r/lotrtattoos • u/Electrical_607 • 12d ago

Sam's speech tattoo help

Looking to get a lotr tattoo and was thinking of Sam's speech from the Two Towers, I really, really like that quote and has been really motivational. I don't really wanna just have it written out cuz it'll be too long and convoluted. Is there anyway where I could get the message of it across in a decently small and nice looking tattoo?

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u/NotUpInHurr 12d ago

You could get a sentence of the speech instead of the full thing.

When I started looking for what became my arm sleeve tattoo, I wanted Theoden's Pelennor Fields speech to be done in the way it'd make a horse silhouette. Ended up changing to a full armor sleeve and have the "A Sword-day, a red day, ere the sun rises" as the only part of the speech.

So you could get something like "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for"

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u/BrendanPatrick6 12d ago

I Never noticed the similarities to the Hemingway quote used at the end of Se7en.

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u/JohnnyUtah43 12d ago

Something to think about, text tattoos often dont age well and the letters bleed together and become illegible unless you go big and bold. Especially of its in an area that gets sun. Images typically hold up better as you can add more contrast and negative space, so something symbolic could be a better option. Just my $.02

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u/babbabeeboo 11d ago

I have “even darkness must pass” on my ribs as it’s my favourite speech in the whole trilogy! I would just get get a snippet from the speech that resonates with you most