![Der Berggesit”, Tolkien's inspiration for Gandalf, a postcard he got in Switzerland in 1911 : r/lotr Der Berggesit”, Tolkien's inspiration for Gandalf, a postcard he got in Switzerland in 1911 : r/lotr](https://preview.redd.it/2h0a61581pm21.jpg?auto=webp&s=c4f8960a1bdd40f0b90a3d9c4787831e4023cb66)
Der Berggesit”, Tolkien's inspiration for Gandalf, a postcard he got in Switzerland in 1911 : r/lotr
Studio Dave - Gandalf visits the original Rivendell. Taken at Lauterbrunnen, the valley in Switzerland that inspired Tolkein to create Rivendell, the valley of the elves from Lord Of The Rings. Taken
![As a huge LOTR fan, it was so fun to travel through Lauterbrunnen and Interlaken, Switzerland. In 1911 Tolkien trekked through these parts and was inspired by its beauty. Doesn't this look As a huge LOTR fan, it was so fun to travel through Lauterbrunnen and Interlaken, Switzerland. In 1911 Tolkien trekked through these parts and was inspired by its beauty. Doesn't this look](https://preview.redd.it/trz2bhox8q111.jpg?auto=webp&s=3c6f9b6674ea131b090ec7554841eb9b02d522e1)