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Post UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 17, 2005 10:30
Well. For some cruel and unfortunate reason, you get me to do the pictures for this book

So ... Tuor and his journey to Gondolin - a bit of the book that is remarkably well documented in art. Everyone likes angsty Tuor, gorgeous Voronwë and hidden cities surrounded by Encircling Mountains. And swans. Everyone likes painting swans.

Enjoy!

We start with Vinyamar. (And gorgeous Voronwë).


Tuor is led by the swans to Vinyamar (Ted Nasmith):

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The Halls of Vinyamar (Felix Sotomayor):

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Tuor, Vinyamar, and those swans (Ted Nasmith):

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Tuor sees Voronwë (Anke Eissmann):

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This isn't *strictly* necessary, but its soooo pretty - Voronwë in Nan-tathren (Anke Eissmann):

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And then we have Ulmo appearing:


Ulmo appears to Tuor (John Howe):

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The path to Gondolin:


The Gates of Gondolin (Ted Nasmith):

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And then Gondolin itself ...


Gondolin (Ted Nasmith):

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Gondolin (John Howe):

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Gondolin - by the master himself:

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Gondolin (Felix Sotomayor):

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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 18, 2005 11:31
I adore the first one, by Nasmith. It's got that dramatic feel of a tragedy being at hand and a destiny being fulfilled. That painting fueled my interest for Tuor, too.
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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 19, 2005 05:25
Atalante, the one by Ted Nasmith that you've named "Gates of Gondolin", is actually of Gelmir and Arminas leading Tuor through Annon-in-Gelydh, the Gate of the Noldor in Dor-lómin.
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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 19, 2005 07:28
Atalante, the one by Ted Nasmith that you've named "Gates of Gondolin", is actually of Gelmir and Arminas leading Tuor through Annon-in-Gelydh, the Gate of the Noldor in Dor-lómin.

I've always seen it labelled as Gondolin! Well, you learn something new every day! It still looks like Gondolin though
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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 21, 2005 02:33
I really love the pictures, especially by Anke Eissmen, but didn't Tuor have blonde hair?
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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 23, 2005 08:14
didn't Tuor have blonde hair?

Yes, he did, and he has in all those pictures, except that in Howe's "Ulmo appears" it looks dark. If the man in Nasmith's "Gondolin" is Tuor, he stands so in the shadow that he isn't even seen properly.
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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 23, 2005 08:22
I found it easier to imagine Tuor with dark hair too... Maybe it's because he's a darker character, being 'doomed' and all. Maybe also, we associate blonde hair with Elves, not with Men?
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Post RE: UT Illustrated - Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin
on: October 24, 2005 03:31
Well, we don't really associate all blonde people with Elves. The House of Hador all had blonde hair, and I find it quite easy to imagine Tuor with a golden head and joyful laugh.
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