- The multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Badbury Rings @nationaltrust.org.uk #Dorset looking south to the sea for #HillfortsWednesday Part of a glorious painting made by George Heywood Sumner in 1914 Sumner's art influenced JRR Tolkien which is why there's a feeling of Middle Earth to the paintingMay 7, 2025 04:56
- My hardback copy of Earthworks of Cranborne Chase is a treasured possession
- It's a great book isn't it. Always feel its a shame there aren't more (any?) Heywood Sumner prints on sale. His hillfort paintings are stunning 😍
- Wonderful! 😍 I think I see a couple of hobbits in a field in the middle distance. 👀😉
- They're always up there. Something to do with the name of the hillfort Silly hobbits
- Wow! Yes, the family resemblance is obvious. And I feel it breathes a sense of ...patriotism(?) that might have strongly appealed to a young JRR.
