Originally Posted by
calamus
OCTOBER 1, 2019
So, I’ve decided to come out and play Inktober. I will endeavor to produce and post a new image every day this month, either calligraphy or drawing or just plain writing, or even scribbling or doodling. On topic or off topic. Can’t guarantee I’ll be able to run the full course but I’ll give it a shot. I haven’t done much drawing or calligraphy for years, but have started getting back to them a little, and I figure that maybe by the end of the month both my calligraphy and my drawing will have improved. I was never great (as in awesome) at either, but I’ve had fun with them, and every now and then something nice managed to come out of my pen.
It's the inscription that appeared inside the band of the One Ring after Gandalf threw it into Bilbo’s fireplace. The hand is very ancient Elvish, but the language is the barbarous tongue of Mordor:
Ash nazg durbatulûk ash nazg gimbatul
Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
It’s English translation is, of course:
One Ring to Rule them all, one Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness Bind them
The pen is a 1934 or ’35 Sheaffer Balance with an oblique stub.
The ink is Diamine Rustic Brown.
I also cheated a little, and prettified it slightly in Photoshop.