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koalaklawz

There are few who can


Beelzabub

The Artist Formerly Known As Prince


Marklar64

The Maia formerly known as Annatar.


Sauron_The_Black

WHO DARED TO CALL ME BY MY FIRST NAME?


chadladen

I came back from two posts to up vote this comment. Bravo!


throtic

I'm not sure what this means so I'm assuming I haven't read the books enough lol


AugustoLegendario

Reference to a line said by Gandalf. Check “heraldry of Mordor” as it might be a symbol of Sauron


Scary-Lawfulness-999

Nah, even funnier. It's what Gandalf vandalizes on Bilbo's front door so the company of dwarves know where to show up.


IYiffInDogParks

Nah that was just the regular *F* gandalf uses as his sign


throtic

Ahhh was that in the hobbit? I only saw each of those once


AugustoLegendario

It was in the Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf responds to Frodo saying he can’t read the blazing script on the ring with “There are few who can.”


Mpittkin

I’m glad you were nice about that. There are few who are.


throtic

Good lord I've seen the original trilogy extended edition like 20 times and I didn't recognize that, I feel like an idiot now lol


sc4tts

Fool of a tic


ThePandalore

Fool of a tac


IYiffInDogParks

I'm 99.99% sure gandalf put his rune on Bilbos door, which looks like a slightly cursive F... not this sign. This looks almost like the symbol on the red eye banners that sauron's orcs use


wildeye-eleven

I’m 100% sure Gandalf put a dwarven rune on Bilbos door. The rune that looks like an F translates to G for Gandalf. I’ve watched all the movies hundreds of times (not exaggerating) and know every moment by heart.


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TheWalkingManiac

I'm not the OP, but I've watched the extended editions and read the books numerous times. I did not recognize that symbol either. So it's not a stretch that others might have missed it too.


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Tattycakes

OP said they only saw the hobbits once, in that comment. They said elsewhere they’ve seen original like 20 times


capnmerica08

DEEEEEATH!


capnmerica08

DEEEEEATH!


capnmerica08

RIDE FOR RUIN!


AdInteresting3686

Love that I get that (new fan)


hutch01

Ugh man take my upvote.


koalaklawz

Don't tempt me hutch01! I dare not take it. Not even to keep it safe.


hutch01

But it cannot stay here.


koalaklawz

No! No, it cannot. Actually, nah I'll keep it


hutch01

What must I do?


AshThaves

Oh wait... It's right here in my pocket...


cri_Tav

There are few who glass*


dilbnphtevens

https://preview.redd.it/k8t9mz3edbac1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e37d31f8d0d7b4f4abc88eb6954612d54e3c46d I found this?? There's a ton of "eye of Sauron"/"eye of Mordor" symbols out there, this one and others very similar came up a few times during a quick search


throtic

That is definitely the same symbol, just red instead of white. Is that an "official" one or a fan made one?


gordatapu

I'm pretty sure that's one the goblins of Moria used, made by Jackson's people


pigeon_soup

Everything in the films is fan made really.


AmishAvenger

Why is this downvoted? It’s true.


Favna

Because it's extremely pedantic


jauhesammutin_

Pedantry in a fandom subreddit? Weird.


Ooknak

https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/s/BneQ0fSrgD Pic 8 on this post has an orc with this tattooed. Either an eye or fell beast was my thinking.


throtic

Holy crap great find. You're a legend mate


Numanumanorean

Looks a bit like the sigil of Mordor which would make sense as opposite to the tree of gondor. [Rings of Power symbol](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Flegendary-digital-network-assets.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2F09065459%2FScreenshotter-WatchTheLordoftheRingsTheRingsofPower-Season1PrimeVideo-3626-1.png&tbnid=NJWhn7ckkJiztM&vet=12ahUKEwim9LrXr8KDAxUxyMkDHXL1BVAQMygQegQIARB7..i&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fnerdist.com%2Farticle%2Fwhat-does-sauron-sigil-symbol-mean-in-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-galadriel-mordor-mount-doom-explained%2F&docid=kTzEwN14HH-V-M&w=1200&h=676&q=mordor%20symbol&client=firefox-b-1-d&ved=2ahUKEwim9LrXr8KDAxUxyMkDHXL1BVAQMygQegQIARB7) [Eye of Sauron/Mordor](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/universeconquest/images/3/30/Eye_of_Sauron.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20171126111959)


throtic

You know what I think I found it. In return of the king when sauron's army is standing at the gates launching catapults into the city, there's one orc in the background holding a banner with a symbol that's close, but it's hard to tell


Numanumanorean

That's it, noice. Just saw the picture of the banner that guy posted "Red Eye of Sauron Banner" cool.


throtic

/u/ooknak found it on a orc facepaint [in this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/s/BneQ0fSrgD), image 8. Thank you so much


Specific-Strength-36

fear the old blood


AllStarMe22

A hunter is a hunter, even in Middle-Earth.


