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Folwren · 04-23-2007, 12:01 PM

Hahaha! That's hilarious. Only, Gandalf had a wide-brimmed hat, if I'm not mistaken...

I once sketched him with foot long eyebrows. If can draw that again and then scan it onto the computer, perhaps I could show you. Or, I could try doing it on Paint, but I'm awful on Paint...

-- Folwren

Bêthberry · 04-23-2007, 01:17 PM

The famous John Howe image of Gandalf striding through The Shire does not have eyebrows which extend beyond the brim of his hat, although they are a bit thick and his hair does flow out from under the sides of the brim.

You know, I have the vaguest hunch, just a teeny tiny suspicion, that something about this topic will eventually come round to depictions of balrogs. Not that they have ever been said or argued to have such accoutrement as bushy eyebrows.

Finduilas · 04-23-2007, 02:28 PM

Lol.

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You know, I have the vaguest hunch, just a teeny tiny suspicion, that something about this topic will eventually come round to depictions of balrogs.

I did think of that, but hoped people would overlook it.

And, yes Folwren I do believe it was a broadbrimed hat.

Thanks for all the pictures

littlemanpoet · 04-23-2007, 03:33 PM

Ever seen a really old man whose wife did not clip his eyebrows? I've had to yank mine now for the last 5 years, and I'm only in my 40s. Imagine a Gandalf the Grey who has been around for thousands of years, his eyebrows constantly growing like an old man's does, and he not giving tuppence about it because he has more important things to worry about. It's part of Tolkien's means of hinting at how old Gandalf is, or at least how long he's been around. Sorry for a rather "Books" post, but I thought I'd suggest what Tolkien probably meant by it.

Finduilas · 04-23-2007, 03:45 PM

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Sorry for a rather "Books" post, but I thought I'd suggest what Tolkien probably meant by it.

That's great, in fact I was tempted to put this under "Books" because I wanted some serious feedback.

Would his eyebrows grow sideways past the brim of his hat?

littlemanpoet · 04-23-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Finduilas

Would his eyebrows grow sideways past the brim of his hat?

Considering what mine want to do before I yank them, no doubt about it.

Folwren · 04-24-2007, 07:58 AM

But how ... how would he get it to stick out straight from under the brim of his hat? Instead of falling down the sides and joining his beard?

04-23-2007, 12:01 PM	#1
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Hahaha! That's hilarious. Only, Gandalf had a wide-brimmed hat, if I'm not mistaken... I once sketched him with foot long eyebrows. If can draw that again and then scan it onto the computer, perhaps I could show you. Or, I could try doing it on Paint, but I'm awful on Paint... -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

04-24-2007, 07:58 AM	#7
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	But how ... how would he get it to stick out straight from under the brim of his hat? Instead of falling down the sides and joining his beard? __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

04-23-2007, 01:17 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	The famous John Howe image of Gandalf striding through The Shire does not have eyebrows which extend beyond the brim of his hat, although they are a bit thick and his hair does flow out from under the sides of the brim. You know, I have the vaguest hunch, just a teeny tiny suspicion, that something about this topic will eventually come round to depictions of balrogs. Not that they have ever been said or argued to have such accoutrement as bushy eyebrows.

04-23-2007, 03:33 PM	#4
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Ever seen a really old man whose wife did not clip his eyebrows? I've had to yank mine now for the last 5 years, and I'm only in my 40s. Imagine a Gandalf the Grey who has been around for thousands of years, his eyebrows constantly growing like an old man's does, and he not giving tuppence about it because he has more important things to worry about. It's part of Tolkien's means of hinting at how old Gandalf is, or at least how long he's been around. Sorry for a rather "Books" post, but I thought I'd suggest what Tolkien probably meant by it.