Greetings Middle-earthlings. Just in time for your new year’s resolution to drink more tea and coffee, we’re now offering two very unique mugs that are only available from the Middle-earth Network!
These 11oz mugs are $6.50 each (plus shipping) or in mix-n-match sets of 6 for $36.00 (plus a huge savings on shipping).
Literature Lovers Mug
A quote from C.S. Lewis,  “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” followed by the list of the top fantasy and science fiction authors of all time.  The authors were compiled by members of the Middle-earth Network.  The coffee mug was designed using borders & fonts from William Morris, who was a profound influence on J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis as well as many fantasy writers that followed. Morris was also one of the driving forces behind the ‘Arts & Crafts’ movement that took place during the 1800′s.  A great way to show off your literary tastes!
View this mug at shop.middleearthnetwork.com
Tapestry Mug
William Morris Tapestry Coffee Mug:
This is the verdure with Deer and Shields panel from the tapestry designed by William Morris and Edward Burnes Jones. The Holy Grail or San Graal tapestries are a set of six tapestries depicting scenes from the legend of King Arthur and the quest for the Holy Grail commissioned from Morris & Co. by William Knox D’Arcy in 1890 for his dining room at Stanmore Hall, outside London.
The caption reads “these are the arms of certain knights of the round table bidden to seek the sangreal who departed on the quest  whatever might befal but of those that thus departed these are the chiefest. sir gawaine of orkney. sir lancelot. sir hector de maris. sir bors. sir percival. and sir galahd.”
The subject matter is based on the 15th century text Le Morte D’Arthur (The Death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Malory. It tells the story of the spiritual quest by the knights of King Arthur’s round table for the Holy Grail, the cup from which Jesus and the disciples drank at the Last Supper. A verdure is a type of tapestry that represents plants or wooded landscapes, sometimes with birds or animals. They (verdures) were produced in Northern Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century.
Extremely nice and well priced!!! Thank you!
These mugs are lovely. About how long is the delivery time, by the way, 4-6 weeks? Thank you.