Want to have a piece of Middle-earth stamped on your skin? No? How about looking at people who did? Whether you’re a spectator or a participant, there are a lot of very cool Lord of the Rings tattoos out there, and we’ve gathered 25 of the best together for you to gawk at.
First up, let’s hit a theme that’s always popular among Lord of the Rings fans in the market for a tattoo: Narsil, the sword that was broken and eventually reforged as Anduril, the Flame of the West, that sword that Aragorn wielded in the War of the Ring. This is a very popular subject for tattoos, as you can see below:
This tattoo includes what Aragorn says to the rest of the Fellowship at the Council of Elrond:
Narsil tattoos come in many flavors, from the very simple…
…to the crazy elaborate:
You can even combine it with other symbols from The Lord fo the Rings trilogy, like the White Tree of Gondor:
And speaking of trees…