#Flying horses

[thefugitivesaint]

Mitsushi Haneishi, ''Tales from the Land of Brahma' (梵天国物語), 1954 (Source)

Uzaburo Mino, ''Flying Horse'' (空とぶ木馬), 1954 (Source)

I'm probably not translating these titles correctly so bear with me here given my use of various "translation algorithms" to help me along. I was digging through Japan's 'National Diet Library' to see what's buried in there and came across two books with interestingly similar panel illustrations. I couldn't dig up much more information than what's provided in the NDL archive itself on the artists but that's probably due to my own limitations given I don't read nor speak Japanese.

#Japanese artists #showa era #Showa era illustration #horses #flying horses #children's books

[babe-bombadil]

Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

(Part 1)

Summary: What happens when Éomer gifts some flying horses to Fellowship?

Written for the 2023 @fall-for-tolkien event! Inspired by Fly, You Fools! by @scyllas-revenge

Rating: G

Word Count: 527

Read on AO3 or below

It was said that every race had a gift. The elves had immortality. The dwarves had their expertise in stone working. The hobbits had a love for the simple things in life. The Rohirrim had flying horses. 

To them, a horse wasn’t just a means of transportation, it was something that should be revered. Horses were treated with great respect and given meticulous care. The Rohirrim believed horses were central to a person’s wellbeing the same way sleep and time in the sunshine are.

Because of their reverence for the horses, they would not trade a single one, not even to their allies in Gondor. This often made the people of Rohan seem haughty to their neighbors, but they would not change.

This was why it was such a momentous occasion when Éomer gifted horses to the four hunters when seeing their need in the outskirts of Fangorn.

“Absolutely not!” Gimli roared. Aragorn sighed and dragged a hand over his face.

“Gimli, this is an extremely generous gift. We need to use it. I have experience with the winged horses of Rohan and I promise they are not as hazardous as they look.”

Gimli crossed his arms and hardened his glare. “We dwarves were made to live underground! We like to keep our feet on the earth, thank you very much! Regular foul horses are bad enough but you will never get me on one of those-”

“You can ride with me, Gimli!” Legolas offered, cutting in before the dwarf could insult Rohan’s pride. The Riders of Rohan had stiffed as Gimli had been talking and the elf wished to avoid a fight. Gimli, unaware of the disaster nearly avoided, looked up with annoyance to where Legolas sat bareback on his horse. The elves didn’t use such things as saddles, so Legolas had taken it off before he jumped nimbly onto the horse’s back.

“I do not wish for an early death, so I shall have to refuse,” Gimli huffed.

“My friend, we need to take these horses to find Pippin and Merry,” Boromir pleaded. “You can join me and we shall discover how to ride these curious horses together.”

The dwarf sucked in a long breath through his nostrils before releasing it with a sigh. “Very well, Boromir. I shall bear this so that we might rescue the halflings.”

Boromir smiled in return. However, as it had since Amon Hen, the smile did not reach his eyes. Gimli and Legolas believed it was simply worry for the hobbits that was weighing their friend down and if Aragorn suspected there was more on Boromir’s mind, he kept it to himself.

Boromir knelt on one knee and offered his clasped hands as a step. Gimli placed his foot in the handhold and was lifted up to the horse. Boromir swung on after him rather clumsily, unused to the large wings of the creature. Once they were all settled, Aragorn placed a hand on his chest and bowed his head to Éomer.

“We are in your debt. I hope our paths shall soon cross again.”

Éomer copied the action. “I wish you success on your errand. Fly swiftly, Wingfoot!”

Part 2 coming soon!

Comments and reblogs are what I survive on so let me know your thoughts and/or personal headcanons!

#boromir lives au #lord of the rings #boromir #lotr #tolkien #legolas #aragorn #gimli son of gloin #eomer of rohan #rohirrim #flying horses #aragorn is a horse girl #scribbles & drabbles 2023 #aragorn elessar #boromir son of denethor #legolas greenleaf

[juliaqueendragon]

Remember when our horse just randomly started levitating and has never done this since???

