.xyz
Suru@sopuli.xyz Joined: 2024-04-05 |
This was my first introduction to The Hobbit back in the day! I'm looking forward to introducing my moomin-obsessed baby to this crossover in a few years. |
||
| 3 | |||
|
Major_Tsiom
fedia.io
Major_Tsiom@fedia.io Joined: 2026-02-10 |
Interesting. I like the design of Gollum, but the Lester Abrams character design in the 1977 cartoon was the BEST adaptation IMO. Gollum and the goblins (orcs in the movies) were exceptionally well done. |
||
| 4 | |||
|
Nikko882
lemmy.world
Nikko882@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-06-16 |
Probably thought the name came from golem.
Gollum's looks are described a bit oddly in the books. Particularly in the earliest editions, which didn't mention that he was supposed to be small. So he had many different looks. |
||
| 3 | |||
|
threelonmusketeers
sh.itjust.works
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works Joined: 2023-06-10 |
Gollum is a Groke, confirmed. |
||
| 2 | |||
| Post Reply |
Back to top |