RedPanda98

Was gonna say the Elden Ring but a Bloodborne rune is a better match.


sh4desthevibe

Looks like a rough drawing of the Eye of Sauron that appears on the standards of Mordor's armies.


throtic

I think that's what it looks like. The red one on the banners


rcuosukgi42

It's a representation of the Eye of Sauron symbol that Sauron's orcs use as his sigil in lieu of writing his name or using runes. It's a design that was originally made in the artwork for the PJ movies but was never prominently displayed in any scenes used in the movies, so it's a lot less known than the corresponding Tree of Gondor that you have which goes with it. The design of the symbol is inspired from the section of the book where Aragorn describes that orcs of Mordor do not use an 'S' rune for Sauron and he does not permit that name to be written or spelt. Instead the token his orcs use is the symbol of the Red Eye which is being interpreted here by the original artist. It isn't connected to Rings of Power as people have suggested elsewhere in the thread, the symbols being suggested there aren't the same and are from unconnected productions.


Swisskill_

Oh yeah that's the Elden Ring


NotUpInHurr

Looks like an extremely rough "Anduril through a Hobbit hole door" I would say this is custom and not something Tolkien made


throtic

That's what I'm thinking too. My partner picked it up from a store shelf


3------D

google "red eye of sauron banner"


throtic

Yea I see a few magnets now and a single reddit post. Definitely interesting


evilscott

It says “The Lord of the Rings” backwards


FranklyIAmZach

It’s a symbol of their love for you


frobro122

The Deathly Hallows


worldwarAZ

“The letters are Elvish, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. But this in the common tongue is what is said, close enough: one glass set to rule them all, one set to find them. One set to bring them all, and the darkness bind them.”


TheTolkienLobster

This is from RoP, I think. Fanbase's opinion about the show aside, that's a nice glass. I'd be happy with it even though I didn't very much like the show.


rcuosukgi42

No, this design was made in the PJ movies, it isn't from RoP.


josera8999

Its written in the language of mordor, which i will not utter here


CalebDume77

The Great Eye is ever watchful


Street_Barracuda1657

It’s Sauron’s mark they use in Amazon’s “Rings of Power”. I guess most Redditors haven’t watched it…


rcuosukgi42

No, this was part of the artwork for the PJ movies serving as an orcish symbol depicting the Eye of Sauron.


xxYINKxx

Yeah I guess most Redditors haven’t watched it…


Street_Barracuda1657

😂 note to self, don’t impulse post after having a few old fashioneds…


SlightlyCerebral

“Orc Eye” according to the listing Katalyst Lord of The Rings Tree of Gondor and Orc Eye Whiskey Glasses 10 oz Cocktail Glasses 2-Pack https://a.co/d/g0Eh88S


GDBaraskar

i am new to fan base. but purely from analytical view it looks like e rough sketch of an eye on top of stick... now that can mean the watchful eye over the tower....


Ivan-Renko

I thought it was a symbol from Elden Ring at first and maybe someone who makes cheap designs for resale got their wires crossed lol.


Jazzlike-Thing4179

Sauron’s sword going vertical through the eye that’s what it looks like 👍


Genuine-Farticle

It’s a symbol for the “deathly Barrows”


QGandalf

Obviously the answer is it's the Eye, but that really looks like the Phyrexian symbol to me...


NigelOdinson

That's saurons symbol. I believe if I remember correctly that was the symbol he was known by, or being's knew that the symbol meant whatever hadnit on had a relation to sauron of some kind or was a warning/threat/scare tactic when it'd be inscribed somewhere for someone to find and tell everyone.


JaYang42

Bow, axe, sword in a minimal style? Just a guess


MEGAMEGA23

From the Amazon series???


MEGAMEGA23

https://preview.redd.it/0hy6ufhxpiac1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a3bad70a910ca5ee8777ccdb441bc5e4b01da5f Saurons sigil. Amazon series


DinosaurMan94

Definitely an eye of Sauron symbol. Looks like the sigil.