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ericjoisel.com — Origami artist Eric Joisel created these Lord of the Rings sculptures of the Three Hunters (Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, and Legolas the Elf) out of single uncut pieces of papers.

Who dugg this? Made popular Nov 6, 2007

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  • MasterFunk, on 11/07/2007, -0/+27One does not simply fold his way into Mordor!
  • ghee, on 11/06/2007, -4/+23Fortunately he was watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy as he was creating these so he wouldn't get bored, he finished before the 2nd movie ended.
  • rolfeman02, on 11/06/2007, -2/+13So, was it interesting?
  • swordedge, on 11/06/2007, -1/+12now to get him to figure out how to fold Solar Panels for the Space Station and have them unfold without ripping.
  • interrelate, on 11/06/2007, -1/+9That doesn't look anything like Orlando Bloom...
  • Treshnell, on 11/06/2007, -0/+7Skills.
  • murf43143, on 11/06/2007, -1/+6Those are incredible. Mad props.
  • RubberBand, on 11/06/2007, -0/+5They look like Dr. Seuss characters.
  • Treshnell, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4I'll waste a few seconds of my life to warn you how much time of your own life you're wasting by posting pointless comments like that.
  • bdbr, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4Apparently after the war, Gimli took to wearing bunny ears and Legolas ate copious amounts of lemon sours.
  • likwidfuzion, on 11/06/2007, -0/+4And posting on Digg.
  • noahhoward, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3You mean quit doing anything interesting and go work in a small box like the rest of us will end up doing? Yeah that sounds like a plan.
  • likwidfuzion, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Not like you can do that in the first place.
  • qwertydvorak, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3this one http://ericjoisel.com/Site/barbarians_files/barbar ... looks like a flasher holding his coat open.
  • EXreaction, on 11/06/2007, -0/+3Why does Legolas look strangely like ET...a really tall, messed up ET...

    And why does Gimli have elephant ears?

    Kick ass work, but can you seriously call those guys characters from the LOTR?
  • inactive, on 11/06/2007, -5/+7...it didn't turn out well.. I couldn't make his second face.. since he's a two-faced rat fink.
  • Pinkertinkle, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2More like origami generic fantasy characters.
  • renagadex2, on 11/06/2007, -0/+2and masterbating while folding origami and posting on digg
  • Apolloi, on 11/06/2007, -2/+4Wow. I wasn't expecting that. I giggled.
  • eohano, on 11/06/2007, -2/+3Or grammar nazis.

    I think you meant 'nerdier', by the way.
  • MikeonTV, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Howard Stern: Hey Henry Hill Jr. Did you ever kill anyone?
    Artie Lange: ahaha no no that was always Tommy and Jimmy ohhaha ahhaah
  • devmode, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1143
  • SyntraFTW, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1Thats so sweet I just pissed myself.
  • unarnedone, on 11/06/2007, -1/+2Very nice
  • legendxx, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1please digg this down and report it as it is obviously bot spam.. or worse, another idiot with a worthless generic comment.
  • inactive, on 11/06/2007, -0/+1That's really awesome. I'm jealous of that talent.

    I wonder what they'd look like with a coat of airbrush?
  • mydave, on 07/25/2008, -0/+0there are very nice. I saw it once nearly a year ago.
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  • blucill33, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1That is just freaking amazing!
  • crossers, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0Why you are thinking so?
  • getoffmybridge, on 05/05/2009, -2/+2Henry Hill: And then there was Jimmy Two Times, who got that nickname because he said everything twice, like:
    "Jimmy Two Times: I'm gonna go get the papers, get the papers."
  • Moonlitnight, on 11/06/2007, -1/+1Damn. I wish I had that much time to make those.
  • MrBastian, on 11/06/2007, -0/+0no but u did commenting negatively on his amazing work....
  • FantasyBaby, on 11/06/2007, -2/+1It is so beautiful,I like them
  • Morality, on 11/07/2007, -2/+1Am I the only one unimpressed? The details are nice but the finished product is really quite average.
  • MrBastian, on 11/06/2007, -1/+0man just imaging this guy, locked in the bathroom, realized he just ran completely ran out of toilet paper (after he did his job) and then see these origamis sitting on a shelf near him.... I wonder what would go through his mind..... lol

    Amazing work btw!
  • civdis24, on 11/06/2007, -3/+1obviously photoshopped. /sarcasm
    pretty epic origami
  • abg442, on 11/06/2007, -2/+0NERD ALERT
  • minnymoo, on 11/07/2007, -8/+4yeah... *cough* wouldn't waste my time doing that.
  • inactive, on 11/07/2007, -10/+5I made one to look like Ron Paul.
  • blitzer, on 11/06/2007, -8/+2Its amazing what nerds can accomplish while the rest of us are having sex
  • MikeonTV, on 11/07/2007, -11/+4Just when you thought there wasn't anything nerdyer than Lord of the Rings...
  • dominoman44, on 11/06/2007, -11/+3An interesting article that is both informative and interesting.

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