#reasonsiplaysso #star stable shitpost #starstableonline #sso #horse game #star stable #dark core #Remember that one time on that oil ring #Flying horses #i laughed so hard

[madmoviemark]

The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Review - Join me as I continue my trek through the Rotten Tomatoes landscape. I am reviewing every movie that has a 100% fresh critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes The Thief of Bagdad Staring: Conrad Veidt - Jaffar Sabu - Abu June Dupez - The Princess John Justin - Ahmed

#Movie Review #Movies #Film #the thief of bagdad #conrad veidt #adventure #action #fantasy #magic #wizard #genie #flying horses #rotten tomatoes #Youtube

[spacevixenmusic]

Source: Space Pirate Mito [1999]

#space pirete mito #stellar buster mito #uchuu kaizoku mito no daibouken #queen hikari #horses #flying #flying horses #propellor #fantasy #magical girl #simpler times

[world-of-advice]

#words #lyrics #dispatch #flying horses #badger #one-eyed toad

[lenbryant]

Ten year old interview.

#richard dawkins #flying horses #religion #belief #debate #Youtube

[scripture-pictures]

#fornication #1 corinthians 7:2 #marriage #my little pony #flying horses #daily bread #nightly bread #god is love #bible #tree of life

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The musical episode.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #jin guangyao #nie mingjue #Remember jin guangyao: If you do any treachery you will face the wrath of five horses. #When are the horses going to come into play? You'll see. #s2.ep8 had beautiful music... I listened to it on loop while drawing! #Good music to chill out to before you fly into a rage. #This episode really cements how JGY's mind works - It is a matter of long-term outcomes at the sake of nearly everything else. #Morals do not matter to him if the outcome is more favourable. #and at the center of it all - he has learned that the only person he can truly trust is himself. #In turn - the only person his actions benefit are himself. #He will do anything and everything it takes to reach a position of power - not just for the power. But because it means safety. #Because it was something he was denied and the idea of not having control in his life again is unforgivable. #'Happiness' isn't a goal. We are looking at someone still stuck at the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. #Everything and everyone is a piece in a game. Bonds and friendships are assets. People are dispensable. #He wants to climb for the sake of climbing. He wants praise and recognition because he feels it is deserved. It's all so hollow. #We could go deeper into his psyche on this. #But these are also tags under a comic in which 'evil penis music' is the punchline.

[humblegrub]

how do flies bite?

#bugs #bugblr #insects #insect #bug #entomology #fly #flies #diptera #horsefly #horse fly

[girlboyburger]

i heard you folks might like fluttershy? 🦋

#she's big <3 #i am redesigning my mane six designs Again bc id like to make mini comics of em when ive got the time #no it doesnt say anything about me that i draw both my ponysona and fluttershy as yellow pegasi with wings too small to fly and bodies #too big for their deamenor that live in cottages and speak softly #what are you talking about #my art #fluttershy #flutter shy #mlp #my little pony #friendship is magic #redesign #i GUESS if u wanted to call her a kinsona i wouldnt stop you.......... #pony #horse #doodle #sketch #i like to imagine the only pony close to her height in ponyville is big mac...twilight doesnt count cause shes got that freak alicorn growth #going on. speaking of. twilight will prolly be the next design bc shes the one im the most dissastified with from my last batch

[dickpuncherdraws]

for @zukkaweek 2023 day 6: historical au

i've been playing a lot of red dead lately so......wild west outlaws zukka anyone?

#zukka #sokka #zuko #atla #avatar the last airbender #zukka week #zukka week 2023 #id in alt text #dickpuncherdraws #u cant see it but zuko is holding onto sokka's leg so he doesn't fly off the horse

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

Here's my collection of vintage magic and magician imagery.

#magic #flying horse #vintage illustration #illustration

[playfullygrownup]

Magnificent leather pegasus crossbody purse by EliseLeathercraft on Etsy. Brings to mind an old character of mine in a past RPG campaign...

#Etsy #handmade #leather #purses #bags #crossbody #pegasus #flying horses #brown #yellow #orange #red #purple

[st-hedge]

It feels insane that totk didn’t even try to do a take on loftwings. There are sky islands, there is a race of people which allegedly lived in the sky, there are dragons who we can now ride, there are tools which can be used to traverse the entire sky, we’ve seen what’s beyond the cloud barrier, and fans clearly adore having a pet like the horses. And yet no

#having a loftwing would not be more difficulty breaking than having a flying raft with huge batteries #or spamming rockets #just like the horses who can’t go to goron city of the desert #the loftwings can refuse to go into storm clouds #or there may be actual enemies in the sky

[taxi-davis]

Floating Island Pizza Hut by Scott Listfield

#art #painting #astronaut #pegasus #winged horse #horse with wings #floating island #surrealism #surreal #surrealist painting #matte paper #pizza hut #flying #dreamcore #oddcore #weirdcore #strangecore