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An illustration for an AU drabble or double-drabble I had thought about writing for the Seven in '07 Project: [link]
Nerdanel watches the return of her youngest son Umbarto (whom Fëanor called Ambarto) in one of the swanships of the Teleri. The original version of the legend (as found in the History of Middle-earth, not in the published Silmarillion) goes thus: In the night Fëanor, filled with malice, aroused Curufin, and with him and a few of those most close to Fëanor in obedience he went to the ships and set them all aflame; and the dark sky was red as with a terrible dawn. [...] In the morning the host was mustered, but of Fëanor's seven sons only six were to be found. Then Ambarussa went pale with fear. 'Did you not then rouse Ambarussa my brother (whom you called Ambarto)?' he said. 'He did not come ashore to sleep (he said) in discomfort.' But it is thought (and no doubt Fëanor guessed this also) that it was in the mind of Ambarto to sail his ship back and rejoin Nerdanel, for he had been much shocked by the deed of his father. (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Shibboleth of Fëanor; To be found in The History of Middle-earth Volume 12, The Peoples of Middle-earth) I'm sure it is easy to see how this picture deviates from the original story. -- Done in Photoshop 7; less than two hours - the Swanship was what took me longest of all. I'm not sure about the proportions of Ambarto in comparison to the ship, but I hope it won't look too out of place. Credits:  (Nerdanel - [link])  (Ambarto - [link]) (the swan - [link] (the swan's head - [link]) (the Viking ship - [link]) (the waves - [link]) (the background - [link] and a texture - [link]) /  (textures - [link]) (hair brushes - [link]) |
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And to this other drawing, made by my friend (the same one from the collab)
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I love the atmosphere of your composition, dark and cold.
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I am as susceptible as a dragon to flattery, and would gladly show off my diamond waistcoat... (JRR Tolkien) --------
I'm glad it came across like that - Valinor can't have been a very cozy place for some time after the Darkening, and Ambarussa's return can't have been all that joyful either... after all, he was a kinslayer and under the curse of Mandos - though I do like to think that he was forgiven like Finarfin was earlier.
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Aurë entuluva!
Ah, Silmarillion really is a book to cry and grieve.
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"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." J.R.R. Tolkien - The Lord Of The Rings
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I am as susceptible as a dragon to flattery, and would gladly show off my diamond waistcoat... (JRR Tolkien) --------
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Aurë entuluva!
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Aurë entuluva!
I love you Silmarillon work, it really capures the essence of Tolkien's work.
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"Roads go ever on and on, under cloud and under star, yet feet that wandering have gone, turn at last to home afar."
J.R.R.Tolkien
Again, thank you very much. It's really interesting to hear such things - it seems that Tolkien very much succeeded in conveying one distinct aspect in the Silmarillion which we all seem to recognize and realize in our art.
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Aurë entuluva!
Aurë entuluva!
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I am as susceptible as a dragon to flattery, and would gladly show off my diamond waistcoat... (JRR Tolkien) --------
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