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Post by johnnypt on Oct 31, 2016 8:13:37 GMT -5
OK, we've been here almost a year and there's NOT a Tolkien thread? I could've sworn there was one, but after using the search function several times over, nothing popped up.
Anyway, the man who has as almost as many posthumous books as Hendrix has posthumous albums has another one coming:
www.amazon.com/Beren-L%C3%BAthien-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/1328791823/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477918602&sr=1-1&keywords=beren+%26+luthien
Of the three key tales of the First Age, I was surprised Christopher went with Children of Hurin first (and was that one almost 10 years ago?!? Wow!) considering how central this story was to building up the mythology in the LOTR. But I'm happy to finally have it on its own (and just in time for my birthday!) Now would it even be possible to create such a book for the Fall of Gondolin or Earendil's tale? Doubt it, but it might be worth a shot for one of the grandchildren.
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Post by Ningauble on Oct 31, 2016 13:23:47 GMT -5
OK, we've been here almost a year and there's NOT a Tolkien thread? I could've sworn there was one, but after using the search function several times over, nothing popped up.
Anyway, the man who has as almost as many posthumous books as Hendrix has posthumous albums has another one coming:
www.amazon.com/Beren-L%C3%BAthien-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/1328791823/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477918602&sr=1-1&keywords=beren+%26+luthien
Of the three key tales of the First Age, I was surprised Christopher went with Children of Hurin first (and was that one almost 10 years ago?!? Wow!) considering how central this story was to building up the mythology in the LOTR. But I'm happy to finally have it on its own (and just in time for my birthday!) Now would it even be possible to create such a book for the Fall of Gondolin or Earendil's tale? Doubt it, but it might be worth a shot for one of the grandchildren. He has another one coming right now as well, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (I have it on order; should get here on Wednesday). The reason why Children of Húrin came first is probably that that story was easier to patch together from its various textual versions.
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Post by deuce on Nov 1, 2016 18:54:48 GMT -5
He has another one coming right now as well, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (I have it on order; should get here on Wednesday). The reason why Children of Húrin came first is probably that that story was easier to patch together from its various textual versions. I'll have to wait on both new books until better times. All five volumes of early works bear upon the LotR and are worthy in their own right, IMO. Here are some lines from the lay... The sun was lost, all green was grey.
There twinkled the fountain of the fay,
before a cave, on silver sand,
under dark boughs in Broceliande.
Soft was the grass and clear the pool;
he laved his face in water cool.
He saw her then, on silver chair
before her cavern, pale her hair,
slow was her smile, and white her hand
beckoning in Broceliande.
The moonlight falling clear and cold
her long hair lit; through comb of gold
she drew each lock, and down it fell
like the fountain falling in the dell.
He heard her voice, and it was cold
as echo from the world of old,
ere fire was found or iron hewn,
when young was mountain under moon.
He heard her voice like water falling
or wind upon a long shore calling...
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Post by deuce on Nov 3, 2016 13:10:24 GMT -5
An Angus McBride rendition of a First Age battle...
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Post by Ningauble on Nov 3, 2016 13:39:30 GMT -5
Here are some lines from the lay... The sun was lost, all green was grey.
There twinkled the fountain of the fay,
before a cave, on silver sand,
under dark boughs in Broceliande.
Soft was the grass and clear the pool;
he laved his face in water cool.
He saw her then, on silver chair
before her cavern, pale her hair,
slow was her smile, and white her hand
beckoning in Broceliande.
The moonlight falling clear and cold
her long hair lit; through comb of gold
she drew each lock, and down it fell
like the fountain falling in the dell.
He heard her voice, and it was cold
as echo from the world of old,
ere fire was found or iron hewn,
when young was mountain under moon.
He heard her voice like water falling
or wind upon a long shore calling...Got it today! It is a very slim book, but like all things Tolkien wrote, it is impressive.
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Post by deuce on Nov 5, 2016 12:13:12 GMT -5
Serbian artist, Petar Meseldzija, has done some excellent JRRT-inspired paintings. I would rank him above Howe or Lee, personally.
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Post by deuce on Nov 8, 2016 17:07:15 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Dec 21, 2016 10:12:49 GMT -5
Galadriel, as painted by Angus McBride...
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Post by andys on Dec 21, 2016 15:33:51 GMT -5
Serbian artist, Petar Meseldzija, has done some excellent JRRT-inspired paintings. I would rank him above Howe or Lee, personally. I really like those. They have a great sense of motion and the Witch King is very Frazetta-like, IMO. Speaking of whom, I might be in the minority but I quite like Frazetta's take on LOTR.
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Post by emerald on Dec 21, 2016 16:10:12 GMT -5
Galadriel, as painted by Angus McBride... Never saw this one before. Has a smoother, almost 1950's Hollywood look, that doesn't square with the McBride I know. Still pretty striking on its own terms. Gotta love the wild variety of artistic interpretations Tolkien's work has inspired.
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Post by deuce on Dec 23, 2016 12:02:23 GMT -5
Galadriel, as painted by Angus McBride... Never saw this one before. Has a smoother, almost 1950's Hollywood look, that doesn't square with the McBride I know. Still pretty striking on its own terms. Gotta love the wild variety of artistic interpretations Tolkien's work has inspired. McBride started painting in the '50s and illustrated a very wide range of subjects in various (but similar) styles. I should probably start a thread on the man. I'm friends with his daughter on FB. That painting is from around 1980. This is from James Rodriguez. Morgoth Makes a Pact with Ungoliant...
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Post by deuce on Jan 1, 2017 14:19:32 GMT -5
Serbian artist, Petar Meseldzija, has done some excellent JRRT-inspired paintings. I would rank him above Howe or Lee, personally. I really like those. They have a great sense of motion and the Witch King is very Frazetta-like, IMO. Speaking of whom, I might be in the minority but I quite like Frazetta's take on LOTR. Yeah, I think Meseldzija is pretty cool. You can check out more here: swordsofreh.proboards.com/post/6927There's a lot to be said for Frank's take on LotR, but I can understand those who criticize it. Personally, I don't think he always chose LotR scenes that played to his strengths. IMO, the best LotR work he ever did was "Death Dealer". According to JRRT, the Wraith who visited the Shire was Khamul the Black Easterling. Frank's painting, other than the axe, pretty much nails that (and who's to say that Khamul didn't swing an axe now n' then?). DD is slinging an "Eastern"-style sword on his right hip. The closest real world axe I've ever seen to the DD axe was one excavated in Afghanistan. I actually mailed a pic of it to Hank Reinhardt at Museum Replicas (RIP) and he agreed that the axehead (other than spikes on the back side) very much resembled the DD axe. So, the axe of Khamul the Black Easterling.
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Post by deuce on Jan 3, 2017 7:31:30 GMT -5
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Post by johnnypt on Jan 3, 2017 8:29:32 GMT -5
124 and still pumping out a book a year!
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Post by deuce on Jan 3, 2017 9:30:22 GMT -5
124 and still pumping out a book a year! Actually, 125. I was idiotically doing the math with "2016" plugged in there. Here's some artwork from Tollers:
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