Because the Lord of the Rings is probably my favorite story of all time, and one of my favorite movies, I wanted to check out what types of tattoos there would be out there in connection to the franchise.

What surprised me was there weren't as many as I thought there would be, and the most popular tattoo I found from the series was the elven script called Quenya, which was a fictional language of the high-elves of the J.R.R. Tolkien universe.

The script created was so stunningly beautiful, that many consider an art form in itself, probably the reason it's the most popular Lord of the Rings tattoo (my unofficial observation).

I included a musical interpretation of Into the West by someone translating it into 'Quenya,' in case you've never heard it before. Pretty well done!

This tattoo of Gollum really captures the way he was portrayed in the film version of Lord of the Rings, and maybe other than his eyes possibly being a little too friendly (although there was a brief time when that was true), I think it's a great likeness and interpretation of him.

J.R.R. Tolkien was the creative genius behind the Lord of the Rings world, language and mythology, and it's fitting to see this tattoo made in his likeness. Pretty unusual in that most tattoos are of the characters created by authors, not the author himself.

The likeness of Aragorn is about as good as you can get with a tattoo, and captures almost exactly who he was and what he represented; along with actor Viggo Mortenson.

I really like this Nazgul tattoo, which was one of the major characters on the side of the shadow, but his ride is even better.

Hey, this isn't any old orc, this guy is recognizable, and done very well by the tattoo designer and artist. If you're looking for an orc tatoo from Lord of the Rings, this guy would be tough to beat.

Of all the many important lines and saying in Lord of the Rings, this may be the one most remebered and liked by fans. Very cool that someone had it tattooed in this form.

There are some really good tattoo artists working on the Lord of the Rings tattoos, and here Saruman is captured fantastically.

Saruman became the arch-nemesis of Gandalf and the fellowship of the ring before his demise in the film. In the book he was finally defeated much later.

I really like this Miines of Moria tattoo, but I wonder what's up with the Greek words below.

This is a must-have tattoo for looking at a Lord of the Rings tattoo gallery, as it's one of the more important events in the entire story.

It's really effective how the artist brought the gold of the ring out on the black and white background. The almost invisibility of the hand in the front is also very powerful. Tremendous tattoo.

I was very impressed with this collection and gallery of Lord of the Rings tattoos. Being a huge fan myself, I'm sure some of my personal bias came through. But by any measurement, these are really good tattoos, and it doesn't even come close to revealing the large number of characters in the film and book series. 

Horse Tattoos

Spider Tattoos

Nothing Says Tattoo Like a Cross Tattoo!

Fantasy Tattoo

Powerful Angel Tattoos 

Versatility of Flower Tattoos

The Attraction of Star Tattoos 

Majestic Ship Tattoos 

Rebirth and the Phoenix Tattoo 

Wolf Tattoos